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350 traffic policemen to be on duty to divert traffic on alternative routes

When the deadly 1935 earthquake reduced Quetta city to rubble, horrified officials came up with a new building code slapping a blanket ban on the construction of buildings with a height of 30 feet or above. The building code also outlawed the use of certain materials in roofs, and only wood and tin roofs were permitted. The building code introduced in 1937 defined seven building types. The city followed the code for years and this is the only legal document to govern construction activities in Quetta since 1937, as authorities have failed to form a building code authority in the last 84 years....

Authorities in Rawalpindi and other Punjab cities started removing shipping containers to end roadblocks on Sunday night after the PTI government reached an agreement with the militant banned organization Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) earlier in the day. The Grand Trunk Road has been opened in Jhelum, Gujrat and Gujranwala. The shipping containers placed on the River Jhelum Bridge have been removed, SAMAA TV reported. Other roads branching off the GT road have also been opened. Similarly, containers on the bridge over the River Chenab were removed. A ditch dug out at Srai Alamgir near Jhelu...

The Lahore High Court has barred authorities from blocking roads during cricket matches.

The Lahore High Court has barred authorities from blocking roads during cricket matches.