PHC team attacked by unindentified assailants for shutting down quack centres on June 22, 2018LAHORE: Unidentified assailants attacked anti-quackery teams of the Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) on Thursday, following which the police registered an FIR. According to details, when officers of the PHC were travelling back in their official vehicle from Gujjar Colony Chandaroy Road after sealing businesses of quacks, unidentified motorcycle riders resorted to direct firing on their […]
Children, women among 400 beggars arrested on June 11, 2018In a crackdown on beggary, as many as 400 alms-seekers, including women, children and transgender persons were arrested on Sunday. The crackdown jointly conducted by city police and traffic policed was launched on the directives Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Amin Wains given the increase in number of beggars at markets, shopping malls, major roads […]
World Brain Tumor Day observed in Pakistan on June 7, 2018LAHORE: Symptoms of brain tumor normally includes headache, nausea, fatigue, seizures, difficulty in speaking and losing eye sight, said Dr. Irfan Yousaf, Consultant Neuro Surgeon Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center ( SKMCH&RC) while talking to media on World Brain Tumor Day on Thursday. “Specifically a pituitary tumor affects one’s hormones and eye-sight. CT […]
Lahore General Hospital doctors conduct complicated brain surgery successfully on June 4, 2018LAHORE: After a 14 hours’ long complicated operation of brain tumor which was removed successfully from 28-year-old Kishwer at the Lahore General Hospital (LGH) on Sunday, the team really had something to celebrate. Neurosurgeon Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood along with his team comprising Dr Muhammad Akmal and Dr Muhammad Hassan Raza took part in this […]
Dolphin Force murder boy in broad daylight, police refuse to give out names of those responsible on June 4, 2018LAHORE: The family members of 14-year-old Salim who was shot dead during an alleged encounter near Shadbagh area on May 29, are waiting for justice as police still did not mention any Dolphin Force personnel’s name in the FIR or arrest any responsible person for this tragic incident. The deceased’s father Amir and other family […]
Zero tolerance for motorway rules violations: IG Motorways on June 4, 2018LAHORE: Motorway Police would adopt zero tolerance against vehicle moving violations because it is a major cause of traffic crashes and road fatalities on national highways and motorways. The well-mannered conduct with commuters, courtesy and indiscriminate enforcement of law must be ensured to enhance the image of NH&MP. NH&MP Inspector General Amjad Javed Saleemi was […]
Former SNGPL employee commits suicide owing to poverty on May 31, 2018LAHORE: A 63-year-old man committed suicide by setting himself ablaze over poor financial matters in Shafiqabad police station area on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Hanif, a resident of Mohallah Ferozpura Timber Market. Police said that Hanif was a former employee of Sui Northern Gas Piplines Limited and had recently gotten married. He was […]
‘Negligence in getting thyroid treated can increase the danger of heart failure’ on May 25, 2018LAHORE: World Thyroid Day is celebrated on May 25 every year to raise awareness about the disease related to thyroid glands. Different types of glands in human body perform many important functions, out of which the thyroid is one of the most important glands of the body. Found in the neck, it is responsible for […]
Citizens offer Friday prayers in mosques amidst tight security on May 19, 2018LAHORE: The city police on Friday was on high alert and beefed up its security arrangements to avoid any untoward situation during first Jumma prayers of Ramazan in the provincial metropolis. Police sources have confirmed that security arrangements were beefed up outside more than 4,500 city mosques, other religious places, markets, government sites and commercial […]
Zakat Collection campaign initiated by Shaukat Khanum Memorial on May 5, 2018LAHORE: Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre (SKMCHRC) has launched its annual Zakat Collection campaign on Friday. The hospital management arranged a press briefing to describe the targets of this campaign and the progress of the hospital during the 2017. At the press briefing, SKMCHRC Chief Operating Officer Dr Faisal Sultan told media […]