Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016
Country-wide operations against terrorists to continue: Gen Raheel
RAWALPINIDI, August 23 (DNA): Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif paid visit to Kurram Agency on Tuesday and met with soldiers and officers involved in the operation against the terrorists. Army chief stated that country-wide operations against the terrorists shall continue indiscriminately. According to the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) department, General Raheel expressed satisfaction over the pace of the operation and stated that peace was established in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) through the sacrifices made by Pakistan army.
US soldier killed in anti-Taliban operation in Afghanistan
KABUL: A roadside bomb installed by Taliban killed an American soldier Tuesday near the capital of Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand province, following the first major US deployment to the southern city since foreign forces withdrew in 2014. The blast left another American and six Afghan soldiers wounded, the US-led NATO coalition said. The news comes just a day after NATO announced the deployment of around 100 US troops to Lashkar Gah to help head off a potential Taliban takeover of Helmand’s capital as fighting intensifies. “One US service member died asRead More
Army to eliminate sleeping cells of terrorists: COAS
RAWALPINDI, 23 AUG (DNA) – General Raheel Sharif, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited troops engaged in combing operations in Thall, Kurram Agency on Tuesday. He was briefed in detail by operation commander about security situation in Kurram and progress of ongoing combing operations and IBO Ops. While expressing his satisfaction over progress of combing operations and the resultant security environment, he appreciated the valour and gains made by troops and the value these Ops are bringing to cleansing of the area from terrorists and their sympathizers. COAS said thatRead More
MQM will operate from Pakistan alone: Farooq Sattar
KARACHI: Senior Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar for the first time has said that his party should operate from Pakistan alone, an apparent reference to the leadership of MQM under Altaf Hussain who controls the party from London. While speaking at Karachi Press Club on Tuesday, Sattar accepted that “there is a problem” and that Hussain’s frequent apologies after incendiary statements is an issue that needs to be resolved. The press conference was held a day after protesters, alleged to be MQM workers, attacked the office of ARY News.Read More
Corps Commander Karachi orders action against elements inciting violence
KARACHI: Corps Commander Karachi Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar visited Sindh Rangers Headquarters here today during which he was given a detailed briefing on the Rangers-led operation in the city. The Corps Commander condemned the violence in the city yesterday, taking strong exception against “those who incited violence through their speeches and the language they used against Pakistan”. Reviewing the arrests made in the aftermath of yesterday’s events, Lt Gen Mukhtar ordered strict action against those inciting violence in the city. He said the operation against such elements in Karachi willRead More
Afghans push India for more arms, despite Pakistan’s wary eye
NEW DELHI: India is set to deliver more arms to Afghanistan to help it fight militants, Kabul’s envoy to New Delhi said, even if Pakistan is wary of closer military cooperation between countries lying to its east and west. India has provided a little over $2 billion in economic assistance to Afghanistan in the last 15 years, but has been more measured in providing weapons in order to avoid a backlash from Pakistan. Last December, after years of dragging its feet, New Delhi announced the supply of four attack helicoptersRead More