Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's open blame game against the military institutions and name-calling Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa for "illegitimately" ousting his government in April this year has crossed all "red-lines" and rendered him an 'enemy' of Rawalpindi.
Citing the same report, the Dawn newspaper last month said that the number of these addicts is increasing at the rate of 40,000 per year, making Pakistan one of the most drug-affected countries in the world.
Thousands of opposition supporters gathered in the city of Wazirabad in the province of Punjab ahead of the protest march. Qureshi addressed the crowd, promising that Imran Khan would take over as the leader of the march from Rawalpindi.
Lahore and Rawalpindi jails have over 25 per cent of prisoners prone to drug addiction, according to a report by the National Commission of Human Rights (NCHR).
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], October 21 (ANI): Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said that he will not take an extension and retire after five weeks, reports Pakistan's Geo News.
Lahore [Pakistan], October 14 (ANI): The Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court on Friday suspended the non-bailable warrant to arrest Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah in the corruption case, local media reported.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 9 (ANI): Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's helicopter on Tuesday was forced to make an emergency landing due to a technical problem near Rawalpindi district in Punjab province.
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], September 27 (ANI): Senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ishaq Dar, who has been involved in several corruption cases, returned to Pakistan on Monday night as the minister is ready to take charge as the finance minister of the country replacing Miftah Ism
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], September 25 (ANI): China's campaign against Uyghurs has spilled across its borders, entangling hundreds of Pakistanis who have suffered from China's suppression of Muslims in the Xinjiang territory which is home to about 10 million ethnic Uyghurs.
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Pakistan's Lahore High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a Christian couple seeking the recovery of their 12-year-old daughter after she was allegedly kidnapped and forced to convert and marry, media reports said citing sources.
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): A police officer and three of his subordinates were suspended for ill-treatment of a citizen in Pakistan's Rawalpindi on Wednesday.