Tag: islamabad

93,000 anti-anxiety pills seized in raid against illegal sale

ISLAMABAD: District Health Department of Islamabad has seized over 93,000 Xanax tablets used for anti-anxiety that were being sold in several medical stores through the...

Nation celebrates Eid Miladun Nabi

ISLAMABAD: Muslims living across the country are celebrating Eid Miladun Nabi today on the 12th of Rabi ul Awal with religious fervour and enthusiasm while...

Recover missing person or remove secretaries, IHC tells PM

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday directed Prime Minister Imran Khan to either recover Abdullah, a missing person, or remove defence secretary, interior...

Illegal constructions in capital demolished

--250 kanals of state land worth billions retrieved from encroachers in Islamabad ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Islamabad Capital Administration (ICT) on Monday demolished...

They don’t do a damn thing for us, says Trump on...

--US president claims Islamabad helped shelter Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad   United States (US) President Donald Trump on Sunday slammed Pakistan “for doing nothing” for...

Ahmed Baig shines at Naval Staff Amateur Golf Championship

ISLAMABAD: Ahmed Baig, now a star of the national amateur golf circuit, managed to shine at the Defence Raya Golf Course during the first...

Seven-member JIT formed to investigate SP Dawar murder

--JIT, constituted under anti-terror act, comprises police, intelligence officers --Rs15m announced in compensation package for martyred police official's heirs ISLAMABAD: The authorities on Friday formed a seven-member...

Islamabad to receive $3bn aid from Riyadh in few days: Saudi...

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Saeed Al-Malki said Wednesday that Pakistan will receive the first instalment of Saudi aid amounting to $3 billion in the next...

Govt to revise Islamabad master plan for first time in 58...

  Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the concerned authorities to comprehensively revise the Master Plan of the federal capital Islamabad. This will be for...

Top court proposes amendments in NAB law

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday proposed amendments in the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), 1999, related to the issuance of bail and timeframe of the...

PIA flight uses blankets as makeshift partitions

Although the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) claims to provide the best service to its passengers, videos and photographs shared by its customers on social...

Pakistan, China enter final phase of talks regarding $6bn package

Delegations of Pakistan and China entered the final phase of talks for the $6 billion package as senior officials of foreign affairs, finance and...

Hamid Gul’s son survives attempt on life in Islamabad

Abdullah Gul, the son of former spy chief Gen Hamid Gul, escaped an attempt on life at Islamabad's Expressway, media reports said Friday night. He...

SC turns down government’s plea seeking new Islamabad IGP

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused a petition filed by the government seeking permission to appoint a new inspector general of police (IGP)...

Preparations underway for operation in Islamabad, Lahore

Preparations are underway to launch an operation against the protesters in Lahore and Islamabad to restore the law and order situation in the country...

State to act against inciters, warns PM Khan after Aasiya Bibi...

--PM addresses nation, says reaction of small segment on Aasiya Bibi verdict inappropriate --Those inciting people against judges, army doing disservice to country, asserts premier   ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister...

Religious zealots run the streets again

---Religious party workers protest against Aasiya Bibi’s acquittal as security beefed up ---Life paralysed across country as traffic disrupted, roads blocked in various cities ---Section 144...