Tag: Military

The problem with the parliament The military has at its disposal all the muscle and money that it wants. The courts have at their disposal...

The political and military opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad announced Monday they have set up a hotline to coordinate their action, as foreign...

In an unprecedented move, India's Army chief General V K Singh has filed a writ petition in a court against the government after it...

Western nations have no immediate plans for military action to stop the repression of protests in Syria or to halt Iran’s nuclear programme, British...

Israel and the United States have agreed to postpone a major joint military drill scheduled for spring, Israeli public radio reported on Sunday, saying...

Nobel peace prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei’s decision to quit the race for the presidency was seen in Egypt as a slap in the face...

A top Syrian army defector will announce later on Saturday the creation of a special council that will oversee all military operations against the...

Timing is everything Accountability is as necessary for the functioning of a democratic setup as freedom of expression. It forms an integral part of the...

The one liability has become a mountain of crises The drift of things ever since the PPP-led government took over had always pointed in one...

The military top brass, which met on Thursday amid a widening rift between the army and the civilian government, decided that it would not...

North Korea’s powerful military has held a mass rally to pledge loyalty to the country’s new chief Kim Jong-Un, vowing to become “rifles and...

China is planning a military base in Pakistan, India Today reported, citing “a secret report prepared by the government’s joint intelligence committee”. According to...

Majority of the corps commanders and top brass of the military are supportive of army chief Gen Ashfaq Kayani’s approach of letting the Pakistan...

Seemingly in response to a statement of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif about setting up military courts in Karachi, which was widely...

A US aircaft carrier currently deployed in the Middle East should not return to its base in the Gulf, the head of Iran's armed...

North Korea said Saturday new leader Kim Jong-Un has formally been appointed supreme military commander, another sign he is tightening his grip on power,...

As part of behind-the-scenes efforts aimed at the normalisation of Pakistan-United States relations, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief Lt General Ahmad Shuja Pasha rushed to...