Tag: Islamabad

I-11 slum dwellers thwart CDA with love, offer talks, flowers

Authorities leave area without any action after hundreds of residents and political activists peacefully protest against eviction operation

NA passes Islamabad local government bill

Bill moved by Chaudhry Nisar envisages holding LG polls in federal capital on party basis

Police constable arrested for sexually abusing young daughter

The victim girl had shared her ordeal with her mother and other relatives but none of them had done anything to stop her father

I-11 slum dwellers stand defiant in face of CDA bulldozers, police

Thousands of slum residents aided by political workers thwart anti-encroachment action by forming human chain around settlement

Save the Children allowed to reopen Islamabad office

A spokesman for the international aid group Save the Children on Wednesday said that the Pakistani government has allowed it to reopen its office...

Court allows Axact CEO, four others to be moved to Islamabad

A sessions court on Wednesday allowed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to transfer Axact CEO Shoaib Shaikh and four others to Islamabad. Besides Shoaib Shaikh,...

Downpour catches Punjab by surprise

Heavy rain and thunderstorms lashed parts of Punjab including Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan and Lahore on Sunday.

Islamabad to get a prayer timetable

The federal government has decided in principle to implement Nizam-e-Salat system in the federal capital Islamabad. A decision to this effect was taken during a...

PIMS doctor succumbs to injuries of Feb 14 attack

ISLAMABAD- Dr Shahid Nawaz, head of cardiology unit of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital, who was shot outside the hospital on February 14, succumbed...

41 Islamabad madrassas to be shut for military parade

Sources said the seminaries will be shut from 18th till 24th March.

ASWJ leaders booked for spreading religious hate

ISLAMABAD- Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) party Chief Mohammad Ahmed Ludhianvi and other party members were booked for spreading religious hate, violating the Amplifier Act and interfering in governmental function in...

Six TTP suspects arrested in Islamabad raids

ISLAMABAD – Six suspected militants belonging to banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested Tuesday during raids in different areas of the federal capital. The suspects were held...

PIMS nurse ‘shot herself’ in an attempted suicide: police

ISLAMABAD- A nurse, who was earlier reported to have been inflicted with a gunshot wound at  Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad in...

Lal Masjid ‘detainee’ refuses to return to her parents

ISLAMABAD- Uzma Qayyum, the 26-year-old girl who is allegedly detained at Lal Masjid-affiliated Jamia Hafsa girls madrassa against her will, appeared before a sessions court...

Back to classes with renewed commitments

Educational institutions reopen after extended winter vacations amidst security concerns   With a renewed commitment and enthusiasm to continue their mission of acquiring knowledge whatever the...

Islamabad: Car falls in ravine,killing four

ISLAMABAD- A speedy car on Wednesday fell  into a ravine, in sector E/11 in Islamabad, private media reported. According to the police sources, at least four people were...

Winter vacations extended in Islamabad, Sindh

ISLAMABAD- Winter vacations for academic institutions in the federal capital and Sindh province have been extended till January 12. Islamabad's Capital Administration and Development Division spokesman...