Posts tagged as: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani

Army chief Gen Kayani, DG ISI Lt Gen Zaheer-ul-Islam on Forbes most powerful people list

Two Pakistanis, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Director General of the Inter Services Intelligence (DG ISI) Lieutenant General Zaheer-ul-Islam, have been included in the Frobes list of the most powerful people.   Interestingly, both the personalities belong to the country’s military. According to the details, military chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani […]

Information Minister Kaira says Parliament is supreme not the apex court

Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has made it clear that parliament and not the apex court is the supreme institution of the country since it represents the will of the people.   Speaking to reporters, the minister stated, “There is no doubt that the Supreme Court is the apex court in the country, but […]

Senator Aitzaz Ahsan criticizes General Kayani’s statement

Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator Aitzaz Ahsan on Tuesday said the army chief has no right to issue political statements.   Addressing journalists outside the Lahore High Court on Tuesday, he said that the court’s interim order was not applicatory and was similar to Article 58-2b which allows sacking elected representatives.   He said that […]

Pakistan committed to uproot terrorism: Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that the government was determined to exterminate terrorism from the country.   The minister while addressing the participants of the second South Asian Youth Conference (SAYC) said they would utilize all available resources to exterminate terrorism in order to ensure durable peace and sustainable […]

Bound to ensure Constitutional supremacy; says Chief Justice

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary on Monday said that being the guardian of the Constitution, it is the responsibility of the Supreme Court to ensure the supremacy of the Constitution in connection with the actions of state institutions and authorities.   The Chief Justice while addressing the participants of the seventh management course said, “Gone […]

No individual or institution can alone decide national interest: Gen Kayani

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has warned that no individual or institution has the right to decide what is right or wrong when it comes to defining the ultimate national interest.   In what appeared to be a quite hard tone, the military chief stated that any effort to create a […]

Senate Committee to visit North Waziristan on invitation of Military Chief

Accepting the invitation of Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, Senate Standing Committee on Defence decided to visit troops at the front line in militancy-hit tribal region of the country. According to the media reports, the invitation appeared on the heels of a heated political debate on whether the military should undertake another […]

Army Chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani condemns attack on Malala Yousafzai

Terming Malala Yousafzai an icon of courage and bravery, Chief of Army staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has condemned the brutal attack on peace activist. He paid a visit to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Peshawar to inquire the health of Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by unidentified gunmen The military […]

Pakistan, Russia vow to enhance bilateral ties

Pakistan and Russia on Thursday agreed to intensify efforts to strengthen their bilateral relations, pledging to explore new avenues to increase relations in various sectors. Addressing a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that every Pakistani wanted the country’s relations with Russia to be strengthened, […]

Army backs constitutional solution in Balochistan: Gen Kayani

Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani on Wednesday said that the army would second any political solution under the Constitution to resolve the problems of insurgency-hit Balochistan, a press released by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. He noted, “Army will extend its support to a political solution to the Balochistan problem, provided […]

153rd Corps Commander Conference deliberates national security issues

Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani chaired Corps Commanders’ Conference at the GHQ, discussing routing matters of professional capacities. According to the media reports, the 153rd Corps Commanders’ Conference was part of regular monthly meetings, wherein the routine professional and operational issues came under discussion in the forum. The reports said that […]

No joint operation to be launched in North Waziristan: Gen Kayani

Rejecting any outside pressure, Chief on Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Friday categorically denied joint-operation in the North Waziristan Agency. Earlier, the US media reported that Pakistan was launching a joint operation in North Waziristan against militants. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) released a press statement saying the military chief clarified Pakistan’s position […]

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