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Pakistani peacekeeper killed in CAR ambush: UN
October 11, 2014

NEW YORK: A UN peacekeeper from Pakistan was killed in the Central African Republic during a flare-up of violence engulfing the capital of Bangui after months of relative calm.

Another soldier was severely wounded during the ambush on a joint Pakistani-Bangladeshi convoy and seven others suffered slight injuries, UN officials said. It was the first peacekeeper death of the mission that deployed last month in the Central African Republic, taking over from African-led troops that were sent after a March 2013 coup plunged the country into bloodshed and chaos. The head of the UN mission, Babacar Gaye, strongly condemned the ambush. “This crime against the UN peacekeepers, who are here to help the people of the Central African Republic, is unacceptable, and the perpetrators will be held accountable and brought to justice,” he said.
Bangui has been rocked by two days of violence pitting the city’s Muslim and Christian populations, leaving at least seven people dead and many dozens wounded, according to UN sources in Bangui. The fresh violence was apparently ignited by a grenade attack in a Bangui street blamed on a Muslim assailant on a motorbike, followed by the murder of a taxi driver allegedly by Muslim gunmen who set fire to several houses. The UN mission chief said his forces would take “robust action” to prevent “a very difficult situation from spiraling out of control.”
The death of a UN peacekeeper in Central African Republic comes amid heightened concern over the UN mission in northern Mali where a wave of attacks have killed 31 peacekeepers since July last year. News of the attack in the Central African Republic came after commanders briefed the UN Security Council on the growing security threats they face on the ground. US Ambassador Samantha Power described the UN mission in Mali as “the most dangerous mission in the world for UN peacekeepers.” “You are in a terrorist-fighting situation without an anti-terror mandate,” Power told the mission commander General Jean Bosco Kazura.
The UN’s 130,000 troops, police and civilian staff serving in missions worldwide are being drawn into more complex conflicts while being tasked with enforcing fragile peace deals. After the latest attack on a UN base in northern Mali, the country’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop told the Security Council that it should send a rapid-reaction force to help end the attacks on peacekeepers. Such a force set up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, pairing government soldiers with UN troops, managed to beat back some of the myriad groups of rebels roaming the east.

 

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who are these 2 guys shaking chief's hand?

 

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Pakistan-U.S. Relations

• According to a report in The News on October 10, the Obama administration reimbursed Pakistan $371 million as part of the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) program on September 30 for anti-terrorism operations conducted by the Pakistani military in the tribal areas. According to officials, another installment is still pending approval.[6]

 

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SSG Soldiers what else ?

 

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Indo-Pakistan Relations

• According to a senior Pakistani military official, the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the Pakistani and Indian armies spoke on October 14 via hotline. The Pakistan army’s DGMO reportedly conveyed Pakistani concerns over consistent, unprovoked firing on the civilian population living along the Line of Control (LoC) and the working boundary by Indian forces. After a brief pause in cross-border firing on October 10, Indian and Pakistani forces reportedly resumed firing on October 11. According to Pakistan Army officials, one civilian was injured by Indian fire in Poonch sector near Rawalkot. Gunfire was also reported in Charwa sector near Sialkot later that evening. Indian army officials accused Pakistani border guards of targeting ten Indian border posts in Poonch sector. Indian forces allegedly continued heavily shelling Pakistani villages along the Sialkot border on October 12. Fresh firing and mortar shelling was reported near Kailer sector in Bagh on the LoC on October 13 and in Charwa sector near Sialkot on October 14.[4]
• According to a Dawn report on October 12, Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz wrote a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon requesting UN intervention in defusing border tensions as well as resolving the Kashmir issue. On October 13, the Pakistani government also conveyed its concerns over ceasefire violations across the LoC to a visiting two-member U.S Congressional delegation comprising of Senators Tim Kaine and Angus King. Indian officials criticized these efforts as attempts by the Pakistani government to “internationalize” the Kashmir issue.[5]

 

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Concluding ceremony of officers of Air Defence Staff Course-47

A selam Brothers I searching the name of the singer and the title of this Pakistan Army song since years, may be someone can help me out ?

 

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Sword of Honour - 130 PMA LC

 

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Military

• On October 19, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Asim Salim Bajwa, spoke at the Shanghai Institute of Strategic Studies while on a weeklong visit to China. General Bajwa emphasized the commitment and success of Pakistan’s military in eradicating terrorism within its borders. Bajwa stated that Pakistan will not tolerate terrorism in any form. Bajwa also met with senior Chinese military officials during his visit.[26]

 

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Last year 2013, Pakistan lost 644 security officials and the majority of them were policemen (303), followed by army personnel (278), frontier corps officials (31) and the remaining 32 persons belonged to the khassadar, levies, rangers and others.

This year 2014, by July 21, Pakistan had already lost 483 security personnel and the highest victims were policemen (202), frontier constabulary (119), army (78), levies (25), khassadar (21), rangers (19), airport security force (11) and the remaining nine belonged to some other security agencies of the country.

Provincially speaking, Sindh was the highest loser of security personnel this year (148), followed by FATA (143), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (88), Balochistan (72), Punjab (28) and two each from Azad Jammu Kashmir and Islamabad. In Sindh, almost 90 percent of fatalities occurred in Karachi with the police losing 101 persons, airport security force (11), rangers (6) and army (2).

 

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Sept 19/14: Pakistan. The US DSCA announces Pakistan’s official export request for 160 Navistar Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. That would certainly be an easy delivery from Afghanistan, for Excess Defense Article vehicles that the US Army was prepared to blow up rather than paying to ship them home:

• 30 MaxxPro Base DXM
• 110 MaxxPro Dash DXM
• 10 MaxxPro Dash DXM Ambulances
• 10 MaxxPro Recovery Vehicles with protection kits
• spare and repair parts, support and test equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and equipment training, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistical and program support.

The estimated cost is $198 million. These vehicles would be added to 22 MaxxPros (incl. 2 MRV recovery vehicles) that were already transferred under the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund. The country’s years-long civil war involving the Pakistani Taliban will certainly provide Pakistan with opportunities to use these vehicles.
The principal contractor will be Navistar Defense Corporation in Madison Heights, MI. The proposed sale will require about 2 US Government and 24 Navistar contractor representatives in Pakistan for a period of approximately 18 months. They’ll perform inspections and deprocessing of vehicles upon delivery; provide assistance in installation of vehicle accessory kits; provide fault diagnosis and repairs; perform corrective maintenance, to include accident and battle damage assessment and repairs; conduct operator and maintainer training; and conduct inventories and maintain accountability of USG provided material. Sources: US DSCA #14-32, “Pakistan – Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles” | Gannett Military Times, “Source: Pakistan already has U.S.-made MRAPs, new deal in works” (April 2014).

Pakistan – Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles
WASHINGTON, Sep 19, 2014 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Pakistan for 160 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, spair and repair parts, and training, etc., for an estimated cost of $198 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

the 30 day congressional 'waiting' period is over. so the deal goes through....

 

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military meeting
Asif says Pakistan feels comfort over Turkey’s participation in trilateral process on Afghanistan

• INP
• October 21, 2014, 8:

ISLAMABAD – A 15-member high-level Turkish defence delegation headed by General Yasar Guler – deputy chief of the Turkish General Staff – is visiting Pakistan to participate in the 10th meeting of the Pak-Turkey high-level military dialogue group.

In a meeting with Defence Secretary Alam Khattak, General Guler reiterated the brotherly ties between Pakistan and Turkey and said that the relationship between the two countries was exemplary and deep rooted. Khattak also stressed the desire to deepen, broaden and strengthen partnership with Turkey in every field.

After a meeting with the defence secretary, a high-level meeting took place between Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and General Yasar Guler. Asif highlighted the progress in ties during the visit of the prime minister in April 2014 and a diverse range of 13 memorandums were signed during the visit.

The minister said that both the countries cooperate closely at regional and multinational fora including UN, OIC, ECO and D-8 and participation of Turkey in trilateral process on Afghanistan is a source of comfort for Pakistan. After the meeting, the first round of the high-level meeting commenced at the Ministry of Defence.

During the opening remarks, the defence secretary informed the renaming of the High Level Cooperation Council (HLCC) as the High Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC) which reflects the strategic nature of our relationship. He expressed the desire to deepen, broaden and strengthen Pakistan’s partnership with Turkey.

“We hope that the 10th meeting will further strengthen and express our existing defence relations,” he said. The session will resume on Wednesday for further briefing and discussions.