Tag: Military

Bangladesh military court jails 657 border guards

A Bangladesh military court sentenced 657 border guards upto seven years of imprisonment on Monday for their involvement in 2009 mutiny at its headquarters...

Pakistan tells Britain to withdraw military trainers

Pakistan has asked Britain to withdraw a team of military trainers, the Ministry of Defence said Monday. Britain said Pakistan had asked to remove around...

PTCL joint development project with ML&C department

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) began joint development of information and communication technology infrastructure in Military Lands and cantonment offices across the country. PTCL and...

SC moved to stop ‘media propaganda’ against military, ISI

A constitutional petition seeking orders to the print and electronic media to stop publishing and airing “malicious and damaging propaganda” against the armed forces...

Two military pacts signed with China

Pakistan and China, on Wednesday, held crucial talks on cooperation in defence and agreed to further consolidate ties between armed forces of the two...

China seeks better military ties with India

China on Tuesday said it hopes to boost military cooperation with India as the two Asian powerhouses resume defence ties that were frozen for...

SC seeks progress report, military backs investigation

The Supreme Court told the law, information and interior secretaries on Friday to file their comments by June 20 over the progress made so...

India resumes military exchanges with China

India will send a military delegation to China on Sunday, marking a resumption of defence ties that were frozen for a year over a...

US First Lady urges Hollywood to back military

First Lady Michelle Obama urged Hollywood on Monday to showcase the strength of US service families, as she used a trip to Tinsel Town...

US reduces military personnel in Pakistan

The US on Friday said it has reduced the number of military personnel in Pakistan following a request from the Pakistani government. “We recently...

US confirms number of military personnel in Pakistan reduced

US has confirmed that following a request from the government of Pakistan, the number of United States military personnel in Pakistan has been reduced. According...

Activists vow more protests, military heads for Syrian town

Pro-democracy activists in Syria vowed more protests against President Bashar al-Assad for Friday, as reports of more bloodshed and the deployment of a convoy...

Blasts in Tripoli, Libya says military compounds hit

Explosions shook Tripoli on Tuesday in what the Libyan government said were NATO air strikes on military compounds in the capital, a day after...

Asma welcomes demand to hold military accountable

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jehangir has termed the public representatives’ demand for military’s accountability a welcome development. Addressing a seminar organised by...

China says will not threaten anyone with modern military

China’s Defence Minister General Liang Guanglie sought to reassure Asia Pacific neighbours on Sunday that his country’s growing economic and military power was not...

Military dictators responsible for Pakistan’s woes: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said Pakistan had been in a critical phase for the past 63 years and blamed politicians and the army...

COAS confers military awards to the Army personnel

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani conferred military awards to the Army personnel in an investiture ceremony held at General Headquarters...