Samiullah Randhawa is a staff reporter. He can be reached at:[email protected]; Twitter: sami_randhawa.
ColumnsWindow of opportunity Nature rewarded man at the time of its creation with pure environment, particularly pure air and water, which remain among his most fundamental needs. In the modern era both<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/10/will-pakistan-deal-with-its-environmental-challenges/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–WWF-Pakistan DG suggests government should develop urban forests across country –RESTORE CEO Bilal Chaudhry says even small urban forests have unfathomable environmental, social, economic benefits LAHORE: Experts have said that the vulnerability of<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/08/heat-island-effects-can-be-reduced-through-urban-forests-experts/" title="Read more" >...</a>
LAHORE–Shortage of lamination papers, out of order printing machines impede process –Students, business professionals complain of disruption in their schedules LAHORE: Like the delay of issuance of Machine-Readable Passports (MRP) during the tenure<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/04/thousands-suffer-owing-to-delay-in-passport-issuance/" title="Read more" >...</a>
LAHORE–All air quality monitoring stations in city currently down, laboratories virtually dysfunctional –EPA spokesperson says agency monitoring air quality through existing equipment LAHORE: Despite the suggestions of the smog commission that was formed<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/02/epa-fails-to-update-air-quality-monitoring-stations-ahead-of-smog-season/" title="Read more" >...</a>
LAHORE–PTI govt plans provision of free medicine in emergency wards, installation of required equipment and presence of senior doctors 24/7 LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led Punjab government has finalised the reforms and strategy<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/30/punjab-health-department-finalises-100-day-road-map/" title="Read more" >...</a>
LAHORE–WASA, others concerned possess no records that show total quantity of water used by service stations LAHORE: Amid the looming ghost of water scarcity, hundreds of vehicle service stations in the provincial capital<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/28/hundreds-of-vehicle-service-stations-go-unchecked-as-water-crisis-looms/" title="Read more" >...</a>
LAHORE–No mechanism to keep check on exorbitant prices, substandard quality of helmets in place –CTPL claims action also being taken against cops without helmets LAHORE: Amid the ongoing crackdown by City Traffic Police Lahore<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/26/motorcyclists-decry-helmets-price-hike-amid-traffic-polices-crackdown/" title="Read more" >...</a>
LAHORE–LDA official says delay in allotment caused due to ongoing NAB investigations against authority LAHORE: Thousands of buyers have been left worried due to the delay in balloting of their plots in Lahore Development<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/24/delay-in-balloting-for-lda-city-plots-irks-buyers/" title="Read more" >...</a>
LAHORE–PSCA set to issue e-challans across city –IGP recommends 2,000pc hike in traffic challan fee LAHORE: To control traffic violations in the provincial capital, the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) will issue e-challan<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/23/traffic-violators-to-face-heavy-fines/" title="Read more" >...</a>
LAHORELAHORE: With the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) failing to establish a recovery centre to segregate and recycle waste, the development of which was proposed two years ago, almost all collected waste is being<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/19/citys-waste-continues-to-be-dumped-without-segregation/" title="Read more" >...</a>
LAHORELAHORE: The Punjab Environment Protection Department (EPD) on Monday decided to take strict measures in wake of smog that is expected to once again take over Punjab from October till January. A high-level meeting was<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/17/epd-gears-up-to-deal-with-looming-menace-of-smog/" title="Read more" >...</a>
LAHORE--Female employees say they are unable to carry out domestic tasks--These are just lame excuses, Punjab govt spokesperson Chohan termsLAHORE: While the newly-elected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
