Youngsters fly kites on a ground in Rawalpindi on Friday despite a ban imposed by the city administration. APP
RAWALPINDI: A boy was killed after he suffered an electric shock while catching a stray kite, and 165 people were injured from stray bullets and in kite flying-related incidents on Friday.
The city echoed with the sound of gunfire as people celebrated Basant ignoring the government ban.
Mohammad Usman, 12, a resident of Dhoke Kala Khan, died after he suffered an electric shock and sustained burn injuries on his face and chest while catching a stray kite.
A teenage boy, Mohsin Hussain, was injured in a similar incident in the same locality.
LHC hears citizens’ woes over roadblocks
The district officials maintained that they have not blocked any roads
RAWALPINDI:
The Lahore High Court s (LHC) Rawalpindi bench has formed a two-member commission to look into complaints stemming from the closure of routes and business centres due to the cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium that began on Thursday.
Advocate Malik Saleh Mohammad filed a petition on behalf of a citizen, Zahidul Islam, wherein it was stated that the district administration had closed the roads due to a test match at RCS. He claimed that the move was in violation of basic human rights.
Traffic Plan finalized for second test match Sun 31st January 2021 | 07:50 PM
RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 31st Jan, 2021 ) :The City TrafficPolice (CTP) Sunday finalized traffic plan for the second test match being played between Pakistan and South Africa.
CTP will make efforts to regulate traffic in adjacent areas of the RawalpindiCricket Stadium where the test match is scheduled to be played fromFebruary 4 till February 8, said Senior Traffic Officer (STO) Syed Abid Abbas Shah.
He shared that the main Double Road would remain closed for all kind of traffic.
He urged commuters to cooperate with the police performing duties during the cricket match.
Pak vs SA: Rawalpindi, here s the traffic plan for the second Test
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Saturday Jan 30, 2021
The second Test starts on February 4 in Rawalpindi. South Africa are on their first tour of Pakistan in 14 years. Photo: Geo.tv/ file
Traffic plan issued for cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa
Residents have been advised to use alternative routes to avoid inconvenience as Stadium Road will be closed
Traffic in areas adjacent to the stadium will be regulated during the match, says Rawalpindi Senior Traffic Officer Syed Abid Abbas Shah
RAWALPINDI: Stadium Road will remain closed next week as Rawalpindi prepares for the second Test match between Pakistan and South Africa, the city s traffic police said in a traffic plan issued Friday for the Test match.
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