Over 3,000 criminal investigations left pending by Islamabad police

by Aamawaam News Desk | May 18, 2026 | Crime & Law

ISLAMABAD, May 18 — Investigations into more than 3,000 criminal cases registered over the last two years remain incomplete across five zones of the Islamabad capital police. According to an official document issued on the directions of the Inspector General of Police...

35 terrorists killed, three commanders captured in major Quetta operation

by Aamawaam News Desk | May 18, 2026 | Terrorism

QUETTA, May 18 — Security forces have killed at least 35 militants and captured three high-ranking commanders during a massive, four-day counter-terrorism operation in the mountainous outskirts of Quetta. Shahid Rind, the adviser to the Balochistan Chief Minister,...

Blue passports approved for 42 top taxpayers as DGIP rolls out major reforms

by Aamawaam News Desk | May 18, 2026 | Public Policy

ISLAMABAD, May 18 — The federal government has approved official blue passports for 42 of the country’s top taxpayers, designating them as “ambassadors at large.” Muhammad Ali Randhawa, the chief of the Directorate General of Immigration and...

Pakistan intensifies diplomatic efforts to secure Middle East truce

by Aamawaam News Desk | May 18, 2026 | International-Affairs, Iran, USA

ISLAMABAD, May 18 — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar extended Pakistan’s urgent diplomatic push over the weekend, holding high-level phone conversations with the leaders of Qatar and Egypt. The coordinated...

In Tehran, Naqvi keeps diplomatic channel open amid rising US-Iran tensions

by Aamawaam News Desk | May 18, 2026 | International-Affairs, Iran, USA

ISLAMABAD / TEHRAN, May 18 — Pakistan is continuing its intense diplomatic push to save the fragile Middle East ceasefire. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held high-level meetings with top Iranian leaders in Tehran on Sunday, while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and...