Plague of rats unleashed on Rawalpindi
Several women, children hospitalised after bitten by rodents
Parliamentarians are worried by presence of vermin at posh lodges.
RAWALPINDI:
The increasing number of rats in Rawalpindi has become a pestering affair for the common man and businessmen alike. In the last six months, several women and children had to visit hospitals to get vaccination after they were bitten by the rodents
Traders from different areas of the city said that as their shops remained closed during the coronavirus lockdown, mice had a field day, destroying edible and non-edible items worth millions of rupees.
The residents of densely populated areas such as Bani, Waris Khan, Dhok Khabba, Arya Mohalla, Madanpura, Shaheenpura, Raja Bazaar, Bara Market, Ganjmandi, Namak Mandi, Urdu Bazaar, Bhabra Bazaar, Bohar Bazaar and Moti Bazaar maintained that the well-fed rats were so big that even cats were scared of them.
Inadequate water supply in Ramazan
Islamabad
April 18, 2021
Islamabad : City areas of Tajabad, Fazal Town Phase-II, Dhoke Hafiz, Shah Khalid Colony, and Faisal Colony are not being supplied adequate water supply in Ramazan. Residents demand proper arrangements to maintain the water supply.
“We the people living in Fazal Town, Phase-I near Shelton Guest House and a little farther in Salahuddin Avenue, Street. III behind Butt Market understand the gravity of the water shortage better than most other localities of Pindi,” says Abbas Shah.
“The residents of our area depend on their neighbors’ pumps for water. Whatever the number of bore-wells in the area is, often get dried up. How many houses can give water to neighbors and for how many days? They have no choice but to depend on tankers, and most of them are apprehensive about the quality of water,” adds Abbas Shah.
Spring is here, kites in the air
Basant brings yellow kites on the sky as police chase ban violators
RAWALPINDI:
The kite enthusiasts in the garrison city celebrated Basant Night on Thursday. Crackdown of the police against the kite flying proved futile.
The ages-old kite festival heralding the arrival of spring is banned owning to several incidents of metallic and glass laced strings getting entangled around the necks of people.
The kite-flyers used white and yellow kites to fill the dark sky with colours. Intermittent aerial firing and fireworks continued in the areas too.
Earlier, Basant was celebrated in the cantonment areas last week, while Kite Flying Association (KFA) had announced to celebrate the second Basant on February 25 and 26 in Rawalpindi city despite the ban.