Posts tagged as: Afghan

Enemy Slips Away at Afghan Border

General Raheel Sharif appointed as the new army chief Islamabad : Pakistan Army Lieutenant General Raheel Sharif, has been appointed the new commander and Lt Gen Rashid Mehmood will be the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. The president grateful Hussain under Article 3 of the Constitution appointed Lieutenant General Raheel Sharif , Lt Gen Rashid Mehmood to the rank of General. Starting tomorrow both lieutenant General will be full Generals. Starting November 29, Gen Raheel Sharif will replace General Pervez Kiyani as a new army chief . On the same day, the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee , General Rashid Mehmood will assume the office. The General Raheel Sharif is the younger brother of Raheel Sharif who laid down his life to defend the country 's honor. Raheel Sharif has the honor of Commanding Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul. After the appoitment of the new Army Chief on Nov 30 , 2010, Raheel Sharif was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General of the Pakistan Army Corps commander Gujranwala. Currently Raheel Sharif is appointed as Inspector General Training and evaluation at the General GHQ.

The Pakistan Army is in a state of war against Tehreek E Taliban who resided in Waziristan. The Pakistani forces decided to evacuate the area and then bombard everything to eradicate the problem once and for all. While several Uzbeks and militants were killed in the process, there is less detail coming out regarding the […]

3 Afghan Nationals and Suspects Arrested in Islamabad

Islamabad rain

It was recently reported from Islamabad that three Afghan nationals and at least 12 suspects have been arrested from the capital city of Pakistan. Currently the security situation in the country has worsened since the peace talks between Pakistan and Tehreek E Taliban have not commenced. The situation between both the parties has been quite […]

Plights of Afghan refugees in Pakistan

Pakistan extended the deadline for repatriation of Afghan refugees, which was set to expire on 30th June 2013. The decision was taken at the request of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), a United Nations Agency working for the protection of refugees. Pakistan has been playing host to Afghan refugees since more than three […]

Afghan refugees told to leave KP

Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Ministry has directed the illegal Afghan refugees to leave the province immediately, while the refugees with valid registration cards have been given time till December 31. In a statement issued by the provincial home ministry here today, the government vowed to take strict actions against the Afghan refugees and citizens […]

General John Allen calls on COAS General Kayani

General John R. Allen, Commander of the International Security Assistance Force visited GHQ and called on General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff today. This meeting was another in a series of opportunities for the Commanders to continue building upon the growing operational cooperation between the Afghanistan National Security Force, the Pakistan military […]

Gilani appeals to Afghan leadership

Gilani appeals to Afghan leadership The Prime Minister of Pakistan Yusuf Raza Gilani has recently made an appeal in an official capacity concerning the issues of Afghanistan. The appeal was made in a policy statement that was issued after the Prime Minister of Pakistan Yusuf Raza Gilani had a meeting with the ISI chief Lt-Gen […]

News without heavy makeup and with covered heads

Afghan journalists have expressed annoyance over the request of the Afghan government to avoid heavy make-up and wear headscarves, saying the move was proof authorities expected the Taliban to reclaim a share of governance. In a letter circulated to media, the Afghan Ministry of Culture and Information said it had received complaints from members of […]

China and India eager to get Afghan oil and mine contracts

It was announced by the Afghan mining minister that Chinese and Indian bidders and in the front line for deals to mine Afghanistan’s rich iron ore and oil deposits. The official further cited it was worrying for him that the Western companies are still reluctant to invest in a war-stricken country like Afghanistan. The country’s […]

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