15 schools in Kasur get toilet facilities on December 14, 2016LAHORE: The Rural Community Development Society (RCDS) – a community based development organisation– has constructed toilets in 15 schools (eight girls and seven boys’ schools) as a pilot project in Kasur District. Completed with financial assistance of renowned multinational company amounting to Rs 1 million in eight union councils of Kasur District, these latrines have […]
CCPO settles 26 cases of land grab, monetary disputes on December 11, 2016LAHORE: Capital City Police Officer Captain (r) Muhammad Amin Wains settled at least 26 land-grabbing and other disputes involving overseas Pakistanis in a meeting at his office on Sunday. Punjab Overseas Pakistani Commission Vice Chairman Khalid Shaheen Butt, Vice Chairperson Overseas Pakistani Commission Punjab also observed the whole procedure and appreciated the efforts of police […]
Annual PIA loss reaches record high of Rs 50 billion on December 10, 2016ISLAMABAD: The annual loss of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has touched its pinnacle, crossing Rs 50 billion during the last two years. The total loss of national airlines was Rs 210 billion in last decade which has swelled to Rs 270 billion, whereas it has to repay the loans of Rs 300 billion. There are […]
Punjabs livestock farms inadvertently aid poultry industry: research on December 8, 2016LAHORE: The soil of livestock farms in provincial metropolis is rich in fungi having potential to produce a particular enzyme, which is being used worldwide as a feed supplement in poultry industry. In a recent research carried out by Dr Ali Ahmad of University of Health Sciences (UHS) as part of his PhD research under […]
17 out of 50 under-five children in Punjab stunted on December 7, 2016LAHORE: The Punjab government is paying attention to prevent diseases with the help of nutrition and diet plan rather than treatment of diseases, said Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Imran Nazir on Wednesday. He was presiding over a meeting on malnutrition held in collaboration with the district malnutrition committee, Planning and Development Department (P&D), Policy Strategic […]
Thanks to CTP, 70% bikers are wearing helmets now on December 7, 2016LAHORE: The City Traffic Police (CTP) has succeeded to discourage the practice of not wearing helmets while riding motorbikes, as a majority of bikers have started wearing helmets with the ratio reaching record level of 70 percent. According to sources, the traffic police authorities are planning to increase this ratio. The authorities are also working […]
Thanks to CTP, 70 percent of bikers are wearing helmets now on December 6, 2016LAHORE: The City Traffic Police (CTP) has succeeded to discourage the practice of not wearing helmets while riding motorbikes, as a majority of bikers have started wearing helmets with the ratio reaching record level of 70 percent. According to sources, the traffic police authorities are planning to increase this ratio. The authorities are also working […]
Lady Willingdon Hospital to be made patient friendly on December 5, 2016LAHORE: All available resources would be utilised to ensure medical facilities of international standards for maternal and child healthcare at the Lady Willingdon Hospital. This was said by Medical Superintendent Lady Wilingdon Hospital Dr Ziaullah Cheema in a meeting of administrative doctors held in connection with improving administration of the hospital on Sunday. He said […]
PMA warns of protest if doctors abducted child not recovered on December 3, 2016 LAHORE: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) on Saturday deplored the “traditional cold response” of the Nawab Town Police Station and indifferent attitude of senior police officials to the abduction of Dr Tehsina Zafar’s child, and warned to stern action on part of the doctors’ community if the nominated culprits were not brought to book […]
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 Maldives and Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre. […]