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June 2022 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Two Police, One Health Worker Shot Dead In Northwest Pakistan During Polio-Vaccination Drive RFE/RL Gandhara 28 Jun 2022 -- A member of a polio-vaccination team and two police officers who were escorting it were shot dead in northwestern Pakistan, police told RFE/RL.
- Attack on Pakistan Anti-Polio Team Kills 3 People VOA 28 Jun 2022 -- Gunmen in northwestern Pakistan killed three members of a polio vaccination team and injured another Tuesday, even as the country experiences a fresh outbreak of the infectious, crippling disease.
- Vice Minister of Defense Meets with Chief of Pakistani Army SPA 26 Jun 2022 -- Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Vice Minister of Defense, met here today with Chief of the Pakistani Army, General Qamar Javed Bajwa
- HRH Crown Prince, Commander of Pakistan Army Review Bilateral Relations, Especially in Military Fields SPA 25 Jun 2022 -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense received here today the Commander of the Pakistani Army, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, currently on a visit to the Kingdom.
- Pakistan reports 268 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 23 Jun 2022 -- Pakistan recorded 268 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the ministry of health said on Thursday.
- China delivers 2nd Type 054A/P frigate to Pakistan Global Times 23 Jun 2022 -- China delivered the second of four powerful Type 054A/P frigates to the Pakistan Navy on Thursday, highlighting the friendship between the two neighboring countries, which serves as a pillar of peace and stability in the region.
- China Approves $2.3 Billion Loan for Crisis-Hit Pakistan Ahead of Potential IMF Deal Sputnik 22 Jun 2022 -- Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif government has adopted a slew of harsh measures to secure loans from the International Monetary Fund and other countries, including unprecedented hikes in fuel prices. Pakistan is facing a severe balance of payment crisis as foreign exchange reserves recently fell to $8.9 billion.
- Pakistan's ex-PM Khan blasts US 'imperial arrogance', role in his ouster Press TV 21 Jun 2022 -- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the US government played the main role in removing him from the power, threatening his government with "consequences" unless he steps down from his position.
- Mourners Demand Better Security After Youths Slain In Pakistani Tribal District RFE/RL Gandhara 20 Jun 2022 -- Locals in northwestern Pakistan mourning four young men gunned down by unidentified attackers the day before have protested against runaway violence and demanded an end to insecurity.
- Pakistan Official Says Country One Step Away From Exiting Dirty Money Gray List RFE/RL Gandhara 18 Jun 2022 -- Pakistan has moved closer to being removed from an influential financial watchdog's dirty money gray list, the South Asian nation's foreign minister said.
- UNHCR Deputy Chief concludes visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan, urges support to address humanitarian needs UNHCR 17 Jun 2022 -- The UN Refugee Agency's Deputy High Commissioner Kelly T. Clements visited Afghanistan and Pakistan this week to focus attention on the dramatic humanitarian situation facing Afghans and the need to continue to support displaced people - including host communities, refugees and returnees, and women and girls.
- Pakistan Comes Closer to Exiting Terror Funding Monitor's 'Gray List' VOA 17 Jun 2022 -- A global agency combating illicit financing said Friday that Pakistan had "substantially completed" internationally agreed upon action plans to address their deficiencies to counter money laundering and funding to terrorist groups.
- Afghans Say Black Market For Pakistani Visas Thriving RFE/RL Gandhara 14 Jun 2022 -- Farhad Salehi, a resident of the western Herat Province, has been chasing a Pakistani visa for weeks. Like hundreds of thousands of his compatriots, he wants to escape the uncertainty brought on by the economic collapse that followed the Taliban's seizure of power last year.
- China, Pakistan to Deepen Military Ties to Deal With 'Complicated Factors' in the Region Sputnik 13 Jun 2022 -- Talks between the militaries of Islamabad and Beijing took place a month after Pakistani foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited China where he met his counterpart Wang Yi. A joint statement after the discussions urged countries in the Asia-Pacific to "uphold Asian values of mutual respect".
- Pakistan's Ailing Ex-Military Ruler Musharraf Set to Return Home VOA 13 Jun 2022 -- Officials in Pakistan are making arrangements to allow the country's ailing former military leader Pervez Musharraf to return home from self-imposed exile, highly placed government sources said Monday.
- Senior military officers of China, Pakistan advocate more coordination and cooperation PLA Daily 12 Jun 2022 -- Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC) General Zhang Youxia met with the visiting the Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Qingdao, capital city of east China's Shandong province, on the morning of June 12, 2022.
- 'Rubbing Salt Into Our Wounds': In Pakistan, Opposition Grows To Impending Deal With Tehrik-e Taliban RFE/RL Gandhara 08 Jun 2022 -- Lawyer Fazal Khan says he feels furious following Pakistan's ongoing peace negotiations with the hard-line militant group Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
- Afghanistan Exports to Pakistan Mark Historic Rise VOA 04 Jun 2022 -- Pakistan says its exports to Afghanistan have dropped and imports sharply increased in the current financial year, leading to a bilateral trade balance for the first time in favor of the war-torn neighbor.
- UN-supported Survey Finds Pakistan Hosts 1.3 Million Afghan Refugees VOA 03 Jun 2022 -- A new United Nations-supported survey has concluded that 1.3 million Afghan refugees are residing in neighboring Pakistan, about 100,000 fewer than the figure officially used until now.
- Pakistani Official Confirms Cease-Fire Deal With Taliban RFE/RL Gandhara 03 Jun 2022 -- A Pakistani official has confirmed a deal with the Pakistani Taliban under which an indefinite cease-fire with Islamabad was declared following a round of peace talks brokered by Afghanistan's Taliban leaders in Kabul.
- Pakistani Taliban Say Cease-Fire With Islamabad Extended Indefinitely RFE/RL Gandhara 02 Jun 2022 -- The Pakistani Taliban has declared an indefinite cease-fire with Islamabad after the latest round of peace talks brokered by Afghanistan's Taliban leaders.
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