COAS vows to take war on terror to logical conclusion on December 1, 2016ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that the war on terror will continue with focused approach in order to take the military operation to its logical conclusion. “We will continue to move ahead of the gains already made so far,” the army chief said while speaking to troops in North […]
Change of command on November 26, 2016ISLAMABAD: Putting rumours to rest, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday appointed Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa the chief of army staff (COAS) and Lieutenant General Zubair Mahmood Hayat the chairman joint chiefs of staff committee (CJCSC). Both senior army officers have been promoted to the rank of general as well. Sources told Daily Times […]
Russia formally requests access to Gwadar Port on November 25, 2016ISLAMABAD: Russia and Pakistan backdoor contacts have resulted in a major breakthrough, as Russia formally requested access to Gwadar Port and decided to be part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Sources disclosed that a few days ago, the Russian intelligence agency, Federal Security Services, chief made a secret visit to Pakistan and met with […]
Women parliamentarians get a gym on November 25, 2016ISLAMABAD: The dream of women parliamentarians dream came true on Thursday when the acting Speaker National Assembly inaugurated a special gym for them at the Parliament Lodges so that these ladies parliamentarians could made them fitter and smarter. Sources told Daily Times that women parliamentarians were demanding of the Speaker National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, […]
India will remember it for generations: COAS on November 25, 2016ISLAMABAD: Scoffing at Indian claims of surgical strikes on Pakistani soil, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Thursday said India does not know the meaning of surgical strike if Pakistan would launch a surgical strike then the Indians would include it in their curriculum. He was addressing the elders of the Federally Administered […]
Nawaz to take surprising decision on top brass appointments on November 23, 2016ISLAMABAD: Although Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is consulting his kitchen cabinet and close confidants regarding the appointment of a new army chief and chairman joint chiefs of staff committee, but it is possible that Nawaz may take a surprising decision, sources in the PM’s House told Daily Times. They also said Nawaz called Interior Minister […]
Process for appointment of new army chief starts on November 22, 2016ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is all set to appoint new chairman joint chiefs of staff committee and army chief soon as the defence secretary has sent a summary in this regard. Sources told Daily Times that Nawaz on Monday signed a file to initiate the process for the new appointments. The new top general […]
Bureaucracy rubbishes almost 400 directives of prime minister on November 21, 2016ISLAMABAD: Bureaucracy did not implement as many as 400 orders and directives issued by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif while one out of many orders issued by President Mamnoon Hussain was implemented. It has been disclosed in the Cabinet Division’s latest report regarding orders and directives issued during July 2014 to June 2015. The federal cabinet […]
Pakistan shoots down Indian drone in AJK on November 20, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army on Saturday shot down Indian drone near Line of Control in Azad Kashmir. Inter Services Public Relations Director General Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa said in a statement the Indian quad copter has been shot down by Pakistani troops at 1645hrs. The soldiers took it in custody after it fell on the […]
Pakistan helping in secret talks with Afghan Taliban on November 19, 2016ISLAMABAD: The ministry of foreign affairs admitted on Friday in a report presented in the Senate that Pakistan was helping in talks with Afghan Taliban but the policy was to keep it secret, and the Afghan government took the right decision to contact Gulbadin Hikmat Yar. This report has been prepared jointly by defence and […]