Raheel Sharif to succeed Kayani as Pak's new army chief

Ending weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday appointed Lt Gen Raheel Sharif (left) as Pakistan's new army chief and Lt Gen Rashid Mehmood as the chairman joint chiefs of......

'Pak fully qualifies for civil N-deal' like India

Making a push for a civil nuclear deal similar to the one inked between India and the United States, the Pakistan Prime Minister on Wednesday said his country "fully qualifies" for it as it has put......

Pak to fortify armed forces for 'regional balance'

Pakistan has decided to further strengthen its defence forces and strategic and conventional capabilities to ensure that the country's security is not jeopardised by "efforts to disturb the......

'US-Pak deal to safeguard N-arsenals absurd'

A media report about the US and Pakistan negotiating secret understandings on allowing American troops to provide security to Pakistan's nuclear arsenal in the event of a crisis are "absurd and......