Rawalpindi:You may be throwing the garbage away from your home, but chances are that it will be back at your doorstep bigger than ever. There appears to be no permanent solution in sight.“The.
Rawalpindi : While the wait for tap water dominates the new areas of Rawalpindi city, Fazal Town Phase-I, Street no. 3, is particularly mentionable. It is depressing to see this street does not get.
Beggars ringing doorbells are a nightmare
Islamabad
February 21, 2021
Beggars are of many kinds in Rawalpindi; street corner beggars near red lights and when motorists stop, they swarm the cars and there are beggars who come to our front door. I want to talk about the ones at the front door.
“The beggars who come to my house are regulars. We know each other’s names, I know a few of their home life stories. They are usually young women holding a baby girl or a boy,” says Wirda Batool. “I give these women money but when they come by, once a week. At times, I search my cupboard for secondhand clothes or fridge for food,” adds Wirda.
Overblown bills without gas supply
Islamabad
January 24, 2021
Islamabad:“Think about coming home and finding an overblown gas bill. For residents of Fazal Town Phase-I, Street No. 3, behind Butt Market surviving the coldest night, means, wearing as many clothes as possible, gathering together in a single room, and sleeping close to an electric heater. “We have got to keep warm anyhow,” says Farah Hussain.
“I and my two kids, 8 and 10, live in a house with a geyser lacking gas. Without heat or hot water, I can’t keep my family warm as I cannot have an electric heater being a mother of modest income,” says Fizza Mehdi.