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Fresh banners in Karachi call for army chief’s extension

  Move On Pakistan, a group of pro-military people, has installed fresh banners and posters pleading Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif not...

PM Nawaz faces key challenge as army chief’s tenure nears end

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif faces a key choice in the coming weeks about who should run Pakistan’s powerful military, one that will have a...

Indian army chief accuses predecessor of victimisation

For the first time, a serving Indian Army chief has accused a predecessor of stalling his promotion on baseless grounds. Chief of Army Staff (COAS)...

Lack of progress on NAP affecting Zarb-e-Azb, says army chief

Gen Raheel says ‘distracting and inciting comments and theories by some quarters’ are undermining national efforts in the fight against terrorism Army chief General Raheel...

PM, army chief discuss regional security

Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Thursday called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and discussed important security issues. According to reports, the two...

SHC CJ Sajjad Ali all praise for Pak Army after son’s...

Sindh High Court (SHC)Chief Justice, Sajjad Ali Shah has hailed Pakistan Army as the forces played an important role in the recovery of his...

Army Chief, CM Shehbaz Sharif attend Edhi’s funeral

Legendary social worker, humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi will be laid to rest in Karachi today (Saturday) after he passed away due to severe kidney...

Defeated terrorists going after softer targets, says army chief

Pakistan’s Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Friday said defeated terrorists and their sympathizers inland and abroad are now frustrated and going after softer...

‘Army chief urged PM to resolve political crisis following Panama Leaks’

“I am still standing by my story that Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif are not...

PM, army chief meet under a cloud

Source says Gen Raheel discussed Panama Papers issue with PM Nawaz, PM's spokesman says no discussion took place on Leaks Chief of Army Staff (COAS)...

Army chief approves death sentences of 11 ‘hardcore terrorists’

Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday confirmed the death sentences of 11 convicts tried by military courts, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)...

Politicians welcome army chief’s anti-corruption statement

  A number of politicians endorsed the statement of Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday that there is a need to ensure...

Iranian President Rouhani due in Islamabad on March 25

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will arrive in Islamabad on Friday (March 25), on his maiden official tour to Pakistan. According to officials, Rouhani will hold...

PM Nawaz chairs high-level meeting to review security situation

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting in Islamabad early on Friday. The meeting discussed prevailing external and internal situation in Pakistan. It condemned...

PM Nawaz hails enhanced ties between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has hailed the enhanced cooperation between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia particularly in commercial, economic and investment sectors. He said this while...

PM, army chief witness ‘Thunder of the North’ military exercises in...

Warplanes roared overhead, tanks rumbled across the desert and smoke filled the sky for the final day of what Saudi Arabia billed as the...

PM, army chief reach Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif reached Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to witness ‘Thunder of the North’ military...