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delegation from the Pakistan defense industry visited Poland last week to discuss potential cooperation with the Polish small arms industry. The meeting)—the first of three meeting scheduled for this year— saw representatives from the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) and Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), and the “main topic of talks” between Lt. Gen. Durrani and PGZ board member Maciej Lew-Mirski was the “potential of the purchase and transfer of technology related to the production of small arms and ammunition” for the purpose of supplanting the Pakistan Army’s G-3 and Type 56 assault rifles. Should the Pakistan Army proceed with a small arms modernization program, PGZ estimates that the Army could require “between 500 and 800,000 new automatic rifles, which should replace existing weapons”, a program that could be worth up to $2 billion.
 
Major Ishaq got shahadat during a search op last night. Please pray for him, his family, and Pakistan https://t.co/yMzUkdWpG6
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Passing out parade held at Artillery Centre Attock

Gunner Ghulam Nabi from Mastung, #Balochistan awarded Commandant's Medal for being Overall best recruit of the course by Lt Gen Humayun Aziz #Pakistan #PakArmy https://t.co/TEood5kITO
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Pakistan Welcomes US Offer to Prevent Militant Raids from Afghanistan

November 21, 2017 12:19 PM

Ayaz Gul
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FILE - A sniper and spotter look out over the border in the Kitton outpost along the border fence on the border with Afghanistan in North Waziristan, Pakistan, Oct. 18, 2017.


ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN —

Pakistan is welcoming a U.S. military offer to take action against militants involved in cross-border raids against Pakistan from Afghan soil. Pakistani officials say the move "augurs well" for regional counterterrorism cooperation.

General John Nicholson, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, told reporters in Kabul on Monday his offer was meant to discourage Pakistan's army from shooting at civilians across the Afghan border while responding to border raids by militants.

“We have also offered if they [Pakistan] have a concern about anything on this side of the Durand Line [the border] to let us know and we will act against it so that it is not necessary for cross-border shelling to occur,” said the U.S. general.

Pakistani forces last week allegedly fired hundreds of rounds of mortar shells for several days into the Afghan border province of Kunar, forcing Afghan villagers to flee their homes in harsh winter weather, according to Afghan officials.

The cross-border firing was provoked by repeated militant raids that claimed the lives of several border security personnel and wounded many more, according to Pakistani officials.

The chief spokesman for Pakistan's army, Major General Asif Ghafoor, while responding to Nicholson's remarks, told VOA his country has always offered and sought cooperation to strengthen border security.

“Unilaterally Pakistan, having cleared all areas on Pakistan side, has restored writ if [the] state, including steps like enhancing [troop] presence along the border [with Afghanistan], establishing new forts and posts and has also started to fence the border to deny freedom of movement to illegal crossers and terrorists.” Ghafoor explained.

General Nicholson also emphasized the need for improving border coordination to address mutual concerns.

"I think the concern now is that we improve the mechanisms for control along the Durand Line so that we may have mechanisms to consult before people start shooting and not after innocent people have been displaced," the general observed.

Mushahid Hussain, who heads the defense affairs committee of the Pakistani Senate, said Nicholson’s remarks are an acknowledgment of Islamabad’s “valid and justifiable” concerns regarding security management of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

“The U.S. promise, at long last, to address these core concerns augurs well not just for Pakistan-Afghanistan border management but also for Pakistan-U.S. counter-terror cooperation,” said Hussain.

Pakistani forces previously have also been accused of hitting civilian areas on the Afghan side, provoking street and official protests in Kabul.

Officials in Pakistan maintain anti-state fugitive militants linked to the outlawed Pakistani Taliban are using sanctuaries in Afghan border areas for plotting cross-border terrorist attacks, taking advantage of the nearly 2,600 kilometer, largely porous border between the two countries.

The Afghan government has for years alleged leaders of the Taliban are sheltering and using havens on Pakistani soil to sustain and expand insurgent activities in Afghanistan. U.S. officials back those allegations.

Islamabad denies the accusations, saying its counterterrorism operations have uprooted all terrorist infrastructures in the country, allowing Pakistani forces to strengthen border security.
 
Major Ishaq got shahadat during a search op last night. Please pray for him, his family, and Pakistan https://t.co/yMzUkdWpG6
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Major Ishaq of Pakistan Army has embraced martyrdom in D I Khan during an intelligence based operation against terrorists. May Allah accept all these sacrifices for Pakistan and give Sabar to families of our martyrs. Aameen
 
A 28-year-old major of the Pakistan Army was martyred on Wednesday in an exchange of fire with terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan, said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations.

Major Ishaq was killed while security forces were "conducting a search operation on presence of terrorists in a hideout" in DI Khan's Kulachi area, read the statement posted by Director General ISPR Major Gen Asif Ghafoor on Twitter.

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Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor

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Another son of soil Maj Ishaq embraces shahadat. "We have a sacred duty at hand of cleansing & defending our motherland; WE SHALL DO IT".

Chief of Army Staff Qamar Jawed Bajwa and other army officials attended the funeral prayers of the martyred major who leaves behind a wife and a one-year-old son.

On November 13, at least two soldiers were martyred and four others were injured in a suspected militant attack on a checkpost near the Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur Agency. The martyred soldiers were identified as Capt Junaid Hafeez and Sepoy Raham.
 
Sepoy Nasir Mehmood of Frontier Corps Balochistan embraced shahadat while fighting terrorists in Panodi village in Makran Division. RIP hero! #Pakistan https://t.co/vZoG64B3Qs
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Major Ishaq got shahadat during a search op last night. Please pray for him, his family, and Pakistan https://t.co/yMzUkdWpG6
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A 28-year-old major of the Pakistan Army was martyred on Wednesday in an exchange of fire with terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan, said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations.

Major Ishaq was killed while security forces were "conducting a search operation on presence of terrorists in a hideout" in DI Khan's Kulachi area, read the statement posted by Director General ISPR Major Gen Asif Ghafoor on Twitter.

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Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor

✔@OfficialDGISPR


Another son of soil Maj Ishaq embraces shahadat. "We have a sacred duty at hand of cleansing & defending our motherland; WE SHALL DO IT".

Chief of Army Staff Qamar Jawed Bajwa and other army officials attended the funeral prayers of the martyred major who leaves behind a wife and a one-year-old son.

On November 13, at least two soldiers were martyred and four others were injured in a suspected militant attack on a checkpost near the Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur Agency. The martyred soldiers were identified as Capt Junaid Hafeez and Sepoy Raham.
InnaliAllahe wa InnailAehe rajion!
Rip our real hero's, Allah Subhan Taala inn ki qurbania qubol karain aur hamaray ghazion ko sabit qadam rakhain, Aameen.
 
Army Pilot.
Let me explain you the toughest flights we fly.
Flight with a coffin, a widow and a little orphan. Yes! this makes your heart bleed while you see the country for which this offr laid his life is looted by the corrupt. Yes we hate the corrupt from the core of our heart. https://t.co/0ZdzjtNZv4
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Army Pilot.
Let me explain you the toughest flights we fly.
Flight with a coffin, a widow and a little orphan. Yes! this makes your heart bleed while you see the country for which this offr laid his life is looted by the corrupt. Yes we hate the corrupt from the core of our heart. https://t.co/0ZdzjtNZv4
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A heartbreaking post strengthened by the conviction it carries for the sad innocent eyes. Wanted to post similar last night after looking at the pic of this kid but decided not use an august martyrdom against the rotten sleaze and generalized it in another thread, the point is however, completely justified and sounds so much better comming from an Army pilot.
 
‏اے شہید وطن تمھاری جرآت کو سلام [emoji173]

سرفروشی ہے ایماں تمہارا،
جراَتوں کے پرستار ہو تم،
جو حفاظت کرے سرحدوں کی،
وہ فلک بوس دیوار ہو تم۔
#OurShuhadaOurPride
#MajorIshaqShaheed https://t.co/Zj2tMR431J
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General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited Headquarters Southern Command, Quetta in connection with execution of ‘Khush Hal Balochistan’ (KHB) initiative. COAS and CM Balochistan were briefed in details about socio-economic and Security environment and plan for execution of KHB. Provincial administration and military commanders were also present. Plan was discussed in details. Few aspects required further deliberation at staff level which will be finalized accordingly in next few days. All aspects in security domain were approved by the COAS. Details of complete KHB initiative will be shared soon.
COAS said that Army shall provide full support to Federal and Provincial govts for success of KHB program. He said that the program in fact is ‘Khush Hal Balochistan- Khush Hal Pakistan’.
CM Balochistan appreciated contributions of Security apparatus for improving stability in the Province and support for execution of KHB plan.
Earlier, upon arrival, COAS was received by Commander Southern Command Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa.


 
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