Lahore:14 August: Expectant women should be given healthy food, consisting of zinc, calcium and iron besides yogurt and milk on the daily basis because mother plays a pivotal role in a society. Weak mothers give birth to feeble children. The child’s IQ level will not be up to the mark and height will also be shorter. These views were expressed by the speakers at a seminar held here on "Healthy Mother, Healthy Pakistan and importance of food during pregnancy” jointly organised by High Noon Laboratories and Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman Memorial Society (Jang Group of Newspapers).

LAHORE:14 August: Punjab University (PU) has awarded PhD degrees to three scholars in Islamic Studies.

LAHORE:14 August: The Punjab government has ordered to issue funds to Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) for the payments of its partner schools. A spokesperson for PEF said the Chief Minister had issued special directions to Accountant General Punjab regarding transfer of funds to PEF. Monthly financial assistance to PEF partner schools will be resumed soon after the availability of funds without any delay, the spokesperson added.The news.

LAHORE:14 August: Higher Education Department (HED) Punjab on Monday issued notification of appointment of vice chancellors (VCs) of three public sector universities of the province.

LAHORE:August 13:An exhibition titled “Pakistan: The Making of a Nation” being curated by the Centre for Governance and Policy of the Information Technology University (ITU), Punjab, will be held at Arfa Software Technology Park (ASTP) here on Monday (today).

LAHORE :12 August: Punjab University’s Hailey College of Commerce Assistant Professor Dr Hafiz Zafar Ahmed participated in 8th International Conference on Restructuring of the Global Economy (ROGE) and got certificate of “Best Track Presenter”. According to a press release, the conference was organised by University of Oxford’s Said Business School and Academy of Business & Retail Management.

LAHORE:August 11: Tanzim Islami (TI) ameer Hafiz Akif Saeed has taken strong exception to the arrest of a woman imparting Dars-e-Quran in Karachi with total disregard to the sanctity and protection guaranteed by Islam and civil norms to women inside homes. He said that the authorities should at least ensure the basic ethical code of our Deen and the requirements of criminal justice system and courts of law while taking action against the accused, he said in a statement on Friday.

LAHORE:August 11:After over two and half months annual summer break, public sector schools across the province will reopen on Saturday (today). The summer vacation had started on May 17 in Punjab and as per the notification the schedule was for both public and private schools. However, over the years private schools have never followed the government’s instructions vis-à-vis summer break and follow their own schedule. While many private schools have already opened during this week, some others would be reopening in mid or last week of August.The news.

LAHORE:August 10: Technical training centres in collaboration with Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) will be established at 10 jails of the province. This was stated by Caretaker Home Minister Shaukat Javed during his visit to Lahore District Jail on Thursday. He said the Punjab Prisons Department served as an executing arm of criminal justice system. Medical equipment, including X-Ray machine, ECG, ultrasound machine, worth Rs 144 million will be procured for the prisoners.

Lahore:August 10:A two-day training workshop on “Outcome Based Education System Implementation” organised by the Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) of the University of Engineering & Technology (UET) concluded here on Thursday.The news.

LAHORE:August 10: Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) has kicked off the Green Tevta campaign to plant trees in its 400 institutes across Punjab. During a meeting chaired by Tevta General Manager Amir Aziz, committees were constituted to supervise the campaign. Amir Aziz said Independence Day would be a mega day this time. The students and staff in all institutes of Tevta would not only celebrate the Independence Day but also plant trees. He also advised the students to take part in the campaign enthusiastically. The drive would continue till August 20.The news.

Rawalpindi :09 August: Anjuman Faizul Islam President Mian Siddique Akbar, who is also a veteran of Pakistan movement has emphasised the need of revival of the spirit of Pakistan movement for promotion of national unity and re-organisation of the society on the basis of Islamic social justice in order to maintain peace and prosperity in the country.

Lahore:09 August:Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) on Wednesday has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a private school for mutual research. Punjab Safe Cities Authority CEO said that the purpose of the research project was to restore the trust of people on law enforcement agencies. The researchers will examine the complaints registered on Rescue 15 and the response of police. The project has been titled State Authority Project which will be started during the second week of August.The news.

LAHORE:09 August: Punjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad Akhtar has stressed the need to promote unity and culture of hard work for respectful survival in the world.

LAHORE:09 august: Speakers at a seminar have said that the credibility and experience of university life are crucial for genuine leadership to bring about positive change in socio-economic and political landscape of Pakistan. They said while addressing the seminar organised on the core subject of leadership by University of Management and Technology here on Wednesday.