Concern at Sangjani fruit and vegetable market delay
The federal audit authorities have expressed concern over the inordinate delay in the finalisation of pre-qualification process in the construction of a new fruit...
NIH disease surveillance systems ineffective
As many as 15 Disease Surveillance Systems set up in the National Institute of Health (NIH) have become ‘white elephants’ for the Federal Government...
Jharoka wages war on honour killing
With an objective to sensitize the masses about the menace of ‘Karo-Karo’ (honour killing), an interactive exhibition of paintings, a 2D documentary, skits and...
IHC serves notice on MNA, city bosses for grabbing greenbelt
On a petition against National Assembly member and PML-Q senior leader Ameer Muqam, accused of grabbing a greenbelt measuring five kanals in Sector I/10,...
The Odd Couple hits Islamabad
The Odd Couple, a comedy stage play performed at an auditorium of the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), invited mixed reviews from...
Rain drainage system goes out of whack
A head constable died when the roof of a room in the police lines headquarters collapsed while most of the roads and streets in...
CDA to re-auction land to nurseries
Under tremendous pressure from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is all set to re-auction the land leased out to...
Workers bear the brunt of CNG filling stations’ closure
The three-day closure of CNG filling stations has badly hit some 500,000 labourers across the country working at these CNG pumps since most of...
EU provides 42m euros for vocational training to TVET
The European Union (EU) has provided 42 million euros to the provincial Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for the implementation of National...
Islooites yearn for next spell of rain
Hit hard by muggy conditions, the residents of the federal capital are anxiously waiting for the next spell of the monsoon rains, which, according...
Youth protest against closure of Thall-Parachinar Road
Scores of youngsters from Parachinar on Werdnesday staged a demonstration against the closure of Thall-Parachinar Road.
Youths of Parachinar (YoP) organised a demonstration on the...
15,000 BECS teachers clamour for salaries
Despite the release of Rs 794 million for the payment of pending salaries, more than 15,000 teachers attached with Basic Education Community Schools (BECS)...
Capital city awaits Cineplex
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has yet to execute its plans to construct Cineplex and other entertainment complexes in the federal capital even after...
PIMS leaves chemo patients in the lurch
The oncology department of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) does not have an isolation ward to accommodate cancer patients after conducting chemotherapy owing...
High-rises flouting fire safety norms
Owners of the plazas and high-rise buildings in the capital city pay no heed to the Capital Development Authority (CDA)’s Building Standards for Fire...
IHC orders FIR against man for raping daughter
On a writ petition filed by a girl against her father, accusing him of raping her, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday ordered...
Stalled CDA projects remain a pipe dream
Such is the financial position of the cash-strapped Capital Development Authority (CDA) that it has stalled a number of important projects or slowed down...
