Munawer Azeem

Articles by Munawer Azeem

Islamabad police get 30 new vehicles ending 14-year wait

News August 15, 2026

ISLAMABAD: After a gap of 14 years, 27 police stations in the federal capital were provided 30 new vehicles on Saturday to improve response time and mobility. According to a statement issued by the in...

Drug dealers go online after Islamabad police crackdown

Business July 24, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Drug dealers in the federal capital have shifted their illegal business online amid a crackdown by the police. Police officials told Dawn that drug dealers had also enlisted beggars as pedd...

Margalla Hills fire brought under control, cooling process underway: district admin

News May 25, 2026

ISLAMABAD: A fire which erupted in the capital’s Margalla Hills near the F-5 sector on Monday was β€œcompletely” brought under control and the cooling process was underway, the district administra...

Capital police chief dissatisfied with security arrangements at worship places

News May 3, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Security measures put in place around places of worship, especially during Friday prayers, were found unsatisfactory, raising concerns about public safety. Police officials told Dawn that t...

Islamabad administration allows public, goods transport; revises business timings

Business April 25, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The capital administration on Saturday night allowed all types of public and goods transport to enter the city, while also revising business timings. The administration said all bus stands ...

Four family members gunned down in Islamabad suburbs, police say

News April 25, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Four members of a family, including a woman and a teenager, were gunned down in the capital’s suburbs, a police official said on Saturday. According to the police official, the incident o...

Social media post lands citizen in jail amid security alert in Islamabad

News April 25, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Police have arrested a citizen for mocking and likening the Tarnol railway crossing to the Strait of Hormuz, police said. The Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route, has been virtually ...

Only essential goods exempt as twin cities on high alert

News April 25, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The district administrΒ­ation on Friday announced that vehicles carrying petroleum products, food items and medicines had been given special permission to ply, in the wake of security measu...

Campaign launched to remove illegal guards’ cabins from outside houses in Islamabad

Sports April 18, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Unprecedented security measures in the capital are gradually being strengthened ahead of peace talks between Iran and the United States, including the removal of security cabins outside hou...

Islamabad administration revises business timings, extends restrictions to bakeries and sports facilities

Business April 16, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The capital administration on Thursday issued an amended notification regarding the closing time for markets, extending the restriction to bakeries and sports facilities. In a notification ...