Archive for the ‘Pakistan Defense News’ Category

Pakistan focusing on modernising Navy: Defense Minister

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Asif Sandila, called on Federal Defence Minister, Ahmad Mukhtar, in his office here on Wednesday.
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Pakistani Mirage-V Jet Crashes; Pilot Killed

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

A French-built Pakistani fighter jet crashed during a training flight on Oct. 19, killing the pilot, the air force said.
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Pakistan says will revive biometrics on Afghan border

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Pakistan will next month reactivate a biometric computerised system to screen all travellers crossing a key Afghan border terminal, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Wednesday.
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No objection on dialogues with Taliban: Pakistan Army

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pevez Kayani on Tuesday said Pakistan Army had no objection over government having dialogues with the Taliban.
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Pakistani troops increased at check posts with Afghan border

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

DG Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major Gen. Athar Abbas has said regular army and FC have been sent to border areas with Afghanistan to stop militants’ attacks.
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Taliban must lay down arms before talks: Pakistan

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Pakistan will agree on peace talks with Taliban militants only if they lay down their arms first, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Tuesday.
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Nine Pakistani troops killed in northwest

Monday, October 17th, 2011

Militants ambushed Pakistani troops on Monday, killing nine soldiers in gunbattles that lasted several hours on the outskirts of Peshawar in the northwestern tribal badlands, officials said.
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Pakistan wants Afghan action on Fazlullah

Monday, October 17th, 2011

Pakistan said on Monday that Afghan and US-led forces had failed to take action against a Taliban cleric responsible for a spate of cross-border raids despite repeated requests from Islamabad, a complaint likely to deepen tensions between the neighbours.
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US Army moves to Afghan border with NWA

Monday, October 17th, 2011

U.S Army has deployed thousands of soldiers in Afghan areas bordering Pakistan’s North Waziristan Agency (NWA), Geo news reported.
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Pak-US reations facing challenges

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani said there are challenges faced in Pak-US relations and issues are being addressed via silent diplomacy, Geo News reported.
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