Pakistan Army
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Pakistan Army Chief, British PM discuss regional security
World | Jan 15, 2015, 02:21 PM ISTLondon: Pakistan Army Chief Raheel Sharif met British Prime Minister David Cameron here and discussed issues related to regional security, media reported on Thursday.Gen Sharif raised issues related to proscribed organisations, anti-Pakistan elements operating from
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200 militants trying to infiltrate, may attack schools during Obama visit: Army official
India | Jan 15, 2015, 02:59 PM ISTNagrota (J&K): Army today said there were inputs about possibility of attacks by Pakistan-based terror outfits on "soft targets" such as schools, religious places, military convoys and civilian areas in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of
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Ceasefire in tatters amid reports of Pak Army replacing its rangers along IB
India | Jan 06, 2015, 12:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pakistan continues to violate ceasefire along International Boarder (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir that has further aggravated border tension between the two countries.According to some media reports, Pakistan Army has replaced its rangers
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Indian firing kills four civilians: Pakistan
World | Jan 06, 2015, 06:34 AM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan army on Monday said that Indian troops killed four civilians in the fresh cross-border firing, taking the death toll of civilians to five in three days, Xinhua reported.Indian force Saturday killed a 13-year-old
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Nearly 140 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
World | Dec 24, 2014, 06:25 AM ISTKabul: At least 138 suspected insurgents have been killed in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, as Afghan troops battled the Taliban with NATO air support, according to official sources.Seven Afghan soldiers also died in the
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Pak gets assurance from Kabul on action against militants: Army
World | Dec 18, 2014, 12:43 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan today said it has got assurance from Afghanistan and ISAF leadership that they will take action against militants hiding in border areas and believed to be involved in the Peshawar school massacre.Army Chief
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57 terrorists killed in Pakistan airstrikes
World | Dec 18, 2014, 11:33 AM ISTIslamabad: At least 57 terrorists were killed in airstrikes carried out by the Pakistani military in Khyber Agency's Tirah Valley, media reported."The fresh operation was launched after Tuesday's tragic incident, in which at least 145
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Pakistan army hands over Indian boy who crossed LoC inadvertently
India | Nov 19, 2014, 10:42 AM ISTNew Delhi: Pakistan army on Tuesday handed over a 13-year-old boy to Indian authorities after he had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control.Manzar Hussain, a student of class 8 and a resident of Jhanagar village
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Government downplays reports of China training Pakistan Army troops
World | Nov 15, 2014, 08:02 PM ISTBrisbane: Government today downplayed reports that Chinese troops were training Pakistan Army personnel right across the India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir.External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin when asked to comment on reports in this
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Pakistan army chief offers training to Afghan security forces
World | Nov 06, 2014, 11:47 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif Thursday met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and senior defence officials in Kabul and offered training to the Afghan military personnel.The visit of the Pakistan
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Pak-Afghan border sealed for two days
World | Nov 04, 2014, 12:31 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan sealed its border with Afghanistan, barring all forms of crossings for two days as part of its enhanced security measures taken for the religious festival Muharram, a media report said Tuesday.The decision followed
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IED found near Wagah border in Pakistan
World | Nov 03, 2014, 05:16 PM ISTIslamabad: An improvised explosive device (IED) was Monday found in the parking area of Pakistan's Wagah border where a suicide attack left some 60 people dead the previous evening.The Bomb Disposal Squad seized the IED
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Pakistan Army again violates ceasefire
India | Oct 25, 2014, 09:20 AM ISTJammu: Pakistan Army again resorted to unprovoked overnight firing at Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu region using mortars and automatic weapons, an official said Saturday."Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire at
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Pakistan Rangers resort to unprovoked firing in Jammu
India | Oct 18, 2014, 11:33 AM ISTJammu: Pakistan Rangers Saturday resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions of the Border Security Force (BSF) on the international border in Jammu district, an official said."Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing at the BSF
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Ghulam Nabi Azad terms Pakistan Army a "rogue Army"
National | Oct 16, 2014, 11:35 PM ISTKathua: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today lambasted Pakistani Army for deliberately targeting civilians and said it was "rogue Army" as authorities of the neighbouring country have no control over it."Pakistani Army is a
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Pak PM Sharif, Army Chief visit North Waziristan
World | Oct 09, 2014, 02:38 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif along with Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif today visited strife-torn North Waziristan, where Pakistani Army is conducting its military operation Zarb-i-Azb against TTP (Tehreek Taliban Pakistan) guerillas.Nawaz Sharif is
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End ceasefire violations, else will give befitting reply: Govt
India | Oct 07, 2014, 08:56 PM ISTLatur (Maharashtra): In a stern warning to Pakistan, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today asked it to put an end to firing and ceasefire violations along the border in Jammu & Kashmir saying if such
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Pakistan violates ceasefire along the LoC in Poonch, Jammu
India | Oct 05, 2014, 02:02 PM ISTJammu: Violating the ceasefire for the 10th time this month, Pakistani troops today opened heavy fire on Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.Army troops guarding the borderline with Pakistan
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Don't test Pak army's patience, Musharraf tells India
India | Oct 05, 2014, 01:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pervez Musharraf, former Pakistan President, has blamed India for ceasefire violations along Line of Control (LoC). Musharraf said that India should stop testing the patience of Pakistani Army."I think India should stop testing
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India should stop testing patience of Pakistan Army: Musharraf
World | Oct 04, 2014, 10:27 PM ISTKarachi: Pakistan's former president and military ruler General (retired) Pervez Musharraf has sought to blame India for ceasefire violations along Line of Control, saying it should stop testing the “patience and resolve” of Pakistani Army.Musharraf,