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Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI workers march towards Islamabad, security heightened in D-Chowk

Nov 27, 2024, at 12:05 am

Security was heightened in Islamabad with a convoy of key opposition leader Imran Khan's PTI, led by his wife Bushra Bibi, approaching the Zero point in the Pakistani city on Tuesday.

Vietnamese envoy's wife goes missing in Pakistan

Jun 01, 2024, at 10:59 pm

Vietnamese Ambassador to Pakistan Nguyen Tien Phong's wife has gone missing in Pakistan's Islamabad, media reports said on Saturday.

Car runs over sleeping protesters in Islamabad, two die

May 22, 2024, at 12:16 am

At least two persons died and four others were hurt after a speeding car ran over participants of a protest sit-in on the edge of Red Zone in Islamabad on Monday, media reports said.

Baloch students ask Pakistani authorities to end enforced disappearances

May 10, 2024, at 11:26 pm

Baloch Student Council (BSC) Islamabad has claimed students of their province are facing harassment in Pakistan's Islamabad city.

Pakistan Election 2024: Voting concludes, counting of ballot commences

Feb 09, 2024, at 04:31 am

Islamabad: The voting process in Pakistan's parliamentary elections concluded Thursday evening and the counting of ballots has started, according to a statement from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

Pakistan: BYC threaten to protest in front of UN office over issue of ' as seven-day ultimatum given to government ends

Jan 05, 2024, at 05:03 am

Baloch Yekjehti Committee (BYC) has announced it will start protesting in front of the United Nations (UN) offices to press their demand for the recovery of missing persons after their seven-day ultimatum given to the Pakistan government ended on Wednesday.

Pakistani priest claims armed men attacked a church in Islamabad

Dec 30, 2023, at 11:53 pm

The priest of  Saint John’s Church in Islamabad city has claimed that a gang armed with sophisticated weapons stormed the place of worship on Thursday.

Pakistan: Baloch protesters camp outside Islamabad's National Press Club 'robbed'

Dec 28, 2023, at 11:19 pm

A group of Baloch protesters who were encamped outside the National Press Club in Pakistan's Islamabad city to press authorities for the acceptance of their demands were robbed by unidentified men on Monday (December 25, 2023).

Baloch crackdown: Yakjehti Committee slams Pakistani authorities

Dec 22, 2023, at 08:36 pm

The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (Islamabad) has accused Islamabad of adopting a fascist attitude towards Baloch people, media reports said.

Pakistan: Islamabad police facing scarcity of force in maintaining law and order

Dec 12, 2023, at 12:45 am

Pakistan's Islamabad Police is facing severe shortage of manpower which is preventing the force from maintaining law and order in the city.

Pakistan: Islamabad's judicial system is overwhelmed as pending criminal cases exceed 18,000

Oct 16, 2023, at 10:42 pm

Islamabad's judicial system is overwhelmed as the pendency of criminal cases in the Pakistani capital city has exceeded 18,000, with a majority of the suspects going scot-free as a result of archaic laws, weak prosecution, and flawed investigation, media reports said.

Pakistan: Illegal immigrants directed to move to I-12 camps

Oct 12, 2023, at 12:15 am

Police in Islamabad Police have been directed to shift all illegal immigrants to camps set up for them at I-12 on a voluntary basis within 48 hours, media reports said.

Pakistan: Smuggling concerns rise amid surge in Afghanistan

Oct 10, 2023, at 03:39 pm

There is a rising concern that smuggling might have spiked after the flow of Afghan transit cargoes through Pakistan witnessed a substantial surge in one year ever since the Taliban took control over the country.

UNHRC: PoK activists raised slogans against Islamabad

Sep 27, 2023, at 10:53 pm

Activists from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) recently raised slogans against Islamabad and asked authorities to vacate Kashmir and allow them to live a peaceful life.

Afghanistan embassy in Islamabad urges Pakistan to stop arresting refugees

Jun 10, 2023, at 08:32 pm

Islamabad: The Afghanistan embassy in Islamabad on Friday urged the Pakistani government not to detain its refugees any further.

Pakistan: Former PM Imran Khan arrested outside Islamabad HC

May 09, 2023, at 08:51 pm

Former Pakistan PM and PTI chief Imran Khan was taken into custody by the Rangers from outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Terrorism case registered against Islamabad church attack suspects

Apr 19, 2023, at 05:34 am

Islamabad/IBNS: A terrorism case was registered against suspects who attacked a church in Islamabad and resorted to indiscriminate firing, reports said.

Pakistan: Pillar of under-construction flyover collapses, 2 die

Feb 25, 2023, at 09:03 pm

Islamabad: At least two labourers died when a pillar of an under-construction flyover collapsed in Pakistan's Islamabad city on Saturday, media reports said.

Russian govt expresses interest in hydro-power projects in Pakistan

Feb 24, 2023, at 09:58 pm

Islamabad: Russia has expressed its intentions to be a part of mega hydro-power projects in Pakistan, and is interested in providing electro-mechanical machinery, says a senior official of the Economic Affairs Division.

Pakistan: 17% local government seats for Islamabad women remain uncontested

Dec 29, 2022, at 06:40 pm

Islamabad:  About 17 percent of seats reserved for women nominees in Pakistan's Islamabad local government elections did not witness any contest, media reports said on Wednesday.

Islamabad suicide attack: Suspects arrested

Dec 28, 2022, at 02:56 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said the suspects involved in the suicide attack in Islamabad last week have been arrested.

Pakistan: US govt prohibits staff from visiting Islamabad's Marriott Hotel citing 'possible attack'

Dec 26, 2022, at 01:44 am

Islamabad: The US government on Sunday prohibited its staff from visiting  Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's Islamabad city  due to possible attack.

Pakistan: Islamabad suicide attack leaves one policeman dead

Dec 23, 2022, at 09:33 pm

Islamabad: At least one policeman died and six others, including two cops, were hurt as a suicide blast rocked  Islamabad’s I-10/4 sector on Friday, media reports said.

Pakistan: One policeman killed, six others injured in suicide blast in Islamabad

Dec 23, 2022, at 07:29 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: One policeman was killed and at least six people were injured in a suicide blast in Pakistan's capital city Islamabad on Friday, police officials said.

Pakistan: Islamabad shopping mall fire brought under control

Oct 10, 2022, at 04:53 am

The fire, which broke out at Islamabad's Centaurus Mall in Pakistan, has been brought under control, media reports said.

Pakistan: Quetta blast leaves one person dead

Aug 05, 2022, at 11:34 pm

Quetta: At least one person died and 14 others, including two children, were injured in a grenade blast which targeted roadside stalls which were selling national flags in Pakistan's Quetta region on Thursday.

Pakistan: Man caught on camera harassing burqa-clad woman in Islamabad

Jul 19, 2022, at 10:12 pm

Islamabad: Pakistani capital Islamabad seems to be becoming unsafe for women and it was evident in the way a man was caught on camera harassing a woman while she was walking on a street.

Imran Khan announces nationwide protest against inflation

Jun 27, 2022, at 11:14 pm

Islamabad:  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has announced countrywide protest rallies on Saturday against the issue of inflation.

Pakistan: After Sindh and Punjab, Islamabad limits operational hours to combat current energy crisis

Jun 21, 2022, at 01:11 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's capital city Islamabad will now limit their operational hours of markets, shopping malls, wedding halls and restaurants in an effort to tackle the current energy crisis, a step previously taken by other regions like Sindh and Punjab.

Pakistan: Security guard 'rapes' Swedish woman in Islamabad

Jun 09, 2022, at 10:32 pm

Islamabad: A Swedish woman, who is working for an international organization in Pakistan, alleged she was raped by her guard in Islamabad city, media reports said on Thursday.