Thursday, January 7th, 2016
27 Brigadiers promoted to the rank of Major General
RALWAPINDI: The selection board of Pakistan Army has approved promotion of 27 brigadiers to the rank of major general. A meeting of the board was held here at the GHQ on Thursday with Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif in the chair. According to a list issued by the ISPR, the officers recommended for promotion to the rank of major general are Brigadier Muhammad Arif, Brigadier Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Brigadier Ali Amir Awan, Brigadier Asif Ghafoor, Brigadier Muhammad Ali, Brigadier Azhar Rashid, Brigadier Saeed Akhter, Brigadier Nadeem AhmedRead More
Baghdad offers to mediate between Saudi Arabia, Iran
TEHRAN: Iraq on Wednesday offered to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Iran after tensions soared following the kingdom’s execution of a Shia cleric and attacks on two Saudi diplomatic posts in the Islamic Republic. The standoff has seen Saudi Arabia sever diplomatic ties with its longtime regional rival and could hinder efforts to resolve the conflicts in Syria and Yemen, where Riyadh and Tehran back opposite sides, as well as affect the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal. Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari proposed mediation during a news conference inRead More
Sri Lankan High Commissioner presents his credentials
ISLAMABAD, JAN 07 (DNA) -Major Gen. (R) Jayanath Lokuketagodage, the new Sri Lankan High Commissioner toPakistan, presented his credentials to President Mamnoon Hussainat the Aiwan-e- Sadr on Thursday.He is a versatile committed dedicated and an experienced senior retired Sri Lanka Army officer, served35 years in the Sri Lankan army since 1980.In his professional career he was Commander of Security forces Headquarters, Brigade Commander, 553 Brigade, Centre Commandant, Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment and Commanding officer, United Nation Peace keeping in Haiti.