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ISLAMABAD
A vendor busy in frying ‘Tawa Kaleji’ for customers at his roadside setup
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ISLAMABAD
Labourers busy repairing Bari Imam Road during repairing and development work in Federal Capital
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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi laying floral wreath at the Yadgar-e-Shuhada in Frontier Corps Balochistan (South) Headquarters
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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi laying floral wreath at the Yadgar-e-Shuhada in Frontier Corps Balochistan (South) Headquarters
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Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting on the matters related to Power Division, Ministry of Energy
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Information Secy, PIO express grief over demise of DSP Traffic Musarat Abbas
ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (APP): Federal Secretary for the Information and Broadcasting Ambreen Jan and Principal Information Officer (PIO) Mubashir Hasan on Sunday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of the Deputy Superintendent Police (Traffic) Rawalpindi Chaudhry Musarat Abbas.
Chaudhry Musarat Abbas is the brother of the Director General Information Department Regional Office Lahore Shafqat Abbas.
In a joint news statement, both the officers of the Ministry of Information sympathized with the bereaved family and prayed to the Almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace. They hailed the services of Chaudhry Musarat Abbas who was a hardworking and honest officer and dedicated most of his life to the service of the country.
The deceased performed his duties well and always obeyed the law, said the federal secretary.
According to the PIO, the late DSP Musarat Abbas was not only an able officer but also a remarkable human being. The services of DSP Musarat to the nation would always be remembered, he added.
Pak-EPA to hold Naval Anchorage Extension EIA report public hearing on Monday
Ali Jabir
ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (APP):The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) will hold a public hearing of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of the Naval Anchorage Islamabad (Extension) project at the Administration Office of the Anchorage on Monday at 11 am.
The EIA Report provides a detailed account of information on the existing environmental conditions, a description of the project, an analysis of the impacts and suggested mitigation measures to be implemented during the execution of the project.
The Anchorage was a Pakistan Navy project intended to cater for the needs of the masses from diverse geographical backgrounds in the federal capital as it was the centre of employment and educational institutions tempting people from all corners of the country.
According to the EIA Report available at the Pak-EPA library and accessible to the general public for their comments, the Pakistan Navy developed the society on Japan Road Zone V which was initiated in 1993 and completed in 1998 with the major goal of providing affordable and quality shelter to families of serving and martyred staff of the Navy.
The Anchorage’s approval was obtained in 2022 and was complying with the regulations of the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act 1997 (PEPA 1997) being enforced by the Pak-EPA in the federal capital and submitting the monitoring reports of different national environmental quality standards to the Agency regularly.
The Project proponent has acquired land for phase II of the Anchorage whereas the total project sprawled over an area of 5,170 kanals which was fully developed and comprised of 3,683 residential units out of which 864 units were already constructed and the Society administration sought a no objection certificate (NOC) from the EPA for further development and construction in the society.
The society in its vicinity has infrastructure like Express Highway, Lohiber National Park, gym, club, golf club, schools, transport, telephone and others enabling both accessibility and connectivity to other parts of the metropolis.
However, the society had no proper waste disposal facility other than temporary waste dumping at dumpsters for each housing unit for collection of household waste that would be transported and disposed of by a waste collection company (not mentioned in the EIA Report) after segregation at designated waste disposal sites.
The project impacts and mitigation measures highlighted in the report pertaining to solid waste, mentioned earlier, noise, air quality and waste water mentioned that the Society would ensure proper covering of standby generators to reduce noise pollution, and tree plantation at the boundaries of the project to minimize noise through buffering. Moreover, HVAC equipment would be installed to cleanse air from ambient pollutants causing air pollution, whereas septic tanks would be built with each housing unit for the collection and treatment of wastewater.
The housing society has allocated a sum of Rs22.2 million for environmental management and monitoring cost that involves monitoring and reporting of different potential environmental impacts and their mitigation measures.
PFC delegation leaves for UAE to boost furniture exports
LAHORE, Aug 18 (APP):A Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) delegation, led by its Chief Executive Officer Mian Kashif Ashfaq left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday to explore new avenues for promoting furniture exports.
Talking to the media here prior to his departure, he said the visit was aimed at expanding Pakistan’s furniture industry in the international market, particularly in the Gulf region, which held vast potential due to its growing demand for high-quality and innovative furniture.
He emphasised that the UAE, being a major business hub, offers immense opportunities for increasing Pakistan’s furniture exports, thus contributing to the country’s economic growth. The delegation’s visit is part of PFC’s continuous efforts to boost exports and foster the global expansion of Pakistan’s furniture industry.
Mian Kashif said the PFC delegation, in collaboration with ChenOne chain of stores, plans to engage with leading furniture companies, potential investors, and business leaders in the UAE to showcase the craftsmanship and design excellence of Pakistan’s furniture sector. He said, “We will also explore joint ventures, partnerships, and collaborations to strengthen the presence of Pakistani furniture brands abroad.”
The delegation is expected to highlight the unique blend of traditional and contemporary designs, superior woodwork, and competitive pricing, which can cater to the tastes of international buyers, he concluded.
Local tractors assembling registered 45.74% growth in FY 2023-24
ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (APP):Tractors assembling in the country during the financial year ended on June 30, 2024 witnessed growth of 45.74 percent as compared to the production of the corresponding period of the last year.
During the period from July-June 2023-24, about 46,272 tractors were locally produced as compared to the production of 31,752 tractors of the same period of the last financial year, according to the provisional Quantum Index Numbers of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (QIM) for June 2024, released by the Pakistan bureau of Statistics.
The overall Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) sector has shown a growth of 0.92 percent during the period from July-June 2023-24 when compared with the same period of last.
The LSMI output decreased by 0.03% for June, 2024 when compared with June, 2023 and 4.70% when compared with May 2024, it added.
The production in July-June 2023-24 as compared to July-June 2022-23 has increased in food, wearing apparel, coke & petroleum products, chemicals, fertilizers, pharmaceutical’s, machinery and equipment and furniture.
While it decreased in tobacco, textile, paper & board, non metallic mineral products, iron & steel products, electrical equipment, automobiles and other transport equipments.