The Trump administration has fired army chief of staff General Randy George and two other senior figures, officials said Friday, in a surprise shake-up just as US forces are locked in a major war against Iran. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s ouster of George, the top US Army general, meant the latest in a series […]
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CJCSC pays farewell calls on president, PM Shehbaz
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad Mirza called on President Asif Ali Zardari for his farewell meeting at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Monday. The President appreciated General Sahir Shamshad Mirza’s professional competence and his service to the country. He thanked him for his contributions to national defence and wished him well for the future. […]
Pakistan, KSA military leaders discuss advancing defence pact
Chief of General Staff (CGS) Pakistan Army Lieutenant General Syed Aamer Raza called on General Fayyadh Bin Hameed Al-Rowaily, Chief of General Staff, Royal Saudi Armed Forces, at Riyadh. During the meeting, matters of mutual strategic interest were discussed, with a special focus on strengthening bilateral defence cooperation, enhancing interoperability and advancing collaboration under the […]
General Mahmud Ali Durrani: Rest in Peace
Hearing of the death of Lt. General Mahmud Ali Durrani, Pakistan has lost a very great man. US General of the Army George C. Marshall’s greatest compliment was to call someone a “soldier, scholar and statesman.” MAD, as I called him, more than met those standards. He exceeded each while adding grace, dignity and integrity […]
CJCSC, Maldives president discuss regional and global security
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza undertook an official visit to Maldives and discussed with the country’s leadership the evolving global and regional security environment and issues of mutual interest, including bilateral defence and security cooperation. During the visit, CJCSC called on President of Maldives Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, Defence Minister […]
CJCSC discusses regional security with Maldives president
General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, NI, NI (M), Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), while on an official visit to Maldives, called on H.E. Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, President of Maldives, H.E. Mr. Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon, Defence Minister and Major General Ibrahim Hilmy, Chief of Defence Force of Maldives. Both sides held discussions on evolving global […]
Germany probes Covid-19 testing centres for fraud
Prosecutors in several German regions have launched probes of companies offering free Covid-19 tests after news reports said that some were padding their numbers to claim more money from the government. Prosecutors raided a company in the northwestern city of Bochum on Friday, according to the Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, while farther north in Luebeck, prosecutors […]