Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
September 2023 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Pakistan Death Toll Rises As UN Security Council Condemns Attacks On Religious Events RFE/RL 30 Sep 2023 -- The death toll has risen to at least 59 from an explosion at a religious gathering in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, after officials said more critically ill victims died in the hospital overnight.
- Report: Surge in Terrorism Kills More Than 700 Pakistanis VOA 30 Sep 2023 -- Militant attacks have surged in Pakistan, killing more than 700 security forces and civilians in the first nine months of the year, according to a report released Saturday.
- Iran Armed Forces ready for full cooperation with Pakistan in anti-terror fight: Top general Press TV 30 Sep 2023 -- Iran's highest-ranking military commander says the country's Armed Forces are ready to improve all-out cooperation with Pakistan in the battle against terrorism.
- The Azadi Briefing: Iran And Pakistan Plan To Deport Millions Of Undocumented Afghan Migrants RFE/RL 29 Sep 2023
- Suicide Bombings, Militant Raid Kill 62 in Pakistan VOA 29 Sep 2023 -- Pakistani officials said Friday that a series of attacks, including suicide bombings and a militant raid, killed at least 62 people and injured many more, marking one of the deadliest days the nation has witnessed in recent months.
- More Than 50 Killed In Blasts At Two Pakistan Mosques RFE/RL 29 Sep 2023 -- An explosion at a religious gathering in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan on September 29 killed at least 52 people and dozens more wounded, police and hospital officials told RFE/RL.
- Scores killed in two separate blasts targeting mosques in Pakistan Press TV 29 Sep 2023 -- At least 52 people have been killed and more than 80 people injured in an explosion in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, according to local officials.
- Pakistan Welcomes Efforts for Peace in Yemen Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Sep 2023 -- Pakistan welcomes positive outcome of the dialogue, held in Riyadh from 14 to 18 September 2023, between the officials of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Yemen and the Sultanate of Oman, aimed at achieving a road map for the peace process in Yemen.
- Pakistan's Plan to Expel Illegal Afghan Migrants Alarms UN VOA 28 Sep 2023 -- Pakistan's caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani confirmed Thursday that his government has decided to force out all Afghans and other foreign nationals living unlawfully in the country.
- Iranian, Pakistani atomic chiefs discuss cooperation in civilian nuclear energy Press TV 28 Sep 2023 -- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami has met and held negotiations with his Pakistani counterpart over development of bilateral cooperation between the two countries in various spheres of civilian nuclear energy.
- 'Fear And Anxiety': Pakistan's Minority Sikhs Flee Restive Province In Face Of Rising Violence RFE/RL 28 Sep 2023 -- Radesh Singh Tony survived three assassination attempts in 2018, forcing him and his family to flee their home in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar.
- Secretary-General's remarks at the Informal Briefing to the General Assembly one year on from the 2022 Pakistan Floods: Resolution 77/1 on Progress in Relief, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Prevention UN Secretary-General 27 Sep 2023
- Taliban: 200 Anti-Pakistan Militants Arrested in Afghanistan VOA 27 Sep 2023 -- Afghanistan's Taliban says it has captured 200 suspected militants for staging deadly cross-border attacks against Pakistan and has implemented other "concrete steps" to "neutralize" the terrorist activity, VOA learned from Pakistani officials privy to the process.
- Pakistan floods a 'litmus test' for climate justice says Guterres UN News 27 Sep 2023 -- Top UN officials pledged support for Pakistan on Wednesday as it continues the painstaking process of rebuilding in the wake of last year's devastating floods.
- Pakistani Ahmadis Face Growing Attacks on Places of Worship VOA 27 Sep 2023 -- On a hot and humid Friday this month in Shahdara Town, a congested neighborhood in Pakistan's second most populous city, Lahore, mosques began blaring calls for Muslims to demolish an Ahmadi place of worship.
- Pakistan Claims Capture of 4 Islamic State Operatives VOA 26 Sep 2023 -- Authorities in northwestern Pakistan said Tuesday that a counterterrorism operation resulted in the arrest of four regional Islamic State-affiliated operatives.
- Taliban Pledge To 'Neutralize' Activities of Afghan-Based Pakistani Militants VOA 22 Sep 2023 -- Afghanistan's Taliban have pledged "concrete steps" to "neutralize" activities of militants plotting terrorist attacks against neighboring Pakistan, diplomatic sources told VOA on Friday.
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Jalil Abbas Jilani Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Sep 2023
- Statement by the Prime Minister of Pakistan General debate of the 78th Session of UN General Assembly (22 September 2023) Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Sep 2023 -- BISMILLAHI AR-RAHMAN AR-RAHIM
- 'The world cannot afford Cold War 2.0,' Pakistan leader tells UN Assembly UN News 22 Sep 2023 -- As tensions between global powers continue to escalate with the rise of new and old military and political blocs, "geo-politics is resurging when geo-economics should be at the top of the international agenda, the Prime Minister of Pakistan told the UN General Assembly on Friday.
- Joint communique of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Sep 2023 -- The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and senior officials of the member states of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir met on the side-lines of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 20 September 2023. The Secretary General of the OIC chaired the meeting.
- Caretaker Prime Minister meets UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Pakistan - Prime Miinister's Office 21 Sep 2023
- Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar held a meeting with Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva u>Pakistan - Prime Miinister's Office 21 Sep 2023
- Pakistan to Hold National Elections in January VOA 21 Sep 2023 -- The official panel responsible for organizing elections in Pakistan announced Thursday the much-awaited national parliamentary polls will take place in the last week of January, confirming a delay of about two months and ending uncertainty about the fate of the electoral process.
- Transcript of the Media Briefing by the Spokesperson on Wednesday 20 September 2023 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Sep 2023
- China, Pakistan successfully wrap up joint air exercise Global Times 20 Sep 2023 -- With the return of participating Pakistani forces to their home country on Tuesday, China and Pakistan successfully wrapped up the Shaheen-X joint air exercise in Northwest China, with observers on Wednesday predicting more military interactions and exchanges that will further deepen pragmatic cooperation between the "Iron Brothers."
- Statement by the Spokesperson Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Sep 2023 -- Responding to media queries on the latest Intercept story alleging sale of Pakistani weapons to Ukraine to get IMF bailout package for Pakistan, the Spokesperson rejected the story as baseless and fabricated. She said: "the IMF Standby Arrangement for Pakistan was successfully negotiated between Pakistan and the IMF to implement difficult but essential economic reforms. Giving any other colour to these negotiations is disingenuous.
- Pakistani PM Urges Increased Collaboration With Afghan Taliban to Achieve Shared Goals VOA 17 Sep 2023 -- Pakistan's caretaker prime minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, has written a letter to his Taliban counterpart in Afghanistan, stressing the need to address the security and economic challenges facing both countries.
- Pakistani Taliban Attempts Land Grab To Boost Insurgency Against Islamabad RFE/RL 16 Sep 2023 -- A middle-aged lawyer, Nia Beg, is anxious after a large incursion by Islamist militants rattled his homeland in northwestern Pakistan this month.
- Key Afghan-Pakistan Border Crossing Reopens Week After Gunbattle RFE/RL 15 Sep 2023 -- Customs officials reopened a key border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan to trucks and pedestrians early on September 15, nine days after the Torkham checkpoint was closed when a gunbattle reportedly erupted between Taliban troops and Pakistani border guards.
- Seven killed in gun battles in Indian-controlled Kashmir Press TV 14 Sep 2023 -- At least seven people have been killed in two separate gunfights between the Indian security forces and gunmen in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
- Transcript of the Media Briefing by the Spokesperson on Thursday 14 September 2023 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Sep 2023
- Officials: Pakistan Gets Taliban Security Assurances, Will Reopen Afghan Border Gate VOA 14 Sep 2023 -- Pakistan is set to reopen the main Torkham border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan on Friday following a nine-day closure because of terrorism and other security concerns, according to officials in both countries.
- Pakistani Ex-PM Khan's Detention Extended Over Alleged Leaking of Diplomatic Cable From US VOA 13 Sep 2023 -- A special court in Pakistan extended former prime minister Imran Khan's jail custody for two weeks Wednesday in connection with a lawsuit accusing him of leaking a classified diplomatic communication with the United States to the public.
- Hundreds Arrested In New Pakistani Crackdown On Afghan Refugees RFE/RL 12 Sep 2023 -- Police in the southern Pakistani province of Sindh have arrested more than 250 Afghan refugees and migrants as part of a new crackdown aimed at repatriating undocumented Afghans.
- Pakistan: Taliban resorted to 'indiscriminate firing' on tense border Press TV 11 Sep 2023 -- Pakistan has accused the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan of "indiscriminate firing" and constructing "unlawful structures" at a key border crossing that has been closed for nearly a week.
- Statement by the Spokesperson Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Sep 2023 -- In response to media queries regarding the statement by the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the closure of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Torkham, the Spokesperson made the following statement:
- Pakistan Warns Afghan Taliban Not to Build Illegal Border Structures VOA 11 Sep 2023 -- Pakistan on Monday defended its decision to close the main border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan, saying Taliban authorities were trying to build "unlawful structures" on its territory and "resorted to indiscriminate firing" when challenged.
- Deadly Bomb Hits Pakistan Military Convoy VOA 11 Sep 2023 -- Authorities in northwestern Pakistan said Monday that a bomb explosion killed at least one soldier and wounded several people, including civilians.
- Statement by the Spokesperson Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Sep 2023 -- Responding to a query regarding the so-called Presidential elections in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Spokesperson, made the following comment:
- Deadlock Persists in Reopening Pakistan-Afghan Border Gate VOA 09 Sep 2023 -- Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have met multiple times in the last week to negotiate the reopening of their main border crossing but could not make headway, stranding many trade convoys and travelers on both sides for the fourth consecutive day Saturday.
- Transcript of the Media Briefing by the Spokesperson on Friday 08 September 2023 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Sep 2023
- Thousands Stranded Along Closed Border Crossing Between Afghanistan And Pakistan RFE/RL 08 Sep 2023 -- Pakistan's main border crossing with Afghanistan remained shut on September 8, stranding thousands of civilians and halting hundreds of vehicles carrying goods between the two countries.
- Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Shutdown Stalls Trade Convoys VOA 07 Sep 2023 -- Pakistan's main border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan was closed for a second day Thursday after deadly clashes between security forces from the two countries.
- Pakistan: Clashes Near Afghan Border Kill 4 Soldiers, 12 'Terrorists' VOA 06 Sep 2023 -- Pakistan said Wednesday that a "large group of terrorists" had stormed its security outposts close to the border with Afghanistan, prompting fierce clashes that killed four soldiers and 12 assailants.
- Pakistan: US military equipment left behind in Afghanistan falls into militant hands Press TV 05 Sep 2023 -- Pakistan's caretaker prime minister says the US military equipment left behind during the withdrawal from Afghanistan has fallen into militant hands and ultimately made its way to the militant Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group.
- Pakistani PM Claims Weapons Left Behind In Afghanistan Add To Security Threats RFE/RL 04 Sep 2023 -- Pakistan's caretaker prime minister says that weapons and military equipment left behind by U.S. and other foreign forces in Afghanistan are being used against Pakistan, worsening the security situation in the country.
- Pakistan Expects $50 Billion Investment from Saudi Arabia, UAE Within 5 Years VOA 04 Sep 2023 -- Pakistan's caretaker prime minister said Monday that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will invest $25 billion each in his cash-strapped country within five years.
- Pakistani Pastor Survives Assassination Attempt VOA 04 Sep 2023 -- Police in Muslim-majority Pakistan confirmed Monday that a leader of a local Christian congregation was shot and wounded in an eastern district where mob-led attacks on a Christian neighborhood burned around two dozen churches and scores of homes last month.
- Pakistan Blames 'Rushed' US Troop Exit for Terror Resurgence VOA 02 Sep 2023 -- Pakistan's caretaker prime minister has stated that militant groups are carrying out frequent and more lethal attacks on his country's security forces because they are using the military equipment left behind by the United States in Afghanistan.
- Briefing Session on Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Sep 2023
- Transcript of the Weekly Media Briefing by the Spokesperson on Friday 01 September 2023 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Sep 2023
- Three Killed in Clashes Near Afghan Border VOA 01 Sep 2023 -- Pakistan said Friday that two gunbattles with insurgents near the country's border with Afghanistan had killed an army major and two soldiers.
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