The writer is a member of Pakistan Today's Islamabad bureau. He can be reached at [email protected].
NATIONALISLAMABAD: The Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) was once amongst the most attractive ministries in the country for public officials; however, after the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/05/govts-indecision-over-fate-of-safron-ministry-raises-eyebrows/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALISLAMABAD: A federal ombudsman on Wednesday dismissed a police official from service after allegations of harassing his ex-wife by using different modes such as fake email IDs and profiles on a social medium<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/03/federal-ombudsman-dismisses-police-official-from-service-for-harassing-ex-wife/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–PM, President House to be converted into educational institutes –Premier writes letter to governors, chief ministers in this regard ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has constituted a National Oversight Committee to oversee the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/02/pm-forms-national-oversight-committee-for-conversion-of-state-buildings/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–Government might not release funds for the project’s third phase ISLAMABAD: Due to the government’s financial woes, the work on Prime Minister’s Education Sector Reforms Programme (PMESRP) has slowed down, Pakistan Today has<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/30/uncertainty-looms-over-pms-education-reforms-programmes-future/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALISLAMABAD: Rabies causes around 5,000 deaths annually in Pakistan mainly due to the lack of awareness regarding the disease and the expensive treatment, as only first dose is given in government hospitals<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/29/poor-awareness-expensive-treatment-responsible-for-5000-annual-deaths-from-rabies/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ISLAMABADISLAMABAD: Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad’s embattled Vice Chancellor (VC) Dr Javed Ashraf has shown the door to deputy treasurer of the university, Fayyaz Muhammad, for not granting the VC his 13th salary.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/27/qau-vc-transfers-deputy-treasurer-for-not-reimbursing-salary/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ISLAMABADAdvocacy group says scholarship launched to mainstream community, increase opportunities ISLAMABAD: Blue Veins, a Peshawar-based women’s health advocacy group, has launched the educational scholarships for the transgender community of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) with<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/25/kps-transgender-people-to-get-education-scholarships/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALLAHORE: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has unearthed irregularities worth billions of rupees in the Punjab Health Department as officials concerned failed to produce a record of Rs 10.206 billion expenditure. In<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/25/no-record-of-rs-10-2-billion-spending-in-punjab-health-dept-auditor-general/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ISLAMABADIssuing six-page inquiry report, supervisory body imposes Rs0.2m fine on examiner for harassing students during intermediate exams ‘The accused appears to be a psychopath who is a habitual sexual offender of girls,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/24/ombudsman-directs-fde-to-dismiss-a-college-teacher-in-harassment-case/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALA senior official says IIUI admin allows ‘religious’ groups to use loudspeakers; refuses to give this facility to political, ethnic groups ISLAMABAD: The students’ unions of the International Islamic University of Islamabad (IIUI)<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/24/iiui-students-demand-unified-code-as-unions-lock-down-main-campus/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALFAPUASA demands strengthening provincial HECs in light of CCI decision ISLAMABAD: With the devolution of higher education in the wake of the passage of the 18th Amendment, Punjab and Sindh governments have established<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/23/fapuasa-demands-strengthening-provincial-hecs-in-light-of-cci-decision/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALAuditor General points out millions of rupees irregularity in the construction processISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan in its report has detected an irregularity worth millions of
