Turkish delegation arrives Islamabad for Flood Solidarity Visit. The delegation led by Interior Minister and Environment Minister arrived in the capital this morning to express solidarity with Pakistan. The delegation will undertake a visit to the flood-affected areas of the country. Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal received the delegation at the airport. Turkiye […]
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PM inaugurates Green, Blue lines of modern metro bus service
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday inaugurated the first interconnected Islamabad metro bus service aimed at facilitating the commuters plying in the twin cities. With the service, Bhara Kahu, GT Road, Koral and Rawalpindi connected through Green, Orange, Blue and Red Lines respectively. The bus service will run from Bahara Kahu to PIMS (Green […]
Tourists decry poor cleanliness arrangements at Faisal mosque
ISLAMABAD: The grandiose Faisal mosque which attracts hundreds of thousand visitors from across the country to see its picturesque architecture is giving a shabby look due to poor maintenance and bad cleanliness managed by its administration. The visitors expressed resentment over sheer negligence of the authorities concerned, urging them to take cognizance of the situation […]
CTP bans entry of smoke-emitting vehicles
Islamabad Police Inspector-General (IG) Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan has issued orders to stop the entry of vehicles causing environmental pollution in the city from June 21. The campaign will be carried out in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency (ECP). An awareness campaign will also be launched on social media in this regard, while, vehicles […]
Dry ponds at F-9 Park pose threat to thirsty birds’ lives
ISLAMABAD: Water ponds at the Fatima Jinnah Park F-9 sector can play life-saving role for the thirsty birds amid the sizzling heat, but ironically there was no respite for these little creatures as ponds have been dried out due to sheer negligence of the CDA. Daily visitors to the park on Thursday made a passionate […]
Opposition stages token walkout from Senate
ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties in the Senate on Thursday staged a token walkout from the Senate against the recent rise in prices of petroleum products. In their remarks, Senate Leader of the Opposition Dr. Shehzad Waseem and Senator Mushtaq Ahmed criticized the government for raising the prices of petroleum products. Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani asked […]
Students of Bahria University witness NA proceeding
ISLAMABAD: A group of students and faculty members of Bahria University Islamabad visited the National Assembly on Wednesday and observed its proceedings. Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf announced their presence in the guests’ gallery; members of parliament welcomed them by thumping the desk.
Long March: Imran Khan responsible for creating ‘chaos’ in capital, police reports SC
In reports on the PTI’s long march submitted to the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday, the inspector general of police (IGP), Islamabad, chief commissioner, Islamabad, and the interior secretary held former prime minister and party Chairman Imran Khan responsible for causing ‘chaos’ inside the federal capital’s D-Chowk on May 25, 2022. According to the report, […]
President strongly condemns killing of ten Kashmiri youth
ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi on Saturday strongly condemned the killing of ten Kashmiri youth in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The president said that the Indian occupation forces had been targeting the innocent Kashmiri youth on the pretext of carrying out so-called search operations. He called upon the international community to […]
Indian troops martyr Kashmiri youth in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Local forces in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred a Kashmiri youth in South Kashmir’s Islamabad district on Saturday. According to Kashmir Media Service, the youth was martyred in an overnight cordon and search operation (CASO) at the Rishipora area of Kapran in the district. During […]