Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
January 2021 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Pakistani Military Plane Travels To China For SinoPharm COVID-19 Vaccine RFE/RL Gandhara 31 Jan 2021 -- A Pakistani military plane left for China on January 31 to pick up a first batch of the SinoPharm coronavirus vaccine ahead of a planned mass inoculation campaign scheduled to begin during the week ahead.
- Pakistan sends special flight to China to transport 500,000 COVID-19 vaccines Global Times 31 Jan 2021 -- Pakistan has sent a special flight to Beijing to transport 500,000 China-made COVID-19 vaccines.
- Pakistan Secures 17 Million Doses of AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine VOA 30 Jan 2021 -- Pakistan announced Saturday it has secured 17 million doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine through the World Health Organization's COVAX program to vaccinate its citizens against COVID-19.
- China Launches Second Multi-Role Warship for Pakistan's Navy Sputnik 30 Jan 2021 -- A Chinese military expert has described the Type 054A frigate as having world-class stealth capability.
- China launches two new warships, one for Pakistan Global Times 29 Jan 2021 -- China on Friday launched two new warships - the third Type 075 amphibious assault ship for the Chinese Navy and the second Type 054A/P frigate for the Pakistan Navy.
- China launches 2nd Type 054A/P frigate for Pakistan Global Times 29 Jan 2021 -- China launched the second Type 054A/P frigate for Pakistan on Friday in Shanghai, as the Pakistan Navy Chief Naval Overseer highlighted at the launch ceremony that induction of the Type 054A/P warships will significantly enhance Pakistan's maritime defense and deterrence capabilities.
- Appeal Filed In Pakistan Against Acquittal Of Men Convicted In Daniel Pearl Murder Case RFE/RL Gandhara 29 Jan 2021 -- A Pakistani provincial government has appealed to the country's Supreme Court to review its decision to release the main suspect in the 2002 murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, after the United States and several rights groups expressed outrage over the decision.
- Pakistan Govt Appeals Acquittal of Man Convicted of Journalist Beheading VOA 29 Jan 2021 -- Authorities in Pakistan on Friday petitioned the Supreme Court to review its decision to free Omar Sheikh and his three accomplices convicted of kidnapping and beheading the American journalist Daniel Pearl, the Pearl family lawyer has confirmed to VOA.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi US Dept. of State 29 Jan 2021
- Statement by Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson on the Pakistani Supreme Court's Ruling Relating to the Abduction and Murder of Daniel Pearl US Dept. of Justice 28 Jan 2021
- U.S. 'Outraged' By Pakistan Decision To Release Men Accused In Daniel Pearl Murder RFE/RL Gandhara 28 Jan 2021 -- The White House has expressed outrage that Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the release of a British-born man convicted for the 2002 murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
- Seeking Justice for the Kidnapping and Murder of Daniel Pearl US Dept. of State 28 Jan 2021 -- "The United States is deeply concerned by the Pakistani Supreme Court's decision to acquit those involved in Daniel Pearl's kidnapping and murder and any proposed action to release them."
- Pakistani Militant Leader Killed In Afghanistan RFE/RL Gandhara 28 Jan 2021 -- The leader of the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e Islam has been killed in a mine blast in neighboring Afghanistan, according to Afghan and Pakistani security sources.
- Pakistan To Launch COVID-19 Vaccination Drive Next Week RFE/RL Gandhara 27 Jan 2021 -- Pakistan will begin its COVID-19 inoculation drive next week, authorities say, with frontline health workers to be the first to receive jabs.
- Locals Fear Investors In Chinese Trade Hub Are Pushing Them Out Of Gwadar RFE/RL Gandhara 26 Jan 2021 -- Pakistani millionaires are snapping up real estate in the impoverished city of Gwadar in response to China's multibillion-dollar investments that aim to transform the coastal area of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan Province into a commercial hub and a lynchpin of Beijing's footprint in the region.
- Pakistan Approves Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine's Emergency Use SPA 24 Jan 2021 -- Pakistan's government decided to allow the emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in the country, the Dawn newspaper reported on Sunday citing the government's sources. "At the meeting held by the registration board of Pakistan's Drug Regulatory Authority, another vaccine was also approved for emergency use," according to the newspaper.
- Pakistan Authorises Emergency Use of Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine, Reports Say Sputnik 24 Jan 2021 -- Pakistan has approved the emergency use of the Russian-made vaccine against the coronavirus disease, Sputnik V, media reported Sunday.
- China to Gift Pakistan 500K COVID-19 Vaccine Doses VOA 21 Jan 2021 -- Pakistan said Thursday it will receive half-a-million free doses of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine by January 31.
- Four Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Bomb Blast, Officials Say RFE/RL Gandhara 21 Jan 2021 -- At least four members of Pakistan's paramilitary corps have been killed and five wounded in a bomb blast in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan Province, officials say.
- Pakistan Test-Fires Shaheen-III Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile RFE/RL Gandhara 20 Jan 2021 -- The Pakistani Army says it has successfully test-fired a ballistic missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to a target up to 2,750 kilometers away.
- Pakistan Announces Successful Test of Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile VOA 20 Jan 2021 -- Pakistan said Wednesday that it had successfully test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile into the Arabian Sea, aimed at "revalidating" the weapon's operational and technical parameters.
- Pakistani PM Promises High-Speed Internet To Tribal Region RFE/RL Gandhara 20 Jan 2021 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that high-speed Internet connections will become operational in the tribal region of South Waziristan on January 20.
- Pakistan in phase III trials of Chinese vaccine with expectation to see COVID-free future People's Daily 20 Jan 2021 -- Having volunteered to take part in the phase III trials of a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine in a private hospital here, Majid Abbasi had mixed feelings.
- Thousands Protest In Islamabad Against Pakistani Prime Minister Khan RFE/RL Gandhara 19 Jan 2021 -- Thousands of opposition supporters have rallied in the capital, Islamabad, against Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is accused of illegally raising campaign funds from outside the country.
- Pakistan's North Waziristan Plagued By Targeted Killings RFE/RL Gandhara 18 Jan 2021 -- Eid Rahman Wazir, an activist in Pakistan's restive western North Waziristan district, is still hoping for justice after his uncle was assassinated in broad daylight two months ago.
- Pakistan Arrests Suspected Islamic State 'Fundraiser' VOA 18 Jan 2021 -- Authorities in Pakistan said Monday they have arrested a university student in the southern port city of Karachi for allegedly collecting and sending funds to Islamic State militants fighting in Syria.
- Pakistani Opposition Vows To Press Ahead With Rallies Calling On PM To Resign RFE/RL Gandhara 18 Jan 2021 -- An alliance of the nine opposition parties has announced a fresh series of demonstrations across the country as they pressed ahead their campaign to force Prime Minister Imran Khan to step down.
- Three Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Shootout With Militants RFE/RL Gandhara 14 Jan 2021 -- Three Pakistani soldiers were killed on January 14 in an exchange of fire with militants in the country's North Waziristan tribal district near the Afghan border, the military said in a statement.
- Dozens Of Pakistani Police Sanctioned Over Hindu Temple Attack RFE/RL Gandhara 14 Jan 2021 -- Regional authorities in northwestern Pakistan say they have sacked or suspended dozens of police officials for failing to protect a century-old Hindu shrine from a mob attack last month.
- Residents Of Pakistani Tribal District Protest Against 'Illegal' Detentions RFE/RL Gandhara 13 Jan 2021 -- Dozens of people continue to protest in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal district over what they call the "illegal" detention of four local residents accused of links with militant groups.
- Even A PhD No Longer Guarantees A Job In Pakistan RFE/RL Gandhara 13 Jan 2021 -- Zahir Shah, a mathematician, completed his postdoctoral fellowship in Bangkok in 2019. But nearly two years after returning to his native northwestern Pakistan, he is still looking for a stable job and is desperate to find a tenured position at one of his country's more than 200 universities, where tens of thousands of teachers are preparing the next generation of professionals and leaders from among more than 1.5 million students.
- Gunmen Kill Pakistani Policeman Escorting Polio Vaccine Workers RFE/RL Gandhara 12 Jan 2021 -- Pakistani officials say a police officer has been killed as he was escorting a vaccination team in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa -- the latest attack against health workers taking part in a campaign to eradicate polio.
- Operation launched in SW Pakistan to curb new wave of terrorism People's Daily 12 Jan 2021 -- An operation in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province has been launched against the terrorists involved in the recent surge of militancy, local media reported on Tuesday.
- Pakistan Defends Handling Of Case Against Extremist Leader RFE/RL Gandhara 10 Jan 2021 -- Pakistan's Foreign Office has reacted angrily to a U.S. State Department statement asking the country to do more to hold an extremist leader accountable.
- Power Gradually Returns After Network Failure Plunges Most Of Pakistan Into Darkness RFE/RL Gandhara 10 Jan 2021 -- Power is gradually returning to major cities across much of Pakistan after the country of 210 million people was plunged into darkness just before midnight on January 9 by a breakdown in the national power grid.
- Pakistani Shi'a End Protests, Allow Funerals For Slain Hazara Miners RFE/RL Gandhara 09 Jan 2021 -- Shi'ite Muslims in Pakistan have ended nearly a week of sit-in protests and allowed the burials of 11 ethnic Hazara coal miners killed by militants from the extremist Islamic State (IS) group.
- Readout of (PDO) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs David Helvey's Meeting With Pakistan's Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza DoD 08 Jan 2021
- Pakistan Court Jails Suspected Mumbai Attack Leader VOA 08 Jan 2021 -- An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a suspected radical Islamist leader to five years in jail in a terror financing case.
- 'No Blackmail!' Pakistan PM Tells Shi'ite Hazara Protesters RFE/RL Gandhara 08 Jan 2021 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated his call on Shi'ite ethnic Hazara protesters to bury the bodies of miners killed nearly a week ago in an attack in the southwestern province of Balochistan, telling them not to "blackmail" the head of government.
- Retired Indian Serviceman Arrested for Sharing Classified Information With Pakistan Intelligence Sputnik 08 Jan 2021 -- Due to medical reasons, the accused soldier was discharged from the Indian Army in June 2020 but he continued to spy for Pakistani authorities.
- Protests Over Shi'ite Massacre Disrupt Transit In South Pakistan RFE/RL Gandhara 07 Jan 2021 -- Ongoing protests in Pakistan over the recent killing of 11 Shi'ite ethnic Hazara coal miners have disrupted air, railway, and road traffic in the south of the country - including the economically powerful southern port city of Karachi.
- Protests against massacre of Hazara Muslims spread across Pakistan Press TV 07 Jan 2021 -- The ongoing protests against the recent killing of Hazara Muslims by the Daesh terrorist group spread from southwestern city of Quetta to several other parts of Pakistan.
- J-10C, J-11B fighter jets shine in just-concluded China-Pakistan air exercises Global Times 04 Jan 2021 -- The recently concluded China-Pakistan air exercises benefited both sides, as Chinese pilots could learn from their Pakistani counterparts' maneuvers and experiences, and China's J-10C and J-11B fighter jets could be used to simulate India's Rafale and Su-30 fighter jets in mock battles, Chinese analysts said on Monday.
- Pakistani Shi'a Demand Justice After Killing Of Coal Miners RFE/RL Gandhara 04 Jan 2021 -- Hundreds of people have protested in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan for a second straight day following the killing of 11 Shi'ite Hazara coal miners in an attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) extremist group.
- Pakistan arrests alleged financier of 2008 Mumbai attacks Press TV 03 Jan 2021 -- Pakistan has arrested a man accused by the United States and India of financing the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks.
- Pakistan Arrests Alleged Leader Of Militant Group Blamed For 2008 Mumbai Attacks RFE/RL Gandhara 02 Jan 2021 -- Pakistani authorities have arrested an alleged leader of the militant group that was blamed for the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks in India.
- Pakistan Vows To Rebuild Hindu Shrine Damaged In Mob Attack RFE/RL Gandhara 02 Jan 2021 -- Pakistan says it will rebuild a century-old Hindu shrine heavily damaged in a mob attack that triggered condemnation from the Muslim-majority country's Hindu community.
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