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Decision on extension for Pak Army chief Gen. Bajwa can wait: PM Imran

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said he has not yet thought about an extension to Chief of the Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa's tenure

Pak Army Chief backs coordinated efforts for economic upliftment of Afghans

General Qamar Javed Bajwa has called on coordinated efforts for economic upliftment of the people of Afghanistan

Pakistan Army transfers ISI chief Lt Gen Hameed in surprise reshuffle

In a surprise move, Pakistan Army on Wednesday transferred the powerful spy agency ISI's chief Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed and appointed him as Peshawar Corps Commander. However, his replacement on the key post of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief was not immediately announced. Hameed was appointed as head of the spy agency on June 16, 2019, in a military shake-up. He had previously served in the ISI as the head of internal security. He is considered as close to Army chief General Qamar Bajwa and was appointed as ISI head at a crucial time due to several external and internal security challenges. He oversaw the crucial changes in Afghanistan where the Taliban took control in August. In September, he visited Kabul and told the media in a brief chat that "everything will be ok" in Afghanistan, when there were rumours about differences among Taliban ranks due to delay in the announcement of the government. The Army, in an official statement, also announced two more senior-l

Major reshuffle in Pak Army, Lt Gen Azhar Abbas made Chief of General Staff

Gen Abbas has in the past served as commandant of the Infantry School, Quetta, and remained personal secretary to former army chief, Gen Raheel Sharif

US adds Pakistan govt to list of child soldier recruiters, says report

The US has added Pakistan along with 14 other countries in a list of Child Soldiers Prevention Act which identifies foreign governments having government-supported armed groups that recruit or use child soldiers, a designation that could result in restrictions on certain security assistance and commercial licensing of military equipment. The US Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) requires publication in the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report a list of foreign governments that have recruited or used child soldiers during the previous year (April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021). The countries which have been added to the annual TIP list of the US State Department are Pakistan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen. According to the State Department, the governments identified on the list are subject to restrictions, in the following fiscal year, on certain security ...

Terrorists working with Pakistan Army can escalate situation: Gen Rawat

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat has said that terrorists working with the Pakistan Army can go rogue and it could escalate the situation with India

50 killed, over 100 injured in Pakistan's Sindh province; Army called in

Rescuing passengers who are still trapped is a "challenge" for the rescue officials, Abdullah said, adding that a relief train has departed from Rohri.

Ceasefire being followed in letter and spirit by India-Pak: Lt Gen Joshi

Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Y K Joshi on Tuesday said ceasefire understanding between India and Pakistan is being followed in letter and spirit by both sides

Pak successfully test fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile Shaheen 1-A

The Army's media wing said that the missile has a range of 900 kilometers. Shaheen 1-A with its sophisticated and advanced guidance system is a highly accurate missile system

Peace and Pakistan

The besieged country looks for a breather

Best of BS Opinion: Future shock, a new case for peace with Pakistan & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Armies of India, Pakistan agree to ceasefire on the Line of Control

Both sides have agreed to strictly observe all agreements and cease firing from midnight of February 24/25, 2021

Pakistan violates ceasefire along international border in J-K's Kathua

They said the cross-border firing between the two sides continued till 4:30 am but there was no report of any damage on the Indian side

Pakistan Army holds month-long war games in Sindh province's Thar desert

"The four-week long defensive manoeuvre exercise is aimed at validating the concept of defence in deserts," the statement said

Kashmir: Army soldier killed in Pakistan ceasefire violation on LoC

Earlier, three Army personnel were killed in Pakistani firing along the LoC in January this year

India always respects LoC ceasefire, Pak Army defaulter: Army commander

India has always respected the ceasefire agreement along the Line of Control but the Pakistan Army has been the "defaulter", Northern Command chief of the Indian Army Lt Gen Y K Joshi said on Thursday

Seven soldiers killed in Balochistan gun attack, says Pakistani army

Seven Pakistan soldiers were killed in a gun attack on Frontier Corps Balochistan post in Harnai district, according to the country's Army

Don't need army's support to overthrow Imran Khan, says Maryam Nawaz

Hitting out at the Imran, Maryam also said that "We told you (Imran Khan) the very first day that you have nothing to do with this fight... this is elders' fight and you are only a puppet"

Impossible but Pakistan army wants to wipe out Mohajirs, says MQM founder

The MQM founder stated that "our elders" broke India in the name of Islam and made Pakistan but raised the question as to who got the benefit of making Pakistan

Elements inside Pakistan army had links to Al-Qaeda: Barack Obama

In his latest book, America's first Black president described the various options of killing Bin Laden once it became increasingly clear that the elusive Al Qaeda chief was living in Pakistan