Heroes and villains: Russia braces for eventual return of its enormous army
- 09-Sep-2025
LONDON: For Russian wife killer Azamat Iskaliyev, the war was a one-way ticket out of jail. The 37-year-old had served less than a third of a nine-year murder sentence – for stabbing his spouse to death in his car in the summer of 2021 because she wanted a divorce – when he was freed and […]
US Defense Secretary orders 20% reduction of army officers
- 06-May-2025
WASHINGTON: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a 20% reduction in the number of four-star officers, deepening cuts at the Pentagon that have shaken the Department of Defense at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term in office. Hegseth has long been vocal about how he views the senior-most ranks of the military as […]
Punjab seeks deployment of Army, Rangers for PSL 10 security
- 07-Apr-2025
LAHORE: Punjab home department has sought the deployment of Pakistan Army and Rangers for the security of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 10, ARY News reported on Monday. As per details, Punjab home department has requested the interior ministry for the deployment of Pakistan Army and Rangers troops during PSL 10 matches to ensure […]
Bangladesh army delegation meets Pakistan Air Chief, expresses interest in JF-17
- 15-Jan-2025
ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation of Bangladesh’s military called on Pakistan Air Chief, expressing profound interest in sophisticated military hardware including the JF-17 Thunder fighter jets, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. According to the Pakistan army’s media wing “A high level defence delegation of Bangladesh led by Lieutenant General S M Kamrul Hassan, Principal Staff […]
China warns young soldiers against online dating, gambling
- 05-Nov-2024
In an unusual warning, China’s navy told young officers and personnel that they could get ensnared by online dating scams and virtual gambling if they let down their guard, exposing themselves to security risks and undermining the military. Addressing those born from 1990 who are “becoming the core of the army”, the People’s Liberation Army […]
North Korea claims more than a million people joined army this week
- 16-Oct-2024
North Korea claimed Wednesday that more than a million young people had signed up for or rejoined the army this week after Pyongyang accused Seoul’s military of sending drones into its airspace. Pyongyang on Tuesday blew up deeply symbolic roads and railways connecting the two Koreas after warning any further drone flights would be considered […]
Army deployed nationwide for Muharram security
- 08-Jul-2024
KARACHI: The federal government on Monday approved the deployment of armed forces across the country to ensure security during the month of Muharram, ARY News reported. The move comes on the request of the authorities in Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir to deploy military to control the law and order […]
Election 2024: Rangers, Army, police conduct joint flag march across Sindh
- 07-Feb-2024
KARACHI: Rangers conducted a joint flag march with Pakistan Army and Sindh police in connection with the security of the general election 2024, ARY News reported. As per details, the Ranger spokesperson said that strict security measures have been taken in Sindh ahead of the general election. The joint flag march with Army and police […]
Lebanon rescues 51 people from sinking migrant boat: army
- 17-Dec-2023
BEIRUT: Lebanon on Sunday rescued more than 50 people, mostly Syrians, from a sinking migrant boat off the country’s north coast, the army said. The military obtained “information about a vessel that was sinking off the coast of Tripoli while it was being used for illegal people smuggling”, the army said in a statement, referring […]
Uganda army says it killed rebels that murdered tourists
- 01-Nov-2023
Uganda’s military said on Wednesday it had killed a number of fighters from an Islamic State-linked group who shot dead a honeymooning couple and their guide in a national park last month. Gunmen from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group ambushed David and Celia Barlow and their Ugandan guide Eric Ayai in Queen Elizabeth […]