Senate body concerned over threats to Edwardes College principal

ISLAMABAD: Senate body has inquired about the incident of attack and threats against the principal of Edwardes College, Peshawar from the Chief Secretary and Inspector...

Court summons Islamabad DC after Siddiqui claims he was arrested on fake notification

ISLAMABAD: During the hearing of a petition filed by an aide to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Irfan Siddiqui in Islamabad High Court (IHC),...

KP CTD officer gunned down in ‘family dispute’

PESHAWAR: A senior official of the Khyber Paskhtunkhwa Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) died on the spot from gunshots after unidentified persons opened fire on his car...

Pedophile remanded into police custody

A pedophile accused of raping over 30 children was remanded into police custody for five days after a case against him of kidnapping and...

Govt includes corruption-accused in new CDA board

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has approved the inclusion of former Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman Kamran Lashari in the new 10-member board...

Rawalpindi police arrest alleged serial rapist

--CCPO says suspect has confessed to raping 30 children and uploading videos on 'dark web RAWALPINDI: Punjab police have arrested a man suspected of sexually assaulting...

Three dead, three injured in Abbottabad road accident

ABBOTTABAD: At least three people were killed and three others were wounded when a passenger van and a truck met an accident here on...

Medics end 6-week-long strike after talks with KP govt

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Doctors Council ended their strike after holding successful talks with the provincial government. The doctors association held talks with KP Chief Minister Mahmood...

Gas explosion leaves two dead in Taxila

TAXILA: A powerful gas explosion destroyed a house in Taxila, killing two young girls on the spot and injuring four other people on Sunday. According...

Two Azadi March protesters die of cardiac arrest

Two participants of the JUI-F’s Azadi March died Wednesday morning after suffering cardiac arrests. Another protester died a day earlier and his funeral prayers were...

JUI-F’s Azadi March curbs freedom of movement in twin cities

ISLAMABAD: From blockade of main arteries of Islamabad and inter-city highway to the suspension of business activity and closure of schools and transport, the...

FGTA for early appointment of FDE chief

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government Teachers Association (FGTA) Monday demanded of the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training to appoint a permanent head of Federal...

First lady urges lawmakers to expedite work on pending disability bills

ISLAMABAD: First Lady Samina Arif Alvi on Monday called upon the parliamentarians to pace up work on legislation for persons having disabilities to ensure their...

Four dengue cases reported in Gilgit

GILGIT: At least four cases of dengue were reported from the Chillas area of district Diamir where patients were referring to PIMS Islamabad due to...

Welfare of 10m expats govt’s top priority: Zulfiqar Bukhari

ISLAMABAD: Sayed Zulfiqar Bukhari, the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development has said that the government will give top priority...

Security beefed up in federal capital

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police have beefed up security to ensure law and order and maintain peace in the capital keeping in view the possible attempt...

E-governance in CDA still in abeyance after decade-hiatus

ISLAMABAD: The much-awaited initiative of E-governance in the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has once again come to halt due to an ongoing inquiry in...