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PAF Chief Observes Tri-National Air Exercise in Saudi Arabia

May 23, 2013
PAF Chief

Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt observed International Air Exercise Peace Falcons-2013 in Taif, Saudi Arabia. On his arrival he was presented with the Guard of Honour. The air chief was given a comprehensive briefing on the exercise. Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Saudi...

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The Story Of An Unsung Hero

May 22, 2013
Khushi Baba Shares his memories with writer -  Capt.Shamim Akhtar of Pakistan Army.

By Capt.Amim Muhammad Akhtar: In the Land of Azaad Kashmir ,approx. 50 kms north to bhimber , lies a small village called BAROH, just at the line of control between Pakistan and India. The most prominent landmark of the village is a vertical ridge called Baroh Ridge. On the extreme end of the ridge...

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Pakistan a Brave Nation: Gen.Kayani

May 21, 2013
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Monday said that the people of Pakistan not only courageously withstood the threat of terrorism, they also defied and defeated unfounded dictates of an insignificant and misguided minority in the general elections. Kayani said the nation has proved that it could face any challenge,...

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Bodies of Three More Gyari Martyrs Recovered: ISPR

May 19, 2013
Gyari

Three dead bodies of martyred soldiers were recovered from Gayari sector of Siachen on Saturday bringing the total number of bodies recovered so far to 128. According to an ISPR Spokesman here, on April 7, 2012, 140 soldiers and civilians of 6 Northern Light Infantry Battalion came under a huge avalanche in Gayari and...

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Pakistan Air Force Chief Visits Nigeria

May 19, 2013
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Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt has visited the Nigerian Air Force, Headquarters on Friday. On his arrival at the NAF HQs, he was presented with the Guard of Honour. The air chief, who is on a five-day official visit to Nigeria, also attended a briefing...

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Gen.Kayani Meets Nawaz Sharif

May 19, 2013
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Pakistan Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Saturday met Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif and briefed him on the security situation of the country. Kayani, who sought the meeting, called on Sharif at his brother Shahbaz Sharif’s residence at Model Town Lahore. This was the first meeting between Kayani and Sharif since the PML-N...

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Pakistan Army Wins National Women Cycling Title

May 19, 2013
Cycling

Pakistan Army won the title of the 10th  national women cycling championship here on Saturday at the cycling velodrome. Army’s riders added another gold to their previous four to emerge the winners of the three-day premier event held under the supervision of Pakistan Cycling Federation,Munawar Baseer Group. Army won the elimination race final as a total...

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Pakistan Army Gifts Six Horses to Sri Lanka Military Academy

May 16, 2013
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Six horses gifted to the Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA) at Diyatalawa by the Pakistan Army have been formally received on Monday at the Lake View Equestrian Centre in Hokandara. The horses donated by the Pakistan Army in response to a request by the Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya will undergo quarantine procedures...

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Pakistan Army Maintain Dominance in National Taekwondo

May 16, 2013
ARMY

Pakistan Army continued their dominance on the second day in the 9th Korean Ambassador National Taekwondo Championship here at the Liaquat Gymnasium. Pool fights of 4 X Khyorugi male/female events in fin and fly weight categories were completed. DG PSB Syed Amir Hamza Gillani was the chief guest on the occasion and distributed medals...

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Funeral Prayer Held for Pakistani Peacekeeper Martyred in Congo

May 16, 2013
ISPR

Pakistan Army peacekeeper, Subedar Tanveer Hussain, who was killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 7, was buried in his native village in Chakwal on Tuesday. Hussain was killed in a gunfight with a rebel group that ambushed the convoy of a UN peacekeeping mission, according to a press release from the Inter Services...

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