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COAS offers training to Afghan forces in Pakistan

March 11th, 2010


Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met the visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai here on Thursday and offered training to Afghan forces in Pakistan.
According to official sources, the Army Chief discussed the current security situation of the region with the Afghan President. The meeting also discussed…

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Pak Forces to stay in Swat till permanent peace: Masood Aslam

March 11th, 2010


Corps Commander Peshawar Lt. Gen Masood Aslam said that Pakistan Forces would stay in Swat till the establishment of permanent peace in the area.
Addressing to a inauguration ceremony of Public library and Shuhada Park in Swat here on Thursday, he said that the Pakistan army would stay in…

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No proposal for granting extension to Army Chief: PPP

March 11th, 2010


LAHORE – PPP Central Secretary Information Fauzia Wahab said on Wednesday that no proposal for granting extension in service to present army chief was under consideration at the moment.
At a press conference held at Lahore Press Club here, she was asked about reasons behind grant of extension in service…

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India meddling into Pakistan via Afghanistan: Basit

March 10th, 2010


The Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said Wednesday Pakistan has formally asked Afghan government to train their National Army, adding, India is meddling into affairs of Pakistan through Afghanistan, a private TV reported.
He vowed to take up this issue with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during his official visit to…

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Corps commanders meeting underway

March 9th, 2010


Military commanders on Tuesday discussed internal security, the war against terrorism and the regional situation at a meeting of the top brass held at the General Headquarters. The commanders met as part of 127th Corps Commanders’ Conference chaired by Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani. The meeting will…

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Afghan President to arrive in Islamabad tomorrow

March 8th, 2010


Afghan President Hamid Karzai will arrive here on Wednesday on an important visit to Pakistan.
Diplomatic sources told he would be accompanied by new Foreign Minister Dr. Zalmay Rasul and other key cabinet members.
Afghan president is undertaking his tour to Pakistan immediately after the Army Chief Gen…

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The Hurt Locker sweeps the Oscars

March 8th, 2010


Kathryn Bigelow made Oscar history, becoming the first woman to win best director at the Academy Awards for her gritty Iraq war saga “The Hurt Locker.”
Bigelow’s film, which also won best picture Sunday night, follows the dangerous daily existence of an Army bomb defusal team. It earned six Oscars,…

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Equipping Pak Army by US irks India

March 7th, 2010


THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (Agencies) – The Indian government on Saturday expressed serious concern over the US equipping Pakistan Army with modern weapons and asked Washington to ensure that they were not used against India.
The Indian government asked Pakistan to shut down “42 terrorist camps” he said were functioning in its territory…

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Delhi won’t scale down ops in Afghanistan

March 7th, 2010


INDIA will not scale down its presence in Afghanistan, even after the Kabul attack on February 26 in which six Indians including two army officers were killed, reported CNN-IBN on Saturday.
Indian National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon, who is on a two-day visit to the war-ravaged country, after talks…

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11 Philippine soldiers killed in communist ambush: military

March 6th, 2010


Communist guerrillas killed 11 Philippine soldiers Saturday in a gun battle on Mindoro island, south of the capital, a military spokesman said. The soldiers were on patrol when they ran into a fortified camp of the New People’s Army (NPA) guerrilla group, said Colonel Romeo Brawner. Seven soldiers were also…

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Govt overcoming miseries faced by nation: Gilani

March 5th, 2010


Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in his first radio address to the nation informed that the backbone of the terrorist network has been broken and very soon the country would be free from the menace of terrorism. Gilani appreciated the role of Pakistan Army Jawans who have sacrificed their…

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30 militants, 1 soldier killed in Mohmand

March 4th, 2010


Pakistan’s military on Thursday killed 30 Taliban fighters in a battle in the northwest tribal belt, officials said, as the army boasted of fresh gains against the Islamist insurgents.
More than 100 armed Taliban militants stormed a checkpost of the paramilitary Frontier Corps in the district of Mohmand, local administration…

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France to provide latest technology to Pak Army to combat terrorism

March 3rd, 2010


Director International Development of DGA, (France Armament Procurement Agency) Jacques De Lajugie, visited General Headquarters on Wednesday and called on the Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.
According to spokesperson of Pakistan Army, the visiting dignitary remained with COAS for some time and discussed matters of mutual…

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Pak Army captured key Taliban complex in Bajaur

March 2nd, 2010


Pakistan’s army said Tuesday it had captured a key Taliban and Al-Qaeda complex dug into rocky mountains close to the Afghan border after killing 75 local and foreign militants. Commanders gave journalists a guided tour of the bastion, which one general said numbered 156 caves developed over five to seven…

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Pak Army captured key Taliban complex in Bajaur

March 2nd, 2010


Pakistan’s army said Tuesday it had captured a key Taliban and Al-Qaeda complex dug into rocky mountains close to the Afghan border after killing 75 local and foreign militants. Commanders gave journalists a guided tour of the bastion, which one general said numbered 156 caves developed over five to seven…

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Turkish PM warns army

February 26th, 2010


ISTANBUL (AFP) – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the army Friday that no one is above the law as a probe into an alleged 2003 coup plan to oust the government widened with the detention of 18 more soldiers, media reports said.
“Those who make plans behind closed…

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Kashmir issue resolution must for peace: Musharraf

February 24th, 2010


Former president Pervez Musharraf noted that neither the Army could be removed from the eastern borders nor peace is possible sans resolution of the Kashmir issue.
Talking to a private TV after addressing at the Committee room of British Parliament, Musharraf said that he and Manmohan Singh agreed on a…

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