YDA’s protest puts patients in hot water on December 11, 2016LAHORE: The Young Doctors Association (YDA) Saturday staged protest rallies yet again against postgraduate induction policy in the provincial metropolis as well as across the province. Young doctors threatened to continue protest until the Punjab government withdraws the central induction policy. The YDA blocked major roads in the provincial capital and other cities of the […]
Police arrest five in stage actress murder case on December 10, 2016LAHORE: City police Friday arrested five men, including the prime accused, Rana Muzammil, allegedly involved in stage actress murder case. During a media briefing at the Police Lines Qilla Gujjar Singh, police presented all arrested accused in front of media persons. A number of showbiz personalities were also present. Speaking on the occasion, CCPO Captain […]
Italy’s ACIMIT and APTMA for enhancing bilateral trade ties on December 9, 2016LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) and the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the bilateral trade, investment and economic relations between Italy and Pakistan. APTMA Chairman Aamir Fayyaz and ACIMIT President Raffaella Carabelli inked the MoU on behalf of their respective organisations […]
Depicting history through calendar on December 9, 2016LAHORE: Adviser to the Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage Irfan Siddiqui Thursday claimed there was no rift between government and military as portrayed by some quarters. Operation Zarb-e-Azb was collectively launched by the present government and army to eliminate terrorism, the adviser said while speaking at the launching ceremony of a thematic […]
PTCLs attempts to squirm out of paying late employees families rebuked on December 9, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Standing Committee of Senate on Information Technology has termed the appeal filed by PTCL in the Supreme Court against the committee’s order unjust and an insult to widows of late employees. The meeting of the committee was held at Parliament House on Thursday with Senator Shahi Syed on chair. The chairman said that […]
Diabetes claims 10 lives every hour in Pakistan on December 6, 2016LAHORE: Experts at a forum organised by the Department of Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education have said that diabetes is a growing disease in Pakistan and it is estimated that about seven million people in Pakistan are suffering from diabetes. Minister for Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education (SHC&ME) Punjab Khawaja Salman Rafique and Danish Ambassador […]
Traffic jams waste time, fuel of Lahoris on December 2, 2016 LAHORE: The city traffic police have failed to maintain traffic flow as citizens witnessed massive traffic jams in the entire city due to protests and other development activities in the provincial metropolis on a daily basis, Daily Times has learnt on Thursday. People faced immense problems in reaching their destinations and they had to […]
Shaukat Khanum to help establish treatment facilities in Maldives on December 1, 2016LAHORE: Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC) will provide expertise and cooperation to establish diagnostic and treatment facilities for patients diagnosed with cancer in the Maldives. In this regard a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on Thursday between the government of the Republic of Maldives and Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital […]
Lahore ranked 2nd largest drug abuse hub after Karachi on December 1, 2016LAHORE: Like Pakistan, the World AIDS Day is being observed globally on December 1 since 1988 for raising awareness about preventive measures and proper treatment of HIV positive patients. Public sector and private healthcare institutions, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and individuals around the globe observe the day with variety of functions for awareness about AIDS prevention […]
Staff shortage at SHIUs hindering inquiry into murder cases on November 27, 2016LAHORE: Investigations into several murder cases are still pending in the provincial metropolis due to shortage of officers in recently established Specialised Homicide Investigation Units (SHIUs). According to an estimate, criminals involved in 45 murder cases during the last two are still untraced due to shortage of SHIU officers at different police stations across the […]