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October 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - In one of the major reshuffles in the Pakistan Army in the recent past, several high ranked officials have been transferred. According to well-placed sources, three officials of General rank have been shifted.

September 17th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Obama Administration has been informed by the Pakistan Army that the US' new Af-Pak policy will yield negative results if it is applied in the same manner as it is being done in Afghanistan. President Asif Ali Zardari during his visit to the USA will also advocate the same line of the army.

September 8th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - The United States has said it will continue its support to Pakistan in the latter's counter insurgency fight. A US delegation comprising Congressman Adam Smith, Member of House Armed Services Committee Congressman Boby Bright and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords met Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Kayani at the General Headquarters and assured Pakistan of all possible help in its fight against militancy, The Nation reports.

September 6th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani has said the Pakistan Air Force and the Army have achieved 'significant successes' against the Taliban and other extremist groups in their offensive in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP). Interacting with media persons during Pakistan Air Force (PAF) war exercises, 'Saffron Bandit 2009-10, General Kayani commended the PAF for its support to the ground troops during the military offensive in Swat and Malakand Divisions.

August 6th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Twelve officers of the Pakistan Army have deputed at former president Pervez Musharraf's luxurious residence on Edgware Road, London, for his security and for providing him daily services. According to sources, this team is being paid a huge amount per month from the national exchequer.

July 31st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - While Pakistan Chief Justice (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has clarified that the Supreme Court is competent to declare former President General Pervez Musharraf's November 3, 2007 steps as unconstitutional, it cannot award punishment to him because it falls under separate rules of law. Prosecution lawyer Akram Sheikh has said that Musharraf should be tried by the Army.

July 28th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Nawaz Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has urged President Asif ali Zardari to appoint a high-level commission to inquire into the Kargil issue. It said that a Supreme Court judge should head the commission.

July 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor arrived Monday in the US on a week-long visit for talks with top military officials including Defence Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen. On his first visit to the US as the Indian Army chief, Gen.

July 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Army has named Maj. Gen. Ashfaq Nadeem to command the Swat operation against the Taliban, a media report said Saturday.

July 4th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - Pakistan Chief of Army Staff , General Ashfaq Kayani has said that the internal threat facing the country was more threatening than the external, and that it needed immediate attention. "While external threats continue to exist, it is the internal threat to Pakistan that needs immediate attention," The Daily Times quoted Kayani, as saying.

June 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The United States' Central Intelligence Agency chief, Leon E Panetta, will visit Pakistan soon in a bid to persuade Islamabad to let New Delhi play an important role in the US-led counter-terrorism efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Though US Embassy declined to comment on the matter officially, The Nation's diplomatic sources revealed that Panetta, in line with US AfPak policy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, would discuss these proposals with Pakistani authorities during his upcoming visit.

June 19th, 2009 BERLIN - Pakistan Army chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and his German counterpart Gen Schneidrhan have pledged to boost defence cooperation and enhance strategic partnership, the Online news agency said Friday. During a meeting here, the two officials discussed the ongoing war on terrorism and the regional situation, among other issues, it said.

May 24th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has vacated the Army House - 18 months after retiring as the Chief of Army Staff.ources said the belongings of the former army chief had been moved to his Chak Shahzad farmhouse, near Tamri Chowk. Musharraf had retired from the army on November 28, 2007.

April 24th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, on Friday said the Army is determined to root out the menace of terrorism from the region. General Kayani further said the Army would fully support the civilian government in its fight against militancy.

March 14th, 2009 LAHORE - The US Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Admiral Michael Mullen has rebuked the notion that Pakistan is headed for another bout of military rule, but accepted that the Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani is in a 'tight spot' amidst the on-going political pandemonium in the country. Mullen said that he had talks with the Pak army chief several times in the recent past, and Kayani has assured him that he is committed to a civilian government in the country.