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Court grants more physical remand of three accused in fake accounts...

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court (AC) Thursday extended a seven-day physical remand of three accused Aftab Memon, Abdul Jabbar and Muhammad Shabbir in fake accounts case. The...

Aabpara road finally opened for traffic

ISLAMABAD: After the completion of construction work, a two-lane road in front of headquarters of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) finally opened for traffic in compliance with the orders...

Fawad calls for dialogue amongst civilisations to achieve peace

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhary on Monday stressed for dialogue amongst civilisations to achieve peace and stability across the globe. Chaudhry...

24 outlaws held; narcotics and valuables recovered

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police on Monday arrested 24 outlaws from various areas of the city and recovered snatched valuables, hashish, wine and weapons from their possession,...

514 civil servants told to vacate official residences in capital

The federal government has ordered more than 500 senior civil servants to vacate their official residences in Islamabad, a report published in a local...

ATC adjourns online blasphemous content sharing case hearing

ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Monday resumed the hearing of a case pertaining to posting and sharing blasphemous content on social media sites whereas the...

SC seeks CDA’s dossier on disputed land allotted to Jamia Hafsa

--Govt couldn't even free up a mosque in capital, remarks SC judge ISLAMABAD: The top court on Tuesday ordered the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to...

SC forms seven benches for next week to hear important cases

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khan Khosa has constituted five benches at the principal seat, Islamabad, while two benches were formed at Lahore...

Aurat Azadi March takes back the streets on Women’s Day

ISLAMABAD: Scores of women came together for the Aurat Azadi March on Friday in celebration of the International Women’s Day. Holding placards, raising slogans and...

US-Taliban meeting in Pakistan cancelled

ISLAMABAD: An upcoming meeting in Pakistan between a delegation of the United States and Taliban representatives has been cancelled, according to information coming from both...

Section 144 to be imposed during Saudi crown prince visit

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government on Friday announced the imposition of Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code in Rawalpindi during the upcoming visit of...

PM directs CDA to formulate rules, regulations for high-rise buildings

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to formulate rules and regulations for the construction of high-rise buildings in...

Abdullah Nangyal, Gulalai Ismail among dozens of PTM workers held in...

ISLAMABAD: Police have detained scores of protesters, including Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leaders Abdullah Nangyal, Gulalai Ismail and Pashteen Idrees, over their participation in...

SC to announce verdict in Faizabad sit-in case on Wednesday

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) will announce its verdict on a suo motu notice of the 2017 Faizabad sit-in staged by the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pak­is­tan...

Illegal constructions demolished in CDA’s anti-encroachment drive

ISLAMABAD: Enforcement Directorate of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has carried out a gigantic anti-encroachment operation in the area of Tarnol and razed several illegal...

Metro Bus drivers call off strike

--Islamabad admin, Metro Bus drivers hold successful negotiations to end protest ISLAMABAD: Drivers of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi Metro Bus service called off their strike on Saturday...

Bringing change part of PTI govt’s manifesto: PM Imran

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentarians from Kohat and Dera Ismail Khan called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Friday. During the meeting, PM Imran Khan said that bringing change...