Farrukh Shah, son of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Khurshid Shah, withdrew his pre-arrest bail application from the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Following that, the Supreme Court ordered Farrukh Shah to surrender before the accountability court within three days. During the hearing, Farrukh Shah’s lawyer Farooq H Naik said in court that NAB […]
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Attacks on FC in Balochistan – hybrid war beyond the rules
Two major incidents occurred in Balochistan involving the martyrdom of at least 12 soldiers from FC on the same day. They followed another blast in Chaman which killed at least 6 people nearly two weeks ago. These terrorist acts are emblematic of a fundamental problem of how Balochistan has evolved into a new operational space […]
CTD kills 4 militants in Quetta operation
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Wednesday killed four suspected terrorists during an operation in Quetta district. According to a spokesperson, four terrorists were killed in a crossfire with the CTD personnel in Agbarg area of Quetta. The spokesperson said that two terrorists fled away from the scene getting the benefit of the darkness. The […]
Army commanders hope Afghanistan’s soil will not be used against Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday chaired the Corps Commanders’ Conference at the General Headquarters of the Pakistan Army, according to a press statement, issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations. The ISPR statement said that the participants took comprehensive review of the global, regional and domestic security environment with […]
Thai army destroys thousands of land mines in jungle
SA KAEO, Thailand: Pulling back to a safe distance atop a hill, Thai troops blew up thousands of anti-personnel land mines on Tuesday with controlled explosions that sent black plumes of smoke high above jungle treetops. Thailand is one of more than 160 countries to have signed the Ottawa Treaty, which prohibits the use and […]
Sudan army commander says bank security forces killed protesting children
CAIRO: A top Sudanese army commander said a security force assigned to guard a bank in El-Obeid was responsible for killing protesting children in the city on Monday, the official SUNA news agency quoted him as saying on Thursday. At least six people were killed at a rally in El-Obeid, 400 km southwest of Khartoum, […]
Papua New Guinea deploys army to help volcano emergency
Troops have been sent to help thousands of people displaced by a volcanic eruption on a remote archipelago in Papua New Guinea, the prime minister said Friday, as a second volcano erupted. Lava and ash flows from Mount Ulawun — one of the world’s most hazardous volcanoes — have subsided, but between 7,000 and 13,000 […]
Sudan’s army calls for unconditional talks with protesters
Sudan’s military council said talks on the transition of power should resume without preconditions, signaling a continued standoff with opposition leaders who launched nighttime demonstrations to push for civilian rule. Protest leaders have set conditions for a resumption of talks, including a withdrawal of the military and militias from cities, the resumption of Internet service […]
Syrian army shells rebel area, Turkish observation post despite truce move
The Syrian army and its allies shelled rebel-held areas of northwest Syria early on Thursday and attacked a Turkish observation post, Ankara and a monitoring group said, despite Russia saying it and Turkey had brokered a new cease-fire. Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Syrian government forces carried out what it assessed to be a deliberate attack, […]
Punishment to two Army and one civil officer on the charges of espionage
ISLAMABAD: General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) endorsed punishment to two Army and one civil officer on the charges of espionage/ leakage of sensitive information to foreign agencies prejudice to the national security. The officers were tried under Pakistan Army Act (PAA) and Official Secret Act by separate Field General Court Marshal […]