IGP reshuffles four officials
The Islamabad inspector general of police (IGP) has transferred four senior officials of the police department. A police official said Deputy Superintendent of Police...
IHC orders report over harassment of mother, daughter
Additional Sessions Judge Wajahat Hussain on Monday orderedthe Aabpara police station house officer (SHO) to submit an inquiry report within 24 hours about a...
Police, banks to collaborate for security
The capital police and bank administrations will make collective efforts to ensure effective security arrangements and curb incidents of dacoity and robbery. The decision...
Capital becomes a dumping ground for unidentified bodies
The setting up of hundreds of checkposts in various parts of the capital has failed to hinder the shifting of unidentified bodies by the...
Capital roads congested without adequate parking spaces
It has been rightly said the biggest problem of the 21st century is car parking. Over the years, the federal capital has developed from...
Puddles on roads irk citizens
Poor sanitary conditions in residential areas of the capital are very much visible as puddles have become quite a common feature on the main...
Punjab Fisheries Department offers training course for fish farmers
Fisheries Research and Training Institute of Punjab Fisheries Department is arranging a six-day training course for fish farmers which will start from August 22....
Women swindlers and drug pushers arrested
The city police on Sunday claimed to have arrested two women swindlers who stole valuables from fellow passengers while travelling in public vans. A...
Rescue 15 introduces system to block unwanted calls
The Islamabad police helpline – Rescue 15 - has introduced “Computer Telephony system” to block prank or undesirable calls, avoid wastage of time on...
UNIDO executes CDM capacity building project
Under the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) thematic priority Environment and Energy, UNIDO Pakistan successfully executed a project titled “Institutional Capacity Enhancement for...
Pseudo security at H/9 bazaar a constant worry
Inadequate security arrangements at one of the busiest bazaars, the H/9 weekly bazaar pose a serious threat to thousands of people who visit the...
Professional beggars ‘up in alms’
Demands for Zakat and fitrana by impoverished people and welfare organisations gain momentum as the end of the holy month of Ramadan approaches and...
Non-implementation of SC verdicts can lead to anarchy
The government is using delaying tactics in implementing dozens of verdicts of the Supreme Court in high-profile cases, mostly involving corruption, whereas the apex...
AIOU launches new MBA after failure of previous programme
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has launched a new MBA programme for the year 2011, closing down the old one that suffered a loss...
Food goes wasted in Ramadan deal ‘competition’
With the advent of Ramadan, food outlets in the federal capital have gone all-out to offer the best deals and to lure customers at...
Gastro, scabies a common occurrence
More than 1.4 million cases of various diseases, including widespread instances of gastrointestinal infections and scabies, were reported in 51 districts of the country...
Foolproof security for Youm-e-Ali
Adviser to Punjab Chief Minister Raja Muhammad Ashfaq Sarwar on Sunday said foolproof security arrangements should be made for the processions and gatherings organised...
