Feb 22, 2012 Posted by shazia1

Wheelie doer hits youth to death

AN 18-year-old boy was crushed to death by a wheelie doer in the Sabzazar police limits on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Muqarab Sultan, a resident of Sialkot. He was a motor-mechanic by profession and was working in a workshop situated near Shah Noor Studio. On Tuesday early, he was on his way on foot when the wheelie doer hit him from behind. As a result, both fell on ground and... read more

Feb 22, 2012 Posted by shazia1

Govt barred from shifting Badami Bagh bus stand

THE Lahore High Court on Tuesday restrained the Punjab government from shifting Badami Bagh Bus Stand to two new locations near Thokar Niaz Beg and Shahdara. Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan issued the order on a petition filed by a transporter, Muhammad Tariq, and sought replies from respondents. A law officer of the Punjab government appeared before the court and submitted that the issue of shifting the bus... read more

Feb 22, 2012 Posted by shazia1

PEF provides education to 1.1m poor students: CM

CHIEF Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that free educational facilities are being provided to 1.1 million deserving students through the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF). Talking to assembly members from various districts here on Tuesday, he said a new hope had been given to the poor students through a sum of Rs 10billion and now no deserving student would remain deprived of education due to poverty. He... read more

Feb 22, 2012 Posted by shazia1

Cabinet approves draft on private schools today

THE Punjab cabinet is scheduled to meet here on Wednesday (today) to approve drafts of some laws as well as an amendment to the Punjab Sugar Factories Control Act 1950. The amendment is aimed at increase in fine over violation of the Act by sugar factories from just Rs50,000 to hefty amount of Rs 1 million. The meeting will also approve a law pertaining to introduction of the much-awaited regulatory body... read more

Feb 21, 2012 Posted by saqib79

LGH sets up lab for dengue control

Lahore - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif gave the formal approval on Tuesday of a state of the art PCR laboratory to be established at the Lahore General Hospital (LGH) at a cost of Rs5.7 million. Postgraduate Medical Institute Principal Prof Dr Tariq Salahuddin presided over a meeting on Tuesday, held to review the preparation against dengue. Salahuddin informed the meeting that the virus was a... read more