Voice of America | Pakistan Names New Military Leader New York Times The new army chief faces multiple challenges, including deteriorating relations with neighboring Afghanistan and archrival India as border clashes escalate, as well as conflict with militants inside Pakistan. General Bajwa is said to believe that ... Pakistan Appoints New Military Chief Pakistan Appoints Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa as Army Chief of Staff in Unusually Smooth Transition Pakistan PM Sharif names General Bajwa as new army chief |
Washington Post | Pakistan to get new army chief in rare peaceful exchange of power Washington Post ISLAMABAD — The news came in a brief, bland-sounding tweet from the army public relations office this past week, noting that Gen. Raheel Sharif, Pakistan's popular army chief, was beginning a round of “farewell” visits to military units across the ... Afghan, Pakistani Leaders Discuss Tense Bilateral Ties Pakistan announces to join Ashgabat Agreement, Lapis Lazuli Corridor PPP threatens to topple govt if demands not met |
Fox News | Pakistan appoints new army chief Fox News ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's office of the prime minister has announced that Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa has been appointed as the new army chief and Gen. Zubair Mahmood Hayat as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. A statement issued Saturday said ... General Zubair Mahmood Hayat appointed CJCSC |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Rookie Azam leads Pakistan fightback Bangkok Post Pakistan were 200 for 8 at lunch on the third day, trailing New Zealand by 71 when rain forced the players from the field 10 minutes early. The 22-year-old Azam, in only his third Test, was not out 81, surpassing his previous Test best of 69 on debut ... Azam, rain frustrate New Zealand Pakistan 200-8 at lunch on day 3, 2nd test vs. New Zealand Pakistan 200-8 at lunch, trail New Zealand by 71 |
DAWN.com | Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was something of a dark horse in this race for the post of COAS. DAWN.com Gen Zubair is a second generation officer. His father retired as a major general, while two of his brothers are generals: Pakistan Ordnance Factories Wah Chairman Lt Gen Omar Hayat and Inter-Services Intelligence DG (Analysis) Maj Gen Ahmad Mahmood ... |
Future of Pakistan Depends on How it Deals With Identity, Image and Dissent Huffington Post Pakistan has a long history of hounding the dissenters. The country's military establishment -and occasionally the civilian one too- has stigmatized, ostracized and persecuted those who differed with whatever was considered the state-sponsored gospel ... |
Scroll.in | Chinese naval ships in Pakistan's Gwadar port call for a rethink of India's regional policy Scroll.in The transformation of Gwadar port on the Pakistan coast as a base for Chinese Navy ships was long expected, but when media reports actually appeared on Friday to that effect, it was startling news. The reports quoted Pakistani officials saying that ... Pakistan's road to China Pakistan approves Russia's request to use Gwadar Port Pakistan allows Russia use of Gwadar Port under CPEC |
Voice of America | Suicide Bombers Attack Pakistan Army Base Near Afghan Border Voice of America Pakistan's military says that an early morning suicide attack on one of its regional bases near the Afghan border left four assailants and two soldiers dead. The heavily armed group of bombers tried to enter the Ghalani camp in the Mohmand tribal ... Pakistan says fends off attack by suicide bombers on military camp 4 militants, 2 soldiers killed in mosque attack in Pakistan Pakistan: Security forces kill four suicide bombers attempting attack on Peshawar mosque |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Chinese Engineers Killed In Pakistan's Balochistan Province RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Two Chinese engineers were killed by unknown assailants on November 26 in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province. Mansoor Kichki, the assistant commissioner in the Pasni district, told RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal that both men were killed in the ... |
Fox News | Leaders of the Taliban may have moved to Afghanistan from Pakistan Fox News KABUL, Afghanistan – After operating out of Pakistan for more than a decade, the leaders of Afghanistan's Taliban movement may have moved back to their homeland to try to build on this year's gains in the war and to establish a permanent presence. |