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  Pakistan Releases Al-Qaeda Chief's Daughter In Swap Deal: Report

  Pakistan released two daughters of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri and another woman in exchange for former army chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani's abducted son, a media report has claimed throwing new light on the terrorist outfit's disturbingly long reach inside the country.

• New Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif takes command

  General Raheel Sharif on Friday formally took over as the head of Pakistan's army, the most powerful position in the troubled military-dominated nation.

• Once-bitten Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pakistani army chief

  Pakistan's prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, will this week name a new army chief who, if all goes well, could help the nuclear-armed nation shake off a legacy of coups and instability.

• 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 chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to retire on November 29

  Pakistan's powerful Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today declared that he was not seeking any more extension and would retire as scheduled on November 29, laying to rest intense speculation about his future.

• Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Kayani likely to remain head of military after retirement

  One of Pakistan's most powerful men, General Ashfaq Kayani, is likely to stay head of the military with a new title when he steps down as army chief next month, government and security sources said, taking over some of the duties of his successor.

• Pakistan military angered by treatment of Pervez Musharraf: reports

  Pakistan's army chief has suggested that the military is unhappy with how authorities have treated former army chief and president Pervez Musharraf since his return from exile.

• Amid political turmoil in Pakistan, Army chief Ashfaq Kayani meets Prime Minister Pervez Ashraf

  Pakistan's Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held a two-hour meeting with Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf against the backdrop of consultations within the ruling coalition on dissolving parliament ahead of the next general election expected to be held in May.

• Pakistan using Haqqani, LeT as proxies: Mullen

  Pakistan's Army chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani is the most powerful man in Pakistan and he controls the military-run ISI, which supports terror groups like Haqqani network and LeT, using them as proxies, top US commander Mike Mullen has said.