Pak-EPA’s own central lab polluting environment on October 23, 2019The Central Laboratory for Environmental Analysis and Networking (CLEAN) of the Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) is emitting dangerous fumes which are polluting the environment. The Pak-EPA, which is a regulatory authority for the implementation of the laws and regulations regarding the environment, is its self-violating the laws and polluting the environment. Sources said that […]
MLU demands probe into corruption charges against LFAD deputy director on September 28, 2019The Municipal Labour Union (MLU) at Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR) has levelled serious allegations of corruption and irregularities against the deputy director of Local Fund Audit Department (LFAD) deputed in MCR since long and asked the Punjab finance secretary to probe into the matter. Abdul Qayyum Khan – Senior Vice President, MLU – in his […]
Police reluctant to register case of domestic violence on September 25, 2019Despite the passage of two weeks, the police are reluctant to lodge a First Information Report (FIR) on the complaint of a woman who is a victim of domestic violence. Shazia Bano, a resident of Dhameyal – Rawalpindi – file a complaint on September 14, 2019 to get the FIR registered against her husbands and […]
MOCC reluctant to initiate inquiry against embezzlement on September 20, 2019The Ministry of Climate Change (MOCC) is reluctant to initiate an inquiry against the alleged embezzlement in the funds allocated for the maintenance of the laboratories in Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pak-EPA). According to details, a supplementary grant of Rs 19.3 Million was allocated during the financial year 2016-17 for the maintenance and service of […]
Illegal constructions go unchecked in city on September 12, 2019The city mayor was often accused of supporting illegal constructions in the city, however, the local bodies had expired and the mayor left the office, but illegal constructions continue in gross violation of the building bylaws and putting serious doubts over the performance of the Municipal Corporation’s building inspectors. The commissioner Rawalpindi Zafar Iqbal is […]
Municipal Library losing its worth on September 2, 2019In 1980s, when I was appointed, hundreds of people were visiting the library every day – the official performing duty on the front desk / book issuing counter did not have enough time to take a cup of tea, Hamayun Shafqat recalls his memories as a library assistant at the Municipal Library Rawalpindi. “Now, only […]
MCR lacks competent building inspectors, says audit report on August 26, 2019The audit report revealed that the Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR) does not have even a single competent building inspector in the department, which resulted in the non-implementation of rules and bylaws in letter and spirit. According to local government service (appointment & conditions of services) rule, a building inspector’s (BS-14) qualification should be matriculation (1st […]
Rawalpindi police refuse to share info about utilisation of investigation budget on August 23, 2019The Rawalpindi police refused to share the information about the utilisation of investigation budget requested by a citizen under the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act 2013. Exercising “The Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act 2013”, Syed Kauser Abbas – a social activist – has filed an information request on February 04, 2019 […]
Police reluctant to take action against violators of building bylaws on August 17, 2019Despite the passage of almost two months, the police are reluctant to lodge First Information Report (FIR) on the applications of Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR) against the violators of building bylaws. According to details, the MCR had filed an application on July 22, 2019 in New Town Police Station to register an FIR against the […]
MCR building superintendent changed twice within a week on August 10, 2019Contrary to the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the political influence of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) parliamentarians is on its peak in the government departments, as the building superintendent in the Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR) has been changed twice within a week due to political influence. According to details, soon after the government changed, major […]