General Ashfaq Kayani

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  Om Puri to play General Kayani in biopic on Malala

  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.

• New Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif takes command

  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.

• Pakistan appoints Lieutenant General Raheel Sharif as new army chief

  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.

• Pak Army chief General Kayani's successor to be named on November 28: Minister

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

• In Kashmir tension, India sees link to Pak army chief's retirement

  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...

• General Bikram Singh's comments 'unfortunate, unfounded and provocative': Pakistani army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani

  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".

• Nawaz Sharif says will choose army chief, head of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee together

  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 army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to retire on November 29

  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.

• Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Kayani likely to remain head of military after retirement

  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.

• Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani visits Line of Control after troop violates ceasefire

  Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today visited the Line of Control to assess the security situation after several ceasefire violations in the region over the past few weeks.

• Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani meets Nawaz Sharif

  Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today met Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif for over three hours, exchanging views on regional situation and the war on terror.

• Pakistan military angered by treatment of Pervez Musharraf: reports

  Pakistan's army chief has suggested that the military is unhappy with how authorities have treated former army chief and president Pervez Musharraf since his return from exile.

• Resolution of disputes with India key for peace: Pervez Musharraf

  Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today said there would be no peace in the region without the resolution of outstanding issues with India, including the disputes over Kashmir, Siachen and Sir Creek.

• Pakistan polls ballot papers to be printed under army supervision

  Ballot papers for Pakistan's upcoming general election will be printed in three cities under the supervision of the army, the military's media arm said on Saturday.

• Pakistan government ends unprecedented full term amid criticism

  Pakistan's elected government completed its full five-year term on Saturday, the first in the country's turbulent history to do so, leaving a legacy of Taliban violence, sectarian unrest, chronic power cuts and a fragile economy.