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If Pakistan can ever develop its potential for religious tourism and attract global pilgrims to its archaeological holy sites, the district of Rawalpindi will certainly lead the initiative. Dating back to the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages, it was once the learning capital of Buddhism. A series of Buddhist sacred sites (monastic, stupas and universities) are scattered across the district. From Alexander the Great to the Mughals to Baba Guru Nanak, everyone has contributed to the revered heritage of the area.
The area, falling on the invading route to the subcontinent, has given birth to new cities through the millennia. If Bhir mound, dating back to the 6th century BC, is considered the earliest urban dwelling in the subcontinent, Islamabad is the latest addition. In the 1960s, Rawalpindi donated 906 square kilometres (out of its 6,192 square kilometres) to create the new capital for Pakistan.
‘Noose being tightened around tricksters of real estate sector’
Islamabad
April 12, 2021
Islamabad : The Chief Commissioner (CC) Office of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) has directed all the relevant departments for a comprehensive crackdown against the illegal housing schemes to protect the general public from falling into traps of the real estate sector’s tricksters.
The Chief Commissioner’s office passed the directions on Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, Registrar Cooperatives, Director Municipal Administration and directorates concerned of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on receipt of numerous complaints, a senior official told this agency.
She said all the departments concerned told to step up efforts to bar illegal housing schemes offices from booking of plots, marketing and advertisement through brochures, publication material as well as through billboards, hoardings and panaflexes. The official said the crackdown was meant to protect the earnest mone
National
April 12, 2021
Rawalpindi: The tenders of Rawalpindi Ring Road Project (RRRP) would be opened after April 27 which is last date to submit bids for the project. A Commissioner Office spokesman on Sunday informed this agency that newly appointed Commissioner Rawalpindi Division, Gulzar Hussain Shah after taking charge of his office chaired a meeting here to review progress on the project. He also visited track of RRR and said that the project would be completed on fast track basis. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Captain (r) Anwar ul Haq, Director General Rawalpindi Development Authority, Abdul Sattar Isani, Deputy Project Director, Muhammad Abdullah and other officers concerned.
April 27 set as deadline for submission of bids
Islamabad
April 12, 2021
Rawalpindi : The tenders of Rawalpindi Ring Road Project (RRRP) would be opened after April 27 which is last date to submit bids for the project.
A Commissioner Office spokesman on Sunday informed this agency that newly appointed Commissioner Rawalpindi Division, Gulzar Hussain Shah after taking charge of his office chaired a meeting here to review progress on the project.
He also visited track of RRR and said that the project would be completed on fast track basis.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Captain (r) Anwar ul Haq, Director General Rawalpindi Development Authority, Abdul Sattar Isani, Deputy Project Director, Muhammad Abdullah and other officers concerned. The Commissioner said that RRRP would be completed on fast track policy as per vision of the Chief Minister Punjab, Sardar Usman Buzdar.