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  • isis flags hoisted near pak ordnance unit in islamabad

    ISIS flags hoisted near Pak ordnance unit in Islamabad

    World | November 13, 2014 18:15 IST

    Islamabad: Security forces in Pakistan have seized four ISIS flags hoisted near a high-security ordnance unit near Islamabad sending alarm bells ringing in the security establishment.The ISIS flags were found hoisted on electricity poles in

  • pakistan institute invites pakistan prez manmohan singh

    Pakistan Institute invites 'Pakistan Prez' Manmohan Singh!

    World | October 25, 2014 9:09 IST

    Islamabad: In an embarrassing blunder, a leading Pakistani economic institute invited "President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Manmohan Singh" to preside over its annual convocation next week, a media report said today.Pakistan Institute of Development

  • qadri ends islamabad sit in to hold demos across country

    Qadri ends Islamabad sit-in, to hold demos across country

    World | October 21, 2014 23:35 IST

    Islamabad: Fiery cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri tonight ended his over two months-long anti-government protest in the Pakistani capital but said demonstrations will now be held across the country as the “next stage of the revolution”.  While addressing

  • i ll take back all of kashmir says bilawal bhutto

    I'll take back all of Kashmir, says Bilawal Bhutto

    World | September 20, 2014 14:26 IST

    Islamabad: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the ‘Gen-Next' politician of Pakistan, has said that his Pakistan People's Party (PPP) would get back entire Kashmir from India.  Bilawal, in his 20s, was addressing the party workers in Multan

  • indian mission in islamabad issues 350 400 visas to

    Indian mission in Islamabad issues 350-400 visas to Pakistan bizmen

    India | September 09, 2014 16:55 IST

    New Delhi: The Indian High Commission in Islamabad has issued as many as 350-400 visas to Pakistani businessmen to participate in the 2nd edition of ‘Lifestyle Pakistan' exhibition to be held here from September 11.

  • rift in khan s party over march to pm house 4 leaders

    Rift in Khan's party over march to PM House, 4 leaders expelled

    World | August 31, 2014 22:43 IST

    Islamabad: Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party today suffered a major setback after party president and senior politician Javed Hashmi was expelled after he criticised the cricketer-turned-politician's decision to march to the official residence of

  • worst of all is the boredom say grumpy pak policemen at

    'Worst of all is the boredom', say grumpy Pak policemen at Islamabad

    World | August 21, 2014 14:11 IST

    Islamabad: Policemen deployed at the massive sit-ins here are their wits end since "nothing is happening" and the boredom is too much.Islamabad is swarming with police personnel who are deployed at the sit-ins organised by

  • army takes over security of pakistani capital from today

    Army takes over security of Pakistani capital from today

    World | August 01, 2014 16:23 IST

    Islamabad: Pakistan government today handed over the security of capital Islamabad to the army for three months under a controversial decision taken recently, days ahead of a major anti-government rally by Imran Khan's party.  Interior

  • two indian journalists leave islamabad after abrupt

    Two Indian journalists leave Islamabad after abrupt expulsion

    World | May 19, 2014 17:55 IST

    Islamabad/Wagah: The two Indian journalists posted in Islamabad today left for home after their abrupt expulsion even as India has taken up the issue with Pakistan.  Press Trust of India's (PTI) Snehesh Alex Philip and

  • a mosque in pakistan that pays homage to osama bin laden

    A Mosque in Pakistan that pays homage to Osama bin Laden

    World | May 08, 2014 8:21 IST

    New Delhi: The Lal Masjid, in the heart of Islamabad, is back in the news for paying tribute to the slain Al Qaeda leader and world's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden.Lal Masjid has long

  • 41 bus passengers killed in pakistan road accident

    41 bus passengers killed in Pakistan road accident

    World | April 20, 2014 13:20 IST

    Islamabad: At least 41 people were killed and many others were injured when a passenger bus hit a truck-trailer in Pakistan's south Sukkur district.The accident took place near Pano Akil town of the Sukkur, a

  • pervez musharraf escapes another assassination attempt in

    Pervez Musharraf escapes another assassination attempt in Islamabad

    World | April 03, 2014 10:50 IST

    Islamabad: Just moments after Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf passed through the Faizabad flyover, an explosion took place here on Thursday, media reported.Musharraf was being shifted to a farmhouse in Chak Shehzad from AFIC hospital when

  • islamabad extremely dangerous says pakistan government

    Islamabad extremely dangerous, says Pakistan government report

    World | February 20, 2014 11:25 IST

    Islamabad:  Pakistan's capital has been declared as "extremely dangerous" by the Interior Ministry due to the presence of sleeper cells of banned terror groups like the al-Qaeda, a report said today.According to the report, Islamabad

  • pak police shut down french restaurant in islamabad for

    Pak police shut down French restaurant in Islamabad for barring Pakistanis

    World | January 07, 2014 22:17 IST

    Islamabad:  La Maison, a French restaurant, running in  F7-1 a posh locality here, was raided and shut down by police after an outcry in media over over its policy of not allowing Pakistanis. Cyril Almeida,

  • afghan peace negotiators arrive in islamabad

    Afghan peace negotiators arrive in Islamabad

    World | November 21, 2013 7:52 IST

    Islamabad: Afghan peace negotiators have arrived in Islamabad to meet senior Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, officials and diplomatic sources said Wednesday.The delegation, led by chairman of the Afghan High Council Syed Salahuddin Rabbani,

  • 10 killed 80 injured in sectarian violence in rawalpindi

    10 killed, 80 injured in sectarian violence in Rawalpindi

    World | November 16, 2013 6:51 IST

    Islamabad: At least 10 people, including some students of a Sunni seminary, were killed and over 80 others injured in sectarian violence that erupted in Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi yesterday after a clash during

  • musharraf asks court to let him travel to dubai

    Musharraf asks court to let him travel to Dubai

    World | November 12, 2013 19:21 IST

    Karachi: Close on the heels of being granted bail in four major criminal cases, former president Pervez Musharraf today petitioned a court to allow him to leave Pakistan to visit his ailing mother in Dubai.The

  • senior militant leader shot dead in islamabad

    Senior militant leader shot dead in Islamabad

    World | November 11, 2013 21:07 IST

    Islamabad: Gunmen on the outskirts of Islamabad shot dead a senior leader of one of the most feared al-Qaida-linked militant groups fighting U.S. troops in Afghanistan, a Pakistani Taliban commander and an intelligence official said

  • pakistani policemen with fake degrees to be arrested

    Pakistani policemen with fake degrees to be arrested

    World | October 27, 2013 6:44 IST

    Islamabad:  Arrest warrants have been issued against 112 Pakistani policemen, including four sub-inspectors and two woman constables, who managed to acquire jobs with fake degrees, Online new agency reported.The warrants were issued following an inquiry.The

  • for me to meet nawaz islamabad has to act pm

    For me to meet Nawaz, Islamabad has to act: PM

    India | September 07, 2013 21:18 IST

    On board Air India One: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said Islamabad has to create the right atmosphere for a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif as officials of the two sides were

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