Refresher courses arranged for traffic police
Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) arranged refresher courses for the cops to improve their skills and make them public friendly. As many as 45 cops...
Yet another political gimmick?
After enjoying power for three and a half years, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has finally reached out to the intelligentsia for advice...
Flood victims demand land, Watan cards for women, small farmers
While commemorating one year flood anniversary of floods 2010, the participants of “People’s Forum: Rebuilding Lives post 2010 Floods” organised by Action Aid Pakistan...
NGO helps flood victims
A year after the worst floods in the history of Pakistan killed over two thousand people and displaced millions, hundreds of thousands of adults...
Japanese ambassador speaks at karate tournament
The Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan, Hiroshi Oe said on Monday that Japan and Pakistan enjoy very cordial bilateral relations and that their bond of...
Hamdard University confers degrees on 200 students
Hamdard University awarded degrees to over 200 students upon completion of their studies on Tuesday. The 8th degree-awarding ceremony of the university was held...
Say ‘no’ to plastic bags
Despite a ban on polythene bags, they are being manufactured and used in Islamabad and the adjoining city of Rawalpindi, which shows inadequate government...
Strong and stable Pakistan in US interests, says Munter
US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter said on Tuesday that a strong and stable Pakistan was in the interest of America, which is why...
Kashmiris protest against Dr Fai’s arrest
Jammu & Kashmir Islamic Democratic Party (JKIDP) staged a protest outside the National Press Club (NPC) on Tuesday against the arrest of Kashmiri leader...
Rawalpindi faces ‘grave’ problems
Residents of the twin cities are facing severe difficulties in burying their dead due to a shortage of graveyards. The Standing Committee on Cabinet...
The stinking nullahs
The capital city is beginning to stink thanks to its streams and nullahs that have become garbage dumping stations owing to negligence on the...
G-8 miserable!
Residents of Sector G-8 are faced with countless problems which have arisen in this sector due to rising encroachments, a poor sewerage system, dangling...
Working for a pittance!
A hidden valley carpeted with thick red dust and craggy mounds spread on its surface lies at the end of a small village close...
4 profiteers held
Special Price Magistrate Ayaz has started crackdown against the shopkeepers who are fleecing the innocent customers by overcharging while four shopkeepers have been arrested...
Medicine short for thyroid patients
Patients are facing difficulties owing to the shortage of medicines for thyroid patients in all the three allied government hospitals of Rawalpindi. Sources said...
Security plan chalked out for Ramadan
Tight security plan has been chalked out for the month of Ramazan. Security would be beefed up in mosques and ‘imam bargahs’ in this...
Absence of signals, dangerous U-turns cause accidents
Road accidents have become a routine matter on the U-turns on the busiest road on the Peshawar road in Rawalpindi, and on Golra Mor...
