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February 2024 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Pakistan's parliament sworn in as Imran Khan's supporters continue protests Press TV 29 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan's newly elected parliament has been sworn in amid protests on the floor of the house by the supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is in jail.
- Pakistan's Newly Elected Lower House Lawmakers Sworn In After Election Marred By Rigging Claims RFE/RL 29 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan's newly elected lower chamber of parliament, the National Assembly, convened its first session on February 29 where newly elected lawmakers were sworn in, three weeks after an election marred by widespread allegations of rigging.
- Pakistan Swears In New Parliament After Marred Elections VOA 29 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan's National Assembly swore in newly elected members Thursday amid protests by allies of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who say the general elections were marred by widespread rigging.
- US sanctions 'may not apply' to gas pipeline project with Iran: Pakistan energy minister Press TV 28 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan's caretaker energy minister says the sanctions the United States has imposed on Iran over its civilian nuclear program may not apply to the gas pipeline as Islamabad was going to start work on the project within its territory and connect to neighboring Iran.
- Khan Formally Asks IMF to Link Future Lending to Audit of Pakistan's Disputed Vote VOA 28 Feb 2024 -- The political party of Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan wrote Wednesday to the International Monetary Fund, asking that lending to the cash-strapped country be tied to an independent audit of the disputed Feb. 8 elections.
- IP Gas pipeline project gets go-ahead by caretaker cabinet: Pak media IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- The caretaker federal cabinet committee has approved the Pak-Iran gas pipeline project with plans to complete it in a year, marking it a major development with hopes for boosting the country's energy security, a Pakistani media, Geotv reported on Tuesday.
- Pakistani Court Indicts Ex-PM Khan, Wife in Graft Case VOA 27 Feb 2024 -- An anti-corruption court in Pakistan indicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Tuesday on charges that he had received land as a bribe while in office.
- Maryam Nawaz Sharif elected as 1st female chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab People's Daily 27 Feb 2024 -- Maryam Nawaz Sharif, senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party, was elected on Monday as the first female chief minister for Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, Speaker of the provincial assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmad announced.
- Pakistan Arrests Two Journalists as X Remains Restricted for 10 Days VOA 26 Feb 2024 -- Authorities in Pakistan detained a journalist Monday, the second within a week, while domestic access to social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, remained disrupted for a 10th consecutive day.
- Pakistani Police Detain Dozens At Postelection Protest In Karachi RFE/RL 24 Feb 2024 -- Pakistani police on February 24 detained dozens of political workers in Karachi who staged protests outside the provincial assembly in the southern Sindh Province against alleged fraud in February's general elections.
- 'Iran gas project to help Pakistan save over $5b per annum' IRNA 24 Feb 2024 -- Pakistani media outlets have reported that a decision by this country's federal cabinet to start works on an 80-kilometer segment of the pipeline from Gwadar to the Iranian border would enable Pakistan to save more than $5 billion annually through buying gas from the neighboring state.
- Iranian and Pakistani FMs hold telephone conversation ISNA 24 Feb 2024 -- On Friday afternoon Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Pakistani counterpart Jalil Abbas Jilani had a telephone conversation.
- Pakistan Makes a Strong Case at the International Court of Justice for Ending Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian Territories Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan presented its oral statement before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague today in context of the ongoing hearing on the "Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem."
- Telephone call between the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and Iran Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Feb 2024 -- Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani received a telephone call from the Foreign Minister of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, today.
- Amir-Abdollahian: Iran, Pakistan need to follow up and implement recent security agreements Press TV 23 Feb 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran and Pakistan need to follow up and implement the recent agreements reached between the two countries to broaden security and anti-terror cooperation.
- Pakistan Blocks X For Sixth Straight Day As Activists Criticize Shutdown RFE/RL 22 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan's media regulators again disrupted service on February 22 to the social-media platform X, formerly Twitter, affecting users across the country for the sixth day in a row.
- Political rivals of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan reach deal on coalition govt. Press TV 21 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan's main political rivals of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan have announced a power-sharing agreement to form a coalition government after an inconclusive national election did not produce a clear majority.
- Pakistan advances work on gas pipeline project with Iran to avoid fine: Report Press TV 21 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan has reportedly decided to advance much-delayed work on a joint gas pipeline project with Iran as a means of avoiding a whopping fine.
- Pakistan Parties Still Trying to Form Coalition Government VOA 19 Feb 2024 -- Major political parties in Pakistan have been struggling to cobble together a coalition government nearly two weeks after the controversy-marred national elections produced no clear winner.
- Official Resigns, Admits Tampering in Pakistan's Controversy-Marred Vote VOA 17 Feb 2024 -- A high-ranking Pakistan government officer stepped down Saturday after admitting his involvement in manipulating the results of last week's National Assembly elections, which were marred by accusations of massive electoral fraud and returned no clear winner.
- Transcript of the Weekly Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Thursday, 15 February 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Feb 2024
- What Are the Key Takeaways From Pakistan's Election? VOA 15 Feb 2024 -- A week after Pakistan's general elections delivered a hung parliament, runners-up are poised to form a coalition government while the winners continue to protest the results. Observers say the election delivered surprises for all stakeholders.
- Wounded Ex-Lawmaker Among Scores Of Candidates Challenging Results Of Disputed Pakistani Elections RFE/RL 14 Feb 2024 -- Mohsin Dawar and his supporters were protesting alleged voting irregularities in their constituency during Pakistan's February 8 general elections when security forces opened fire on them.
- Pakistan Comes Close to Getting New Government After Disputed Polls VOA 13 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan's former prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, was nominated as the country's next chief executive Tuesday after a key political party pledged support for his candidacy to end uncertainty stemming from the country's disputed elections last week that left no clear winner.
- Pakistan Condemns Israel's Military Aggression against Rafah City in Gaza Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Feb 2024 -- 12 Feb 2024
- What's Next After Pakistan's Inconclusive Elections? RFE/RL 12 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan's national elections on February 8 failed to produce a clear winner, triggering intense political jockeying among rival parties to form a coalition government.
- More Protests In Pakistan Over Election Results As Talks On Future Government Continue RFE/RL 12 Feb 2024 -- Thousands of people have protested, including blocking roads, in the southwestern Balochistan region of Pakistan against the results of recent inconclusive parliamentary elections as Pakistan's two largest political parties continued talks over who could lead a future government.
- Pakistan election: Sharif's PML-N mulls 'coalition' with PPP as Khan's PTI protests 'rigging' Press TV 12 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has suggested forming a "coalition" with the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), while supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest the alleged rigging of the election.
- Pakistan Reports Killing of Two Top Islamic State Leaders VOA 12 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan confirmed Monday that separate counterterrorism raids near the Afghan border within the past week had killed two senior leaders of a regional Islamic State affiliate known as Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K).
- Allies of Ex-Pakistani PM Khan Lead in Final Election Count VOA 11 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan's much-awaited election vote count concluded Sunday, with jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's allies winning the most National Assembly seats but not enough to form a simple majority.
- Pakistan's ex-PMs Sharif, Khan both claim victory in controversial election Press TV 10 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan's former prime ministers and bitter rivals Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan both claim victory in a national election marred by delayed results and deadly militant attacks.
- Khan's Party Says It's Ready To Form Pakistani Government; Party Leader Shot RFE/RL 10 Feb 2024 -- The party of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, which according to still incomplete results has won most mandates in the February 8 elections, said it was ready to form a government amid warnings by the nuclear-armed country's powerful military that politicians should put the people's interests above their own.
- General Elections 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Feb 2024 -- "We have taken note of statements from certain countries and organizations on the general elections held in Pakistan on 8 February 2024."
- Pakistan Elections Australia DFAT 10 Feb 2024 -- Australia notes the initial results of Pakistan's general elections held on 8 February 2024.
- Elections in Pakistan US Dept. of State 09 Feb 2024 -- Millions of Pakistanis made their voices heard by voting in Pakistan's elections on February 8, with record numbers of Pakistani women, members of religious and ethnic minority groups, and youth registered.
- Pakistan: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the general elections EC/CEU 09 Feb 2024 -- The European Union takes note of the completion of the polling in the general elections, which took place on 8 February in Pakistan, following several months of postponement and uncertainty, and in a context of a tense security environment.
- Former PM Sharif Calls For Unity As Pakistan's Election Delivers A Split Mandate RFE/RL 09 Feb 2024 -- Former Pakistanis Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called on all political parties to unite in a government, as preliminary results from the country's parliamentary elections appeared to deliver a hung parliament following the strong showing of independent candidates affiliated with his rival, jailed ex- Prime Minister Imran Khan.
- Jailed Ex-Pakistan PM Khan Uses AI to Deliver Election 'Victory Speech' VOA 09 Feb 2024 -- The party of Imran Khan delivered what it said was a "victory speech" by Pakistan's imprisoned former prime minister Friday, using a computer-generated voice to simulate that of Khan.
- Loyalists of Pakistan's Jailed Ex-PM Khan Are Frontrunners in Contentious Election VOA 09 Feb 2024 -- Official results Friday from Pakistan's elections showed candidates affiliated with the opposition PTI party claiming the largest number of parliamentary seats, amid allegations that the military-backed government was trying to manipulate the results.
- Pakistanis Defy Powerful Army In Elections RFE/RL 09 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan's powerful army, the ultimate kingmaker in the South Asian country, appeared to pull all the stops to prevent leading opposition figure, Imran Khan, and his Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf (PTI) party from winning the February 8 general elections.
- Pakistan Election Results Suffer Delay VOA 08 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan held its long-delayed elections Thursday, but almost nine hours after polling ended, no constituency had reported a complete tally.
- Pakistan counts votes after polling day hit by suspension of mobile services Press TV 08 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan has begun counting votes after polling ended in a general election that witnessed terrorist attacks and the suspension of mobile services.
- Voting-Counting Under Way After Pakistani Parliamentary Elections Marred By Violence RFE/RL 08 Feb 2024 -- Vote counting was under way on February 8 following elections in Pakistan that took place amid worsening economic conditions and an upsurge of violence that prompted authorities to deploy thousands of extra security forces across the country and shut down mobile-phone networks in border areas.
- Pakistan Tallies Election Results After Controversial Polls VOA 08 Feb 2024 -- Pakistan held its long-delayed elections Thursday, but sporadic violence and the nationwide suspension of mobile phone and internet services overshadowed the polls, raising credibility concerns about an already controversial vote.
- Joint Statement on the 14th meeting of the Pakistan-Russia Consultative Group on Strategic Stability Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Feb 2024 -- On 7 February 2024, the 14th round of Pakistan-Russia Consultative Group on Strategic Stability was held under the chairmanship of Additional Foreign Secretary (Arms Control and Disarmament) Mohammad Kamran Akhtar and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs S.A. Ryabkov
- Why China Is Closely Watching The Pakistani Elections RFE/RL 07 Feb 2024 -- In elections being closely watched by China, Pakistanis are heading to the polls in a tight race defined by a teetering economy and growing security risks that could shape the future for billions of dollars of Chinese infrastructure projects for their country.
- Dozens Killed In Blasts Ahead Of Pakistani Elections; Islamic State Claims Responsibility RFE/RL 07 Feb 2024 -- Two blasts near election offices of candidates in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan killed nearly 30 people and wounded dozens on February 7, a day before the parliamentary vote is to be held in the South Asian country.
- Bomb Blasts Kill 30 in Pakistan Ahead of Thursday's Elections VOA 07 Feb 2024 -- Authorities in Pakistan said Wednesday that at least 30 people are dead and dozens more injured in two bomb blasts targeting election campaign offices in southwestern Baluchistan province.
- Twin bombings in Pakistan kill 28 ahead of elections Press TV 07 Feb 2024 -- Two bomb explosions near the offices of electoral candidates in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan have killed at least 28 people, officials said.
- Another Explosion Occurs in Pakistan's Balochistan Province Bringing Death Toll Up to 25 - Reports Sputnik 07 Feb 2024 -- Another explosion occurred in Pakistan, the total death toll has risen to 25 and another 40 people are injured, Pakistani TV channel GEO reported on Wednesday.
- UN rights office voices concern ahead of elections in Pakistan UN News 06 Feb 2024 -- UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk has urged authorities in Pakistan to ensure that parliamentary elections this week are free and fair, his office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
- UN 'Disturbed' Over Pakistan's Clampdown on Ex-PM Khan's Party Ahead of Elections VOA 06 Feb 2024 -- The United Nations human rights agency voiced concern Tuesday over Pakistan's crackdown on the opposition party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan ahead of this week's parliamentary election.
- 'Nothing Will Change': Pakistani Army's Alleged Election Meddling Dashes Hopes For Real Transformation RFE/RL 06 Feb 2024 -- Over 128 million Pakistanis are eligible to vote in the general elections on February 8. But few believe the vote will bring real change in a country that is grappling with political instability, an economic crisis, and rising militancy.
- Gallup Finds 70% of Pakistanis Lack Trust in Elections VOA 06 Feb 2024 -- A new survey indicates that more than two-thirds of Pakistan citizens lack faith in the integrity of their electoral process and government ahead of Thursday's parliamentary elections.
- Pakistan Reaffirms Solidarity with the Kashmiri People on the 'Kashmir Solidarity Day' Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Feb 2024 -- 05 Feb 2024
- 10 officers killed in militant attack on Pakistan police station ahead of elections Press TV 05 Feb 2024 -- At least 10 police officers have been killed and several others injured as dozens of militants attacked a police station in northwest Pakistan early Monday, says a senior commander, amid escalating violence ahead of elections.
- At Least 10 Police Officers Killed In Attack In Pakistan's Northwest Days Before Polls RFE/RL 05 Feb 2024 -- Dozens of heavily armed fighters attacked a police station in Pakistan's volatile northwest before dawn on February 5, killing at least 10 police officers and wounding six others who fled, authorities said.
- Pakistan Police Station Assault Kills 10 Officers VOA 05 Feb 2024 -- Authorities in northwestern Pakistan said Monday that a pre-dawn militant raid had killed at least 10 police officers and injured six others ahead of national elections later this week.
- Ahead Of Elections, Pakistani Court Hands Ex-PM Third Prison Sentence In A Week RFE/RL 03 Feb 2024 -- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Khan, were both sentenced on February 3 to seven years in prison in an unlawful marriage case that marks the former leader's third prison sentence in a matter of days.
- Pakistan Court Convicts Ex-PM Khan, Wife of Unlawful Marriage VOA 03 Feb 2024 -- A court in Pakistan sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife to seven years in prison Saturday after finding them guilty of a marriage law violation in 2018.
- Poll: Pakistani Youth Hope for Transparent Elections, Trust Military VOA 02 Feb 2024 -- A court in Pakistan sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife to seven years in prison Saturday after finding them guilty of a marriage law violation in 2018.
- Pakistan Kills 24 Insurgents in Volatile Baluchistan VOA 02 Feb 2024 -- Authorities in Pakistan said Friday that security forces killed 24 separatist militants, including key commanders, in a three-day counterinsurgency operation in turbulent southwestern Baluchistan province.
- Transcript of the Joint Press Stake Out between the Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Islamic Republic of Iran at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad on 29 January 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Feb 2024
- UN: Al-Qaida, Afghan Taliban Assist TTP With Attacks in Pakistan VOA 01 Feb 2024 -- A new United Nations report warns that al-Qaida has established eight new training camps in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and is increasingly assisting anti-Pakistan militants to launch cross-border attacks.
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