Tag: City

Mad at driver, traffic aide throws own helmet, shirt, bike

On a busy street in Calamba City, a traffic enforcer took off his shirt and undershirt, threw his helmet, and pushed his motorcycle to...

Rawalpindi: History behind a bustling city

The bustling city of Rawalpindi has a lot more to offer than a traffic mess, broken roads and haze-filled atmosphere. The city’s history spreads...

SC declares Gilani’s Safe City project ‘illegal and invalid’

The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday declared former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s approved Safe City Project for Islamabad and Peshawar “non-transparent, illegal and...

SC declares Islamabad safe city contract null and void

Supreme Court has declared the contract of Islamabad Safe City Project null and void and has ordered National Accountability Bureau to conduct investigations. According to...

India probes series of blasts in western city

Federal anti-terror agents joined local police in the western Indian city of Pune on Thursday to probe a series of low-intensity blasts the night...

Wardens deployed at 111 spots in city

Administrator Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Muhammad Hussain Syed said that the city wardens had been deployed at 111 spots in the city to assist...

You live in one of the world’s dirtiest cities

Commissioner of Karachi Roshan Ali Shaikh on Monday said that Karachi was among the eight most polluted cities in Asia. He said this on his...

237 vehicles fined for speeding at Canal, Ring Roads

City Traffic Police on Monday fined 237 vehicles on Canal Road and the Ring Roads for speeding and reckless driving. ...

Toure vows to stick with City

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has promised to follow boss Roberto Mancini's example by dedicating his future to the Premier League champions. Toure was delighted...

‘Transportation plays vital role for city development’

Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Abdul Waseem has said that transportation and cleaning play a significant role in the development of cities. He...

City violence leaves 2 dead

At least two persons were shot dead in different incidents of firing in the city on Saturday, police said. According to details, Ali Madad...

Suicide bomber kills Yemen southern army commander: medic

A suicide bomber killed on Monday Yemen's southern army commander, General Salem Ali Qoton, in an attack in the port city of Aden, a...

Cities without libraries

There is hardly any big city which has a facility of a proper library. I live in Faisal Town, Lahore, and there is not...

Must love dogs

In Delhi, every dog has its day Friends, today I will show you a nicer side of my city. It is 3 pm and I’m in...

Sindh govt, Chinese firm to sign MoU for establishment of new...

As the Sindh Cabinet formally approves the establishment of Zulfikarabad city near district Thatta, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the mega project will...

Roadside accident kills 3

At least three people were killed while many others were injured in a roadside accident near Khurshid Colony area of the city here, police...

How United bottled it

A few weeks earlier this column had a piece titled, “How City bottled it”. That was published a day before the Arsenal-Manchester City game,...