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January 2019 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- India Summons Pakistan's Envoy Protesting FM's Call to Kashmiri Politician Sputnik 31 Jan 2019 -- The Kashmiri politician is head of a political alliance called All Parties Hurriyat Conference, which champions the independence of Jammu and Kashmir under the right of self-determination.
- Afghan president accuses Islamabad again, says 'keys to war' in Pakistan Press TV 30 Jan 2019 -- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has once again accused Pakistan of providing a safe haven for militants in three major cities.
- Balochistan suffers another deadly attack on Pakistani police Press TV 29 Jan 2019 -- At least five people have been killed and more than two dozen others have been injured in an attack by militants on a police office in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan.
- 9 Killed in Suicide Attack on Pakistan Police Complex VOA 29 Jan 2019 -- Authorities in Pakistan say a suicide militant raid against a police facility Tuesday in southwestern Balochistan province killed at least nine people and injured 21 others.
- Pakistan conducts launch of short range ballistic missile IRNA 24 Jan 2019 -- Pakistan successfully conducted the training launch of short range surface to surface ballistic missile "Nasr" on Thursday to enhance the operational efficiency of Army Strategic Forces, said the military's media wing.
- Pakistan Equips Military With Tactical Nuke-capable Missile VOA 24 Jan 2019 -- Pakistan launched a short-range ballistic missile Thursday, formally equipping the military with a nuclear-capable rocket that officials say would deter a surprise conventional attack against the country by rival India.
- Pakistan Air Force aircraft crashes IRNA 23 Jan 2019 -- An aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed on Wednesday near Mastung area in southwestern Balochistan province, said a PAF statement.
- Visiting Pakistan, U.S. Senator Calls For Trump-Khan Meeting RFE/RL 20 Jan 2019 -- U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has said he will urge President Donald Trump to meet with the Pakistani prime minister to reset long-difficult U.S. relations with Pakistan and push for a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan.
- U.S. Peace Envoy In Pakistan After Talks In Kabul RFE/RL 18 Jan 2019 -- U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has held talks with Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan and other officials amid renewed efforts aimed at finding a negotiated solution to the 17-year war in Afghanistan.
- Pakistan Trying to Arrange US-Taliban Meeting VOA 17 Jan 2019 -- Pakistan has intensified efforts to keep the U.S.-led dialogue with the Afghan Taliban on track by attempting to arrange a meeting between the visiting chief American negotiator and insurgent representatives, highly placed sources told VOA Thursday.
- Watchdog: Pakistan's Military Courts 'Disaster' for Human Rights VOA 16 Jan 2019 -- A global advocate for justice is calling on Pakistan not to use the tenure of its military courts to try civilians for terrorism-related offenses, saying that doing so would constitute a "disaster" for human rights.
- Indian, Pakistani Servicemen Shell Each Other's Positions in Kashmir - Military Sputnik 15 Jan 2019 -- The Pakistani soldiers shelled on Tuesday morning India's positions in the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir, Lt. Col. Devender Anand, the spokesman for the Indian Defence Ministry, said, adding that the country's forces had retaliated.
- Saudi Arabia To Build $10 Billion Oil Refinery In Pakistan's Gwadar RFE/RL 12 Jan 2019 -- Saudi Arabia says it plans to set up a $10 billion oil refinery in Pakistan's deepwater port of Gwadar, which is being developed with the help of China.
- Indian Army Nabs Suspected Spy for Passing On Crucial Military Intel to Pakistan Sputnik 10 Jan 2019 -- Nirmal Rai, the alleged spy, earlier worked in Dubai where he came into contact with a Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative who advised him to work as a porter for the Indian Army to spy on the force, according to media reports.
- Pakistan's fleet docks at Iran's Bandar Abbas port on friendly visit Press TV 06 Jan 2019 -- A Pakistani naval fleet has berthed in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on a friendly four-day visit to further improve military relations and good neighborliness between the two countries.
- Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Arrives in Pakistan, $3 Billion Deal Expected - Reports Sputnik 07 Jan 2019 -- Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has arrived in Islamabad for a two-day official visit, media reported on Sunday.
- Pakistan Navy Flotilla to visit Iran southern port IRNA 05 Jan 2019 -- In line with Pakistan's maritime tradition and to bolster the existing warm and cordial bilateral ties, a Pakistan Navy Flotilla comprising four Navy Ships will dock at Iran's Persian Gulf port city of Bandar Abbas, from 6 - 9 January.
- Terrorist attack injures six in NW Pakistan IRNA 05 Jan 2019 -- At least six people including two women were injured in a powerful blast in Pakistan's north western city of Peshawar on Saturday.
- Turkey to Host Trilateral Summit on Afghan Peace VOA 04 Jan 2019 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan says "a much stronger effort" is needed to further ongoing peace talks his country is facilitating between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban.
- Turkey To Host Afghanistan, Pakistan For Taliban Peace Talks RFE/RL 04 Jan 2019 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will host the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan as part of efforts to end the Afghan Taliban's 17-year insurgency.
- Pakistan Army Claims to Have Shot Down Second Indian Spy Drone in Two Days Sputnik 03 Jan 2019 -- The first such incident took place on Tuesday; the event was dismissed by the Indian Army as "plain propaganda".
- Trump Calls On Russia, Pakistan To Take More Active Role In Afghan Conflict RFE/RL 03 Jan 2019 -- U.S. President Donald Trump urged other countries, specifically Russia, Pakistan, and India, to become more involved in the fighting in Afghanistan as he argued against continued long-term presence of U.S. troops in the war-torn country.
- Pakistan Welcomes Trump's Remarks on Resuming Political Contacts VOA 03 Jan 2019 -- Pakistan has responded positively to remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump that he intends to resume the leadership-level contacts between the two countries, partners in the war against terrorism.
- Pakistan Shoots Down Indian 'Spy Drone' Over Disputed Kashmir RFE/RL 02 Jan 2019 -- Pakistan's military claims it has shot down a second Indian "spy drone" in two days flying in Pakistani airspace over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
- 'Indian Spy Quadcopter' Shot Down at Border - Pakistan Military Sputnik 02 Jan 2019 -- While claiming that an Indian spy drone was spotted inside its territory and shot down on Tuesday, Pakistan has informed that at least four such UAVs were detected and brought down within the last year. The Indian Army, however, has dismissed the claims as "plain propaganda".
- China starts constructing 'most advanced' warship for Pakistan: Report Press TV 02 Jan 2019 -- China has started building an advanced warship that would be delivered to Pakistan as part of a major arms deal between the two neighboring countries, state media says.
- Militants kill 4 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers in Balochistan Press TV 01 Jan 2019 -- At least four paramilitary soldiers have been killed and two injured in a clash with militants in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan.
- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Appeals 7-Year Prison Sentence - Reports Sputnik 01 Jan 2019 -- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appealed the court decision that sentenced him last week to seven years in prison and a $2.5-million fine in a corruption case, the DAWN newspaper reported on Tuesday.
- Militant Raid Kills Four Pakistani Soldiers VOA 01 Jan 2019 -- Officials in Pakistan said Tuesday that at least four security forces were killed when a group of heavily armed militants assaulted a paramilitary training center in southwestern Baluchistan province.
- India, Pakistan Exchange Lists of Nuclear Facilities – Indian Foreign Ministry Sputnik 01 Jan 2019 -- India and Pakistan have exchanged lists of their nuclear facilities in accordance with an 1988 agreement, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Tuesday.
- Iran to hold talks with Pak tribe leaders over kidnapped border guards IRNA 01 Jan 2019 -- Iran is pursuing the issue of the Iranian border guards who were kidnapped on Iran-Pakistan border by holding talks with leaders of regional tribes, Iranian border guards commander Brigadier General Qasem Rezaei said.
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