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News for Thursday, 22 Sep 2011

Bilawal only hope for the nation: Ghurki

Federal Minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Lahore President Samina Khalid Ghurki said on Thursday that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was the only hope for the nation and he...

Govt allows registration of Dextran-40

The Punjab government has allowed temporary registration of Dextran-40 percent, a life saving intravenous infusion of choice for dengue shock syndrome patients and the drug will be available in bulk...

PEPCO does not care for PM’s orders

Contrary to the prime minister’s orders for not carrying out unscheduled load shedding, Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) started unscheduled load shedding on Thursday. Outages have been increased from six...

FIA delays crackdown on human traffickers

The credibility of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), which makes tall claims of curbing human trafficking in Lahore and other districts of Punjab, was challenged by a man, who has been...

PU establishes dengue research group

The Punjab University (PU) on Thursday established a dengue research group, consisting of researchers, for providing accurate information about diagnosis, preventive and curative measures and other issues regarding dengue fever....

LHC still awaits govt’s response on PM’s case

The Lahore High Court has given another opportunity to the federal government to respond to court notice on a constitutional petition seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani...

Dengue mosquito’s enemy missing in action

The disappearance of around 90 percent of frogs, reckoned to be natural enemies of mosquitoes, is a vital cause behind the dengue outbreak,” revealed World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Pakistan. WWF...

Dengue – a case of bioterrorism?

A lot of rumours are in the air about the fast spreading dengue, considered the severest epidemic that hit the city in decades, Pakistan Today has learnt. The first incidence...

9am to 3pm is the new school time

The Punjab government has changed the school timings in order to prevent the students and staffers from dengue. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by the Punjab Education...

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