Stakeholders point out serious flaws in procedure of monitoring private schools on January 11, 2020In the light of the Supreme Court orders, District Registration Authority was established to register, monitor and regulate private schools; however, parents, schoolteachers and private schools’ association have expressed serious concerns over the procedure and pointed out several flaws in the procedure. The parents call for monitoring the quality of education and basic facilities provided […]
Chaiwali – the woman who changed her fate by breaking taboo on January 9, 2020When Shehnaz Bibi lost her husband, she was struggling to feed her children and family. She didn’t have to anything to feed her kids at home. “I didn’t want to put my children burden on someone else, so I decided to do work and adopt an occupation which is dominateed by men. Shahnaz started a […]
Child abuse cases increased by 159% in federal capital in 2019 on January 3, 2020The federal capital reportedly witnessed 159 percent increase in child abuse cases in 2019. There is 38 percent increase in violence against women as 109 cases were reported against 79 cases in 2018. However, overall rime ratio has been decreased upto 8 percent as compared to 2018. According to data availed from Islamabad Police through […]
Dengue cases continue to surface despite dip in temperature on December 31, 2019The deadly dengue virus continues to spread despite a significant dip in the temperature level in the Rawalpindi, where more than 23 persons lost their lives due to dengue fever this year. More than twenty cases have been reported in December in the city alone despite a significant drop in the temperature. The health experts […]
Pak-EPA told to provide information regarding monitoring visits in 10 days on December 20, 2019Taking action over an appeal, the Pakistan Information Commission directed the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) to provide information regarding the monitoring visits conducted by the public body within 10 working days. The directives were issued after hearing an appeal filed by this scribe against the Pak-EPA’s for not providing the requested information within stipulated […]
MCR losses over Rs 182m owing to corruption, irregularities on December 6, 2019Every year the Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR) losses more than Rs 182 million approximately due to the alleged corruption and irregularities in the assets management of the department, Daily Times learnt. The official documents available with Daily Times show that the MCR has more than 2,800 properties, including shops, petrol pumps, canteens, and cinema, which […]
Probe launched into irregularities in Forest Department’s contracts on December 2, 2019An inquiry has been launched into the alleged irregularities in the award of Rs 61.6 million contracts by the Forest Department in Rawalpindi. According to details, a tender for the purchase of 300,000 saplings of different fruit and flower and 800kg seed was announced by the Forest Department of Rawalpindi Division on the website of […]
Information Commission issues notices to cantonment boards on November 18, 2019The Pakistan Information Commission has issued hearing notices to both the cantonment boards in Rawalpindi for not sharing information with a citizen, requested under the Right of Access to Information Act commonly known as the RTI law. According to details, in pursuance of an appeal filed by a citizen namely, Sajjad Ali, the PIC has […]
Probe launched into allegations of irregularities within Pak-EPA on November 12, 2019The Ministry of Climate Change (MOCC) has initiated inquiry regarding the alleged irregularities in Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA), Daily Times has learnt. A senior official at Ministry of Climate Change, wishing anonymity, said that after receiving multiple complaints regarding the alleged irregularities in Pak-EPA, the MOCC initiated an inquiry into the matter. The officer […]
Pakistan rejects illegal ‘bifurcation’ of Kashmir on November 1, 2019Pakistan on Thursday rejected the illegal ‘bifurcation’ of Indian-held Kashmir into two Union Territories. “Any change of status quo in Indian-held Jammu and Kashmir is in complete violation of the UN Security Council resolutions and agreements between India and Pakistan, especially the Simla Agreement,” the Foreign Office said in a statement. “The occupied Jammu and […]