National
December 14, 2020
Rawalpindi: No doubt, government ministers are staging 4 to 6 press conferences on coronavirus topic on daily basis and warning public not to attend political processions but unable to devise proper planning to implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) in markets and shopping malls where the majority of citizens are freely violating them.
The locals could be seen moving freely in markets, shopping malls and other public places even in the areas where ‘Smart Lockdown’ was imposed without masks but concerned authorities are looking at the whole drama with closed eyes.
On the directions of the Punjab Home Department, the local administration in Rawalpindi some four days back imposed a smart lockdown at 19 hotspots areas of coronavirus. But, the public was moving freely in all areas in Rahim Town, Muslim Town, Gulshanabad, Shakriyal, Asif Colony, Adiala, Daryabad, Gawalmandi, Qasimabad, Naik Alam, Bagh Sardaran, Safdarabad, Sadiq Colony, Dhoke Naj
Illegal commercial activities in residential areas irk Pindiites
National
December 14, 2020
Rawalpindi: Illegal commercial activities in Tench Bhatta, Chungi No 22, Gawalmandi, and other residential areas irk the residents as the encroachers have occupied streets and roads, creating problems for motorists as well as pedestrians particularly for women and children.
According to locals, most of the streets of Tench Bhatta, Peoples Colony, Dhoke Syedan, Bakra Mandi, Chungi No 22, Gawalmandi and other areas have been converted into commercial centers as the traders have changed houses into shops and godowns.
The residents also complained that influential persons with the connivance of Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) officials are constructing illegal plazas and shops in such localities further deteriorating the agonizing situation.
Smart lockdown imposed in 19 areas
Islamabad
December 10, 2020
Rawalpindi : On the directions of the Punjab Home Department, the local administration in Rawalpindi on Wednesday imposed a smart lockdown at 19 hotspots areas of coronavirus. The lockdown will remain in place till December 21, 2020.
According to a notification issued by Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department, the smart lockdown has been imposed in Rahim Town, Muslim Town, Gulshanabad, Shakriyal, Asif Colony, Adiala, Daryabad, Gawalmandi, Qasimabad, Naik Alam, Bagh Sardaran, Safdarabad, Sadiq Colony, Dhoke Najju, Khayaban-e-Sir Syed, Waris Khan, Gulistan Colony, Tulsa, and Garibabad areas. The lockdown in these areas will remain in place for 12 days till December 21.