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November 2024 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Transcript of the Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Friday, 29 November 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Nov 2024
- Cease-Fire Agreed After More Than 100 Killed In Pakistani Sectarian Violence RFE/RL 28 Nov 2024 -- A new truce agreement has been reached between feuding Sunni and Shi'ite communities in Pakistan's northwestern region of Kurram, where more than 100 people were killed and dozens more injured in a new bout of sectarian violence, local officials said.
- US dismisses Russia's warning to South Korea about supplying arms to Ukraine VOA 27 Nov 2024 -- The United States has dismissed Russia's warning that it will take every measure necessary if South Korea provides lethal weapons to Ukraine.
- Police evict protesters from Pakistan's capital VOA 27 Nov 2024 -- Pakistan said Wednesday that an overnight security crackdown evicted thousands of opposition activists rallying in support of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan from central Islamabad, reopening roads linking the capital with the rest of the country after a four-day lockdown.
- Nearly 1,000 Khan Supporters Arrested As Police Break Up Islamabad Protest RFE/RL 27 Nov 2024 -- Police arrested nearly 1,000 supporters of Imran Khan as security forces cracked down on a massive protest in Islamabad demanding the release of the jailed former Pakistani prime minister, police said on November 27.
- Rising Violence Threatens Chinese-Funded Projects In South And Central Asia RFE/RL 27 Nov 2024 -- Scores of multimillion-dollar Chinese-funded development projects dot South and Central Asia.
- What Is Behind The Deadly Sectarian Violence In Pakistan? RFE/RL 26 Nov 2024 -- Pakistan's northwest has been the scene of sporadic bursts of sectarian violence for decades.
- Soldiers Told To 'Shoot On Sight' In Islamabad As Khan Supporters Clash With Police RFE/RL 26 Nov 2024 -- The Pakistani military has deployed troops in Islamabad as thousands of protesters demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan refused to call off their march on the capital amid clashes with security forces.
- Police Use Tear Gas On Khan Supporters Marching Toward Pakistani Capital RFE/RL 25 Nov 2024 -- Thousands of protesters calling for the release of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan defied roadblocks and tear gas on November 25 to march toward Islamabad despite a lockdown and a ban on public gatherings.
- Pakistan police clash with protesters rallying for jailed former PM Khan VOA 25 Nov 2024 -- Clashes between Pakistan security forces and supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan outside Islamabad late on Monday resulted in the death of at least one police officer and injuries to dozens of people.
- Pakistan Says Cease-Fire Deal Reached Among Warring Parties In Northwest RFE/RL 24 Nov 2024 -- The Pakistani government on November 24 said its mediation team had reached agreement on a seven-day cease-fire among warring sectarian groups in the northwest of the country, looking to end clashes that have killed more than 80 people.
- Pakistani Capital Locked Down, Internet Partially Suspended Ahead Of Protest RFE/RL 24 Nov 2024 -- Pakistani authorities have locked down Islamabad and partially suspended mobile phone and Internet services as supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan geared up for a protest in the capital, calling for his release.
- Pakistan's capital under official security lockdown due to opposition rally VOA 24 Nov 2024 -- Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan, marched toward Islamabad on Sunday to demand his release, among other political prisoners, prompting authorities to lock down the capital and partially suspend mobile internet services.
- Sectarian clashes claim nearly 80 lives in Pakistan VOA 23 Nov 2024 -- Officials in northwestern Pakistan reported on Saturday that a government delegation has begun efforts to negotiate a ceasefire between rival Sunni and Shiite Muslim tribes following armed clashes that resulted in nearly 80 deaths this week.
- Death Count Rises As Sectarian Violence Continues In Northwest Pakistan RFE/RL 23 Nov 2024 -- Local authorities have reported that at least 25 people, most of them Shi'a, were killed on November 22 in fresh sectarian violence in a tribal region of northwest Pakistan long known as a hotspot of Shi'ite-Sunni conflict.
- Violence Flares In Northwest Pakistan Following Attack That Killed Dozens RFE/RL 22 Nov 2024 -- Religious tensions are on the rise in northwestern Pakistan following a deadly attack on a police-escorted convoy of Shi'ite Muslims that threatened to reignite sectarian violence in a strife-plagued region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
- Gunmen Kill 38 In Attack On Shi'ite Convoy Amid Rising Tensions In NW Pakistan RFE/RL 21 Nov 2024 -- At least 38 people were killed and more than 40 wounded after gunmen opened fire on a convoy of cars carrying Shi'ite Muslims in northwest Pakistan as religious tension in the region rises.
- Militants kill 8 Pakistani soldiers, abduct 7 police officers VOA 18 Nov 2024 -- Authorities in northwestern Pakistan reported Monday that militants ambushed a military convoy near the border with Afghanistan and killed at least eight soldiers.
- Baloch insurgents kill 7 Pakistan troops VOA 16 Nov 2024 -- Pakistani authorities reported Saturday that seven soldiers and six insurgents were killed in fierce clashes in the troubled southwestern Balochistan.
- WHO links forced Afghan repatriation from Pakistan to polio resurgence VOA 14 Nov 2024 -- The World Health Organization has labeled a forced repatriation of Afghan nationals from Pakistan as a "major setback" for polio eradication efforts, contributing to the regional resurgence of the paralytic disease.
- Meeting between the Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister and Foreign Minister of Iran Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Nov 2024 -- Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar today received the Foreign Minister of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his delegation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Incident involving two Chinese nationals in Karachi Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Nov 2024 -- This morning two Chinese nationals were injured in Karachi as a result of a firing incident following a dispute with a private guard. The injured were immediately taken to hospital and are under treatment.
- Two Chinese nationals shot and injured in southern Pakistan VOA 05 Nov 2024 -- Authorities in Pakistan said Tuesday that a local security guard at a factory in the southern port city of Karachi shot and injured two Chinese nationals, the third attack this year in the country targeting workers from China.
- Iran FM, Pakistan Army Chief discuss issues of mutual interest IRNA 05 Nov 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held talks with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir on the second day of his official visit to the neighboring country.
- Pakistan's parliament extends army chief's term amid opposition outcry VOA 04 Nov 2024 -- Pakistan's ruling coalition lawmakers approved a series of bills Monday that extend the terms of the heads of the armed forces, including the military, from three years to five years, despite noisy opposition protests.
- Pakistan: Border forces kill several militants trying to infiltrate from Afghanistan VOA 04 Nov 2024 -- Pakistan reported Monday that its border security forces killed at least five insurgents who were attempting to cross over from Afghanistan.
- Return of abducted lawyer for Pakistan's jailed former leader sparks controversy VOA 03 Nov 2024 -- A leading lawyer for Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan has resurfaced under mysterious circumstances nearly a month after his alleged "enforced disappearance."
- Bomb kills 9, mostly schoolchildren, in southwest Pakistan VOA 01 Nov 2024 -- A bomb blast in southwestern Pakistan early Friday morning killed at least nine people, including five schoolchildren, and injured 17 others.
- Blast Kills 5, Including 4 Children, In Pakistan's Restive Balochistan RFE/RL 01 Nov 2024 -- A roadside bomb targeting a van that was transporting the police guarding polio vaccination teams killed four children and a police officer in Pakistan's restive Balochistan Province.
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