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December 2024 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Pakistan in talks with Iran to import affordable gas: Minister IRNA 31 Dec 2024 -- Pakistan's Federal Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik has revealed ongoing negotiations with Iran to import affordable gas.
- Islamabad, Afghan Taliban Locked In Stalemate Over Pakistani Militants RFE/RL 30 Dec 2024 -- The latest Pakistani air strikes inside Afghanistan have rekindled tensions between Afghanistan's Taliban rulers and Islamabad, who were once former allies.
- Militancy surge in Pakistan kills 1,600 civilians, security forces VOA 30 Dec 2024 -- A new report on Monday said escalating terrorist bombings and gun attacks in Pakistan resulted in the deaths of more than 1,600 civilians and security personnel in 2024.
- Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question on escalating tension on Pakistan-Afghanistan border Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Dec 2024
- Afghan Taliban Says Its Forces Struck Targets In Pakistan As Cross-Border Clashes Erupt RFE/RL 28 Dec 2024 -- Afghanistan's Taliban-led government said Taliban forces targeted what it claimed were "centers and hideouts for malicious elements" it said were involved in a recent attack in Afghanistan, as an upsurge of cross-border fighting continues.
- Taliban hint at shielding anti-Pakistan militants in Afghanistan as 'guests' VOA 27 Dec 2024 -- A senior Taliban leader in Afghanistan has indicated that they will continue to provide refuge to anti-Pakistan militants, describing them as "guests" under the country's traditions.
- Pakistan Military Court Jails 60 Imran Khan Supporters Over Violent Protests RFE/RL 26 Dec 2024 -- A Pakistani military court has sentenced 60 people to prison terms ranging between two and 10 years over violent protests that erupted after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in 2023, the army's media wing said on December 26.
- Pakistan military court sentences 60 supporters of jailed former PM Khan VOA 26 Dec 2024 -- A military court in Pakistan on Thursday sentenced 60 supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan to prison terms ranging from two to 10 years for allegedly attacking army facilities.
- Transcript of the Year End Review Briefing by the Spokesperson on Thursday, 26 December 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Dec 2024
- Pakistani military conducts airstrikes on militant hideouts in eastern Afghanistan Press TV 25 Dec 2024 -- The Pakistani military has conducted a series of airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, targeting hideouts of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group.
- More Than 40 Killed In Pakistani Strikes Inside Afghanistan, Taliban Claims RFE/RL 25 Dec 2024 -- Pakistani air strikes killed 46 civilians in eastern Afghanistan, the Taliban-led government in Kabul said on December 25, while Islamabad claimed it targeted suspected militant hideouts in border areas.
- Taliban allege Pakistani military strikes kill dozens in Afghanistan VOA 25 Dec 2024 -- Taliban officials in Afghanistan reported Wednesday that at least 46 people were killed in an eastern border region because of an overnight aerial bombing that allegedly was conducted by Pakistan.
- Pakistan Launches Air Strikes On Militant Hideouts In Afghanistan RFE/RL 24 Dec 2024 -- Pakistani military jets on December 24 conducted air strikes inside Afghanistan, targeting suspected hideouts of the Islamist militant group Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
- Taliban accuse Pakistan of conducting strikes inside Afghanistan VOA 24 Dec 2024 -- Taliban authorities said Tuesday that Pakistan carried out airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan that resulted in several civilian casualties, including women and children.
- On the Sentencing of 25 Civilians in a Pakistani Military Tribunal US Dept. of State 23 Dec 2024 -- "The United States is deeply concerned that Pakistani civilians have been sentenced by a military tribunal for their involvement in protests on May 9, 2023."
- Pakistan: UK response to sentencing of civilians via military courts UK FCDO 23 Dec 2024 -- UK government response to sentencing of 25 civilians in military courts in Pakistan
- Pakistan's political climate shaken by pro-Khan tweets from Trump's choice for special missions envoy VOA 22 Dec 2024 -- Richard Grenell, a close confidant of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, has garnered substantial media and political attention in Pakistan due to his persistent social media posts advocating for the release of the country's former prime minister, Imran Khan.
- Pakistan faces backlash over military court convictions of 25 civilians VOA 22 Dec 2024 -- The European Union Sunday decried military court verdicts against 25 supporters of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan, affirming that these rulings contravene the country's international obligations to ensure a fair and public trial for civilians.
- Pakistan: Statement by the Spokesperson on the sentencing of twenty five civilians by a military court European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Dec 2024 -- The European Union notes with concern the sentencing of twenty-five civilians by a military court on 21 December in Pakistan.
- Pakistan labels US warning on missile program as 'devoid of rationality' VOA 21 Dec 2024 -- Pakistan denied Saturday that its long-range ballistic missile capabilities could potentially strike locations as distant as the United States, asserting that such claims are "unfounded" and "devoid of rationality."
- Militant attack in Pakistan border district kills 16 troops, injures 8 VOA 21 Dec 2024 -- Pakistan reported Saturday that at least 16 soldiers were killed in clashes with militants near the Afghanistan border.
- Pakistani Militants Kill 16 Near Afghan Border As Violence Grows RFE/RL 21 Dec 2024 -- Pakistani militants carried out a daring early-morning raid near the northwestern border with Afghanistan, killing over a dozen officers in the latest attack of 2024 -- a year already marked as one of the deadliest in the region.
- Pakistani Military Courts Sentence 25 People For 2023 Unrest RFE/RL 21 Dec 2024 -- Pakistani military courts have sentenced 25 people for their part in attacks on military facilities in May 2023.
- Pakistani flotilla docks in Iran's Bandar Abbas IRNA 21 Dec 2024 -- A Pakistani Navy flotilla, comprising three warships, has docked at the First Naval Region of the Iranian Army in the country's southern port city of Bandar Abbas.
- 'Our Children Are Dying': The Toll Of Sectarian Violence In A Pakistani City RFE/RL 21 Dec 2024 -- Deadly sectarian clashes have cut off a mostly Shi'ite city in northwestern Pakistan from the rest of the Sunni-majority country.
- Pakistan's Push For Digital Control Adds To 'Climate Of Fear' RFE/RL 19 Dec 2024 -- Pakistan is cracking down on the use of virtual private networks (VPNs) that allow Internet users to circumvent government controls.
- Pakistan defends ballistic missile development amid new US sanctions VOA 19 Dec 2024 -- Pakistan sharply criticized the United States Thursday for imposing new sanctions against the nuclear-armed country's long-range ballistic missile program, labeling the move as "double standards and discriminatory practices."
- Pakistan's reaction to the imposition of US sanctions on National Development Complex and three commercial entities Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Dec 2024 -- Pakistan considers the US decision to impose sanctions on NDC and three commercial entities as unfortunate and biased. Pakistan's strategic capabilities are meant to defend its sovereignty and preserve peace and stability in South Asia. The latest installment of sanctions defies the objective of peace and security by aiming to accentuate military asymmetries. Such policies have dangerous implications for strategic stability of our region and beyond.
- U.S. Announces Additional Sanctions on Entities Contributing to Pakistan's Ballistic Missile Program US Dept. of State 18 Dec 2024 -- In light of the continuing proliferation threat of Pakistan's long-range missile development, the United States is designating four entities for sanctions pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery.
- U.S. Sanctions on Four Entities Contributing to Pakistan's Ballistic Missile Program US Dept. of State 18 Dec 2024 -- Fact Sheet
- Attacks on Pakistan polio teams kill vaccinator, 2 police officers VOA 16 Dec 2024 -- Authorities in Pakistan reported Monday that gunmen targeted vaccination teams in northwestern districts during a nationwide campaign against the paralytic poliovirus, resulting in the deaths of at least one health worker and two police officers.
- Weekly Press Briefing by the Spokesperson, Thursday, 12 December 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Dec 2024
- Clashes kill 6 Pakistani troops, 22 militants near Afghan border VOA 07 Dec 2024 -- Pakistan said Saturday that a predawn assault on a security post and intelligence-driven counterinsurgency raids in its northwestern province bordering Afghanistan killed at least six troops and 22 militants.
- Former Pakistan PM Khan threatens civil disobedience movement from prison VOA 06 Dec 2024 -- Pakistan's jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan. has threatened to start a nationwide civil disobedience movement this month following a government crackdown on his supporters that resulted in the deaths of several.
- Transcript of the Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Thursday, 05 December 2024 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Dec 2024
- Pakistan court charges ex-PM Khan with instigating violence against military VOA 05 Dec 2024 -- An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan indicted jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and several close associates Thursday for allegedly inciting supporters to attack military installations during anti-government protests in 2023.
- After Decades Of Mistrust, Iran And Pakistan Join Forces Against Militancy RFE/RL 03 Dec 2024 -- Iran and Pakistan were on the brink of a full-blown conflict after they exchanged deadly cross-border attacks in January.
- Sectarian violence in Pakistan border district claims more than 130 lives VOA 02 Dec 2024 -- Authorities in Pakistan reported Monday that armed clashes between rival Sunni and Shiite Muslim tribes in a northwestern district bordering the border with Afghanistan have resulted in at least 133 deaths within the past two weeks.
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