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Anti-terrorism cooperation: Islamabad asks Kabul to extradite Fazlullah
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad has sought the extradition of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Mullah Fazlullah from Afghanistan and the dismantlement of the militant group’s hideouts in the Kunar and...
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Dozens injured in shrine blast near Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: A low-intensity bomb ripped through a shrine on the outskirts of the federal capital Friday night, leaving dozens of devotees injured. According to the police, the explosion took...
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June 23 homecoming: Qadri arrives in London en route to Islamabad
LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Saturday claimed that Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had ordered the June 18 deadly police crackdown on his party workers at the...
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Anti-terror talks: Karzai to send top security aide to Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to send his top security adviser to Pakistan for follow-up discussions after meeting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s special envoy in Kabul this week, a...
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Security threats: Nisar bans religious gatherings in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: In the wake of Friday night’s attack on Chan Pir Darbar shrine, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has directed the Islamabad Commissioner to place a ban on all congregations in the...
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Qadri’s Islamabad arrival : Road blocks, traffic jams irk commuters in twin...
RAWALPINDI: Residents of the twin cities were blindsided on Sunday after the district administrations started blocking major roads by placing heavy containers without any prior public announcement...
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Karzai’s top security advisor in Islamabad to seek Pakistan’s anti-terror...
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s top security adviser arrived in Islamabad on Thursday for talks with Pakistani leaders on anti-terror cooperation and Islamabad’s role in peace efforts, official and Afghan...
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Fighting terrorism: Islamabad seeks joint strategy with Kabul
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is seeking to evolve a joint strategy with the new Afghan government to control extremism and terrorism with an aim not to allow their respective territories to be used against...
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Imran threatens Independence day march on Islamabad if demands not met
BAHAWALPUR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chaimran Imran Khan announced at a rally in Bahawalpur on Friday evening that the time to open up investigations into vote rigging in the four constituencies is...
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Taking the high road: K-P’s passengers forced to travel abroad via Islamabad
PESHAWAR: With international airlines suspending services from Bacha Khan International Airport (BKIA) Peshawar, passengers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) will have to add more road travel to reach...
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Young offenders: Govt asked to implement juvenile justice law (Islamabad city)
ISLAMABAD: Civil society activists on Monday asked the government to take urgent steps to implement the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance (JJSO). They said that despite a lapse of 14 years, the...
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Gas pipeline explosion injures six in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: At least six people were injured as a gas pipeline at the Laraib Inn hotel located in G-9 Markaz, Islamabad, exploded early on Tuesday morning, Express News reported. According to initial...
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Nisar meets PM Nawaz once again in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the PM House in Islamabad on Tuesday, dispelling rumours of drifts within the leadership, Express News reported. Matters...
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Islamabad High Court stays appointment of PEMRA chief
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday granted a stay order on the placement of advertisements for the post of chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) and issued...
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PTI rejects govt’s decision to invoke Article 245 in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rejected on Saturday the government’s decision of invoking Article 245 in the capital, and warned it could approach the Supreme Court against. The Imran...
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March on Islamabad: PPP should have used 245 against Nawaz, says Gilani
MULTAN: It would have been better to use Article 245 when Nawaz Sharif had marched on Islamabad for the so-called independent judiciary, said former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani. “To march is...
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Protesting rigging: ‘50,000 PTI workers ready to march to Islamabad’
PESHAWAR: District leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf said on Monday that more than 50,000 workers from across Peshawar are ready to march to Islamabad on August 14. The PTI chairman has announced...
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Time for a makeover: Islamabad to turn green ahead of Aug 14
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is busy decorating the city with national flags, buntings and flowers to mark the country’s 68th Independence Day. The authority is installing a...
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‘Azadi’ March: PPP leaders arrive in Islamabad to meet Sirajul Haq
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Qamar Zaman Kaira and Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday to discuss PTI’s ‘Azadi’ March with...
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Gearing up: PTI workers make way to Islamabad for Azadi March
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Karachi chapter activists and supporters have started travelling to Islamabad and Lahore to participate in the ‘Azadi March’ that the party plans to organise in...
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