General Qamar Bajwa

General Qamar Bajwa not seeking extension, will retire on 29 November, says Pakistan Army

The Pakistan Army has ‘nothing to do with politics’ and the institution has decided to remain apolitical in the future as well, military spokesman Major General Babar Iftikhar said while addressing a press conference

Kashmir separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani passes away; Mehbooba Mufti and others offer condolences

Geelani, who stepped down from the Hurriyat last year, had been ill for a while

Iran's Javad Zarif meets Imran Khan, Pakistan Army chief, discusses ways to deepen cooperation

Zarif discussed matters of mutual interest and regional security situation, including the Afghan reconciliation process with Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa

Death sentence to General Musharraf isn’t end of military rule in Pakistan; Rawalpindi has long moved to control via other means

The conviction of General Pervez Musharraf for treason does not interrogate the Pakistan Army’s primacy in the country’s political life, rather it reiterates a proscription on the use of a tool the Generals do not think they now require

Distilled, a Firstpost podcast: Author Ayesha Siddiqa on the showdown between Pakistan's SC and govt over army chief

In this second episode of the Distilled podcast, Swami discusses the issues, and the path forward with Ayesha Siddiqa, one of the foremost authorities on the Pakistan Army, author of Military Inc., a path-breaking work on the Pakistan Army’s business holdings and interests

No talks with India till situation improves in Kashmir, Imran Khan tells US senators visiting Pakistan

Imran Khan said there would be no talks with India during a meeting with US senators Chris Van Hollen and Maggi Hassan, who met to share their observations with the prime minister about their visit to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Sunday, Geo News reported.

Navjot Singh Sidhu may have overreacted by hugging Pakistan army chief, but not all controversies were of own making

Congress leader Navjot SIngh Sidhu, given his history of being a child of controversies, perhaps over-reacted by hugging Pakistan army chief General Qamar Bajwa, but not all the controversies relating to his Pakistan visit were made of his own.

Pakistan' Army chief Qamar Bajwa says US should stop blaming the country for its failure in Afghanistan

Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Bajwa has claimed that there are no safe havens terrorists in his country and asked the US to stop blaming Islamabad for its failure in Afghanistan.

Donald Trump has helped China replace US in Islamabad, offered Beijing free control of Pakistan's 'terror infrastructure'

After committing $55 billion for CPEC, Chinese state-owned companies are now moving in to spend another $100 billion in the region, showing Donald Trump that the $2 billion US aid is peanuts

Kulbhushan Jadhav case: As India loses interest, releasing him could help Pakistan change 'rogue' image

The PR quotient for Pakistan in releasing Kulbhushan Jadhav is much higher than in killing him. It would show the world that Pakistan has mercy, it is not a rogue state, it has laws, it means well and seeks peace