Tag: army
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Speeches against the army and judiciary will not be allowed: Speaker Ayaz Sadiq
Speaker of the National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq said on Friday, “Pakistan’s constitution declares that there can be no talk against the armed forces and the judiciary; therefore, speeches against the army and the judiciary will be stopped.” In the past and the present, both the opposition and the government benches have discussed diverse topics, including…
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Army has sought 3,400 kanals near Islamabad for defence purposes
The Pakistan Army has written a letter to Deputy Commissioner (DC) Haripur to hand over more than thirty-four hundred kanals of land for defence purposes. The letter revealed that the Pakistani army authorities are seeking 3,181 land kanals and 17 marlas from Haripur tehsil, Khanpur, for “defence purposes.” However, the defence purpose has not been…
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Lt Gen Satti becomes head of FPSC
President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari has approved the appointment of Lieutenant General Akhtar Nawaz Satti as Chairman of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC). Satti will take charge of the post after he retires from the army. The post has been vacant since August 22, The News reported. According to the FPSC website, the…
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We now know the names of the officers arrested with Faiz
Sources have revealed the names of the three most senior retired military officers who were taken into army custody for acting as messengers between former Chief of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Faiz Hameed and senior politicians. The officers identified are Brigadier (retd) Ghaffar and Brigadier (retd) Naeem and Colonel Asim, who were allegedly involved in a…
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LEAs arrest former Adiala Jail deputy superintendent for allegedly acting as messenger for Khan
Law enforcement agencies have arrested Muhammad Akram, the former deputy superintendent of Punjab prisons, who was transferred from Adiala Jail in June this year, on charges of “facilitating Imran Khan as a messenger,” Dawn News reported. He was reportedly picked up from the jail colony. The arrest follows the military’s detention of retired Lt Gen…
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Boxer Amir Khan wants to resolve issues between Imran Khan and establishment
British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan has stated that if given the opportunity by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir, he is eager to have a “one-on-one meeting with Imran Khan” to find common grounds for resolving issues, journalist Murtaza Ali Shah reported. “I have known Imran Khan for a long time, and he…
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Khan says it would be ‘foolish’ not to have excellent relations with army
Founder of Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan said in an interview with Reuters that it would be “foolish” not to have excellent relations with the Pakistan Army while also clarifying that he held no grudges against the United States, whom he previously blamed for conspiring against his government in 2022. “Given Pakistan’s geographical position…
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Achakzai says protestors fired at army in Bannu incident
The chairman of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) and ally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Mahmood Khan Achakzai, recently appeared on a Dawn News programme, expressing solidarity with army in the recent Bannu protests. “DG ISPR’s press conference on the Bannu issue was completely correct. People within the protestors opened fire, and rumours were spread that…
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Army to be deployed across country during Muharram
The federal government has approved the deployment of Pakistan Army across the country due to the sensitive security situation in Muharram. According to the notification issued by the federal government, the Pakistan Army and Civil Armed Forces have been approved for deployment in Islamabad, Azad Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. The armed forces have deployed indefinitely. Ashura…
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Tax exemption to army officials, bureaucrats challenged in Lahore High Court
A petition challenging tax exemption conferred to bureaucrats and military officials in the federal budget has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC). Advocate Nadeem Sarwar has submitted a plea challenging tax exemption given to certain individuals on behalf of citizen Mashkoor Hussain. “The federal government has provided relief to the bureaucracy and military…