Thousands screened for AIDS/HIV in ongoing campaign on January 6, 2018LAHORE: The Punjab Aids Control Programme (PACP) tested 24,000 bus and truck drivers, 47,000 prisoners and 2,500 transgender persons in 2017. According to details, the Punjab AIDS Control Programme started mass screening of bus and truck drivers across the province in collaboration with Punjab Goods Transport Association. Initially starting from Lahore, camps were set up […]
12,000 cops to provide security on New Year’s eve on December 31, 2017LAHORE: City Police has finalised a security plan for New Year’s eve and more than 12,000 cops will be deputed across the city. Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Amin Wains said that strict action would be taken against those transgressing the limits of law and ethics, indulging in drinking, aerial firing, one-wheeling, racing and hooliganism. […]
PCTB refuses to include awareness content in curriculum on December 20, 2017LAHORE: Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB) authority has refused to include traffic rules awareness, adulterated food and 36 infectious diseases awareness in the curriculum of public schools. The Young Doctors Association (YDA) has strongly condemned the authority and said that manuscript and curriculum wing had discarded the recommendations of traffic police, Punjab Food Authority […]
CHS to set up 100 hospitals across the country: CEO on December 18, 2017LAHORE: Cosmos Health Services (CHS) and World Medical Hospital (WMC) Thailand will set up around 100 hospitals and clinics across the country. While talking to Daily Times, Ashba Kamran, the Cosmos Health Services CEO, said that the plan was to set up 100 hospitals and urgent care clinics across Pakistan. “In this new healthcare system, […]
Banks directed to beef up security on December 13, 2017LAHORE: City police has directed all banks to beef up security. Security measures taken by banks will be reviewed. SP Security Ammara Athar said this while addressing officials of 200 banks on Tuesday. The SP said that robbers usually targeted citizens when they were coming or going to banks for any transaction. “Bank administrations should […]
Air pollution levels spike after brief respite on December 10, 2017LAHORE: The number of citizens suffering in lung, eye and other respiratory problems has once again risen as dust and smog returns to the city. Medical experts have advised the citizens to wear face-mask and eyeshades (glasses) to protect themselves from the adverse effects of smog and dust while going outside. Smog is a mixture […]
Six days on, no breakthrough in tracking missing activist’s whereabouts on December 8, 2017LAHORE: It has been six days now since peace activist Raza Khan went missing. Naseerabad police say investigation is underway but they haven’t yet made much progress in tracking down the whereabouts of the activist who was last seen at an open discussion held last Saturday on rising religious extremism in the society. The investigating […]
‘AIDS biggest health challenge facing developing countries’ on December 1, 2017LAHORE: Like other countries, World AIDS Day is being celebrated in Pakistan on Friday (today) to stress the need for joint effort in the fight against HIV. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is still one of the greatest public health challenges faced by low and middle-income countries. There are 36.7 million individuals living with AIDS in […]
Protest continues to bring Sanaullah down on November 29, 2017LAHORE: The members of Tehreek-e-Sirat-e- Mustaqueen Pakistan continued their protest for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday on The Mall for acceptance of their demands. A large number of protesters also joined the sit-in venue when their leader reached Faisal Chowk outside the Punjab Assembly. The protesters also demanded the sacking of Punjab Law Minister […]
City remains gridlocked as protests continue at 22 spots on November 27, 2017LAHORE: Protests by religious groups continued for a second consecutive day at more than 22 locations in the city on Sunday. The main sit-in was held at The Mall outside the Punjab Assembly. In the situation, Qaumi Tajar Ittehad announced to close down all markets across the city to avoid any untoward situation in the […]