Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
March 2016 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Pakistan, Afghanistan Return to War of Words VOA 31 Mar 2016 -- Pakistan has rejected Afghan allegations its intelligence agency is behind the Taliban's resurgence and that Islamabad is not helping in efforts to end the war in Afghanistan.
- Pakistan Detains Over 200 Suspects in Lahore Bombing VOA 29 Mar 2016 -- Authorities in Pakistan have detained more than 200 suspected Islamist militants in a major crackdown in connection with Sunday's suicide bombing in Lahore that killed at least 72 people, many of them Christians celebrating Easter.
- Pakistan Vows To Hunt Down Perpetrators Behind Lahore Attack RFE/RL 28 Mar 2016 -- Pakistani authorities have to hunt down perpetrators behind an Easter Sunday bombing in the city of Lahore that killed more than 70 people and injured some 300 others.
- Pakistan's PM Vows to Boost Counterterror Efforts After Lahore Blast VOA 28 Mar 2016 -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has vowed to intensify counter-terrorism operations in the wake of Sunday's deadly suicide bombing in the eastern city of Lahore targeting Christians. At least 72 people, including about 30 children, were killed and 300 others were wounded in the blast at a crowded park.
- Pakistani forces launch anti-terror drive after bomber killed 72 People's Daily 28 Mar 2016 -- Pakistani security forces have launched operations in parts of eastern Punjab province where a suicide bomber killed at least 72 people and injured 315 others at a crowded park, the army said Monday.
- Pakistan to intensify crackdown on militants after Lahore bombing Press TV 28 Mar 2016 -- A bomb explosion outside a park in the city of Lahore, killed at least 70 people, mostly women and children on Sunday. The area was crowded with Christians celebrating the Easter holidays, and many families were leaving the park when the blast occurred.
- Afghan Spy Chief Blames Pakistan for Taliban Resurgence VOA 28 Mar 2016 -- Afghanistan's security chief is directly blaming neighboring Pakistan's military intelligence agency for being behind the Taliban's expanded insurgent activities in his country.
- Pakistan, India Cooperate in Airbase Attack Probe VOA 28 Mar 2016 -- A team of Pakistani investigators is in India to probe a deadly terror attack on an Indian airbase earlier this year that New Delhi has blamed on Pakistan-based militants. The assault, in which seven Indian soldiers died, set back efforts to resume talks between the rivals, but the joint probe is being seen as a sign of cooperation.
- Pakistan general to US: Our nuclear arsenal is here to stay Press TV 27 Mar 2016 -- A longtime head of Pakistan's nuclear program has rejected US concerns over Islamabad's development of tactical nuclear weapons, asserting that the country will continue to expand its arsenal with no apology.
- Pakistan Rejects US Calls for Curbing Tactical Nuke Weapons VOA 26 Mar 2016 -- Pakistan's top nuclear security advisor has rejected growing U.S. pressure and safety concerns about its production and deployment of battlefield nuclear weapons.
- Trade In Focus As Iranian President Visits Pakistan RFE/RL 25 Mar 2016 -- Iranian President Hassan Rohani is heading to Islamabad on March 25 as neighboring Iran and Pakistan seek to boost trade ties.
- Iran's Rouhani in Pakistan on 1st visit as president Press TV 25 Mar 2016 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has arrived in Pakistan on his first landmark visit since the implementation of a nuclear agreement between Tehran and the P5+1 group of six countries.
- Pakistan Lodges Protest After Arresting 'Indian Spy' RFE/RL 25 Mar 2016 -- Pakistan says it has arrested an Indian intelligence officer, sparking a new diplomatic row between the two rival neighbors.
- Iranian President to Visit Pakistan Seeking Better Ties VOA 24 Mar 2016 -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani visits neighboring Pakistan for two days starting Friday. The trip is apparently part of Iran's diplomatic campaign to boost economic and trade ties with neighboring and regional countries now that international sanctions against it have been removed.
- Pakistan, Afghanistan Look to Boost Trade and Security VOA 22 Mar 2016 -- With several recent high-level visits to Islamabad from global trading partners, including nearby Iran, Pakistani officials are indicating they want to increase business with Afghanistan.
- India Disagrees US F-16 Sales to Pakistan to Help 'Combat Terrorism' Sputnik 13 Mar 2016 -- The defense minister of India has denounced the US decision to sell a set of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, saying the aircraft won't help Islamabad in fighting terrorists acting within the country.
- U.S. Senators Question Selling Pakistan F-16s, But Approve Deal RFE/RL 11 Mar 2016 -- U.S. senators have questioned the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, which they called an 'uncertain ally' of the United States, but in the end they upheld the deal.
- Pakistan Arrests 14 Afghan Taliban Insurgents VOA 10 Mar 2016 -- Authorities in Pakistan say security forces have arrested 14 suspected militants linked to the Afghan Taliban in the southwestern city of Quetta.
- Pakistani forces rescue kidnapped son of famous slain governor Press TV 08 Mar 2016 -- Pakistani counter-terrorism forces have rescued the kidnapped son of a famous slain governor, who was abducted from the eastern city of Lahore five years ago.
- Pakistan Army Kills 21 Militants After Deadly Court Blast VOA 08 Mar 2016 -- Pakistan's military said Tuesday its fresh airstrikes have killed at least 21 militants in the restive North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border.
- Taliban claims attack on court compound in NW Pakistan Press TV 07 Mar 2016 -- A faction of the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for a recent deadly bombing which killed at least 15 people and injured over two dozen others in the country's troubled northwest.
- Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills 13 in Pakistan VOA 07 Mar 2016 -- A Taliban suicide bomber has blown himself up outside a local court compound in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 13 people and wounding at least 36 more.
- Pakistan hosting Afghan Taliban leadership: Top official Press TV 03 Mar 2016 -- A top Pakistani official has for the first time admitted that Islamabad holds sway over Taliban and hosts leaders of the Afghan militant group.
- Pakistan army chief makes surprise visit to Kabul IRNA 02 Mar 2016 -- Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday made a surprise visit to Kabul and reiterated support for the Afghan reconciliation process, a military statement said.
- Taliban claims blast that killed 2 local US employees in Pakistan Press TV 02 Mar 2016 -- A faction of Taliban has claimed responsibility for a roadside bombing that killed at least two local employees of a US consulate in the troubled northwestern Pakistan.
- Afghanistan Welcomes Chinese Anti-terror Proposal VOA 01 Mar 2016 -- China's military chief General Fang Fenghui is in the Afghan capital, Kabul, talking to the Afghan leadership about a four-nation regional alliance against terrorism.
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