Lawyers stop demolition of chambers

The laxity of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) high-ups in halting the construction of lawyers’ chambers on the greenbelt near the F/8 lower courts...

Rs 257m to be spent on Ankara Park

“The Capital Development Authority (CDA) will spend Rs 257 million on the improvement of Ankara Park, located on the Club Road. The civic body...

Unpopular Sarkozy seeks election boost with TV speech

French President Nicolas Sarkozy takes to the airwaves Sunday to unveil reforms aimed at lifting France out of the economic doldrums and boosting his...

Pakiography for patriotism’

In order to promote patriotism among youth through photography and short films, a video-making and photography competition ‘Pakiography 2012 - An Illustration of Pakistan’...

Roots School System holds ‘Open Day’ on puppetry

The Roots School System (RSS) on Saturday celebrated its Open Day on the theme of story-telling and puppetry, said a press release. The RSS...

‘Touts running Excise Dept office’

Tout mafia has taken over the Excise Office in Rawalpindi due to the negligence of the department. The agents have fixed rates for different tasks,...

City govt gets ready to celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi

The City District Government Rawalpindi has finalised arrangements to celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) with religious fervor. District Coordination Officer (DCO) Saqib Zafar presided over...

US supports women for an active public life

The US embassy on Saturday organised a training workshop for women to encourage them to seek opportunities and to empower the next generation with...

‘People missing spiritual stability’

The Islahi Jamat and Aalmi Tanzeem-ul-Arifeen (IJATA) of the Shrine of Hazrat Sultan Bahoo (RA) organised the annual Melad-e-Mustafa (PBUH) Conference at the Convention...

Civil society, trade unionists join paramedics

As the protest by the paramedical staff of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Poly Clinic and National Institute of Rehabilitative Medicine (NIRM) entered...

IHC moved against car jacking

Many car jacking incidents remained unresolved as in most of the cases the police failed to recover the stolen vehicles. Proper data about the cars...

World Wetlands Day on Feb 2

To undertake actions aimed at raising public awareness of the importance and benefits of wetlands in general and the Ramsar Convention in particular, the...

Overhead bridges must to ensure pedestrians’ safety

The residents of the city appealed to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to install overhead bridges at different busy roads to ensure the safety...

ATC records statements of three witnesses

The Rawalpindi Anti Terrorism Court (ATC), hearing the Benazir Bhutto murder case, on Saturday recorded the statements of three witnesses and directed prosecution to...

Grenade blast shakes Liaquatabad, gashes five

Five people were wounded in Liaquatabad Iron Market on Saturday when a hand grenade was hurled at a shop. Police said the attack could...

PM concerned at Pakistan’s climate condition

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Thursday that Pakistan is concerned about the climate situation as it has also been considered among the...

Police busts four gangs

The police claimed to have busted four criminal gangs involved in street crimes, robberies and robbery-cum-murders and recovered automatic firearms, stanched motor vehicles, gold...