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KSBL Signs MoU with IUCPSS 

Karachi, May 18, 2022 (PPI-OT):KSBL recently signed an MOU with IUCPSS (Inter University Consortium for the Promotion of Social Sciences) which is a consortium of more than 60 universities in Pakistan to promote social sciences, arts, and humanities. CEO and Rector, KSBL Mr. Mubashar Hameed, and National Coordinator IUCPSS, Dr. Murtaza Noor signed the MOU. Under this partnership, both institutions will facilitate each other regarding faculty, student, and curriculum development. Under this partnership, KSBL will also provide an Ethical Leadership Framework for developing and training faculty and students as well as developing ethical curriculum and modules for different disciplines through its dedicated Center for Excellence.

Through this partnership, KSBL will also provide a state-of-the-art human development ecosystem ‘Colaraz’ connecting, students, faculty, alumni, employers, and other stakeholders for the universities subscribing to its network. This will also serve as a joint outreach platform for faculty and student societies networking and exchange.

KSBL prides itself on its core values based on ethics, sustainability, global mindedness, tech savviness, and entrepreneurship. This partnership comes with the intent of creating opportunities for faculty and students to develop while enhancing their principles in ethical behaviour and facilitating building bridges with institutions. Dr. Faryal Razzaq Director Ethical Leadership Framework, and focal person for KSBL presented the introduction and objectives of the MoU. Also present at the occasion were senior faculty and management from KSBL.

For more information, contact:
Karachi School of Business and Leadership (KSBL)
National Stadium Road, Opposite Liaquat National Hospital,
Karachi – 74800, Pakistan
UAN: +92-21-111-11-KSBL (5725)
Tel: +92-21-34855382, +92-21-38771999
Email: dean@ksbl.edu.pk
Website: https://www.ksbl.edu.pk

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First Bilateral Dialogue

Islamabad, May 18, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East and Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) held its first bilateral dialogue with the Strategic Studies Center (SSCAF) of the Arab Republic of Egypt on May 18, 2022. The participants from ISSI included, Director General ISSI, Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Director CAMEA, Ms. Amina Khan, Dr. Talat Shabbir, Director China Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) and Ambassador Khalid Mahmood, Chairman Board of Governors, ISSI. The participants from Strategic Studies Center (SSCAF) included Major General Adel Labib, Major General Mohammed Abo Baker, Major General Osama Ibrahim, and Brig Mohammed Elnagar.

The bilateral dialogue was moderated by Director CAMEA, Ms. Amina Khan. The subjects of discussion during the bilateral dialogue included the situation in Afghanistan, China- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and regional connectivity, Pakistan’s perspective on the changing security dynamics, the Syrian crisis, the developments in the Libyan crisis and the western Iranian crisis. The bilateral dialogue was useful in bringing together viewpoints and perspectives from Egypt and Pakistan.

For more information, contact:
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad – 44000, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9202481
Fax: +92-51-9204658
E-mail: strategy@issi.org.pk
Website: http://issi.org.pk/

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PPP’s stance very clear first electoral reforms then general polls: Sindh Ministers 

Karachi, May 18, 2022 (PPI-OT):Sindh Ministers belonging to Pakistan People’s Party have said the PPP until the present day has been ready for the general elections in the country but their stance is very clear that first electoral reforms should be adopted before the polls. Sindh Information Minister, Sharjeel Inam Memon, provincial Labour and Human Resources Minister, Saeed Ghani, and Local Government Minister, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, stated this while addressing a joint press conference here on Wednesday.

Answering a question, the Sindh Information Minister said that only electoral reforms could ensure that the next general polls were held in the country in a transparent and fair manner. Responding to another query, Memon said the present coalition government might have to take certain unpopular decisions in view of the alarmingly weakened state of the national economy due to certain terms of the agreement the previous regime had signed with the IMF.

He said that all the concerned political parties were required in the present scenario to join hands to take the urgently required steps for the improvement of the economy. Sindh Information and Labour Minister, Saeed Ghani, told media persons that he had come to Islamabad for the signing of an agreement between the Sindh Employees’ Social Security Institution (SESSI) and the National Database and Registration Authority.

He said the accord had been signed for hiring data entry operators for speeding up the work for the issuance of the Benazir Mazdoor Cards (BMCs) to the workers in Sindh. He informed the media persons that Sindh had become the first province to start issuing smart cards in the form of BMCs for extending the due privileges to the registered industrial workers in the province.

Ghani said that Sindh had so far issued 37,000 smart cards to the registered industrial workers in the province. But, he said that there had been delays in the issuance of the BMCs due to a shortage of data entry operators. He said the fresh accord signed with the NDDRA stood for hiring the services of 162 more data entry operators for speeding up the work related to the issuance of the BMCs.

The Sindh Labour Minister said that in the first phase of the project BMCs would be issued to some 6,25,000 industrial workers registered with the SESSI. He said that SESSI had been running a network of five hospitals and 42 dispensaries for the provision of the necessary health care facilities to the registered workers and their family members in Sindh.

He said that the basic aim behind the issuance of the BMCs was bringing transparency and accountability in the process of providing due benefits to the bona fide labourers so that pilferages in the system should end. He said that in the second phase the BMCs would be issued to the labourers belonging to the informal sector who were mostly self-employed like pushcart vendors, taxi, and rickshaw drivers.

He reiterated the demand of the Sindh government that affairs related to the Workers’ Welfare Fund, and Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution should be completely devolved to the provinces in line with the 18th Constitutional Amendment as the labour had become a fully devolved subject. Ghani said that the same demand had been made when he had held a meeting with the Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resources.

For more information, contact:
PPP Media Cell (Sindh)
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)
Peoples Secretariat Shikarpur Colony,
Behind Mazar-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Karachi, Pakistan
Cell: +92-305-3370383
Email: contact@ppp-tu.com
Website: https://www.ppp.org.pk

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Punjab University Hailey College of Commerce and Pakistan-Japan Intellect Forum sign MoU 

Lahore, May 18, 2022 (PPI-OT):Embassy of Japan’s Counselor Mr Ryuji Lwasaki-san has said that they were celebrating 70 years of diplomatic relations with Pakistan which was a proof of long standing friendship. He expressed these views at the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Punjab University Hailey College of Commerce (HCC) and the Pakistan-Japan Intellect Forum (PJiF) for the promotion of Japanese language and culture. On this occasion, Associate Professor HCC Dr Zafar Ahmed, Vice President PJiF Sitara Arif, faculty members and students were present.

In this address, Embassy of Japan Counselor (NAME) said that despite the limited resources, Pakistanis have always extended the best hospitality to foreigners which were unique ability. He said that the agreement for the promotion of Japanese language and culture in Pakistan would further strengthen the ties. In his address, Dr Zafar highlighted the history and ongoing activities at HCC. Later, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the parties.

For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/

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Divisional cricket part of agenda of CAs-PCB meeting 

Lahore, May 18, 2022 (PPI-OT):Divisional tournaments at the U19 and senior levels will be part of discussion, amongst other various important matters, when the chief executives of six Cricket Associations will converge at the National High Performance Centre in Lahore tomorrow for a round of meetings with the Pakistan Cricket Board officials.

The feasibility of the introduction of divisional tournaments in all six CAs will be discussed with the aim of providing more opportunities to up and coming cricketers. These divisions will form a buffer between the City Cricket Association and Cricket Association levels – becoming an integral rung for cricketers to nurture their talent before they are introduced at the apex domestic level.

Following the resounding success of the Club winter league cricket, the protocols for the upcoming summer league across the six CAs will also be discussed at the two-day meeting.

The CCA U19 tournaments and development, growth and promotion of the sport at the school level will be on the agenda along with other matters.

The chief executives of the six CAs are:

Balochistan Cricket Association – Anwar Saleem Kasi

Central Punjab Cricket Association – Abdullah Khurram Niazi

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cricket Association – Babar Khan

Northern Cricket Association – Najeeb Sadiq

Sindh Cricket Association – Toufeeque Ahmed

Southern Punjab Cricket Association – Muhammad Abdul Saboor

For more information, contact:
Media Manager,
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-5717231-4
Fax: +92-42-5711860
Website: www.pcb.com.pk

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Senior Leadership of PTI meets Speaker Punjab Assembly Ch Parvez Elahi and former Federal Minister Moonis Elahi 

Lahore, May 18, 2022 (PPI-OT):Before meeting PTI Chairman Imran Khan, the senior leadership of PTI called on Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Parvez Elahi and former Federal Minister Moonis Elahi. PTI Punjab Advisory Council Chairman Sibtain Khan, Dr. Murad Raas, Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht and Syed Alamdar Abbas participated in it. The political situation in Punjab was discussed in detail in the meeting and future constitutional and legal options were reviewed.

It was agreed in the meeting that the fake government of Hamza Shahbaz has come to an end after the decision of the Supreme Court. At present, the status of Hamza Shahbaz in the Chief Minister’s House is nothing but an occupant group. Participants demanded that Hamza Shahbaz leave the Chief Minister’s Office immediately. It was decided at the meeting that progress would be made on the next constitutional options soon. After the meeting, the PTI leadership will meet PTI chairman Imran Khan in the evening.

For more information, contact:
Mediacell, Pakistan Muslim League
30-C, Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi Road,
Gulberg-II, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-35878428
Fax: +92-42-35877329
Website: www.pmlmediacell.com