KARACHI, Sep 20 (APP): Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on Saturday called upon the business community of Karachi to adopt over 100 schools of the city and be partner on education. He said that 100 non-formal schools had been recently inaugurated in the metropolis.
While addressing the business community during his visit to Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), he said that approximately 100 companies had waived off the requirement of degrees for jobs.
The federal minister said that it was being said that one billion people would be irrelevant across the world in the future due to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Khalid Maqbool said that they had only one thing to export that was human capital.
While criticizing Jamaat e Islami (JI), he said that the slogans, which were raised by them, were seen now on the banners of JI.
He asked why JI not worked its best to eliminate MQM-Pakistan from the city. He said that they were alleged of getting extortion.
Siddiqui said that they were willing to move on the donations of Karachiites.
The Federal Minister said that he did not see any crises in the existence of the metrpolis.
He said that Karachi was a charity capital of the world, he further said, ‘We have only one thing to export is human capital.’
Maqbool said that NAVTTC was providing education to thousands students of the city.
Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Muhammad Jawed Bilwani said that Karachi exported 54 percent and paid 67 percent of tax but did not get in return.
He urged that a fixed percentage be announced for the improvement of the city, where the tax was collected.
He further said that the business community was with all MNAs and MPAs of Karachi to improve life in the city.
BMG Chairman Zubair Motiwala said that a big problem of Pakistan including Karachi was education. He said that the education was a weapon against extremism and fundamentalism.
Stressing the need for transforming education and working together with the Ministry of Education and Professional Training on research and education, he suggested not to compromise on education.
He also felicitated over Pak-Saudi defence pact and also termed it an opportunity for the business community. He hoped that Pak- Saudi collaboration would further enhance.
Khalid Maqbool urges Karachi’s business community to be partner on education
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Workers busy cleaning and maintaining the greenbelt near D-Chowk as part of beautification measures in the Federal Capital
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Working group set up to tackle e-waste issue in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Sep 20 (APP): The Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC) has constituted a working group to address the country’s growing challenge of electronic waste (e-waste).
According to an official notification available with Wealth Pakistan, the working group has been tasked with deliberating on and providing technical input for the development of a national e-waste management system. It will also contribute to the formulation of a national e-waste management policy framework, identify regulatory gaps, and propose effective implementation mechanisms.
The working group will be chaired by MoCC&EC Secretary Aisha Humera Chaudhry. Other members include the Secretary of the Ministry of Information Technology, a representative of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the Secretary or representative of the Ministry of Industries and Production, a representative of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the Secretary or representative of the Ministry of Commerce, Director Generals of Provincial Environmental Protection Agencies (Pak-EPAs), a representative of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), the Executive Director of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), a representative from the National Radio and Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC), among others.
The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) in Islamabad will serve as the secretariat for the working group, facilitating its meetings, communications, and reporting.
As per its Terms of Reference (ToRs), the working group will focus on improving e-waste collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal practices. It will also review existing environmental laws, import/export regulations, and international obligations relating to e-waste, while identifying policy, institutional, and enforcement gaps.
Furthermore, the group will recommend a comprehensive national framework, including a roadmap for the development of a national e-waste management policy or regulations. It will define the roles of federal and provincial governments, regulators, the private sector, and informal recyclers in e-waste management.
The group will also suggest appropriate standards, technology options, certification systems, and capacity-building initiatives aligned with global best practices.
A senior official at MoCC&EC told Wealth Pakistan that e-waste has become an overwhelming issue in the country, posing serious environmental and public health risks due to unsafe disposal and informal recycling practices. He added that the ministry, in collaboration with relevant provincial departments, is making all-out efforts to address the issue, while work is also underway to conduct a baseline study to map the scale and nature of e-waste in Pakistan.
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