Wedding planners take care of it all

Weddings are big events in Pakistan, entailing months of preparation for the actual day, not to mention the lengthy process preceding it. While the...

The corporate matchmaker

Be it a love marriage or an arranged one, there is a universal belief that matrimonial matches are made in Heaven. However, there are...

Lok Virsa ED defies regulations in appointing BPS 18 official

In violation of regulations, Lok Virsa Executive Director (ED) Khalid Javaid promoted a researcher, Zobia Sultana- who was hired two years ago on contractual...

Private hostels: Promising all, offering little

Students living in private hostels across the twin cities are facing a multitude of problems, as most of the private sector colleges and universities...

YDA PIMS strikes, Poly Clinic chapter seeks peaceful solution

Without having the support of Young Doctors Association (YDA) Poly Clinic Hospital chapter, YDA members at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) held a...

Schools, colleges to reopen on 15th

All schools and colleges of Rawalpindi will reopen from August 15 after summer vacations. Admissions for all colleges will open from August 10.

Beggars network active in Ramadan

With the advent of Ramazan the network of professional beggars has become active across Islamabad, causing great inconvenience for the residents. Swarms of beggars...

53 regular employees denied adhoc relief

At least 53 regular employees of Rawalpindi Medical College (RMC) have been deprived of adhoc relief. The employees were regularised recently. These employees have demanded...

Local administration acts to bring down fruit prices

In order to stabilise fruit prices and keep them within the reach of the common man, 10,000 crates of apples and three trucks of...

Govt servants on special duty will be given Iftar meal

The Rawalpindi district government has announced that government servants performing special duty during Ramadan will be given Iftari meal. On directives of District Coordination...

IHC notifies FIA DG, interior secy in narcotics case

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday issued notice to the FIA director general (DG) and interior secretary in a plea of an accused...

The parliamentary democracy and four provinces sham

We have all been taught that Pakistan is a country that consists of four provinces and that the constitution prescribes parliamentary democracy as the...

Taller people have higher cancer risk

Tall people are more likely than shorter people to develop cancer and the risk of breast, ovarian, uterine, bowel, blood or skin cancer among...

Police arrest proclaimed offender

Islamabad Police on Wednesday arrested a proclaimed offender involved in committing a double murder in the city’s area of Nilore. Nilore Police Station...

Four profiteers arrested

The city administration on Wednesday arrested four shopkeepers for overcharging customers and not displaying the rate list of food items. According to details,) Islamabad...

RSS clinches ‘Brands of the Year’ award

The Roots School System (RSS) has won the most prestigious, the best-ranked and highly rated award, the ‘Brands of the Year’, in the category...

10 housing societies to get EPA notices for polluting water

The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) is going to serve notices on 10 private housing societies for polluting water resources of the twin cities of...