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May 9 riots. General Headquarters, Pakistan. Corps Commander House, Lahore. The May 9 riots, also called the May 9 protests (Urdu: نو مئی فسادات), and known as Black Day by the Pakistani government, were a series of violent riots [2] that took place on 9 May 2023, in Pakistan. Following the arrest of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI ...
Pakistan National Guard is a military reserve force and a component of the Pakistan Army. Functioning as a "second line of defense" alongside the Pakistan Army Reserve and the Civil Armed Forces, the National Guard's primary roles include internal security, disaster relief and wartime support for the regular army.
The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) is a position in the Pakistani Army held by a four-star general. As the highest-ranking officer, it is the most powerful position in the army. [2][3] This is the senior most appointment in the army who is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in a separate capacity, usually consulting with the Chairman joint chiefs to act as a military adviser to ...
A bilingual news channel in English and Urdu, it is a part of the ARY Digital Network, which is a subsidiary of ARY Group. ARY is an acronym of Abdul Razzak Yaqoob and Salman Iqbal, who was the owner of ARY Group. ARY News is biggest and most watched news channel in Pakistan and all around the world. ARY head office located in Karachi, Pakistan.
On 16 April 2022, the Pakistani military conducted predawn airstrikes on multiple targets in Afghanistan 's Khost and Kunar provinces. [ 2] Afghan officials said the attacks killed at least 47 civilians and injured 23 others. [ 5][ 2][ 6][ 7] Initial reports described the attacks as either rocket strikes or aerial strikes carried out by a number of aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force, [ 1][ 2 ...
This is the list of serving generals in the Pakistan Army. At present the Army has 2 Generals, 30 Lieutenant Generals (inclusive of 1 from Army Medical Corps) and 187 Major Generals (inclusive of 26 from Army Medical Corps).
The Radio Pakistan premises in Peshawar were also targeted, with protesters setting fire to the main building and destroying dozens of historical audio recordings. [10][11] On May 10, Section 144 was imposed across the country and military deployment was ordered in an attempt to quell the rising death toll.
Military coups in Pakistan began in 1958 when military officer Muhammad Ayub Khan overthrew and exiled president Iskandar Ali Mirza. [1][2] Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan has spent several decades under military rule (1958–1971, 1977–1988, 1999–2008).