Court seeks report on rape case in 48 hours
Additional District and Sessions Judge Yaar Muhammad Gondal ordered the Golra SHO to submit an inquiry report within 48 hours regarding detention and molestation...
‘Restructure state; reduce military’s powers’
Speakers at a seminar organised by Awami Shehri Mahaz at the National Press Club on Monday discussed the need for restructuring the Pakistani state...
Remand of four NUST employees extended
The district courts on Monday extended four-day physical remand of the employees and students of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) for...
Thank you Mr Gilani for development in Multan but …
Multan had been ignored by successive governments since the British rulers invaded India. On January 23, Prime Minister Gilani inaugurated development projects worth Rs...
Jogging boosts brain power
Jogging a couple of days a week can significantly improve memory, researchers say. The study conducted by Cambridge University showed that running triggered the...
Islamabad to have modern jail within two years
The Islamabad chief commissioner told a high-level meeting on Monday that 700 kanals of land had been earmarked for the construction of a jail...
Japan to provide $65m for polio eradication
Japan on Monday decided to extend a soft loan of 4.993 billion yens (approximately $65 million) to Pakistan for polio eradication. An accord in...
IHC orders MI, ISI to file replies today
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday gave another chance to the Military Intelligence (MI) and Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) directors general and other...
NIH warns against dengue outbreak in twin cities
The National Institute of Health (NIH) has rung alarm bells in all health departments of the capital regarding the outbreak of dengue after the...
IESCO cuts CDA’s power supply over non-payment of dues
The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) on Monday suspended power supply to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) headquarters in Sector G/7 for non-payment of...
Seminaries on the rise
The mushroom growth of illegal seminaries continues unabated in the federal capital under the nose of the city administration with the bosses blaming each...
Justice: it doesn’t come easy
The litigation process all over Pakistan, including the federal capital, is making equity elusive and harder to come by. The complicated, lethargic and corrupt...
Encroachments reign supreme at Raja Bazaar
Transporters and visitors to the biggest shopping centres of Raja Bazaar in the city are facing several problems as vendors and shopkeepers have placed...
Vegetables prices wobble uncertainly
During the second week of the holy month of Ramadan, the prices of most of vegetables in the Sunday bazaars of the city witnessed...
Untrained workers at CNG stations pose threat
Despite the mammoth growth of compressed natural gas (CNG) consumption by the auto sector during the past decade, the government and investors have failed...
HEC, Microsoft to co-op in software field
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Microsoft Pakistan launched a National Student Software Accessibility (NSSA) Portal to provide genuine software to the higher education...
Fishing season at its peak
Water level at famous and large dams of Islamabad: Rawal and Simly dam, that are best reservoirs for fishing, start rising by the mid...
