Archive for Category: "News"

The enigma of Zaid Hamid

The enigma of Zaid Hamid

Syed Zaid Zaman Hamid, the person who styles himself as a Defence Analyst and is famous for his charismatic personality often features in the news these days

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We Don’t Seek Benevolence, But Don’t Malign us Either – Part I

We Don’t Seek Benevolence, But Don’t Malign us Either – Part I

Written by Vice Chairman Think Tank, Xeric, PDF. Frankly speaking there wasn’t any need for this piece if certain readers had not taken umbrage to my previous write-ups, first where I explained why military-men are not superior to their civilian counterparts, and second when I shared a soldier’s thoughts on Eid

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A Soldier’s Eid

A Soldier’s Eid

I am Gunner Fazal Mehmood, currently serving in a Medium Regiment Artillery located at a peace location. It is 0400 hours, the first day of Eid-ul-Azha and while lying on my charpoy I am thinking about the last night – it is the third consecutive Eid that I will be spending away from my family

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Naval forces kick-start major military exercise

Naval forces kick-start major military exercise

The Pakistan Navy started a major naval drill yesterday, in which large numbers of seamen and marine vessels are expected to attend

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HRCP raps government for the increase in violence in Balochistan

HRCP raps government for the increase in violence in Balochistan

A team from the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has criticized the Pakistani central government and the provincial authorities for the worsening of security situation in Balochistan

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Officials confirm more than 100 deaths during the last two weeks of fighting in Bajaur

Officials confirm more than 100 deaths during the last two weeks of fighting in Bajaur

Local government officials from the Federally Administered Tribal Area of Bajaur reported yesterday that more than 100 people have been killed there for the past two weeks

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Pakistan Navy inducts American-made Orion marine surveillance aircraft in to its aviation fleet

Pakistan Navy inducts American-made Orion marine surveillance aircraft in to its aviation fleet

Pakistani naval officials confirmed today that they have added one Lockheed P-3 Orion long-range surveillance aircraft to their aviation fleet

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Pak Army chief to undertake official visit to Russia this month

Pak Army chief to undertake official visit to Russia this month

The Pakistani Ministry of defence today announced that General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Chief of Army Staff will be visiting Russia later this month

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Death toll in Bajaur touches 37

Death toll in Bajaur touches 37

Local media reported that a total of 37 people have been killed in the fighting so far in the Salarzai tehsil of Bajaur Agency, one of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan

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TTP warns Pakistani army over plans to conduct major operation in Waziristan

TTP warns Pakistani army over plans to conduct major operation in Waziristan

A senior operative from the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) warned the Pakistani Army that suicide bombers from the organization will target army bases, unless the army reverses its plans to conduct a major operation in the Waziristan region

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Pakistan Navy inducts its second Chinese-built Fast Attack Craft

Pakistan Navy inducts its second Chinese-built Fast Attack Craft

A ceremony was held yesterday at the Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited (KSEW), to mark the reception of the second Chinese-built Fast Attack Craft (FAC) of the Pakistan Navy, PNS Dehshat

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Attack on PAF Kamra stuns the Pakistani military establishment

Attack on PAF Kamra stuns the Pakistani military establishment

The Pakistani military establishment was left embarrassed and stunned today, when a small group of terrorists infiltrated on one of their top military bases, to conduct a brazen suicide attack

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37 killed in failed militant attack on Pakistani army patrol team

37 killed in failed militant attack on Pakistani army patrol team

More than three dozen people were killed in the Federally Administered Tribal Area of Orakzai in north-western Pakistan, when militants launched an attack upon one of the army patrol teams

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