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December 2022 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- 'Clouds Of War Are Gathering': Pakistanis Brace For Bloody Year As TTP Ends Cease-Fire, Intensifies Attacks RFE/RL 31 Dec 2022 -- Umar, a high school student, vanished from his home in northwestern Pakistan last month. Weeks later, he sent a brief message on WhatsApp to his family members from neighboring Afghanistan.
- Gunfight with Militants Kills 3 Pakistani Troops Near Afghan Border VOA 29 Dec 2022 -- Pakistan said Thursday that at least three of its soldiers were killed in clashes with "terrorists" near the volatile border with Afghanistan.
- India to deploy ballistic missiles along borders with China, Pakistan amid tensions Press TV 27 Dec 2022 -- India intends to deploy around 120 Pralay ballistic missiles along its borders with arch-foes China and Pakistan after recent clashes with Chinese troops at a contested border, according to reports citing defense sources.
- Somalia's al-Shabaab Terrorist Group Releases 14 Iranian Fishermen Detained Since 2015 Sputnik 26 Dec 2022 -- Police forces in Somalia announced finding 20 foreigners, including 14 Iranians and 6 Pakistanis, in a territory controlled by the al-Qaeda*-affiliated al-Shabaab* group in November. Al-Shabaab has long been terrorizing people in Somalia and other countries in East Africa.
- US Embassy Alerts Staff Amid Surging Militant Violence in Pakistan VOA 25 Dec 2022 -- The U.S. embassy in Pakistan warned its staff Sunday against visiting a top hotel in the capital, Islamabad, over the holidays, saying, "Unknown individuals are plotting to attack Americans."
- Terror Attacks, Border Clashes Test Pakistan's Ties with Afghan Taliban VOA 23 Dec 2022 -- Growing attacks on Pakistani security forces by terrorists operating from Afghan soil and frequent border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan are testing Islamabad's ties with the Afghan Taliban.
- Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills one policeman, injures several others Press TV 23 Dec 2022 -- A suicide car bombing at a checkpoint in Pakistan on Friday killed at least one policeman and two suspected militants while injuring several others, according to the police and the interior ministry.
- Taliban Suicide Attack Kills Police Officer In Islamabad RFE/RL 23 Dec 2022 -- A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle close to a residential area in Islamabad on December 23, killing an officer, police said, an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban as the militant group has been stepping up a violence campaign against the government.
- Deadly Suicide Blast Rattles Pakistan Capital VOA 23 Dec 2022 -- Pakistani authorities said Friday a suicide bomber traveling in a car blew himself up at a police security checkpoint in the capital, Islamabad, killing an officer and wounding 10 people.
- Pakistani raid on prison leaves all Taliban hostage-takers dead, officials say Press TV 21 Dec 2022 -- Pakistani officials have announced the end of a hostage standoff at a prison in the restive tribal region near the Afghan border, with all 33 hostage-takers dead.
- Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bhutto Zardari US Dept. of State 21 Dec 2022
- Pakistan Raid Kills All Taliban Hostage-Takers, Releases Hostages Government says RFE/RL 20 Dec 2022 -- Pakistani special forces raided a counterterrorism police center in the northwestern city of Bannu on December 20, killing all Pakistani Taliban militants who had taken hostages inside the compound, officials said.
- Afghanistan-Based Fugitive Militant Chief Admits Directing Terrorism in Pakistan VOA 20 Dec 2022 -- The leader of an outlawed militant alliance waging terrorism in Pakistan praised his fighters Tuesday for taking several security officials hostage inside a provincial police counterterrorism interrogation center and urged them not to surrender, come what may.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bhutto Zardari US Dept. of State 20 Dec 2022
- Two policemen killed as Taliban militants take hostages in northwest Pakistan Press TV 19 Dec 2022 -- At least two policemen were killed and many others injured when Pakistani Taliban militants seized a counter-terrorism centre and took some people hostage in the Bannu district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
- Hostage Crisis Persists in Pakistan Counterterrorism Prison VOA 19 Dec 2022 -- Authorities in Pakistan continued Monday to negotiate a resolution to the overnight hostage crisis at a counterterrorism police detention center where dozens of suspected militant inmates have taken multiple officers hostage.
- Militants Take Pakistani Officers Hostage at Counterterrorism Detention Center VOA 18 Dec 2022 -- Dozens of militants in custody in a Pakistan counterterrorism police detention facility Sunday overpowered multiple security guards and took them hostage, demanding safe passage to neighboring Afghanistan in exchange for their lives.
- READOUT: US Central Command Commander Engages with Pakistani Leadership CENTCOM 16 Dec 2022 -- On Dec. 14, General Michael "Erik" Kurilla, CENTCOM commander, visited Pakistan to meet with senior military leaders, observe conditions and operations along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border vicinity the Khyber Pass, and discuss opportunities to strengthen the military-to-military relationship between CENTCOM and the Pakistan Armed Forces.
- Fresh Border Clashes Between Pakistan, Afghanistan's Taliban VOA 15 Dec 2022 -- Officials in Pakistan said Thursday a fresh round of "indiscriminate" cross-border artillery shelling by Afghanistan's Taliban forces on civilian targets had killed one person and wounded 15 others. Women and children were among the victims.
- Minister: Pakistan Sharing with UN 'Indisputable' Evidence Linking India to Terrorism VOA 14 Dec 2022 -- A top foreign ministry official said Wednesday that Pakistan has traced "undeniable" and "indisputable" links between India and acts of terrorism on Pakistani soil, and that the evidence is being formally shared with the United Nations.
- Pakistan 'Most Exposed' to Chinese Influence, New Research Shows VOA 12 Dec 2022 -- A new study on China's global influence puts Pakistan at the top of the list.
- Pakistan records 16 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 11 Dec 2022 -- Pakistan recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.
- Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clashes Kill 7, Injure 31 VOA 11 Dec 2022 -- Deadly border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan killed at least seven people and wounded more than 30 others Sunday.
- Pakistan Kills 4 ISIS-K Intruders from Afghanistan VOA 10 Dec 2022 -- Pakistan said Saturday its security forces had intercepted and killed four Islamic State operatives in a remote mountainous district near the Afghanistan border.
- Pakistan Tops New Index Measuring Chinese Influence Around The World RFE/RL Gandhara 08 Dec 2022 -- Pakistan is the country in the world that is the most influenced by China, according to a new study that measures Beijing's expanding global sway.
- Russia Reportedly Agrees to Supply Pakistan With Oil, Gas & Wheat Sputnik 08 Dec 2022 -- Russia has agreed to provide Pakistan with crude oil and wheat at a discounted rate in order to meet the South Asian country's rising energy and food demands. The decision was announced just days after a Pakistani delegation visited Moscow last week to negotiate with Russian authorities; however, the details of the deal have yet to be disclosed.
- Taliban Claim Arrest of IS Gunman in Attack on Pakistan Envoy VOA 05 Dec 2022 -- Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said Monday they had arrested a foreign operative of the Islamic State militant group for allegedly carrying out last week's failed assassination attempt on Pakistan's chief diplomat in the country.
- Taliban Captures Daesh Terrorist Who Attacked Pakistani Mission in Kabul Sputnik 05 Dec 2022 -- Daesh* claimed that the attack on the diplomatic premises was carried out by two militants armed with sniper rifles and other weapons.
- Pakistan: Russia to Sell 'Discounted' Petroleum Products to Islamabad VOA 05 Dec 2022 -- Pakistan said Monday that Russia had decided to export crude oil, gasoline and diesel to the South Asian nation at discounted prices.
- Islamic State Group Claims Attack on Pakistan's Top Diplomat in Afghanistan VOA 04 Dec 2022 -- The Islamic State group said Saturday it was responsible for a Friday assassination attempt on Pakistan's chief diplomat in Afghanistan amid renewed U.S. concerns the country's Taliban rulers are not able to tackle the terrorist threat.
- Pakistan's Army chief visits Kashmir, says will defend 'every inch of motherland' Press TV 04 Dec 2022 -- Pakistan's new army chief General Syed Asim Munir says his military is ready to defend "every inch of our motherland" if attacked by India.
- Pakistan's Top Diplomat in Afghanistan Survives Assassination Attempt VOA 02 Dec 2022 -- Pakistan's chief diplomat in Afghanistan survived an assassination attempt Friday, but his security guard was critically injured.
- Top Pakistani Diplomat in Kabul Suffers 'Assassination' Attempt: PM Sharif Sputnik 02 Dec 2022 -- Unidentified gunmen stormed the Pakistani mission in Afghanistan on Friday in what Islamabad has described as an "assassination attempt" against its ambassador.
- US Lists Top TTP, Regional al-Qaida Commanders as Global Terrorists VOA 02 Dec 2022 -- The United States has designated several commanders of militant groups, including a top anti-Pakistan militant leader, operating in Afghanistan as global terrorists.
- Pakistan Questions Anti-Terror Pledges by Afghanistan's Taliban VOA 01 Dec 2022 -- Pakistan warned Thursday that cross-border terrorism emanating from Afghanistan "is both alarming and dangerous" for regional peace, calling on the neighboring country's ruling Taliban to honor their anti-terror pledges.
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