Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
March 2025 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Hundreds Of Thousands Of Afghans In Pakistan Brace For Deportations RFE/RL 30 Mar 2025 -- More than 800,000 Afghans who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban's takeover in 2021 live without papers in neighboring Pakistan.
- Civilians Killed In Pakistani Drone Strikes Targeting Militants RFE/RL 29 Mar 2025 -- Multiple civilians, including women and children, were killed in a Pakistani military operation targeting militants in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a provincial official said.
- Dual Pakistani-Canadian National Arrested for Years-Long Scheme to Circumvent U.S. Export Control Laws US Dept. of Justice 28 Mar 2025 -- An indictment was unsealed yesterday charging Mohammad Jawaid Aziz, also known as Jawaid Aziz Siddiqui and Jay Siddiqui, 67, of Pakistan and Canada, with conspiracy to violate U.S. export laws and violating U.S. export laws.
- Transcript of the Weekly Press Briefing by the Spokesperson, Thursday March 27, 2025 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Mar 2025
- Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Sadiq Khan's visit to Afghanistan 21-23 March Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Mar 2025 -- 24 Mar 2025
- Russian Navy's detachment conducts Arabian Monsoon joint naval exercise with Pakistan Navy in Arabian Sea Russia MoD 20 Mar 2025 -- A detachment of Russian Navy ships consisting of corvettes Rezky, Aldar Tsydenzhapov, and medium sea tanker Pechenga (Pacific Fleet) participated in a joint PASSEX-type exercise called Arabian Monsoon together with the Navy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
- Transcript of the Media Briefing by the Spokesperson Thursday, 20 March 2025 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Mar 2025
- What's Behind The New Wave Of Violence In Pakistan's Balochistan? RFE/RL 18 Mar 2025 -- Balochistan, a vast mineral-rich province in southwestern Pakistan, has been the scene of a simmering separatist insurgency for nearly a quarter-century.
- Russian Navy and Pakistan Navy to conduct PASSEX joint naval exercise in Arabian Sea Russia MoD 18 Mar 2025 -- A detachment of Russian Navy ships consisting of the corvettes Rezky, Aldar Tsydenzhapov of the Russian Federation, and the Pacific Fleet's medium sea tanker Pechenga will participate in the PASSEX drills together with the Navy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
- Statement by the Spokesperson Regarding the Remarks Made by the Indian Prime Minister During a Podcast Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Mar 2025 -- Responding to media queries regarding the remarks made by the Indian Prime Minister during a podcast with Lex Fridman, the Spokesperson said:
- Pakistan Navy's second Hangor-class submarine launched in China Global Times 16 Mar 2025 -- The Pakistan Navy's second Hangor-class submarine was recently launched in China, with a Chinese expert expecting the boat with strong comprehensive combat capability to become a mainstay for the Pakistan Navy and represent a high level of military cooperation between the two countries to safeguard peace and stability in the region.
- Baluch Militants Attack Pakistani Security Convoy, Killing At Least 5 RFE/RL 16 Mar 2025 -- Baluch militants attacked a Pakistani security convoy, killing at least five people, officials said, the latest in a series of attacks in troubled regions bordering Afghanistan.
- Pakistan Welcomes the Signing of the Treaty on the Delimitation and Demarcation of the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border. Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Mar 2025 -- Pakistan Welcomes the Signing of the Treaty on the Delimitation and Demarcation of the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border.
- Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Pakistan UN Security Council 14 Mar 2025
- Military says death toll in Pakistan's train hijacking rises to 31 VOA 14 Mar 2025 -- Pakistan officials confirmed Friday that 31 people, including 23 security personnel, lost their lives in Tuesday's train hijacking by armed militants in the country's restive Balochistan province.
- Transcript of the Media Briefing by the Spokesperson Thursday, 13 March 2025 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Mar 2025
- Afghanistan denies link to train attack in Pakistan VOA 13 Mar 2025 -- The Afghan Taliban have rejected Pakistan's allegation that Tuesday's deadly hostage-taking of a train was planned and directed from Afghan soil.
- Pakistan Denounces the Ban on Two Kashmiri Organizations Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Mar 2025 -- Pakistan denounces the Indian authorities' decision to declare the 'Awami Action Committee' and 'Jammu and Kashmir Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen' as 'Unlawful Association' for a period of five years. The 'Awami Action Committee' is led by a prominent political and religious leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. The 'Jammu and Kashmir Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen' was also founded by another notable political and religious leader, Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari, who headed it till his demise in 2022.
- China willing to strengthen counterterrorism co-op with Pakistan: Chinese FM responds to Pakistan train hijack Global Times 12 Mar 2025 -- When asked by the media about Tuesday's train hijacking incident in Pakistan by a separatist militant group, which involved 450 passengers, and the successful rescue of 104 passengers by Pakistani security forces, who killed at least 16 terrorists in the process, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated, "We have noted the relevant reports and strongly condemn this terrorist attack."
- Rescued passengers give harrowing account of Pakistan train attack VOA 12 Mar 2025 -- Speaking to a private news channel, Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, director general of military's media wing, Inter Services Public Relations, said that all hostages were rescued.
- Pakistani forces rescue 155 train passengers taken hostage by militants IRNA 12 Mar 2025 -- Pakistani forces have rescued 155 passengers who were taken hostage after militants took over a train in southwest Pakistan, while the militants still hold others.
- Security sources: 155 hostages freed, 27 militants killed in Pakistan train siege Press TV 12 Mar 2025 -- Pakistani security forces say they have freed 155 hostages and killed 27 militants, as operations to rescue passengers of a train siege in the country's southwestern Balochistan province continue for the second consecutive day.
- Fate Of More Than 100 Pakistani Train Hostages Unknown Amid Contradictory Claims RFE/RL 12 Mar 2025 -- Pakistani military sources claim to have "neutralized" the militants responsible for hijacking a passenger train in southwestern Pakistan with more than 400 people on board but doubts persists amid the lack of independent verification and counterclaims by the fighters.
- Militants Hijack Train, Take Dozens Of Hostages In Restive Pakistan Region RFE/RL 11 Mar 2025 -- Militants hijacked a packed train in a tunnel in southwestern Pakistan, taking dozens of hostages as they battled with security forces, leaving several dead.
- Militants attack train, take hostages in Pakistan's Balochistan province VOA 11 Mar 2025 -- Militants attacked a cross-country passenger train Tuesday in Pakistan's restive southwestern Balochistan province, taking many hostages.
- Pakistan train hijacking: Police say armed militants hold 35 people hostage IRNA 11 Mar 2025 -- Armed militants are holding 35 people hostage after they attacked a passenger train in southwestern Pakistan, local police said.
- Gunmen take 35 hostages in attack on train in southwest Pakistan Press TV 11 Mar 2025 -- Militants have taken 35 passengers hostage after attacking a train in southwestern Pakistan.
- Pakistan Sets April 1 Deadline For 'Afghan Card' Holders, 'Illegal Foreigners' To Leave RFE/RL 08 Mar 2025 -- Pakistan ordered Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders and "all illegal foreigners" to leave the country, either voluntarily or through deportation starting on April 1, raising fears among the Afghan community of repression should they return to their homeland.
- Pakistan orders documented Afghan migrants to leave VOA 07 Mar 2025 -- Pakistan ordered all documented Afghan migrants on Friday to leave the country by March 31 or risk deportation.
- Taliban urge Pakistan, Iran to slow return of Afghan nationals VOA 06 Mar 2025 -- Afghanistan's Taliban Thursday called on neighbors Pakistan and Iran to be patient with Afghan refugees and follow an organized process for their return, considering Afghanistan's economic challenges.
- Transcript of the Media Briefing by the Spokesperson Thursday, 06 March 2025 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Mar 2025
- Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign Minister Received a Call from the US National Security Advisor Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Mar 2025 -- The Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, received a call from the US National Security Advisor, Michael Waltz on 4th March 2025. The NSA conveyed President Trump's appreciation and thanks for Government of Pakistan's efforts in countering terrorism.
- Pakistan's Arrest Of Islamic State Operative Signals Renewed U.S. Cooperation RFE/RL 05 Mar 2025 -- Pakistan's arrest of a suspected Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) operative and his extradition to the United States signals renewed counterterrorism cooperation between the two countries, experts said.
- US-Pakistan capture of 'top terrorist' signals deep counterterrorism cooperation despite cold ties, experts say VOA 05 Mar 2025 -- The U.S. Justice Department presented in a federal court in Virginia the alleged mastermind of the August 2021 bombing that killed 13 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
- Pakistan confirms 5 soldiers, 13 civilians killed in twin suicide bombings targeting military compound VOA 05 Mar 2025 -- Five soldiers and at least 13 civilians, including women and children, were killed in a twin suicide bombing Tuesday that targeted a military compound in northwestern Pakistan, according to the military.
- Twin suicide bombings target Pakistan military compound VOA 04 Mar 2025 -- At least 12 people, including women and children, were killed in a twin suicide bombing Tuesday in a cantonment area in northwestern Pakistan.
- Turkey, Pakistan condemn Israel for blocking Gaza aid IRNA 03 Mar 2025 -- Turkey and Pakistan have joined an international chorus of criticism of an Israeli decision to stop the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, with both countries saying that the decision constitutes a "blatant violation of international law."
- Pakistan Condemns Israeli Action to Block Humanitarian Aid from Entering Gaza Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Mar 2025 -- The Government of Pakistan condemns in the strongest possible terms Israeli decision to block critical humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, during the Holy month of Ramadan.
- Growing space cooperation between Pakistan, China presents risks and opportunities, experts say VOA 03 Mar 2025 -- China is ramping up cooperation with Pakistan in space exploration, but experts say Islamabad must develop its own strengths if it aims to benefit from Beijing.
- Female bomber's attack on military convoy in southwest Pakistan kills 1 VOA 03 Mar 2025 -- Police in Pakistan reported Monday that a female suicide bomber detonated herself near a military convoy in southwestern Balochistan province, killing at least one security personnel and injuring four others.
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