Pakistan Army

A three-week joint military exercise involving Turkish and Pakistani special forces ended on Feb. 20.

The closing ceremony of the drill ATATÜRK-XI 2021 was held at the Pakistani military's Special Service headquarters in Tarbela, northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkwa province, which borders neighboring Afghanistan, said a statement from the Pakistan Army.

The indictment on the legal case about the Chief of General Staff's central command offers interesting information on what one of the most critical actors of the July 15 coup attempt, Major General Mehmet Dişli was doing in the Çankaya Palace after landing there on the morning of July 16, 2016 with the Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar.

India has defended shelling across a disputed border that allegedly killed four Pakistani soldiers, saying on July 17 it had the right to retaliate over "cease-fire violations" in the Kashmir region.

Soon after assuming charge as the chief of Pakistani Army, General Qamar Javed Bajwa has made clear that his top priority will be to ease tensions on the border with neighbouring India.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif may appoint Lieutenant General Ishfaq Nadeem Ahmed as the country's next Army chief.

BELGRADE - The Indian army destroyed at least four Pakistan's border posts killing up to 20 soldiers, local NDTV TV-channel reported on Sunday.

The incident occurred on Saturday in the Keran sector along the Line of Control, the NDTV TV-channel reported citing the Indian army.

Turkey’s Chief of General Staff is expected to be Land Forces Commander Gen. Hulusi Akar as the second possible candidate Gen. Servet Yörük retired in the latest Supreme Military Board (YAŞ) meeting.
At the same meeting, the retirement of commanders who will be retried in the Balyoz (Sledgehammer) coup plot case were approved.