Tag: Islamabad

Difa-e-Pakistan Council defaint, Islamabad rally to go ahead

The Difa-e-Pakistan Council would move court against the government’s order to bar the entry of Hafiz Saeed, Ahmed Ludihanvi and Dr Khadim Hussain Dilhon...

No DPC leaders allowed in Islamabad

The Islamabad administration on Saturday imposed a seven-day entry ban on certain Difa-e-Pakistan Council leaders, including Jamaatud Dawa’s (JuD) Hafiz Saeed, Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi...

Political leaders call on Afghan president

Leaders of different political parties called on Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday. A delegation of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) headed by Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain...

SAARC delegates visit Lok Virsa museum

A 60-member SAARC delegation visited the Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage) museum at Shakarparian on Wednesday. The delegation comprised of...

IIUI rector given extension

President Asif Ali Zardari has extended the tenure of International Islamic University, Islamabad, Rector Professor Fateh Muhammad Malik in acknowledgement of his services for...

IHC serves notices on interior, foreign secretaries

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday issued notices to the secretary interior, foreign secretary and others on a petition filed by father of...

CDA approves extension of Blue Area

In a bid to generate more funds, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Wednesday approved the extension of Blue Area through which the authority...

Two injured in land dispute clash

Two people were injured in exchange of heavy fire between two armed groups here at Adiala Road, police said. According to police, two armed...

Islamabad, Karachi Zone B in U-14 Soccer semis

Islamabad and Karachi Zone B has moved to the semi-final of the National U-14 Football Championship-2012 on Saturday. In the first quarterfinal of...

The firefighting government

No time yet for a hundred indecisions While the ruling coalition fights for its survival, urgent governance issues have taken a backseat. The present government...

NTS, Cito BV sign MoU for quality education

National Testing Service Pakistan (NTS), and Cito BV, the largest educational measurement organisation of Europe, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the...

CDA revises controversial plan

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Friday revised and updated the PC-1 of the controversial Light Emitting Diode (LED) project which included the replacement...

Fresh spell of rain to continue until Monday

The fresh spell of rain that started from Friday will continue till Monday in Islamabad/Rawalpindi and upper areas of the country. According to Pakistan...

The woes of taxi drivers

Taxi-driving, once considered a smart business option for the middle class to earn livelihood, is no more profitable due to the gas crisis and...

‘Pak trade to get boost even if it captures 1% of...

The trade with India can multiply five times if Pakistan captures even one percent of India’s market of 300 million middle class. In contrast,...

Three POs among 13 suspects held

Shahzad Town Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested 13 suspects including three proclaimed offenders for being involved in crimes of murder, vehicle-snatching, robberies,...

Lawyers stop demolition of chambers

The laxity of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) high-ups in halting the construction of lawyers’ chambers on the greenbelt near the F/8 lower courts...