Pharma industry warns to go on indefinite strike from July 19
July 16, 2021
Rawalpindi : On the call of All Pakistan Pharma Movement, chain pharmacies, medical stores, whole-sellers, distributors and manufacturers, Thursday observed a one-day shutter-down strike throughout the country including Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) JK and Gilgit-Baltistan against advance tax on pharma trade and industry on Thursday.
The All Pakistan Pharma Movement has also given 48 hours’ notice to the government for withdrawal of advance tax otherwise they would go on an indefinite shutter-down strike from July 19. Joint Action Committee Chairman Zahid Bakhtawari declared the strike successful and congratulated the pharma sector for showing unity during the strike.
Residents of dilapidated buildings say most houses had multiple ownership which was why they were not ready to spend money on their repair. White Star
RAWALPINDI: With the start of monsoon rains, residents of 183 old buildings declared dangerous by civic agencies in the city and cantonment areas are spending sleepless nights as they are neither able to leave the structures nor get them reconstructed.
After a survey of old and dilapidated buildings in the city, the Rawalpindi Metropolitan Corporation (RMC) declared 83 buildings dangerous. Similarly, the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has declared 100 buildings dangerous, 45 of them most dangerous, and issued notices to the residents to vacate them or get them repaired.
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.
A must go bazaar for all
Islamabad
April 29, 2021
Rawalpindi is a city of bazaars. There are lots of renowned bazaars in the city. Upper and upper-middle class people frequently go to these bazaars to buy necessary items like fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, cooking oil, ghee, fabrics, scarves, belts, wallets, jewelry, perfume, clothes, shoes, cosmetics, ornaments, T-shirts, trousers, leather goods, pottery items, books, flowers, grocery items and the like.
“Pindiites love to go to Raja Bazaar. This Bazaar is the heart of the city. Almost every footpath is full of hawkers and make-shift markets. Although this bazaar is usually meant for low-income-people, the rich also visit this bazaar. Even foreigners go there to procure uncommon items,” says Muzammal Hussain.