Author : Atif Iqbal

The Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, has achieved the distinction of being the first tertiary care hospital in the public sector to get ISO 9001 and ISO 14000 certification from the prestigious international accreditation agencies.

LAHORE: The City District Government Lahore (CDGL) has chosen to compromise on the health care of the citizens by ignoring the business of perishable food items being sold in open and packed form without displaying the manufacturing and expiry dates.

LAHORE: Nearly 2,000 Christian citizens of Islamabad have been living in tents for the past three months, according to a CNN report. They say the government kicked them off their land without warning just because they are Christian. Government officials say they were given plenty of warning. They also say they will take care of[…]

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Human Rights Mumtaz Alam Gilani has said the government will review the blasphemy laws, Dunya TV reported on Sunday. According to the channel, Gilani told reporters the ministries of Law, Interior and Human Rights would collectively pen a draft reviewing the blasphemy laws. Earlier, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had hinted[…]

LAHORE: Thousands of sugar bags were recovered from various cities of Punjab on Sunday, as the administration continued its crackdown on sugar hoarders and illegitimate profiteers.

LAHORE: Intelligence agencies have warned that members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) may launch a fresh series of suicide and terror attacks across the country to avenge the killing of former TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud. The agencies on Sunday informed the home departments of all four provinces to beef up security and enforce foolproof systems[…]

LAHORE: Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a “great leader” and was unfairly “demonised” by India for his role in the Partition, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh has said.

AS many as 1,150 complaints have been redressed out of 1,640 received in the open courts of Inspector General of Police, Punjab, Tariq Saleem Dogar during the last month while the remaining complains are under process.

LAHORE: The Lahore district officer revenue (DOR) issued a notification for the acquisition of 1,621 kanals of land for the widening of the road from Thokar Niaz Baig to Raiwind, sources told Daily Times.

ON the special invitation of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, 29 top position holder girl students of recent matriculation examination of educational boards of Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, Lahore and Sargodha will reach Murree today on a five-day visit.

Khawaja Khalid Farooq is Inspector General of Police, Punjab, and Haji Habibur Rehman is Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), Lahore, while the SP CRO is Dr Inam Waheed since March 2009.”

A SURGE in the prices of fruits, vegetables and chicken meat was observed in Sunday bazaars ahead of Ramazan while unavailability of sugar was also witnessed.

LAHORE: The City District Government Lahore (CDGL) has chosen to compromise on the health care of the citizens by ignoring the business of perishable food items being sold in open and packed form without displaying the manufacturing and expiry dates.

The Managing Director Utility Stores Corporation (USC) Muhammad Arif Khan said Ramzan package would be launched from August 21 for ensuring relief to the poor. Talking to media, Arif Kahan it would start from August 21 and continue till the end of Ramazan and all segments of society will be provided subsidy, he said.

LAHORE: Pakistan Railways has announced discount of 20 percent in fares under a Ramzan package which would be effective from 1st to 15th of Ramzan. According to Railways sources here, notification in this regard has been issued to all Railways divisions. However, the facility will not be available for rail cars and on the sections[…]

LAHORE: The faculties of Punjab University have only focused on generating funds as they are charging same fee from the students who are given admission in the evening (replica) programs, originally started for the on-job professionals.

LAHORE: Vice-Chancellor of University of Health Sciences (UHS) Prof MH Mubbashar has said that benefits of science and recent advances in medicine should reach the common man and, therefore, there was a need to identify new areas of indigenous research. He was addressing at a seminar arranged by haematology department of the University here on[…]

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the newly constructed building, which was formerly to serve as a rest house, has been converted into training institute for female students. He said that this splendid building constructed at a cost of Rs five crore was a beautiful gift for the girls of Murree[…]

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that crackdown against the people involved in hoarding of sugar will continue throughout the province.

LAHORE: Member Income Tax Khalid Aziz Banth has said Pakistan’s tax-to-GDP ratio of 8.8 per cent is the lowest in the region and the government is taking all measures to increase the ratio in the larger interest of the country.

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, while welcoming the State Bank’s decision to cut the discount rate by one per cent to 13 per cent, has said it is not enough under the prevailing economic condition.

WHEAT flour will be available at highly subsidized rate of Rs 200 per 20 kg bag at designated points across the province from August 18. Under the special arrangements being made by Punjab government, subsidy of Rs 355 has been announced on each 20 kg bag during the holly month of Ramazan.

CHIEF Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday said the crackdown on hoarders of sugar would continue throughout the province. He said the action was being taken against hoarders and not sugar mill owners, adding that big hoarders would especially be targeted.

LAHORE: On the direction of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, crackdown on sugar hoarders continued on Saturday and 55,000 sugar bags were seized from different cities of the province. LALAMUSA: The Sadar police booked five traders for hoarding 17,000 sugar bags.