Author Archives: Jamal Shahid
2 days ago
First Pakistani woman scales Mount Everest
ISLAMABAD, May 19: The news about the first Pakistani woman summiting Mount Everest on Sunday morning spread like a wildfire.
ISLAMABAD, May 19: The news about the first Pakistani woman summiting Mount Everest on Sunday morning spread like a wildfire.
2 days ago
First Pakistani woman scales Mount Everest
ISLAMABAD, May 19: The news about the first Pakistani woman summiting Mount Everest on Sunday morning spread like a wildfire.
ISLAMABAD, May 19: The news about the first Pakistani woman summiting Mount Everest on Sunday morning spread like a wildfire.
18th May, 2013
No system to check double allotment of plots
ISLAMABAD, May 17: Khalid Mehmood, who served his country well in the Pakistan Navy, does not have a home he can call his own
ISLAMABAD, May 17: Khalid Mehmood, who served his country well in the Pakistan Navy, does not have a home he can call his own
18th May, 2013
No system to check double allotment of plots
ISLAMABAD, May 17: Khalid Mehmood, who served his country well in the Pakistan Navy, does not have a home he can call his own.
ISLAMABAD, May 17: Khalid Mehmood, who served his country well in the Pakistan Navy, does not have a home he can call his own.
16th May, 2013
FGEHF steps outside its mandate: Private developers engaged to construct apartments
ISLAMABAD, May 15: The Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) has stepped outside its mandate and engaged private developers to construct residential apartments, Dawn has learnt.
ISLAMABAD, May 15: The Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) has stepped outside its mandate and engaged private developers to construct residential apartments, Dawn has learnt.
8th May, 2013
Civic agency fails to reclaim prime land lost to DHA
ISLAMABAD, May 7: For the last six years the civic agency of Islamabad has failed to reclaim the prime land along Islamabad Expressway that was gradually taken over by the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) and sold out
ISLAMABAD, May 7: For the last six years the civic agency of Islamabad has failed to reclaim the prime land along Islamabad Expressway that was gradually taken over by the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) and sold out
4th May, 2013
Private housing scheme emerges on Margallas
ISLAMABAD, May 3: As if stone crushers had not caused a significant destruction to the tail-end of the Margalla Hills, citizens of Islamabad have also started gnawing and causing environmental damage to the
ISLAMABAD, May 3: As if stone crushers had not caused a significant destruction to the tail-end of the Margalla Hills, citizens of Islamabad have also started gnawing and causing environmental damage to the
1st May, 2013
Land conversion fee waiver costs CDA billions
ISLAMABAD, April 30: Sitting on a treasure trove, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has been throwing away public land for category conversion to private parties that made them billionaires.
ISLAMABAD, April 30: Sitting on a treasure trove, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has been throwing away public land for category conversion to private parties that made them billionaires.
28th April, 2013
Audience awed by Kathak dance
ISLAMABAD, April 27: Nahid Siddiqui was one with the cosmos and so was her audience as she translated her thoughts into the sacred art of kathak performed with devotion.
ISLAMABAD, April 27: Nahid Siddiqui was one with the cosmos and so was her audience as she translated her thoughts into the sacred art of kathak performed with devotion.
24th April, 2013
CDA’s one-window facility only in name
ISLAMABAD, April 23: The Capital Development Authority (CDA)’s one-window operation aimed to assist people in speedy disposal of property transfer cases is anything but one-window facility.
ISLAMABAD, April 23: The Capital Development Authority (CDA)’s one-window operation aimed to assist people in speedy disposal of property transfer cases is anything but one-window facility.
22nd April, 2013
Musharraf left alone in his own house
ISLAMABAD, April 21: Former president Pervez Musharraf spent the first day in his posh farmhouse turned sub-jail alone.
ISLAMABAD, April 21: Former president Pervez Musharraf spent the first day in his posh farmhouse turned sub-jail alone.
20th April, 2013
No more free election campaign
ISLAMABAD, April 19: The election campaign is about to prove costlier to the candidates after Islamabad’s civic authority initiated an operation to keep streets clean not just of rubbish but also of the campaign
ISLAMABAD, April 19: The election campaign is about to prove costlier to the candidates after Islamabad’s civic authority initiated an operation to keep streets clean not just of rubbish but also of the campaign
18th April, 2013
CDA cancels ownership of ten farmhouses
ISLAMABAD, April 17: After giving due warning, the Capital Development Authority on Wednesday cancelled ownerships of ten agro farmhouses as per Supreme Court orders.
ISLAMABAD, April 17: After giving due warning, the Capital Development Authority on Wednesday cancelled ownerships of ten agro farmhouses as per Supreme Court orders.
17th April, 2013
Markets in F-6 occupy parking areas
ISLAMABAD, April 16: Islamabad has seen many new fancy stores emerge lately that provide more variety of choice to customers and are appreciated, but the residents are inconvenienced by the encroachment of
ISLAMABAD, April 16: Islamabad has seen many new fancy stores emerge lately that provide more variety of choice to customers and are appreciated, but the residents are inconvenienced by the encroachment of
15th April, 2013
Alarming decrease in forest cover reported
ISLAMABAD, April 14: Environmentalists are alarmed at a latest UN report that Pakistan’s forest cover has declined to two per cent (1.7 million hectares roughly), falsifying government claims that the woodlands
ISLAMABAD, April 14: Environmentalists are alarmed at a latest UN report that Pakistan’s forest cover has declined to two per cent (1.7 million hectares roughly), falsifying government claims that the woodlands
14th April, 2013
Pakistan among countries with lowest voter turnout
Pakistan ranks among the bottom four countries in terms of voter turnout, shows a document of the Nadra and the ECP.
Pakistan ranks among the bottom four countries in terms of voter turnout, shows a document of the Nadra and the ECP.
11th April, 2013
Lack of funds hamper Pak-EPA projects
ISLAMABAD, April 10: With the government hesitant to release funds, major activities of the Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) have come to a stand still.
ISLAMABAD, April 10: With the government hesitant to release funds, major activities of the Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) have come to a stand still.
10th April, 2013
Female voters to be encouraged
ISLAMABAD, April 9: Although the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) appreciated measures taken to ensure participation of women in the upcoming elections, the statutory body believes there remains a lot more to do.
ISLAMABAD, April 9: Although the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) appreciated measures taken to ensure participation of women in the upcoming elections, the statutory body believes there remains a lot more to do.
10th April, 2013
Steps urged to reassure women voters
ISLAMABAD, April 9: Although the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) appreciated measures taken to ensure participation of women in the upcoming elections, the statutory body believes there remains a lot more to do.
ISLAMABAD, April 9: Although the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) appreciated measures taken to ensure participation of women in the upcoming elections, the statutory body believes there remains a lot more to do.
8th April, 2013
White-backed vulture near extinction: report
ISLAMABAD, April 7: Conservationists are calling it a crisis after a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) survey report revealed that the white-backed vulture is on the verge of extinction in Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD, April 7: Conservationists are calling it a crisis after a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) survey report revealed that the white-backed vulture is on the verge of extinction in Pakistan.
