Tag: Raheel Sharif

He is also likely to visit CENTCOM headquarters in Tampa, Florida, as its area of responsibility includes both Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The COAS will send a panel of three nominees to the prime minister to name the new ISI DG. However, some members in the prime minister’s kitchen cabinet think that the prime minister may opt to “ignore” the list furnished by the army chief

The army chief said that the army’s state of operational readiness always acted as the best deterrence against enemies of Pakistan

Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief General Zaheerul Islam, one of the five departing officers, was among those pushing for the prime minister’s ouster

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s decision to ask Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif to mediate a solution for breaking the deadlock with the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has drawn criticism from political circles, with some leaders lashing out at both the PML-N and PTI for agreeing on mediation by the army chief.

“Gen Sharif told the prime minister that he was willing to mediate between the two sides but the government should first get the FIR of the Model Town killings registered, which was duly accepted by the premier,” said the sources.

Government aides said the military has seized on Sharif's weakened status during the political crisis and are now seeking guarantees from the prime minister that he will follow through on the agreement, the report suggests.

“There was a consensus on the need to resolve the ongoing issue expeditiously in the best national interest,” read a short statement issued from the PM House shortly after the meeting.

Source says that in a meeting with Nisar and Shahbaz, the COAS advised govt to avoid confrontation with any opposition party which could end...

Miranshah, which was once a bastion of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has been cleared and the troops have launched a ground offensive in Mirali, a second key insurgent stronghold

Appreciating resolve of Pakistani troops and locals in the tribal areas, Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday said the whole nation has rejected...

‘Unilateral release’ of Taliban prisoners angers Army chief General Raheel Sharif Asks Premier Nawaz Sharif why military was kept in the dark over prisoners’ release Says...