The move comes as part of high-level appointments and transfers in the Pakistan Army ordered by the new army chief Gen Asim Munir. By Naveed Naqvi
Politics
TTP suicide bomber kills four, wounds at least 26 in southwestern Pakistan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A suspected suicide bomber from the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) blew himself up near an escorting police truck carrying security personnel to protect polio workers in the restive Balochistan province on Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring 26 others, including 23 policemen, just two days after the militant group ended a ceasefire.
Federal Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal and others at a reference organised by the Ministry on November 29, 2022 to mark the first death anniversary of late journalists Ziauddin. Handout photo.
Sitara-e-Imtiaz for the late Ziauddin hailed
Its conferment on a journalist sterling credibility and impeccable integrity is a nation’s debt repaid, and adds to the credibility of the civilian award. By Naveed Naqvi.
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What next for PTI?
Can the party that was once the hope of the middle class recover from the series of setbacks it has suffered one after the other since April? By Ahmer Kureishi.
New CJCSC Gen Mirza assumes office
The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) is the senior most officer in the Pakistani military, who outranks all services chiefs including the COAS. By Naveed Naqvi.
FIA gets two-day remand of Swati
The firebrand senator is in trouble with the law again after sending slanderous tweets from his Twitter handle. By Naveed Naqvi.
Imran Khan says his party to quit all assemblies
By Naveed Naqvi
RAWALPINDI: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday said his party would quit the provincial and national assemblies, instead of marching on Islamabad in a new bid to force the coalition government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to announce snap polls.
President rubberstamps PM’s choice of military commanders
Although entirely ceremonial, the move paves the way for an orderly transition of military command, ending a period of heightened political tensions in the country. By Naveed Naqvi.
The legacy of Gen Bajwa
The army Gen Bajwa leaves behind is a far cry from the army he inherited, and this will be the defining feature of his legacy as the military commander of a nation struggling to walk the walk of democracy. By Ahmer Kureishi and Naveed Naqvi.
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Gen Asim Munir named the next army chief
Top of the seniority list of three stars, Munir will take over command of the Pakistan army on the retirement of Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa. By Naveed Naqvi.