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Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa to be Pakistan's new Chief of Army Staff
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov. 26 (ANI): Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa has been appointed as Pakistan's 16th Chief of Army Staff (COAS), ending obscurity over the successor of Gen. Raheel Sharif, who is set to retire on November 29, reported The Express Tribune Saturday.
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Pak army chief holds special security meeting at Corps Headquarters
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], Nov. 24 (ANI): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, held a special meeting at the Corps Headquarters, Rawalpindi, to review the situation at the Line of Control focusing on Wednesday's civil bus attack which resulted in death of innocent pass
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India, China reiterate desire to keep up momentum of defence exchanges
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Nov. 21 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff General Dalbir Singh, who is on a four-day official visit to China, on Monday called on General Xu Qiliang, Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission (CMC), and both reiterated their desire to keep up the momentum of defence exchanges and
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Army Chief to visit China to build defence cooperation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 21 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff General Dalbir Singh will leave for China on a four-day official visit from today.
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Four battalions of Assam regiment presented colours by Army Chief
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Nov. 17 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh, presented the colours to four young Battalions of the Assam Regiment; 16 and 17 ASSAM and 1 and 2 Arunachal Scouts in an impressive colour presentation parade.
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Musharraf for Army Chief's extension, says PM Sharif never had good r
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov. 16 (ANI): Former Pakistan military dictator General (Retd.) Pervez Musharraf has claimed that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has never had good relations with any of the military chiefs and maintained that Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif should be giv
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Army Chief visits Northern Command, asks troops to be alert, aggressive
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir),[India] Nov. 15 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff General Dalbir Singh on Tuesday visited the Northern Command headquarters here to review the security situation and exhorted the troops to be alert against any enemy inimical designs and be aggressive in their approach.
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Military no longer the prime career choice, says former chief V P Malik
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Cancona (Goa) [India], Nov.5 (ANI): Amid the ongoing debate over the implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP), former Chief of Army Staff General (Retired) Ved Prakash Malik said the military is no longer the prime career choice today.
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Military no longer "prime choice" among youth: V.P. Malik
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Cancona (Goa) [India], Nov. 5 (ANI): With the government miffed with wide ranging protest against the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme, former chief of Army staff Ved Prakash Malik has said there has been "erosion" of soldiers' status within the government and in the socie
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Expert says Pakistan army chief wants his choice as successor
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India],Oct. 28 (ANI): Defence expert Brigadier (Retired) Anil Gupta has said that Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif, wants his successor to be of his choice, and is using the unprovoked ceasefire violations along the Line of Control to get his message acro
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PM Sharif, army chief attend high-level security meeting in Quetta
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct. 25 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday reached Quetta for a high -level security meeting, after terrorists stormed a police training college in the provincial capital killing around 60 people.
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General Raheel Sharif reviews operational preparedness of strike corps
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct. 3 (ANI): Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Monday visited headquarters of Strike Corps in Mangla to review the operational preparedness.
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