Islamabad Capital Territory
Islamabad was built in the 1960s to replace Karachi as the capital. Parliament, the Supreme Court and the federal ministries sit here, so it is where national policy is made, contested and, at times, protested.
In a September 24 UNGA sideline meeting, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told PM Shehbaz Sharif that the Islamabad MoU remains fully acceptable to Tehran and that Iran is ready to take it forward — reviving a peace framework that collapsed months ago.
BBP Foreign Desk · September 25, 2026 · 3 min
Finance Secretary Imdad Ullah Bosal told a National Assembly panel that the IMF is seeking around 174 legislative amendments covering state-owned enterprises, financial-sector governance, remittances and climate under Pakistan's two active IMF programmes, with final approval resting on parliament.
BBP Economy Desk · September 25, 2026 · 4 min
Punjab's Home Department has asked the federal government to suspend mobile and internet service and jam 2G-4G signals in named parts of Rawalpindi and Attock from September 27, reviving a protest-suppression tool used in Pakistan's last three major PTI mobilizations.
BBP Justice Desk · September 24, 2026 · 4 min
Pakistan has blocked major highways into Islamabad and deployed tens of thousands of security personnel ahead of a PTI march demanding Imran Khan's release, after the arrest of several of his family members and party officials.
BBP Politics Desk · September 22, 2026 · 3 min
We don't yet have a dedicated Islamabad reporting desk — the articles above are our national coverage most relevant to the city. Have a Islamabad story we should be covering? Let us know.
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