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January 2022 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Pakistan's Hard-Line Islamists Emboldened By Afghan Taliban's Victory RFE/RL Gandhara 31 Jan 2022 -- The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan has increased the threat posed by Islamist forces in neighboring Pakistan, experts say.
- Pakistan's National-Security Adviser Holds Talks With Taliban Officials In Kabul RFE/RL Gandhara 29 Jan 2022 -- Pakistan's national-security adviser has met with high-ranked members of the Taliban-led government in Kabul, to discuss bilateral cooperation, border issues, and efforts to avert a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, officials said on January 29.
- Pakistan PM Vows to Rid Country of 'All Forms of Terrorism' After Attack Leaves 10 Soldiers Dead Sputnik 28 Jan 2022 -- The resource-rich province of Balochistan, which borders Iran and Afghanistan, has been grappling with a decades-long insurgency led by armed ethnic groups against the Pakistani government. Over the past few years, the region has also witnessed terrorist attacks by Islamist militants.
- 10 Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Attack Claimed By Separatists RFE/RL Gandhara 27 Jan 2022 -- The Pakistani military says 10 of its soldiers were killed earlier this week in an attack claimed by separatists in the restive southern province of Balochistan.
- Militant Raid Kills 10 Soldiers in Southwestern Pakistan VOA 27 Jan 2022 -- Pakistan's military confirmed Thursday that a militant raid against a security base in southwestern Baluchistan province has killed at least 10 soldiers.
- U.S. 5th Fleet Ships Visit Pakistan US Navy 25 Jan 2022 -- Patrol coastal ships USS Squall (PC 7) and USS Whirlwind (PC 11) arrived in Karachi, Pakistan, for a scheduled port visit Jan. 25.
- Pakistan Navy Inducts 1st Type 054A/P Frigate Developed by China Sputnik 25 Jan 2022 -- The Pakistan Navy on Monday inducted the PNS Tughril, the first of four Type 054A/P frigates developed by China, in the Pakistan Navy Fleet, with the president of Pakistan hailing the friendship between the two countries and announcing that the Type 054A/Ps will serve to safeguard the sea routes of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
- Exclusive: Pakistan Navy inducts 1st Type 054A/P frigate developed by China Global Times 24 Jan 2022 -- The Pakistan Navy on Monday inducted the PNS Tughril, the first of four Type 054A/P frigates developed by China, in the Pakistan Navy Fleet, with the president of Pakistan hailing the friendship between the two countries and announcing that the Type 054A/Ps will serve to safeguard the sea routes of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
- Pakistan Sends Secret Delegation To Afghanistan In Bid To Revive Peace Talks With TTP RFE/RL Gandhara 24 Jan 2022 -- Pakistan sent a secret delegation to neighboring Afghanistan to hold talks with the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as part of efforts to revive peace efforts with the militant group, sources told RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal.
- Pakistan Records 6540 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 22 Jan 2022 -- Pakistan recorded 6540 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 12 deaths, in the past 24 hours.
- Pakistan Imposes New COVID-19 Restrictions Amid Omicron Infection Surge RFE/RL Gandhara 21 Jan 2022 -- On January 21, Pakistani authorities reported 7,678 COVID-19 cases in a single day, its highest daily number of infections since the pandemic began, as the South Asian nation imposed new restrictions to curb the spread of omicron.
- Pakistan Records 6,808 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 20 Jan 2022 -- Pakistan recorded 6,808 confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and 5 deaths in the past 24 hours.
- At Least Two Killed, Over 20 Wounded In Bombing At Pakistan Bazaar RFE/RL Gandhara 20 Jan 2022 -- Pakistani authorities say a bomb blast has ripped through a crowded market in Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore, killing at least two people and wounding more than 20 others.
- Pakistan Market Bombing Kills 2, Injures at Least 29 VOA 20 Jan 2022 -- Police in Pakistan's second-largest city, Lahore, said Thursday a bomb explosion in a busy central marketplace had killed at least two people and injured at least 29 others.
- Taliban Militants Claim Responsibility for Rare Attack in Pakistan's Capital VOA 18 Jan 2022 -- The outlawed Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Tuesday for a rare overnight attack in Islamabad that killed a police officer and wounded two others.
- Pakistan Accuses India of Staging Covert Military Operation to Hide Violence in Kashmir Sputnik 13 Jan 2022 -- India and Pakistan have been observing a ceasefire at the Line of Control between the two countries since February 2021. However, the Indian Army has accused the Pakistan military of assisting what it describes as "terrorists" in the border area to disturb law and order in the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region.
- Taliban Takeover In Afghanistan Bolsters Pakistan's Insurgency RFE/RL Gandhara 13 Jan 2022 -- When the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, government officials, retired military officers, and hard-line clerics in neighboring Pakistan celebrated the militant group's return to power.
- Pakistani Taliban Confirms Killing Of Former Spokesman RFE/RL Gandhara 13 Jan 2022 -- The Pakistani Taliban has confirmed the killing of its former spokesman who was once among the central leaders of the outlawed group.
- Pakistani Taliban Confirm Killing of Wanted Senior Commander in Afghanistan VOA 13 Jan 2022 -- An outlawed militant alliance fighting the government of Pakistan confirmed Thursday that one of its top commanders was killed in neighboring Afghanistan earlier in the week.
- Pakistani Taliban Investigates Killing Of Banned Group's Former Spokesman RFE/RL Gandhara 12 Jan 2022 -- The banned Islamist group Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) says it is investigating the killing of its former spokesman, who was previously among the central leaders of the group.
- Report: Pakistani Taliban's spokesman killed in Afghanistan Press TV 10 Jan 2022 -- The Pakistani Taliban's spokesman has reportedly been killed in Afghanistan after spending some eight years on the run from the Pakistani army's crackdown on the group.
- Pakistan's new COVID-19 cases double in one week People's Daily 09 Jan 2022 -- Pakistan on Friday confirmed 1,345 new COVID-19 cases, which is more than double of the new infections recorded a week ago, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday.
- Pakistan Issues Identity Cards to More Than a Million Afghan Refugees VOA 08 Jan 2022 -- Pakistan has concluded a months-long campaign to register Afghan refugees and issue them identity cards that will protect and safeguard their interests.
- Pakistan Records 1,293 New Cases of COVID-19, 6 Deaths SPA 07 Jan 2022 -- Pakistan recorded 1,293 confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and 6 deaths as well, in the past 24 hours.
- Pakistan Panel Elects First-Ever Female Supreme Court Judge VOA 06 Jan 2022 -- Pakistan's top judicial commission has approved the nomination of the first female Supreme Court judge in the Islamic country's history.
- Pakistan Taking Measures to Counterbalance India's S-400 Deployment in Punjab: Military Spokesman Sputnik 05 Jan 2022 -- The Indian Air Force has deployed the first unit of S-400 Triumfs at one of five airbases in Punjab near Pakistan. Last month, the Indian Foreign Ministry confirmed the delivery of the first Russian-origin missile unit, which it bought under a government-to-government deal in 2018.
- Pakistan Confirms Buying Chinese Jets to Counter India's Rafale Aircraft VOA 05 Jan 2022 -- Pakistan's military confirmed Wednesday it is acquiring multirole J-10 fighter jets from China in response to a buildup of rival India's air force.
- Pakistan: Smartcard registration drive for Afghan refugees ends UN News 04 Jan 2022 -- The first drive to verify data relating to around 1.4 million Afghan refugees on the move over past decade in Pakistan has been concluded, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
- Pakistan Starts Booster Campaign As Cases Spike Amid Concerns Over Omicron RFE/RL Gandhara 03 Jan 2022 -- Pakistan is set to start administering booster shots to fully vaccinated people aged over 30 years after the country reported more than 700 COVID-19 cases in a single day, its highest tally in two months.
- Pakistan Vows to Continue Fencing Afghan Border, Downplays Taliban Disruptive Acts VOA 03 Jan 2022 -- Pakistan said Monday it was engaging with Afghanistan's Taliban rulers through diplomatic channels to resolve "some confusions" stemming from the installation of a security fence on the porous border separating the two countries.
- Pakistan Records 556 New Cases of COVID-19, 6 deaths SPA 01 Jan 2022 -- Pakistan recorded 556 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 6 deaths in the past 24 hours.
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