Tag: Defence
Judgement reserved on two defence pleas
A n anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday reserved its judgment on two applications submitted by defence counsels in the Sarfaraz Shah murder case, seeking...
Absence of only one defence counsel makes ATC adjourn hearing
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday adjourned the hearing of Sarfaraz Shah murder case until Friday (today) after one of the defence counsels was...
New US defence chief Panetta on first Afghan trip
US defence chief Leon Panetta visited troops in southern Afghanistan Sunday as part of his first trip to the country since taking up his...
US House approves $649b for defence in 2012
A $649 billion defence spending bill for next year easily passed the US House of Representatives on Friday after four days of debate in...
Pakistan does not have capacity to fight long battle with India:...
Federal Defence Minister Ch Ahmed Mukhtar has said that Pakistan does not have the capacity to fight prolonged battle with India adding that ties...
NA okays Rs 505b for Defence Division
Amid calls for cut in and independent audit of defence spending by the PML-N lawmakers, the National Assembly on Saturday approved eight demands for...
Arif Nazir appointed defence additional secretary
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani approved on Saturday the appointment of Maj. Gen Raja Muhammad Arif Nazir, HI (M) as Additional Secretary in...
Defence Clubs crack down on freedom of speech and gathering
The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) has reinforced the ban on lectures, speeches and meetings in all three “Defence Clubs” governed by the DHA, preempting...
Asghar Khan slams hefty defence budget
Air Marshal (r) Asghar Khan on Friday demanded the government cut the defence budget and revisit the country’s foreign policy, especially its ties with...
PML-N would pass defence budget via parliament: Nawaz
Demanding transparency in every sector and institution in the country, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif said on Tuesday that if it were...
Defence spending should be under checks, says Sheikh
Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh urged on Saturday transparency and accountability in the utilisation of defence allocations as, he said, the armed forces...
Defence budget raised to Rs 495 billion
Pakistan raised its defence budget for fiscal year 2011-12 to Rs 495 billion on Friday, an increase of around 12 percent from this financial...
Defence secretary in New Delhi for Siachen talks
Defence Secretary Lt Gen (r) Syed Athar Ali arrived in New Delhi on Sunday to hold talks with his Indian counterpart on the contentious...
Hackers breached US defence contractors
hackers have broken into the security networks of Lockheed Martin Corp and several other US military contractors, a source with direct knowledge of...
NA defence body urges greater security for nukes
National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Defence asked the Ministry of Defence to take stringent measures for protecting nuclear assets so that any chance...
Contador defence bid to delay CAS hearing
Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador’s defence team are looking for a delay of June’s doping hearing before the Court of Arbitration for...
‘Defence budget should be accountable to civilians’
The Awami Shehri Mahaz (ASM) held a protest demanding accountability and audit of the defence budget in front of the Punjab Assembly (PA) on...
