12 lost lives in Rawalpindi in April; 100 vehicles snatched on May 7, 2016ISLAMABAD: The month of April was seen as ominous as the incidents of murder and attempt to murder remained on a path to ascendancy with 12 persons losing their lives and 82 persons sustaining critical injuries in 84 such cases reported in 30 police stations of district Rawalpindi during the month. The graph of robbery […]
Implementation of security plan for Rawalpindi courts a distant dream on May 5, 2016ISLAMABAD: The project for issuance of new machine readable cards to journalists engaged in coverage of court’s proceedings, establishment of a Judicial Safety Force (JSF) for fool proof security of courts and bar associations and prevention of any terror incident in the prevailing situation has not been materialised despite the lapse of two years. A […]
Number of Afghan refugees in Rawalpindi crosses 35,000 on May 3, 2016RAWALPINDI: The number of Afghans settled in Rawalpindi has surpassed 35,000 despite the strategy of interior minister, law enforcement agencies and Rawalpindi police and administration. The administration has also given a deadline of 30 June for renewal of their cards to Afghans who are UN High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) card holders. Sources told the […]
Nawaz Sharif Park reopens for public, but for four hours only on April 27, 2016RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi District Administration has failed to open lone Public Park for recreation of people of Rawalpindi city which was closed for people after worst bomb blast Gulshan e Iqbal Park Lahore which claimed more than 72 lives and left dozens other injured. Nawaz Sharif Park, the only park providing entertainment to people of Rawalpindi […]
Dilapidated structure of education directorate turns into haunted house due to govt negligence on April 21, 2016RAWALPINDI: A dispute over ownership of 155 years-old building of district’s directorate of education has not been resolved since 32 years and the building has turned into ghost bungalow due to negligence and lack of interest by the Punjab government, district management and education department. This ancient and precious building is now in shambles owing […]
Access to Justice Programme at stake on April 14, 2016RAWALPINDI: The terrible poor performance of district police in Rawalpindi has put the future of “Access to justice Programme” at stake amid the reports that it has sent challan of 1,087 cases out of 2,870 cases registered in 30 police stations (PS) of the district Rawalpindi during first two months of this year. Sadiqabad PS […]
Loot on rise in private educational institutions of Rawalpindi on April 9, 2016RAWALPINDI: Owners of mushrooming private educational institutions in the district Rawalpindi have started committing the robbery on the pockets of parents in the name of fines and inflated fees and causing loss to national exchequer of billion of rupees through evasion of income tax, property tax, professional tax and other taxes. Over 5,000 private schools […]
Lack of staff hinders timely hearings in Rawalpindis special court on April 8, 2016RAWALPINDI: Like other districts of Punjab, the special court in Rawalpindi established under the Protection of Pakistan Act (PoPA) has beginning to lose their significance due to the lack of professional necessities and non-deployment of judicial staff. The prosecutor, readers, stenos, court clerks, record keepers, naib qasids and peons could not be inducted in these […]
Slow filing of challans in heinous crimes puts question mark on police performance on April 7, 2016RAWALPINDI: The snail paced filing of challans with regard to heinous crimes like terrorism, murder, attempt to murder and kidnapping for ransom in the courts has raised question mark on the efficiency of district police. The lack of interest and ever plunging graph of police working has put at stake the future of “access to […]