Tag: Dengue

Dengue tests are not for free at Shaukat Khanum Hospital

Shaukat Khanum Hospital has yet to come forward to offer free-of-cost diagnostic facility for dengue patients at its collection centres across the city despite...

Shahbaz should quit if he can’t counter dengue, says Riaz

Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Raja Riaz Ahmed on Friday demanded the immediate resignation of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for his failure to control...

Punjab forms special taskforce to curb dengue spread

The Punjab government has formed a special taskforce to curb the dengue spread which would be headed by Punjab chief secretary. The taskforce will...

Dengue claims 11 more lives in Punjab

At least 11 more dengue fever patients died in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday, as the number of people infected with the virus...

Khyber Medical University organises seminar to raise dengue awareness

Khyber Medical University (KMU) Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Hafizullah has said that there is no vaccine or drug to prevent dengue fever, adding...

Dengue virus death toll rises to 27 as two more die

Two women died of dengue virus on Friday, raising the overall death toll to 27 in Lahore. A woman infected with dengue virus overnight passed...

Punjab’s lawmakers unite against dengue

The dengue fever epidemic forced treasury and opposition lawmakers in Punjab Assembly (PA) to stand united and join hands to combat the spread of...

Dengue rages on as govt seeks people’s help

The dengue epidemic continues uninhibited as it claimed another five lives on Thursday and the total number of infected victims crossed 5,000, with 521...

Govt Islamia College puts up dengue camp

Students and teachers of Government Islamia College Railway Road put up a dengue awareness camp opposite Lahore Railway Station on Thursday. The college’s principal...

Can Sri Lankan experts on dengue save the day?

On the invitation of the Punjab chief minister, a 12-member team of dengue experts from Sri Lanka held a detailed session of discussion and...

Dengue awareness walk held

A walk in connection with creating awareness about dengue was held at Shalimar Town on Wednesday. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Member of the National...

Dengue could be controlled: Sri Lankan experts

Considering the extent of the dengue epidemic in the city, it is very difficult to decrease the number of patients, however dengue-related deaths could...

LCWU organises seminar on dengue

Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) organised a seminar in the varsity’s auditorium on Thursday to aware the teaching and non-teaching staff about dengue...

Is the CM’s own college immune to dengue?

Classwork is continuing at Sharif College of Engineering and Technology (SCET) despite Punjab government orders to close all educational institution, Pakistan Today has learnt....

The dengue effect

As dengue spreads its tentacles killing 33 till date only in the city, almost all parks and gardens are fast losing its numbers of...

Six private hospitals offer facilities to fight dengue

Six private hospitals have offered their facilities to supplement the government’s efforts to fight the virus by opening the doors of teaching hospitals for...

Musharraf expresses deep concern over dengue situation in Punjab

Former president Pervez Musharraf has expressed deep concern over the spread of dengue virus in Punjab. In a statement the former President said that...