report in TOLOnews, Dec 16, 2023 at 8:44 PMThe International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) said in a report that in the first operation coordinated across Asia by INTERPOL against illicit firearms, authorities in 10 countries have made over 1,700 arrests and seized 714 firearms, 921 parts and components, and 45,383 rounds of ammunition. According to the report, in Central, South and East Asia, small and light weapons have become the norm for terrorist groups and…
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Report in Dawn, Sept 19th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Monday sternly rejected a report that claimed Pakistan sold arms and ammunition to Ukraine in order to secure a crucial bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Russia-Ukraine crisis began last year when President Vladimir Putin ordered the latter’s invasion on February 24. Separately, the IMF executive board approved a $3 billion bailout programme for Pakistan in July of this year, with the…
report in The News,July 10, 2023KHAR: The police claimed to have recovered a huge cache of arms, explosives and ammunition from a hideout in Chargo area in Salarzai tehsil on Sunday. Taking action on intelligence-based information, the police along with personnel of Bomb Disposal Unit and security forces raided the Chargo area in Salarzai tehsil and recovered weapons and explosives. District Police Officer Nazir Khan said that weapons included rocket launchers, mortar shells, hand-grenades, guns,…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, June 26, 2023According to a statement released by the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) on Monday, Afghan security forces in the country’s eastern Paktika province have confiscated significant weapons and ammunition. The confiscated weapons and ammunition, according to the statement, include thousands of bullets and explosive devices, 35 rocket shells, four mines, 14 hand grenades, and some other unlawfully preserved munitions. They were found during operations in the…
Report in Dawn, April 14th, 2023KOHAT: Customs officials recovered a large cache of illegal ammunition from a truck and arrested the driver near an old toll plaza on the Indus Highway here on Wednesday night. Spokesperson for the department told Dawn on Thursday that the magazines with bullets of rifles worth Rs23.34 million were seized while being smuggled from Malakand to Punjab. He added that the cache included 33,160 rounds of M-16, Kalashnikov, M4, and…
Report in Dawn, March 18,2023QUETTA: Security forces, along with Counter Terrorism Department of police, have seized a huge quantity of arms and ammunition from a hideout of terrorists in Chaman. An ISPR press statement issued on Friday said security forces carried out an Intelligence Based Operation in Boghra Road area of Chaman to search for the hideout of terrorists linked with recent firing incidents on law-enforcement agencies and civilians in Chaman area. As a result…
by Umer Farooq in Dawn, March 11th, 2023PESHAWAR: Just two days after the killing of six militants in Datta Khel, at least five militants were gunned down and a huge cache of arms and ammunition was seized from their possession during an Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO) carried out by the security forces in North and South Waziristan districts on Friday. According to local officials, security forces acting on information received about presence of militants in parts…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, March 7th, 2023QUETTA: Security forces have foiled a terrorist attack plan in the border town of Chaman, seizing a large quantity of arms and ammunition, including suicide jackets, officials said on Monday. They said the security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Chaman and recovered arms and ammunition dumped in a compound. These included 10 suicide vests, 15 anti-tank mines, readymade IEDs, 10 detonators, 64 circuits, 140 anti-personnel landmines, seven…
Report IN PAKISTAN Today, DEC 28, 2022RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Police on the directions of City Police Officer (CPO) Syed Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari, conducted a search operation in Chauntra area, arrested some 13 suspects and recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition. The search operation was conducted on houses in the vicinity of private housing societies, the Police spokesperson said. The search operation was headed by SDPO Saddar Waqar Azim, SHO Chauntra, SHO Chakri and…