Pakistan Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Saturday met Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif to exchange views on regional situation and the war on terror.

An Indian Army soldier was shot dead on Thursday by unidentified assailants in Bihar, police said.

Lieutenant General (retd) Nirbhay Sharma, one of the most decorated field commanders of Indian Army, has been appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, an official statement from Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Thursday.

An Army helicopter, on air maintenance operations, crashed on Monday morning in the icy heights of Siachen glacier of Jammu and Kashmir. Both the pilots survived the accident and were being evacuated for treatment, army sources said.

Refusing to play second fiddle to the powerful military, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said he will be the Army chief's "boss" if voted back to power in the May 11 general elections.

Chairman Mao Zedong's granddaughter has become one of China's richest people, sparking a debate about the rise of princelings in the Communist state.

Pakistan Army will deploy 70,000 troops and 50 helicopters for aerial surveillance across the country to ensure security and maintain law and order during the May 11 polls.

The Army took responsibility on itself of educating a girl child, whose father was killed by the militants in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh on Wednesday briefed the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on the Chinese incursion in Ladakh.

Defence Minister A K Antony on Saturday informed President Pranab Mukherjee about the measures taken by the Government to resolve the issue of incursion by Chinese soldiers into Indian territory in Ladakh where they have pitched tents in Daulat Beg Oldi area.