Tag: Young

LAHORE - The third-edition of the PFDC-Sunsilk Fashion Week here definitely had a few shining stars, but lagged on the business-to-business element as wear-ability is always an issue for the local market and international buyers don't purchase in bulk.
The four-day event, organised by the Pakistan Fashion Design Council (PFDC), concluded Friday. It saw 26 designers showcasing their collections at the Expo centre. What impressed audiences the most was the artistic aesthetics and

ISLAMABAD - Calling the demands of young doctors legitimate, the Upper House on Saturday said the salaries of doctors were too less and should be increased.
Speaking on a point of order, Leader of the Opposition Wasim Sajjad said doctors' demands were legitimate and the government, particularly the Punjab government, was not tackling the problem seriously. He advised the Punjab government to avoid highhandedness in dealing with the problem, as doctors were educated people and use

AMMAN - Hundreds of youths held a sit-in protest Friday in Jordan's capital to call for reforms, a week after clashes between them and government supporters killed a man and injured 160. "Down with oppression. The people want regime and constitutional reforms, and trials for the corrupt. We want national unity," about 600 members of the March 24 movement chanted outside Amman's city hall.
Around 50 government supporters gathered in an area close to the demonstrators, holding

LAHORE - The Young Doctors Association called off its strike in all hospitals throughout the Punjab on Thursday but more than 23 patients expired over the last 36 hours due to doctors' absence from their duties. The doctors had refused to attend emergency, indoor and outdoor patients as part of their strike, resulting in multiple casualties in different hospitals. Young doctors while addressing a press conference said that they had called off their strike in public hospitals and now

LAHORE - The Punjab government had decided to increase doctors' salary but young doctors refused to serve in public hospitals throughout the Punjab. The government instead of following 100 percent demands of the doctors only agreed to give a 15 percent increase in all categories.
Punjab Chief Ministers's Senior Adviser Sardar Zulifqar Ahmed Khosa at 90 Shahrah-e-Qaid-e-Azam held a meeting with young doctors on Wednesday. The meeting's temperature remained high and both sides

LAHORE - The Young Doctors Association (YDA) has decided not to attend to emergency patients in public sector hospitals and has announced penalising the doctors who dare disobey the announcement.
"The doctors will not even attend to government servants, police officials or secretariat employees. No young doctor will offer his services in emergency and if any doctor violated the order, he will be punished by YDA office bearers," said YDA President Dr Hamid Butt.
YDA has

ISLAMABAD - The Young Doctors Association (YDA) urged the government on Thursday to regularise the services of doctors who were working on contractual basis and induct young doctors in BPS-18 to raise young doctors' pay according to the reservations of National Health Commission (NHC) and Pay and Pension Committee (PPC). Briefing journalists at the National Press Club, (YDA) President Dr Muhammad Ajmal said the doctors were struggling for their rights for last many decades.
The

LAHORE - All attempts on the part of the Punjab government to placate the striking doctors have failed; not even a special pay allowance of Rs 10,000 to 15,000 for doctors from the 1st of July could convince them to call off their strike.
Zulifqar Khoosa, senior adviser to chief minister, tried to woo the doctors with a lucrative pay package at a meeting on 90 The Mall but doctors were adamant they won't make do with anything less than their demands. Health Secretary Fawad Hassan

KARACHI - An art exhibition showcasing the works of five young artists opened at the Canvas Gallery on Tuesday. The show is being curated by eminent artist and educator Muhammad Ali Talpur; whereas the participating artists are Donia Kaiser, Farah Munawar, Fazal Rizvi, Shamsuddin and Suleman Khilji.
Kaiser said, "My work is about the absence of two members of my family - my father and my elder sister. It also depicts the struggle and journey of my mom." The show includes Kaiser's

Lahore - The outdoor patient departments (OPDs) of key hospitals of the city remained closed on Wednesday because junior doctors abiding by the strike, announced by the Young Doctors Association (YDA), refused to accommodate incoming patients.
Hospitals affected by the strike include Mayo Hospital, Ganga Ram Hospital, Services Hospital, Children Hospital and Jinnah Hospital. After taking to the streets on early Tuesday the YDA had announced a strike in all hospitals throughout

LAHORE - The City School, Shalimar Campus Debating Society organized a three-day Annual Inter School Parliamentary Style Debating Championship for The Shalimar Cup.
The event is the 5th edition of the championship. Students from different public schools including Lahore Grammar School, Aitchison College, Salamat School System and Lahore Alma contested in the final round.
Law associate, human rights activist and Masoud Khaddarposh Trust (for Punjabi language and literature

LAHORE - Pakistan will field its U21 squad against Palestine in the match to be played tomorrow in Lahore, the first of the four-match bilateral series. Punjab Stadium will host the match at 7 PM. The Jadeed Khan-led team lost 2-0 to Malaysia in 2012 London Olympic Games first round qualifier in the first-leg clash at the Shah Alam Stadium last Wednesday. Pakistani coach Tariq Lutfi said: "Palestine's players play in the West Bank Premier League; it is a good team despite the fact

LAHORE - About 100 activists from different schools of thought staged a protest on Sunday demanding the execution of Raymond Davis. Young protesters from the Pakistan Revolution Movement, Pakistan Ethesab Party and Khaksaar Tehreek Pakistan gathered at the Lahore Press Club and demanded the government banish American spies from Pakistan. The protesters chanted slogans against the US and its discriminatory policies towards the third world countries.
The activists agreed that the

SAHIWAL - A young girl committed suicide over some domestic problems. Reportedly, 20-year-old Anam, a resident of Chak No 82-5L, frustrated by domestic problems, jumped into Lower Bari Doab Canal and drowned.
MAN ELECTROCUTED: A man was electrocuted while repairing a signboard of a hotel. Reportedly, Muhammad Razzaq, a servant at a hotel, was repairing a signboard at Jogi Chowk when he received an electric shock and died instantly.

LAHORE - It is a holiday today and you probably will be reading this while you sit back, relaxed, lest you work in a newspaper. It is Kashmir Day today. Ever wondered why are you staying home on this day? What is the matter with Kashmiris, and how will you observing this holiday will materialize Kashmir's liberation? Some say that the day is to show solidarity with the Kashmiris. What we ask here to the youth is only if they know what does solidarity mean and how is it showed?