Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
October 2024 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Pakistan says China's remarks on safety of its citizens 'perplexing' VOA 31 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan pushed back Thursday against China's criticism of the safety of Chinese personnel in the country, calling the comments "perplexing" and contrary to established diplomatic traditions between the neighbors.
- Transcript of the Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Thursday 31 October 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Oct 2024
- Militant attacks in Pakistan hinder polio immunization campaigns VOA 30 Oct 2024 -- Militant groups have intensified attacks against polio vaccination teams and their police escorts in Pakistan amid a dramatic resurgence of polio cases in the country.
- Pakistan hires 2 law firms to fight Iran's pipeline delay claim VOA 30 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan has hired two U.S.-based law firms to represent it at the International Court of Arbitration as it fights Iran's bid to force the neighbor country to uphold its end of a gas pipeline deal or pay a large penalty.
- China warns security threats to its nationals impede BRI investments in Pakistan VOA 30 Oct 2024 -- China has increased diplomatic pressure on close ally Pakistan to take action against the militants responsible for repeated attacks on Chinese workers, warning that the violence is "unacceptable" and poses "a constraint" on Beijing's investments under its Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI.
- Pakistan condemns Israeli actions to undermine UNRWA Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan unequivocally condemns the latest Israeli attempt to dismantle the operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
- Gunmen kill 5 workers at southwest Pakistan dam VOA 29 Oct 2024 -- Officials in Pakistan's violence-stricken Balochistan province said Tuesday that gunmen attacked workers at the site of a dam, killing five and wounding two others.
- Delegation of Russian Ministry of Defence arrives in Islamic Republic of Pakistan to participate in meeting of military advisory committee on defence and security issues Russia MoD 28 Oct 2024 -- The delegation of the Russian Ministry of Defence led by Deputy Defence Minister Colonel General Aleksandr Fomin has arrived in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to participate in the fifth meeting of the military advisory committee on defence and security issues.
- Pakistan, Afghanistan launch polio vaccination drives as cases resurge VOA 28 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan simultaneously launched fresh vaccination campaigns against polio Monday amid a resurgence in cases in the only two countries globally where the virus continues to be endemic and paralyze children.
- Pakistan Reaffirms Solidarity with the People of Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Oct 2024 -- On the 77th anniversary of the arrival of Indian troops in Jammu and Kashmir, the Government and people of Pakistan reiterate their unwavering solidarity with the people of Kashmir.
- Condemnation of Israeli Military Strikes Against Iran Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan strongly condemns Israel's strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran in the early hours on Saturday.
- Suicide blast kills at least 8 in northwest Pakistan VOA 26 Oct 2024 -- Pakistani officials reported Saturday that a suicide bomber targeted a security checkpoint in a volatile region near the border with Afghanistan, killing at least eight people and injuring several others.
- Clashes with militants in northwest Pakistan kill 14 security force members VOA 25 Oct 2024 -- Pakistani authorities said Friday that clashes with militants killed at least 14 security force officers and injured several others in a northwestern province bordering Afghanistan.
- Transcript of the Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Thursday 24 October 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Oct 2024
- Pakistan Expects to Join BRICS in Near Future Sputnik 24 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan expects to join BRICS in the near future, Coordinator to Pakistani Prime Minister on Implementation and Monitoring Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan told Sputnik on Thursday.
- Former Pakistan PM Khan's wife released from prison VOA 24 Oct 2024 -- Pakistani authorities released the wife of former Prime Minister Imran Khan from prison Thursday, nearly nine months after the couple was sentenced on corruption allegations.
- Pakistan's weapons programs face scrutiny after US curbs VOA 23 Oct 2024 -- The latest U.S.-imposed restrictions on entities supporting Pakistan's defense programs may hinder Islamabad's future efforts to acquire sensitive defense technologies and its collaboration with China but are unlikely to affect Pakistan's weapons development for now, experts say.
- US lawmakers label Pakistan's governance 'military rule with civilian facade' VOA 23 Oct 2024 -- More than 60 members of Congress wrote to President Joe Biden on Wednesday, urging his intervention "to secure the release of political prisoners" in Pakistan, including former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
- Pakistani court grants bail, orders release of ex-leader's wife VOA 23 Oct 2024 -- A federal high court in Pakistan on Wednesday approved the bail application of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's wife, ordering her release after months of imprisonment related to corruption allegations.
- Iranian military delegation oversees international drills in Pakistan IRNA 23 Oct 2024 -- A top-ranking Iranian military delegation headed by the country's Navy commander Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi has attended an international military exercise in Pakistan.
- Renewal of the Kartarpur Corridor Agreement Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Oct 2024 -- The Government of Pakistan has announced the renewal of the "Agreement between the Republic of India and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the facilitation of pilgrims to visit Gurudwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, Narowal, Pakistan" for an additional period of five years.
- Extension of validity of Agreement on Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor India MEA 22 Oct 2024 -- It has been agreed between India and Pakistan through diplomatic channels to extend the validity of the Agreement on Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor for a further period of five years.
- Critics concerned as Pakistan parliament moves to pick new chief justice VOA 21 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan's government amended the constitution Monday, authorizing parliament to select the Supreme Court chief justice, a move opposition parties and independent critics slammed as an infringement on judicial independence.
- Polio crisis deepens as Pakistan reports new cases VOA 19 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan said Saturday that two children in its southern Sindh province had been paralyzed by poliovirus, bringing the total number of cases nationwide to 39 for the year since March, when officials confirmed the first case.
- Pakistan Grapples With Security Threats During SCO Meeting RFE/RL 16 Oct 2024
- Pakistan pushes for expansion of China's BRI plans VOA 16 Oct 2024 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif advocated expanding China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on Wednesday, saying it would enhance regional trade cooperation and promote "the vision of a connected Eurasia."
- China ready to join Pakistan for closer community with shared future -- Premier Li Global Times 15 Oct 2024 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang said here on Monday that China is willing to work with Pakistan to accelerate the building of a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era.
- Joint Statement between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People's Republic of China Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Oct 2024 -- At the invitation of Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mr. Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, paid an official visit to Pakistan from October 14 to 15, 2024.
- SCO Leaders Begin Meeting In Locked-Down Islamabad RFE/RL 15 Oct 2024 -- Senior officials from around Eurasia have begun meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit under tight security in Islamabad amid a surge in violence by various separatist groups in Pakistan.
- Pakistan hosts regional leaders for SCO summit under tight security VOA 15 Oct 2024 -- Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization of Eurasian countries gathered in Pakistan Tuesday for an annual, two-day meeting to discuss ways to enhance regional security, stability, and development cooperation.
- China's Premier Li begins Pakistan visit amid rare strains in relations VOA 14 Oct 2024 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang began a four-day visit to Pakistan on Monday under tight security for bilateral talks and to attend the heads of government meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) hosted in Islamabad this week.
- Pakistan's Ban On Prominent Civil Rights Group Will 'Alienate' Pashtun Minority RFE/RL 12 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan's decision to ban a prominent civil rights organization will further alienate the country's large Pashtun ethnic minority, experts say.
- Pakistan's Pashtun Movement Plans To Go Ahead With Assembly Despite Recent Violence RFE/RL 10 Oct 2024 -- The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) plans to go ahead with its Loya Jirga grand assembly on October 11 to discuss peace and security in northwestern Pakistan despite recent violence, including the deaths of three of its members.
- Pakistan counters criticism of crackdown on ethnic rights group VOA 09 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan has justified its decision to outlaw a regional ethnic rights movement, citing alleged incitement of violence against the state and attempts to establish a "parallel judicial system" under the guise of peaceful public gatherings.
- Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan UN Security Council 08 Oct 2024 -- The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack near Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan, on 6 October 2024 which resulted in the deaths of two Chinese nationals and one Pakistani and the injury of several Chinese and Pakistani nationals.
- Evacuation of Pakistani nationals from Lebanon Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Oct 2024 -- A special flight carrying Pakistani nationals evacuated from Lebanon will arrive in Karachi early tomorrow morning. The flight carries sixty seven Pakistani nationals repatriated from Lebanon who travelled to Damascus, Syria by road before being airlifted to Pakistan. Four Pakistanis from Syria are also being evacuated with this flight.
- Prominent Baluch Activist Stopped From Leaving Pakistan For U.S. Event RFE/RL 08 Oct 2024 -- Mahrang Baloch, a leading rights activist for the ethnic Baluch minority, was prevented from leaving Pakistan to attend a ceremony in the United States, she reported on October 8.
- China urges Pakistan to ensure safety of Chinese personnel People's Daily 08 Oct 2024 -- China has urged Pakistan to make more targeted measures to provide full protection for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the safety and security of Chinese personnel, projects and institutions in the country, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Terrorist Attack on a Chinese Convoy of the Coal-fired Power Plant at Port Qasim PRC MofA 07 Oct 2024
- Terrorist Attack Against Chinese nationals in Karachi Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan strongly condemns the heinous terrorist attack near Karachi airport last night, which claimed the lives of two Chinese engineers while injuring another. We extend our deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims, both Chinese and Pakistani, and offer prayers for the swift recovery of the injured.
- China presses Pakistan to ensure protection of citizens after fatal bombing VOA 07 Oct 2024 -- China on Monday demanded Pakistan "effectively close the security loopholes" to safeguard its workers and projects in the country after a suicide bombing in Karachi killed at least two Chinese personnel and injured another overnight.
- Update: China condemns terrorist attack, urges thorough investigation and severe punishment of perpetrators after 2 Chinese killed in Pakistan Global Times 08 Oct 2024 -- Two Chinese nationals were killed and one was injured after a convoy carrying Chinese staff of the Port Qasim Electric Power Company (Private) Limited was attacked near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi around 11 pm on Sunday. The attack also caused casualties among Pakistani personnel.
- Transcript of the Weekly Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Monday 07 October 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Oct 2024
- China condemns terrorist attack, urges thorough investigation and severe punishment of perpetrators after 2 Chinese killed in Pakistan Global Times 07 Oct 2024 -- Two Chinese nationals were killed and one was injured after a convoy carrying Chinese staff of the Port Qasim Electric Power Company (Private) Limited was attacked near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on Sunday around 11 pm. The attack also caused casualties among local Pakistanis.
- Deadly bomb hits Chinese convoy in southern Pakistan VOA 06 Oct 2024 -- A powerful bomb blast in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi targeted a convoy transporting Chinese nationals late on Sunday, killing at least two people and wounding 10 others.
- 6 Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Attack By Islamist Militants RFE/RL 05 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan's military has said that six of its soldiers, including a high-ranking officer, were killed on the evening of October 4 when a military convoy was attacked by Islamist militants in the country's restive northwest.
- Militant ambushes, bombing kill 16 Pakistan soldiers VOA 05 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan reported Saturday that multiple militant attacks killed at least 16 soldiers, with most of the casualties occurring in areas bordering Afghanistan.
- Pakistani Police Lock Down Islamabad As Ex-PM's Supporters Gather For Protest RFE/RL 05 Oct 2024 -- Islamabad appeared to be in lockdown mode on October 5 as supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan sought to bypass police barricades and enter the Pakistani capital to demand his release.
- Government Orders Army To Deploy In Islamabad Amid Standoff With Ex-PM Khan's Supporters RFE/RL 04 Oct 2024 -- The Pakistani government has ordered the deployment of army troops in Islamabad beginning on October 5 amid a tense standoff as Pakistani security forces blocked the main access roads and cut off the mobile phone signal in order to prevent thousands of supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan from entering the city and rallying for his release.
- Pakistan locks down capital, suspends cellphones to thwart opposition rally VOA 04 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan Friday imposed strict security measures in and around Islamabad to deter supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan from marching on the country's capital.
- Pakistan Calls for de-escalation of hostilities and conflict resolution in the Middle East Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan expresses deep concern over the escalating hostilities in the Middle East, urging all parties to prioritize peace.
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