COAS Bajwa, US defence secretary discuss regional security
- 28-Apr-2021
Secretary Austin and General Bajwa also discussed the drawdown in Afghanistan
China warns US after Mattis says disputed islands covered by treaty
- 04-Feb-2017
BEIJING: China warned the US Saturday it was risking instability in Asia after President Donald Trump’s new defence secretary vowed to back Japan in any military clash with Beijing over a disputed island chain. The Senkaku Islands, known in China as the Diaoyus, are at the centre of a festering row between Tokyo and Beijing, […]
US, India sign military logistics agreement
- 30-Aug-2016
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: The United States and India signed an agreement on Monday governing the use of each other's land, air and naval bases for repair and resupply, a step toward building defence ties as they seek to counter the growing maritime assertiveness of China.
U.S. Defence Secretary says UK needs nuclear weapons for ‘outsized’ world role
- 13-Feb-2016
LONDON: Britain must renew its submarine-borne Trident nuclear weapons system if it is to maintain its "outsized" role in world affairs, U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter said in comments published on Saturday.
US Congress sets new conditions for CSF to Pakistan
- 05-Dec-2014
WASHINGTON: Pakistan will not receive more than $1 billion aid from the United States under the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) according to the new conditions set by the US Congress, ARY News reports.
US Defence Secretary Hagel arrives Islamabad
- 09-Dec-2013
ISLAMABAD: United States Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel reached Islamabad on Monday on a daylong visit to meet with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan’s new army chief General Raheel Sharif, ARY News reports. It is the first visit of a US defence secretary to Pakistan within last four years. The visit of a US top […]