Islamabad: Pakistan's powerful army is fed up with unpopular President Asif Ali Zardari and wants him out of office, but through legal means and without a repeat of the coups that are a hallmark of the country's 64 years of independence, military sources said. Tensions are rising between Pakistan's civilian leaders and its generals over a memo that accused the army of plotting a coup after the US raid that...
08:21 PM, Dec 22, 2011
Asfandyar Wali Khan is the President of the Awami National Party and presently MP in Pakistan's Parliament. He spoke to CNN-IBN's Marya Shakil on a range of issues from the Bonn conference, NATO attacks, threat of coup in Pakistan to rival politician Imran Khan. ...
04:12 PM, Dec 05, 2011
Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Friday gave his troops "full liberty" to respond to any further cross-border attacks by NATO forces in Afghanistan in the wake of an air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, official sources said on Friday. The powerful army chief told commanders of units deployed along the western border with Afghanistan that they had "full liberty of action to respond (by) employing...
10:37 AM, Dec 02, 2011
Now that the Headley revelations are out, the question is: did the US fail India in preventing the Mumbai attacks? ...
11:07 PM, Nov 26, 2011
Islamabad: In a major border flare-up, 25 Pakistani soldiers were killed when NATO helicopters from Afghanistan fired on a check post in the country's northwest, prompting Islamabad to cut off all supplies for US and allied forces in Afghanistan. Two officers, a major and a captain, were among those killed when the helicopters targeted the check post at Baizai area of Mohmand tribal region on Friday night, state-run PTV reported....
01:31 PM, Nov 26, 2011
Now that the Headley revelations are out, the question is: did the US fail India in preventing the Mumbai terror attacks? Suhasini Haidar in conversation with Sebastian Rotella of Propublica; Shuja Nawaz, author of 'Crossed Swords: Pakistan's Army and the War within' and B Raman, Intelligence Analyst. ...
04:56 PM, Nov 22, 2011
On Board Air India One: Asserting that he is not putting "blinding faith" in his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani for pushing bilateral dialogue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said Pakistan's armed forces were "on board" on the peace process. He said India wanted to strengthen the hands of the civilian government in Pakistan and that Gilani, whom he met in Male on Thursday, has "clearly understood" that one...
08:36 PM, Nov 12, 2011
Islamabad: A top Taliban commander in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan tribal region on Saturday threatened to scrap an unofficial peace deal with the army, citing recurring US drone attacks and demolition carried out by the military in Miranshah. Hafiz Gul Bahadur, who is believed to have links with groups like the Haqqani terror network, issued the warning in an Urdu pamphlet distributed in the market of Miranshah, the main town...
06:27 PM, Nov 12, 2011
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says the current talks between India and Pakistan have the backing of the Army. ...
08:06 AM, Nov 11, 2011
New Delhi: Sources say that there was a ceasefire Violation in Krishna Ghati in Poonch sector of Jamuu and Kashmir on Sunday. It is reported that the firing began at around 10:30 pm on Saturday. sources claim that the Indian Army retaliated the attack and the exchange of fire continued for about one-and-a-half hours. There are no casualty reports so far. ...
12:03 PM, Oct 23, 2011
Srinagar: A top army commander has said the arrest of a militant while he was sneaking into Kashmir Valley in Machhil sector near LoC has exposed the nexus involving ISI, Pakistan Army and terror outfits. "The arrest of Pakistani national and LeT militant (Nissar Ahmed) has exposed the nexus between the ISI, Pakistan Army and terror outfits in training, arming and psychological indoctrination of Pakistani youth for infiltrating and carrying...
04:47 PM, Oct 02, 2011
Washington: Pakistan's counter-terrorism measures have failed to yield results in 2011 with insurgent activities gaining ground and operational situation facing the military in the country continuing to deteriorate, US President Barack Obama has informed the Congress. "The return of militant-inspired violence after a four-month lull following the 2010 floods demonstrated how insurgent elements have managed to survive and even return to many areas previously cleared by the Pakistan military," a...
12:00 PM, Oct 02, 2011
Islamabad: Pakistan will not take military action against the Haqqani network despite growing US pressure, even as the country's top military commanders have agreed on the need to de-escalate the situation. According to media reports, these decisions were made at a special meeting of the Corps Commanders chaired by Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Sunday. A military official was quoted as saying by the Express Tribune that...
11:01 AM, Sep 26, 2011
Washington: The standoff between the US and Pakistan has hit a new low with an American Congressman blaming Islamabad for masterminding attacks on American soldiers. Lindsey Graham, a Republican Congressman said that the US should consider military action against Pakistan if it continued to support terrorist attacks against American troops in Afghanistan. "The sovereign nation of Pakistan is engaging in hostile acts against the United States and our ally Afghanistan,...
07:39 AM, Sep 26, 2011
Washington: Pakistan nurtured extremist groups to fight "proxy irregular" war against India, while its military benefited from presenting New Delhi as a threat, a top Pentagon official told US lawmakers. "Pakistan has viewed India itself and Indian (or any other nation's) domination of Afghanistan as an existential threat, and has taken steps it believes are necessary to counter this threat, including developing nuclear weapons and nurturing extremist groups to fight...
10:27 AM, Jul 22, 2011
Islamabad: Pakistan's powerful army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday pledged to continue the fight against al-Qaeda and its affiliates but said there could be no military solution to the problem of terrorism. "Pakistan's commitment to the war against al-Qaeda and its affiliates is total and unwavering. Pakistan firmly believes in taking stern action against all terrorists groups," Kayani said in his address to a seminar at Mingora in...
11:54 PM, Jul 06, 2011
New Delhi: The popular drama series Faseel-e-Jaan Se Aagay on PTV Home channel salutes Pakistan's soldiers who are embroiled in the battle against terrorism. The telefilms feature real soldiers as actors, who feel that it is a part of their duty to bring the stories of their fellow soldiers on to the screen for the world to know. The series started its second season this month. According to media reports,...
06:47 PM, Jun 18, 2011
Washington: Pakistan Army and its Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani should be given some time and space for introspection in the aftermath of the US raid in Abbottabad that killed al-Qeada chief Osama bin Laden and the developments since then, top Pentagon official said on Thursday. "What he's (Kayani) going through right now, what the Pakistani military is going through right now, obviously, is considerable introspection based on recent events?...
02:29 AM, Jun 17, 2011
Islamabad: The US had asked Pakistani leadership not to humiliate Pervez Musharraf after he stepped down as the country's President on the promise of indemnity against prosecution, according to WikiLeaks cables. "Don't humiliate Musharraf. He should be treated as an elderly statesman in Pakistan and it would be good for the country's image if he would be allowed to stay in the country," the then US Ambassdor to Islamabad Ann...
10:35 PM, Jun 08, 2011
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Not only is the Pakistani public angry, but this is the first time in the country's 63 years that the Army chief and the head ...
10:13 AM, May 23, 2011
