PHA to rename Nawaz, Shehbaz parks after public heroes

Author: Staff Report

Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA), has announced plans to rename parks in Rawalpindi soon

PHA Chairman, Asif Mehmood, said this during an informal interaction with the journalists while noting that the proposal to rename the Nawaz Sharif Park and Shehbaz Sharif Park would be discussed in the next meeting of the body’s board of directors.

He maintained that since these parks had been constructed with public money, it would be better to associate them with names of national heroes instead of political personalities.

The chairman said that the authority would also facilitate special children in parks and grounds once a week. He claimed that PHA was coordinating with different organisations working for special children in this regard.

PHA Horticulture Director, Sheikh Tariq, asserted that more than 5000 plants had been distributed in public since February 27. Over 250 tree saplings would be planted in each union council of Rawalpindi this week, he further added.

The authority has also imposed a ban on smoking and flying kites in the parks in the light of numerous complains from the citizens while directing its staff to ensure the implementation of the said order.

Share
Leave a Comment

Recent Posts

  • Pakistan

Top Chinese military official lauds Pakistan’s counter-terror efforts

General Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), has commended the Pakistan…

7 hours ago
  • Pakistan

Punjab CM thanks people for rejecting ‘disruptors’

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed her gratitude to the people of…

7 hours ago
  • Pakistan

Belarus president winds up 3-day Pakistan visit

President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko on Wednesday departed after completing a three-day official visit to…

7 hours ago
  • Pakistan

Kurram tribal clashes rage as death toll surges past 100

The recent clashes between the two warring sides in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district continued…

7 hours ago
  • Pakistan

US lawmakers, Amnesty decry ‘crackdown’ on PTI protesters

A number of United States' lawmakers along with Amnesty International have voiced support for demonstrators…

7 hours ago
  • World

Hamas signals willingness for ceasefire in Gaza after Lebanon

Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a senior official in…

7 hours ago