Tag: Islamabad
Capital’s new airport project in a mess
Opening to be postponed due to delay in the project because of regime changes, escalating costs
Blue-eyed contractor alleged of receiving ‘special treatment’ from power...
Magnitude 5 tremor jolts Islamabad, upper KP
An earthquake of moderate intensity jolted the federal capital, upper parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Thursday evening.
According to geological wing of Pakistan Meteorological...
Shutdown begets violence
PTI calls for countrywide day of mourning as protests spread to other cities, party calls off talks with govt
12 suspects held in operation in federal capital
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Law enforcement agencies rounded up at least 12 suspects from Islamabad's area of Faraz Town in a sweeping operation in the early hours of...
10 thalassemic children infected with HIV by unscreened blood transfusion
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Ten children have been infected with HIV after receiving tainted blood transfusions, officials said Thursday, in a “shocking” case highlighting the abysmal state of...
PTI workers shot only for chanting slogans, says Khan
PTI to invite PAT, SIC, MWM for Nov 30 show
Can you feel the heat?
Global warming impacting twin cities with mean annual temperature rise reaching 3.5 degrees Celsius
The two cities are an ideal case for triggering and intensifying...
Troops to stay in Capital for another 3 months
The Interior Ministry has extended the deployment of army personnel in Islamabad for three more months under Article 245 of the Constitution of Pakistan.
On...
Islamabad Airport ranked the ‘worst’ around the world: The Guardian report
Islamabad's Benazir Bhutto International airport has been ranked as the 'worst' airport around the world in a survey by an online airport guide, British...
Islamabad short of cops for Muharram security
Islamabad Police is facing shortage of staff for Muharram security duty.
According to sources, most of the police force is deployed at the anti-government sit-in...
Now that’s what you call a ‘highway robbery’!
Public van transporters do not display schedule of fares on vehicles, charge commuters at will, alter routes, resulting in troubles for citizens
ITP sector in-charge...
Police vacate all educational institutions in Islamabad
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All the federal schools and colleges have been vacated by the Punjab police and classes would hopefully be started from the next week,...
New Islamabad Airport to be completed by mid 2016
The under construction New Islamabad Airport's authorities have said that the new airport would be completed by mid 2016, however the exact estimate of...
Video showing passengers expelling Rehman Malik, MNA from PIA flight goes...
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The shift manager and manager terminal of flight PK- 370 from Karachi to Islamabad have been suspended by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) following the...
No crackdown against PTI, PAT, only arresting attackers: ICT Police
Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police says no crackdown is being launched against PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) activists.
In a statement, a police...
Pillion riding banned for a week
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The federal capital administration on Thursday night banned pillion riding for a week in Islamabad as part of security measures taken in light of reports...
Zardari arrives in Islamabad to help defuse impasse
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari arrived in the federal capital on Wednesday to give impetus to efforts being made to resolve...