Islamabad: In the backdrop of Nawaz Sharif's positive remarks on ties with India, powerful Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has suggested Pakistan's Prime Minister - designate to take gradual initiatives with utmost caution for improving relations with New Delhi, a media report said on Sunday.
Kayani made the suggestion when he called on PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, set to become Prime Minister for a record third term following his party's victory in the May 11 polls, at his brother Shahbaz Sharif's home in Lahore on Saturday.
The News daily quoted its sources as saying that Kayani wanted the new government to take gradual initiatives with utmost caution to improve relations with India as this alone "may lead to lasting peace in the region"....
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12:38 PM, May 19, 2013
Lahore: Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Saturday met Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif for over three hours, exchanging views on regional situation and the war on terror. The meeting, sought by Kayani, was the first between the two since Sharif's PML-N emerged victorious in the May 11 general election and is all set to form the government. During the meeting, which lasted over three hours, the army chief...
08:09 PM, May 18, 2013
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02:25 AM, May 03, 2013
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05:37 PM, May 01, 2013
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02:11 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Islamabad: A Pakistani lawyer has accused the military of sending thugs to beat him up after he challenged the army chief in court. Inam Ur Raheem, a retired military lawyer, says three vehicles surrounded his taxi on Wednesday night in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. Several unidentified men jumped out and attacked him with sticks, leaving him with cuts and bruises. He claimed they said they were there to teach...
10:40 AM, Nov 17, 2012
Islamabad: In an apparent riposte to orders issued by the Supreme Court against two retired generals for rigging the 1990 polls, Pakistan's powerful Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Monday said no single institution could define national interests or exceed its role under the Constitution. Noting that Pakistan was going through a "defining phase", Kayani said: "No individual or institution has the monopoly to decide what is right or...
02:32 AM, Nov 06, 2012
New Delhi: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Sunday ruled out any arms sales to Pakistan and stressed that unlike other countries, Russia never created problems for India. "We are always cooperating with India to ensure safety of the region. We never created trouble for India in the region as compared to other countries," he told reporters in New Delhi. Rogozin was responding to a question on whether Russia...
10:17 PM, Oct 14, 2012
Islamabad: A day after a teenage rights activist was shot in the head by Taliban militants, Pakistan Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday condemned the attack on the girl as a "heinous act of terrorism" and warned that it had exposed the "extremist mindset" confronting the country. Kayani visited a military hospital in Peshawar to meet 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who was shot and seriously injured by the...
05:11 AM, Oct 11, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Thursday called for transparent ties with US based on mutual trust as he met American commander in Afghanistan, days after the two sides struck a deal ending a seven-month blockade of NATO supply routes. "The Pakistan-US relationship should be based on mutual trust, respect and transparency," Kayani said during a meeting in Rawalpindi with Gen John Allen, chief of the International...
04:59 PM, Aug 02, 2012
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12:51 PM, Jun 09, 2012
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07:49 PM, May 03, 2012
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10:18 AM, May 01, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's powerful army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Monday waded into a standoff between the government and judiciary, saying the country's development and welfare depend on state institutions functioning within their constitutional limits. The country's Constitution has "clearly defined the responsibilities and functions of national institutions" and it is incumbent on them "to perform their duties within constitutional limits", Kayani said while delivering an address at an event...
12:17 AM, May 01, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan should not unilaterally withdraw its forces from Siachen, the world's highest battleground, opposition leader Imran Khan has said. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief said in Lahore on Sunday that there has be simultaneous withdrawal of forces by India as well as Pakistan, Geo News reported. Imran Khan was reacting to Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's statement on April 18 that his country favoured talks with India...
12:08 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Hyderabad: India on Thursday welcomed Pakistan Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's remarks on resolving the Siachen issue and demilitarisation there and said the money spent on deployment of troops can be spent on development of the two countries. "I am glad that our neighbouring country Pakistan is also realising the challenges and the economic problems of maintaining troops on the Siachen Glacier," Minister of State for Defence MM Pallam...
01:39 AM, Apr 20, 2012
Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that India and Pakistan must sort out differences for peaceful coexistence. ...
09:21 PM, Apr 19, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistani Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said on Wednesday that his country favoured talks with India to demilitarise the Siachen Glacier, dubbed as the world's highest battleground. "Peaceful coexistence between the two neighbours is very important so that everybody can concentrate on the well-being of the people," he told reporters. The Gen was speaking at Skardu airport in northern Pakistan after visiting the Gayari army base in Pakistani...
12:38 AM, Apr 19, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday said all issues between India and Pakistan should be resolved to ensure "peaceful co-existence" which would allow the two countries to focus on development and the welfare of the people. In his first public remarks on the peace process that was resumed by New Delhi and Islamabad in 2011, the powerful army chief said, "All issues should be resolved and...
09:28 PM, Apr 18, 2012
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12:00 PM, Apr 08, 2012
