Tag: islamabad

Zahid Hamid appointed as Shehbaz Sharif’s legal advisor

ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday appointed former law minister Zahid Hamid as his legal advisor. In a statement released...

Nawaz Sharif’s private security tortures media worker

--Former PM condemns 'painful' incident of violence against private channel's cameraman --NA speaker bars entry of private security personnel in Parliament House --Info Minister Fawad blames...

Punjab House defaulters owe govt Rs60m

The government of Punjab on Saturday released a list of defaulters who had reportedly stayed at the Islamabad’s Punjab House during the tenure of...

SC orders 20% cut in fee charged by private schools

--Audit reports submitted by upscale private schools reveal that directors had drawn Rs62m in salaries in 2017 --SC orders FIA and FBR to freeze accounts...

Govt’s appeal drags family of missing person to court again

ISLAMABAD: Lawyers of the incumbent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government on Wednesday faced the family of a missing person as they appealed against a landmark...

Indian diplomat walks out of SAARC meeting in Islamabad

An Indian diplomat walked out of a meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in Islamabad on Sunday due to the...

Rawalpindi down Islamabad in National T20 Cup opener

KARACHI: National T20 Cup, carrying eight regional sides, kicked off at Multan Cricket Stadium on Monday with Rawalpindi defeating Islamabad in the opener. Lahore Whites and...

Anti-Polio campaign kicks off from tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The anti-polio campaign of varied duration will start in different districts across the country from Monday. 2.4million children of the 188 union councils in Karachi will...

People from twin cities enjoy visit to President House

ISLAMABAD: A large number of people from the twin cities on Saturday visited lush green and spacious lawns of the highly-secured building of President House. Talking...

Construction of regional blood centre faces further delay

--Health ministry spokesperson says blood centre building to be completed within next six months   ISLAMABAD: Authorities have failed to construct a state-of-the-art regional blood centre...

JIT formed to probe lady doctor harassment case

ISLAMABAD: Long after booking four attendants of a patient for allegedly beating lady doctor at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), the Islamabad chief commissioner...

Drug culture thrives among students as govt bats no eye

--Narcotics Control Ministry official says dept trying its best to deal with menace ISLAMABAD: Despite an alarming surge in the use of drugs among the new...

Over 0.7m traffic tickets issued in federal capital

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) issued as many as 729,221 tickets to road users during the past 10 months for violation of traffic...

Islamabad to get two temporary shelter homes

ISLAMABAD: In line with the direction of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the district administration of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) has decided two spots for set...

Four cops suspended for ‘assisting’ land grabbers

--Islamabad IGP orders departmental inquiry against police officials involved in 'backing' land mafia   ISLAMABAD: The regional police chief on Monday suspended four officials for allegedly assisting...

Public seeks conclusive anti-encroachment drive in capital

ISLAMABAD: The much-trumpeted anti-encroachment drive of Capital Development Authority (CDA) may not gain its desired results until scope of the action is extended to other...

First transgender person issued driving licence in capital

In a first, Islamabad Traffic Police have issued a driving licence to Ali Laila, a member of the transgender community, fifteen years after she...