Tag: federal capital

DiploGreen: Diplomats raise awareness about environmental issues

ISLAMABAD: In a rare collaborative mode, a number of diplomatic missions on Wednesday launched a new initiative – DiploGreen – under which Islamabad's diplomatic...

Govt decides to establish science and technology park in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to set up a science and technology park in the federal Capital at an initial construction cost of Rs50...

Man allegedly rapes ex-wife in capital

A man identified as Saeed allegedly raped his ex-wife in the federal capital on Sunday. According to the police, Saeed’s wife had left him for...

Child rights committees in capital on cards

ISLAMABAD: National Child Protection Centre (NCPC), an attached department of Ministry of Human Rights, has initiated a drive to raise awareness among masses on rights...

Ring road recommended for smooth flow of traffic

ITP suggests series of connected roads on GT Road from Sang Jani or Tarnol to Rawat ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Traffic Police, striving hard to manage smooth...

Health officials point out lack of dengue preventive measures

RAWALPINDI: The district health authorities here on Friday pointed out that the increase of a number of the dengue patients in the city hospitals was...

Parents, students for early upgradation of FDE schools

Residents say renovation of final 200 schools, colleges still in doldrums ISLAMABAD: Parents and students living in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) have demanded of...

By-election: ECP dispatches amended electoral rolls to districts

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday said that amended voters’ lists have been dispatched to the districts concerned prior to the by-election in...

Asad seeks 27 different projects for Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Soon after taking charge as the federal minister for finance and economic affairs, ruling party’s key leader Asad Umar has forwarded a list of...

Mobile phones to fall silent on Muharram 9, 10

CTO Bin Ashraf says traffic to be diverted on 48 different routes in Rawalpindi ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: The administration has decided to suspend cellular phone services in...

Waste to energy plants for federal capital in ‘midpoint’

MCI project director says plant with Rs1bn has the capacity to recycle over 800 tons of garbage ISLAMABAD: The idea of the federal capital having...

Pillion riding banned for two months in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The district administration on Sunday imposed a two-month ban on pillion riding in the federal capital to avoid any threat to public peace...

Over 0.5m trees to be planted in capital: mayor

ISLAMABAD: Mayor Sheikh Anser Aziz has said that around 500,000 saplings in different areas of the federal capital are being planted during the tree plantation...

Eid preparations in full swing in capital

Buying sacrificial animals, citizens also finalising their preparations, colourful dresses and other accessories ISLAMABAD: As Eidul Azha festival is near, citizens in the federal capital...

Local vendors decry for exclusive cattle market

Authorities urged to lift Section 144 against animals’ sale, purchase openly ISLAMABAD: Local vendors on Friday demanded more sacrificial cattle markets in the federal capital,...

National museum to get new architectural design soon

ISLAMABAD: The architectural design work of the lingering project of the National Museum of Pakistan will be completed soon to realise the dream of having...

SC orders marriage halls to pay regularisation charges

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered on Tuesday owners of the marriage halls in the federal capital to pay regularisation charges and get a...