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TTP poses severe challenge to Pakistan, Chief of Army Staff: Report
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Afghan Taliban-supported group, Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is posing a severe challenge to Pakistan and newly appointed army Chief General Asim Munir as he failed to tackle the militant group since the banned outfit called off the ceasefire, Sergio Restelli writes in The Times of
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Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif accuses PTI of carrying out smear campaign against C
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The prime minister in a tweet said: "Disgusting smear campaign of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf against Chief of the Army Staff Gen Asim Munir, at the behest of Imran Niazi, deserves the strongest condemnation," the prime minister said in a tweet.
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Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif condemns "vile campaign" against Pakistan Army, Chie
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"The campaign against the army chief is intolerable and a continuation of the conspiracy against the institutions," he said in a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
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'Will root out menace of terrorism': Pak Army Chief Munir after Peshawar m
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of Pakistan, General Asim Munir on Friday visited the Police Lines area where the tragic suicide bombing took place on Monday this week and claimed over 100 lives, Geo News reported.
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Pak army chief Munir takes active part in politics, despite Bajwa's vow to
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Pakistan Former Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, as the outgoing army chief of Pakistan had committed to keeping the force away from politics. However, his successor General Asim Munir is doing quite the opposite, Policy Research Group (Poreg) reported.
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Imran Khan urges Pak Army Chief to ensure transparent elections
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"I hope the serving army chief would ensure transparent general elections. The amount of power that the military has is not possessed by any other institution," the PTI chief said.
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Pakistan: Military intervention in politics has been a long-standing tradi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The military's intervention in Pakistan's politics has been a long-standing tradition, starting from the former army chief General Pervez Musharraf upto the current general Asim Munir. The Pakistan army has had an impact on the rise and fall of political leaders, parties and ultimately the e
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Pakistan army promises to 'eliminate terrorism' without distinction
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The TTP and the Pakistani government announced the ceasefire in June this year. In recent weeks, Pakistan has witnessed a resurgence of militancy in northwest Pakistan.
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Imran Khan promises to take 'No action' against former Army Chief after co
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
While addressing the meeting of a delegation of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) at his Zaman Park residence in Lahore, Khan said that the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir himself has said that he will remain neutral.
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Pakistan Army chief General Munir has his hands full with TTP-Afghan Talib
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
General Munir has his hands full with the TTP-Afghan Taliban, politics and internal dynamics of the army leadership. The TTP cannot be pushed back without dealing with the Afghan Taliban as it is the Taliban which is protecting the TTP.
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"Do not forget armed forces are servants of people": Imran Khan to new Pak
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This comes a day after General Asim Munir took over the command from outgoing Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Marking an end to his six-year tenure as the most powerful person in the country, Bajwa passed the baton of command to Lt Gen Munir at a ceremony held at the
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What led to appointment of Asim Munir as Pak's new Army chief?
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The hype and hoopla created over the appointment of Pakistan's new army chief came to rest after General Asim Munir and General Sahir Shamshad Mirza were notified as the next chief of army staff (COAS) and chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) respectively on November 24.
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