The army has begun a study for reviewing the colour service of a soldier. ‘Colour Service’ implies the minimum service which a soldier must complete to be eligible for pension. Presently a soldier must serve a minimum of 17 years, extendable by 2 if he so desires. Pensions commence from 17 years. Converting this into age, a soldier who joins […]
General The army is in the process of carrying out its cadre review for officers after a gap of 35 years. As per government orders, the same is to be scheduled every 5 years. Immense water has flowed under the bridge during the gap between the reviews. Internal concepts and promotional procedures are still based on the era of seventies, […]
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In an interview to the Dawn newspaper on 05 Jul, Imran Khan, amongst the front runners for the post of PM of Pak stated, ‘Nawaz Sharif tried his best to mend relations with India. Nawaz tried everything, even personal gestures including calling him (Modi) to his house, No one got in his way. But I think it is the policy […]
Every time there is a visit to Pak by a senior US representative, the remarks made are the same. Pak must do more for curbing its support to terror groups. It must bring the Taliban onto the negotiating table. It must complete the trial into the Mumbai attacks and prosecute terror group leaders. These remarks have been flowing for years […]
The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) announced the successful launch of the NAG missile last week after firing it against two targets in desert conditions. It issued a statement stating, ‘With this, the development trials of the missile have been completed and it is now ready for induction.’ The army has made no comment on this announcement. It is […]
During the week when the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was meeting to place Pakistan on the ‘Grey or Black List’ and the interim finance minister was presenting his case seeking every means of avoiding it, actions within the country were conveying a different message. Whether the actions were deliberate or accidental means little, since they did convey the message. […]
On 20th May, Nirmala Sitharaman issued directions for the opening of all cantonment roads across the country. Her claims of the army being taken on board appear to have been misleading as despite the army chief defending her statement, all roads have not been opened, as reports from Secunderabad indicate. Had the army been taken into confidence and agreed with […]
The latest in the list of issues enhancing the divide between the bureaucracy and the military and impacting the status of the armed forces is the sanctioning of additional vacancies and improving promotional prospects of the AFHQ-CS (Armed Forces HQ Civil Service) in their cadre review. The cabinet had sanctioned additional posts of seven new Principal Directors (four are already […]