ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Friday demanded that the government publish the inquiry report of the attack on Army Public School in Peshawar. Speaking during the Senate session, PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar stressed that the issue of the publication of APS attack inquiry report should be referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Defence for it to make ...

Underfire Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez will look to an in form Cristiano Ronaldo to drive the team forward against Valencia on Sunday as they aim to put behind them a disappointing 2015. It was a year that promised so much after they put together a run of 22 wins to finish 2014 but they ended up being overshadowed by ...

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who is pushing for executive powers, cites Hitler’s Germany as an example of an effective presidential system, in comments broadcast by Turkish media on Friday. Erdogan wants to change the Turkish constitution to turn the ceremonial role of president into that of a chief executive, a Turkish version of the system in the United States, ...

KABUL: At least three people were killed and 15 were wounded in a suicide attack on a guesthouse used by foreigners in Thaimani area of Kabul on Friday evening, an official said. The guesthouse – Le Jardin is located in the vicinity of 9th street of Taimani area in 4th police district of the city which is mostly visited by the foreigners. ...

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 ...

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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. ...