Turkey and Pakistan agree to enhance defence cooperation on January 26, 2017ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey on Thursday agreed to enhance defence cooperation covering training, exchange visits, and the co-production of defence equipment while the armed forces of the two countries will also cement their bonds with high level visits. This agreement was made during the 12th round of Pakistan-Turkey High Level Military Dialogue Group (HLMDG) meeting […]
Corruption has been curbed: NAB Chairman on January 26, 2017ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry on Thursday claimed that corruption had been reduced in Pakistan due to efforts of the National Accountability Bureau. Addressing officers of the Lahore NAB after a two-day annual inspection, the Chairman said that the Transparency International (TI) report of 2016 showed that Pakistan’s ranking in the […]
Sindh govt asks interior ministry to stop illegal manufacturing of arms in KP on January 25, 2017KARACHI: Sindh Government has asked the federal interior ministry to take serious action against manufacturing of illegal arms factories in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that are being transported directly into Sindh province, especially in Karachi. The Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah informed the house that the provincial government is working to strictly control the spread […]
Two corvettes added to PN fleet on January 24, 2017ISLAMABAD: Two Corvettes PMSS HINGOL and BASOL were inducted in Pakistan Maritime Security Agency on Tuesday (PMSA) at the Pakistan Navy’s Jinnah Naval Base Ormara, Balochistan. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif was the chief guest at the ceremony. The minister witnessed operational arrangements as well as various socio-economic empowerment initiatives undertaken by Pakistan Navy at Ormara […]
Example for all to take a stand, Nusrat Sehar Abbasi on January 24, 2017KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League (Functional)’s Nusrat Sehar Abbasi said the incident is a lesson for the party leadership, all members and every other person that women must be respected under any condition and at all places of their respective work. Speaking to the media outside the assembly after the assembly session here on Monday, she […]
Nawaz fiddles while Modi flexes muscle on January 22, 2017ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmaker Dr Shireen Mazari on Sunday expressed concern over the continuing silence of the government over the increasing Indian bellicosity. Shireen Mazari, who is also a member of the NA Standing Committees on Defence and Foreign Affairs, pointed out, “Indian army chief General Rawat, soon after taking charge, asserted the centrality of […]
Nawaz fiddles while Modi flexes muscle on January 22, 2017ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmaker Dr Shireen Mazari on Sunday expressed concern over the continuing silence of the government over the increasing Indian bellicosity. Shireen Mazari, who is also a member of the NA Standing Committees on Defence and Foreign Affairs, pointed out, “Indian army chief General Rawat, soon after taking charge, asserted the centrality of […]
Pakistan sends back disgruntled Indian soldier on January 22, 2017ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday handed over Sepoy Chandu Babulal Chohan – an Indian Army soldier who crossed the Line of Control (LoC) four months ago and surrendered before the Pakistan Army – to Indian authorities at Wagah Border. According to Pakistan Army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor, Sepoy Chandu Babulal Chohan was stationed in Indian-held […]
Army holds defence of KSA at par with its own: COAS on January 21, 2017ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that the Pakistan Army holds the defence of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) at par with its own. He was talking to Saudi Ambassador Abdullah Marzouk Al- Zahrani on Friday, who called on the COAS at the General Headquarters (GHQ). According to the […]
Air chief vows to make PAF second to none on January 21, 2017ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman has said that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is passing through a revamping stage because the technology of air warfare is changing rapidly. “We have no choice but to match the speed of change and make the PAF a potent force, second to none. […]