Hospitals on high alert, educational institutes to remain closed for Azadi March
--FDE schools to remain open on ICT administration's assurance of safety
ISLAMABAD: The two major hospitals in the federal capital have been put on high alert,...
Islamabad police finalise security, traffic plans for Azadi March
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police have concluded the security and traffic plan for Azadi March of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) which is expected to reach the federal capital...
IHC bars Islamabad admin from seizing containers carrying goods
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday ordered the Islamabad administration not to seize containers carrying goods.
IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard a...
Trader killed during robbery in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: A trader was shot dead during a robbery in Rawalpindi’s Ganj Madi on Monday.
According to the police, 24-year-old Syed Hamza was first robbed of...
JUI-F leader injured in Bajaur ‘targeted’ attack
BAJAUR: Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Mufti Sultan Muhammad was injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire at him in the Mamund subdivision of Bajaur...
40 teachers arrested during sit-in at Islamabad’s D-Chowk
ISLAMABAD: At least 40 teachers and their children were arrested during a sit-in at Islamabad’s D-Chowk Wednesday night.
Reportedly, the police switched off the street...
Islamabad police use water cannons to disperse teachers’ protest
ISLAMABAD: Capital Police used water cannons to disperse a protest of Basic Education Community Schools (BESC) teachers on Wednesday at D-Chowk.
The BESC teachers were protesting...
Training workshop held to spread awareness about media literacy
ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the spread of information from various sources including social and other media, speakers at a training workshop stressed the need...
Cabinet decides to separate CDA board from management
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to separate the management and the board of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to end any conflict of...
Seven killed, nine injured in Chitral accident
CHITRAL: At least seven people died and nine others sustained critical wounds in an accident on Wednesday when a speeding van rammed into a...
‘Durust Daam’ App launched in Islamabad to control profiteering
ISLAMABAD: The government has launched a mobile application to control profiteering in the federal capital.
According to a statement issued on Tuesday, Federal Minister for...
Violators of constitution given plots in Islamabad, says IHC
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday maintained the September 19 ban on allotment of plots in sectors established on land acquired without...
DEO’s murder triggers province-wide protests in KP
A large number of students, teachers and members of the civil society on Monday protested the murder of district education officer Nawab Ali in...
Wheat, flour prices rise in KP as Pakistan resumes export to Afghanistan
PESHAWAR: Wheat has become costlier in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as price of refined flour has increased by Rs500 to Rs 4,500 per 85kg bag within...
Leaves of Islamabad police cancelled over Azadi March
ISLAMABAD: The leaves of all Islamabad police officials have been canceled to ensure the availability of enough personnel for security and traffic arrangements during the...
Bid to smuggle heroin foiled at Peshawar airport
PESHAWAR: The Airport Security Force (ASF) on Wednesday foiled a bid to smuggle three kilogrammes of heroin to Dubai and arrested the suspect at Bacha Khan...
Over 650 dengue patients admitted in Islamabad hospitals within 24 hours
ISLAMABAD: Dengue is on a rapid rise in parts of the country as 150 patients have been admitted to Islamabad’s Polyclinic Hospital, 350 to...
