Tag: Defence Minister

Gen Bajwa meets Italian defence minister, military officials

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Wednesday visited Italy and called on Italian defence minister and senior military officials, Inter-Services Public...

No Utility Store employee being sacked, says Khattak

Minister confirms appointment of a ‘brilliant person’ from aboard at Peshawar’s main hospital ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak on Tuesday informed the National Assembly...

NAB approves inquiry against Defence Minister Pervez Khattak

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has approved a graft inquiry against Defence Minister Pervez Khattak while providing no details regarding the case. According to...

Dutch former defence minister appointed UN Iraq envoy

BAGHDAD: A Dutch former defence minister has been appointed as the United Nation's envoy to Iraq, to head a mission which plays an essential...

Brazil’s senior military official calls on defence minister

Naeem Lodhi, Ademir Sobrinho exchange views on diversifying defence cooperation RAWALPINDI: Chief of Staff of the Brazilian armed forces Admiral Ademir Sobrinho called on Caretaker...

Defence minister visits naval HQs, calls on Admiral Abbasi

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Naeem Khalid Lodhi visited the Naval Headquarters and called on Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, said a statement...

China defence minister to visit India

BEIJING: Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe has accepted an invitation to visit India and plans to do so by the end of this year,...

Minister suggests ending feudal system in Balochistan

Naeem Lodhi says next elected govt should focus on ensuring lasting peace, sustainable development ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Defence Naeem Khalid Lodhi on Monday said...

Israeli defence minister tells Assad to ‘throw Iranians out’ of Syria

TEL AVIV: Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Friday urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to expel Iranian forces from his country, after Israeli air...

Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir handed Foreign Ministry

Federal Defence Minister Engineer Khurram Dastgir on Friday was appointed as the foreign minister following the disqualification of former foreign minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif...

Tensions in civil-military relations, admits Khurram Dastgir

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan on Thursday admitted that there was tension between the civilian government and military on some issues. While talking to media...

India ‘decimated’ rare moment of mutual peace, says defence minister

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir has said good relations are possible with rival India, using the example of the recent historic meeting between the...

Pakistan believes in peaceful co-existence with all neighbours: Khurram Dastgir

RAWALPINDI: Federal Minister for Defence Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that Pakistan believes in the policy of peaceful co-existence with all its neighbours and...

Dastgir says China standing with Pakistan, US ‘constantly receding’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Defence Khurram Dastgir argues that the crisis in relations with the United States stems from Washington’s focus on military partnership rather...

AJK PM meets Defence Minister, discusses LoC situation

MIRPUR: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan on Monday met Federal Minister for Defense Khurram Dastagir and discussed current...

Defence minister visits Survey of Pakistan, briefed on its functions, achievements

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan visited Survey of Pakistan (SP) in Rawalpindi the other day. Pakistan Surveyor General  Major General Akhtar Jamil Rao...

Abbasi says ‘training elements’, not fighting forces, being sent to KSA

--PM says Pakistani forces have a presence in Saudi Arabia for last 40 years; details of troop deployment will be provided to parliament --Slams recent...