Tag: Army

Army says will enable people to exercise right to vote freely

RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Asif Ghafoor said on Saturday that the armed forces of the country would enable...

Election gets dirtier amid cries of foul play

 With only four days left in the general election, major political parties have expressed reservations over the impartiality of polls PML-N’s Pervaiz Rasheed...

Army says ‘only improving situation’ for election

--Gen Bajwa says troops will perform election duties as mandated by ECP, will allow people to freely exercise right to vote --ISPR DG denies army...

Syrian army says it captures strategic hill overlooking Israeli border

AMMAN: The Syrian army has taken control of a strategic hill that overlooks the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, state television said on Monday. It said the...

Army to extend all support to ECP during elections

ISLAMABAD: Army Election Support Centre Chairman lieutenant General Hamooduz Zaman Khan assured Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (R) Sardar Mohammad Raza on behalf of the Chief of Army...

Deployment of army to complement efforts for peaceful polls: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Justice (Retd) Nasir-ul-Mulk has expressed the hope that deployment of army personnel during the general election 2018 would complement efforts to ensure...

Officials’ religious belief is public matter, rules judge

--IHC Justice Siddiqui says every citizen has right to know religious beliefs of persons holding key posts, orders govt to make Raja Zafarul Haq's...

Syria army widens offensive on rebel-held areas in southwest

BEIRUT: Syria state media and opposition activists say government troops are advancing on rebel-held areas in the country's southwestern region amid intense clashes in...

Indian army chief wants to give ‘peace a chance’ in IHK

--Gen Rawat says he supports dialogue to solve problems in Indian-occupied valley Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has said that peace should be given...

Interior minister says army will be summoned as a last resort...

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Interior Minister Mohammad Azam Khan on Tuesday said the interim government would ensure transparent and peaceful elections while avoiding summoning the army for...

PM lauds army’s role in bringing peace 

QUETTA: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Thursday lauded the sacrifices and contributions made by Pakistan Army in bringing back peace to the country. In his...

Nawaz habitual of maligning army when not in power, says Imran

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan lashed out at former premier Nawaz Sharif, accusing him of maligning the army each time he is...

‘Anti-establishment’ rhetoric comes back to bite PML-N

--Several federal ministers decide to distance themselves from Nawaz’s anti-army tirade due to public outrage --Shehbaz says he will beg supremo to review his narrative...

Army hands over two checkposts to police, demolishes security wall

Pakistan Army handed over the control of two main checkpoints to the police on Wednesday, while a concrete wall built on the Fort Road near...

Pakhtuns stand with security forces: PZM

MARDAN: The speakers of Pakistan Zindabad Movement (PZM) Friday said Pakhtun nation stands united with Pakistani security forces and condemn any movement including Manzoor Pashteen. The...

Army starts handing over South Waziristan checkposts to FC

PESHAWAR: The army has begun transferring its checkposts in South Waziristan Agency to the Frontier Corps (FC), FC Inspector General (IG) Major General Abid Lateef...

No visible development seen in Army-PTM talks: report

ISLAMABAD: No development has been seen in the talks between the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) and the army, reported a local media outlet. The two sides began...