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The rise and fall of Gen Musharraf
The rise and fall of Gen. Musharraf can be compared to that of the great leaders, who reached for the stars, basked in their light for some time and then came tumbling down.When Gen. Musharaf landed in the city of Karachi, his loyal troops were there to welcome their hero and like Julius Caesar, he ...
Gen Arif again warns of IOC backlash
LAHORE - Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) president Lt Gen (retd) Syed Arif Hasan Wednesday said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had been taking serious view of the formation of parallel Olympic associations by the POA interim committee. Talking to the reporters here at the ...
Gen Musharraf dismissed from election race
Peshawar - Former president Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf, who returned to the country after five years to contest the May 11 polls, has been thrown out of the election race.The former military strongman’s nomination papers were also rejected on Tuesday from NA-32 Chitral, after being earlier ...
Lt Gen Zahir elected as new PGF president
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF) on Monday elected Lt Gen M Zahirul Islam HI (M) its president in the annual general meeting held to elect office bearers for the next four years term. Brig (retd) Nayyar Afzal elected as secretary while Lt Col (retd) Ahsan Uddin Janjua as ...
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April 09, 2013
Influential Khattaks in field to conquer Nowshera
PESHAWAR - Electioneering is picking up momentum in Nowshera as the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P), Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Tahrik-e-Insaf (PTI) have fielded senior politicians from Khattak tribe to win elections from the NA-5 Nowshera-I ...
Gen Kayani to attend Afghan moot in London
ISLAMABAD - Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani will attend trilateral conference on Afghanistan's future in London next month.According to a private TV channel, Pakistani, Afghan and British military and intelligence officials will attend the trilateral meeting and army chief General ...
Gen Allen proposes Afghan troop options after 2014
WASHINGTON - Between 6,000 and 20,000 US troops would stay in Afghanistan after 2014, plans submitted by General John Allen, senior US commander in Afghanistan, indicated.A senior military official said Allen offered Defence Secretary Leon Panetta three plans, each with different troop levels - ...
Gen Allen returns to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - General John Allen has returned to Kabul to resume his duties as the top US and NATO commander of the war in Afghanistan, more than a week after the Pentagon announced it is investigating potentially ‘inappropriate’ correspondence between the four-star general and a ...
Gen Beg challenges SC ‘findings’
ISLAMABAD - Former Army Chief General (r) Mirza Aslam Beg on Wednesday filed a review petition against the SC judgment in Asghar Khan case, seeking deletion of findings and observations made against him and contending that he was denied his fundamental right to a fair trial.The Supreme Court in its ...
Gen Kayani visits Military College Jhelum
rawalpindi - Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited Military College Jhelum on Sunday as chief guest at the parents’ day. Speaking at the occasion, the COAS lauded the high standards displayed by the students and faculty of the institution. He said that the litmus test of ...
Gen Allen to cooperate with emails probe
WASHINGTON (AFP) - General John Allen, the top US commander in Afghanistan, plans to “fully cooperate” with a Pentagon probe into emails he sent to a woman linked to the Petraeus scandal, his lawyer said, while Defence Secretary Leon Panetta ordered US military commanders to carry out a ...
Political nature of Gen Kayani’s speech challenged in IHC
A petition filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday challenged the “political” nature of a recent speech made by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.The petition, filed in the IHC by Colonel (Retd) Inam Rahim, argues that General Kayani had exceeded his ...
Gen Kayani spoke on Zardari’s behalf: PESS
MANDI BAHAUDDIN - Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Society president Lt-Gen (r) Faiz Ali Chishti said that Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani was a government servant and his statement that “no individual or institution has the monopoly to decide what is right or wrong in defining the ...
Gen Shameem Wynne leaves for Australia
ISLAMABADGen Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), Tuesday left for Australia on a five-day official visit. According to ISPR, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) will head a national delegation comprising representatives from three services, ...
Gen Kayani lauds Pak golfers
LAHORE - Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF) president Gen Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani has lauded the outstanding performance of the two Pakistani golf professionals, Shafiq Masih and M Munir in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Golf Tour Championships. This was conveyed by PGF honorary secretary Taimur ...
Gen Kayani meets PM ahead of Russia visit
ISLAMABAD - Ahead of his maiden official visit to Russia, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani called on Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and discussed with him various aspects of his visit.COAS discussed with Prime Minister about his proposed meetings with the top military leadership ...
Gen Arif terms national sports federations meeting illegal
LAHORE - Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) president Lt Gen (retd) Syed Arif Hasan has termed the national sports federations meeting summoned by Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) on October 1 ‘unconstitutional’ as the PSB has no authority to do so. “This meeting has no legal ...
Gen Kayani tests his aim
LAHORE (PR) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited the City on Monday to witness small arms firing training. The ongoing training is part of an army-wide initiative to improve shooting skills in a progressive and scientific manner. For this purpose, teams of the Army ...
Gen Asif appointed on ‘merit’
ISLAMABAD - The appointment of Lt-Gen (r) Asif Yasin Malik as Defence Division secretary was made purely on merit, military sources told The Nation on Saturday.“The appointment was made with consensus of the civil and military leadership,” they said, adding that the decision was made ...
Lt-Gen Nasir Janjua posted as NDU President
ISLAMABAD : Lieutenant General Nasir Khan Janjua has been posted as President, National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad. According to sources here on Wednesday, he was promoted Lieutenant General on October 4, 2011 and appointed Vice Chief of General Staff at GHQ. Lt-Gen Agha Umer Farooq who ...
Gen Allen plays down urgency of Nato deal
CHICAGO - The US commander in Afghanistan told Reuters he would not be disappointed if a long-sought agreement with Pakistan on supply routes failed to materialise by the end of the Nato summit in Chicago on Monday.General John Allen, who is also the top Nato commander in Afghanistan, said in an ...
Gen Wynne leaves for Canada
Rawalpindi - CJCSC General Khalid Shameem Wynne left on Monday for Canada on a 3-day official visit. During his visit, he will hold talks on defence cooperation with the Canadian leadership. He will meet Gen Walter J Natynczyk, Chief of Defence Staff Canadian Armed Forces, and Peter Mackay, ...
Gen Robert Mood’s daunting task in Syria
ABDUL RAHMAN AL-RASHID He is a Norwegian who has a thorough knowledge of the geographical and political features and situations of the region.Maj Gen Robert Mood is given an important “political and military” task to deal with one of the most dangerous political crises in the Middle ...
Gen Wynne starts Sri Lanka visit from today
Rawalpindi - General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, will pay a five-day visit to Sri Lanka from today (Sunday) on the invitation of Sri Lankan Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal WDRMJ Goonetileke. During his stay in Sri Lanka, General Wynne will meet Sri ...
Gen Wynne leaves for Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan
RAWALPINDI - General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, on Sunday left for a four-day official visit to Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan. According to ISPR, during the visit the Chairman will also meet the military leadership of Turkmenistan. Earlier, the CJCSC has ...
No army operation in Balochistan: Gen Kayani
ISLAMABAD – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Saturday said that there is no military operation being carried out in Balochistan and not a single soldier is involved in any operation in the province.Gen Kayani said this while talking to the media persons during a ...
Gen Ghani meets CM
LAHORE – Quartermaster General Lt. Gen. Sajjad Ghani called on Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif here Monday and discussed matters regarding implementation of various development projects. Director General National Logistic Cell Maj. Gen. Junaid Rehmat, Chairman Lahore ...
CJCSC Gen Wynne calls on Zardari
Islamabad - Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shameem Wynne called on President Asif Ali Zardari at the President House here Monday. Professional matters pertaining to the armed forces were discussed during the meeting, said a press release issued here from the President ...
Gen Jones' affidavit
In his affidavit sent to Asma Jahangir, Gen Jones wrote, “Mr. Ijaz mentioned that he had a message from the ‘highest authority in the Pakistan government' which he asked me to relay to then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen," It means he accepts that memo was ...
Nishan-i-Imtiaz confered upon Gen Shusen
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday conferred Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) on General Hou Shusen, Deputy Chief of General Staff of PLA for promoting friendship between the two countries. The President conferred the award on General Shusen at a special investiture ceremony held ...
