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September 2019 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Report: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ukraine See Funding Shortfalls For Humanitarian Crises RFE/RL 30 Sep 2019 -- Global humanitarian assistance continues to rise albeit at a slower pace to reach over 200 million people deemed in need of humanitarian aid.
- Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over shelling in Kashmir Press TV 30 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan has summoned India's deputy high commissioner in the wake of a recent ceasefire violation by Indian forces in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
- Two Dead In Border Clashes In Kashmir, Pakistan Says RFE/RL 30 Sep 2019 -- At least two people were killed in renewed gunfire exchanges between Pakistani and Indian border forces late on September 29 in the disputed region of Kashmir, Pakistani police said.
- Indian Army Chief Warns of Cross-Border Raids to Destroy Terror Camps Inside Pakistan Sputnik 30 Sep 2019 -- Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat has sent out a stern warning to Pakistan on the issue of terrorism and said that India's armed forces will not give a second thought to crossing the border, if needed, to destroy terror infrastructure inside Pakistan.
- Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan Declares Holy War Over Kashmir Sputnik 30 Sep 2019 -- After his campaign on behalf of Kashmiris at the United Nations National Assembly and with world leaders, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan returned to Islamabad on Sunday (29 September) to a rousing welcome by his cabinet and party colleagues, as well as a large number of party workers.
- Pakistan Breaches Ceasefire Along the Line of Control - Indian Media Sputnik 29 Sep 2019 -- Tensions between India and Pakistan have intensified in recent months, with both nations exchanging fire along the Line of Control in Kashmir. Both parties blame each other for violations of the armistice.
- India tightens restrictions in Kashmir after Imran Khan's UN address Press TV 28 Sep 2019 -- Following an address to the UN General Assembly by Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan, who condemned India's behavior in Kashmir, authorities in the region have tightened restrictions on people's movements.
- Pakistan Says Will Keep Afghan Border Crossings Open RFE/RL 28 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan has reversed a decision to close all border crossings with Afghanistan and will keep facilities open on September 28 as the war-wracked country goes to the polls for its presidential election.
- Nine Killed In Bombing, Bus Attack In Pakistan RFE/RL 28 Sep 2019 -- At least three people were killed, including an opposition politician, and seven others injured in a bomb blast on September 28 in Pakistan's southwestern town of Chaman in the province of Balochistan.
- Pakistan's PM warns of 'bloodbath' in Kashmir Press TV 27 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan says a "bloodbath" will take place in Indian-administered Kashmir when India lifts its "inhuman" curfew imposed when New Delhi stripped the disputed region of its autonomous status.
- Pak PM warns of serious consequences of Kashmir dispute IRNA 27 Sep 2019 -- Prime Minister of Imran Khan has once again warned the world of serious consequences of Kashmir issue urging the world at the UNGA to play its role in resolving the long standing dispute between the two nuclear armed rivals of Pakistan and India.
- Pakistan's Khan Warns Of 'Bloodbath' In Kashmir RFE/RL 27 Sep 2019 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned of a "bloodbath" in Kashmir after India last month stripped the Indian-administered part of the disputed Himalayan region of its special autonomy.
- Senior U.S. Official Presses India To Ease Kashmir Restrictions RFE/RL 27 Sep 2019 -- A senior U.S. diplomat says Washington wants India to quickly ease restrictions imposed in the area it administers in the divided Himalayan region of Kashmir.
- Pakistani PM Imran Khan Forecasts Bloodbath in India's Kashmir When Curfew Lifted Sputnik 27 Sep 2019 -- The day before, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said during a press conference that after meeting world leaders at UN Headquarters in New York he was disappointed with the international community's reaction on the events Kashmir.
- US Urges India to Take 'Rapid Action' to Normalise Situation in Kashmir Sputnik 27 Sep 2019 -- US President Donald Trump, before winding up his UN General Assembly engagement in New York, commented that India and Pakistan are at "very serious odds" and wanted the prime ministers of both South Asian countries to work out a resolution to the vexed Kashmir issue.
- Pakistan PM Fears War With India Over Kashmir Escalation VOA 27 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan's prime minister urged the international community Friday to intervene in Indian-controlled Kashmir and prevent a war between nuclear neighbors India and Pakistan.
- Pakistan Shuts Border With Afghanistan Ahead Of Presidential Poll RFE/RL 27 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan has closed all border crossings with Afghanistan after the Taliban threatened to disrupt upcoming presidential polls in the war-wracked country.
- Pakistan's Khan warns of all-out conflict amid rising tensions over Kashmir; demands India lift 'inhuman' curfew UN News 27 Sep 2019 -- In a fiery address on Friday to the UN General Assembly, Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan, warned of an all-out conflict with neighboring India, saying that there will be a "bloodbath" once India lifts its nearly two-month long curfew in disputed Kashmir.
- Trump Encourages Pakistan, India To 'Just Work It Out' RFE/RL 26 Sep 2019 -- U.S. President Donald Trump says he encouraged the leaders of Pakistan and India in separate meetings in New York to work out their differences, including their decades-long dispute over the divided region of Kashmir.
- India Issues All-Out Alert Along Western Border After Pakistan Violates Airspace Sputnik 26 Sep 2019 -- India issued an all-out alert along the entire Indo-Pakistan border and Line of Control on Thursday after Pakistani drones allegedly dropped arms and ammunition in the border state of Punjab recently.
- Pakistani Prime Minister Says He's 'Disappointed' With International Community's Response on Kashmir Sputnik 26 Sep 2019 -- Soaring Tensions
- Relations With US 'Reset,' Pakistan's Foreign Minister Says VOA 26 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan's foreign minister said Thursday that relations between Islamabad and Washington were improving and he was hopeful progress could be made on critical regional issues.
- Pakistani PM Mediating to Ease US Tensions With Iran VOA 24 Sep 2019 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan revealed Tuesday he is trying and mediating to help de-escalate tensions between the United States and Iran.
- Pakistan Warns India of 'Consequences' as New Delhi Hints at Potential Cross-Border 'Anti-Terror Op' Sputnik 24 Sep 2019 -- The Indian Army on 23 September indicated the likelihood of a new cross-border anti-terror operation. Pakistan said the statement was "irresponsible" and warned of "serious consequences" to any such action.
- Pakistan Brushes Off Indian Army's Claim That Balakot 'Terror Camp' Has Been Reactivated Sputnik 24 Sep 2019 -- Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat claimed on Monday that seven months after the Indian Air Force bombed a supposed terror camp in Balakot, it has been reactivated and close to 500 militants are waiting to infiltrate into India.
- Pakistan Slams India's Army Chief For 'Irresponsible' Remarks VOA 24 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan denounced Tuesday as "completely" baseless rival India's latest allegations that hundreds of militants were waiting to "infiltrate" into Kashmir from the Pakistani side of the disputed Himalayan region.
- India Ready for Pakistan Strike Amid Intel Reports of 500 Terrorists Near Border Sputnik 23 Sep 2019 -- Earlier in the day, Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said Pakistan has reactivated the terror camp in the Balakot area of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, where the Indian Air Force (IAF) launched pre-dawn strikes on 26 February this year.
- Pakistani Lawmaker Says Kashmir Issue Humanitarian Crisis Rather Than Political Sputnik 23 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan urges the international community to see the current tense situation in the disputed Kashmir region as a humanitarian crisis rather than a political one, Saleem Mandviwalla, deputy chairman of the Pakistani Senate, said.
- Pakistan Has Reactivated Balakot 'Terror Training Camp', Indian Army Chief Claims Sputnik 23 Sep 2019 -- Balakot Airstrikes
- Pakistan's PM Urges Trump to Restart Peace Talks With Afghan Taliban VOA 23 Sep 2019 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said Monday he wants the United States to restart peace talks with the Afghan Taliban.
- Pakistan's Khan Asks Trump To Restart Talks With Afghan Taliban RFE/RL 23 Sep 2019 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has called on U.S. President Donald Trump to restart peace talks with the Afghan Taliban, and said Washington has a "duty" to calm the Kashmir standoff with India.
- Remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister Khan of Pakistan Before Bilateral Meeting | New York, NY The White House 23 Sep 2019
- Redlining the News in Pakistan VOA 22 Sep 2019 -- Umar Cheema experienced the latest brand of Pakistani media suppression firsthand.
- Blast Kills Pakistani Army Officer, Soldier Near Afghan Border VOA 20 Sep 2019 -- Authorities in Pakistan said Friday an army major and a soldier were killed in a bomb explosion near the border with Afghanistan.
- Balakot Strike: Indian Air Force Chief Says Pakistan 'Always Miscalculated' India's Resolve to Act Sputnik 20 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan has always underestimated India's national leadership and they did the same during the Balakot airstrikes, the IAF chief said on Friday.
- Pakistan Disappointed With Collapse of US-Taliban Peace Talks – Prime Minister Sputnik 19 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan is disappointed with the failure of the United States and the Taliban Islamist movement to reach a peace agreement during the recent talks in Doha, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday.
- Pakistan's Rigidity About Kashmir Won't Influence Modi's Pitch at UNGA Sputnik 19 Sep 2019 -- Unmindful of Pakistan's ambition to raise the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly, India is set to focus on various issues of global importance when both the countries participate in the multilateral meeting in New York, the Indian government said on Thursday.
- No talks with India until curfew lifted: Pakistan PM Press TV 18 Sep 2019 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has ruled out the possibility of talks with India over Kashmir until the curfew imposed on the disputed region is lifted.
- India's Statement on Kashmir 'Obvious Manifestation of Utter Frustration' - Pakistan Sputnik 18 Sep 2019 -- Indian Foreign Minister Dr Subrahmanyan Jaishankar's statement that the country would have "physical jurisdiction over" Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has evoked a strong response from Islamabad.
- Pakistan Rules Out Talks With India Over Kashmir VOA 18 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan has ruled out talks with India until India reverses recent controversial actions in the disputed Kashmir territory. Pakistan also turned down India's overflight request for its prime minister's upcoming visit to the United States.
- Pakistan PM Will Urge Trump To Resume Talks With Taliban VOA 18 Sep 2019 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says he will urge U.S. President Donald Trump to resume talks with the Taliban to help bring peace to Afghanistan when he meets with him next week on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
- Pakistani Plan For Media Courts Marks 'Black Day' For Press Freedom RFE/RL 18 Sep 2019 -- Pakistani media advocates, human rights activists, and opposition politicians have strongly denounced the government's plan to set up special tribunals to deal with media-related cases, calling the move yet another attack on press freedom in the country.
- India to Rewrite Chapters of Its Border History Amid Conflict With Pakistan and China Sputnik 18 Sep 2019 -- The Indian Defence Ministry has asked eminent historians to rewrite the country's border history amid a conflict along its northern and western frontiers.
- Pakistan, India Join Russia-Led Military Drills Despite Kashmir Tensions VOA 17 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan and India are taking part in a multinational counterterrorism military drill in Russia notwithstanding escalating border tensions between the two South Asian nuclear-armed rival nations over their Kashmir territorial dispute.
- Pakistan Captures Two Alleged Indian Spies - Report Sputnik 16 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan on Monday claimed to have captured two Indian spies who were alleged involved in terror activities in the country's Balochistan province.
- Pakistan's Air Force Releases Maps, Footage of Attack on Indian Base During February Skirmish Sputnik 14 Sep 2019 -- February's suicide bombing attack on Indian security forces in the disputed Kashmir region and the skirmishes and escalations between India and Pakistan which followed bought the two Asian nuclear powers to the brink of war.
- Militants attack Pakistani soldiers near Afghanistan border, 4 killed Press TV 14 Sep 2019 -- Four Pakistani soldiers have been killed in two separate attacks by heavily armed militants in the country's northwest near the Afghan border in 24 hours, military sources say.
- Militant Fire From Across Afghan Border Kills 4 Pakistani Soldiers VOA 14 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan said Saturday that four of its soldiers were killed and another was injured when "terrorists" from across the Afghanistan border opened fire at two locations.
- Pakistan PM warns India of Muslim uprising against Kashmir crackdown Press TV 13 Sep 2019 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has censured India's crackdown on Kashmir, warning the New Delhi government of a Muslim uprising in support of the people of the disputed Muslim-majority region.
- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Warns India of Dire Consequences for its Kashmir Move Sputnik 13 Sep 2019 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused India's nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government of attempting ethnic cleansing in the restive state of Kashmir.
- Indian Troops Launch Massive Search for Militants in Kashmir Valley after Rifle Snatching Incident Sputnik 13 Sep 2019 -- Fresh restrictions were imposed as the lockdown in parts of the Kashmir Valley entered its 40th day following New Delhi's move to strip the state of its special status.
- Indian Actions in Kashmir Will Foster Extremism, Pakistan's PM Warns VOA 13 Sep 2019 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned that India's recent actions concerning the disputed region of Kashmir will give rise to extremism among Muslims in India and around the world.
- Pakistan Unfairly Blamed for Failure of the US in Afghanistan - Prime Minister Imran Khan Sputnik 13 Sep 2019 -- In an exclusive interview with RT, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said that his country had trained the Mujahideen or guerillas for suicide missions (jihad) in the 1980s against the Soviet Union when it occupied Afghanistan.
- 4,000 detained in Indian-controlled Kashmir since region stripped of autonomy: Report Press TV 12 Sep 2019 -- Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have detained about 4,000 people since New Delhi scrapped the Muslim-majority Himalayan region's special autonomous status.
- Pakistan warns of 'accidental war' with India over Kashmir Press TV 12 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan has warned that the situation in Kashmir could spark an "accidental war" between New Delhi and Islamabad, calling for a UN visit to the disputed region.
- Indian Military Waiting for Government Order to Retrieve Pakistan's Part of Kashmir - Army Chief Sputnik 12 Sep 2019 -- A day ahead of a big rally by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Muzaffarabad - the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir - India has made a strong statement about retrieving Kashmir from Islamabad.
- Pakistan warns of 'genocide' in Kashmir, urges UN action Press TV 10 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan has demanded that the United Nations (UN) launch a probe into the situation in Indian-administered Kashmir, claiming that "genocide" could be looming against the Muslim-majority region.
- Pakistani Foreign Minister Accuses India of 'Illegal Military Occupation' of Kashmir That Raises Spectre of 'Genocide' Sputnik 10 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, has made a scathing attack on India and accused New Delhi of "illegal military occupation" of Kashmir.
- US Declares Pakistani Taliban Chief as Global Terrorist VOA 10 Sep 2019 -- The United States has designated a top Pakistani militant commander as a global terrorist for directing deadly attacks against Pakistan.
- Indian Army Says it Foiled Infiltration Attempt by Pakistani 'Border Action Team' Along Border Sputnik 09 Sep 2019 -- The Indian Army released a video on Monday of what it says was an infiltration attempt by the Pakistan Army's Border Action Team (BAT) along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara in the Kashmir valley during the first week of August.
- Chinese, Pakistani air forces wrap up unprecedented mock battle exercises Global Times 08 Sep 2019 -- Chinese and Pakistani air forces wrapped up the half-month-long Shaheen VIII joint exercises in northwestern China on Friday, during which systematic mock battles were conducted for the first time.
- US Defense Official to Visit Islamabad Amid Afghan Talks, Tension in Kashmir VOA 07 Sep 2019 -- A high-level U.S. defense delegation is scheduled to visit Pakistan and Afghanistan next week. Randall Schriver, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, made the announcement Thursday evening at the Pakistani Embassy in Washington. Schriver, appointed to his current position by President Donald Trump in January 2018, attended the embassy's annual celebration of Pakistan's Defense Day.
- India Says Suspected Militants Trying to Infiltrate Kashmir VOA 07 Sep 2019 -- India's top national security adviser said Saturday that a large number of suspected militants are trying to infiltrate Kashmir and accused Pakistan of trying to foment trouble in the region.
- Pakistan's PM Khan vows 'fullest possible response' to India over Kashmir Press TV 06 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan says his government will give the "fullest possible response" to India's actions in Kashmir, but reiterated that Islamabad was not seeking a war with India.
- Pakistan Prepared to Give 'Enemy' India Fullest Possible Response - Imran Khan Sputnik 06 Sep 2019 -- New Delhi (Sputnik): Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan will be meeting troops today at the line of control (LoC) amid reports that hundreds of soldierss are being deployed within 30 kilometres of the sensitive line that divides disputed Kashmir.
- India's move in Kashmir sowing seeds of war: Pakistan army Press TV 04 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan says India's behavior regarding Kashmir is a bad omen for the region that jeopardizes security.
- Pakistan: India 'Sowing Seeds of New War' Over Kashmir VOA 04 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan warned Wednesday that India was "sowing the seeds" of another war in the region through its controversial actions in Kashmir, a disputed territory that has long been a flashpoint between the nuclear-armed rivals.
- Khan Wants To 'Root Out' Corruption Along Pakistani Highways RFE/RL 04 Sep 2019 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered the authorities to take measures to "root out" corruption at checkpoints along two key highways linking the port city of Karachi with the border with Afghanistan.
- 'Nuclear Capability is for Deterrence, it's Use Depends on Political Leadership'- Pakistan's Army Sputnik 04 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan says, India's actions in Kashmir have endangered regional peace since New Delhi stripped Jammu and Kashmir of special status in August.
- Pakistan to Buy 36 Mirage V Fighter Jets from Egypt Amid Build-Up With India Sputnik 04 Sep 2019 -- The Mirage V in question possesses a helmet-mounted display, mission pods, and night strike capability. Sources said Pakistan would upgrade these jets before putting a few of them into operation.
- Pakistan will not initiate armed conflict with India: Khan Press TV 03 Sep 2019 -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan says his country would not pull the trigger first in a potential armed conflict with India over the disputed Kashmir region.
- Pakistan Clarifies There Is 'No Change in Nuclear Policy' Sputnik 03 Sep 2019 -- Hours after Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said his country will not initiate a nuclear war with India, his foreign ministry has clarified that the statement was taken out of context and there's been no change in its nuke policy.
- Pakistan Minister Says Islamabad Could Nuke Targets in India Sputnik 02 Sep 2019 -- After setting a 'likely' date for full-blown war, Pakistan's Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has now warned India of area-specific nuclear attacks with tiny atomic bombs. Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan have intensified since New Delhi revoked special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
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