Tag: islamabad
Transporters overcharge commutters amid Faizabad sit-in
ISLAMABAD: Transporters at twin cities are fleecing commuters by charging twice the normal fares on various inter-city routes between Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Traffic in...
Security beefed up to tackle protesters at Faizabad
RAWALPINDI: In the wake of the Faizabad interchange sit-in in Islamabad, security has been beefed up to cater any emergency situation in the near...
Islamabad admin directs TLYR to call-off protest after IHC order
Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui observes if a good deed is carried out wrongly, it becomes a ‘wrong act’
ISLAMABAD: Following the orders passed by...
This sad incident of a young woman passing away will leave...
The Islamabad sit-in by religious parties has entered its tenth day.
Last week, an eight-month-old child died on his way to the hospital after being...
Govt invites TLY for talks after protesters clash with police
Three cops injured, over two dozen protesters arrested
Citizens urge SC to take action as twin cities remain paralysed
ISLAMABAD: The government on...
OGRA raises freight fares as oil tankers association threatens strike
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Saturday raised the freight fares for oil tankers by 64% after the All Pakistan Oil...
Authorities block roads into Islamabad as protesters stage sit-in
RAWALPINDI: Authorities on Friday blocked off roads into Islamabad as a religious party that backs blasphemy laws staged a sit-in on a key highway,...
Police arrest four involved in selling drugs to students in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Police authorities in the federal capital have claimed to have rounded up four people over alleged drug selling to students of schools and...
Police unable to identify Noorani’s attackers from CCTV footage, IG tells...
ISLAMABAD: Inspector General of Police Islamabad Khalid Khattak said on Saturday that closed circuit television (CCTV) footage of the attack on senior journalist Ahmed Noorani...
Pakistani girl becomes world’s youngest eco-friendly business owner
ISLAMABAD: Ten-year-old Pakistani girl, Zymal Umer, hailing from Sargodha took an eco-friendly initiative, becoming the youngest person in the world to own such a business.
A...
Nawaz expected to travel to Pakistan today
Submits additional documents in IHC for merger of NAB reference
LONDON: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to travel to Pakistan from London...
New ITP law governing helmet usage aimed at exploitation of poor
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has made it mandatory for bikers to wear helmets in the federal capital, however within the past few days,...
Kabul seeks help from Islamabad to locate missing deputy governor
ISLAMABAD: The Afghan embassy in Islamabad has contacted the Pakistan’s Foreign Office and sought help to locate the missing deputy governor of Kunar province.
The Afghan embassy also...
Rooftop Theater to reopen at Lok Virsa after 10 years
ISLAMABAD: After remaining closed for at least 10 years, Lok Virsa’s Rooftop Theater will be opened for public on Sunday. The theater will be...
Imran owns 300 kanals in Islamabad, disclose police
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chief Commissioner Zulfiqar Ali on Friday disclosed that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan owns at least 300 kanals (37.5 acres) of...
‘Khilafat is coming’: Islamabad police clueless as to who put up...
ISLAMABAD: Unidentified people on Sunday were able to put up an Islamic State (Daesh) flag at Islamabad Expressway near Iqbal Town, Islamabad under the...
Polio workers will be accountable for their duty: CDA chairman
ISLAMABAD: Each polio worker at any level will be accountable for his/her duty and zero tolerance for any lapse will be observed. Islamabad Mayor...
