Pakistan appoints new general to handle nuclear arsenal

Pakistan military has appointed Lt Gen Zubair Mahmood Hayat as the new chief of the Strategic Plans Division, which manages and secures the country's nuclear arsenal. Lt Gen Hayat was earlier the......

Why's Pak Army Chief Shuffling Generals?

Significantly, these 12 officers would form a major part of the team that the new army chief will inherit, observes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W, India's external intelligence......

Pak raises new force to secure its nuke weapons

Pakistan has raised a 20,000 strong force to provide foolproof security to its nuclear weapons and strategic assets, the military said in Islamabad on Thursday. A batch of 900 soldiers of the new......

Nuclear assets are a guarantee of national security: Pak

Pakistan is determined to safeguard its nuclear assets which are a guarantee of national security, Lt Gen (retired) Khalid Kidwai, who heads the organisation that safeguards the country's nuclear......