Our city, everyday

Know Rawalpindi

Practical information about the city, public services, transport, health, safety and places residents use every day.

Traffic and motorcycles travel along Murree Road in Rawalpindi beside a planted median and an elevated Metrobus station
Murree Road, RawalpindiThe streets that connect our city.

People & place

Rawalpindi at a glance

Two census geographies. A clearer picture of the city and its wider district.

Rawalpindi Metropolitan Corporation
2.28M
2,284,014 people
Metropolitan Corporation · urban locality · 2023 Census
Rawalpindi District
6.12M
6,118,911 people
District · PBS census geography · 2023 Census

City and district figures cover different geographic areas. These figures follow the areas used in the PBS 2023 census tables.

Getting around

One route.
Twenty-four stations.

Explore PMA’s published Rawalpindi–Islamabad Metrobus route, from Saddar to Pak Secretariat, with a complete station list and an accessible route diagram.

Explore the Metrobus route

SaddarStart terminal

Pak SecretariatEnd terminal

Pakistan Metrobus System
Rawalpindi–Islamabad

Everyday information

Understand the services around you

Police & public safety

Find a station or police post in the published Punjab Police directory.

Find a police station

Government services

Follow official pathways for certificates, licences and public services.

Find the right provider

Nullah Lai

Understand the city watercourse and find official flood-awareness guidance.

Understand Nullah Lai

Around the city

Shared places,
local connections.

Recognizable places, alongside the practical information that helps residents navigate everyday city life.

  • Green space

    Ayub National Park

    A Rawalpindi park near Grand Trunk Road.

  • City park

    Liaquat Bagh

    A city park listed by District Rawalpindi among its important places.

For current visiting information, confirm details with the relevant public authority.

Official sources

Last verified: .

A fountain rises from the lake in Ayub Park, Rawalpindi, surrounded by trees and a waterside path
Ayub Park, RawalpindiA shared place to pause.

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