Tag: Military
Civilian, military leadership on the same page: Firdous
Brushing aside rumours of differences between the government and the army, Information Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Wednesday the civilian and military...
Gilani steps in for damage control
Amidst speculations rife about escalating tension between the civilian and military leadership over the alleged memo sent to Washington by President Asif Ali Zardari...
Pak-China Joint military exercises kicked off
Pakistan–China Joint Military Exercise YOUYI-IV commenced on Monday near Jehlum.
According to ISPR, the joint exercise, spread over a period of two weeks, is aimed...
Pak-China joint military exercise starts from 16th
A Pakistan-China joint military exercise, aimed at sharing and enhancing expertise of both armies in countering terrorism, will begin from November 16 in Pakistan....
Iran ‘will respond with full force’ to any military threat
Iran “will respond with full force” to any attack – or even any threat of military action – the country’s supreme leader said on...
Will Bugti murder probe affect future military ops?
The probe into Nawab Akbar Bugti’s murder is likely to involve state institutions and trigger a controversy over whether the army should, in future,...
Military bases for China
Though the veracity of report published in a newspaper on October 26 seems doubtful, yet in my view if the Chinese government has sought...
China seeks military bases in Pakistan
While Pakistan wants China to build a naval base at its southwestern seaport of Gwadar in Balochistan, Beijing is more interested in setting up...
The friend of enemy
The State Department spokesperson, Victoria Nuland, told the media that military assistance to Pakistan would be tied to its ability to cooperate with the...
Polls must be held under military supervision, Musharraf tells US leaders
Former Pakistan President and All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) chief General (r) Pervez Musharraf met senior US congress and senate members during his visit...
Military to brief MPs on security on Thursday
Amidst the continuing Pakistan-US tension and threats to the national security in the wake of the current geo-political situation, top military commanders would brief...
Military sticks to ‘no North Waziristan operation’ stance
As Islamabad and Washington intensify efforts to improve their strained relations, the country’s top military brass on Friday reiterated its stance of ‘no military...
Nawaz questions military’s role in Afghanistan
PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif raised several tough questions for the military leadership during APC, saying the country had increasingly become isolated in the world...
Military top brass talks tough to United States
Amid rising tensions with the United States, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani convened a special meeting of corps commanders on Sunday,...
Contacts don’t mean we support Haqqanis: army
Military spokesman Athar Abbas said the Inter-Services Intelligence had contacts with the Haqqani Network but it does not mean that Pakistan Army supports the...
New era for US military as gay ban expires
As a staff sergeant training to be an Air Force officer, David Hall had a promising career ahead of him until a fellow airman...
30 dead in Angola military plane crash
An Angolan air force plane crashed Wednesday at Huambo airport in the centre of the country, killing at least 30 people, including three army...