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April 2019 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- China Positive on Terror Tag for Pak-based JeM Chief Masood Azhar Sputnik 30 Apr 2019 -- China had initially placed a technical hold on prohibiting the proposal to declare Azhar as an international terrorist under the 1267 Taliban Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council, which has the authority to do so.
- China, Pakistan sign deal on peaceful use of space Global Times 29 Apr 2019 -- A newly signed space exploration agreement between China and Pakistan on manned space missions manifests their more profound cooperation on the peaceful use of outer space, experts said.
- Pakistan increases number of troops along Pak-Iran border IRNA 29 Apr 2019 -- Spokesperson of the Pakistan Army says that Pakistan has increased the number of troops along joint border with Iran.
- Pakistan, IMF Launch Final Round Of Talks On $8 Billion Bailout RFE/RL 29 Apr 2019 -- Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have begun the final round of negotiations over the $8 billion rescue package for Islamabad amid a deepening economic crisis.
- India Should Not 'Test Our Resolve': Pakistan Army to India on Nuclear Threat Sputnik 29 Apr 2019 -- The Pakistan Army has sought to remind India that it is no more a country of 1971 when the latter managed to divide the Islamic nation.
- Pakistan Moving to Bring Madrassas Under State Control VOA 29 Apr 2019 -- Pakistan announced Monday a major reform plan for the "mainstreaming" of more than 30,000 Islamic seminaries, known as madrassas, amid long-running allegations some of these religious schools promote violent extremism and maintain ties to transnational terrorist networks.
- Pakistan: Afghan Peace to Boost China-Funded Regional Connectivity Effort VOA 28 Apr 2019 -- Pakistan said Sunday peace in Afghanistan is key to increasing economic connectivity with Central Asian countries under China's global Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), of which Islamabad is a major beneficiary.
- US Not Sharing Any Info on Pak's Alleged Use of F-16 in India Dogfight – Reports Sputnik 28 Apr 2019 -- India has accused Pakistan of violating a fighter jet sale deal with the United States, claiming that Islamabad had downed an Indian warplane using an F-16 in late February that was allegedly acquired under a "fight against terrorism" programme.
- Pakistan Suspends Anti-Polio Drive After Deadly Attacks On Vaccination Teams RFE/RL 27 Apr 2019 -- Pakistani health officials have suspended a nationwide anti-polio campaign following the killings in less than a week of a health worker and two policemen escorting vaccination teams.
- Mass Panic, Propaganda, And Mobs: How An Anti-Polio Drive Came To A Screeching Halt In Pakistan RFE/RL 27 Apr 2019 -- It started with rumors of children fainting or vomiting after they received a vaccination against the polio virus in a village in Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Khan: Pakistan Will No Longer Be Party to Afghan Conflict VOA 25 Apr 2019 -- Pakistan says it is "highly dismayed" at the recent surge in hostilities in Afghanistan "from all sides," warning it would harm ongoing efforts to bring peace to the war-ravaged neighboring country.
- Pakistan to Not Meddle in Afghan Internal Affairs - Imran Khan Sputnik 25 Apr 2019 -- With Iran expressing its displeasure over the US indulging in direct talks with the terror organisation Taliban, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has declared his country will not intervene in internal conflicts of Afghanistan.
- Pakistan Test Fires Its Own Anti-Ship Cruise Missile in North Arabian Sea Sputnik 24 Apr 2019 -- Pakistan's navy has been developing multiple types of missiles designed to target naval and other hostile marine vessels and had conducted live weapons tests on numerous occasions since 2016.
- Iran, Pakistan stress on complete implementation of JCPOA IRNA 23 Apr 2019 -- Iran and Pakistan have stressed the need on swift and complete implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) by other states considering the full compliance of the Islamic Republic of Iran to its provisions.
- Iran, Pakistan stress in joint statement: The two countries' border should be border of peace, friendship ISNA 23 Apr 2019 -- President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan issued a joint statement, stressing that the border between the two countries should be border of peace and friendship.
- Pakistan to sign $ 9 billion arms deal with Russia IRNA 22 Apr 2019 -- Pakistan has decided to a sign $9 billion deal with Russia to purchase military hardware, local media reported on Monday.
- Pakistan, Iran to Set Up Joint Security Force VOA 22 Apr 2019 -- Leaders of Pakistan and Iran agreed Monday to expand border security cooperation to fight terrorist groups waging deadly attacks in both countries, and vowed to continue joint efforts to help bring peace to their conflict-ravaged neighbor Afghanistan.
- Iran, Pakistan to form joint anti-terror force: Rouhani Press TV 22 Apr 2019 -- Iran and Pakistan have agreed to form a joint force to eliminate terrorist groups as Prime Minister Imran Khan began his first visit to Tehran with a pledge not to join any coalition against the Islamic Republic.
- Iran, Pakistan to form joint rapid reaction force: President Rouhani ISNA 22 Apr 2019 -- Speaking in a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stressed that a new step has been taken for deepening relations between the two countries.
- Iran, Pakistan stress implementation of JCPOA IRNA 22 Apr 2019 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and the Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in a joint statement on Monday underlined full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
- Iran, Pakistan Agree To Set Up Joint Border 'Reaction Force' RFE/RL 22 Apr 2019 -- Iranian President Hassan Rohani and visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan have agreed to set up a joint border "reaction force" to counter terrorism, Iranian state media reported.
- Iranian President Declares Joint Border Force With Pakistan Sputnik 22 Apr 2019 -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Iran on 21 April on a state visit to discuss security and regional issues, according to Iranian state TV.
- Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan in Iran on 1st historic visit Press TV 21 Apr 2019 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has started his first historic visit to Iran following arrival in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad.
- Pakistan FM details steps taken to secure border with Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2019 -- Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has briefed the media on steps taken by the country to strengthen security along its porous border with Iran a day before the Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is due to arrive in Iran for a long-awaited visit.
- Pakistan Says Iran-Based Group Behind Deadly Attack RFE/RL 20 Apr 2019 -- Pakistan has urged Iran to take action against terrorist groups believed to be behind the killing of 14 soldiers earlier this week.
- Pakistan: Iran-Based Militants Behind Slaying of Security Personnel VOA 20 Apr 2019 -- Pakistan alleged Saturday that anti-state militants operating out of "terrorist camps" inside Iran are behind this week's slaying of 14 security personnel in a remote southwestern Pakistani region, and Islamabad has formally shared "credible" evidence with Tehran so action can be taken against the perpetrators.
- India Suspends Cross-border Trade in Kashmir VOA 19 Apr 2019 -- In yet another signal of the downward spiral in ties between archrivals India and Pakistan, New Delhi has suspended cross-border trade in the divided region of Kashmir, saying it is being misused to smuggle weapons, narcotics and fake currency.
- India suspends cross-border trade in Kashmir Press TV 19 Apr 2019 -- India's government has suspended trade across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, the de facto border that divides the Himalayan region between India and Pakistan, saying it has been "misused" for smuggling weapons and narcotics.
- Pakistan Premier Shuffles Cabinet After Finance Minister Quits Amid Financial Crisis RFE/RL 19 Apr 2019 -- Pakistan's prime minister has reshuffled his cabinet after Finance Minister Asad Umar resigned amid criticism of the government's handling of a mounting financial crisis.
- India Suspends Cross-Border Trade With Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir Sputnik 18 Apr 2019 -- Relations between India and Pakistan took a turn for the worse earlier this year. Tensions soared after a deadly attack in Kashmir on 14 February, when a suicide bomber attacked an Indian security convoy, killing over 40 troops.
- Pakistan Refrains From Condemning Afghan Taliban's Offensive VOA 18 Apr 2019 -- Pakistan warned Thursday that an escalation in hostilities could derail U.S.-led peace efforts in Afghanistan, although it apparently refrained from condemning Taliban insurgents for unleashing their annual spring offensive in the neighboring country.
- Assailants kill 14 people in SW Pakistan IRNA 18 Apr 2019 -- At least 14 people were offloaded from a bus on the Makran Coastal Highway in Pakistan's Balochistan and shot dead by unidentified assailants early on Thursday, local media reported.
- Gunmen kill 14 after kidnapping them from buses in southwestern Pakistan Press TV 18 Apr 2019 -- Heavily-armed assailants have shot dead at least 14 people after pulling them from several passenger buses in a remote area of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, officials say.
- Fourteen Killed In Bus Ambush In Southwestern Pakistan RFE/RL 18 Apr 2019 -- Fourteen passengers have been killed after unidentified attackers halted their bus on a remote coastal highway in the restive southwestern Balochistan Province, officials said.
- Gunmen Kill 14 Bus Passengers in Pakistan VOA 18 Apr 2019 -- Suspected separatist militants ambushed a bus in southwestern Pakistan before dawn Thursday and killed 14 passengers, mostly navy personnel.
- Indian Armed Police Base Attacked in Kashmir With Grenade Launchers - Report Sputnik 17 Apr 2019 -- The attack took place in the same district of Kashmir where the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) carried out an attack on a convoy of Indian troops on 14 February, killing over 40 of them.
- Indian Defence Minister Mocks Pakistan's Claims About IAF's New Strike Plans Sputnik 17 Apr 2019 -- The statement comes a few days after Indian and Pakistani troops reportedly once again exchanged fire along the Line of Control in the Rajouri district of the northernmost Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Indian Military Thwarting 'Daily' Pakistani Attempts to Breach Border – Reports Sputnik 16 Apr 2019 -- Tensions between the two Asian rivals remain high after a series of back-and-forth skirmishes which followed an Indian Air Force raid into Pakistani territory targeting al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists who claimed responsibility for a deadly car bombing attack in the India-controlled region of Kashmir.
- Pakistani Forces Kill Five Terrorists in Peshawar VOA 16 Apr 2019 -- Officials in Pakistan announced Tuesday counterterrorism forces have killed five militants in a 17 hour long gun battle in an upscale locality in the northwestern city of Peshawar.
- India, Pakistan Exchange Heavy Fire Along Border After Brief Respite Sputnik 15 Apr 2019 -- The last one and a half months has seen some 513 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC), a de-facto border between India and Pakistan. There was a lull in the firing for a brief period in the past few days but clashes have reportedly resumed.
- Interview: Ex-Afghan Warlord Says 'No Doubt' Pakistan 'Supports' Taliban RFE/RL 15 Apr 2019 -- Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, one of Afghanistan's most notorious former warlords, said there is "no doubt" neighboring Pakistan supports the Afghan Taliban.
- Pakistani Watchdog Decries Assaults On Religious Freedom, 'Unprecedented' Curbs On Media RFE/RL 15 Apr 2019 -- A Pakistani human rights watchdog has urged the mainly Muslim country to endorse and implement measures to protect its religious minorities, which it says continue to face "harassment, arrest, or even death."
- Pakistan's Hazara Muslims keep sit-in going after Quetta bombing Press TV 14 Apr 2019 -- Hazara Shia Muslims have held the third straight day of a sit-in in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta to demand better security in the wake of a terrorist attack that killed two dozen people at a market there.
- 'Down With Terrorism': Pakistan's Minority Hazara Protest For Third Day After Attack RFE/RL 14 Apr 2019 -- Members of Pakistan's Shi'ite ethnic Hazara minority have held a sit-in protest in the southwestern city of Quetta for a third consecutive day, following a deadly suicide bombing that appeared to target the community.
- India Called 'Nuke-Armed' Pak's Bluff With Balakot Air Strikes – Modi Sputnik 14 Apr 2019 -- While the parliamentary poll is in full swing in India, PM Narendra Modi has addressed an audience at an election rally detailing why he prioritises security issues in his policies, as well as pondering on the soured ties with Pakistan.
- At Least 20 Killed In Pakistan Market Bombing RFE/RL 12 Apr 2019 -- At least 18 people were killed and 48 injured in a bombing claimed by an affiliate of the Pakistani Taliban in Quetta, southwest Pakistan on April 12, police said.
- At Least 18 Killed in Attack on Pakistani Shi'ites VOA 12 Apr 2019 -- A mere three weeks before a Pakistani minority was planning to celebrate a year of peaceful existence, an explosion ripped through a vegetable market, killing at least 18 people.
- 16 killed, 30 injured in Quetta terrorist attack IRNA 12 Apr 2019 -- At least sixteen people were killed and thirty others were injured in a blast in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta on Friday, police say.
- Terrorist bombing hits Hazara market in Pakistan's Quetta Press TV 12 Apr 2019 -- At least 20 people have been killed in an attack targeting the minority Hazara Shia Muslim community in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta.
- India accuses Pakistan of stirring up 'war hysteria' by making false claims Press TV 08 Apr 2019 -- New Delhi has dismissed Islamabad's "irresponsible" claims that the Indian military is preparing for another attack against Pakistani soil, slamming the neighboring state for inciting "war hysteria" in the region.
- India Promises 'Firm Response to Any Provocation' by Pakistan in Kashmir Sputnik 08 Apr 2019 -- The statement comes after Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi claimed on Sunday that he has "reliable intelligence that India is planning a new attack on Pakistan", which may take place between 16 and 20 April.
- Islamabad 'has intel about India plan to attack Pakistan' Press TV 07 Apr 2019 -- Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says Islamabad has "reliable intelligence" that India has planned a likely attack against Pakistan in the third week of April.
- Pakistani FM Claims India Preparing Military Attack RFE/RL 07 Apr 2019 -- Pakistani Foreign Minister Mahmood Qureshi said he has "reliable intelligence" that India will attack his country later this month and has informed the UN about the matter.
- India Dismisses Islamabad's 'Reliable Intel' on Upcoming IAF Attack Sputnik 07 Apr 2019 -- This comes a day after Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan slammed India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for purportedly trying to use false claims of Pakistan using an F-16 in the February dogfight between the two countries to promote "war hysteria".
- Pakistan Says India Planning Another Military Attack VOA 07 Apr 2019 -- Pakistan warned Sunday that rival India is planning to launch a fresh military assault against the country, calling for the international community's urgent diplomatic intervention to deter New Delhi from endangering regional peace and stability.
- Pakistan Wants 'Truth' From India About Recent Aerial Dogfight VOA 05 Apr 2019 -- Pakistan's agreement with the United States does not prevent it from using F-16 fighter jets in a conflict with India, and Indian claims of shooting down a Pakistani aircraft in a recent dogfight between the two nations is untrue, according to an influential U.S.-based publication.
- US Envoy Discusses Afghan Peace With Pakistani Leaders VOA 05 Apr 2019 -- The U.S. envoy assigned to promote a negotiated resolution to the 18-year-old war in Afghanistan has held talks with top officials in neighboring Pakistan and briefed them on his recent meetings with Afghan and Taliban leaders.
- Pakistan Opposition Questions Need for Tribunals VOA 05 Apr 2019 -- Prominent opposition parties in Pakistan have demanded a debate in Parliament over the possible reinstatement of military courts and have called for them to be disbanded, deeming them "illegal" and "unconstitutional."
- Pakistan Says Indian Claim Of Downing F-16 Proven 'False' RFE/RL 06 Apr 2019 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says India's claim it downed a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during a military standoff in February has proven to be "false."
- 3 Pakistani Soldiers Killed as Heavy Firing Continues Between India and Pakistan Sputnik 02 Apr 2019 -- The two nuclear-armed nations have been embroiled in sporadic fighting since mid-February, when a Pakistan-based terror group attacked an army convoy and killed at least 40 Indian soldiers in Kashmir's Pulwama district.
- Facebook Removes More Than 100 Military-Linked Accounts In Pakistan RFE/RL 01 Apr 2019 -- Facebook has removed 103 pages, groups, and accounts that it said were part of a network linked to the Pakistani military's public relations wing.
- Facebook deletes accounts in India, Pakistan Press TV 02 Apr 2019 -- Facebook has deleted hundreds of accounts and pages allegedly tied to India's opposition and ruling parties as well as Pakistan's military, citing "inauthentic behavior."
- Tensions reemerge in Kashmir, '2 Indians killed' Press TV 01 Apr 2019 -- Tensions have resumed between India and Pakistan in the disputed Kashmiri region, where cross-border fire has reportedly killed two Indians, including a young girl.
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