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June 2019 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Trump To Host First Meeting With Pakistan's Khan In July RFE/RL 30 Jun 2019 -- U.S. President Donald Trump will hold his first meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imram Khan in July as the two look to reset strained relations.
- Watchdog: Pakistan Could Still Be Placed on Blacklist VOA 30 Jun 2019 -- Pakistan could still be placed on the blacklist of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global watchdog monitoring terror financing and money laundering around the world, its president said last week.
- Ghani Seeks Pakistan's Support for Afghan Peace Talks With Taliban VOA 28 Jun 2019 -- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ended a two-day official visit to Pakistan on Friday, where he is said to have sought the neighboring country's support in persuading the Taliban to engage in a peace dialogue with his government.
- Pakistan, Afghanistan Vow to Improve Strained Ties VOA 27 Jun 2019 -- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has begun a two-day official visit to Pakistan to pursue what aides say would be the normalization of the relationship between the two uneasy neighboring countries.
- Afghan President Travels To Pakistan For Talks On Peace With Taliban RFE/RL 27 Jun 2019 -- Afghanistan's president has held talks with Pakistan's prime minister as momentum builds for peace talks with the Taliban that are aimed at ending Afghanistan's decades of war and conflict.
- Suicide Bombers Storm Pakistani Police Base VOA 26 Jun 2019 -- Authorities in Pakistan say three suicide bombers assaulted a regional police headquarters in a southwestern district Wednesday, triggering a firefight that killed a security officer and the assailants.
- NATO Secretary General and Pakistan's Foreign Minister share views on NATO-Pakistan partnership, regional security and the peace process in Afghanistan NATO 24 Jun 2019 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi met on Monday (24 June 2019) at NATO Headquarters to discuss a range of issues of mutual concern.
- India says Kashmir separatists ready for talks Press TV 24 Jun 2019 -- India says the leader of Kashmir's largest separatist group is ready for talks with New Delhi to resolve the conflict over the Himalayan valley.
- Pakistani Fighter Jet Never Entered Indian Air Space: Air Force Chief Dhanoa Sputnik 24 Jun 2019 -- The Pakistan Air Force claimed to have dropped bombs on 27 February in retaliation for the 26 February Indian airstrike on Balakot, Pakistan, reportedly to destroy the facilities of the terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
- Pakistan organizes conference to bring peace to Afghanistan IRNA 22 Jun 2019 -- The first Afghan peace conference organized by Pakistan clearly depicts political resolve of the Pakistani government to bring peace and stability to the neighborhood.
- Dozens Of Afghan Politicians At Pakistan Meeting To Bolster Peace Efforts With Taliban RFE/RL 22 Jun 2019 -- Dozens of senior Afghan political figures are attending a peace conference in neighboring Pakistan aimed at paving the way for an intra-Afghan dialogue to end almost two decades of war with the Taliban.
- Afghan Politicians To Meet in Pakistan for Peace Talks VOA 21 Jun 2019 -- Senior political figures from Afghanistan, including several presidential candidates, will attend a rare, unofficial meeting in neighboring Pakistan Saturday where they will hold discussions on how to promote "peace and reconciliation" efforts in their war-ravaged country.
- Cities Sinking in Pakistan's Baluchistan Province VOA 17 Jun 2019 -- Local and American experts warn unchecked groundwater extraction in major urban centers in Pakistan's Baluchistan province has triggered the sinking of the land at a rate of 10 centimeters a year, causing cracks in buildings, roads, and agricultural fields.
- Pakistan Appoints New Spy Chief RFE/RL 16 Jun 2019 -- The Pakistani military has announced the appointment of a new chief for the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency.
- Pompeo Praises US-India Defence Cooperation, 'Common Vision in Indo-Pacific' Sputnik 13 Jun 2019 -- Washington has moved to withdraw its tax exemption programme for Pakistani diplomats, after earlier barring Washington-based Pakistani diplomats from travelling outside a 25-kilometre radius around the city without prior approval.
- Pakistani Ex-President Zardari Questioned In Money Laundering Case RFE/RL 11 Jun 2019 -- A court in Pakistan has handed over former President Asif Ali Zardari to the country's anti-corruption agency for questioning in a money laundering case.
- Britain Arrests Self-Exiled Prominent Pakistani Politician VOA 11 Jun 2019 -- British police have arrested the self-exiled founder of a major Pakistani political party on charges he was intentionally encouraging or assisting criminal offenses in his native country.
- Pakistan's former president arrested over corruption charges Press TV 10 Jun 2019 -- Pakistan's former President Asif Ali Zardari has been detained in connection with a high-profile money laundering case that saw millions of dollars allegedly siphoned out of the country.
- Pakistan's Ex-President Zardari Arrested In Money Laundering Case RFE/RL 10 Jun 2019 -- Pakistani authorities have arrested former President Asif Ali Zardari on corruption charges.
- Former Pakistan President Zardari Arrested Over Bank Fraud Charges Sputnik 10 Jun 2019 -- Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of late ex-Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, allegedly opened hundreds of bank accounts in the names of labourers, security guards, and other poor people of the country by influencing his power and position as president and political leader of a ruling party to launder money.
- Pakistan Begins Crackdown On Islamist Terror Camps - Indian Intelligence Sputnik 10 Jun 2019 -- New Delhi (Sputnik): The crackdown comes in the backdrop of crucial Plenary and Working Group meetings of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – the global watchdog on anti-money laundering and combating financing terror networks – scheduled to be held in the US city of Orlando between 16-21 June.
- Pakistan Arrests Ex-President Zardari on Corruption Charge VOA 10 Jun 2019 -- Anti-corruption authorities in Pakistan have arrested the country's former president, Asif Ali Zardari, for his alleged role in a multi-million-dollar money laundering case.
- Two Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Another Attack In Waziristan RFE/RL 08 Jun 2019 -- Two Pakistani soldiers were killed and three others wounded on June 8 in a roadside bomb blast, the latest attack in recent weeks in the restive North Waziristan region.
- Pakistan PM Khan Offers Reconciliation in Letter to India's Modi VOA 08 Jun 2019 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, offering dialogue to reconcile their differences.
- Four Pakistan Soldiers Killed In IED Blast RFE/RL 07 Jun 2019 -- Four Pakistani soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device (IED) on June 7 in North Waziristan.
- Bombs Blast Kills 4 Soldiers, 4 Shiite Muslims in Pakistan VOA 07 Jun 2019 -- Authorities in Pakistan say a roadside bombing Friday near the Afghan border killed at least four soldiers and injured four others, while two separate bomb blasts in the country's southwest region killed five people belonging to the minority Shi'ite Muslim community.
- Pakistan's Military Says Budget Cut Won't Affect its 'Capacity to Respond' Sputnik 05 Jun 2019 -- Irrespective of the voluntary cut in defence budget for the coming financial year, there shall be no impact on Pakistan's ability to respond to all types of threats or the quality of life of the soldiers, Pakistan's Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said.
- US Wants Pakistan to Urge Taliban to Show 'More Flexibility' in Dialogue VOA 04 Jun 2019 -- The United States is scheduled to hold another round of meetings with the Taliban this month in Qatar in a fresh bid to end the deadlock in peace talks with the Afghan insurgent group while reaching out to regional stakeholders, including Pakistan, for assistance.
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