Rawalpindi Archives

October 11, 2024 9:36 AM

Pakistan: Islamabad, Rawalpindi implement five-day closure of businesses ahead of SCO summit

Ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, Islamabad and Rawalpindi will see the temporary closure of restaurants, wedding halls, cafes, and snooker clubs for five days, from October 12 to 16, as part of heightened security measures...

July 2, 2024 5:47 PM

Wife of Pakistan’s Imran Khan gets bail in graft case, media say

A special court in Pakistan's city of Rawalpindi granted interim bail on Tuesday to the wife of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a graft case, media outlet ARY News said. Khan, in jail since last August, was convicted in some cases ahead of Febru...

June 1, 2024 9:39 AM

6 arrested in Pakistan for human trafficking

Six human traffickers--Manwar Butt, Tahir Muzammil, Zeeshan Sadiq, Abdullah, Liaqat Hussain, and Mohammad Rizwan--were captured during a series of searches in Rawalpindi, according to the FIA spokesperson. This comes an extensive surge in crime and v...

February 13, 2024 5:01 PM

Former PTI member Chaudhry shot dead in Rawalpindi

Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA), Chaudhry Muhammad Adnan, was fatally shot by unidentified assailants in Rawalpindi on Monday. Adnan, who ran as an independent candidate in the general elections from Rawalpi...

December 22, 2023 12:55 PM

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake rattles Islamabad, Rawalpindi

In the early hours of Friday morning, an earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale shook Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and surrounding areas, as reported by ARY News. According to the seismological centre, the tremors were felt around 5:30 am in parts ...