Tag: Military
New Japan PM ‘concerned’ by China military rise
Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Wednesday he was concerned about China's military build-up, urging his giant neighbour to act as a "responsible...
JCSC meeting: Military officials review national, regional security
Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) Chairman General Khalid Shameem Wynne on Tuesday presided an important meeting of the committee at the Joint Staff...
More military support needed against rebels: Somali PM
Somalia's prime minister called for greater international military support Thursday to extend the beleaguered government's control beyond the famine-struck capital, following a pullout by...
China calls US report on its military ‘groundless’
China on Friday dismissed a US report on its military expansion as "completely groundless" and said it had exaggerated the threat to Taiwan, the...
Assad says military assault ended despite new deaths: UN
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad told UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday that military operations against protest towns have "stopped," a UN spokesman said, amid...
Military aid to Pakistan will remain suspended: US
The US has made it clear it will not lift the hold on its $800 million military aid to Pakistan, reiterating that Islamabad needed...
Military top brass ‘concerned’ by Karachi violence
The country’s top military brass on Monday expressed its concern over the ongoing ethnic and political violence in the country’s economic hub where hundreds...
Turkish military council appoints new commanders
Turkey's Supreme Military Council appointed new top brass Thursday after the shock mass resignation of its high command in a row with the government...
Entire Turkish military command quits over row with government
Turkey’s army chief of staff and the entire military command resigned on Friday in a row with the government over generals jailed in an...
Libyan rebels say military chief killed
Libya's rebels said their military commander was shot dead in an incident that remained shrouded in mystery, pointing either to divisions within the movement...
US military chief nominee warns Iran
The nominee to be the next chief of the US military on Tuesday warned Iran not to pursue nuclear weapons or sponsor attacks in...
US military chief nominee says will press Pakistan
The nominee to be the next chief unformed officer of the US military pledged on Tuesday to press Pakistan to rein in extremists, saying...
Moroccan military plane crash kills 78
At least 78 people were killed on Tuesday when a Moroccan military transport plane crashed into a mountain in the south of the country...
US military says won’t halt spy flights near China
The US military vowed on Monday to press ahead with surveillance flights near China despite opposition from Beijing, after reports Chinese jets crossed a...
SC moved against provisions of military laws
A joint constitutional petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking the elimination of certain provisions of military laws on the touchstones...
Five dead in Thai military helicopter crash
Five soldiers were killed when their helicopter crashed in bad weather during a mission to airlift troops from a remote jungle area in central...
Military action against Gaddafi to intensify: Hague
Military action against Muammar Gaddafi's regime will be intensifed while a UN envoy presses for negotiations to end the civil war in Libya, Britain's...
