By Ansar Abbasi in The News, December 30, 2023ISLAMABAD: The PTI is going into elections without settling its issues with the military establishment or distancing its followers from the party’s Imran Khan vs Army narrative. Following the arrest of Imran Khan and owing to the post-May 9 crackdown against the PTI, senior leadership of the party has become a bit careful. However, no serious effort has been made by the party to change the minds…
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report inThe News online, Dec 21, 2023UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan on Wednesday called upon the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to conduct a probe to find out who provided advanced military weapons to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). At the UNSC’s UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) briefing on Afghanistan, the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Ambassador Munir Akram, said Pakistan faced a major threat from the terrorist group TTP and its affiliates for their…
By Muhammad Anis in The News, Dec 16, 2023RAWALPINDI/WASHINGTON: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir has discussed matters of bilateral interest, global and regional security issues, and ongoing conflicts in his meetings with the US government and military officials here. Both sides agreed to continue engagement for exploring potential avenues of bilateral collaboration in pursuit of shared interests. Gen Asim called on key US government and military officials, including Antony J. Blinken, Secretary…
By Wajid Ali Syed in The News, December 14, 2023WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, met the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon on Wednesday. The US Secretary of Defense hosted the Pakistan Army chief, where the two officials discussed “recent regional security developments and potential areas for bilateral defense cooperation,” according to a short statement issued by the Pentagon. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of State also stated that…
report in The Express Tribune, Dec 11, 2023ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir on Sunday departed for his first official visit to the United States, said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). In its brief statement, the military’s media wing said General Munir is “scheduled to meet senior military and other government officials of the US”. The visit comes after senior US officials visited Pakistan last week. Last week,…
by Mubashir Hassan in The Nation, Dec 9, 2023LAHORE – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif Friday renewed his demand for accountability of former military generals and judges for ruining the country by ousting his government in 2017. Addressing the party’s parliamentary board which is finalising the tickets for the February 8 general elections, Sharif said: “We do not want to come into power to roam around in luxury cars…
By Ansar Abbasi in The News, Sept 28, 2023ISLAMABAD: A public opinion survey done in July this year shows the highest approval rating of 88 percent for the military. The survey, done by Gallup for a political entity that commissioned it for its own assessments, also shows people’s trust in the media and courts with 56 percent approval rating for both. However, the approval ratings for politicians, in general, are 39 percent, parliament 47 percent,…
By Shamsurrahman Khpalwak in ToloNews, Sept 7, 2023 at 8:34 PMThe Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said that one of Islamic Emirate soldiers was killed and two others were injured as a result of yesterday’s clashes at the Torkham crossing between the Pakistani military and the Islamic Emirate forces. Mujahid did not address the cause of the clashes, but he emphasized that tensions should be solved through dialogue. “We ask the Pakistani side to be…
by Ibrahim Shinwari | Pazir Gul in Dawn, September 2nd, 2023NORTH WAZIRISTAN/KHYBER: Three military personnel, including an officer, were martyred in separate attacks in North Waziristan and Khyber districts, according to the military’s media wing. A statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday that two security personnel, including a major, were martyred during an intelligence-based operation in Miramshah area of North Waziristan. The operation was being carried out on the basis of…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, July 8, 2023Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, was a husband and father of four.Nasrat Ahmad Yar, an Afghan who worked with the US military in Afghanistan for most of his adult life, had been shot and killed in Washington, an official said. Ahmad Yar was a ride-share driver who fled to the US for a better life for himself and his family. He went out driving because he was…
Report in Pakistan Today, June 13, 2023RAWALPINDI: A terrorist was killed and two were injured during an exchange of fire with security forces in the Spinwam area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district on Monday, according to a statement issued by the military’s media affairs wing. “Own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location and after intense fire exchange, one terrorist was sent to hell, while two terrorists were injured,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.…