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Will not let anyone hold Islamabad hostage: Saad Rafique
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Thursday that the government cannot afford to leave Islamabad at the mercy of so-called revolutionists, who believe in creating...
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Govt won’t let protesters hijack Islamabad, says Saad
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Thursday said the government could not afford to leave Islamabad at the mercy of so-called revolutionists, ‘who believe in creating...
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Section 144 imposed in Islamabad ahead of Independence Day
ISLAMABAD: Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been imposed in Islamabad over ‘security concerns’ ahead of planned rallies by the chiefs of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan...
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The voice of the commoners: Sukkur cares little about the power game in...
SUKKUR: The twin rallies, ‘Azadi’ and ‘Inqilab’, have now reached Islamabad, but their effects are reverberating throughout the country. The Karachi Stock Exchange has plummeted and the business...
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Islamabad sit-in updates: PTI announces resignation from National Assembly
ISLAMABAD: After holding a sit-in in Islamabad for two days, Imran Khan on Sunday called on his supporters to kick off a countrywide civil disobedience campaign to push the prime minister to resign –...
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EU calls for resolution of Islamabad impasse via dialogue, within Constitution
ISLAMABAD: With deepening political crisis and PTI’s ultimate threat to enter the Red Zone, representatives of European Union have urged all stakeholders to resolve the current stalemate through...
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Diplomatic efforts: Islamabad sees move as ‘a setback’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday termed India’s move to call off foreign secretary-level meeting as a ‘setback’ to its efforts seeking ‘good neighbourly’ relations. Islamabad’s reaction came hours after...
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Islamabad sit-in updates: PAT,PTI set up protest camps in front of Parliament...
With their deadlines expiring, the rallies led by Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Isnaf (PTI) marched into the Red Zone and set up camp in front of the Parliament House, even as...
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Islamabad sit-ins: PPP expresses concern over govt’s ‘short-sighted’,...
KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has expressed concern over what they termed the “short-sighted” and “high-handed” tactics of the government in dealing with the long marchers, led by the...
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Islamabad IG allegedly removed over ‘failure to use force against protesters’
ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry allegedly removed on Thursday Islamabad Inspector General (IG) Aftab Cheema from his post over his failure to use force against PTI, PAT supporters, who are currently...
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Islamabad sit-in updates: PTI submits resignations to NA
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) began talks with the government, separately, on Wednesday, in an attempt to break out of the current impasse. Both Imran Khan and...
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Islamabad sit-in updates: Third round of talks end with PTI’s demand for PM...
As the third round of talks between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ultimately ending in a stalemate on Saturday despite showing the most progress, supporters of PTI and the Pakistan...
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Red Zone: Balochistan Assembly condemns PAT, PTI sit-ins in Islamabad
QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution, condemning the ongoing protest sit-ins in the high security Red Zone of the federal capital by the Pakistan...
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MQM leader clarifies Altaf’s call to stay indoors was directed towards...
KARACHI: A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader told The Express Tribune on Tuesday that the party chief Altaf Hussain’s statement urging people to remain indoors was directed towards residents of...
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Marching to islamabad: JUI-F to protest against PTI on Aug 31
SWABI: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s Swabi chapter on Wednesday reviewed arrangements for a grand protest in Peshawar on August 31 against the sit-in of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf currently under way in...
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New Islamabad airport: Dam to ensure uninterrupted supply
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to provide constant water supply to the new Islamabad International Airport, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has decided to construct a sustainable rain water dam. This would...
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Islamabad sit-in updates: Govt ready to file FIR against those responsible...
After 14 days of protests in the federal capital, the political deadlock between the government and Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri’s parties continues. Today is expected to be a decisive day as the...
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Islamabad sit-in updates: PAT,PTI set up protest camps in front of Parliament...
With their deadlines expiring, the rallies led by Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Isnaf (PTI) marched into the Red Zone and set up camp in front of the Parliament House, even as...
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Islamabad sit-in updates: Imran says they will not spare Sharif brothers for...
ISLAMABAD: Fierce clashes erupted between law-enforcers and protesters in Islamabad late Saturday night as protesters attempted to march towards the Prime Minister House. Tear-gas and rubber bullets...
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Islamabad to have women’s university
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Model College for Girls, F/7-2, will soon be upgraded to a women’s university for which formalities will complete in September. This was stated by Minister for Planning Ahsan...
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