Kashif Ali Abbasi is an Islamabad-based reporter for Dawn with 17 years of experience in journalism. He covers sports, the education sector, and civic issues. He can be found on X at @AbbasiKashif833.
Sources say that the failure of city managers to ensure the “dawn-to-dusk” policy has turned the H-9 Weekly Bazaar into a permanent shopping area.
Updated27 Jun, 202608:27am
NOC issued to agency for installation of 15 tubewells in limits of Islamabad withdrawn as locals face water shortage, says official.
Published20 Jun, 202605:09am
The economic survey highlights the issue of out-of-school children, stating it had declined from 38pc in 2023 to 28pc in 2025.
Updated12 Jun, 202610:30am
Civic agency retains control of grounds with PCB to only manage, prepare pitches for access to first-class, grade II events, says official.
Published11 Jun, 202607:07am
Sources say that the new agencies will remain part of Capital Development Authority but work with more autonomy for better service delivery.
Updated09 Jun, 202609:13am
Separate teams would be constituted to deal with routine and priority cases to remove impediments to development activities, says
Published09 Jun, 202606:31am