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US, Pakistan air forces conduct air refueling information exchange

ISLAMABAD:Pilots and aircrews from the U.S. and Pakistan air forces participated in a joint aerial refueling information exchange as part of an on-going effort to enhance cooperation and develop the air refueling capabilities of both nations in early March at Pakistan air force base Chaklala.
Pilots and aircrews from the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron arrived [...]

March 10, 2010 Defence 0 Comments

Top Pakistan Navy delegation visits Alba

A TWENTY-member delegation of senior officers from the Pakistan Navy War College, Lahore, visited Alba yesterday.
The role in strengthening commercial ties with industrial units in Pakistan and enlarging the scope of economic co-operation between the two countries were discussed.
The delegation is from the 39th Pakistan Navy Staff Course, led by Rear Admiral Sayed Bashir Ahmad.
It [...]

March 9, 2010 Defence 0 Comments

Sky’s the limit for Pakistan women fighter pilots

Islamabad: Ambreen made Pakistani history by becoming one of the country’s first female fighter pilots, but on Sunday she was due to swap her flight schedule in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for an arranged marriage with a stranger.
“It’s all set and planned, but I haven’t talked to him,” she admits, her face [...]

March 8, 2010 Defence 0 Comments

China, Pakistan to hold joint antiterrorist drills in summer

BEIJING: China and Pakistan will hold joint antiterrorist exercises entitled Friendship-2010 in China in summer, the Renmin Ribao newspaper said on its website on Sunday citing the Chinese National Defense Ministry.
The exercises are believed to contribute to developing cooperation and friendship between the two states as well as to raise their capability to counter terrorism [...]

March 8, 2010 Defence 0 Comments

Tribesmen forming militias to expel Taliban: Army

KHWAZAKHELA: Tribesmen near the Swat valley are raising militias to prevent the Taliban from expanding their influence in the region, a senior military commander said on Friday.
Major-General Sajjad Ghani, who is leading the offensive in the upper part of Swat valley, said people in neighbouring Kalam valley and Lower Dir district were raising their own [...]

May 22, 2009 Defence 0 Comments

Pakistan in victory over Taliban in border area: commander

KHAR, Pakistan: Pakistan said on Saturday it had forced Taliban militants out of a key battleground in the global fight against extremism and boasted of major gains in another region bordering Afghanistan.
The six-month battle with Islamist insurgents in the remote Bajaur district is seen as pivotal to the country’s fight against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, [...]

March 2, 2009 Defence, World 0 Comments

Intelligence agency of Pakistan pivotal in war on terror

Contrary to the widespread theory, the Inter-Services Intelligence agency is a disciplined and professional organization that is playing a pivotal role in the global war on terrorism.
This organization has been crucial in bringing regional stability. Its contribution in the 1980s against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan could not be denied, and it operated cooperatively with [...]

February 17, 2009 Defence, World 0 Comments

US envoy conducts policy review in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan was to meet key leaders here Tuesday as part of a major US policy review aimed at turning around the war against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda in south Asia.
Richard Holbrooke, considered the architect of peace in Bosnia, was due to meet President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister [...]

February 10, 2009 Defence, World 0 Comments

Zardari given briefing on JF-17 Thunder project

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari was given a briefing on JF-17 Thunder project in a meeting held at Presidency on Wednesday. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Federal Defence Minister Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar, Finance Advisor Shaukat Tareen, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed and senior officials of ministries were present in [...]

January 14, 2009 Defence 0 Comments

Chinese Ambassador calls on Minister for Defence Production

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have reiterated their desire to further boost bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, economy and particularly defence. This was discussed at a meeting between Minister for Defence Production Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Luo Zhao Hui, who called on him in the Ministry of Defence Production [...]

January 14, 2009 Defence 0 Comments

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