Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
July 2024 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Amnesty, Malala Slam Crackdown In Pakistan's Balochistan Province RFE/RL 31 Jul 2024 -- With tensions still high in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan Province following days of deadly protests, Amnesty International has called on authorities to end what it called a "brutal crackdown" in the restive region.
- Protesters and military in standoff in Pakistani city home to China-built port VOA 30 Jul 2024 -- The Pakistani city of Gwadar, home to a key Chinese-built deep seaport, is the scene of a tense stand-off between the military and Baloch protesters demonstrating against alleged human rights violations.
- Protests In Western Pakistan Turn Violent, Leaving 1 Soldier Dead, Many Injured RFE/RL 29 Jul 2024 -- Thousands of Pakistanis have been protesting for nearly a week in the port city of Gwadar against a growing Chinese presence in Balochistan and what members of the Baluch community say is a pattern of "forced disappearances" that they blame on Pakistani authorities.
- Pakistan arrests radical Islamist leader for placing bounty on chief justice VOA 29 Jul 2024 -- Police in central Pakistan on Monday arrested a leader of a far-right Islamist party on charges of ordering the assassination of the country's top judge over his alleged support for minority Ahmadis.
- Cash-starved Pakistan engages in debt 'reprofiling' talks with China VOA 28 Jul 2024 -- Pakistani Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said Sunday that he had engaged in "very constructive" talks with Chinese counterparts on rescheduling billions of dollars in debt owed to China, but he reported no immediate progress.
- Pakistan Rejects Indian Prime Minister's Belligerent Remarks Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan rejects the Indian Prime Minister's belligerent remarks made in Drass, Ladakh on 26 July 2024.
- Pakistani minister confirms internet firewall, rejects censorship concerns VOA 26 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan's minister for information technology and telecommunication confirmed Friday the government is implementing an internet firewall but rejected talk that the tool will curb free speech online, defending it as a cybersecurity upgrade.
- Pakistan boosts security of Chinese workers amid growing terrorism VOA 26 Jul 2024 -- "We have never seen a Chinese reaction like this one," says regional security affairs analyst Ahmed Rashid, referring to Beijing's persistent public demand that Pakistan ensure the safety of Chinese nationals since a March 26 suicide attack killed five Chinese workers there.
- Transcript of the Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Thursday, 25 July 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jul 2024
- New Extremist Groups -- At Least In Name -- Enter Pakistan's Militant Scene RFE/RL 25 Jul 2024 -- Suicide bombers and gunmen penetrated a military base in northwestern Pakistan last week, killing eight soldiers.
- Traders end monthslong protest at Pakistan-Afghan border crossing VOA 25 Jul 2024 -- The Chaman border crossing on the Pakistan-Afghan border reopened Monday after small traders ended a nine-month sit-in protest. The border had been closed due to a Pakistani government decision to implement a visa and passport program for travelers on both sides.
- Pashtuns in Pakistan oppose military offensive in borderlands VOA 25 Jul 2024 -- Militant attacks in Pakistan's northwest have plagued the region for years, leading to tensions between some of the region's civilian leaders and the Pakistani military.
- US links Pakistan's economic growth to political stability VOA 24 Jul 2024 -- The United States urged Pakistan Wednesday to protect the rights of all citizens, including freedom of expression and assembly, as a military-backed crackdown on the opposition party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan continues.
- Pakistan Assumes Command of Combined Maritime Forces' Combined Task Force 150 US Navy 23 Jul 2024 -- The Pakistan Navy assumed command of a multinational task force responsible for maritime security in the Middle East during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, July 22.
- Interview: Pakistani Islamist Leader Opposes Military Operation To Root Out Militants RFE/RL 23 Jul 2024 -- Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leader of the largest Islamist party in Pakistan, has voiced his opposition to a planned operation by the military to root out militants along the Afghan border.
- Pakistan Welcomes the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian Territories Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan welcomes the Advisory Opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the "Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem."
- Pakistan Reopens Key Border Point With Afghanistan Following Complaints RFE/RL 21 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan on July 21 reopened a key border crossing point with Afghanistan after a nine-month closure following complaints by residents. Pakistan in October closed the Chaman-Spin Boldak border that runs through Pashtun communities, ending the century-old Easement Rights, which had allowed certain communities along the 19th-century Durand Line border to cross freely.
- Pakistan demands Germany prosecute consulate attackers VOA 21 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan has condemned Germany's "failure" to safeguard its consulate in Frankfurt from being stormed and vandalized Saturday by dozens of protesters reportedly carrying Afghanistan's national flag.
- Thousands Stage Sit-In Protest In NW Pakistan After Military Allegedly Fires On 'Peace March' RFE/RL 20 Jul 2024 -- Thousands of demonstrators in northwest Pakistan are participating in a sit-in protest after authorities fired on participants of a "peace march" in the Bannu district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province on July 19.
- Pakistan opposition party reports 'abduction' of media team members VOA 20 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan's main opposition party, led by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, said Saturday that its foreign media coordinator and several social media activists were "abducted" and have "disappeared."
- Pakistan calls Israel's Netanyahu a 'terrorist' VOA 19 Jul 2024 -- Under pressure from right wing protesters, Pakistan's government declared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a terrorist Friday, demanding the leader be brought to justice for alleged war crimes against Palestinians.
- Pakistan arrests key aide to slain al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden VOA 19 Jul 2024 -- Authorities in Pakistan said Friday they had caught an internationally designated senior al-Qaida operative, describing him as a close aide of the terror network's slain leader, Osama bin Laden.
- Transcript of the Weekly Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Friday, 19 July 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Jul 2024
- 'Widespread Fear': Spate Of Killings In Pakistan's Restive Northwest Targets Journalists RFE/RL 18 Jul 2024 -- Hassan Zeb was in his car when two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire and killed him in broad daylight.
- Pakistan Serves Strong Demarche to Afghanistan over the Terror Attack on Bannu Cantonment Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jul 2024 -- The Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Islamabad was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today to deliver Pakistan's strong demarche over the deadly terrorist attack on Bannu Cantonment on 15 July 2024, which resulted in the martyrdom of eight security personnel and injured several others.
- Pakistan Summons Diplomat Of Taliban-Led Government Over Bannu Attack RFE/RL 17 Jul 2024 -- Islamabad summoned a senior Afghan diplomat over a deadly militant attack on the Bannu garrison in northwest Pakistan, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on July 17.
- Pakistan summons Afghanistan diplomat over deadly military base terror attack VOA 17 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan lodged an official complaint Wednesday with the Taliban government in Afghanistan over a recent extremist attack against a military compound in the northwest, which resulted in the deaths of eight soldiers and injuries to many others.
- Pakistan says 4 nationals killed in Oman attack VOA 16 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan said Tuesday four of its nationals were killed and 30 others injured in an unprecedented gun attack targeting a Shi'ite Muslim minority mosque in Oman's capital, Muscat.
- Pakistan: Attack on northwestern health facility killed 5 civilians, 2 soldiers VOA 16 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan said Tuesday that a militant attack on a rural medical facility in a northwestern volatile region early in the morning resulted in the deaths of at least five civilians and two soldiers.
- Pakistan seeks to ban former PM Khan's party VOA 15 Jul 2024 -- The government of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif plans to seek a formal ban on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or PTI, the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
- Pakistani Minister Says Ex-PM Khan Will Face Treason Charges, PTI Party To Be Banned RFE/RL 15 Jul 2024 -- Pakistani Information Minister Atta Tarar said on July 15 that the coalition government led by the Muslim League would launch high-treason charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan and two aides and ban Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf (PTI) political party.
- At Least 4 Soldiers Dead, Dozens Injured In Attack On Pakistani Garrison RFE/RL 15 Jul 2024 -- At least four soldiers are dead and 50 more were injured after an explosion and gunfire at a military barracks in Bannu city in northwestern Pakistan on July 15, security officials told RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal.
- 3 killed in car bomb-and-gun attack on Pakistan military compound VOA 15 Jul 2024 -- Authorities in northwestern Pakistan said Monday that a suicide bomber drove an explosive-laden vehicle into a military compound, followed by several armed insurgents storming it, resulting in the death of at least three soldiers and injuries to 12 others.
- Cash-starved Pakistan acquires $7 billion IMF loan VOA 13 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan said Saturday that a newly secured multibillion-dollar loan from the International Monetary Fund would help improve the cash-starved country's macroeconomic stability.
- Pakistan, IMF Reach Deal For $7 Billion Loan RFE/RL 13 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan has reached a deal for a fresh $7 billion loan with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the global lender has announced.
- Pakistan court acquits Imran Khan, but he remains in jail Press TV 13 Jul 2024 -- Imran Khan, Pakistan's former prime minister, will remain in prison even after he and his wife were acquitted on charges of marrying unlawfully by a court in Islamabad.
- Pakistan's ex-PM Khan still jailed despite acquittal in marriage case VOA 13 Jul 2024 -- An appeals court in Pakistan on Saturday acquitted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife of charges their 2018 marriage was in breach of Islamic law, a crime for which both had been serving seven-year sentences.
- Pakistan's top court rules former PM Khan's party eligible for reserved seats VOA 12 Jul 2024 -- In a much-awaited decision Friday, Pakistan's top court declared former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party was entitled to its share of reserved seats in the national and provincial assemblies, handing the incarcerated leader's supporters a major legal victory.
- Transcript of the Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Thursday, 11 July 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Jul 2024
- UN: Afghan Taliban increase support for anti-Pakistan TTP terrorists VOA 11 Jul 2024 -- A new United Nations report says the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an alliance of extremist groups, is "the largest terrorist group" in Afghanistan and receives growing support from that country's Taliban rulers to conduct cross-border attacks in Pakistan.
- Deputy Russian Defence Minister Colonel General Aleksandr Fomin meets with Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan General Sahir Shamshad Mirza Russia MoD 10 Jul 2024 -- Deputy Defence Minister of the Russian Federation Colonel General Aleksandr Fomin met with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan General Sahir Shamshad Mirza.
- Pakistan allows lawful Afghan refugees to stay for another year VOA 10 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan announced Wednesday it had extended the stay of more than 1.4 million lawful Afghan refugees for another year.
- UN Refugee Chief Welcomes Pakistan Suspending Expulsions Of Undocumented Afghans RFE/RL 10 Jul 2024 -- The UN's high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi, has commended Pakistan for suspending its forced deportation of undocumented Afghan migrants and called for increased efforts toward long-term solutions for Afghan refugees in Pakistan, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said.
- Outrage follows as Pakistan allows spy agency to tape citizens' calls VOA 10 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan has officially authorized its military-run main spy agency to intercept citizens' phone communications, sparking outcry and concerns from political opponents and advocates of civil liberties.
- Residents Protest Planned Military Offensive In Pakistan's Swat Valley, Orakzai District RFE/RL 06 Jul 2024 -- Hundreds of residents in Pakistan's Swat Valley and Orakzai tribal district rallied to condemn a newly announced military operation by the federal government, with one movement calling for a nationwide protest on July 7.
- Transcript of the Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Thursday, 04 July 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Jul 2024
- Fearful Of Losing Their Livelihoods, Pakistanis Oppose Latest Military Operation RFE/RL 04 Jul 2024 -- Sanaullah, a businessman in northwestern Pakistan, opposes a new military operation Islamabad says is vital to turn the rising tide of terrorism in the country.
- Meeting with Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif President of Russia 03 Jul 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
- Bomb attack in NW Pakistan kills former senator, 4 others VOA 03 Jul 2024 -- Police in Pakistan said Wednesday that a roadside bomb blast near the border with Afghanistan tore through a vehicle, killing a former senator and his four companions.
- UN panel says former Pakistan PM Khan was detained 'arbitrarily' VOA 01 Jul 2024 -- A group of independent experts from the United Nations demanded Monday the immediate and unconditional release of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, asserting that his imprisonment is arbitrary and violates international laws.
- Exchange of Lists of Prisoners between Pakistan and India Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan and India today exchanged lists of prisoners in each other's custody through diplomatic channel, in Islamabad and New Delhi. These lists are exchanged simultaneously, in pursuance of the Consular Access Agreement of 2008 on the 1st of January and 1st of July every year.
- Exchange of list of prisoners between India and Pakistan India MEA 01 Jul 2024 -- India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other's custody.
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