Authorities blame local residents, saying that they throw trash into the streets and sewers

Some try to justify the practice by calling it a ‘necessity’.

"The blockage is especially severe during school and office hours,” said Nargis Mohib, a commuter.

Lack of bus shelters leaves passengers pining for shade.

Pindiites sick of ‘broken’ sanitation system which regularly overflows.

Garbage dumps near small restaurants a public eyesore, health risk.

Aftab Iqbal Shamim talks on poets, poetry and everything in between.

Parveen Tahir’s collection of poetry entitled “Tinkey ka Baatin” has received critical acclaim.

Parking in narrow lanes adds to woes of residents, children’s safety given little weight.

Aesthetically unpleasing ads are ‘visual pollution.’