Pakistan said on Friday that the visit of U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, has “contributed bringing back the relations on track.” John Kerry wrapped up his three-day visit to Pakistan on Friday, his first to the country following the May 11 general elections and formation of a new government. He called on President Asif […]
US Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to begin talks with Pakistani leaders on Thursday to discuss important issues, ranging from bilateral relations to regional situation, officials said. Kerry, who arrived Wednesday evening, will meet top political and military leaders in his first visit to Islamabad since the new gov’t has assumed office in […]
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is due to undertake a three day visit to Sri Lanka starting from 27th of this month. This will be his second visit as he previously visited Sri Lanka in January 2011. During his stay in Sri Lanka, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani will meet the […]
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Tuesday assured the visiting US special envoy his government’s full commitment to an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process, the PM office said. US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ambassador James Dobbins Ambassador met the Prime Minister after he arrived on a two-day visit to Islamabad as part his […]
Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani on Thursday appealed to the people of South Waziristan who have left to return to their homes and resume their normal life. The army chief was speaking in South Waziristan after inaugurating a road. Pakistan Army has completed third trade corridor on Pak-Afghan border in South Waziristan Agency in […]
In a veiled reference to the Taliban attacks on political gatherings, Pakistan’s powerful army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Tuesday announced support for the upcoming elections and dispelled rumours about any delay in the polls. “General Elections would be held in the country on 11th of May. We must not harbour any suspicions or misgivings […]
Pakistan said Friday that concurrence of seven host governments has been received for the conduct of polling for overseas Pakistanis. Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary said at the weekly news briefing in Islamabad that the Election Commission had short-listed nine countries where polling could be held. The spokesman said concurrence from Saudi […]
Army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, on Monday urged the top commander of foreign forces in Afghanistan to help Pakistan check cross-border attacks launched from inside Afghanistan, the military said. General Kayani and General Joseph F. Dunford, Commander International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), met in the garrison city of Rawalpindi and discussed a variety […]
Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has said that the armed forces will fully support peaceful transfer of power after the parliamentary elections, scheduled to be held in May. “We will accept election results wholeheartedly. If the people elect good or bad people, it is not our responsibility. It is our constitutional responsibility to […]
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 […]
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General Sir David Richards calls on COAS General Kayani Rawalpindi – June 25, 2012: General Sir David Richards, Chief of Defence Staff, United Kingdom called on Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at General Headquarters today. The visiting dignitary is in Pakistan to attend the National Security Dialogue between Pakistan and United Kingdom. The […]
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US to consider re-summoning of Pakistan’s envoy to exchange recent developments Pakistan’s political circles were abuzz today with speculation about the recall of Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani in the wake of media reports on secret communications between President Asif Ali Zardari and the American administration to avert a possible military takeover. Haqqani has […]