Tag: Islamabad

Islamabad, New Delhi agree on calendar of meetings to tackle terrorism

Pakistan on Friday welcomed India’s readiness for a broad-ranging engagement, saying both countries had agreed to finalise the calendar of meetings for talks on...

Arbab Alamgir to look after CADD affairs

Federal Minister for Communications Arbab Alamgir Khan has been given the responsibility to represent Capital Administration and Development Division (CAAD) in both house of...

FG Commerce College gets principal, finally

After waiting for three months’, the Federal Government Post Graduate Commerce College finally got a principal on Thursday. The seat of the principal fell vacant...

Kuri Road Housing Scheme to be completed in 2014

The Pakistan Housing Authority (PHA) has taken physical possession of 90.8 acres of land for its housing scheme, planned to accommodate government officers at...

50 outlaws arrested in five days

The city police on Thursday claimed to have nabbed 50 outlaws, including 20 absconders, during the last five days, besides recovering five stolen cars,...

Normalcy yet to return to capital

It was not unprecedented to observe virtually empty classrooms and very thin attendance at public and private sector organisations, while around half of the...

Nullah threatens F/8 Deer Enclosure

The Deer Enclosure at the Faisal Avenue of Islamabad has become a source of attraction for those visiting the Faisal Mosque and the locals,...

10th November, 2011

Training on ‘Interventions to Promote Pluralism’ held

Mehergarh, a centre for learning, Saturday conducted a two-day training on ‘Interventions to Promote Pluralism’. The participants included members of various youth organisations and...

Tutti Frutti launches frozen yogurt

To provide quality mouth-watering taste of flavoured yogurt, ‘Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt’ recently launched its product with an affordable price at China Town in...

NH&MP takes foolproof security measures for Eid

Inspector General, National Highway & Motorway Police (NH&MP) Wajid Ali Durrani on Saturday said that fool proof security measures are being taken to meet...

Capital presents deserted look ahead of Eidul Azha

Majority of the people, belonging to different parts of the country, have left for their home towns to celebrate the religious festival of Eid-ul-Azha...

CDA finally decides to build Sector-I/15

In a bid to address the problems faced by those who were allotted plots in the Sector-I/15, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) may start...

Bill seeks free education in Islamabad

A bill right to free and compulsory education was presented in the Senate on Monday, which aims at providing free education to the children...

Gearing up to Occupy Islamabad

Activists of various left-wing political parties and progressive organisations on Wednesday launched the ‘Occupy Islamabad’ movement and held a rally against the capitalist system. Inspired...

No ‘real’ gains from Hillary’s Islamabad visit

The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s recent visit to Pakistan was no doubt the most significant trip by any senior American official in...

PNCA only institution to entertain Islooites

The federal capital has grand mosques, bustling bazaars and restaurants in abundance, but there is no cinema and theatre to entertain the 1.8 million...