Monday, December 26th, 2022
President Arif Alvi says statement related to Gen (retd) Bajwa ‘twisted, self-concocted’
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi Monday rebutted his comments related to former army chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa and said that he was “wrongly attributed” by the media. A statement issued by the President House said Alvi has taken notice of the statement wrongly attributed to him about the alleged help extended by the former chief of army staff, General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa, and his team in the Senate, and their help to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) during the elections also. “The statement has been quoted out of reference to the contextRead More
AMAN – 23: Coming together for peace
Ms. Hadiya Siddiqui Since 2007, the Pakistan Navy has had the honour of conceptualising and hosting the AMAN series of exercises, which promotes peace at sea. The exercise includes a multinational exercise with friendly regional and extra regional naval forces, which has been essential in raising the morale of the Pakistan Navy. In order to ensure effective maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region, it is necessary to establish relationships, improve compatibility, and increase mutual understanding among navies (IOR). While interacting with all the participating navies through joint bilateral andRead More
Nepal’s ‘fierce’ ex-guerrilla chief becomes new prime minister
KATHMANDU: A former Maoist guerrilla who led a decade-long insurgency against Nepal’s Hindu monarchy was on Sunday appointed prime minister for a third time, in alliance with the main opposition after last month’s election returned a hung parliament. Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who still goes by his nom de guerre Prachanda — meaning “terrible” or “fierce” — will head the new government for the first half of the five-year term with the support of the opposition Communist Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML) party and some other smaller groups, party officials said. “He hasRead More