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Shehbaz Sharif condemns "assassination attempt" on Pak diplomat in Kabul,
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday condemned the "assassination attempt" on a top Pakistani diplomat, Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani in Kabul and called for an immediate investigation into the case.
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Pakistan: Attack on girls' school in Waziristan kills one
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
One person was killed and a security personnel was injured in an attack when unknown militants opened fire on a girls' school in Pakistan's South Waziristan on Thursday, according to Dawn. The attack took place in a school in the Azam Warsak area of the South Waziristan district.
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PTI leader Fawad lashes out at coalition govt for 52 pc rise in terror att
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhary on Thursday lashed out at the coalition government of Shehbaz Sharif and claimed that there has been a 52 per cent rise in terror attacks since the regime changed.
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Quetta suicide blast: Death toll rises to 3, 27 injured
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The death toll in Pakistan's Balochistan province, Quetta suicide blast has risen to three as the woman injured in the explosion succumbed to her injuries, while 27 including 23 cops were reportedly wounded.
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Former Pak ISI chief seeks early retirement with Gen Munir's elevation to
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Former ISI chief Gen Faiz Hamid, who is considered close to former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, has opted for early retirement
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Pakistan PM lands in Turkey for two-day visit
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, Sharif said, "Being in Turkey feels like being home, overwhelmed by the warmth of our Turkish brothers and sisters. Our bilateral ties have entered a new era of strategic partnership under the leadership of President Erdogan. We are on course to unpack the full untapped po
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Pakistani government officially notifies General Asim Munir as new army ch
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The government's notification comes after Pakistan's President Arif Alvi approved the summary to appoint top military officers on Thursday.
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Pak President Alvi approves appointment of Asim Munir as new army chief
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
President Arif Alvi on Thursday signed the summary and approved the appointment of Lieutenant General Asim Munir as the next Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee (CJCSC).
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Pakistan President meets Imran Khan hours after PM Shehbaz picks army chie
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Earlier today, Pakistan Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced that Lt Gen Asim Munir has been named as the chief of army staff and Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza has been named as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.
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Lt Gen Asim Munir named Pakistan's new army chief
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has decided to appoint Lt. Gen. Sahir Shamshad Mirza as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir as the Chief of the Army Staff using the constitutional authority, Pakistan Information Minister Marriyum Auran
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Pakistan Army Chief admits military involvement in politics
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
While addressing the Defence and Martyrs Day ceremony, the Army Chief said that armies around the world are seldom criticized "but our army is often subjected to criticism." "I think the reason for that is the army's involvement in politics. That is why in February, the army decided to not i
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Pakistan government receives list of contenders for country's next army ch
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Gen Bajwa, 61, is slated to retire next week after a three-year extension. Besides the government, the Pakistani army also confirmed that it had sent the names of six top lieutenant generals for the appointment of Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) and the chairman of the joint chief of staff
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