Lahore, Dec. 24 : Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General, Ashfaq Kayani has said that Pakistan realises threat posed by militant outfits like, Al Qaeda and the Taliban, adding that the nation is in no mood to compromise with them. Kayani had a discussion with the US Marine Commander, James Conway, over the current security conditions, a private TV channel reported.

The two military officials are believed to have discussed `overall regional security', US drone attacks in Pakistan and US-Pakistan military co-operation on the Pak-Afghan border.

Washington, Dec 22: Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is placed 20th on the list of the global "power elite" by Newseek for controlling country's nuclear arsenal.

New Delhi/Lahore, Dec. 12: In the wake of last month’s terror attacks in Mumbai, Pakistan and India are apparently in disagreement right now about the best way forward in dealing with the menace of terrorism, but according to experts, neither President Asif Ali Zardari nor Chief of Army Staff, General Asfaq Parvez Kayani can be seen to be folding to Indian demands.

According to Shuja Nawaz, the author of "Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within", General "Kayani has a much more liberal outlook" than past Army chiefs, but adds that in the process of reforming the Army and taking it back towards its core responsibilities, he will seek to ensure that it retains a say in matters of state.

Islamabad, Dec 5 : Pakistan''s Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has vowed to maintain peace and security in the South Asian region.

The ''Pakistan Army stands for peace and security,'' General Kayani said in a statement that released after the 113th Corps Commanders'' conference held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Thursday.

The Commanders'' conference was the first since last week''s terror attack in Mumbai, the Dawn reports.

Riyadh, Nov. 9 : Pakistan''s Chief of the Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who is on an official visit to Saudia Arabia, called on Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, deputy prime minister and minister of defence, and Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, assistant defence minister for military affairs.

According to the dawn, matters of mutual interest were discussed and it was agreed to enhance defence ties between the two countries.

Lahore, Nov. 9: Pakistan’s defence forces should be subordinate to the political leadership, according to the country’s Chief of Army Staff, General Asfaq Parvez Kayani.

National Security Adviser Mahmud Ali Durrani revealed General Kayani’s views on the relationship between the defence forces and the civilian establishment in an interview to the Newsweek.