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Islamabad grab lead at Royal Palm

LAHORE - The Islamabad 'A' team led significantly at the conclusion of the first of the three rounds of the 5th Aquafina Royal Palm National Golf Tournament at the par 72 Royal Palm Golf Course.
Islamabad A, comprising Taimur Hassan, Tariq Mehmood and Umair Salim, showed their aggressive intent by managing to get a hold on the frontrunner position with an impressive team score of 229, made possible after some authoritative play by Taimur Hassan(gross 73) and Tariq Mehmood (gross

No check on illegal madrassas in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD - Illegal madrassas continue to mushroom in the federal capital right under the administration's nose with the bosses blaming each other for not taking an initiative to stop the growth which might threaten the civic life on the pattern of Lal Masjid if not checked in time.
The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Auqaf Department have not put their heads together to make a law to regulate the construction of

Islamabad police clueless about 5 blind murders

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police have failed to solve five blind murders occurred in the first two months of current year. Two cases took place in Industrial Area Police Station precincts while two people were killed Ternol Police Station limits and one person was killed in the jurisdiction of Margalla Police Station. But police with despite its reported excessive patrolling have yet not traced the killers yet, Pakistan Today has learnt.
A senior official

Bhatti’s assassination – Christians take to the streets in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD - Hundreds of people belonging to Christian community took to streets in Federal Capital on Thursday, burning tyres and blocking traffic in protest against the brutal killing of federal minister for minorities' affairs Shahbaz Bhatti.
Two massive protest demonstrations were staged at IJP road and in front of press club, while small protests were also reported around the slum areas of the city.
Tyres were burnt to block the IJP road and slogans were raised against

Barclays sub-branch opens at Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad

ISLAMABAD - Adam Thomson, British High Commissioner, inaugurated a sub-branch of Barclays Bank in the Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad. This sub-branch will support Barclays in serving the Diplomatic community and Development Organizations (DOs) better. Speaking on the occasion, the British High Commissioner said "I have observed Barclays impressive growth in Pakistan very keenly and with much appreciation.

Robbers rule Islamabad

ISLAMABAD - Around 12 robberies were reported in Islamabad during the last week while 12 vehicles stolen, Pakistan Today has learnt. According to the available data, robbers looted three houses and car lifters struck many times in the Margalla Police Station precincts while two car lifting cases and a murder were reported in the area in the week before.
The Shalimar Police Station registered three cases of car lifting and two robberies with two reported in the week before. The

Tree plantation day in Islamabad on February 24

ISLAMABAD - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is all set to celebrate tree plantation day on February 24. The CDA would plant 0.5 million saplings during the upcoming spring season in continuation of its "Clean and Green Islamabad" campaign launched in Monsoon 2008, according to a press statement issued on Monday.
Chairman CDA Imtiaz Inayat Elahi while presiding over a special meeting said comprehensive arrangements had been made to increase public participation in the tree

Mobile scanners worth Rs 500m rusting at Islamabad Police Lines

ISLAMABAD - The ineptness and lack of vision of the government is evident from the fact that Rs 500 million has gone down the drain as costly mobile scanners bought by the Interior Ministry have been rusting at Islamabad Police Lines for the last ten months.
A source in the ministry told Pakistan Today that due to Finance Ministry's refusal to release funds for the fuel of mobile scanners imported from China a year ago for installation at capital's entry points, the security

CAA inspector flies Airblue plane to Islamabad

KARACHI - Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Inspector Shafqat Mehmood flew Airblue flight No 451 from Karachi to Islamabad on Thursday in violation of CAA rules. Without informing the Airblue management, he took control of the plane carrying passengers and cabin crew, leaving behind the actual pilot.
Sources said that this move is in violation of CAA Rule 197/2/C. CAA spokesman Pervez George said that Mehmood is a pilot and he is aware of how to fly a plane. However, he refused

Final day of Islamabad fashion week

ISLAMABAD - The first of its kind mega Fashion Week was full of excitement for the entertainment-starved Islooites. The four-day gala attracted large crowds of fashion-mongers - men and women. On the final day, Bina's clothes were an instant hit with the young and trendy.
An up and coming designer with a successful outlet in the capital, she is going to be one of the next big names in the fashion world of the country. The label is working on several projects including drama

Want power tariffs to remain the same? Chalo chalo, Islamabad chalo!

KARACHI - The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) will be organising a public hearing in Islamabad on February 1 vis-a-vis Karachi Electric Supply Company's (KESC) petitions seeking a hike in power tariffs, but neither the Karachi-based interveners nor citizens are likely to attend the hearing.
On January 18, sources told Pakistan Today, the KESC through a petition (No.CMF/NEPRA/071/529) had demanded NEPRA to sanction an increase of Rs 1.30 per kilowatt (kW) for

Islamabad cautiously evaluating ‘mixed signals’ from New Delhi

ISLAMABAD - With Pakistan trying to devise a mutually agreed 'roadmap' with India for the revival of a stalled peace process, New Delhi is exerting pressure for alteration in the eight-point composite dialogue agenda and has asked Islamabad to insert "terrorism" as one of two major issues at the top along with Kashmir.
As mixed signals are coming from India ahead of the foreign secretaries' meeting next month, Islamabad is not expecting a major breakthrough but looking forward to

Rs 5.3m robbery in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD - In a brazen broad daylight robbery in the capital, three armed bandits on Thursday held up an accountant of a local advertising agency and fled with Rs 5.3 million. The accountant, Malik Abdul Rasheed, son of Rehmat Ali, told police that he was on his way to office after drawing cash from a bank in I-9 sector when three armed men robbed him near I-8/2 Sector.
Responding to the situation, police set up pickets near Sabzi Mandi and tried to intercept the fleeing

‘Islamabad to get provincial assembly soon’

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan on Friday announced the federal capital would soon get its own provincial assembly. While addressing a ceremony for the allotment of land for lawyers' chambers, he said the status of Islamabad was like a small province, so, administratively, the capital city could not be shadowed by any of the provinces. He said the residents of Islamabad would have their own provincial assembly and the system of

Wajid new Islamabad IG

ISLAMABAD - The presidential camp prevailed over the prime minister's camp as Islamabad Inspector General of Police Syed Kalim Imam was replaced with Wajid Durrani on Thursday. Durrani was serving as Karachi additional IG, but was now appointed Islamabad IG for his proximity with President Zardari. Sources told Pakistan Today that PM Gilani had been resisting for quite some time but finally submitted to the pressure. and agreed to change the top cop.

Islamabad pursuing terror as state policy, says India

NEW DELHI - India has hit out at Pakistan for pursuing terrorism as an "instrument of state policy", saying such a strategy was "flawed and self-defeating".
Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who is likely to meet her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir in Thimphu on the sidelines of a SAARC committee meeting, said "Some countries presume that they can pursue terrorism as an instrument of state policy without risks to themselves or to their standing in the international

US vice president arriving in Islamabad today

ISLAMABAD - US Vice President Joseph Biden arrives in Islamabad today (Wednesday) on a day-long visit to convey to the Pakistani leadership the Obama administration's deep concern over political and economic crises in Pakistan and Washington's demand for immediate corrective measures on both fronts.
Stringent security arrangements have been made to avert any untoward incident during Biden's visit. American security agencies will lead the security right from Biden's landing at the