Rawalpindi Enraged over the long hours of unscheduled loadshedding, a large number of people, joined by Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) employees, Wednesday staged protest demonstrations in different parts of the city and its surrounding areas.
Islamabad Despite facing two tragic air crash incidents in the recent years, the relevant government departments miserably failed to provide any guidelines to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to introduce revised air protocols and establish area-specific weather stations to ensure safe air travel in Pakistan, already ranked first in the list of severely weather-hit countries. The experts lamented that no one ever bothered to think about shifting trends in Climate Change patterns in this region that have been posing grave challenges to local pilots who are believed to be inexperienced in the face of emerging challenges while flying in the air
Rawalpindi The Punjab government’s plan to resolve the problem of transport shortage on inter-city routes of Rawalpindi and Islamabad by launching CNG buses has fizzled out.
Rawalpindi The easy availability of a number of highly toxic chemicals in markets of town has emerged as a major health threat.
Rawalpindi The growing number of paper mulberry trees in Rawalpindi perturbs the public, especially those suffering from pollen allergy. One can see these trees standing tall near Punjab House, on the premises of Benazir Bhutto Hospital, along Benazir Bhutto Road, and other scattered areas. Residents of Asghar Mall Scheme and Satellite Town also complained of presence of paper mulberry trees in their neighbourhoods.
Karachi The Sindh Assembly has demanded of the federal government to immediately make public the report of an inquiry into the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. The demand was made through a resolution, which was unanimously passed by the House on Monday. The …
Rawalpindi The city district government, Rawalpindi, Wednesday launched work on construction of 20 new bus stops at different points of Benazir Bhutto Road. The Rs10 million project is being executed by Tehsil Municipal Administration, Rawal Town, which would be implemented from Faizabad Chowk to Fatima …
Rawalpindi A financial scam came to surface recently involving purchase of IV cannulas at over five times of the actual price of the disposable by the three teaching hospitals through local purchase. ‘The News’ learnt through sources that the administrations of the allied hospitals including …
Rawalpindi The young man, allegedly thrown down from third floor of a building by police on Monday during recovery of stolen gold and silver, succumbed to his injuries at Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH) on Tuesday morning, hospital sources said. Ansar, 25, was arrested by the …
Jewellers and residents of Asghar Mall Scheme and Banni came on the road to express their anger over police when a police team allegedly tortured a suspect publicly and threw him from the third floor of a building where they went to recover gold and …
