Islamabad, Jan 4 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is a highly professional soldier and ardent supporter of democracy.
In an interview with Al Jazeera television, he said General Kayani had supported [...]
Islamabad, Jan.2 (ANI) : Responding to Indian Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor’s statement that the Indian Armed forces were ready to fight Pakistan and China simultaneously, Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervz Kayani has said that situation [...]
Islamabad, Nov.14 (ANI): Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, has once again raised the bogie of India’s alleged involvement in Pakistan through Afghanistan, saying it is hindering the goals for achieving success in the ‘war on terror’.
During a meeting with US National Security Advisor Lt. General (Retd) James Jones at the GHQ [...]
Islamabad, Nov.12 (ANI): Censuring extremists for the recent spate of violence across the country, Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has termed the terror attacks as an act of ‘cowardice and frustration’.
An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement [...]
Islamabad, Nov.3 (ANI): Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that the on-going military ffensive against the Taliban, in its stronghold South Waziristan, has been successful [...]
Lahore, Oct.30 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is on a three day tour of Pakistan, has reiterated that Al-Qaeda leadership is present in that country, and said that it is hard to believe that a civilian government has no idea about its whereabouts.
“I find it hard to believe that nobody in [...]
Washington, Oct.28 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived here early on Wednesday on a three-day visit, which she described as a very important tour to allay all misunderstandings between both countries.
This is Clinton’s first visit to the country since taking charge in the Obama Administration.
Talking to mediapersons on-board the special aircraft en route [...]
Lahore, Oct.26 (ANI): Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani has rebuked reports that the armed forces were receiving foreign help in the South Waziristan offensive.
General Kayani, who visited the war-zone on Sunday to take stock of the situation, vowed that the operation would be completed on time, and that the Pakistani forces [...]
Islamabad, Oct.17 (ANI): The Pakistan government has given a go-ahead signal to the security forces to launch a full-scale operation in South Waziristan, the Taliban’s stronghold.
“Yes, a decision has been taken to launch a full-scale operation… and it will begin very soon… in a day or two… to weed out the terrorists headquartered in South [...]
Islamabad, Oct. 16 (ANI): Pakistani Army Chief, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, on Friday briefed the members of the PPP-led ruling coalition on the upcoming military offensive in Waziristan. he briefing took place [...]
Islamabad, Oct. 13 (ANI): The promised 7.5 billion-dollar US aid to Pakistan has placed Washington in the middle of a potential tussle between the Pakistan military and the Zardari government.
The differences between General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and President Asif Ali Zardari arose when the former insisted that the government had failed to notice the [...]
Islamabad, Oct.9 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that a high level meeting would soon be convened to discuss the controversial Kerry Lugar Bill and its implications.
The participant of the meeting would include [...]
Islamabad, Oct. 3 (ANI): Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General, Ashfaq Kayani, secretly met Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif fuelling speculations of all kinds in Islamabad’s political circle.
According to the Dawn, the secret meeting took place at midnight of September 30 in Rawalpindi where Sharif came to meet the army chief without security and [...]
Lahore, Sep 26(ANI): Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Ashfaq Kayani has been ranked higher than Pope Benedict XVI and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown in a list published by a British political magazine, which highlights 50 individuals who have been instrumental [...]
Islamabad, Sep.24 (ANI): Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani has said the military is close to winning the war against terrorism.
Addressing troops during his visit to South Wazirisitan and Tank, General Kayani said the strategy adopted by the army during its all out operation against the extremists in the region together [...]
Rawalpindi, Sep.5 (ANI): The Pakistan Army is determined chase the Taliban till the very end, and would continue its offensive against the extremists until they are rooted out from the country, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Kayani has said.
Speaking at a function after inaugurating a rehabilitation centre for young Taliban recruits, General Kayani said [...]
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.14 (ANI): Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani has said country’s ongoing struggle against various terrorist groups was a fight against extremism and militancy, and that it was not against any particular religion, ethnicity or sub-nationalism.
Speaking at the second annual Azadi Parade at Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul, General Kayani said [...]
