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6 Militants Killed In Mohmand GHALANAI, Oct 20: At lease six militants were killed when security forces affectively retaliated their attack on an FC check post on Wednesday at Alinigar in the northwest of the Mohmad Agency near Afghan border, official from Political Authorities informed...

ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Rawalpindi Corps team represented Pakistan Army in Exercise Cambrian Patrol - 2010, held from October 11-13 in UK and showed an excellent performance by winning a Gold Medal in the event, which is a big honour not only for Army but for the country as a whole. Pakistan Army...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 20, 2010 - Three Pakistani soldiers were killed Wednesday when a bomb ripped through their patrol in the Khyber region of the tribal belt on the Afghan border, a military spokesman said. The soldiers from the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) were on a routine patrol...

US could have avoided Bin Laden hunt: Musharraf Wednesday, 20 Oct, 2010 WASHINGTON: Pakistan's former leader Pervez Musharraf said Tuesday that the United States may have been able to avoid its long hunt for Osama bin Laden if it had recognized Afghanistan's Taliban regime. Musharraf...

Karzai Hopes For Peace In Two Years KABUL, Oct 20, 2010 - President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday he hopes within the next two years to significantly improve security in Afghanistan, which has been mired in conflict with the Taliban for almost a decade. Afghanistan's neighbours support a...

Pakistan set to launch space communication satellite next year BEIJING, Oct 20 (APP): Pakistan is closely collaborating with China for launching a joint space communication satellite next year. It will be a milestone in Pak-China friendship and bring immense economic benefits to...

British Prime Minister David Cameron says he will slash the country's defense budget, ax thousands of troops and delay a nuclear missile program. Cameron published Tuesday the first defense review since 1998, intended to redefine strategy and help clear the country's crippling debts. He...

KARACHI, Oct 19, 2010 - At least 11 people were killed and several others injured in a fresh incident of political violence Tuesday in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, police said. Unidentified motorcycle riders sprayed people with bullets in Shershah Kabari market on Tuesday evening...

It seems Mr Obama isn't going to Amritsar at all - to the dismay of Mr Naqvi - but the reasons quoted in the story appear absurd to me ! Obama to skip Amritsar in his India tour Washington: Barack Obama will not visit Amritsar during his India tour said sources. The US President will only...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 19, 2010 - Militants attacked a Pakistani military convoy on Tuesday, killing three soldiers in the tribal badlands of Waziristan on the Afghan border, a security official said. The attack took place in the Kalundar Keley area of South Waziristan, about 60 kilometres...

Iran Can Help Stabilise Afghanistan With US Support ROME, Oct 19, 2010 - Iran can help stabilise Afghanistan with US support, a top Iranian diplomat said Tuesday, after taking part in talks on Afghanistan among world powers for the first time, ANSA news agency reported. "Iran is convinced...

Britain To Scrap Major Assets In Defence Cuts LONDON, Oct 19, 2010 - Britain is to scrap major defence assets like its flagship aircraft carrier and fleet of Harrier jets in a defence review being announced Tuesday as part of stinging, across-the-board government cuts. Prime Minister David...

I saw a report on CNN-IBN which claimed the planned visit of Obama to golden temple has been cancelled. I hope some indian member can provide details on this and the reasons behind a decision, if ever there was a trip planned.

KABUL, Oct 19, 2010 - Two NATO soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the military said, bringing to 595 the number of foreign troops to die in the Afghan conflict so far this year. NATO did not release the nationalities of the soldiers, announcing separately that one was...

Agreed Sir ! Let's see.. 2013 is three years away.. anything can happen in between !

Hmm.. he was very hawkish against NATO's ability to man the border when he was IG FC !

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Sir fatman, Looking at the list, i believe one of these gentlemen will be the candidate for next COAS.. But they will have just one year of service left after Mr Kayani retires.. will it have any bearing? What do you think? Lt Gen Asif Yasin Malik, Punjab[14] — Commander, XI Corps...

Attack On Chechan Parliament GROZNY, Russia, Oct 19, 2010 - Militants stormed parliament in Russia's conflict-torn Chechnya Tuesday, holding deputies and gunning down guards, before being killed in a bloody standoff with security forces. The group of up to four militants broke into the...

Army Chief Leaves For US Rawalpindi - October 19, 2010: Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani left for United States of America on an official visit today. During the visit COAS will participate in Pak-US Strategic Dialogue. He is also scheduled to meet senior...