KARACHI: Defence Export Organization DG Major General Mohammed Farooq on Thursday said that India is habitual of accusing Pakistan after any terrorist incident. Talking to media men on the fourth day of IDEAS-2008 Exhibition at Expo Centre here, he said Pakistan had always been condemning all the shapes of terrorism. He said that Pakistan has always [...]
Continue reading...25. November 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Air Force (PAF) is fully capable of stopping missile strikes by pilotless US drones but it is up to the government to decide whether to do that, the air force chief said yesterday. Air Force chief Air Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed said it was up to the government to decide whether to stop such [...]
Continue reading...22. November 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan had to bear an expenditure of roughly 150 billion dollars for hosting three million Afghan Refugees, 10% of the total population of Afghanistan for the past thirty three years ,equal to one year of Pakistan’s GDP and one percent of the savings where total savings rate is two percent. This was stated by [...]
Continue reading...19. November 2008
ISLAMABAD: “Pakistan will not rollback or it has rolled back its nuclear programme”, said Minister of State for Defence Qayyum Jatoi, talking to journalists in Multan Tuseday. He said “Our missile program, aimed at defence of the motherland, will also continue” he said adding that the country’s defence production will increase to earn foreign [...]
Continue reading...6. October 2008
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari appointed Vice Admiral Noman Bashir HI(M) as Chief of the Naval Staff and promoted him to the rank of Admiral. After the issuance of notification as the Naval Chief his promotion to the rank of Admiral will be effective from the date of taking over, says a press release [...]
Continue reading...7. September 2008
ISLAMABAD: Air Chief Marshall Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed on Friday said China would provide four AWACS aircrafts to Pakistan for the purpose of aerial surveillance, adding an agreement in this regard has been signed by the two countries. Talking to private TV channel , he said talks were also underway to purchase FC-20 aircrafts from China [...]
Continue reading...5. September 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Defence of Pakistan Day is being celebrated today with a commitment to render every sacrifice for the defence and security of the country. On this day in 1965 our valiant Armed Forces and the entire nation stood united to thwart the nefarious design of the adversary, which had dared cast an evil eye [...]
Continue reading...5. September 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that German government’s relaxation in its present policy of exports of small arms to Pakistan will strengthen Pakistan’s capability to fight terrorism. The Prime Minister was talking to Dr. Franz Josef Jung, Minister for Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany who called on him at [...]
Continue reading...5. September 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan is a peace loving country which believes in maintaining minimum credible deterrence for ensuring durable peace and stability in the region. The Prime Minister was talking to the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Mohammad Afzal Tahir, who called on him at the PM’s House [...]
Continue reading...16. August 2008
WASHINGTON: The United States has released $ 116 million to finance mid-life upgrades for Pakistan’s existing fleet of F-16 fighter planes. The administration released the amount after completion of necessary process for shifting funds from foreign military financing, already allocated for the anti-terrorism South Asian ally. Popularity: 13% [?]
Continue reading...28. June 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan to hold its fifth weapons “show IDEAS-2008″ (International Defence Exhibition and Seminar on November 24-26. Like Farnbrough, French Air Show, UAE’s IDEX Pakistan, being a manufacturer of land, sea and air weapons initiated series of IDEAS in 2000 when it completed its serial production of MBT Al-Khalid and JF Thunder multiple [...]
Continue reading...6. June 2008
BEIJING: India on Friday said it was ready to join hands with China to evolve a new flexible “security architecture” that will be “open” and “inclusive” to ensure peace and stability in Asia and beyond. “An open and inclusive architecture, which is flexible enough to accommodate the great diversity which exists in Asia, is needed,” [...]
Continue reading...29. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: Standing Committee of the Senate for Defense has advised United Nation Peacekeeping Mission to also be attentive to the basic causes of the disputes along with deployment of the peacekeeping force for law and order as insecurity is wide spreading in the world. The standing committee of the Senate met Thursday here in Parliament [...]
Continue reading...24. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: A nine member United Kingdom (UK) Defence delegation, led by the UK Secretary of State for Defence, Mr. Rt Hon Des Browne MP, is arriving today (25.5.2008) on three days visit to Pakistan to hold defence related talks at Ministry of Defence. During its stay in Pakistan, the delegation will hold meetings with [...]
Continue reading...23. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: India Friday test-fired its surface-to-surface Prithvi missile from the integrated test ranges at Chandipur. Defence sources said having 150-250 km range, the missile can carry a pay load of 1000 kg explosives. Powered by liquid propellant, the missile can operate with both liquid as well as solid fuel.-SANA Popularity: 9% [?]
Continue reading...19. May 2008
By Azhar Masood In a competitive race for avionics superiority Boeing held a grand opening for its new EA-18G Growler Support Center (GSC) at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., Tuesday in preparation for the delivery of the first EA-18G Growler to the U.S. Navy fleet. The center will provide technical and logistics support for [...]
Continue reading...19. May 2008
By Azhar Masood Chinese Defence Industry, mainly NORINCO, has light and heavy grade weaponry which has Soviet designation, It has built many weapon systems for air, land and sea forces but could not inject hi-tec sophistication as done by the USA, UK, France, Italy and even France. This time Chinese are making an [...]
Continue reading...17. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was given a thorough briefing during his three hour long visit to the headquarters of a sensitive intelligence agency Friday along with the Pakistan Peoples Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari. Both the leaders remained in the compound for three hours where the agency big guns gave a detailed [...]
Continue reading...7. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf has said that Armed forces have been equipped with latest state of the art equipment and weapons making the defence of the country impregnable. He stated this while addressing the officers, JCOs, NCOs and Jawans of 4 AK Regiment at a darbar in Rawalpindi on Wednesday. The President said that the [...]
Continue reading...7. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Australia have underlined the need to develop strategic relationship and expand the existing ties in the areas of trade, economy and defence. This was discussed at a meeting between Minister for Defence, Chaudary Ahmad Mukhtar, and the visiting Australian Chief of Defence Forces, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, who called on [...]
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27. November 2008
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