A vendors displaying and selling fresh radishes in the vegetable market
A group photo of 1st , 2nd and 3rd teams of 9th HEC all Pakistan Women Karate Championship with Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Rubina Farooq at Government College Women University Faisalabad
Green Financing imperative for climate change mitigation: Sherry Rehman
ISLAMABAD, Oct 12 (APP):Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Wednesday said the “green financing” was imperative for mitigation of climate change where adaptation plan was prerequisite to ensure the climate resilience of the country.
The minister convened a meeting of the Taskforce on Green Financing, discussing at length, the framework and policies required to deal with the access to climate funds.
The meeting was attended by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Government Effectiveness Dr Jahanzaib Khan and representatives from Economic Affairs Division, Foreign Affairs and Finance Division.
Talking on the issue of Green Financing, the minister stressed, “We are unable to unlock any climate financing despite our need for $101 Billion merely for EV Transition. GEF and GCF are the sole UNFCCC entities in Pakistan, dealing with climate financing. But the funding process is lengthy and ineffective.
Adaptation rebuilding and mitigation would require sizeable funding that is yet to materialize. We need to look at our own ability to establish climate governance across provinces.”
In conclusion, she stressed, “At this point, in the flood-hit areas, we have no ability to execute climate governance.
33 million people have been affected badly. All our climate resilience funds have been disbursed for helping the flood-hit.
We need to look for other donor platforms, which can provide our country with the much-needed resilience and recovery funds. Speed and scale for adaptation climate finance will be on the agenda for the upcoming conference of the parties (COP).”
The girls karate players demonstrating tricks during 9th HEC all Pakistan Inter-University Women Karate Championship 2022-23 at Government College Women University (GCWU)
PM says court’s verdict vindicates their stance
ISLAMABAD, Oct 12 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that they stood vindicated before the court, the law and the people despite facing worst kind of political oppression and misuse of state machinery during the previous government that had held the institutions as hostage.
On his Twitter handle, the prime minister referred to a verdict of a special court in Lahore and said that it had acquitted him and his son Hamza Sharif from a money laundering case that had falsely been framed upon baseless accusation and political victimization.
The prime minister said that Allah Almighty had blessed them in the form of acquittal from the baseless money laundering case.
The more, they thanked Allah Almighty, the less it would be, he added.
A special court in Lahore had acquitted the prime minister and his son, Hamza Shehbaz, in a money laundering case.
The brief verdict reserved earlier was announced by Judge Ijaz Hassan Awan.
The girls karate players demonstrating tricks during 9th HEC all Pakistan Inter-University Women Karate Championship 2022-23 at Government College Women University (GCWU)
Dean of Law Faculty from University of London, Simon Askey called on Federal Minister for Law and Justice, Senator Azam Nazir Tarar at Ministry of Law and Justice
Federal Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan called on Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif arrives at Astana, Kazakhstan, to participate in 6th session of CICA Summit
Chinese vaccine technology catalyzes Pakistan’s export of livestock products
BEIJING, Oct 12 (APP): Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)-Free Certification proved to be a prerequisite for the promotion of Pakistan’s meat export to major markets of the world, with a potential to reach 1-3 billion U.S. dollars annually.
China has experience theoretically and practically in the construction of animal disease free zones. We are willing to share our technology with Pakistan and deepen cooperation to boost its livestock exports to China, Prof. He Cheng, Coordinator of China-Pakistan Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation & Extension Center, China Agricultural University said.
Currently, Pakistan’s livestock sector is suffering from animal diseases, such as Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Brucellosis, and Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR). Due to non-certification of disease free zones, Pakistan could not compete with major exporters such as New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, etc.
Vaccination is an effective means of building immune barriers. Regarding core vaccine technologies, China has developed cutting-edge technologies of FMD vaccines, including inactivated vaccine, peptide vaccine and virus-like particle (VLP) vaccines, CEN reported.
Last month, a Chinese delegation consisting of He Cheng, Dr. Li Shoujun, President of Tianjin Ringpu Bio-Pharm Group, a veterinary vaccine and pharmaceutical company in China, and two vice-presidents of the company visited Pakistan’s related governmental sectors including Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, private companies and local dealers.
Li signed an MoU for producing Chinese vaccine with Prof. Khalid Naeem, coordinator of Grand Pharma (pvt) Limited, a Rawalpindi-based company. According to the MOU, the first batch of Chinese FMD antigens and adjuvants will be shipped to Pakistan this month, indicating that high-quality FMD vaccine will be produced locally and supplied to livestock with Chinese technology.
“We are also looking forward to developing joint ventures with local companies and manufacturing poultry vaccines and pharmaceutical raw materials in Punjab province. With the introduction of protocols of sustainable healthy husbandry and eradications of major animal diseases, FMD free zone will be established in Punjab and promoted to other provinces. In the future, fresh beef, mutton and chicken will be exported from Pakistan to China and other international markets,” Prof. He concluded.