General Kayani

• Pak Army chief General Kayani's successor to be named on November 28: Minister

  If the army has its way, the next head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee will most likely be Lt Gen Haroon Aslam.

• Pakistan army believes in 'strong democratic system': General Kayani

  Pakistan's army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Monday waded into a standoff between the government and judiciary, saying the country's development and welfare depend on state institutions functioning within their constitutional limits.

• India welcomes Kayani's statement on Siachen

  India today welcomed Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's remarks on resolving the Siachen issue and demilitarisation there and said the money spent on deployment of troops can be spent on development of the two countries.

• Pak army rejects coup fears

  Pakistan's army chief has denied accusations that the military is working to oust the country's civilian government amid tension over a secret memo sent to Washington earlier this year about an alleged coup, the military said Friday.

• Memogate: Gilani, Kayani meet to dispel impression of standoff

  Seeking to dispel the impression of a confrontation between them over the Memogate scandal, Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held a lengthy meeting following which they said their divergent views on the issue should "not be misconstrued as a standoff."

• The Pakistanis have a point

  As an American visitor in the power precincts of Pakistan, from the gated enclaves of Islamabad to the manicured lawns of the military garrison in Peshawar, from the luxury fortress of the Serena Hotel to the exclusive apartments of the parliamentary housing blocks, you can expect three time-honored traditions: black tea with milk, obsequious serva...

• Memogate a conspiracy against army, says General Kayani

  Pakistan's Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has for the first time acknowledged the existence of the Memogate document describing it as a conspiracy against his force as well as national security, and demanded a thorough probe.

• In Pak, reports of army vs govt over secret memo row

  Tension between the Pakistan Army and the civilian government has reached fever pitch over a secret memo, purportedly sent by President Asif Ali Zardari to the Obama administration, warning of a possible military takeover after Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan, in May this year.

• Hillary to arrive in Pakistan today as ties worsen

  In the backdrop of Pakistan cautioning America against "unilateral military offensive" on its soil, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to arrive in the country today.

• Kayani cautions US, says 'think 10 times' before unilateral action in Pakistan

  Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has told the country's lawmakers that the US "will have to think 10 times" before opting for a unilateral military offensive in North Waziristan.

• CIA chief confronts Pak over collusion with militants

  Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief Leon Panetta has confronted Pakistan's military leadership with evidence of collusion between militants and security officials in the country, causing fresh strains in the troubled US-Pak ties.Panetta, who arrived in Islamabad yesterday, presented the evidence during meetings with Pakistan army chief Gen Ashf...

• Pak army chief balks at US pressure to find other terrorists

  Despite mounting pressure from the United States since the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden, Pakistan's army chief, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, seems unlikely to respond to American demands to root out other militant leaders, according to people who have met with him in the last 10 days.While the general does not want to abandon the allianc...

• Pak Army's intense discussions about Osama raid

  Pakistan's military top brass is holding "intense consultations" within its ranks and with some important civilian personalities to craft a response to "outside pressure" over Osama bin Laden's killing in a US raid, according to a media report today.Top military officials have been holding marathon meetings in the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi...

• WikiLeaks: Pak's Gen Kayani - avid golfer, heavy smoker, mumbles

  A cable sent to Washington by then US Ambassador Anne Patterson paints a short, interesting profile of Pakistan's Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani.  Patterson sent this cable in February 2009 to set the stage for General Kayani's visit to the US in the same month.  The cable says: "General Ashfaq Kayani was born in Punjab in 1952, grew up...

• Backed by Pak Army Chief, a Kashmir deal was nearly reached: Kasuri

  India and Pakistan's near resolution of the Kashmir dispute had the backing of Pakistan's present Army Chief General Kayani. This was the dramatic revelation made by Pakistan's former foreign Minister Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri.  Speaking to NDTV in New Delhi, Mr. Kasuri said both governments had almost signed off  on a draft agreement on K...