Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
July 2017 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Shahbaz Sharif, younger brother of ousted Pakistan's PM, nominated as candidate for the premiership People's Daily 31 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), the ruling party in Pakistan has nominated Shahbaz Sharif as new Prime Minister of the country. He will replace his brother Nawaz Sharif who stepped down from the portfolio of prime minister on Friday after he was disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in corruption case.
- Pakistan's Northwest Region Continues its Struggle Against Terror Financing VOA 30 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan's restive northwest province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has issued directives to its administrative and security departments to make serious efforts to cut off the money supply of banned terror groups.
- Pakistan's ousted prime minister nominates younger brother as successor Press TV 29 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan's deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has nominated his brother to be his successor and a nominee to contest the 2018 general elections and his close ally to be interim premier, as hundreds of supporters of ousted Sharif held a demonstration in the capital Islamabad against a Supreme Court decision that disqualified him on corruption charges.
- Pakistan's Deposed PM Nominates Brother As Successor RFE/RL 29 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan's deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has named his brother, Shahbaz, as his successor and nominated former Oil Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as an interim premier.
- Pakistan's Ruling Party Picks Interim Successor for Ousted PM Sharif VOA 29 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan's ruling party has appointed an interim chief executive of the country, raising opposition complaints, a day after the Supreme Court ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for concealing assets.
- Pakistan's Sharif resigns after disqualification by Supreme Court Press TV 28 Jul 2017 -- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan has resigned following a Supreme Court ruling that disqualified him from office over corruption charges.
- Pakistan's Sharif Resigns After Supreme Court Orders His Removal RFE/RL 28 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on July 28, ordering his removal from office in connection with corruption charges stemming from the Panama Papers leak in 2016.
- Pakistan Defiant as US Ponders South Asia Strategy VOA 28 Jul 2017 -- Days after the Pentagon announced it is withholding $50 million intended for Pakistan as part of its Coalition Support Fund, the South Asian country's ambassador hinted at potential retaliation, possibly coaxing Washington to renegotiate access to the country's air corridors, which Islamabad suggests have been taken for granted.
- Pakistan Supreme Court Disqualifies Sharif; He Steps Down VOA 28 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court has disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding public office and ordered him to step down immediately.
- Explosion claims 26 lives in Pakistan's city of Lahore Press TV 24 Jul 2017 -- A powerful explosion has claimed the lives of at least 26 people and injured dozens more in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore.
- Indian Army Raises Concern Over Targeting of Civilians in Jammu and Kashmir Sputnik 21 Jul 2017 -- India's Director General of Military Operations Lt General A K Bhatt took up the issue of civilians being targeted by Pakistani forces along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, for the second time in the last four days.
- UN agency lauds new project to register undocumented Afghan refugees in Pakistan UN News 21 Jul 2017 -- A new pilot project in Pakistan to register undocumented Afghan refugees – who up to now have been without identity papers and living in fear of being arrested or deported – would allow up to one million people to have legal status, the United Nations refugee said.
- Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif hearings conclude in Supreme Court Press TV 21 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court has finished hearings regarding the family wealth of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and will begin deliberations on whether to disqualify him for corruption.
- Pakistan Court Concludes Sharif's Corruption Hearing VOA 21 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court concluded hearings Friday in a high-profile corruption case that could unseat Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and disqualify him from politics.
- Pakistan summons Indian envoy over ceasefire violations People's Daily 20 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan on Thursday called the Indian deputy high commissioner and lodged protest over the recent cross-border shelling by Indian forces that killed one soldier and two civilians.
- Pakistan Report: Militants Operating With Impunity in Sindh Province Prisons VOA 19 Jul 2017 -- Convicted militants and criminals imprisoned in Pakistan's Sindh province are reportedly running day-to-day affairs of the same prisons they are held captive in, according to a recent report by the province's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD).
- Pakistan, India Trade Claims Over Cease-fire Violations VOA 19 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan says India's border forces opened fire Wednesday in the divided Kashmir region in violation of a mutual cease-fire truce, killing a soldier and two civilians.
- India, Pakistan Trade Accusations as Cross Border Firing Claims Seven Lives Sputnik 17 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan has called upon the Indian Army for peace amid heavy cross firing at the border since a week. India has retorted by claiming that firing was only retaliatory. Both countries have accused each other of violating ceasefire.
- Renewed fighting in Kashmir kills 6 as Pakistan, India exchange fire Press TV 17 Jul 2017 -- Indian and Pakistani forces have again exchanged fire along Kashmir's Line of Control (LoC), with reports saying six people have been killed on the two sides of the border.
- Pakistan army launches major operation to stop Daesh penetration IRNA 17 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan army says a new major operation called 'Khyber-4' has been launched to stop militant group Daesh from entering into country's north western tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.
- Pakistan's Supreme Court starts hearings on PM's graft charges Press TV 17 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court has resumed hearings over corruption charges against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family, in a process that will decide the premier's political future.
- Pakistan says India shelling killed 4 soldiers in Kashmir Press TV 16 Jul 2017 -- The Pakistani military has accused the Indian forces of killing four Pakistani soldiers by firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in the divided Kashmir region.
- Pakistan Launches Counterterrorism Operation in Tribal Zones Sputnik 16 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan has launched an offensive to "wipe out terrorists" in the Rajgal Valley in its Khyber District, which borders Afghanistan, where Daesh is "getting stronger," according to an army spokesman.
- Pakistan Unleashes New Anti-IS Military Operation Near Afghan Border VOA 16 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan's military launched a major ground offensive Sunday to clear an isolated militant-infested border valley that Islamic State loyalists are using to export terrorism into the country from its bases in neighboring Afghanistan, where the group is "gaining strength", said an army spokesman.
- Pakistan Takes Unilateral Steps Toward Afghan Border Security VOA 15 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan says it finds it necessary to build a fence along its long porous border with Afghanistan, in part because of a lack of cooperation from authorities in Kabul. The border region has long been a source of instability, with militant groups, terrorists and smugglers using the remote, mountainous terrain as cover.
- India Asserts Readiness to Hold Talks With Pakistan on Kashmir Issue Sputnik 14 Jul 2017 -- India has said it is open to holding talks with Pakistan in resolving the Kashmir issue under a bilateral framework, a day after Beijing offered to play a "constructive" role between the two countries.
- Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif dismisses graft report as 'slander' Press TV 13 Jul 2017 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has for the first time explicitly rejected a report from a corruption investigation that raised questions about the source of his family's wealth.
- China to Play Constructive Role in Promoting India-Pakistan Dialogue - Beijing Sputnik 12 Jul 2017 -- China is ready to play a constructive role in the Indian-Pakistan relations' normalization amid the latest aggravation of tensions in Kashmir, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Wednesday.
- Pakistan Army kills four Indian soldiers, destroys two Indian check posts People's Daily 10 Jul 2017 -- Four Indian soldiers were killed and two Indian check posts were destroyed by the Pakistan Army on Sunday, after the deaths of seven people caused by unprovoked Indian shelling across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, the Pakistan Army confirmed on Monday.
- High-Level Probe Recommends Corruption Case Against Pakistan's Sharif VOA 10 Jul 2017 -- A panel appointed by Pakistan's Supreme Court to look into the financial wealth and overseas assets of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his children has recommended that a corruption case be brought against the family.
- Once a US Ally, Pakistan Now Looks to China, Russia VOA 08 Jul 2017 -- Once a key ally in the U.S. war on terrorism, Pakistan finds itself increasingly isolated from Washington amid allegations that it harbors more than a dozen terrorist groups. Instead, it has been steadily cozying up to China and Russia.
- Pakistan Hails UN for Listing Jamaat-ul-Ahrar as Global Terrorist VOA 07 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan has hailed a United Nations Security Council decision to declare the group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, or JuA, a global terrorist organization. The anti-state militant group has claimed responsibility for a majority of recent terrorist attacks in the country.
- Pakistan rules out 'organized presence' of any terror outfit on its soil IRNA 06 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan rejected 'organized presence' of any terror outfit, including TTP (Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan), Jamaat-ul Ahrar, Daesh and Al-Qaeda, Haqqani Network on its soil.
- Pakistan test-fires short-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile Press TV 05 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan has successfully tested a short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, its military says.
- Afghanistan Accepts Pakistan's Offer of 'Coordinated' Anti-Terror Operations VOA 05 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to conduct "coordinated, complementary" security operations against terrorist groups on their respective sides of the shared border, officials confirmed Wednesday.
- Pakistan successfully test-fires new ballistic missile IRNA 05 Jul 2017 -- While Indian PM Narendra Modi is visiting Israel to sign new defense deal, Pakistan army said on Wednesday it has successfully tested a short range surface to surface ballistic missile 'NASR'.
- Pakistan Enhances Range of Controversial 'Tactical' Nuclear Weapon VOA 05 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan's military announced Wednesday that it has successfully undertaken a series of flight tests of its battlefield nuclear-capable NASR missile this week, enhancing the rocket's flight maneuverability and extending its range to 70 kilometers from 60.
- US senators discuss Afghanistan, Daesh with Pakistan civil, military officials IRNA 03 Jul 2017 -- A US senatorial delegation has visited Pakistan and met with top government and military officials to discuss peace in Afghanistan and threat of Daesh to the region.
- US Senate Delegation Visits Pakistan's Waziristan Region Near Afghan Border VOA 03 Jul 2017 -- A U.S. congressional delegation has visited a troubled region of Pakistan and called on both Islamabad and Washington to continue working closely to combat regional terrorism and to promote peace and stability in neighboring Afghanistan. The delegation, led by Senator John McCain, includes fellow senators Lindsey Graham, Elizabeth Warren, David Perdue and Sheldon Whitehouse. The visit comes as the Trump administration is expected to unveil a new Afghan strategy later this month.
- Pakistani army starts fencing border with Afghanistan Press TV 02 Jul 2017 -- Pakistan's military has begun erecting fencing along the country's porous border with Afghanistan in order to stop cross-border infiltration and improve security in the region.
- US Senators Visit Pakistan, Discuss Afghan Peace, Counterterrorism VOA 02 Jul 2017 -- A group of key American lawmakers led by Senator John McCain visited Pakistan Sunday where they met top government and military officials to discuss bilateral ties, counterterrorism cooperation, and efforts to promote peace and security in Afghanistan.
- Is So-called Islamic State Gaining Strength in Pakistan? VOA 01 Jul 2017 -- Faced with a series of terror attacks, Pakistan is fighting back against Islamic State-affiliated militants after repeatedly claiming that Islamic State has been unable to establish a foothold in the country, analysts say.
- Kashmiri Rebel Chief Rejects US Terror Sanctions VOA 01 Jul 2017 -- The leader of a prominent Kashmir rebel group has rejected U.S. sanctions and vowed to continue fighting until the disputed Himalayan region is "liberated from India."
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