LAHORE: The Food Department of the City District Government Lahore (CDGL) has purchased an Elisa milk-testing machine, which is the first such equipment in any food-testing laboratory across the country.

LAHORE: 8,000 CNG buses will be introduced in nine cities with a Rs 0.7 million subsidy for each of them in order to improve the present environmental condition, Federal Environment Minister Hamidullah Jan Afridi said during the launching of the inception workshop of national stakeholders on “Management of Mercury and Mercury Containing Waste Project in[…]

As I dropped my wife off at Heathrow early this morning, I had a sudden rush of adrenalin and the overwhelming urge to join her through the departure gates. She was heading to Lahore and I desperately wanted to go with her to immerse myself in that jewel of a city. No matter how many[…]

LAHORE: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has registered nine cases against 38 people including three officials, and arrested two Revenue Department officials for illegally grabbing almost 4,100-kanal government land worth Rs one billion.

LAHORE: As many as 50 gangs of land grabbers are operating in the province, and are occupying commercial and agricultural land belonging to the state and citizens, sources told Daily Times.

The Traffic Engineering and Planning Department (TEPA) will construct a seven-storey parking plaza in the provincial capital with an estimated cost of Rs 499 million.

LAHORE: The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) administration launched a gas pipeline installation project in Sector B of Phase-VI on Thursday. DHA Administrator Brigadier Muhammad Aslam said the DHA administration was trying its best to complete the development in the new phases as soon as possible to facilitate the residents of the area. He pointed out[…]

MNA Hamza Shahbaz Sharif has announced that Punjab government would soon upgrade service structure of the paramedics to remove their deprivations and to recognise their role in forming backbone of the healthcare delivery system in the province.

LAHORE: The Punjab government started the fiscal year 2009-10 with a net loss of Rs 30 billion, possibly delaying the salaries of government employees of the province, Daily Times learnt on Wednesday.

LAHORE: The Supreme Court’s (SC) investigation into the 2007 stage of emergency declared by former president Pervez Musharraf is likely to fade without Musharraf facing trial, as the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) does not want to deal with follow-up cases and the military does not want to get dragged into the case.