This person @Israrafgh who is Afghan refuge, living in Pakistan & studying in Peshawar University said that he's going to organize protest in Peshawar against Pakistan. Are refugees allowed to protest against...
On 8 August 1919, ruler of Afghanistan Amanullah signed Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 (Treaty of Rawalpindi) with British India surrendering entire KP region & some parts of Balochistan. Afghan ruler agreed upon Durand Line with British India giving them almost half of Afghanistan.
In the past, British Indian forces have captured Kabul and large parts of modern day Afghanistan. They forced treaties upon Afghan rulers and snatched huge territories from them.
Afghanistan's history of surrender and defeats is much older than Pakistan. Afghanistan was Defeated by Sikh Empire & British Indian Forces. Remained occupied by USSR for more than a decade. Remained occupied by US & it's allies for two decades. Aren't these surrenders?
__Thread: History of NUST__
NUST, a university under administration of Pakistan Armed Forces and Ministery of Science & Technology was founded in 1991 for undergraduate education of commissioned military officers by combining military engineering colleges and schools of...
...Pakistan Armed Forces. Later, it was converted into a public research university with its main campus setup in Islamabad in 2008 (NUST H-12 Main Campus) to promote science and technology in Pakistan.
◾ Why a need was felt to establish a university called NUST for the officer ranks of Armed Forces (Army, Navy & PAF)?
After independence, training of officers of PAF, Army & Navy became one of the top priorities of armed forces. In 1947, Military College of Signals (MCS)...
Those from Engineers Corps do their BE Civil Engineering from NUST-MCE, those from Signals Corps do their BE in Software or Telecomm Engineering from NUST-MCS, those from EME Corps do their BE in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from NUST-EME, those from Medical Corps do...
their MBBS/BDS from AMC Rawalpindi, those from Infantry, Armour, Artillery & other Corps do their bachelors from NUST-NIPCONS. For higher/graduate programs they attend NDU, NUST-MCE, EME, MCS etc. Those from Airforce & Navy complete their degrees from NUST-CAE & NUST-PNEC etc.
Apart from pursuing academic education, main focus always remain on military education which is relevant to the profession of military and which starts from PMA, PAF Academy & Naval Academy and then is a never ending process till the date of retirement.
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PATS COMPETITION (PAKISTAN ARMY TEAM SPIRIT COMPETITION)
The officers who led team of Pakistan Army in International Cambrian Patrol Exercise in UK & stood first among top armies of the world. Pakistan has won Cambrian Patrol Exercise in 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018.
In 2010, senior British Army officer while announcing 1st position of Exercise Cambrian Patrol said:
"We have an army which has sacrificed a lot to make this world a better and safer place, and now they've come here and have proven themselves to the best of the best".
After 2010 till 2015, Pakistan couldn't won gold medal in Cambrian Patrol Exercise because a major part of it was committed in counterterrorism operations. In 2011, Pakistan Army won Silver Medal (2nd Position) in Cambrian Patrol Exercise.
When Pakistan Army started full-scale counterterrorism operations in ex FATA, it suffered a lot of causalities & losses mainly because the army had not been trained & equipped for undertaking full scale anti-guerrilla...
...warfare. The worst part was that half the nation termed it a war against our own people. The families of the slain officers and soldiers who martyred while fighting terrorists in Waziristan often faced a bigger trauma when their fellow countrymen doubted the shahadat of...
...these men. For them, these soldiers gave their lives while fighting a war which served the United States. It took 12 long years for this mind-set to change and for some it meant sacrificing their entire youth for a cause for which the people, whom they...
Malik Farid Ullah Khan, aged 51 belonged to Shakai area of South Waziristan & had lent his huge house in Shakai to army to house their offices and run operations as well as developmental activities in what had hitherto been an inaccessible area for the government.
GOC Wana and other army officials would regularly hold tribal jirgas in Waziristan. Terrorists had long been holding the Chief of Ahmadzai Wazirs Malik Farid Ullah Khan responsible for the losses they had suffered at the hands of security forces.