Tag: Military

Nigeria military ‘ignored schoolgirl kidnap warning’: Amnesty

Nigeria’s military was warned of an attack on a school in which more than 200 girls were abducted by Boko Haram militants but failed...

COAS confers military awards to army men

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif conferred military awards to the army personnel in an investiture ceremony held at General Headquarters on...

NATO to bolster forces in east Europe, sees no Russian pullback

NATO studied new steps to bolster its military presence in eastern Europe on Tuesday while saying it saw no sign that Russia was withdrawing...

Military, FO dismiss NYT story as unfounded, baseless

The military and the Foreign Office have dismissed The New York Times article that claimed some Pakistani officials had knowledge of Osama bin Laden’s...

Altaf wants military to take over country

In a surprising statement on Tuesday, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chairman Altaf Hussain urged the military to take over the country in case the...

Eying Taliban, military moves into strategic Swat Valley

As the government determines whether to push forward on talks with the country’s Taliban, its military is shoring up its strength in at least...

Nigeria claims killing more than 50 Islamists

  At least 50 Islamist rebels fleeing towards Cameroon were killed in a battle by Nigerian forces, according to a military statement on Tuesday. 15 Nigerian...

India’s two LoC violations in a single day

In continuous ceasefire violation on Saturday, one villager was injured in Indian firing in the Tata Pani Sector along the Line of Control. According to...

PM wants anti-terror policy drafted at the earliest

      Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday directed the Ministry of Interior to finalise an anti-terrorism and anti-extremism policy in consultation with all provinces on...

Corps commanders discuss national security

  The top military brass on Tuesday discussed in length various issues related to the security of the country at the 162nd Corps Commanders’ Conference,...

Political, military leadership for national consensus on terrorism

The political and military leadership has expressed its firm determination to deal with terrorism through a national consensus. The decision was taken at a high-level...

Secret friends: Israel exports arms to Pakistan

An Israeli newspaper Haaretz has publicized a British government report that makes a startling revelation: Israel exported military equipment over the past five years...

Yemen military jet crashes in Sana’a

A Russian-made Yemeni military jet has crashed into a residential district of the capital Sanaa killing the pilot, an army official said. The Sukhoi...

Fazl asks govt, military to authorise jirgas to negotiate with TTP

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman on Monday welcomed the peace talks offer by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and said the government and military leadership...

Fire at military barracks in Karachi extinguished

A major fire that broke out in a Naval Police Headquarters, located at Shahra-e-Faisal, has been extinguished in the wee hours of Sunday, Inter...

Israeli jets bomb military target in Syria

Israel's air force launched a rare airstrike on a military site inside Syria, the Syrian government and U.S. and regional security officials said Wednesday,...

Military, Judiciary allied against govt: Chaudhry

Pakistan’s powerful military and Supreme Court (SC) are working together to oust the government, said Fawad Chaudhry. Chaudhry was speaking to reporters after SC...