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Pakistan: 'Gwadar's security to be entrusted to police' in wake of large-s
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The top military commander in Pakistan's Balochistan province has said that Gwadar's security would be completely entrusted to the police in the next four months, in the wake of massive protests in the region.
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Pakistan: Lt Gen Asif Ghafoor appointed Corps Commander Quetta
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], August 4 (ANI): Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor on Wednesday was appointed Commander 12 Corps, Quetta, replacing Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali who was killed in a helicopter crash in Balochistan, the Pakistan military said, reported the local media.
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Pashtuns pay tributes to Kharqamar martyrs while criticising Pakistan Army
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
North Waziristan [Pakistan], May 27 (ANI): Amid COVID-19 pandemic, central leaders of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) including Member of National Assembly Mohsin Javed Dawar visited the graves of Kharqamar martyrs on Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of the barbaric incident in which 14
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Asif Ghafoor, known for deleting tweets and getting trolled for gaffes is
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 16 (ANI): Major General Asif Ghafoor, the man known for making a series of gaffes, controversial posts and miscalculations on social media over months, including extending support to Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone over her visit to the JNU in Delhi earlier this month
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Pak DG ISPR Asif Ghafoor replaced
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 16 (ANI): Pakistan Army's Major General Babar Iftikhar has replaced Major General Asif Ghafoor as the Director-General of the country's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
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Ghafoor takes down tweet supporting Deepika, misspells her surname
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 8 (ANI): Pakistan Army spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted in support of actress Deepika Padukone, who had visited the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi and joined students protesting against the recent violence on the campus.
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Pakistan Bar Council condemns DG ISPR's criticism of detailed verdict agai
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 20 (ANI): The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), an apex body of country's lawyers, has condemned the statement by DG ISPR Asif Ghafoor in which he had criticised the detailed judgement in the high treason case against former military dictator Pervez Musharraf to be agains
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Pakistan: General Nadeem Raza assumes charge as CJCSC
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 27 (ANI): General Nadeem Raza has assumed charge as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), the Pakistan army announced on Wednesday.
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Pak Army chief says passport 'must' for Indian pilgrims in major U-turn on
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 7 (ANI): Just days before the inauguration of the Kartarpur Corridor, Pakistan's Army spokesman Major Gen Asif Ghafoor in a major U-turn announced that Indian Sikh pilgrims would require a passport.
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Nothing to do with Opposition protest: Pak Army
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 7 (ANI): Pakistan Army on Wednesday asserted that it will not mediate between the Imran Khan-led government and Opposition whose Azadi March has entered the sixth day, stating that the dharna was "a political activity which the army as an institution has nothing to
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Use of military force against participants of 'Azadi March' could trigger
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], Nov 04 (ANI): The Voice of Karachi (VoK) has urged Imran Khan-led Pakistan government and military establishment to refrain from the use of forces against the participants of 'Azadi March' in the country.
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Pakistan Army meddling in diplomatic affairs
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 22 (ANI): In yet another example signifying that Pakistan's state affairs is controlled by the Army, its spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor poked his nose in diplomatic affairs which are normally handled by civilian governments.
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