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

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

  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