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PAKISTANI BUSINESSES SHORTLISTED FOR SHELL GLOBAL INNOVATION PRIZE

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Karachi, 3 entrepreneurs from Pakistan have been shortlisted among 21 finalists for the 2020 Shell LiveWIRE Top Ten Innovators Awards, a global competition that highlights and rewards businesses that demonstrate excellence in innovation. In total, 136 applications were received from 15 countries.

This year, the Shell LiveWIRE competition is focused on Creating a More Liveable World. As part of Shell’s commitment to respond to changing global needs, this year’s Top Ten Innovators competition will also include a focus on supporting entrepreneurs throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. To this end, transformational solutions that address the direct and indirect impacts of the pandemic will be highly valued.

Winners and two runners-up will be named in the three categories of Energy Transition, Environment & Circular Economy, and Local Prosperity, with the winners receiving $20,000 USD and runners up receiving $10,000 USD. In addition, one Outstanding Achievement Award of $10,000 USD will be presented to an enterprise that has significantly contributed to combatting the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19, within any of the above themes. All Top Ten Innovators will win direct mentoring from Shell staff and the opportunity to integrate within and benefit from vast linkages within Shell’s global network. 

Public voting is open from 7 September – 16 September and will help determine the ten winners. Please go to [https://www.livewire.shell/topteninnovators] to vote for your favourite business. The ranking of the Top Ten, determined by an expert panel of judges, will be announced during Global Entrepreneurship Week 2020.

Haroon Rashid, Chief Executive and Managing Director of Shell Pakistan said, “We’re thrilled to see Aqua Agro, Edvon and ENENT from Pakistan compete for the Top Ten Innovators. This is a great opportunity to not only highlight these entrepreneurs but also a chance to showcase the talent and innovation we see every day across Pakistan. We encourage everyone to vote for the business that inspires you from the 3.”

Dawlance offers Free-Service to rain-affected customers across Pakistan

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Karachi: Dawlance is pioneering an unmatched level of customer-care and convenience, with a special after-sales service campaign, providing relief to its customers whose appliances and electronics have been affected by the recent heavy rains, all over Pakistan. This reliable consumer-durables company has waived-off ‘Labour Charges’ and ‘Visit Charges’ for the rain-affected customers. Only spare-parts cost (if any) will be charged to the customer, while repairing a rain-damaged home-appliance. 

As the current monsoon rain-storms and floods have devastated people all over the country, Dawlance has taken tangible measures to ease the sufferings of its customers. This special offer will be valid all over Pakistan for Dawlance rain-affected appliances only and will continue till the 15th of September, 2020. If any Dawlance appliances are malfunctioning due to rain, the customers can simply send a complaint to our call-centre along with a picture of the appliance (optional). Rain-affected customers will be served on priority

The Director Sales & Marketing at Dawlance – Syed Hasan Jameel stated that; Dawlance is Pakistan’s market leader in home-appliances and a fully owned subsidiary of Arcelik – the largest Turkish enterprise and the second-largest manufacturer in Europe. In Pakistan Dawlance-Arcelik is consistently elevating the standards of quality, while inspiring a service-culture in the industry. Currently, our after-sales personnel are making relentless efforts to provide relief and convenience to the rain-affected customers and help them overcome this unfortunate misery.

Dawlance Service Network has a nationwide outreach, to promise 24/7 Customer-Care with a highly responsive Call-Center and the largest network of more than 250 touch-points, delivered by highly trained, well-equipped, after-sales service technicians.

Chinese investment in the UK grew by almost 20 times

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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying Press Briefing

China Daily: The Times carried a report saying that “the number of Chinese diplomats in the UK has risen by almost a quarter in the past decade, prompting renewed concerns over the country’s political influence in Britain”. What is your comment?

Hua Chunying: The Chinese Embassy in the UK is committed to enhancing mutual understanding and win-win cooperation between the two sides. The past 10 years have seen remarkable increases in bilateral trade and investment, personnel exchanges, and cultural and educational interactions. Over the 10 years, trade between the two countries doubled; Chinese investment in the UK grew by almost 20 times; and the number of Chinese students in the UK increased by 100,000. Tangible benefits have been delivered to the two peoples. As the workload of the Chinese Embassy has risen, it is entirely normal, necessary and reasonable to have more staff in the Embassy. In fact, during the same period, the number of Chinese diplomats in the UK is still smaller than that of British diplomats in China.

Some people have racked their brains to think of something that may sabotage China-UK relations, but their patch-up work makes no sense at all. I believe their ill intention is already seen through by all.

China News Service: US Secretary of State Pompeo and some other US politicians have been viciously attacking the CPC on multiple occasions. But we also noticed President Xi Jinping mentioned the phrase “the Chinese people will never allow” five times during his speech yesterday at a symposium in Beijing as China marked the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. His speech drew wide domestic and international attention. Do you have any comment on that?

Hua Chunying: I’d like to advise Pompeo and other US politicians to carefully read the transcript of President Xi’s speech at the symposium to mark the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

The victory of the Chinese people’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression 75 years ago was the victory of our national spirit to which patriotism is central, the victory of the CPC’s crucial role, the victory of all Chinese people uniting together, and the victory of the people of China, anti-fascist allies and other countries fighting side by side.

For 75 years there have been flesh and blood ties between the CPC and the Chinese people. The original aspiration and the mission of Chinese Communists is to seek happiness for the Chinese people and great renewal for the Chinese nation. The CPC started with only dozens of members, and today it has grown into a major party with 92 million members and has long been the ruling party in the world’s most populous country. The reason for it is that the CPC represents the fundamental interests of the greatest possible majority of the Chinese people, serves the people wholeheartedly, and keeps being a party by the people and for the people. According to surveys conducted by a worldly famous research center, for years the Chinese people’s satisfaction and support with the CPC have been ranking first in the world.

During the 75 years, the CPC has united and led all Chinese people in making strenuous efforts that yielded remarkable outcomes. By this year, altogether over 850 million people will be out of absolute poverty, the first time in China’s history to eliminate absolute poverty. All 1.4 billion Chinese people are blazing a path to modernization. It is unprecedentedly tremendous progress in human history.

President Xi stressed at the symposium that to achieve the great renewal of the Chinese nation, the country must stick to the leadership of the CPC, the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the people-centric approach, a fighting spirit, and peaceful development. The Chinese people will never allow attempts by anyone or any forces to distort the history of the CPC and vilify its nature and mission. The Chinese people will never allow attempts by anyone or any forces to distort and change the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, deny and vilify the great achievements of the Chinese people in building socialism. The Chinese people will never allow attempts by anyone or any forces to separate the CPC from the Chinese people and set them against each other. The Chinese people will never allow attempts by anyone or any forces to impose their will on China, change its direction of development, and obstruct Chinese people’s efforts in building a better life for themselves. The Chinese people will never allow attempts by anyone or any forces to jeopardize their peaceful life and right to development, obstruct their exchanges and cooperation with other peoples, or undermine the noble cause of peace and development for humanity.

The phrase of “the Chinese people will never allow” repeated five times is the best answer to the deliberate smears against the CPC and the attempt to drive a wedge between the CPC and the Chinese people by some extremist, anti-China forces in the United States.

CCTV: Panelists of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, which is appointed by the World Health Organization to review its coordination of COVID-19 response, were named by the panel’s co-chairs during a media briefing on September 3. The panelists include Dr. Zhong Nanshan, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Do you have any comment?

Hua Chunying: Dr. Zhong Nanshan enjoys high prestige as an authoritative expert in infectious disease prevention and control. We believe his professionalism and experience will contribute to the WHO panel’s work.

The COVID-19 pandemic is still wreaking havoc around the globe and fighting the virus remains the top priority for all countries. To fight COVID-19, we need to make concerted efforts at the national, regional and global levels and give full play to WHO’s central role in coordinating anti-epidemic efforts.

The Paper: US State Department Spokesperson Ortagus issued a statement, announcing the next steps with respect to US withdrawal from the WHO and the redirection of American resources. This redirection includes reprogramming the remaining balance of its planned Fiscal Year 2020 assessed WHO contributions to partially pay other UN assessments and scaling down its engagement with the WHO. The WHO has failed badly not only in its response to COVID-19, but also to other health crises in recent decades. In addition, WHO has declined to adopt urgently needed reforms, starting with demonstrating its independence from China. What is your response?

Hua Chunying: The US has been shifting the blame to China and WHO for its own failure in handling the epidemic. We have said many times that the timeline and facts of China’s fight against COVID-19 are clear. Some people in the US keep saying that “China had the chance to contain the virus”. But in the face of this ferocious and unknown virus, China shared with the rest of the world what it has learned about the virus at the earliest time possible, and contained its spread with the firmest measures within the shortest period of time. China has obtained satisfying scores in this unprecedented test. On February 2, the US closed its borders to all Chinese citizens when it reported only more than 10 confirmed cases. The US could have had every opportunity to prevent the epidemic from spreading domestically. But as of yesterday, there were more than 6.11 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and more than 185,000 deaths in the US. One has to ask: when the US had the chance to do better, what was it doing at that time? This deserves some reflection and has been widely discussed by many American media, experts and people from various sectors. Some in the US should do some self-reflection, take up their responsibility towards the people, respect science and facts, and take effective actions to save as many American lives as possible.

As for the US dumping blames on WHO, we all know WHO is an international body composed of 194 sovereign states. It cannot serve only one country, let alone bend to the will of the one that pays more money than others. As the epidemic continues to spread around the world, the fight against the epidemic remains a top priority for all countries and requires concerted efforts at the national, regional and global levels. At present, any attempt to oppress or even blackmail WHO is a disregard for human life, a challenge to humanitarianism and a breach of international cooperation against the epidemic, and thus will not be accepted by the international community.

As the most authoritative and professional international organization in the field of global public health security, the WHO plays an indispensable, central role in coordinating the global response to COVID-19. We hope the US will stop blaming others for its own failures, as it helps neither its own anti-epidemic efforts nor the international anti-epidemic efforts. What’s worse, it will have a serious, negative impact on developing countries in urgent need of international support. We urge the US to fulfill its due international responsibilities and obligations, and call on the international community to build more multilateral consensus, increase support and input to the WHO, and jointly safeguard global public health security.

Shenzhen TV: In response to US Secretary of State Pompeo’s announcement of sanctions on the ICC personnel for probing into the US war crimes in Afghanistan, the ICC said the other day that these coercive acts are unprecedented and constitute serious attacks against the Rome Statute system of international criminal justice and the rule of law. Yesterday, EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Josep Borrell said in a statement that the sanctions are “unacceptable and unprecedented measures that attempt to obstruct the court’s investigations and judicial proceedings”. French foreign minister Le Drian said the measures announced “represent a serious attack on the Court and the States Parties to the Rome Statute, and beyond that, a challenge to multilateralism and the independence of the judiciary.” The spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General also said that Secretary-General Guterres is concerned about the US decision. Do you have any comment on this?

Hua Chunying: We noticed relevant reports. This proves once again that the US diplomacy today has stooped to sanction, coercion and intimidation. It also shows that the US puts its interests above international law and has become a “destroyer” of multilateralism and a “terminator” of international rules and order. Such unilateral bullying acts are encountering stronger opposition from more and more members of the international community.

CNR: The US State Department published some latest information on Xinjiang, accusing China on issues including Xinjiang’s human rights, religion, forced labor and sterilization. What is your response to this?

Hua Chunying: On Xinjiang, the US has been repeating its malicious, baseless lies, which have been refuted time and again by China as we presented facts. I’d like to stress one more time that Xinjiang-related issues are by no means about ethnicity, religion or human rights, but about the fight against violence, terrorism and separatism. Xinjiang once suffered deeply from terrorism and religious extremism that posed great threats to people’s safety. Through vocational education and training, Xinjiang has taken preventive counter-terrorism and de-radicalization measures, effectively contained the once frequent terrorist activities, and protected the right to life, health and development of all ethnic groups to the best extent. Over the past four years there hasn’t been a single terrorist attack in Xinjiang.

The US made a lot of vicious claims like “forced labor” and “forced sterilization”. However, facts are all too clear. The rights and interests of workers from Xinjiang, who are part of China’s large workforce, are protected by China’s Labor Law and Labor Contract Law. Is there any “forced labor”? Over the past 40 years, the population of Uyghurs in Xinjiang grew from 5.55 million to more than 12 million. From 2010 to 2018, the population of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang increased by 22 percent, much higher than 13.9 percent, the growth rate of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang over the same period of time. Is there any “forced sterilization”? There is one mosque for every 530 Muslims in Xinjiang, a number higher than that in many Muslim countries. Is there any “suppression of religious freedom”? The intention of the US making one vicious lie after another is to contain China’s development and undermine China’s stability.

Those who have been to Xinjiang or with some sense of rationality and independent judgment can easily see through the hostile lies fabricated by some US politicians and their hidden agenda. We urge the US to stop making political maneuvers, cooking up lies about Xinjiang or taking them as pretexts to interfere in China’s internal affairs. No matter how they make up lies, China is determined to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests. The US attempt to obstruct Xinjiang’s prosperity and stability and suppress China’s growth will never succeed.

Beijing Daily: In an interview with Fox News on September 2, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said again that China is ripping off the US and destroying jobs in the US, and demanded that China be held accountable for the COVID-19 pandemic. He talked about restrictions imposed on Chinese diplomats’ activities in the US, adding that the US bent a knee to China over the past four decades and it’s enough. Do you have any comment?

Hua Chunying: In disregard of basic facts and moral integrity, Pompeo, as a habitual liar, has tried every possible means to smear China day after day, and his intention to serve his own political gains is all too clear. As Secretary of State, Pompeo’s actions have not only eroded his credibility, but also stained the image and reputation of the United States, which has become a notorious example in international relations.

Pompeo’s claim about China ripping off the United States and destroying American jobs is totally nonsense. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties more than 40 years ago, China-US relations have brought tremendous benefits to both peoples. Statistics show that China-US economic and trade cooperation supports 2.6 million jobs in the United States and trade between the two countries saves every American household $850 a year in their cost of living. China-US economic and trade relations are mutually beneficial in nature. Does anyone believe the United States, as such a major country, can ever allow another country to exploit it for decades? The answer is a big no.

On COVID-19 response, the Chinese government has put people and their lives front and center, and our epidemic response can stand the test of time and history. The United States has the best health care resources in the world, but tens of thousands of newly confirmed cases and hundreds or even thousands of deaths are reported every day. In the face of such a severe situation, Pompeo and some other US politicians still keep blaming China in an attempt to divert the attention of the US public. If they still have the slightest sense of responsibility, they should respect facts and science, stop political manipulation, and focus on fighting the epidemics.

Yesterday, I made clear China’s solemn position on the restrictions imposed by the US side on Chinese diplomats’ performance of duties. The US action is illegal, illegitimate and unreasonable. We urge the US side to immediately rescind the wrong decision, stop obstructing the normal people-to-people exchange between the two countries, and stop undermining bilateral relations. China will make legitimate and necessary reactions in light of the development of the situation.

With regard to the claim that the US bent a knee to China over the past four decades, I don’t know why Pompeo has portrayed the US as so subservient to China, but that’s indeed not the case. China is a country of ceremony and propriety. We always believe that all countries, regardless of their sizes, should treat each other as equals. However, by contrast, the United States has long been bullying others with arrogance and willfully resorting to the use of force, the threat of force or the imposition of sanctions against other countries, on which the international community can tell right from wrong.

We urge Pompeo to respect basic facts and stop his incessant anti-China remarks.

Global Times: US Attorney General William Barr said in an interview on September 2 that China poses a greater threat than Russia and Iran in interfering in the upcoming US presidential election. Do you have any comment?

Hua Chunying: This is another proof of the US “diplomacy of lies”.

We hope the US will stop measuring others by their own yardsticks. Unlike the US, China doesn’t have the meme of interfering in others’ domestic affairs, nor is it interested or willing to do so.

Certain politicians seem so obsessed with making an issue out of China. They’ve churned out various lies but they’re probably still busy seeking and fabricating evidence.

The dazzling dramas around the US presidential election have been going on for quite some time. They can by all means save this game for themselves. We don’t ever want to be part of it.

AFP: A question about the Australian writer Yang Jun who was detained in China last year. His lawyer said that they were allowed to meet each other. Could you tell us why Yang was not allowed to see his lawyer until this week?

Hua Chunying: As we learn from relevant department, the case of Yang Jun is still is the process of handling. China is a country ruled by law. The relevant authorities handle cases in strict accordance with law and fully protect the legal rights of relevant personnel. As I understand, the Chinese side and the Australian side have unimpeded channels for consular communication, and we provide necessary assistance for the Australian side to perform consular duties.

CCTV: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote to member States recently, saying that the UN is facing serious financial difficulties and the arrears amount to US$1.52 billion. The Secretary-General called on Member States to pay their dues in full and on time to support the UN in completing its work this year. What is China’s comment on this?

Hua Chunying: As the second largest contributor to the UN, China has always fulfilled its financial obligations to the UN and already paid its membership dues in full this year. We support the UN with concrete actions, and we will continue to earnestly fulfill our financial obligations to the UN as a developing country.

China is paying close attention to the current financial difficulties facing the UN, and is concerned that the huge gap in contributions may affect the normal functioning of the United Nations. As the country with the largest cumulative arrears, the United States owes more than 2/3 of the total arrears, which is the main cause of the UN’s financial difficulties.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the UN. It serves the common interests of all parties to stick to multilateralism, uphold the UN’s central role in international affairs and jointly meet global challenges through solidarity and cooperation. We are ready to work with other countries to actively support the work of the United Nations and its greater role in promoting world peace and development.

AFP: Do you have any response to the letter published by UN experts calling the Hong Kong national security law a serious risk to fundamental freedoms?

Hua Chunying: I’d like to stress that the Law on Safeguarding National Security in the HKSAR is not a human rights issue at all. Its purpose is to plug the loopholes in the HKSAR in the field of national security, and to prevent, stop and punish the four categories of criminal acts that seriously endanger national security. It punishes a very few but protects the vast majority. With the lawful rights and freedoms enjoyed by Hong Kong residents not affected in any way, the Law is universally supported and welcomed by Hong Kong residents.

In disregard of the facts, some people have maliciously slandered China’s human rights situation, blatantly politicized the human rights issue and grossly interfered in China’s internal affairs, which seriously violates the mandate and code of conduct of the Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council. China is firmly opposed to this. We urge them to earnestly respect the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, discard ignorance, prejudice and double standards, and stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs and China’s internal affairs.

Tass News Agency: There’s some news that Indian defense minister Singh will meet today with his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe in Moscow during some SCO events. Reportedly they will discuss the situation in the Indian-Chinese border. Can you confirm the news and give us some details of this meeting?

Hua Chunying: I am not aware of that. I would refer you to China’s Ministry of National Defense.

On issues left over from history and existing problems regarding the China-India boundary, we always believe that a fair and reasonable solution acceptable to both sides should be found through peaceful and friendly consultations. China and India are in close communication through diplomatic and military channels over the recent developments in the border areas. We hope to properly resolve relevant issues with India through consultations, so as to jointly safeguard peace and tranquility in the border areas. It will meet the interests of both people’s.

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Led by President Abbas, factions confirm rejection of all projects aimed at liquidating our national cause

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RAMALLAH, BEIRUT(WAFA) – The meeting of the General Secretaries of the Palestinian Factions held yesterday in Ramallah and Beirut via videoconference confirmed that our people, unified under the leadership of President Mahmoud Abbas, absolutely rejects all projects aimed at liquidating the Palestinian national cause and the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.
Following is the final communique of the meeting, read aloud by Mr. Jibril Rajoub, Member of the Central Committee of Fatah Movement:
At this fateful moment of the history of our people, when our central cause is facing conspiracies, liquidation and attempts to undermine it in favor of the mere quest of improving the living conditions, and when we are stripped of our right to self-determination, the establishment of our independent and fully-sovereign state on the 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as its capital, as stipulated in the National Reconciliation Document, and our right to solving the refugee issue and the right of return of the refugees to their homes as per Resolution 194, plots and conspiracies are being hatched by the Israeli occupation government and the current US administration through the deal of the century and the annexation plans, and through normalization with Israel, and most recently the trilateral US-UAE-Israeli normalization deal, which has been rejected by our people.
In this historic meeting today, a unified Palestinian action has kick-started under the umbrella of the PLO, the legitimate and sole representative of our people, under a courageous joint initiative by Mr. President Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the PLO, and the General Secretaries of the factions.  We have agreed to initiate a national effort that responds to the national goals of ending the division, achieving reconciliation, and achieving the Palestinian national partnership.
The Palestinian people, with all its components, at the forefront of which is the Palestinian leadership meeting today headed by Mr. President Abu Mazen, affirms its absolute rejection of all projects aimed at liquidating our national cause and our legitimate rights. The leadership affirms its rejection of any prejudice to Jerusalem and its Christian and Islamic sanctities. It condemns all manifestations of normalization with the occupation, and considers this a dagger in the back of the Palestinian people and the Arab and Islamic nations. The Palestinian leadership calls on our [Arab and Muslim] peoples and the free peoples of the world to confront with all the strength they have all of these liquidation plans.
The meeting of secretary-generals also discussed the rules of engagement with the Israeli occupation, including activating the regional and international factors to confront those plans. The delegates agreed on the means and mechanisms of struggle to confront the occupation on our land, including those means guaranteed by international conventions in the way to fulfill the right of peoples to resist occupation.
As Palestinians, we believe that it is our right to practice all legitimate methods of struggle, and at this stage we agree to develop and activate popular resistance as the most appropriate option for the current stage, in defense of our legitimate rights to confront the occupation.
In order to achieve our strategic goals to end the occupation and establish an independent Palestinian state, we must expedite the end of the political division and achieve reconciliation and national partnership.
In this context, as a unified people who live in a single free nation, we have agreed on the need to live under one democratic political system, one authority and one law, and under a framework of political and intellectual pluralism. We have also agreed to consolidate the principle of peaceful transfer of power through free and fair elections, according to full proportional representation according to international standards.
We also affirm our commitment to the establishment of a Palestinian state on the entire Occupied Palestinian Territory, with Jerusalem as its capital, and we affirm here that there will be no state in Gaza, and no state without Gaza.
Realizing the necessity of unifying our position despite the differences in our opinion concerning some issues, we have decided to form a committee of eminent national figures, who enjoy the confidence of all of us, and who will present a strategic vision to achieve an end to the division, and to achive reconciliation and partnership within the framework of the PLO, the sole legitimate representative of our Palestinian people. This shall be done within a period not exceeding five weeks, and the committee will present its recommendations to the upcoming session of the Palestinian Central Council, with the participation of the General Secretaries of all factions, in order to ensure the participation of all under the umbrella of Palestinian national unity.
We also agreed to form a unified national committee to lead the inclusive popular resistance, provided that the PLO Executive Committee provides it with all the means necessary for its continuation.
We offer our greetings to our steadfast and patient people in occupied Jerusalem, and our people in the refugee camps everywhere. We pay tribute and appreciation to the families of the martyrs, prisoners and the wounded.
In conclusion, we express our deep solidarity with the brotherly people of Lebanon in their current ordeal, and we express our thanks and appreciation for Lebanon’s hosting of this historic and national unity meeting.

ESTABLISHMENT OF MACHINE READABLE PASSPORT FACILITY FOR OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS AT OPF

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Islamabad: In order to facilitate overseas Pakistanis and their family members “Machine Readable Passport (MRP) Facility” has been established at OPF Head Office, Islamabad in collaboration with Directorate General of Immigration & Passports (DGIP). This is in line with the vision of the honorable Prime Minister of Pakistan and on the directions of honorable Sayed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis & Human Resource Development. The Government of Pakistan is according top priority to the overseas Pakistanis and is keen to provide enhanced facilities with improved service delivery.

ESTABLISHMENT OF MACHINE READABLE PASSPORT FACILITY FOR OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS AT OPF
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRIME MINISTER ON OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS AND HRD, SAYED ZULFIKAR ABBAS BUKHARI INAUGURATING PASSPORT FACILITY CENTER FOR OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS AT OPF HEADQUARTERS, ISLAMABAD.PHOTO BY RAMZAN MUGHAL

This state of the art “OPF-DGI&P MRP Facilitation Centre” is one such initiative and testament to the citizen-centric governance model where overseas Pakistanis are exclusively facilitated. This will help in achieving the desired objectives of both organizations i.e DG I&P and OPF for provision of enhanced services to OPs. With the establishment of Machine Readable Passport (MRP) facility, the overseas Pakistanis will now be able to apply/renew their passports in addition to the existing facilities provided by OPF under one roof, which includes OPF Membership Card, Foreign Exchange Remittance Card (FERC), NADRA Swift Center, Complaint Resolution System, etc.

The “OPF-DG I&P MRP Facilitation Centre for overseas Pakistanis” in OPF building is operational and overseas Pakistanis and their dependents are invited to visit the facility for issuance/renewal of their Machine Readable Passports (MRP).

 

More than 97 Percent Cell Sites Restored in Karachi

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(Islamabad:  Due to PTA’s monitoring and continuous efforts of Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs), about 97.5% affected cell phone sites have been restored in Karachi while efforts are underway to achieve hundred percent restoration.

As of today, total 5433 cell sites are operational in the city and 136 are being restored. Some operators have already made all their sites up and running.

PTA continues to monitor the situation and assures the consumers that services in all affected areas will be restored soon.

IMARAT Group honoured with the prestigious ICCI Achievement Award for ‘Leading Construction & Real Estate Group’

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IMARAT Group honoured with the prestigious ICCI Achievement Award for ‘Leading Construction & Real Estate Group’

Islamabad: Islamabad Chambers of Commerce & Industry held its 3rd ICCI Achievement Awards, on 3rd September 2020 at the local hotel in Islamabad.

At this event, Imarat Group of Companies and Graana.com were awarded for their outstanding performance and contributions in the real estate sector with the ‘Leading Construction & Real Estate Group’ award. Chairman, Imarat Group of Companies, Graana.com and Agency21Mr.Shafiq Akbar received the award from the President of Pakistan, Mr.ArifAlvi, the Chief Guest of the event.

After receiving the prestigious award, the Chairman of Imarat Group of Companies, Mr.Shafiq Akbar sharing his vision for the future of real estate in Pakistan said that the world is going digital and so are we. He said that he has a vision to bring a digital revolution to the real estate sector of Pakistan and feels honoured by the appreciation they have received. He continued and added that Imarat Group’s core values of sustaining innovation, reliability and teamwork are the key to its growth. He then stated that Imarat Group is well aligned with our government’s agenda of economic growth and bringing many international projects to Pakistan that will not only create huge investment opportunities, but will also create hundreds of job opportunities in the coming years. In the end he thanked his entire team who made this accomplishment possible.

Some of the milestones achieved by Imarat Group in such a short period of time include the digitisation of Planned Areas all across Pakistan throughPropsure, launching of Pakistan’s Smartest Property Portal , Graana.com, Pakistan’s Biggest Nationwide Estate Agency named Agency21, Two International Hotel Chains , Pakistan’s first Builders Mall – Imarat Builders Mall,  Pakistan’s first factory outlet Mall – Amazon Mall,  Capital’s third biggest Mall – Mall of Arabia and Capital’s Largest Residential Project – Golf Flora Apartments with Imarat Country Club.

Imarat Group of Companies with their outstanding work have reinforced their stance and become the emerging leader and trend setter in the construction and real estate sector. Going hand in handwith the success that Imarat Group of Companies have achieved, Graana.com is leading the digital revolution in being Pakistan’s Smartest Property Portal, a journey that started four years ago. Having finally hit that milestone it set out to achieve, Imarat is looking to cement its spot and change the way people deal with property in the country.

In a very short span of time Imarat Group has established its presence in major cities across Pakistan and with an ever-growing pool of people, soon to be 1500 in strength, they embraced evolving technology to enhance their overall ability to deliver the best services to the country. Digital Pakistan is here and the real estate sector has already taken the initiative and is leading the race to become a major part of it.

Charity is must human & religious responsibility. Ms. Tauheed

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Charity is a must human and religious responsibility and should be done with compassion” says Ms. Tauheed (Lawyer), principal of ILM school for slum children Gll/4, Islamabad. She spoke on the charity distribution event organized by Inspire Pakistan. A volunteer Ms. Sobia Baig community based worker currently working with Agha Khan Foundation along with Inspire Pakistan team after interacting with the children, conducted a drawing competition where the children expressed their thoughts and imagination. Ms. Sobia and Inspire team gave hygiene tips and instructions along with practical demonstration of hand washing and teeth brushing to the school children. The activity ended with a group photograph and stationary distribution among 62 children.

International Day of Charity, a global celebration held every year on 5th September, is a day officially declared by UN general assembly in 2012 and commemorated in death anniversary of mother Teresa a well-known figure who dedicated her life in the struggle to lessen the suffering from poverty. 

Charity is the act of giving typically of money or time to help those less advantaged and poor around the world. It can be made through teaching skills, educational materials, education, giving money advice to football skills and other related programmes. Majority of the charity depends on volunteers who dedicate/invest their time and expertise in rebuilding the lives of the underprivileged especially refugees’ and asylum seekers.

Inspire Pakistan believes that charity contributes to the promotion of dialogue, solidarity and mutual understanding. Charity can be in any form and shape, even a penny matters. Health is the biggest economic asset of the poor. Turning birthdays and prolonged marriage ceremonies into donations for education, clean water and health etc can make a huge difference as people make a bigger impact by coming together. Our leaders and role models can sponsor a word and raise their voice to help people affected by conflict and disasters. 

To celebrate the day, Inspire Pakistan conducted an activity with the slum school children residing in g11/4 Islamabad. Inspire Pakistan will and always has been a part of charitable activities and has been working for the welfare as well as well-being of the underprivileged. We pledge to raise our voice and keep working with full devotion within our capacity to eradicate poverty.

CHAIRMAN NHA VISITS  PESHAWAR-RAWALPINDI SECTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY (N-5)

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Islamabad : Chairman National Highway Authority Capt ® Sikander Qayyum paid a detailed visit to Peshawar-Rawalpindi section of N-5 and took serious notice of the dilapidated condition of carriageway especially of Peshawar-Khairabad section. NHA’s Member North-Zone, senior officers and staff members of maintenance unit Peshawar NHA, accompanied him.

    During inspection, Chairman National Highway Authority Capt ® Sikander Qayyum identified issues which were required to be attended under Routine Maintenance works of the carriageway. Expressing dissatisfaction over bad condition of Wah-Taxila-Hassanabdal segment of the highway, he warned the concerned officials to take immediate steps to complete repair work at the earliest. 

Chairman National Highway Authority Capt ® Sikander Qayyum will re-visit the highway from Rawalpindi to Peshawar after 15 days and will review the maintenance activities. Over bad condition of carriageway Chairman National Highway Authority Capt ® Sikander Qayyum expressed displeasure and transferred concerned Director (Maintenance-South), KPK National Highway Authority Peshawar Mr. Said Nawaz Khan to Balochistan and Deputy Director (Maintenance) National Highway Authority Peshawar Muhammad Saleem Akhtar is placed under suspension. The officer is also directed to report at NHA HQ Islamabad.

Recalling significant role of Karachi-Lahore-Peshawar National Highway (N-5) in socio-economic uplift of the country, Chairman National Highway Authority Capt ® Sikander Qayyum said, keeping this highway in good condition stands among our priorities. Provision of civic and travelling amenities must be ensured at bus stops located along this highway, he added.             

SECP’s additional joint director, Muhammad Sajid Gondal missing

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Muhammad Sajid Gondal, who is working as Additional Joint Director at SECP is missing since last evening. SECP as an institution, expresses its solidarity with his family, and is providing complete assistance to the family in this moment. The SECP staff are praying and hoping for an early and safe return of Mr. Gondal.

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