Day: November 20, 2021

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Nov. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — H3C, a leader in digital solutions, recently rolled out its global virtual event, the H3C Digital Tour 2021, in Pakistan. During the event, Gary Huang, President of International Business and Senior Vice President of H3C, shared his insights on Pakistan’s digital transformation and its social impact with local experts, customers and partners.

Themed “Digital Future · We Together”, the event promoted mutual engagement between H3C, its partners and end users in Pakistan to encourage the implementation of smart digital strategies in key industries. H3C believes that by accelerating the digital transformation of traditional enterprises and enabling the industrial intelligent application, we will be together to share the benefits of digitalization and create a better digital future. Launched in several countries including Russia and Malaysia, the aim of H3C Digital Tour 2021 is to share the vision in assisting H3C’s global clients and partners to achieve higher levels of digital transformation.

Through the “Digital Pakistan” Policy launched in 2018, the Pakistani government aims to build an agile and innovative digital service ecosystem that is capable of facilitating core transformations in governance and infrastructure. The Pakistani government has started focusing on investment in ICT fields including big data and information security in recent years, aiming to support the digital transformation of local industries, including healthcare, education, government and others shifting towards digital solutions in response to COVID-19 pandemic, consequently creating a large demand for the support of digital network construction.

Since entering the Pakistani market in 2019, H3C has successfully certified over 70 partners and 60 engineers, helping to upgrade digital infrastructure in government, telecoms, education, banking, and healthcare sectors.

Speaking during the H3C Digital Tour 2021 in Pakistan, Gary Huang informed the audience that the theme of H3C Digital Tour is “Digital Future · We Together”, which follows H3C’s global strategy of working together with the partners and customers. The adopted ecosystem by all industries will help H3C to drive the economy to grow manifold. During this journey, H3C is eager to understand the customers’ demand, take industry experts’ advices and share the insights and experiences, in order to refine the idea of how H3C can work together to redefine the future of digital innovations.

Several distinguished guests including customers, partners and industrial experts shared their forward-thinking insights on the new trends of Pakistan’s digitalization and how H3C is fully empowering Digital Pakistan Vision with a win-win ecosystem of cooperation.

Syed Ahmed, Chair (IT) Prime Minister Task Force on IT & Telecom of Pakistan expressed that Government of Pakistan strongly believes in mass adoption of emerging digital technologies and innovative applications to enable cross-sector socio-economic development. This is also where H3C comes in with its unique vision and offers the latest and cutting-edge ICT solutions in a variety of areas. Junaid Arshad, General Manager of Cloud Services from National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) also shared his insights on e-education and experience with H3C products.

Frank Zhu, Country Manager for H3C Pakistan, said in his closing remarks that with the firm global strategy, H3C will prove to be a trusted partner and is dedicated to become one of the leading players in the Pakistan ICT industry. He ensured that by leveraging its innovative technologies and global experience, H3C will continue to invest in team’s professionalism, in new opportunities in Pakistan with partners to support customers from various industries in their digital transformation, to contribute towards better Digital Pakistan.

Following Pakistan, H3C Digital Tour 2021 will be launched in Japan this December as the fourth stop of the global tour event. As a leader in digital solutions, H3C will continue to explore new possibilities of integrating digital technology with industry applications, building a core engine for digital transformation together with its partners and customers.

Karachi, November 20, 2021 (PPI-OT):No casualty was reported today and 140 new cases emerged when 13,949 tests were conducted. This was stated by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in a statement issued here on Saturday. He added that no casualty was reported today, patients death toll to 7,611 that constituted 1.6 percent death rate. Mr. Syed Murad Ali Shah said that 13,949 samples were tested which detected 140 cases that constituted 1 percent current detection rate.

He added that so far 6,635,721 tests have been conducted against which 473,006 cases were diagnosed, of them 95.7 percent or 452,848 patients have recovered, including 98 overnight. The CM said that currently 12,547 patients were under treatment; of them 12,325 were in home isolation, 202 at different hospitals and 20 patients in Isolation Centres. He added that the condition of 199 patients was stated to be critical, including 13 shifted to ventilators.

According to the statement, out of 140 new cases, 32 have been detected from Karachi. Explaining the statistics of districts wise East 16, South 12, Korangi, Central, West and Malir one each. Other districts in Hyderabad has 22, Shaheed Benazirabad 15, Dadu 13, Tando Allahyar 11, Larkana nine, Tharparkar and Sanghar eight each, Jamshoro seven, Tando Muhammad Khan and Umerkot four each. CM Syed Murad Ali Shah urged people to abide by the SOPs issued by the government.

For more information, contact:
Press Secretary,
Chief Minister House, Sindh
Tel: +92-21-99202019 (Ext: 336)
Website: www.cmsindh.gov.pk

Islamabad, November 20, 2021 (PPI-OT):Ambassador of Indonesia to Pakistan Adam Mulawarman Tugio has said Pakistan and Indonesia can play a significant role in economic and trade integration among global trading partners. Talking to APP, the ambassador said the two countries are located in a very important geographical location and are linked by historical, religious and cultural relations.

The Ambassador said Pakistan’s location will make the port of Gwadar an important factor in global economic and trade integration. Responding to a question, he said Indonesia is keenly interested in investing in Pakistan’s diverse sectors.

For more information, contact:
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Government of Pakistan
4th Floor, Cabinet Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9103557
Email: info@moib.gov.pk
Website: http://www.moib.gov.pk

Lahore, November 20, 2021 (PPI-OT):Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed to take effective steps to overcome smog in the province and made it clear that no negligence would be tolerated in this regard. While chairing a meeting at his office on Friday, the CM stressed that anti-smog measures should be result-oriented and directed to continue indiscriminate crackdown against factories and smog emitting vehicles in the province.

Similarly, action be initiated against factories involved in burning tyres; such units should be sealed along with the imposition of fines, he continued. The water be sprinkled in the city daily and steps be taken immediately for the procurement of electric buses, he said. The CM expressed his displeasure over the delay in the procurement of electric buses and asked to submit a final plan in this regard.

He directed to impose a 50 per cent cut in the number of official vehicles and asked the secretaries to submit a compliance report to his office. The scope of the anti-smog squad would be further expanded as 5 anti-smog squads have already been constituted in Lahore, he said.

The CM directed to take effective action against those responsible for burning the stumble. The environment protection department, agriculture, industries, transport and officials of the administration should personally monitor anti-smog measures in the field, he mentioned.

The smog has been declared a calamity in the province and any violation of the ban on burning the solid waste would not be tolerated; he stated and added that action would be initiated against concerned officials of waste management companies over any incident of burning the trash. Similarly, the crushing plants should be converted to the latest technology, like brick-kilns, and comprehensive planning be devised in this regard.

The CM said a proposal be forwarded to the federal government to make harvesters duty-free for harvesting the paddy crop. Meanwhile, a 24/7 smog monitoring cell has been set up in PDMA and geo-tagging of brick-kilns has been completed, he concluded. Earlier, he was briefed about anti-smog steps by different departments. Provincial EPD Minister Muhammad Rizwan, Energy Minister Dr Akhtar Malik, SACM Hasaan Khawar, chief secretary, SMBR, administrative secretaries, commissioner Lahore and others attended the meeting.

For more information, contact:
Office of the Chief Minister of Punjab
Government of the Punjab
8-Club Road, GOR-I, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99205562-3
Fax: +92-42-99205561
Website: https://cm.punjab.gov.pk/

Islamabad, November 20, 2021 (PPI-OT):COMSATS participated in the 2nd term of ANSO-BIDI School on ‘Innovation, Sustainable Development and Leadership Enhancement – 2021. Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed between COMSATS and the Centre for Environmental Economics of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CEE-UCAS) during 2020, the two organizations are collaborating to promote capacity-building of the developing countries in the fields of S and T. Both COMSATS and UCAS are members of the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO), China.

In this regard, under the Belt and Road International Innovation Development Institute Network (ANSO-BIDI Institute Network), COMSATS, ANSO and CEE-UCAS joined hands to organize the 2nd term of ANSO-BIDI School (online training) on ‘Innovation, Sustainable Development and Leadership Enhancement’ (November ’21 to January ’22).

The opening ceremony of the event was held virtually on 17th November 2021, and was attended by over 150 participants from various countries. Among others, 85 trainees belonging to various Centres of Excellence from 7 Member Countries of COMSATS, including Egypt, Iran, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Syria, as well as COMSATS Secretariat are participating in the training course.

The inauguration session of the training was opened by Prof. Desheng Wu, Dean of the Belt and Road College of UCAS, Director of the Research Centre for Environmental Economics of UCAS, China.

Moreover, various leaders from collaborating organizations, including Prof. Jinghua Cao, Executive Director, the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO), China; Prof. Junshe Dong, Vice President and Executive Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the University of Chinese Academy of Science; Prof. Dr. Ashraf Shaalan, Chairperson COMSATS’ Coordinating Council; Prof. Dr. Hasan MANDAL.

President, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), Turkey; Prof. Dr. Attaullah Shah, Vice Chancellor, Karakoram International University (KIU), Pakistan; Dr. Lily Eurwilaichitr, Vice President of National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand; Prof. Gevorg Vardanyan, National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Armenia (NAS RA), Armenia; Dr. Atichat Preittigun, Advisor.

Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI), Thailand; Prof. Luis Seco, Professor, Director, RiskLab, President and CEO Sigma Analysis and Management, Canada; and Prof. Dr. Philippe De Maeyer, Senior Professor, Department of Geography, Ghent University, Belgium, participated in the opening ceremony and delivered speeches.

Speaking on behalf of COMSATS, Prof. Dr. Ashraf Shaalan, Chairperson COMSATS’ Coordinating Council, stated that concerted efforts by all stakeholders, including governments, business sector, scientific community, policymakers, society, and individual citizens, are needed to address the ongoing socio-economic challenges being faced by the South particularly the battle against COVID-19 pandemic and achievement of Sustainable Development Goals.

He laid emphasis on education, science, technology, indigenous R and D, and innovation at all levels for addressing these challenges. Prof. Shaalan stated that COMSATS has been promoting South-South and Triangular cooperation in the fields of science and technology through various initiatives related to capacity-building; collaborative research and development; and exchange of knowledge, experiences, good practices and technological resources, etc.

Recalling the ongoing mutually beneficial cooperation between COMSATS, ANSO and UCAS, he assured the ceremony of COMSATS’ support for the activities of ANSO-BIDI Institute Network to achieve common objectives. Prof. Shaalan thanked the organizing committee, trainees and subject experts for their participation in this important event, as well as the leaders of the partner organizations for their collaboration.

The online training would have 9 weekly modules spanning over 2.5 months during which distinguished professors from well-known universities and leaders of prestigious international organizations based in Belgium, Canada, China, Sweden, Switzerland, and USA will give lectures on several topics, including organizational management, risk management, resource integration and deployment.

For more information, contact:
Headquarters,
COMSATS
Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South
Shahrah-e-Jamhuriat, G-5/2, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9204900, +92-51-9214515-7
Fax: +92-51-9216539
Email: ed1@comsats.org
Website: http://comsats.org

Lahore, November 20, 2021 (PPI-OT):Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has said children are a bright future of the country and the purpose of celebrating international children’s day is to sensitise the general public about the importance of the provision of education, healthcare, recreation and a conducive atmosphere to the children so that they could emerge as the leaders of tomorrow.

In his message, the CM reiterated that the government is committed to providing the best future to the children adding that different segments of the society should lend a helping hand to develop a child-friendly society in the country. The government is working hard to provide a safe and secure atmosphere to the children for their balanced growth and everyone should reiterate the commitment that society will also play its role to provide the best facilities to the children for balanced growth, he added.

For more information, contact:
Office of the Chief Minister of Punjab
Government of the Punjab
8-Club Road, GOR-I, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99205562-3
Fax: +92-42-99205561
Website: https://cm.punjab.gov.pk/

Lahore, November 20, 2021 (PPI-OT):Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar chaired the 68th meeting of the cabinet committee for finance and development at his office on Friday and approved to upgrade police prison vans with a supplementary grant of Rs. 71 million. The chief secretary, ACS, chairman P and D, secretary finance, secretary primary and secondary health and others attended the meeting.

The meeting approved Rs. 30.80 million grant-in-aid for sports associations along with approving the revision of PC-1 for remodelling of Ammar Chowk airport road Rawalpindi. The inclusion of a drainage scheme valuing Rs. 30 million of a suburban village of Sargodha in ADP 2021-22 was approved.

The meeting accorded approval to include a dual carriageway scheme from Syedwala Chowk Bosan Road to Head Muhammadwala in Multan in ADP 2021-22 and approved Rs. 1184 million for it. Provision of bulldozers for repair and maintenance of roads in Barthi area of Koh-e-Suleman was also approved.

Meanwhile, the upgradation of BHU Kuntraila to RHC in Gujar Khan Tehsil along with its inclusion in ADP 2021-22 and approval of a supplementary grant of Rs. 120 million was recommended by the participants. It also approved the release of funds for newly constructed boy’s primary schools in Basti Dangu union council Barthi and Basti Khayaniwhet union council Barthi in tehsil Koh-e-Suleman.

It was further decided to constitute a ministerial committee to finalize MoU with the Balochistan government for establishing a health facility in the Rakhni area of Balochistan by the Punjab government. The CM directed to expedite work to timely complete public welfare schemes and made it clear that every effort would be made to serve the masses.

For more information, contact:
Office of the Chief Minister of Punjab
Government of the Punjab
8-Club Road, GOR-I, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99205562-3
Fax: +92-42-99205561
Website: https://cm.punjab.gov.pk/