Gilani directs cabinet secretary to ensure provision of medicines
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani has directed the cabinet secretary to ensure uninterrupted provision of medicines to the patients all over the country and...
The expensive month of Ramadan
A mixed trend in the prices of commodities was noted in the first half of Ramadan, as prices of 26 commodities, including meat, rice,...
IHC summons Adjutant General
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday sought replies from directors general Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military Intelligence and other respondents in a case...
IHC moved for resolution of pensioners’ problems
The Human Rights Association of Pakistan on Wednesday submitted a writ petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking the resolution of the problems...
Accountability still a distant dream
On the eve of 65th Independence Day of the two countries when the Indian parliament is in search of a third-generation remedy to cure...
TDWA protests closure of CNG stations
The Taxi Drivers Welfare Association (TDWA) on Wednesday staged a protest against the three-days-a-week CNG closure policy, and demanded the government ensure uninterrupted provision...
Roundtable demands equal resources for Balochistan
Speakers at a roundtable discussion on Wednesday demanded an equitable resource redistribution mechanism for the people of Balochistan so that public grievances and issues...
‘Piracy destroyed film, music industry’
Taking notice of piracy and counterfeiting of food items as well as pharmaceuticals, Intellectual Property Organisation (IPO) of Pakistan Director General (DG) Sajjad Ahmad...
HEC, Pink Ribbon join hands against breast cancer
The HEC had decided to join hands with Pink Ribbon Pakistan to create awareness about breast cancer and help early detection among female university...
Law enforcers making money out of oil tankers
Accusing the police and Customs of extortion, the representatives of All Pakistan Oil Tankers Association (APOTA) on Wednesday said the federal and provincial governments...
Child Rights Movement gathers force
Child Rights Movement (CRM) and SPARC, two NGOs working for the rights of children, have launched an advocacy campaign for the ratification of the...
YDA gets its way: salaries and service structure revised
The Law Division on Wednesday approved the final draft of the revised services structure and raise in salaries of doctors and is to be...
IHC allows vacation of G/6 flats
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday vacated the status quo order with regard to the possession of flats in Sector G/6.
A single IHC...
Violence against women on the rise
The number of incidents of violence against women in the federal capital has increased manifold, as 72 cases were reported in the first six...
Dengue outbreak feared
An official of the National Institute of Health (NIH) said there was danger of dengue fever spreading in the twin cities. The first case...
Eid clothes: readymade or tailor stitched?
Midway through Ramadan, as Eid-ul-Fitr draws near, shopping for the festival gains momentum with more and more people visiting markets to buy ready-made clothes...
Court orders FIR against CIA men for harassment
Additional District and Sessions Judge Kamran Basharat Mufti on Tuesday ordered the registration of a case against four officials of the Crime Investigation Agency...
