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ECP dismisses petition against PTI’s intra-party election
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday, dismissed the petition filed by former general secretary Yousuf Ali challenging the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) intra-party election.
Yousuf...
Pakistan starts fencing Pak-Afghan border
LAHORE: A security official said on Wednesday that Pakistan has started the process of fencing the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Chaman to stop illegal entry...
Federal ministers await release of development funds: report
ISLAMABAD: Basic civic issues will continue to persist in many parts of the country as Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday turned down...
Accusing Islamabad of terrorism is heinous: Kh Asif
LONDON: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has condemned accusations that his country was supporting terrorism in Afghanistan, deeming such charges as “heinous".
He told...
4 police officials suspended for torture, death of youngster in custody
Traffic policemen booked for 'unintentional' death of youngster in Islamabad
RAWALPINDI: A protest over the death of a youngster allegedly in police custody ended after...
Beautician allegedly raped by cabbie in Rawalpindi
A beautician belonging to the federal capital of Islamabad on Friday filed a complaint with police stating that she was allegedly raped by a...
Sit-in enters second day as protesters demand Rao Anwar’s arrest in...
ISLAMABAD: The protest, which demandS justice in the Naqeebullah killing case and began on Thursday in the form of a rally from Dera Ismail Khan and...
Daily wage teachers stop Nawaz’s convoy to press for demands
ISLAMABAD: In utter frustration, the protesting daily wage teachers on Tuesday stopped the ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s convoy to press for the acceptance...
5 hospitals being set up for people of capital, surrounding areas:...
ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Capital Administration and Development Authority (CAAD) Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhary on Tuesday apprised the Senate that around five hospitals including a...
Najeeb-ur-Rehman Bugvi appointed new SSP Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Najeeb-ur-Rehman Bugvi, a BS-19 officer, has been appointed as the new Senior Superintendent Police (Operations) Islamabad, a notification issued by the Establishment Division...
AIOU upgrades central library
ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has upgraded its central library that will be the country’s most modern one while meeting the academic research needs...
Kabul govt wants world powers to step up pressure on Islamabad:...
Returning from a UN Security Council visit to Afghanistan, US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Wednesday stressed the Kabul government wants world powers to step...
11 outlaws held, weapons, narcotics recovered
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad police arrested 11 outlaws, recovered arms, drugs and other valuables during separate actions in different areas of the federal capital on Wednesday.
According...
Law ministry’s favoured lawyer assigned key CDA post: report
ISLAMABAD: The law ministry has appointed a favoured lawyer as the chief legal adviser (CLA) of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), just a few...
Security measures put in place amid security threats
ISLAMABAD: Following the National Counter Terrorism Authority’s (NACTA) warning to the capital territory police of some potential terrorist activities in parts of Islamabad in the...
Transgender people see light at end of the tunnel as govt...
ISLAMABAD: “I always wanted to do my Masters but I had to quit my studies after Matric when people discovered my gender,” said Alisha, a...
Illegal buildings in Murree to be demolished within five days
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday ordered that all illegal buildings and structures in Murree are to be demolished within five days.
While hearing...