Tag: Chief

KP police chief vows thorough probe into Peshawar attack

As the police pieces together evidence coming from the worst terror attack to have hit the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General (IG) of Police...

Obama nominates Ashton Carter as new Pentagon chief

US President Barack Obama on Friday nominated former Pentagon official Ashton Carter to be his next defence secretary, saying Carter "brings a unique blend...

TTP appoints new chief for Mohmand Agency

After the split between the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its Mohmand Agency chapter chief Umar Khalid Khurrasani, Wali Mohammad, the militant outfit on Sunday...

Gen Sharif discusses regional security issues with Indonesian military chief

Army chief General Raheel Sharif on Thursday discussed regional security issues with the Commander-in-Chief of Indonesian Defence Forces General Moeldoko in Jakarta on Thursday,...

UN chief warns against Iraq airstrikes

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned on Friday that airstrikes against Islamist militants in Iraq could be counter-productive unless moves were made to create an...

Bangladesh opposition chief delays corruption trial

Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia has again won a delay in her trial on embezzlement charges which had been due to start Wednesday, a...

Al Qaeda chief orders Syrian rebels to stop infighting

The al Qaeda chief has reportedly urged members of the group's Syrian branch, the al Nusra Front to put an end to the ongoing...

JI to support PTI protest against polls rigging

ISLAMABAD Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq on Saturday decided to support the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) protest on May 11 against rigging in general elections 2013...

Down with HEC chief!

Civil society, student organisations protest against violation of merit in HEC chief’s appointment A large number of members of the civil society and students’ organizations...

Sirajul Haq sworn in as new JI chief

The fifth chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Sirajul Haq was sworn in on Wednesday at the party headquarters in Mansoora. Addressing the ceremony, Haq said...

Norway’s former PM Jens Stoltenberg named new NATO chief

Former Norwegian premier Jens Stoltenberg was named the next NATO chief on Friday, stepping in to take over from current secretary general Anders Fogh...

Former CDA chief bailed

The Islamabad High Court on Friday granted bail to Farkhand Iqbal, former chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), on a bail plea against...

Ex-Pemra chief Jabbar arrested for illegal appointments

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday arrested former chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Dr Abdul Jabbar along with three other officers...

PTI vows to move court as govt notifies Zaman as NAB...

    Following consensus between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and opposition leader Khurshid Shah, the government on Thursday notified the appointment of former interior secretary Chaudhry...

Mian Muhammad Ajmal could be next NAB chief

    With the name of Mian Muhammad Ajmal, a former judge of the SC from Peshawar, under serious consideration, it seems both the government and...

Owais Muzzaffar to be Sindh chief minister?

  With an aim to set up new elected government after the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) gained majority in Sindh, the half-brother of President...

Sri Lanka draws flak over chief justice impeachment

International criticism mounted Saturday over a move to impeach Sri Lanka’s chief justice, with Britain demanding protection for the incumbent and the beleaguered legal...