Tag: Pakistan Army

Saudi envoy calls on army chief

RAWALPINDI: Ambassador Nawaf Saeed Al-Maliki of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters of...

Mashak trainer aircraft crashes in Waziristan

Three army officers injured in accident WANA: An army aviation plane crashed near the Wana Stadium in South Waziristan Agency on Friday, resulting in injuries...

Here’s how Pakistan Army rescued Canadian-American couple from Haqqani militants

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Army said the captors of a Canadian-American family held by a Taliban-linked group fled on foot after troops shot at their vehicle's...

British army chief acknowledges Pakistan’s efforts against terrorism

RAWALPINDI: British Army Chief of General Staff (CGS) General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter on Friday acknowledged Pakistan Army's achievements in the fight against terrorism and continued...

Religion is a private matter of an individual: DG ISPR

Says there is difference between fundamentalist, extremist: ISPR chief Maj-General Ghafoor says not every fundamentalist is a terrorist; no safe havens of terrorists exist...

Victims of Indian firing at LoC likely to get military burials,...

Families of the victims of unprovoked firing by Indian border forces at the Line of Control (LoC) are likely to be offered martyr's package...

COAS says any adventurism to receive a fitting response

General Bajwa lauds PAF’s role in destroying terrorists’ hideouts, training camps near border RISALPUR: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said...

Ex-ISI chief Lt Gen Rizwan Akhtar hangs his boots

“I want everyone knowing me to respect my decision and not succumb or resort to speculation in any domain."

Dr Asim returns to Pakistan, warns Sharif against criticising army

KARACHI: Former federal minister and senior leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Dr Asim Hussain returned to Karachi from London on Friday, where he...

Pakistan Army kills 3 Indian troops on LoC after shelling kills...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army claimed to have killed three Indian soldiers and injured five others in "retaliatory firing" across the Line of Control (LoC) after unprovoked Indian...

Geo News fined for accusing armed forces of ‘institutional corruption’

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Tuesday imposed a fine of Rs1 million on Geo News for airing comments accusing the...

Tourism in Pakistan thrives as terror attacks decrease

As security improves in Pakistan, annual tourist arrivals to the country have more than tripled since 2013 to 1.75 million last year, while domestic travelers...

Army announces posting of surgeon general, SPD director general

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Army on Tuesday promoted Major General Zahid Hamid to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed him as the Surgeon General of...

Tripartite meeting focuses on Pak-Afghan border issues, intel cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Afghan, NATO and Pakistani military officials met on Thursday at Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence to discuss security matters along the Afghan-Pak border and intelligence sharing between...

Russia applauds Pakistan Army’s operation Radd-ul-Fassad

Army chief says enhanced Pak-Russia military cooperation will improve regional security Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday said that...

14 Baloch rebels surrender to military authorities: ISPR

As many as 14 activists of the various banned outfits in Sibbi and Kohlu have surrendered to security forces with a pledge to become...

Three Pak Army soldiers perish in IED attack

AWARAN: Three soldiers of the Pakistan Army were killed in Balochistan's Awaran district when an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a military convoy exploded, the...