Before the US occupation forces withdraw from Afghanistan, as they are due to in 2014, they must face and resolve two issues first. They are the route of the withdrawal, and the relationship between Afghanistan and its neighbour Pakistan. The first issue arose with the arrival of 12 trucks carrying ...

BATTAGRAM/MANSEHRA - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that those who ruined the country cannot fix it. Addressing a public gathering at Battagram on Friday, he said system of justice, not roads, builds nations. He called on the people of Battagram not to cast their vote ...

ISLAMABAD - The Engineering Wing of CDA to take up construction of remaining roads and patch work of damaged roads in coordination with Planning and Estate Wings and formulate a strategy for up-gradation and rehabilitation of dwellers of Katchi Abadies in Farash Town on war footing.Chairman CDA, ...

PARIS  - A glamour ceremony to be held in Nyon, Switzerland on Thursday will unveil the much anticipated pairings for the knockout phase of the Champions League, as the 16 remaining teams continue their quest to reach the May 25 final at Wembley.A fresh champion will lift one of the most ...

RAWALPINDI  – The Rawal Town Municipal Administration (RTMA) will undertake repair and maintenance of five main roads of the city with an estimated cost of Rs22.34 million.Rawal Town Administrator Saif Anwar Jappa said that the 4th-B Road from Chandani Chowk to Saidpur Road would be ...

The Mall; Dharampura Road; Canal Bank Road (from Dharampura to Harbanspura); Ferozpur Road; Lower Mall; Queen’s Road; Lawrence Road; Jail Road; Multan Road; Allama Iqbal Road; Empress Road; McLeod Road; Ravi Road; Davis Road; Aziz Road (Misri Shah); Shadbagh Road; Chah Miran Road; GT Road; ...

RAWALPINDI – Due to the lack of coordination among the institutions, the newly constructed roads of the city are being dug up to lay waterlines.According to details, recently constructed Rashid Minhas Road, Benazir Road, Tippu Road and Jhanda Chichi Road have been dug to lay down new ...

LAHORE – Despite the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) clear directions, the police officers are unwilling to remove barricades and hurdles set up outside the offices of senior officers here in the City.It is important to mention here that the LHC on Friday during hearing of a case regarding ...

VEHARI - The Club Road, the busiest street of the city, is in dilapidated condition due to the negligence of TMA.Reportedly, the road from railway crossing near Islamia High School to Jamia Masjid Baghwali is on the mercy of shopkeepers who have encroached on it from both sides halting the way for ...

LAHORE –The Lahore Transport Company will provide 575 buses of international standard and among of them 100 will be available on the City roads in the last week of February.LTC Chairman Khawaja Ahmed Hassaan said this while presiding over a meeting of the Company’s Board of Directors ...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Thursday announced that his party will stand by the judiciary and come out on roads on January 16 if the court was ambushed.Addressing a press conference here in Lahore, the PTI chief urged Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to resign from the ...

All our lives we teach our children to keep themselves clean. But we do not get to witness any practical implementation. There is not a single city in Pakistan where we do not witness litter on the roads. All our fellowmen who do not take care of cleanliness in their home country, when go abroad, ...

NOORPUR THAL – Assistant Commissioner and Administrator Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA), Muhammad Sarwar Gujar said the government was spending Rs60 million on the reconstruction of roads to provide better means of communication to the people of Thal. Talking to the newsmen here, he ...

RAJANPUR - Jampur Bypass will not only prevent the city from floods but also lessen traffic on city roads, said an official. It may be mentioned here that for the construction of the bypass, land was acquired from 4,000 families. AC Wahid Arjmand Zia said that a sum of Rs130 million was likely to ...

Our Staff Reporter KARACHI - CNG stations across the province of Sindh remained closed from Tuesday Noon to Wednesday Noon while countless commuters suffered on Tuesday due to closure of CNG Stations for 24 hours. CNG Stations Owners Association Chairman Malik Khudda Baksh said that there are ...

LAHORE Debris of hundreds of structures including shops, ramps, shades and stairs, demolished by the City District Government during drive against encroachments is causing massive inconvenience for Lahorites as the CDG teams equipped with latest machinery have failed to remove the material from ...

ISLAMABAD - While the damage cost of roads after the flash flood is exceeding Rs18 billion, the government is yet to release funds for reconstruction which could further damage road infrastructure. National Highway Authority (NHA) has been waiting to consume it for reconstruction but the ...

ISLAMABAD - Around 35 important bridges and 657 kilometres road across the country badly damaged due to flash floods would cost approximately Rs 8220 million for repair. Out of 35 bridges 15 bridges from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, seven from Punjab, two from Sindh, one from Sindh and ten from Gilgit ...

LAHORE - As many as 25 roads in Misri Shah and Data Nagar rehabilitated at the cost of around Rs 266 million have been opened for traffic on Thursday. PML-N MNA Hamza Shabaz inaugurated the road rehabilitation project completed by Frontier Works Organisation. City district government was client of ...

KARACHI - Footpath, are meant for pedestrian and their convenience and not for doing business but on the intersection of Abdullah Haroon Road and Sarwar Shaheed Road, in front of congested Zainab Market, footpath are encroached upon with the connivance of Police and official of the Cant authority, ...

LAHORE - The Lahore Bachao Tehreek has opposed the commercialisation of 58 roads in the City, saying that the LDAs step of allowing commercial activity would add additional burden on infrastructure besides creating environmental hazards. LDA has recently invited public proposals regarding allowing ...

RAWALPINDI-Bad road conditions are the serious challenges the residents of NA-53 have been facing for the last many years. Business activities have slowed down owing to these poor conditions and the transporters are finding it difficult to bring goods to the market and ply their vehicles. Even ...

LAHORE - Unnecessary carpeting of roads, mostly those of newly-constructed ones, is on the rise in different parts of the City, reflecting that the authorities concerned want to end up earmarked funds for the rehabilitation and construction of roads before the end of financial year 2008-09. It is ...

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Communications Dr Arbab Alamgir Khan has said that road infrastructure in Balochistan would be completed on priority basis. He said this while talking to Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani here on Saturday. The minister also thanked the Chief ...

LAHORE - The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) has launched the rehabilitation project of 25 roads in Misri Shah and Data Nagar localities, mostly fall into the area of Walled City, at the cost of around Rs 266 million in the City. With the completion of 25 roads, World Bank funded 'Walled City ...

ISLAMABAD - Capital Development Authority (CDA)s inability to relocate trees from the work area of Zero Point Interchange (ZPI) has brought the construction work on northern loops and slip roads of the project to a halt. Even though the Authority made slight changes to the design of the said loops ...

LAHORE - The Model Road Project worth Rs 100 million meant to make 32 City thoroughfares clean, tidy and stylish has commenced under Chief Minister's 'Green and Clean Programme.' The project will be completed by the end of March in phases. Commissioner Lahore Khusro Pervez is spearheading the City ...

ISLAMABAD - Driving on the roads has become headache for the motorists in these days because of the tight security arrangements and ongoing construction activities on most of the road and highways in the city. The city, which was considered to be a safest place in the country is not safe now ...

RAWALPINDI - Most of the city roads are in dilapidated condition, which are causing great hardships for both motorists and pedestrians. Despite the tall claims of different authorities, including City District Government (CDGR), Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), Water and Sanitation Agency ...

KARACHI - Residents of Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Karachi have to face serious difficulties and hardships due to incomplete roads, dug up for repair work a few months ago. A survey by The Nation showed that the DHA has left the repair work of different roads in Badar Commercial, Tauheed ...