The general in charge of persuading Afghan fighters to put down their weapons has estimated that there are as many as 36,000 insurgents, giving a rare appraisal of the fighting force at the command of the Taliban. Reiterating the view that finding jobs for those fighting Western and Afghan forces ...

Significant leaders of the Pakistani Taliban have been killed or captured in an onslaught of frontier ground and air attacks. The militant command and control centres and their caches have been dismantled or captured, said Major-General Tariq Khan, one of the countrys most experienced commanders in ...

ISLAMABAD - The two-day meeting of Pakistan Army's Selection Board, presided by the Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, concluded at the General Headquarters on Friday with recommendation of 26 brigadiers for promotion to the rank of major-general. An ISPR spokesman told TheNation ...