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News for Thursday, 6 Oct 2011

What lies in dengue’s lair?

Even though it has made significant effort to eradicate the vectors and breeding grounds of the dengue virus, the Punjab government is still not focusing on the root cause of...

DHA clogged due to LUMS traffic fiasco

Residents of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) faced issues when the administration of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) denied the entrance of vehicles without parking stickers on Thursday....

Nurses’ appointment marred by negligence

Bureaucratic negligence in the Punjab Health Department was at its peak on Thursday when the final notification of the appointment of nurses was delayed because these posts were yet to...

Get old and used tyres out of the city, Shahbaz orders

The Punjab government on Thursday imposed a ban for one month on transportation of old and used tyres from Lahore under Section 144. The step was taken to check the possible...

IJT tries to disrupt academic environment at PU

Atmosphere at the Punjab University (PU) became tense yet again when the Umeed-e-Pakistan Road Caravan arranged by the Islami Jamiat-e-Talba (IJT) reached Lahore on Thursday. The IJT claimed that the...

Dengue rule in Lahore scares foreigners away

In addition to terrifying the residents of Lahore, dengue has significantly decreased the number of foreign visitors, Pakistan Today has learnt. Besides dengue fear, load shedding was forcing international tourists...

Dengue seminar held

A dengue awareness seminar was held at the Government Islamia College, Railway Road’s Habibia Hall on Thursday. A video was shown regarding efforts made by the Punjab government to eradicate...

Afghanistan, source of proxy war between Pakistan and India: Musharraf

Former president Pervez Musharraf has said that Afghanistan has become the source of a proxy war between Pakistan and India. He was giving an interview to the Atlantic Media Company,...

Chief selector breathing down players’ necks a bad idea: Moin

Former Pakistan cricket captain Moin Khan believes the appointment of chief selector Mohsin Khan as interim coach of the team will put an added pressure on the players. "It is...

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