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  • No judicial probe into Army Public School carnage: KP govt

    PESHAWAR: One year after the Army Public School and College Peshawar carnage, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has no plan to conduct judicial inquiry into the gory incident...

    He said the provincial government had notified Dec 16 as a public holiday, while educational institutions and departments in Peshawar district would remain closed to honour 144 people, who were killed in the APS terrorist attack, pay respect to them and...

  • Review: This Army Public School attack game fails on every front

    In an attempt to honour the valour of Pakistan Army soldiers, the Punjab IT Board last month released an Android game themed on the Peshawar Army Public School attack in December 2014...

    This first-person shooter (FPS) game titled 'Pakistan Army Retribution' is based on the tragedy, when terrorists massacred 144 pupils in what was the country's most brutal terror attack...

  • Parents of Army Public School attack victims feel dejected

    PESHAWAR: As the country is set to observe the first anniversary of the Army Public School Peshawar carnage on Dec 16, the government’s failure to meet their major demands, including the start of a judicial inquiry into the terrorist attack, have deepened the grief of the victims’ parents...

    He said parents also demanded the conferment of Nishan-i-Pakistan civil award on the families of the assassinated schoolchildren...

  • National Junior Squash Championship in Peshawar next month

    PESHAWAR: The National Junior Squash Champi­onship in two different age groups of under 17 and 19 will be commencing at the PAF Hashim Khan Squash Complex here from Sept 7...

    Qamar, who was recently honoured by the Pakistan Squash Federation with a Pride of Performance award, thanked Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman for honouring the KP Squash Association for holding a large number of squash events...

  • Army chief condemns Taliban attack on Afghan army base

    Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday strongly condemned the attack on a Afghan army base in Mazar-i-Sharif, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)...

    The army chief "grieved on the loss of innocent lives and expresses solidarity with Afghan security forces and brotherly resilient Afghan nation", added the statement...

  • US, Pakistan pressing Taliban to let girls go to school: Blinken

    WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has identified Pakistan as one of the partners the United States has been working with to persuade the Taliban to let girls go back to school...

    Addressing the launching ceremony, the top US diplomat said that besides Pakistan, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Qatar and Turkey, and others were also backing US efforts to convince the Taliban to reverse their decision to keep...

  • Anum to lead Pakistan junior girls squad in Asian netball

    KARACHI: Anum Salam will lead the Pakistan junior netball girls team in the ninth Asian Junior Girls Netball Championship, scheduled to be held in Hong Kong from Dec 14-20...

    President of the Pakistan Netball Federation Mudassar Arain on Thursday announced the 13-member squad which comprises ten players, one stand-by, a coach and a manager...

  • Pakistan Tennis Federation to set up camps for junior players

    Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) will set up training camps in three different categories for junior players with the aim to bring forth new talent, PTF Secretary Sanaullah Aman said on Thursday...

    He said that the training camp for junior players would be divided into three different categories based on age brackets...

  • Pakistan win junior hockey event in Australia

    LAHORE: Pakistan defeated New South Wales State team 3-2 in the final of Australia’s National Junior Hockey Championships in Hobart on Saturday...

    New South Wales were the only undefeated side in the 10-team competition and were also the side which inflicted on Pakistan their only loss of the tour...

  • India thrash Pakistan for Junior Asia Cup title

    KARACHI: Harmanpreet Singh slammed four goals, all off penalty corners, as India bulldozed three-time former champions Pakistan 6-2 in the one-sided final to regain the juniors Asia Cup in the Malaysian city of Kuantan on Sunday...

    Amaan Qureshi and Manpreet scored once in 44th and 50th minutes to pour salt on Pakistan’s wounds...

  • Visa issues halt Pakistan cueists' participation in junior world championships

    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's cueists will not be able to participate in the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) World Under-18 and Under-21 Men's Snooker Championships due to visa issues, Secretary Pakistan Billiard and Snooker Association (PBSA) Munawwar Hussain Shaikh said on Monday...

    Shaikh said besides Pakistan, Afghan, Indian and Iranian cueists were also denied visas for the championships...

  • Pakistan win 2016 World Team Junior Squash Championships in Poland

    KARACHI: Pakistan won the 2016 World Team Junior Squash Championships after beating defending champions Egypt in the final by 2-1 on Wednesday...

    “My heartiest congratulations to the entire Pakistan team, Pakistan Squash Federation and above all to the entire nation for the great victory,” Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said...

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