Ashfaq Kayani

Pakistan released two daughters of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri and another woman in exchange for former army chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani's abducted son, a media report has claimed throwing new light on the terrorist outfit's disturbingly long reach inside the country.

Bollywood actor Om Puri is set to play the role of former Pakistani Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani in a biopic on teenage rights activist Malala Yousafzai.

General Raheel Sharif on Friday formally took over as the head of Pakistan's army, the most powerful position in the troubled military-dominated nation.

Early October, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his advisers met at his Lahore home and made his toughest decision - picking the new army chief.

Lt Gen Haroon Aslam of the Pakistan Army today resigned a day after he was superseded by his two juniors.

Pakistan on Wednesday named a new army chief, a job seen as the most powerful position in the troubled nuclear-armed nation which has seen three periods of military rule.

Pakistan's prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, will this week name a new army chief who, if all goes well, could help the nuclear-armed nation shake off a legacy of coups and instability.

If the army has its way, the next head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee will most likely be Lt Gen Haroon Aslam.

Pakistani troops fired guns and mortars on at least 50 Indian border posts overnight in Kashmir, killing one jawan and injuring six in a show of major aggression. The attacks began on Tuesday night hours after Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde visited the region to review security. Indian intelligence agencies say the escalating tension is being dr...

Pakistani army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Friday criticised the Indian military leadership, saying their remarks about the Pakistani military and ISI's support to terrorism were "unfortunate, unfounded and provocative".

Hours before the retirement of a top general today, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he would choose the new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) and the army chief together due to "comprehensive considerations".

Pakistan's powerful Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today declared that he was not seeking any more extension and would retire as scheduled on November 29, laying to rest intense speculation about his future.

One of Pakistan's most powerful men, General Ashfaq Kayani, is likely to stay head of the military with a new title when he steps down as army chief next month, government and security sources said, taking over some of the duties of his successor.

Pakistani politicians have offered talks to the Taliban, but with attacks continuing and the militants issuing demanding conditions for negotiations, the road to peace looks as long and tortuous as ever.

The Pakistani Taliban today insisted they are still at war with government troops because peace talks have yet to start and the military is still launching multiple offensives against them.

Pakistan released two daughters of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri and another woman in exchange for former army chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani's abducted son, a media report has claimed throwing new light on the terrorist outfit's disturbingly long reach inside the country.

Bollywood actor Om Puri is set to play the role of former Pakistani Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani in a biopic on teenage rights activist Malala Yousafzai.

General Raheel Sharif on Friday formally took over as the head of Pakistan's army, the most powerful position in the troubled military-dominated nation.

Early October, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his advisers met at his Lahore home and made his toughest decision - picking the new army chief.

Lt Gen Haroon Aslam of the Pakistan Army today resigned a day after he was superseded by his two juniors.

Pakistan on Wednesday named a new army chief, a job seen as the most powerful position in the troubled nuclear-armed nation which has seen three periods of military rule.

Pakistan's prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, will this week name a new army chief who, if all goes well, could help the nuclear-armed nation shake off a legacy of coups and instability.

If the army has its way, the next head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee will most likely be Lt Gen Haroon Aslam.

Pakistani troops fired guns and mortars on at least 50 Indian border posts overnight in Kashmir, killing one jawan and injuring six in a show of major aggression. The attacks began on Tuesday night hours after Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde visited the region to review security. Indian intelligence agencies say the escalating tension is being dr...

Pakistani army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Friday criticised the Indian military leadership, saying their remarks about the Pakistani military and ISI's support to terrorism were "unfortunate, unfounded and provocative".

Hours before the retirement of a top general today, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he would choose the new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) and the army chief together due to "comprehensive considerations".

Pakistan's powerful Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today declared that he was not seeking any more extension and would retire as scheduled on November 29, laying to rest intense speculation about his future.

One of Pakistan's most powerful men, General Ashfaq Kayani, is likely to stay head of the military with a new title when he steps down as army chief next month, government and security sources said, taking over some of the duties of his successor.

Pakistani politicians have offered talks to the Taliban, but with attacks continuing and the militants issuing demanding conditions for negotiations, the road to peace looks as long and tortuous as ever.

The Pakistani Taliban today insisted they are still at war with government troops because peace talks have yet to start and the military is still launching multiple offensives against them.