President Pervez Musharraf has been sworn in for another 5-year term as president of Pakistan — out of uniform. Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has taken command of Pakistan’s all-powerful army. Emergency rule is to end on December 16th. Elections will be held on January 8th. Anti-insurgency operations continue full swing in Swat.
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Entries Tagged as 'Corps Commanders Conference'
Musharraf & Kayani: Pakistan’s Top Tag Team?
December 2nd, 2007 · 4 Comments
Tags: Ashfaq Kayani · Ashfaq Kiyani · Chief of Army Staff · Corps Commanders Conference · Emergency Declaration · ISI · Inter-services Intelligence · Pervez Musharraf · Shahbaz Sharif · Swat · Vice Chief of Army Staff · War on Terror
IB Exclusive: Musharraf’s Retreat Ceremony
December 2nd, 2007 · 1 Comment
One of the ceremonies held on November 28th, marking President Pervez Musharraf’s retirement from the Pakistan Army, was the retreat ceremony. Retreat ceremonies are typically held on military bases and involve either a bugle call or drumbeat to signal the lowering of the flag at sunset; in this case, it commemorated the [...]
Tags: Ashfaq Kayani · Ashfaq Kiyani · Chief of Army Staff · Corps Commanders Conference · Pakistan Army · Pervez Musharraf · Vice Chief of Army Staff · Video
Chief-to-Be: Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
November 27th, 2007 · 9 Comments
Just as we revealed days ago, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will be stepping down as Chief of Army Staff on Wednesday, in a change over ceremony in which Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani will ascend to the top slot. Only hours away, the ceremony is set to take place at 10:00am Pakistan Standard Time (PST).
According [...]
Tags: Ashfaq Kayani · Ashfaq Kiyani · Chief of Army Staff · Corps Commanders Conference · Pakistan Army · Pervez Musharraf · Vice Chief of Army Staff