Islamabad faces multiple controversies over development and security

Several separate events are happening in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. The city is working with the Asian Development Bank and its own Capital Development Authority to try to reduce air pollution.

In other news, authorities have arrested nearly 600 people as part of a continued crackdown on begging in the city. Separately, the government has paid compensation to the families of people killed in an attack on an imambargah, a Shia Muslim place of worship.

Two other developments are causing local anger. Officials have chosen to use concrete instead of planting trees in some areas, upsetting residents. Also, Mughal-era historical ruins near the city have been demolished to clear land for a private housing project.