Military

Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar appointed as DG ISI

RAWALPINDI: Lt General Naveed Mukhtar has been appointed Inter Services Intelligence chief as 11 key transfers and… Read More

Russia to hold joint military drills with Pakistan in 2017

ISLAMABAD: Russian ground forces will hold joint military drills with forces of Pakistan next year.… Read More

Chinese Navy flotilla arrives to participate in bilateral exercise

KARACHI: Chinese Navy flotilla including ocean salvage and rescue ship CHANGXINGDAO and People’s Liberation Army… Read More

Missiles, tanks on show at Iran military parade

TEHRAN: Iran showed off missiles, warplanes, tanks and marching troops on Wednesday in a display… Read More

Trump seeks massive US military buildup, IS defeat plan

WASHINGTON:Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to massively increase US military spending,  and said… Read More

Suicide bombing kills 60 at Yemen army camp

ADEN: A suicide car bomb attack on an army training camp in Yemen's second city… Read More

Chinese military will train Syrian troops: govt

BEIJING: China's military will provide training for Syrian armed forces, a spokesman for Beijing's defence ministry said Thursday,… Read More

Former Thai PM Yingluck rejects charter days before referendum

BANGKOK: Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has rejected a draft constitution sponsored by the… Read More

Turkey shakes up military as post-coup crackdown widens

ANKARA, TURKEY: Turkey's premier meets top military commanders on Thursday over one of the most… Read More

German military training 100 Syrian migrants in pilot project

BERLIN: The German military is training more than 100 Syrian migrants for civilian roles suited to… Read More

Special flights to take stranded Pakistanis in Turkey back home

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani High Commission in Turkey Abdul Akbar says that all Pakistani are safe in… Read More

Rangers to disband political and militant wings from govt organisations

KARACHI. The Rangers has warned that strict action will be taken if the wings of… Read More

Pentagon lifts ban on transgender troops in military

WASHINGTON: Transgender personnel will no longer be barred from serving openly in the US military,… Read More

Indian military officer expelled for allegedly raping Afghan girl

KABUL: An Indian military official has reportedly been expelled from Afghanistan over allegedly raping an… Read More

Pilot killed as Russian military plane crashes near Moscow

MOSCOW:  A Russian military pilot was killed after his fighter jet crashed near Moscow, the… Read More

US military missions undermined by civilian deaths: report

WASHINGTON: The United States underestimates the long-term impact of civilian deaths on its military missions and… Read More

US Military sex assault victims unable to find decent jobs: report

WASHINGTON: Thousands of US troops who say they were unfairly discharged from the military after… Read More

Panama’s ex-dictator Manuel Noriega has brain tumor

Panama City, Panama: Manuel Noriega, Panama's imprisoned former dictator ousted in a 1989 US invasion of… Read More

Eight wounded by car bomb near Istanbul military barracks

ISTANBUL: At least eight people including soldiers were wounded on Thursday by a remotely-detonated car… Read More

COAS ‘satisfied’ with military’s operational preparedness

RAWALPINDI/JHELUM: General Raheel Sharif, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), on Thursday witnessed an ongoing military… Read More