Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
Mockery being staged in the name of accountability in the country: PML-N
ISLAMABAD, JULY 21 (DNA) – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders on Tuesday said that jugglery is being staged in the name of accountability in the country. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Tuesday flanked by party leaders Ahsan Iqbal, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Khawaja Saad Rafique, Khawaja Asif while paying tribute to Khawaja Saad Rafique and Khawaja Salman Rafique said that the brothers have endured hardships, adding that Saad Rafique still stands like a rock with his leader. He said that the acquittal of both brothers is the start ofRead More
RCCI virtual int’l trade forum on July 22
RAWALPINDI, JUL 21 (DNA) – The Virtual International Trade Forum, organized by the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) will be held on July 22. The purpose of the trade forum is to make the business community aware of trade and export opportunities in African markets. Giving details, Chamber President Saboor Malik said that this forum is the continuity of the Africa Trade Forum organized by RCCI last year. The virtual forum will be attended by commercial and trade consular from Pakistan and abroad, officials of the Ministry ofRead More
Heavy rains in Faisalabad kill seven members of a family
DNA FAISALABAD, JUL 21 – Heavy rains in Faisalabad kill seven members of same family in Tandlianwala village The locals, with their own help, pulled the dead bodies from under the debris, while this tragic incident shocked every eye. The mother of the deceased children whispered in her child’s ear, about her loneliness. Exhausted with misery, this is the mother of four children whose three daughters and one son were crushed to death under a falling roof due to heavy moon soon rain. Fifteen-year-old Janat, sixteen-year-old Farzana, eighteen-year-old Bashiran, thirteen-year-old Yasir left theirRead More
18th Amendment: Impact on Governance in Pakistan
Any and all constitutional amendments should be debated through a broad-based consensual, deliberative political process. DNA ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Policy Research Institute organized a special webinar on “18th Amendment: Impact on Governance in Pakistan” here in the capital.Speakers included Mr Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, President and Secretary General Board of Directors, Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT); and Dr Nadeem ulHaque, Vice Chancellor, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE). In his Opening Remarks, Acting President IPRI, Brig. (Retd.) RaashidWaliJanjua highlighted that following thetenth anniversary of the 18th Constitutional Amendment, serious soul-searching is required to see whatRead More
EU to provide Rs. 3.6 billion
Shujaat Hamza ISLAMABAD: The European Union will provide 3.6 billion rupees for Rule of Law support to Pakistan. An agreement to this effect was signed by Secretary Ministry of Economic Affairs Noor Ahmed and EU Chargé d’ Affaires Anne Marchal in Islamabad on Tuesday. The grant assistance will be utilized in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. The Rule of Law Programme will be implemented over a period of five. This programme will also provide technical assistance and capacity building to key government institutions in the security sector and the judiciary atRead More
System revamping a must to pace up progress on SDGs: experts
ISLAMABAD, JUL 21 (DNA) – Development expert and civil society practitioners while speaking to the participants of a webinar identified lack of authentic data, capacity to deliver, skilled human resource and paucity of funds as the key challenges for achieving the targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at its required pace. Last five years have shown improvement in some of the SDGs indicators while most of them remained unchanged. Slow pace is alarming for Pakistan, and the country needs to review its mechanisms running the SDG regime. The experts suggestedRead More