By Azaz Syed in The News, October 19, 2023ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan wanted the military’s help to foil the no-confidence bid against him, said Azam Khan, Imran’s former principal secretary. Imran, on March 27 last year, had brandished a piece of paper during a public rally and portrayed it as a copy of a cipher in his speech, alleging that the US wanted him out of power. Azam made the revelation to the…
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by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, October 5th, 2023QUETTA: Two Pakistani nationals, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed and two others injured on Wednesday when an Afghan sentry opened “unprovoked” and “indiscriminate” fire at pedestrians at the Chaman border crossing, the military said. The incident happened when people were crossing over into Afghanistan through the Friendship Gate, officials said. The incident took place hours after Kabul described as “unacceptable” Islamabad’s ultimatum to all undocumented immigrants, including…
by Rameez Khan in The Express Tribune, September 28th, 2023.LAHORE: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif’s persistent efforts to convince his elder brother, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, to reconsider his demand for holding former military officials accountable for their “unconstitutional actions” seem to have borne fruit. A well-informed source within the party claims that the three-time former prime minister is now inclined towards adopting a more conciliatory stance. He intends to prioritize the country’s economic stability…
report in Daily Times, Sepr 21, 2023A terrorist was killed and another injured when security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in general area Kulachi of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district on Wednesday, the military said. During conduct of the operation, intense fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists, military’s media arm, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said in a statement. It said weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorist,…
report in The Express Tribune, Sept 21, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Registrar Office has returned a petition challenging the trials of civilians in the military courts after raising objections to it. Petitioner Col (retd) Inamur Rahim had requested the apex court to declare the trials held during the tenure of the PTI chairman null and void. The registrar office objected that the petitioner had not pointed out what questions of public importance in the case…
by Umer Farooq in Dawn, Sept 11th, 2023PESHAWAR: Seven terrorists were killed and six others critically injured in an exchange of fire with security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chitral district, the military said on Sunday. The clash occurred in the Ursoon area on Saturday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. “Own troops effectively engaged terrorists’ location and after an intense exchange of fire, seven terrorists were killed, while another six were critically…
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 Ghulam Mursalin Marwat in Dawn, September 1st, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: At least nine soldiers were martyred and five others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber on a motorbike targeted a military convoy in the Janikhel town of Bannu district on Thursday evening, the army said. In a late-night statement, the military’s media wing identified one of the martyred soldiers as Naib Subedar Sanobar Ali. It said the security forces had cordoned off the area and…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post,August 18, 2023Nepal and China are set to resume bilateral military and defence engagements that were stalled due to the Covid pandemic. This includes suspended ministry exercise between Nepali and Chinese People’s Liberation Army, other military training like the national defence course in China and other engagements. This was agreed between the two armies during the ongoing visit to Nepal by Yue Ande, the major general of the Tibet…
by Iftikhar Shirazi in Dawn, August 14, 2023Two terrorists were killed by security forces after they attacked a military convoy in Balochistan’s Gwadar on Sunday morning, according to the army’s media affairs wing. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that the terrorists carried out the attack at 10am, using small arms and hand grenades. “However, due to the efficient and swift response, two terrorists were sent to hell with no harm to…
report in The Daily Star, Aug 2, 2023China hopes that its military will strengthen cooperation and deepen friendship with Bangladesh armed forces for maintaining world peace. “Guided by the consensus reached by top leaders of China and Bangladesh, both militaries will continually strengthen solidarity and cooperation on the basis of the already fruitful results,” said a Chinese embassy statement marking the 96th founding anniversary of People’s Liberation Army of China. The Chinese embassy in Dhaka…