Tuesday, November 24th, 2020
Balochistan Regulatory Reform Committee holds first meeting
DNA QUETTA, NOV 24 – The first meeting of the Balochistan Regulatory Reform Committee (BRRC) was held today in Quetta. Formed with the support and technical assistance of the International Trade Centre (ITC) under the European Union funded Growth for Rural Advancement and Sustainable Progress (GRASP) project, the Planning and Development Department notified the constitution of Balochistan Regulatory Reform Committee (BRRC) on 8th September 2020. Mr. Ghulam Farooq, Secretary Planning and Development Department, chaired the meeting attended by BRRC members, which included representatives from key provincial government departments, private sector organizationsRead More
EU provides €10 million support for refugees and Pakistanis impacted by COVID-19
Assistance will help UNHCR mitigate short-term and medium-term impact of COVID-19 pandemic on refugees and Pakistani host communities DNA ISLAMABAD, NOV 24 – The European Union (EU) is providing €10 million to significantly boost UNHCR’s assistance for Afghan refugees and their host communities in Pakistan. The funding will focus on mitigating the short and medium-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. With this funding, UNHCR will expand its health response as well as improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities in refugee and host communities. Another important component of theRead More
IHC likely to declare Nawaz proclaimed offender on Dec 2
ISLAMABAD, Nov 24 (DNA): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) adjourned on Tuesday the hearing of appeals in Avenfield and Al-Azizia cases against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. A division bench comprising Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani heard the case. Over the course of the hearing, a Foreign Office official placed on record a compliance report informing the judges that the PML-N supremo didn’t show up before the court deliberately. An execution report of his warrants through ads in print as well as electronic media wasRead More
ICCI calls for unbundling energy sector to promote competitive power market
DNA ISLAMABAD – Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) said that Pakistan’s power sector was marred with multiple issues including high electricity prices for industrial, commercial and domestic consumers, rising circular debt, capacity payment issues, inefficient performance of GENCOs and DISCOS, high transmission and distribution losses and rising power theft losses, therefore, he urged that government should seriously consider to unbundle the power sector by encouraging private sector participation that would address all these issues and promote a competitive power market in the country.Read More
Launching ceremony of book ‘Phool se Lipti Aag’ arranged by PUCAR
DNA Rawalpindi, NOV 24 – Punjab Council of the Arts in collaboration with Halqa Ilam-o-Adab Pakistan arranged a launching ceremony of the book ‘Phool se Lipti Aag’ by Khalid Mehmood Malik. The ceremony was presided over by international fame poet and intellectual Iftikhar Arif while senior poet Naseem-e-Saher and Dr Farhat Abbas were chief guests while Dr Abid Sial was guest of honor of the ceremony. The book was based on poetry collection of Khalid Mahmood. Chairman Halq Ilam-o-Adab Arif Farhad anchored the ceremony. Addressing at the occasion,Read More
Coronavirus updates: Essential information for Pakistan
Known case updates as of 12:30pm, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Pakistan: 379,883 (1,302 new) Islamabad: 20,694 Sindh: 164,651 Punjab: 115,138 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 44,932 Balochistan: 16,846 Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 6,203 Gilgit-Baltistan: 4,558 Tests done as of 12:30pm, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Total: 5,256,120 Over 24 hours: 39,165 Positivity rate: 7.54 Critical cases: 74 Deaths from the virus as of 12:30pm, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 So far, 7,744 people have died of the virus in Pakistan. (48 new) Islamabad: 285 Punjab: 2,879 Sindh: 2,845 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 1,330 Balochistan: 163 Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 147 Gilgit-Baltistan: 95 In memoriam: Names of health workers whoRead More