Tag: islamabad

JUI-F’s Azadi March curbs freedom of movement in twin cities

ISLAMABAD: From blockade of main arteries of Islamabad and inter-city highway to the suspension of business activity and closure of schools and transport, the...

Fazl adds 24 hours to PM’s resignation deadline

--JUI-F chief says next course of action to be decided by Rehbar Committee, rules out march towards D-Chowk --Fazl says ECP is more helpless than...

Govt gears up for Azadi March in capital

--Army troops summoned for protection of sensitive areas --Islamabad schools to remain closed on Thursday ISLAMABAD: The federal government has finalised its preparations to face Jamiat...

FO tightens noose around diplomatic corps

ISLAMABAD: An unannounced policy of the protocol wing of the Foreign Office (FO) has tightened the noose around diplomatic corps in the federal capital. As...

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...

Opp says won’t stage a sit-in in Islamabad on Oct 27

--Durrani appraises Khattak of Opp's demands ISLAMABAD: An All Parties Conference (APC) of various local leaders of opposition parties on Tuesday decided that no sit-in...

PTI wants Islamabad mayor gone over ‘poor performance’

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) leadership in the federal capital is planning to approach the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for removal of Islamabad Mayor Sheikh...

‘Deadline over’: Fazl to march on capital in October

--JUI-F chief says he will mobilise march against India in case of war-like situation ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday reminded...

PM calls for revisiting master plan of Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has stressed for revisiting the master plan of Islamabad keeping in view the ground realities and increase in its population. He...

Plastic ban violators to face Rs0.5m fine after Aug 14, says...

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to make the federal capital plastic-free, State Minister for Climate Change Zartaj Gul Friday said a fine of Rs500,000 would be...

Car, motorcycle collision claims one life

ISLAMABAD: A collision between a car and a motorcycle claimed a life in Islamabad on Friday night, media reported. As per details, a fast car coming from...

No more plastic bags in Islamabad after August 14: Zartaj Gul

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Climate Change Zartaj Gul on Monday announced a blanket ban on use of plastic bags in Islamabad from August 14. “Plastic bags...

NAB shifts three suspects to Islamabad in fake accounts case

--Omni Group chairman's son along with two other accused will be produced in court KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Sunday shifted three suspects to...

President Alvi stops all CDA projects at Presidency

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Friday ordered the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to stop the development projects being undertaken by it at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. In a...

Abducted Uzbek girl recovered from Islamabad

An Uzbek woman kidnapped from Defence Housing Authority (DHA) a few days ago was recovered from Islamabad on Sunday, police told media. According to reports,...

Minor found raped, killed in Islamabad identified

 ISLAMABAD: A minor who was found dead from Chak Shehzad town of the federal capital on May 15 was identified as an 11-year-old girl...

Police’s inaction on rape, murder of minor girl sparks protests in...

--Family, civil society hold protest at Taramri Chowk, refuse to bury Farishta Mohmand's body until culprits are taken to task --Hospital sources confirm 10-year-old Farishta...