October 21, 2021

‫امریکی انسٹیٹیوٹ آف پیس نے جوزفین ایکیرو کو 2021 وومن بلڈنگ پیس کے اعزاز سے نوازدیا۔

واشنگٹن، 21اکتوبر2021 /پی آر نیوز وائر/ دی یوایس انسٹیٹیوٹ آف پیس (یو ایس آئی پی) فخریہ طور پر یہ اعلان کرتاہے کہ 2021وومن بلڈنگ پیس ایوارڈ کینیا کی جوزفین ایکیرو کو نوازاگیاہے۔

یہ معتبر سالانہ ایوارڈ ان خواتین کو دیاجاتاہے جو تنازعات سے متاثرہ ممالک میں امن کے لیے کام کرتی ہیں۔نامور ماہرین کا ایک کونسل 30ممالک سے 125 امیدواران میں سے 9 فائنلسٹ کو منتخب کرتاہے۔

یوایس آئی پی کی صدر لیزے گرانڈے کا کہناتھا’’اگر آپ دنیا بھر میں دیکھیں ،تو امن کے لیے زیادہ تر کام خواتین کررہی ہیں۔ یہ ہماری ذمہ داری ہے کہ ہم ان خواتین کی معاونت کرنے اور انھیں سراہنے کے لیے مزید اقدامات کریں۔‘‘

ایکیرو کینیا میں نادرن رینج لینڈ ٹرسٹ کی پیس کو آرڈینیٹر ہیں،جو ایک منفرد امن کا گروپ ہے جو مشرقی اور شمالی کینیا سے 320,000 مقامی افراد کو ایک جگہ لاتاہے تاکہ تنازعہ کو ختم کیا جاسکے،علاقے اور جنگلی حیات کو محفوظ بنایاجائے اور غیرقانونی شکار کو ختم کیا جاسکے۔

یہ ایوارڈ امریکی بحریہ کی ایڈمرل (ر) میشل ہاورڈ نے ایک ورچول تقریب میں دیا جس میں دیگر فائنلسٹ بھی شامل تھے اور افغانستان کی خواتین کو خاص خراج تحسین پیش کیا۔

وومن بلڈنگ پیس (ڈبلیو بی پی ) کونسل کی اعزازی چیئر مین نینسی لینڈ بورگ کا کہناتھا’’ایکیرو ایک ہیروئن ہے ۔شمالی کینیا میں امن کے لیے ان کا کام ہمارے لیے ایک مشعل راہ ہے۔‘‘

ڈبلیو بی پی کونسل کی شریک چیئر مین مرسیا مائیرز کارلوچی کا کہناتھا’’ان خواتین کی زبردست داستانیں سننا ایک بہترین تجربہ رہا۔ امن،بےمثال رہنمائی کے لیے ان کا عزم اور ان کی برادریوں پر ان کے اثرات بہت متاثر کن ہیں۔‘‘

ڈبلیو بی پی کی شریک چیئرمین میگھن بیار کاکہناتھا’’ یہ سب سے زیادہ مضبوط اور جرات مند خواتین ہیں جن سے آپ کبھی ملے ہوں گے۔ہم ان کاموں کی قدر کرتے ہیں جو یہ ہرروز کرتی ہیں۔‘‘

ایوارڈ کے لیے مزید معلومات کے لیے،برائے مہربانی www.usip.org/womenbuildingpeace پر جائیے۔

یو ایس آئی پی کے بارے میں مزید جاننے کے لیے https://www.usip.org/about پر جائیے۔

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October 21, 2021

JAGGAER Teams Up with Industry Experts for New Procurement with Purpose Webinar Series

Panelists from Spend Matters, The Hackett Group, EcoVadis, Harvard University and more share steps for leading environment, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives internally and making a lasting impact

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Oct. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — JAGGAER today announces its new ESG-focused webinar series: Procurement with Purpose: Protecting People, the Planet and Profit. The four-part series will provide procurement professionals with valuable and practical insights for driving forward ESG initiatives within their organizations. Attendees will hear from top experts in the space, including analysts from Spend Matters and The Hackett Group and thought leaders from EcoVadis, Harvard University, riskmethods, TealBook and more.

“Organizations play a key role in protecting the planet and the rights of people through the way they buy and sell. Procurement is in the prime position to affect change and drive these responsible practices internally,” said Jim Bureau, JAGGAER’s CEO. “This webinar series is unlike anything we’ve done before. Attendees will drive the discussions and be able to submit questions ahead of time so we’re focusing on the actionable advice that will set teams up for the most success.”

Peter Smith, Managing Director of Procurement Excellence and author of the upcoming book, Procurement with Purpose, will moderate. The series will run from October 21 to December 7, 2021, and include interactive and energetic panel discussions that answer real audience questions on the following:

How to Manage the Triple Bottom-Line (October 21): Learn why procurement with purpose is so important from Spend Matters’ Senior Analyst Bertrand Maltaverne, Harvard’s CPO Sara Malconian and JAGGAER’s EVP of Product Management Dawn Andre. They’ll share how to assemble the right team of stakeholders, develop your own ESG strategy and use technology as an enabler so you can start making an impact today.
Talk Sustainability to Me (November 9): We all want to build a more sustainable supply chain, but a lack of good data often gets in the way. Hear from EcoVadis’ CMO Emily Rakowski, JAGGAER’s CHRO Michele Hamill, and other special guests on common misconceptions of net-zero carbon and how to organize and apply data for maximum value.
Rethinking Supplier Diversity (November 18): Supplier diversity is a hot topic, but there’s a lot more than meets the eye. Join JAGGAER’s VP of Corporate and Product Marketing Roger Blumberg, The Hackett Group’s Global Procurement Advisory Practice Leader Chris Sawchuck, TealBook’s Chief Strategy & Revenue Officer Matt Palackdharry and others to discuss what supplier diversity really means and how to develop a meaningful strategy.
ESG, Your Bottom-Line and Tying It All Together (December 7): Profit comes down to protecting supply chains. JAGGAER’s VP of Product Management Georg Roesch, riskmethods’ Senior Solutions Marketing Manager Matthew York and Visiting Lecturer at Sussex University Savita Mace will share how to mitigate risk through purposeful procurement practices.

Attendees will receive one Continuing Education Hour (CEH) for each session from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) to maintain their certifications.

“Addressing sustainability, human rights and evolving ESG regulation is now critical for procurement teams across all industries,” said Thomas Derry, CEO at Institute of Supply Management. “We’re pleased to offer credits for participation in this series because these are the subjects in which procurement professionals need to dive deep to create thoughtful strategies that both drive tangible value for their organizations and create a better world.”

To register or learn more about the series, please visit here.

About JAGGAER

We drive customer value for buyers and sellers through our global connected network served by offices located in the Americas, APAC, Asia and EMEA. JAGGAER develops and provides comprehensive source-to-settle SaaS-based solutions, including advanced Spend Analytics, Category Management, Supplier Management, Sourcing, Contracts, eProcurement, Invoicing, Supply Chain Management and Inventory Management. These all reside on a single platform, JAGGAER ONE. JAGGAER has pioneered spend management solutions for more than 25 years and continues to lead the innovation curve by listening to customers and stakeholders in all industry sectors, public services and academia.

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October 21, 2021

Masses burning in hell of inflation

Islamabad, October 21, 2021 (PPI-OT):Former President of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Dr. Shahid Rasheed Butt on Thursday warned that avoiding reforms is keeping energy irreparable that can bankrupt the country. Despite the insistence of international institutions and the business community critical reforms in the energy sector are being avoided which is hurting the masses and the business community while it has the potential to bankrupt the country, he said.

Shahid Rasheed Butt said that the losses of Pakistan’s power sectors are the highest in the region. The official power sector losses are Rs320 billion while independent experts view losses at Rs 400 billion while the infamous circular debt has crossed the mark of Rs2.27 trillion becoming a grave threat for the economy.

He said that power tariff is being increased regularly, which will trigger theft by consumers as the government is ignoring reforms and not privatizing DISCOs despite the insistence of the multilateral institutions. Mr. Butt regretted that there has been very little focus on reducing losses and upgrading transmission and distribution capacity which has compromised the income of the masses and the ability of the country to produce goods at affordable prices.

He noted that some bureaucrats in the gas utilities are trying their best to fail the LNG project while others have delayed purchases resulting in losses of billions. Millions are being paid in terminal charges but the private sector is not being allowed to import gas. The continued supply of LNG can give new lease of life to fertiliser, textile, CNG and general industry but this is not acceptable to a mafia that is playing with the fate of the country for petty gains, he said.

For more information, contact:
Dr. Shahid Rasheed Butt
Consul General Ghana
Former President ICCI
Former Patron ICST
Tel: +92-333-5132199, +92-51-2822571

October 21, 2021

ICCI and NCSW to work together for economic empowerment of women

Islamabad, October 21, 2021 (PPI-OT):Nilofar Bakhtiar, Chairperson, National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) said that lot of work is to be done to bring women in the mainstream of economy and added that NCSW in collaboration with ICCI would work for economic empowerment of women so that they could play more effective role in developing the economy. She said that ICCI would be given representation in the Economic Empowerment Committee of NCSW to make joint efforts for the protection and promotion of women. She said this while addressing a large gathering of women during her visit to Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI).

Nilofar Bakhtiar said that this year 16 days of activism against gender-based violence will be celebrated from Nov: 25 to Dec: 10, 2021 and NCSW would organize various programs for women where violence against the women would be on top of the agenda. She said that ICCI should also organize an awareness session at this occasion about the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act and invite women working in industrial and business units to sensitize them about this act. She said that posters of the said Act should also be displayed in ICCI and business firms for the information of working women. She also briefed the women about the key initiatives of NCSW for protection of women and vowed that NCSW would work with stakeholders including ICCI for the better protection and empowerment of women.

Speaking at the occasion, Muhammad Shakeel Munir, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that women are over half of our total population and it is not possible for Pakistan to achieve sustainable growth without bringing them into the mainstream of economy. He stressed that the government should formulate more conducive policies for the economic empowerment of women. He said that obtaining credit from banks for business is the most serious issue for women and urged that the government should focus on providing easy credit to women entrepreneurs so that they could achieve better growth in business.

Mian Akram Farid, Chairman, Founder Group and Chairman Skills Development Council said that SDC has trained 9500 women in various fields for their economic empowerment and more trainings would be provided to them. He said that women have the potential to earn sixty to seventy thousand rupees per month by getting training in various fields of IT and working from home. He said that women have good scope in various professions including pharmaceuticals, banking, hotel, digital marketing, sales. He said that by focusing on IT, Pakistan could enhance its annual IT exports from USD 2 billion to USD 30 billion.

Jamshaid Akhtar Sheikh Senior Vice President, Faheem Khan Vice President ICCI, Ejaz Abbasi, Baser Daud, Muhammad Naveed, Khalid Chaudhry, Nasira Ali and others also spoke at the occasion and stressed that the government should make policies for economic empowerment of women.

For more information, contact:
Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI)
Chamber House, Aiwan-e-Sanat-o-Tijarat Road,
Mauve Area, G-8/1, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-2250526, 2253145, 8432676
Fax: +92-51-2252950
Email: icci@brain.net.pk, info@icci.com.pk
Website: www.icci.com.pk

October 21, 2021

Best Corporate and Sustainability Report Award 2016

Karachi, October 21, 2021 (PPI-OT):Pakistan State Oil (PSO), the nation’s largest energy company was awarded third position in the Fuel and Energy Sector of Best Corporate and Sustainability Awards jointly held by ICAP and ICMAP.

For more information, contact:
Executive-Corporate Communications
Pakistan State Oil (PSO)
PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton,
P. O. Box 3983, Karachi 75600, Pakistan
UAN: +92-21-111-111-PSO (776)
Ta’aluq Care Line: 0800-03000
Tel: +92-21-99203866-85
Fax: +92-21-99203835
Email: hasan.saeed@psopk.com
Website: www.psopk.com

October 21, 2021

Best Corporate and Sustainability Report Award 2017

October 21, 2021

Naat competition held at police line headquarters

Islamabad, October 21, 2021 (PPI-OT):A Naat competition and special lecture was held on Wednesday at Police Line Headquarters in connection with Eid Milad-un-Nabi. A total of 12 policemen participated in Naat competition while Sahibzada Sajid Ur Reman was specially invited for lecture. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Qazi Jamil Ur Rehman, DIGs, AIGs, SSPs, SPs and other police officials and jawans attended the event. DG Safe City Muhammad Saleem welcomed all the guests and said that we are all very lucky over attending this event and would try to lead a life as told by our Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be upon Him).

Islamabad police chief Qazi Jamil Ur Rehman said only way to get success in life is to follow the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in letter and spirit. He said that our personal and collective lives should reflect the great teachings of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)” He prayed to Almighty Allah to guide all to follow the teachings of Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Speaking on the occasion, Sahibzada Sajid Ur Rehman said that the life of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) is a beacon of light for whole universe, by following which we can achieve success in this world and the hereafter. He said that Holy prophet (PBUH) is mercy for all mankind, who elevated the status of humanity by leading them out of the darkness of ignorance and bestowing them on the highest level.

He said the life of the Holy prophet is the role model for all mankind. He said that by following the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) we can find a solution to all our problems. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) is a source of blessing for the entire humanity and his teachings convey the message of love, tolerance and compassion, he added.

He said that we must pledge that we would act upon the real teachings of Islam, consider ourselves as followers of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and a matter of pride to perform our duties honestly and diligently. In the end, the IGP Islamabad Qazi Jamil Ur Rehman distributed commendation certificates and prizes among those getting distinction in the competition.

For more information, contact:
Islamabad Police
Data centre H-11, Admin Block,
Police Head Quarter, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9258371 Ext (160)
Fax: +92-51-4443180
Email: webmaster@islamabadpolice.gov.pk
Website: https://islamabadpolice.gov.pk