LAHOREPolice officials on checkpoints lament lack of food, transport
--All constables being provided with rations and transport allowance in salaries, says Punjab IGPLAHORE: Philanthropists have started providing food to the provincial police force stationed on check
Apr 8, 2020
LAHOREFlea markets in a corona conundrum
--Shoppers wary of items coming from Western countries LAHORE: The business of flea markets in the provincial capital is likely to face huge crises in coming days due to the outbreak of coronav
Apr 7, 2020
LAHOREUncertainty looms over wheat procurement as Punjab food minister resigns
LAHORE: Punjab Food Minister Samiullah Chaudhary has voluntarily resigned from his portfolio due to the wheat and sugar crisis controversy whereas his resignation may create problems for the upcoming
Apr 6, 2020
LAHORE’18 coronavirus patients cured using Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin’
LAHORE: Mayo Hospital CEO and Corona Advisory Group Co-Chairperson Professor Dr Asad Aslam on Thursday said that 18 COVID-19 patients have been successfully treated with anti-malaria drug Hydroxychlor
Apr 2, 2020
LAHORELahore administration says Raiwind residents being cared for amid lockdown
LAHORE: As the Raiwind lockdown entered its second day, Lahore’s administration said that they were taking care of the residents’ needs while also disinfecting the vicinity to curb the spread of c
Apr 1, 2020
LAHOREWheat flour crisis continues in Punjab
--Wheat shortage a fake issue created by citizens and sellers themselves --New supply after thrashing season would fix issue LAHORE: The Punjab government is failing to continue the supply c
Mar 31, 2020
LAHOREThousand bed isolation center activated at Lahore Expo Center
LAHORE: The Punjab government has activated a 1000 bed isolation centre which will serve as a temporary hospital at the Expo Centre here along with the provision of 35 ventilators, Pakistan Today lea
Mar 30, 2020
LAHORELahore colony locked down after COVID-19 outbreak; govt denies
LAHORE: Amid an increasing number of coronavirus cases in Punjab, especially Lahore, the Punjab government has reportedly put a residential area in the provincial capital under lockdown after "a massi
Mar 27, 2020
NATIONALYoung engineers create ventilator splitter valves for COVID-19 patients
LAHORE: In order to overcome the shortage of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of volunteer engineers in Pakistan have designed a device that allows a single ventilator to support up t
Mar 27, 2020
LAHOREPunjab govt hiring medical staff on 10pc increased salaries
LAHORE: The Punjab government is recruiting doctors and paramedical staff on 10 per cent increased salaries on ad-hoc basis to combat the coronavirus outbreak.According to documents, the current s
Mar 26, 2020
LAHORECorona in Punjab on the rise
--Free of cost testing kits available in Jinnah HospitalLAHORE: The coronavirus pandemic is slowly taking over Punjab as 18 new cases were identified in the provincial alone during the last 24 ho
Mar 24, 2020
LAHOREGovt warns against using chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19
LAHORE: The Punjab Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education (SHME) department has warned against using chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as preventive medicines for Covid-19.The department issu
Mar 24, 2020