Tag: Pakistan Army

‘Defence in safe hands’, CM reposes confidence in armed forces

--Usman Buzdar pays tribute to martyrs at Defence Day ceremony with governor --Vows to revive industrial sector in meeting with PFC chief executive LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister...

FIA in no mood to probe ‘corrupt’ CAA, ex-military officers

--Agency holds 34 senior officials of CAA, retired military officers responsible for corruption, causing delay in Islamabad airport project --Former CAA chief finds refuge by...

Army will toe govt’s line, Gen Bajwa assures PM Khan

Fawad Chaudhry says civilian govt enjoys policy making privilege Claims cancellation of blasphemous caricatures contest in Netherlands diplomatic success for Pakistan Says Sharif...

Hilal for Kids to fight ‘anti-state elements polluting young minds’

LAHORE: Pakistan Armed Forces’ print publication Hilal has launched its kid’s magazine to groom the young minds through educational, social, and humorous content, while...

Brave army soldier Maqbool Hussain passes away in Attock

Late Pakistan Army soldier breathed his last at Attock’s CMH, will be buried with full military honours ISLAMABAD: Maqbool Hussain, a soldier of the Pakistan...

Lt Gen Nadeem Raza appointed Chief of General Staff as Army’s...

RAWALPINDI: The Army on Friday appointed Lieutenant General Nadeem Raza as Chief of General Staff (CGS) as part of a major reshuffle in the Army hierarchy. According...

Indian troops open fire along LoC, martyr civilian

RAWALPINDI: One civilian was martyred as Indian soldiers opened fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Danna sector. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR),...

Gen Bajwa hosts dinner in honour of Pakistan’s Christian clergy

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa hosted a banquet dinner in the honour of leading Christian clergy in Pakistan, media...

Governor directs to intensify anti-terrorism operation in GB

ISLAMABAD: Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan has directed police IG (IGP) to further intensify operation against the terrorists in the area...

US cuts military training programmes for Pakistani officers

Trump decides to suspend security assistance to compel Pakistan to crack down on militants US officials 'worried' that decision could undermine key trust-building...

Gen Raheel Sharif took up Saudi job without govt’s permission

--AGP rejects defence secy's statement to SC that former army chief had been granted NOC by Defence Ministry before assuming command of Saudi-led military...

No dual nationals in Pakistan Army, SC told

ISLAMABAD: Secretary Defence Lt Gen (r) Zamirul Hassan Shah Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that there were no dual nationals in the Pakistan Army. He...

CJP wants to know how generals Raheel and Pasha secured foreign...

--Chief Justice Nisar says court will investigate how NoC was granted to former COAS, ex-ISI DG to secure employment abroad soon after retirement --Defence secretary...

Army provides job to physically-challenged voter in Lahore

LAHORE: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday announced that Fajar, the physically-challenged girl from Lahore who went to cast...

Army rescues Russian mountaineer from Karakoram peak after six-day operation

SKARDU: A Pakistan Army team on Tuesday rescued a Rusian mountaineer stranded on Latok-I peak which is part of Karakoram range. According to Inter Services Public Relations...

ECP curtails magisterial powers of army personnel at polling stations

Amid vehement criticism from various government institutions and civil society, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the latest notification has limited magisterial powers...

Justice Siddiqui in hot water after CJP takes notice on army’s...

Justice Nisar directs PEMRA to produce complete record of IHC judge, says 'judiciary is independent' Army asks SC to initiate 'appropriate process to ascertain...