Tag: Traffic

Lahoris break fast on the roads as Chinese VP visits city

LAHORE: A large number of citizens were left stranded on the roads at Iftar time and had no option but to break their fasts...

Rail traffic remains disrupted two days after bogies’ derailment

--Passengers stranded at stations in major cities, including Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar and Quetta   KARACHI: Railway traffic between Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta continued...

Lady health workers test commuters patience

LAHORE: Major roads in the provincial capital were paralysed due to heavy traffic on both sides following a sit-in at The Mall by lady health...

Govt takes up uplift of city’s ‘neglected’ entry, exit points

--LDA, TEPA prepare initial designs for points' development, landscaping --Plans to be executed after final approval from chief minister LAHORE: With the neglected entry and exit points...

Three dead, two injured as car overturns in Sargodha

SARGODHA: At least three people were killed and two others critically injured when a car overturned in the Dharema area of the city. According to rescue officials,...

NHA’s mobile app informs commuters about weather, traffic

ISLAMABAD: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has taken another step to serve its commuters by developing a mobile app enabling travellers to get information...

Traffic jams follow PM to Lahore

--Prime Minister Imran Khan's protocol, protest outside his Zaman Park residence result in massive gridlocks on all major roads --Eden Housing scam victims protest government's...

LHC mandates helmet for pillion riders

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday declared it mandatory for pillion riders to wear helmets from December 1. The directives were issued by...

KP lawmakers ticketed for not wearing seatbelts

Two female lawmakers of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly have been fined for violating traffic rules in Peshawar, a private media outlet reported Saturday. According...

Life halted for third consecutive day as people continue to suffer...

ISLAMABAD: Religious hardliners protesting the fair acquittal of Aasiya Bibi by apex court after no proof against her have blocked main roads connecting the...

ITP advises twin cities to tune into 92.4 FM for traffic...

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) on Thursday advised the residents of Rawalpindi and Islamabad to follow ITP's media channel FM 92.4 for getting updated...

Of deserted roads and protests

--Labbaik continues to protest against Aasiya Bibi’s acquittal on second consecutive day --Markets observe complete shutdown; city's entry, exit points remain closed for security reasons --CM...

VIDEO: Aasiya case judgement resonates in British Parliament

The news of Supreme Court of Pakistan’s landmark judgement, which overturned the death sentence of Christian woman Aasiya Bibi in a blasphemy case, has...

Citizens of capital irked as religious parties protest Aasia Bibi’s acquittal

Multiple protests across twin cities bring life to a halt ISLAMABAD: Protestors hailing from various religious parties have brought the capital to a halt by...

Traffic congestion in Rawalpindi calls for strict enforcement of laws

RAWALPINDI: The traffic congestion is a wicked problem which is creating difficulties for the citizens, particularly in congested areas of the town as the...

Shia community stages sit-in at The Mall

--Protests against ‘biased’ behaviour of authorities --Community leaders say won’t leave until demands met LAHORE: Leaders of the All Parties Shia Federation on Tuesday said they were...

E-challans: No gender-based, road-wise records maintained so far

LAHORE: Punjab Safe City Authority (PSCA) has failed to maintain the road-wise and gender-based data of traffic rules violators while generating a revenue worth more...