RAWALPINDI: COAS Raheel Sharif has called for “governance initiatives” to complement the success of security forces in the ongoing fight against terrorism and extremism, in a statement that suggests the military establishment is not satisfied with civilian authorities’ efforts in implementing the National Action Plan (NAP). General Raheel Sharif made the statements during a Corps Commanders meeting held at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. The military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), in a statement said the meeting, presided by the army chief, exhaustively reviewed the internal securityRead More

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah and Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman on Monday witnessed the ongoing exercise “Sea Spark.”Both the Chiefs flew by the Karakorum Eagle-03 AWACS aircraft for a surveillance mission. After observing the exercise from the air both the chiefs went on board Pakistan Navy (PN) ship to witness the ongoing activities at sea. While interacting with the participating crew, both the Chiefs expressed satisfaction over the professionalism and synergy between Pakistan Navy and PAF.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan should be included in the nuclear mainstream on same terms as were offered to other non-NPT states, said Strategic Vision Institute (SVI), a think tank that works on strategic issues.The Islamabad-based think tank also rejected proposals made by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Stimson Centre, which had called on Pakistan to return to “strategic” deterrence instead of “full spectrum deterrence”, commit to a recessed deterrence posture and limit production of short-range delivery vehicles and tactical nuclear weapons; lift Pakistan’s veto on Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty and reduceRead More