Chief of Army Staff | General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.

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Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani reviewed the Passing out Parade at Sri Lanka Military Academy, Diyatalawa as the Chief Guest.

 

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Army Firing Competition 2013 concluded today on Army Firing Range at Jhelum.

 

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Thursday, July 04, 2013



COAS asks commanders to strive for excellence.


Staff Report


RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday urged the commanders to strive for excellence in all fields, saying that the highest standard of training and quest for continuous improvement was the hallmark of any professional army.

He was speaking at the concluding ceremony of the Army Firing Competition 2013 at the Army Firing Range in Jhelum.

Addressing the troops, he showed complete satisfaction on the standard of shooting skills achieved by the soldiers, meeting all objectives set for the year.

It is of note that in accordance with the training doctrine of the Pakistan Army, General Kayani had declared this year the “Year of Firing”, with the aim to enhance the firing efficiency of individuals and units.

According to a statement, a number of new and innovative steps had been taken to realise the concept.

In this regard, an Army Marksmanship Unit had also been established, which is a “quantum leap towards improvement of firing standards of soldiers of the Pakistan Army”.

“Yet another step is conduct of firing competitions within the army on new format using latest techniques. Similarly, a number of improvements in weapons and ammunition have also been introduced,” the statement read.

The army chief gave away trophies and medals to the winner teams and individual shooters.

Naib Subedar Latif, Major Noman and Ishtiaq secured first, second and third positions, respectively, in G3 rifle match.

Lance Naik Shahidullah, Naik Azim and Naik Ghulam Mustafa secured first, second and third positions, respectively, in light machine gun match.

Gujranwala Corps claimed the overall trophy for the year.

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani reviewed the Passing out Parade at Sri Lanka Military Academy, Diyatalawa as the Chief Guest.

great honor for the chief...

 

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Russia-Pakistan Relations

•Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met with Russia’s Colonel General Vladimir Chirkin in Rawalpindi on Monday to discuss U.S. strategy towards Afghanistan. Kayani and Chirkin reportedly said they do not support a permanent U.S. presence in Afghanistan and agreed on the necessity of a clear “roadmap” for the withdrawal of U.S. forces to maintain stability in the region.[20]

 

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Russian, Pakistani army chiefs hold meeting in Islamabad

Author:Farhan Bokhari, Islamabad

Last posted:2013-08-08


Russian Army chief Colonel General Vladimir Chirkin met Pakistan Army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, on 5 August in a rare meeting between the top military commanders of the two countries.

The Pakistan Army said in a statement that Gen Chirkin had also laid a wreath on a war memorial at the Pakistan Army's general headquarters in Rawalpindi.

The ceremony pays homage to the casualties taken by the Pakistan Army during its campaign against Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants as part of the US-led 'global war on terror' after the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States.

The statement did not provide details of the meeting but said that the two generals "discussed matters of mutual interest with emphasis on improving defence co-operation between Russia and Pakistan, especially army-to-army relations. The overall security situation in the region was also deliberated."

COMMENT
Gen Chirkin's visit comes as Pakistan seeks to diversify its defence relations. In recent years, Pakistani analysts have noted the value of close ties with Moscow for the country's future hardware development, beyond close relations with China as a key supplier of defence hardware.

Pakistan's strategic ties with Russia and its predecessor, the Soviet Union, have been almost non-existent since its Cold War alliance with the United States and its close ties with China after the Sino-Soviet split in the 1950s and 1960s. On the other side, Moscow's close relations with India made Islamabad disincline to change the status quo.

Although there have been few noteworthy defence deals between Islamabad and Moscow, the success of Pakistani industry in jointly manufacturing the JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft with China was only made possible after Moscow agreed to the re-export of its Klimov RD-93 engine.

"The Pakistanis definitely see great potential beyond breaking the ice with the Russians," said one senior Western defence official in Islamabad. "They see great opportunities for future air and naval development."

That may be the case, but the continued importance to Russia of the Indian defence market makes it less of an attractive proposition to Moscow.


JDW

 

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Chief Sahab sketch

PAF Falcons - Picture Gallery - Aviation Art by Humza Tariq

 

[Irfan Baloch]

You don't know what you are talking about. If it wasn't for him there wouldn't have been a Pakistan to be made "naya". He doesn't get the credit he deserves. Around 2007 the situation was much more complex than most people understand and he has done good job of navigating serious challenges and putting the country on the path to recovery.

shocking comments

credit for what? constant attacks on Pakistan's most sensitive installations even including his GHQ?
mass killing of the citizens across Pakistan? no response to the repeated demand by Hazara victims families to save them from LeJ savages?

failure to capture and kill Osama? failure to capture or kill other top Al Qaeda leadership hiding in Pakistan?
failure to curtail the taliban factories in Southern Punjab?
failure to disrupt the taliban propaganda and failure to disrupt their supplies and support?

I give him "credit" for all above. oh ... what? it wasnt his fault? Mushy left all the mess for him? News for ya.. he was a principle staff officer and ISI chief during Mushy's time.


do you know that army has intelligence about what mosques and madrassas are bursting with weapons and terrorist fiends but it cant act against them fearing the reprisal like Lal masjid and thus US Navy Seals and Drones are doing the job what the army under his command should be doing. his ISI colleague has taken the job in UAE so he should resign and get a job in KSA as well.
at least he will be safe in a place from where all the petro dollar is flowing to keep the TTP war machinery working against the state of Pakistan,


Oh sorry... my bad we cant blame him for all above

but we can blame Mushy for the killing of terrorist Akbar Bughti and the murder of Benazir Bhuto.

 

[SQ8]

Oh sorry... my bad we cant blame him for all above

There was a name that was coined for him during the Mushy years by some folks.

KK

Kautious Kayani.
Perhaps overly cautious?

However, you have been a bit over emotional in that outburst. Technically , he is running the Army as close to as it should IF the entire government apparatus of Pakistan was working perfectly. i.e. It seems as if the PA now waits for the government to actually give the orders for something to be done... seems

 

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... It seems as if the PA now waits for the government to actually give the orders for something to be done... seems

Bang on...

After the recent scathing criticism...Army has laid back. Nawaz Sharif has given the task of countering terrorism to Ch Nisar and Ch Nisar is in turn trying to involve the Army as much as possible.

It's a good thing though, this way the actions would be politically backed, and give a sense of ownership. Now people can't say Army did it, they would say the elected by 1.2 crore people government did it.

Gives you some ownership...Ch Nisar hit all the right tunes today in the presser, but will he walk the walk as well? That will be visible in 3 months time, the deadline he has given for the 500 strong Rapid Deployment Force (I think it's hogwash), but let's see. Then 8 months for Joint Intel center.

 

[Argus Panoptes]

There was a name that was coined for him during the Mushy years by some folks.

KK

Kautious Kayani.
Perhaps overly cautious?

However, you have been a bit over emotional in that outburst. Technically , he is running the Army as close to as it should IF the entire government apparatus of Pakistan was working perfectly. i.e. It seems as if the PA now waits for the government to actually give the orders for something to be done... seems

Yes, "seems" is such a loaded word, it seems.

Let anyone making the mistake of underestimating the Army's role in just about everything do so at their own peril. Nothing has changed behind the scenes.

 

[Xeric]

Yes, "seems" is such a loaded word, it seems.

Let anyone making the mistake of underestimating the Army's role in just about everything do so at their own peril. Nothing has changed behind the scenes.

^^ Any grounds for the accusation, or was it a brain fart, as usual?

 

[Argus Panoptes]

^^ Any grounds for the accusation, or was it a brain fart, as usual?

What accusation Sir? I merely state a matter of fact.

Or, for example, would you like us to think that the Army has decided, out of the goodness of its heart and the nobility of its mission, to let the NS government actually run foreign or defense policy? Really?

 

[Xeric]

What accusation Sir? I merely state a matter of fact.

Or, for example, would you like us to think that the Army has decided, out of the goodness of its heart and the nobility of its mission, to let the NS government actually run foreign or defense policy? Really?

Right, so it was indeed a brain fart after all.

Happy farting