Accused in Canadian model harassment case arrested
ISLAMABAD: Police in the federal capital on Thursday have arrested two men who were accused of harassing a Canada-based model during her recent visit...
Three dead, three injured in Charsadda roof collapse
CHARSADDA: Three members of a family died while three children were injured when the roof of a house collapsed in Charsada on Thursday.
According to...
38% Pakistanis spend 2 hours or more on cell phones everyday: poll
ISLAMABAD: According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup and Gilani Pakistan, 38% Pakistanis spend 2 hours or more in a...
COAS inaugurates new blocks at CMH Rawalpindi
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa inaugurated the new blocks, a project that commenced in 2013, at the Combined Military Hospital...
Neighbour ‘rapes’ two-year-old toddler in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police on Monday night arrested a man for allegedly raping a two-year-old girl in Bhara Kahu area, according to a local media...
KP PDWP approves three development projects worth Rs120m
PESHAWAR: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has approved three development projects worth about 120 million rupees.
The approval of the projects was...
HWs hold protest for allowance, proper service structure in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Scores of Lady Health Workers (LHWs) on Monday staged a demonstration for their demands in front of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provincial assembly in Peshawar.
Reportedly,...
Campaign launched to make Islamabad smoke free city
ISLAMABAD: The Federal government on Monday launched a campaign to make Islamabad a smoke free city.
In the first phase, Shakarparian and Pakistan Monument have been declared smoke free areas.
Speaking to...
Unsafe transport affecting women’s performance: report
ISLAMABAD: Unsafe public transport has become a main barrier for women to work confidently in educational activities and affecting the ability to engage in...
Christian community begins preparations for Easter
ISLAMABAD: The preparations of the forthcoming festival of Easter are gaining momentum in twin cities as the Christian community living across the country is...
Minister stresses need for countering air pollution in capital
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Health Services Aamer Mehmood Kiani taking notice of air pollution in the federal capital on Sunday requested the Prime Minister’s...
Shakarparian to be declared tobacco-free zone
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination Aamir Mehmood Kiani will inaugurate a formal ceremony to declare Pakistan Monument, Shakarparian and Lok...
Balakot grid station becomes garbage dump
BALAKOT: Due to lack of boundary wall and negligence on part of the authorities concerned, the Balakot grid station has turned into a garbage...
Khyber landslide kills two labourers
BARA: At least two labourers died and another was critically injured in landsliding here on Sunday.
According to details, three labourers were engaged in digging...
Child Killed in grenade attack in Karak
KARAK: A child was killed in a grenade attack at a house here on Saturday.
As per details, a grenade attack in Karak’s Chatta Banda...
Work on Rs10.5m Lillah to Pind Daden Road to start in May: Fawad
PIND DADEN KHAN: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday said work on Rs 10.5 million Lillah to Pind Daden Khan Link...
Rawal Dam water quality is satisfactory, says EPA
ISLAMABAD: The water quality standards of Rawal Dam have been reported to be satisfactory as contamination levels are recorded as less harmful and hazardous. ‘PAK-EPA...
