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PAKISTAN: Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday announced that as part of the civil service reforms, 16-year education would be mandatory for youth seeking careers in the Civil Superior Services (CSS) from 2017. Maximum age limit for appearance in the CSS examination would also be enhanced by two years to 30 years to make it more ...

A Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday that talks on how to restart a tentative peace dialogue with Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents would be held in Islamabad next month, contradicting an Afghan statement that they would be in Kabul. “Consultations are underway to host the first meeting of the Quadrilateral Co-ordination Committee in Islamabad in the second half of January. ...

INDIA: Afghanistan hammered Sri Lanka 5-0 in their semifinal clash of the South Asia Football Federation (SAFF) Cup at the Trivandrum International Stadium in India on Thursday. Hosts, India, meanwhile edged past the Maldives 3-2 in their game earlier in the day. Mohammad Hashemi scored the first goal for Afghanistan in the 45th minute with Kanischka Taher (50th minute), Khaibar ...

PESHAWAR: The political fraternity of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has warned the federal government through Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed against any ‘deception’ on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. “I warn if the federal government does not address the reservations of KP about the (CPEC) project, then we will take an extreme step. And you (centre) will see what we are going ...

General Raheel Sharif broke his silence with roaring statement “military dignity will be upheld”.  The statement has generated a fear of recurrence of the old fears. I believe everyone is born with dignity and self respect. No one dignity should be hurt irrespective of the status?. Dignified individual make dignified nations, humanity, states and institutions. The cornerstone is an individual ...

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The world has begun celebrating the New Year, with revellers in Australia and New Zealand among the first to usher in 2016. Crowds counted down the last seconds of 2015 at Auckland’s Sky Tower in New Zealand at 1100 GMT, with a laser show and fireworks display. Up to 25,000 people had been expected to turn up for the festivities. ...

WORLD 2015: This past year was one marred by war and humanitarian crisis – a year that also saw a spike in terror attacks around the world – the first being the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris. Here is a panorama of world events in 2015. – January – – 7 to 9: FRANCE – Seventeen people are slaughtered in ...

KABUL – Russian President’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov has said that the US and NATO mission in Afghanistan has been a complete failure and the evaluation of the effectiveness of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) there has been negative. The US and NATO mission in Afghanistan has been a complete failure, the Russian President’s special envoy for ...

KABUL – The top US and NATO military commander in Afghanistan may seek additional American troops to help local forces as they struggle to contain the Taliban insurgency, USA Today reported. General John Campbell’s interview with the newspaper comes as the security situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated in the second half of 2015, with an increase in insurgent attacks and ...