Professionalism of doctors to be enhanced: Dr Yasmin Rashid

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Health Dr Yasmin Rashid on Tuesday said that modern training courses would be conducted to enhance the professionalism of doctors across Punjab. She said this while presiding over a meeting here at the Department of Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education (SH&ME) to review various models for professional trainings of doctors. SH&ME […]

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CS orders strategy to improve cleanliness in city

LAHORE:Punjab Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to work out an effective strategy to resolve cleanliness-related problems in the provincial capital on a permanent basis. He directed this while presiding over a meeting here at the Civil Secretariat. The meeting reviewed the sanitation arrangements in Lahore and the working of […]

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PDWP approves Rs 10.209b development schemes

LAHORE:The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) Punjab Tuesday approved nine development schemes of various sectors with an estimated cost of Rs 10,209.064 million (Rs 10.209 billion). The PDWP meeting for fiscal year 2021-22 was presided over by Chairman Planning & Development Board Abdullah Khan Sumbal. The approved schemes include: Rehabilitation of dualised road from Sargodha […]

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PSX turns around, gains 457 points to close at 45274.93 points

ISLAMABAD:The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned around Tuesday and witnessed bullish trend, gaining 457.17 points, with a positive change of 1.02 per cent, closing at 45,274.93 points against 44,817.76 points on the last working day. A total of 364,860,378 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 301,392,634 […]

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LCCI office-bearers elected unopposed

LAHORE:Three main office-bearers — Mian Nauman Kabir, Mian Rehman Aziz Chan and Haris Attiq have been elected unopposed as president, senior vice president and vice president of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) for the year 2021-22. Members of the election commission scrutinised the nomination papers and found them complete and correct, an […]

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Chehlum of Imam Hussain (RA) observed amid tight security

LAHORE:The chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and other martyrs of Karbala was observed here on Tuesday as the main procession to mark the day concluded at the Karbela Gamay Shah in the evening amid stringent security arrangements. Thousands of police officials and personnel of other law enforcement agencies had been deployed on the route […]

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School transport facility not to be withdrawn from labourers’ children: Ansar Majeed

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Labour Ansar Majeed Khan on Tuesday announced that school transport facility would not be withdrawn from the children of laborers. He announced this while presiding over a meeting here at the office of Secretary Labour in which Secretary Labour Liaqat Ali, Additional Secretary Imran Ali Sultan, Director General Labour Welfare Faisal […]

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