Pakistan Defense News

KARACHI: Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila, undertook a day-long operational visit to the fleet units engaged in Pakistan Navy Exercise SEASPARK-12. During the visit, the Naval Chief witnessed Convoy Escorting under multi-threat scenario, Defensive Counter Air Operations involving Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Aircraft, Combat Air Patrol (CAP) Operations by PAF aircraft in PN support, Air Defense Exercises besides other hardcore naval maneuvers. The admiral was briefed on conduct of the exercise. Naval Chief expressed his satisfaction over conduct of the exercise and hoped it would hone the professional acumen of Pakistan Navy officers and men. He particularly lauded seamless integration and information fusion between Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Air Force during the conduct of Anti Surface Vessel Operations, which led to synergetic bi-service force application. While interacting with officers and men on the occasion he underlined the importance of maintaining guar...

RAWALPINDI: Inspector General of Training and Evaluation (IGT and E) Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain has been appointed Gujranwala Corps Commander, military sources said on Monday. According to the sources, present Gujranwala Corps Commander Lt Gen Raheel Sharif has been appointed the new Inspector General of Training and Evaluation. app Lt Gen Muzammil new Gujranwala Corps Commander

ABBOTTABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani visited Abbottabad on Thursday to attend commanding officers’ conference of Army Medical Corps (AMC). The conference is a formal event that provides a forum for professional interaction and candid exchange of views regarding routine matters and policies, among the command echelons of Pakistan Army. COAS appreciated the efforts of AMC officers and ranks in providing quality medical services, not only for the armed forces but also for the general public, particularly in disaster management duties across the country. online COAS attends commanding officers’ conference

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday test-fired a nuclear-capable cruise missile with “stealth features”, the military said, the country’s first such exercise in more than three months. The military described the Hatf-VII Babur missile as a “low-flying, terrain-hugging missile, which can strike targets both at land and sea with pinpoint accuracy” and has a range of 700 kilometres. Pakistan’s last missile test, also of a Hatf-VII, came in June at the end of a spate of five launches in around six weeks that followed India’s firing of its Agni V rocket. The military said Monday’s launch was carried out from a “Multi Tube Missile Launch Vehicle (MLV)”, which it said improved the Babur system’s targeting and deployment capabilities. The test was witnessed by Strategic Plans Division Director General Lieutenant General (r) Khalid Ahmed Kidwai, National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM) Chairman Muhammad Irfan Burney and senior officers from the armed forces and strategic organisation...

* Political, military leaders pay tributes to those slain in war * Prayers offered for sovereignty and solidarity of country By Arsalan Haider LAHORE: The 47th Defence Day of Pakistan was marked with traditional spirit on Thursday as political and military officials arranged ceremonies to pay tributes to the country’s armed forces. Ceremonies were held to lay floral wreaths on the graves of those killed in 1965 war, in Batapur. People also flocked to the mausoleum of Allama Muhammad Iqbal and paid tributes to the national poet. Other ceremonies such as Defence Day parade, exhibition of ammunitions by the Pakistan Army at Fortress Stadium and exhibition of jet fighters and air show by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) were again not held in the wake of poor law and order situation. Such ceremonies have not been held in the last couple of years. The day started with prayers for the sovereignty, solidarity and integrity of the country. The national flag was hoisted at Formation Headquarters,...