India is not a ‘war mongering’ nation and does not have any extra- territorial ambitions, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Saturday.
‘We might have difference of opinion with our neighbours but we have no extra- territorial ambitions. We are not a war mongering country,’ Antony said in response to a question about reactions from across the [...]
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday termed as jingoistic a statement by Indian Army chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor that it was capable of fighting a two-front war with Pakistan and China.
An official spokesman said such statements betrayed a hostile intent as well as a hegemonic and jingoistic mindset that is out of step with the [...]
Jammu, Nov 24 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday said there would be timely reduction in the army’s presence in the state when the security situation normalises. He said though there was some improvement rising cross-border incursions remained a concern.
‘There was a massive political clamour demanding demilitarisation. I met the Army chief [...]
Lahore, Nov 16 (ANI): Former Pakistan Army Chief General (retired) Mirza Aslam Beg has alleged that the US has shifted the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud and the other Taliban leadership to Afghanistan.
General Beg said when the Pakistan Army started the operation in South Waziristan, a helicopter flew from the Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan [...]
Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): America’s top general has called for fostering a sustained US relationship with Pakistan as he said Washington has obligation toward security of the region it abandoned two decades ago.
Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman Joint Chiefs Staff, expressed [...]
Rawalpindi, Oct 14 (IANS) A new security advisory has been issued to all corps headquarters of Pakistan on the directive of army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani following the militant attack on the General Headquarters (GHQ) here on Saturday.
Military sources told Online news agency that it was laid down in the circular, addressed to all [...]
Lahore, Oct. 9 (ANI): As the Obama administration plans to seek a greater cooperation from the Pakistan Army for destroying Al Qaeda’s safe havens in FATA, the difference between the Pakistani military and the Asif Ali Zardari government over the Kerry-Lugar Bill clauses has surfaced.
Recently, US officials had said [...]
New Delhi, Sep 4 (ANI): Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor on Friday said that if Pakistan tries to disrupt the peace and tranquility in Kashmir and violates the ceasefire, India would not hesitate to retaliate.
Talking to reporters here, General Kapoor [...]
Islamabad, Sep 4 (ANI): Pakistan’s Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Friday said that the army has broken the back of terrorists and the war will continue until the complete elimination of extremists from the country.
When COAS Kayani arrived in [...]
Islamabad, Aug.12 (ANI): Following the registration of a case against former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf for illegally confining Supreme Court judges during the emergency in 2007, speculations are rife that the latest development could have a far reaching effect on the current [...]
New Delhi, Aug 10 (ANI): Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor today said Pakistan was following a dichotomous policy against terror.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a seminar here, General Kapoor said that he finds it rather odd that on the one hand Pakistan was operating [...]
London, Aug.9 (ANI): Britain’s incoming Army Chief, General Sir David Richards, was under pressure from ministers on Saturday to backpedal on suggestions that UK forces could be in Afghanistan for up to 40 years.
Richards prediction also provoked an angry reaction from opposition politicians, who warned that public opinion would never support a military commitment of [...]
Defence Minister AK Antony will visit Jammu on Tuesday to review the security situation in the region.
Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor, Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar and various other senior officials of the Ministry of Defence will accompany Antony during his one-day visit.
Antony is expected to visit the forward areas in Jammu region, and later address [...]
