PHC continues crackdown against quacks for second consecutive week on April 28, 2018LAHORE: The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) continued its crackdown against quacks across the province for a second consecutive week. The PHC has closed down another 133 fake treatment centres of quacks on Friday. According to details, the crackdown was carried out in different areas of 13 districts which included Toba Tek Singh, Sheikhupura, Hafizabad, Multan, […]
Punjab Safe Cities Authority has installed 1,900km fibre optics in Lahore so far on April 25, 2018LAHORE: The Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) has installed 1,900 kilometre fibre optics in the provincial metropolis up until now. The PSCA is the exclusive security organisation in Pakistan with its own advanced 4G-Long Term Evolution communication system in place. These views were expressed by the PSCA Chief Administration Officer Muhammad Kamran Khan during the […]
Seminar on the role of media against narcotics held at PU on April 25, 2018LAHORE: A seminar on the role of media against narcotics organised by the Institute of Communication Studies (ICS), University of the Punjab in collaboration with Drug Advisory Training Hub (DATH), Punjab Higher Education Commision and Youth Council for Anti Narcotics was held on Tuesday. Anti Drug/Narcotics Campaign and Dir Drug Advisory Training Hub Consultant Syed […]
Armed men hold HRCP editor at gunpoint, take away laptop on April 21, 2018The editor of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s annual report that highlighted the prevalence in the country of what law enforcement agencies call encounter killings was on Friday robbed of her laptop, cell phones, USB devices, some jewelry and cash from her house in DHA. Maryam Hassan said the armed assailants held her at […]
Lahore Transport Company commences 18 buses for Sikh pilgrims on April 19, 2018LAHORE: The Lahore Transport Company (LTC) with the collaboration of its private transport operator M/S Platform has commenced 18 airconditioned CNG buses for Sikh pilgrims coming on special trains to perform their religious ritual of Baisakhi Festival on Thursday. According to details, LTC has maintained the tradition of plying public transport for Sikh pilgrims that […]
Firing at the house of SC judge in Lahore on April 16, 2018LAHORE: Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the residence of Justice Ijazul Ahsan of the Supreme Court in Model Town in two separate incidents on Saturday night and Sunday morning, sparking strong condemnation from Pakistan Army, bar councils and civil society organisations. No casualties were, however, reported in the attacks, one of which took place around […]
Awareness campaign initiated for protection of women at bus stops on April 14, 2018LAHORE: An awareness campaign for protection of women at bus stops was initiated by Women Development Department and Lahore Transport Company (LTC) which was attended by Women Development Department Secretary Bushra Iman and LTC CEO Mariam Khawar at Kalma Chowk bus stop on Ferozpur Road on Friday. While talking to media persons, Bushra Iman addressed […]
After 4 years, 116 cops indicted on April 13, 2018LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday indicted 116 police officials in the 2014 Model Town killing case. All of the 116 accused pleaded not guilty and opted to contest their trial. The hearing was postponed till the next week when prosecution witnesses would be summoned. Nine other accused in the case, including former DIG operations […]
116 medical centres owned by quacks and fake doctors shut down on April 8, 2018LAHORE: The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has closed down 116 fake treatment centres of quacks in three cities of the province and initiated further proceedings against them. According to the spokespersons of PHC on Saturday, the PHC teams had sealed 116 businesses of quacks in the provincial metropolis, Faisalabad and Jhang districts during the past […]
Sit-in by lady health workers a political motive? Health minister says demands are met on April 7, 2018LAHORE: The sit-in by Lady Health Workers (LHW) had political motives; the politicians came to express solidarity in the dharna at the time when their provincial government neither gave service structures nor paid salaries of many months to the LHWs. Punjab is the only province that regularised 50,000 LHW and also pioneered in approving service […]