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Pak: Imran Khan's sisters, PTI leaders protest near Adiala Jail after bein
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
The protests continue despite a March 24, 2025, court order from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) directing that Imran Khan be allowed to meet visitors twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Dawn reported.
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Pak: Dense fog grips Rawalpindi and Islamabad, disrupting daily life
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Dense fog reduced visibility in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, disrupting traffic, flights and rail services. Authorities warned of continued cold and fog, urged cautious travel, and hospitals reported a rise in cold-related illnesses, especially among the elderly and children.
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Implementation delays persist in major government infrastructure project
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The multibillion-rupee project has seen barely five per cent physical progress despite an allocation of Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 23.845 billion in the federal budget, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Pak: Rawalpindi authorities fail to curb pollution from non-compliant bric
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Authorities in Rawalpindi have failed to stop pollution from brick kilns operating without mandatory zig-zag technology, particularly in Gujar Khan. Residents report health risks and weak enforcement, while kiln owners cite high costs. Citizens and legal experts have demanded stricter action
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Pakistan's FM confirms India's strikes on Nur Khan Air Base in May, says d
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, who, during the year-end press briefing on Saturday, confirmed that India had targeted its Nur Khan Air Base in Rawalpindi's Chakala, damaging their military installation as well as injuring personnel posted there.
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Pakistan: Health sector crisis deepens in Rawalpindi as hospitals struggle
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The year 2025 has been marked by severe challenges for Rawalpindi's health sector in Pakistan, with major public hospitals facing acute shortages of beds, staff and essential medical services despite billions of rupees spent on infrastructure upgrades, The Express Tribune reported.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan's sisters protest near Adiala jail after being denied
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan's sisters, Aleema Khan, Noreen Khan Niazi and Uzma Khan, held a sit-in near Rawalpindi's Factory Naka on Tuesday, after they were denied permission to meet the incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder in Adiala jail, the Express Tribune report
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Rawalpindi development projects delayed in 2025 amid funding shortfall
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Rawalpindi District Council, Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), Municipal Corporation, Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), and the District Development Committee were unable to initiate 13 development projects in the city, cantonment, and rural areas in 2025, despite numerous announ
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Pakistan: Over 1,300 security personnel deployed in Rawalpindi ahead of pr
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Security has been ramped up in Rawalpindi ahead of the potential protest by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and a Jamaat-e-Islami gathering at Liaquat Bagh, officials said as reported by the Tribune.
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Former Pak PM Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi sentenced to 17 years in Toshak
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A special court of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday sentenced former Pakistan PM and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years of imprisonment in the Toshakhana-2 case, as reported by Dawn news.
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Pakistan: Rawalpindi detects poliovirus in environmental samples ahead of
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Two environmental samples in Rawalpindi tested positive for poliovirus ahead of the final anti-polio drive from December 15 to 18. Authorities said the virus is linked to an active cluster elsewhere and preparations are in place to vaccinate over one million children in the district.
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Rawalpindi, Islamabad transporters set for wheel-jam strike over soaring t
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Transporters in Rawalpindi and Islamabad launched a wheel-jam strike today over sharply increased traffic fines. They rejected officials' requests to delay the protest, saying heavy penalties from PKR 5,000 to PKR 20,000 are hurting their livelihoods. Several transport associations and JUI R
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