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karzai seeks indian military aid tensions pakistan
May 19, 2013, 3:25 pm

Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan

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 ...

N Korea leader removes high-profile military figure

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 ...

US military involvement in Syria a 'mistake': Gates

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 ...

US military leaders’ wrongheaded victim-blaming

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 ...

As Pakistan votes, the military watches sternly from its barracks

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 ...

India stoking military standoff with China: Canadian think-tank

  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 ...

US military plane crashes inKyrgyzstan

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 ...

pti military operation balochistan imran
May 01, 2013, 7:29 pm

PTI will put an end to military operation in Balochistan: Imran

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 ...

korea set stage major military drill
April 29, 2013

N Korea set to stage major military drill

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 ...

military options us syria
April 29, 2013

Military options for US in Syria ‘not good’

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 ...

Military presence in Asia 'stabilising': Dempsey

      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 ...

US military helicopter crashes near N Korea border

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 ...

Military splendour for Thatcher’s funeral

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 ...

pak afghan military ties
April 17, 2013

Pak-Afghan military ties

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 ...

military spending dips 2012
April 16, 2013

World military spending dips in 2012

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 ...

Obama's budget avoids big cuts in military spending

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 ...

balochs protest military op
April 07, 2013

Balochs protest against ‘military op’

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, ...

Sandila confers military awards on officers

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 ...

Military called out as spring snow blankets Britain

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 ...

military barracks fire
February 04, 2013

Military barracks fire put out

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 ...

Safe havens requires more than military solution: Obama

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 ...

military doctrine reviewed
January 09, 2013

Military doctrine reviewed

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 ...

military doctrine
January 04, 2013

Military’s new doctrine

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 ...

Military bosses likely to formulate plan for general polls security

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 ...

Military Accounts Employees Association polls

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 ...

Military readjusts to fight enemy at home

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 ...

military operation
December 30, 2012

Another military operation

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 ...

Int’l military chiefs hold Syria talks

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 ...

military action balochistan
December 01, 2012

‘No military action in Balochistan’

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 ...

military operation karachi igp
November 22, 2012

No need of military operation in Karachi: IGP

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 ...

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