Tag: Summer

Europe set to sizzle again as heatwave continues

Europe was bracing itself for a sweltering Saturday as the heatwave continued across the continent. The Meteo-France weather service lifted its red warning but forecast...

Rain provides much-needed relief to citizens

LAHORE: The provincial capital and several adjoining areas on Tuesday received the much-needed rainfall that broke the persisting spell of heat across central Punjab. Scattered thunderstorms in...

Karachi faces persistent outages as power plant remains offline

KARACHI: Prolonged outages persisted in most parts of the metropolis on Friday as the fault at the Bin Qasim Power Plant could not be fixed...

Top 5 fashion trends to follow this spring/summer

LAHORE: We can easily say that everyone is a fashionista these days. Having said that, the world of fashion has been exposed to every common...

Faulty tube wells add to Lahoris’ water woes

Several tube wells belonging to Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) have either given out or their capability has lessened by 50 per cent owing...

Hot weather to continue in most parts of the country

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said that areas like Peshawar, Kohat, Malakand, Hazara are likely to experience light rain with strong gusts and...

PM promises chilled out summers

Chairing the 10th meeting of Cabinet Committee on Energy at the Prime Minister’s House Tuesday afternoon, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that more electricity will soon be available in the system and directed that load shedding in summers should not be more than six hours in urban areas and no more than eight hours in rural areas in summer.

Animal healthcare in focus

A diet with the addition of daily intake of glucose and vitamins is being administered to all the animals at the Lahore Zoo to...

Kinnaird Summer Sports Gala begins

The Kinnaird College Sports Department is organising a Sports Gala from June 25 to 28 and competitions will be held in different events. Following...

Youth affairs dept organises summer programme

A summer learning camp is being organised at the Institute for Advancing Careers and Talents, here at Malir. A statement on Thursday said...

Rolling Stones planning summer summit

The Rolling Stones are planning a summer summit in London to discuss plans for a 50th anniversary concert later this year. Mick Jagger and...

Access Summer Institute 2012 kicks off at NUML

The Access Summer Institute 2012 was formally inaugurated on Thursday at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, along with some folk and...

Sweating in summer heat promotes good health

Summertime heat is an annoyance to some people, but according to Xu Qian, director of the infectious diseases department, sweating from the hot, summer...

Keep kids’ minds sharp during summer break

School is out for the summer, but with parents’ help, informal summer learning can be in with kids. Simple, low-cost steps like turning off...

Protect eyes in summer with quality sunglasses

Sunglasses are an important part in summer for both the comfort and health of the eyes as it blocks 100 per cent of UV...

Protect eyes in summer with quality sunglasses

Sunglasses are an important part in summer for both the comfort and health of the eyes as it blocks 100 per cent of UV...

Keep kids’ minds sharp during summer break

School is out for the summer, but with parents’ help, informal summer learning can be in with kids. Simple, low-cost steps like turning off...