21 children kidnapped and raped in capital in 20 days
ISLAMABAD: What can be dubbed as an intense and alarming situation in the federal capital, as many as 21 cases of kidnap, including 16 cases of rape of female children and one…
Islamabad safer city than London, Paris: report
The international ranking of Islamabad has improved to 69 level, according to a report of the World Crime Index issued by the international organisation, Numbeo. According to a statement from Islamabad police, the crime…
Rawalpindi man arrested over child pornography
RAWALPINDI: Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing has arrested a suspect in Rawalpindi on charges of being a child pornographer and possessing pornographic content. The arrest came after a raid at the suspect’s residence in…
Envoy stresses need for close coordination to foil negative propaganda
ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing on Wednesday said that Pakistan and China face a new challenge of negative perception from the western media and both countries need to jointly defeat the enemy’s…
Speaker warns departments against delaying responses to assembly questions
PESHAWAR: Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Mushtaq Ghani Tuesday again warned the departments of strict action for not replying to the questions of the lawmakers during question hour and ruled that the questions of…
Chitral lacks early warning system; local communities at risk
ISLAMABAD: The erstwhile princely state of Chitral now the district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Malakand Division lacks any early warning system in the entire district to aware of the local communities about impending disasters.…
Ghulam Sarwar takes notice of child’s death at Islamabad airport
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Tuesday took notice of the death of a four-year-old girl, who died after falling from a railing on the third level of the Islamabad International Airport…
Golra Sharif Railway Museum: A treasure of memorable artifacts
ISLAMABAD: Golra Sharif Railway Museum, also known as Pakistan Railways Heritage Museum, located near Sector E-11 of the federal capital of Islamabad, is the site of a venerated railway museum housing relics and…
Iranian diplomat endorses Pakistan’s peace overture
ISLAMABAD: A senior Iranian diplomat on Monday indirectly endorsed Pakistan’s peace overture for brokering peace between Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States of America, saying that Tehran would encourage Pakistan to continue…
Four-year-old girl dies after falling from Islamabad airport’s 3rd floor
ISLAMABAD: A four-year-old girl died after falling from the third floor of Islamabad airport on Monday. As per details, the incident took place on the third floor of the Islamabad airport where a…
Pakistan’s handicrafts capable of attracting huge foreign exchange reserves: Chinese ambassador
ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing on Sunday said that Pakistan had a rich culture and history whereas the handicrafts developed by Pakistani artisans could attract huge foreign exchange reserves. He expressed these…
Mega Rashakai SEZ project to be inaugurated soon: KP CM
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Mahmood Khan has said that after signing concession and development agreements, the multi-million dollar Rashakai Special Economic Zone (SEZ) project is expected to be inaugurated…
Islamabad’s Hindu community renews demand for a temple
Islamabad’s Hindu community has reiterated their longstanding demand for building a temple in the federal capital Islamabad Hindu Panchayat President Mahesh Kumar told a local media outlet that his community needs a…
Cleric arrested in Rawalpindi for sexually assaulting minor
RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Police on Saturday arrested a cleric for his alleged involvement in sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl. The suspect, identified as Ghasr Ali, taught at the madrassa where the minor studied.…
Pakistan Citizen Portal becomes most effective tool in redressing people’s complaints
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Citizen Portal, with a complaint resolution rate of 91.32 per cent, has become the most effective tool in redressing people’s complaints thus becoming voice of the people of Pakistan. Appreciating…
Kashmiris to achieve their right to self-determination at any cost: Masood Khan
ISLAMABAD: President of Azad Jammu Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan, Friday said that Shiekh Abdullah’s National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti’s People Democratic Party have all along been a party to India’s massacre, arrests and…
Development work in markets to be started soon: CDA chief
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has enough funds for development projects at present and it would soon start development works in markets of Islamabad including carpeting of roads, repair of footpaths and…