More than Rs 150 million recovered from criminals in 2018 on December 22, 2018LAHORE: City police have arrested as many as 79,089 criminals involved in different crimes including 259 Proclaimed Offenders (PO) of A category, 2007 POs of B category, 10,692 court offenders and recovered stolen vehicles, drugs and illegal weapons as well as Rs 15 crore and Rs 6,100,000 from them in 2018. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) […]
Doctors point out dearth of nutritionists in the country on December 21, 2018A balanced diet is must for a healthy human body and for this purpose, proper provision of vitamins and salts carries great importance. Apart from doctors, we should also prepare nutrition and diet experts who can guide people on following a healthy pattern of life. Ameeruddin Medical College & Post Graduate Medical College Principal Professor […]
Budget of Rs 1,226 million approved by UHS management on December 20, 2018The University of Health Sciences’ (UHS) Board of Governors (BoG) approved Rs 1,226 million budget for the financial year 2018-19 on Wednesday. The 39th meeting of UHS board was chaired by Seema Elahi Baloch. Other members who attended the meeting included Professor Malik Hussain Mubbashar, Zarine Aziz, UHS Vice Chancellor Professor Javed Akram and representatives […]
New app TAMIS to help police determine nature, cause of road accidents on December 19, 2018The Punjab police Traffic department prepared a modern application called Traffic Accident Management Information System (TAMIS) on Tuesday which enables traffic police to determine the reasons of an accident and the reasons behind it besides, the investigation and prosecution process could be expedited with the help of this app and future strategies could be devised […]
Police fails to enforce SC’s ban on kite flying as death toll increases on December 17, 2018LAHORE: Despite a strict ban on kite flying, city police and other concerned departments have completely failed to overcome kite flying in the provincial metropolis. Violation of kite flying ban continues and the police have failed to take action against it. Kite flying, a popular recreational activity in Punjab, was banned by Lahore High Court […]
Punjab has kept HIV prevalence below 0.1% on December 14, 2018The Punjab AIDS Control Programme (PACP), in partnership with Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) organised a candle vigil at Food Street, Badshahi Mosque on Thursday to commemorate World AIDS Day. Advisor to Chief Minister on Health Hanif Khan Pitafi was the chief guest. Punjab Health Services […]
Police assures Christian community of full security ahead of Christmas on December 13, 2018City Police have put in place foolproof security arrangements on the eve of forthcoming Christmas as heavy contingents of police would be deployed at churches and other public places to ensure security for the Christian community. These views were expressed by Senior Superintendent Police Operation Captain (r) Mustansir Feroz presided over an important meeting at […]
Shortage of important drugs persists in pharmacies on December 12, 2018LAHORE: Some loopholes in the procedure of quota allocation of controlled substances to pharmaceutical companies are hurting millions of patients due to shortage of important drugs. The 59th meeting of Committee for Allocation of Quota of Controlled Substance held last week ended with no relief to the patients. The meeting was held at the Ministry […]
More than 6.9 million people suffer from COPD in Pakistan on December 7, 2018Changes in weather have triggered suffering of asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients which can be controlled by creating awareness, right management and long-term treatment. Patients must ensure compliance and adherence to prescribed medication. These views were expressed by Pakistan Chest Society President Professor Khalid Waheed, Jinnah Hospital Pulmonology Head of Department Professor […]
216 criminals arrested; police recover drugs, illegal weapons on December 3, 2018Punjab Highway Patrol (PHP) arrested 216 culprits including 68 proclaimed offenders, two court absconders and recovered valuables, drugs as well as illegal weapons from their possession during the last one week. According to details, PHP teams arrested 68 proclaimed offenders and two court absconders namely Mazhar, Sajid, Sardar, Bin Yameen, Saeed Ahmed, Sooba Khan, Arshad, […]