The writer is a member of Pakistan Today's Islamabad bureau. He can be reached at [email protected].
ISLAMABADAudit Department may conduct special audit or recommend case to anti-corruption officials Pro-VC also orders investigation for on-going project of agriculture engineering building ISLAMABAD: Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-Arid)<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/18/arid-university-refuses-to-provide-record-to-audit-team/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–MMA spokesperson blames JI for ups and downs in religious alliance ISLAMABAD: The fissure in the interest-driven religious alliance Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) has further widened as one of its major partner Jamaat-e-Islami<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/17/pm-election-further-widens-fissure-within-mma/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ISLAMABADISLAMABAD: International Islamic University of Islamabad (IIUI) has often remained in news but for no good reason, as the university rocked by another controversy of the ‘fake cheque cash’ involving president of the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/14/uswa-president-receives-money-on-fake-cheque/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ISLAMABADCEO Riaz Sohee says papers to be postponed and be conducted after Eid ISLAMABAD: The ‘competence’ of the newly-appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of the District Education Authority (DEA) could be judged by<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/13/dea-says-to-reschedule-first-term-school-exams/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALMerger of departments mentioned in phases one and two would be carried out simultaneously ISLAMABAD: In order to materialise the merger of FATA with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) under the 25th Constitutional Amendment, 2018,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/11/revised-fata-kp-merger-plan-to-be-executed-in-two-instead-of-three-phases/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–Harsh, transparent, merit-based decisions a must to reform the higher education sector ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) always gave special emphasis to the promotion of education in the country, so it would be a<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/08/new-govt-faces-enormous-challenge-of-higher-education-reforms/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALFissures reported within the alliance as other parties do not want a novice to hold important post Fazl pushing to nominate his son for the post despite no chance to win ISLAMABAD:<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/07/fazlur-rehmans-son-to-be-mmas-nominee-for-na-deputy-speaker/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALAnalyst says family-centered politics, resentment among people led to JUI-F chief’s defeat ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) President Maulana Fazlur Rehman is reportedly reluctant over trying his luck in Bannu by-poll again as<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/04/fazl-reluctant-to-try-his-luck-in-bannu-by-poll/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–Ali Wazir, Moshin Dawar vow to heal wounds of war-weary people ISLAMABAD: The newly elected Members National Assembly (MNAs) from North and South Waziristan tribal districts have said that they would opt to<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/03/north-south-waziristan-mnas-elect-opt-to-remain-independent/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ISLAMABADISLAMABAD: The COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) in its syndicate maiden meeting has drafted basic statutes, rules and regulations for the university upon its up-gradation from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CUT) to<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/02/comsat-academic-staff-terms-syndicate-meeting-in-violation-of-rules/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ISLAMABADISLAMABAD: Islamic Research Institute (IRI) of the International Islamic University of Islamabad (IIUI) has decided to establish a Paigham-e-Pakistan (PeP) Centre for peace, reconciliation and reconstruction studies and will also offer a post-graduate<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/30/iiui-to-set-up-a-centre-for-peace-reconciliation-studies/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL—Hospital admin expresses helplessness; says ‘only sticking to high-ups’ orders’ ISLAMABAD: With convicted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif being admitted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), patients visiting the hospital are facing<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/30/patients-suffer-as-pims-sealed-for-nawazs-security/" title="Read more" >...</a>
