Tag: Military
Zimbabwe’s ruling party to hold rally to force Mugabe to step...
HARARE: President Robert Mugabe’s own ruling ZANU-PF party wants him to step down and plans to hold a rally in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on...
Mugabe, wife, top allies holed up in ‘Blue House’ compound
JOHANNESBURG: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, his wife Grace and two key figures from her G40 political faction is under house arrest at Mugabe’s “Blue House”...
Military takes to streets in Zimbabwe, denies coup, says Mugabe ‘safe’
HARARE: Zimbabwean military officers read an address live on state TV in the early hours of Wednesday, saying they were not launching a coup...
Saudi-led military coalition closes air, sea and land access to Yemen
DUBAI: A Saudi-led military coalition said it will temporarily close all air, land and sea ports to Yemen to stem the flow of arms...
China’s military ordered to pledge absolute loyalty to President Xi
China's military has been ordered to pledge absolute loyalty to President Xi Jinping while a paramilitary police force now literally sings his praises, further...
CIA files reveal Bin Laden had no help from state elements...
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has found nothing in a treasure trove of documents recovered during the 2011 Abbottabad indicating that Osama bin Laden...
Parties agree to leave judiciary, military out of new accountability law
Law minister says govt has no plan to close any case or inquiry
ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on National Accountability Laws has unanimously agreed that...
Dialogue tactic to buy time after failed military operation, says Hurriyat
SRINAGAR: The Joint Resistance Leadership (Hurriyat) comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Muhammad Yasin Malik has said that the nomination of Dineshwar...
Indonesia to demand answers after military chief denied entry to US
JAKARTA: Indonesia intends to send a diplomatic note to the US secretary of state and summon Washington’s deputy ambassador in Jakarta to explain why...
‘Pak capable of conducting operations; asked US for intelligence’
Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said on Monday that the United States had been conveyed of Pakistan Army’s capability of conducting military operations on its...
PM says military has routed Taliban sanctuaries from Afghan border
NEW YORK: Pakistan’s new leader, stung by US President Donald Trump’s threat to crack down on his country for harbouring terrorists, insisted on Wednesday...
US Senate backs massive increase in military spending
WASHINGTON: The US Senate passed its version of a $700 billion defence policy bill on Monday, backing President Donald Trump’s call for a bigger,...
Clash between military, suspected gang leaves 9 dead in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY: The Mexican military fought back against an armed attack in the violent southwestern state of Guerrero on Saturday night, leaving eight suspected...
North Korea says seeking military ‘equilibrium’ with US
North Korea said on Saturday it aims to reach an “equilibrium” of military force with the United States, which earlier signaled its patience for...
Military mandated to act against terrorists, says Dar
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said Wednesday the military leadership has been mandated to act against terrorists both 'inside and outside the country'.
Speaking to...
‘No survivors’ as Syria-bound Russian jet crashes
A Russian military plane crashed on its way to Syria on Sunday, with no sign of survivors among the 92 on board, who included...
People of tribal areas caught between military and terrorists, says AHRC...
The whole of FATA is under either the direct control of law enforcement agencies or the terrorists, with official check posts and the hideouts...
