Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with Pakistan.Kabul's overtures to New Delhi are likely to rile Islamabad where a ...

KIRKUKSEOUL (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has pushed out a high-profile military figure who once played a key role under his late father - the latest in a series of top-level personnel changes.The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) identified a new figure, Jon Chang-Bok, as first ...

WASHINGTON - Former US defense secretary Robert Gates warned Sunday that deepening US military involvement in Syria's civil war would be a "mistake," warning the outcome would be unpredictable and messy.In an interview with CBS's "Face the Nation," Gates also said he saw "no good outcomes" in ...

Ruth Marcus - Generals say the darndest things. Especially when it comes to issues of gender and sexual assault.Witness the comments of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen Mark Welsh at a hearing this week before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Questioned about the increasing number of sexual assault ...

islamabad - When a rock-band song mocking Pakistan's army was mysteriously blocked on Internet sites recently, no one was surprised. But, as political parties jousted their way to this Saturday's elections, it was a small reminder of where power really lies.There is no doubt that attempts to bury a ...

  NEW YORK Amid rising border tensions between the two Asian giants,Indiais increasingly discussing possible retaliatory measures againstChinato end their three-week military standoff in Ladakh region of the Indian-heldKashmir, according to a Canadian think-tank. “The Indian political ...

BISHKEK : A military plane crashed shortly after taking off from aUnited Statesairbase inKyrgyzstanon Friday, officials said, though there were no immediate reports of any injuries. “According to my information, the plane broke up into three pieces. Information on the dead or wounded is being ...

Chairman Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has said that if voted to power, his party would put an end to military operation in Balochistan forever.Addressing a public gathering in Loralai on Wednesday‚ the PTI chief said that Pakistan will be made an Islamic welfare state where the ...

SEOUL North Korea appears to be gearing up for a major military exercise, a report said on Sunday, amid tensions over an expected missile test and South Korea’s pullout from a joint industrial complex.Preparations are under way near the North’s western port of Nampo for a combined ...

WASHINGTON Despite President Barack Obama’s pledge that Syria’s use of chemical weapons is a “game changer” for the United States, he is unlikely to turn to military options quickly and would want allies joining him in any intervention.Possible military choices range from ...

      beijing   The topUSmilitary officer said Monday thatWashington's armed presence in the Asia-Pacific was meant to contribute to regional stability as he met his Chinese counterpart on a rare visit. General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was ...

seoul:- AFP A US military helicopter taking part in a joint South Korea-US drill crashed Tuesday near the North Korean border with 21 personnel on board. There were no fatalities. A statement put out by the US Forces in Korea said the CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter had “executed a hard ...

LONDONAFPLONDON (AFP) - Margaret Thatcher’s funeral on Wednesday will be a ceremonial event full of military pomp and splendour and laced with reminders of the Falklands War, one the defining moments of her 11 years as Britain’s prime minister.Members of the army, navy and air force ...

The visit by an Afghan military delegation to Pakistan to hold consultations with its counterparts here “to reduce space for detractors”, may seem routine. However, after the strained ties between the two as a result of a cross-border shelling incident that the Afghans not only blamed ...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Global military spending dropped in 2012 for the first time in more than a decade thanks to deep cuts in the United States and Europe which made up for increases in countries such as China and Russia, a leading think-tank said on Monday.Big powers the United States and its ...

WASHINGTON  - The Pentagon laid out a budget plan Wednesday that holds military spending steady next year without taking into account the cost of the war in Afghanistan or looming automatic budget cuts.President Barack Obama's request of $526.6 billion for the Defence Department keeps the base ...

QUETTA - A protest demonstration was staged by the Baloch Human Rights Organisation outside the Quetta Press Club against the alleged military operation in Dera Bugti and Naseerabad.The protestors, including men and women, were holding banners and placards inscribed with slogans such as, ...

KARACHI - Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila on Thursday conferred military awards on Pakistan Navy officers and men in an impressive investiture ceremony held here at Bahria Auditorium.The recipients of Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) are Vice Admiral Shafqat Jawed, Vice Admiral ...

LONDON (AFP) - Britain’s military was called into action Tuesday to airdrop fodder to farms cut off by freak spring snow as thousands of homes remained without power for a fifth straight day.A Royal Air Force (RAF) helicopter was deployed in Northern Ireland in a bid to reach remote farms ...

KARACHI  - A fire that broke out in Naval Police Headquarters on Shahrah-e-Faisal in the wee hours of Sunday has been put out, Inter-Services Public Relations said.Fortunately, no casualty was reported, as the barracks were empty. The fire engulfed the entire building. The ISPR also said that ...

Concerned over the extremist safe havens in border regions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, US President Barack Obama has said that the issue requires more than simply military actions."With respect to Pakistan and safe havens there, Afghanistan and the United States and Pakistan all have an ...

A new chapter, entitled “Sub-conventional Warfare”, has been added to the Army Green Book. In it home-grown militancy has been described as the biggest threat to national security. Since the doctrine deals with operational preparedness, it is periodically reviewed in the light of ...

It is axiomatic that internal strength is a prerequisite to the ability of a country, howsoever militarily powerful, to counter an external threat to its sovereignty and integrity. For the military high command to acknowledge this reality and accord priority to the homegrown threats over any ...

ISLAMABAD - The military command would reportedly deliberate today (Friday) on formulating the operational plan on engaging the military troops for the provision of security and maintenance of law and order during the general polls in the country and voters’ verification campaign in ...

The annual election of Military Accounts Employees Association (MAEA) is going to be held  today (Thursday). According to a press release, the annual election of Military will be held at CMA Complex near the Lahore Cantt railways station. Around 2,000 staff is working in Military Accounts ...

RAWALPINDI - The Pakistan Army now regards internal threats as the biggest danger to the country’s security and has brought a major shift in its operational priorities accordingly.The BBC reported on Wednesday that a new ‘Army Doctrine’ – shifting focus off the conventional ...

The Baloch dominated areas in Balochistan have always been victims of injustice at the hands of Pakistani forces and that is the reason why the Baloch have always tried to keep themselves aloof from the federation. Yesterday another operation in Mashkay, a sub-Tehsil of District Awaran in ...

LONDON/BEIRUT - International military chiefs met in London to discuss the Syria conflict, a diplomatic source said Tuesday, after a report that they discussed plans to train rebels and give air and naval support.General David Richards, the head of Britain’s armed forces, held talks recently ...

ISLAMABAD - Balochistan government on Friday informed the Senate Committee that there is no military action being carried out in the province as not a single personnel of Army is deputed anywhere in the province. Chief Secretary Balochistan Babar Yaqoob stated this to Special Committee of Senate on ...

HYDERABAD  - The Inspector General (IG) of Police Sindh Fayyaz Ahmed Leghari said on Wednesday that there is no need for military operation in Karachi. While talking in a press conference here, he said that police and Rangers are very much capable of maintaining peace in the city. He said that ...