TODAY marks the second part of our special tribute edition to those lost to Covid-19 this year. As we reach the end of 2020, a year filled with loss and pain for so many, it’s a poignant moment to reflect on the devastation the virus has wrought - but also to remember the people behind the statistics. The heartbreaking reality of the coronavirus pandemic has been felt in every corner of the district, with many lives taken too soon by the virus. The Telegraph & Argus hopes this special edition will provide a comforting place for people to remember their loved ones lost to Covid-19 in a lasting tribute. Read the first of the tributes articles here.
Historical Shahi Bagh undergoing massive facelift
Peshawar
December 28, 2020
PESHAWAR: An unprecedented repair and restoration work is in full swing to revive the glory of Mughal-era Shahi Bagh - one of the oldest and largest gardens in the provincial metropolis.
Located in Faqirabad and developed by first Mughal and later Durrani rulers, this majestic park originally spread over 800 kanal of land and has a significant recreational as well as historical value for the city and its inhabitants. Mountstuart Elphinstone, the first British envoy to arrive in Peshawar in his 1809 detailed memoir ‘Kingdom of Caubul’ gushed over the garden with praise.
The encroachments made with time after the Independence in the form of unplanned concrete buildings greatly reduced the area of this recreational green space.
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Second postmortem examination conducted of man killed in Karachi ‘encounter’
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Ghulam Abbas is one of the suspected robbers shot dead during an alleged encounter in Karachi s Phase IV on November 27.
The second postmortem examination of a man killed during the alleged Karachi Phase IV encounter was conducted on Wednesday in the presence of a magistrate at Jinnah hospital.
The examination revealed that Ghulam Abbas, whom PTI’s Laila Parveen claims was her driver, died after being shot thrice. Samples have been taken and sent for a chemical examination.