Tag: Islamabad

Flexibility is key

With the endgame in Afghanistan demanding crucial policy decisions, Hillary Clinton has reached Islamabad to hold talks with Pakistan’s civil and military leadership. Both...

Dengue cases on the rise in twin cities

The number of dengue fever cases is increasing as on an average, three teaching hospitals of the city are receiving over 50 suspect patients...

Illegal commercial use of residential units goes unchecked

Despite having a gigantic infrastructure, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) seems helpless to take any action against a number of landlords who have rented...

Islamabad police foil major terror attempt

The capital police on Thursday averted a major terror attack by arresting four terrorist and recovering a large cache of weapons including Kalashnikovs, pistols,...

Malik fears terror plan to target Islamabad underway

Federal Interior Minister Rehman A. Malik on Thursday said that saboteurs are making efforts to carry out a terrorist activity in the federal capital. Talking...

Terror bid foiled in Islamabad

Police seized a huge cache of arms from a car and arrested two persons on Kashmir Highway here on Thursday. According to the...

Ahmadinejad may visit Islamabad next week

In a major development, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is very likely to make an official visit to Pakistan next week, the second by him...

Terrorism is threat to Kabul, Islamabad, says Grossman

Recognising the sacrifices rendered by Pakistan in the fight against terrorism, US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman said on Sunday that...

Open house on education

Khaldunia High School on Saturday held an Open House in Islamabad where the faculty members and students shared their views and ideology on education....

Major terrorism bid averted in Islamabad

The capital police on Saturday foiled a terrorist attempt, arrested two alleged terrorists and recovered huge cache of deadly weapons from a vehicle and...

Underpass demanded at IJ Principal Road

People belonging to different walks of life have urged the authorities concerned to construct an underpass at the IJ Principal Road linking Ninth Avenue...

Islamabad a noisy city where calm is a rarity

Gone are the days when Islamabad used to be called Shehr-e-Khamoshan (the silent city) and an environment friendly city, but thanks to tremendous rise...

13kg heroin recovered at Islamabad Airport

Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Wednesday arrested a person from Benazir Bhutto Shaheed International Airport carrying over 13kg heroin in his luggage. According to media reports,...

Islamabad, Kabul spar over Rabbani murder probe

A top Afghan intelligence official on Tuesday accused the Pakistani embassy of refusing to cooperate with a probe into the assassination of Afghan peace...

‘Park Enclave to be made a model project’

Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Imtiaz Inayat Elahi said the development of the Park Enclave will be completed in a record period, developing environment...

DCC approves Rs 142m for development projects

The district coordination committee (DCC) has approved Rs 142 million for development projects in Rawalpindi. The funds would be spent on various development schemes...

Musharraf playing mediator between Islamabad, Washington

Former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf is playing the role of a mediator to defuse the tensions between Pakistan and the US that have...