Holiday in Rawalpindi tomorrow

Published March 15, 2009

ISLAMABAD, March 14 The Punjab government on Saturday issued a notification declaring holiday in Rawalpindi on March 16, the day when the lawyers' long march is scheduled enter the federal capital for a sit-in in front of the Parliament House.


The official handout issued late in night said that District Coordination Officer Rawalpindi Muhammad Asif Qureshi had announced local holiday for Monday when all government offices and education institutions would remain closed.—Staff Reporter

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