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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...

  • Firing near Rawalpindi school sparks panic, students evacuated

    RAWALPINDI: Students at Viqar-Un-Nisa School and College for Girls were evacuated as fear and panic gripped the area following an incident of firing near the institute...

    Parents and students across the country have been edgy following the attack on Bacha Khan University earlier in January, which brought back memories of the tragic Army Public School attack...

  • Fresh survey to assess school security in Rawalpindi

    RAWALPINDI: After the attack on Bacha Khan University on Wednesday, security branch will be starting a fresh survey of all educational institutions in the garrison city on Thursday and those not following the standard operating procedure (SOP) for security will be closed...

    Regional Police Officer (RPO) Fakhar Sultan Raja met with SPs and district coordination officer Rawalpindi to review the security of educational institutions on...

  • Rawalpindi's only public library needs upgradation

    Established in 1873 and located next to Liaquat Bagh, the Rawalpindi Municipal Library on Murree Road is the only public library in the city but is not being properly maintained by the Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation (RMC)...

    “I come here every day and study in the reading hall for two or three hours because we do not have another library in Rawalpindi where one can find reference books,” she said...

  • Army chief inaugurates IDP fund-raising cricket match in Rawalpindi

    RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Friday hit a boundary to kick off a fund-raising exhibition match being staged on the 69th Independence Day of Pakistan in support of the Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs)...

    Pakistan's Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi bowled a delivery to the army chief who played a shot sending the ball across the boundary...

  • PTI asks army to supervise LG polls in Rawalpindi

    RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday approached the army with a request to supervise the local government elections scheduled to be held in Rawalpindi on December 5, alleging the police were pressuring its candidates to withdraw in favour of the PML-N...

    In a letter, PTI central public relations secretary Zahid Kazmi asked the commander of 10 Corps to play his role in providing a level-playing field for all the...

  • Rawalpindi court moved to seize former army man’s properties

    RAWALPINDI: Police have approached a sessions court for seizure of properties belonging to an ex-army officer who is in the limelight these days for his anti-establishment vlogs and social media posts...

    Adil Raja, the ex-army officer, went to the United Kingdom last year following the ouster of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government through a no-confidence vote in parliament...

  • Pro-army banners spring up in Rawalpindi

    RAWALPINDI: Days after installations of the armed forces, including the General Headquarters (GHQ), were besieged by a mob in protest against the arrest of PTI chief Imran Khan, banners and billboards inscribed with pro-military slogans surfaced in Rawalpindi, excluding the cantonment areas, on Saturday...

    This token of solidarity with the military came from the ‘residents of Rawalpindi’ as claimed by the posters...

  • Habib School, City School PAF, St Joseph win netball ties

    KARACHI: Habib Girls School outplayed City School 10-2 in the opening match of the Karachi Girls Netball Cup which commenced here at the PSB Coaching Centre on Tuesday...

    In the other schools matches in the junior category, City School PAF beat City School North Nazimabad 8-0 while St...

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