Murree is a mountain resort town, located in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range, within the Rawalpindi District of Punjab, Pakistan. It forms the outskirts of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area, and is about 30 km northeast of Islamabad. It has average altitude of 2,291 metres.Construction of the town was started in 1851 on the hill of Murree as a sanatorium for British troops. The permanent town of Murree was constructed in 1853 and the church was consecrated shortly thereafter. One main road was established, commonly referred to even in modern times, as the mall. Murree was the summer headquarters of the colonial Punjab Government until 1876 when it was moved to Shimla. Read More
The opposition leaders in Pakistan and citizens have lashed out at Prime Minister Imran Khan over his insensitive remarks on the Murree snowstorm tragedy as the premier blamed tourists for the deaths in the snowfall saying the rush of people left adm ...
At least 21 people have died in Pakistan's Murree after their vehicles were stranded following heavy snowfall overnight, local media reported on Saturday. ...
Hundreds of Pakistani businessmen and civil society members staged a protest against the Imran Khan-led government over inflation, unemployment, hunger, lawlessness in the country. ...
The nationwide protest has been launched against the Imran Khan-led Pakistan government, over the continuous rise in prices of petroleum products and edibles, from Rawalpindi in Pakistan's Punjab province. ...
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