NEW DELHI: In a first, Pakistan army chief General Asim Munir publicly acknowledged the military’s involvement in the Kargil War, during a recent defence day speech. Previous army chiefs and political leaders, such as Pervez Musharraf and Nawaz Sharif, have acknowledged Pakistan’s involvement in the Kargil operation.“Be it 1948, 1965, 1971 or 1999 Kargil-Pakistan India…
In a rare verdict, A Pakistani court has ordered the removal of lieutenant general Munir Afsar on Friday, a serving general of Pakistan army, from his position as chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra).The Lahore high court ruled that Afsar’s appointment was unauthorised and violated existing rules.The decision to annul Afsar’s appointment…
Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, the former head of Pakistan’s influential Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, was arrested by the Pakistan army in a corruption case on Monday. This development has caught many Pakistan politics watchers off guard.Back in September 2021, when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, Hameed had rushed to Kabul to “celebrate” their victory.He…
ISLAMABAD: A former chief of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, Lt Gen Faiz Hameed (Retd), has been taken into military custody and field court martial proceedings initiated against him over allegations of corruption and misuse of authority, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistan army’s media wing, said on Monday.This is the first time in the country’s history…
The Pakistan army on Monday accused an “illegal political mafia” of trying to sabotage its renewed military operation, codenamed “Azm-i-Istehkam” (Resolve for Stability), against rising terrorism in the country.Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) director general Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif, in a press conference in Rawalpindi, stated that a “massive, illegal political mafia” has risen to undermine…
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan army said on Tuesday that at least 15 people, including 10 soldiers, were killed in two separate attacks in the volatile northwest bordering Afghanistan and added that security forces killed all 13 assailants in the ensuing gunfights.Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army’s media wing, reported that two female health workers, two children,…
