LARKANA: August 12 Goats crossing railway bridge near Municipal Higher Secondary School. APP photo by Nadeem Akhtar
LARKANA: August 12 Youngsters selecting & purchasing national flags and other stuff from a vendor as the nation starts preparations to celebrate Independence Day in befitting manners. APP photo by Nadeem Akhtar
LAHORE: August 12 Metro bus service plying on the track after resumed as government lifted lockdown. APP Photo by Ashraf Ch
LAHORE: August 12 Metro bus service plying on the track after resumed as government lifted lockdown. APP Photo by Ashraf Ch
PARIS: August 12 – CEO of Pakistani French Company, Euroking Sports, Amjad Sandhu presenting a new brand of cricket bat launched by the name of Ambassador to Pakistans Charge dAffaires a.i, M. Amjad Qazi. APP
LONDON: August 12 – High Commissioner of Pakistan to the UK, Muhammad Nafees Zakaria presenting a laptop and a certificate of recognition to an exceptionally talented British Pakistani student Nadub Gill who recently made his name to Guinness World Records for his master maths skills in a ceremony at Pakistan High Commission. Lord Sheikh, Baroness Shas Sheehan and parents of the child are also present. APP
ISLAMABAD: August 12 – Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chairing a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet. APP
LARKANA: August 12 A vendor displaying national flags and other stuff to attract the customers at Jinnah Bagh Road as the nation starts preparations to celebrate Independence Day in befitting manners. APP photo by Nadeem Akhtar
LARKANA: August 12 Youngsters selecting & purchasing national flags and other stuff from a vendor as the nation starts preparations to celebrate Independence Day in befitting manners. APP photo by Nadeem Akhtar
ISLAMABAD: August 12 – Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chairing a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet. APP
PARIS: August 12 – CEO of Pakistani French Company, Euroking Sports, Amjad Sandhu presenting a new brand of cricket bat launched by the name of Ambassador to Pakistans Charge dAffaires a.i, M. Amjad Qazi. APP
LONDON: August 12 – High Commissioner of Pakistan to the UK, Muhammad Nafees Zakaria presenting a laptop and a certificate of recognition to an exceptionally talented British Pakistani student Nadub Gill who recently made his name to Guinness World Records for his master maths skills in a ceremony at Pakistan High Commission. Lord Sheikh, Baroness Shas Sheehan and parents of the child are also present. APP
PM constitutes NCC on SMEs Development
ISLAMABAD, Aug 12 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday constituted the National Coordination Committee on Small and Medium Enterprises Development for growth of the SMEs sector in the country.
The prime minister directed to review and finalize the draft SME policy within two weeks, according to an official document released by the Prime Minister’s Office.
The secretarial support to the committee will be provided by the Ministry of Industries and Production.
The Minister for Industries and Production, as convenor, will brief the prime minister once a week on impediments, recommendations for improvement and overall progress on implementation of the PM’s policy guidelines.
Other members of the committee include secretaries of Ministry of Industries, Commerce Division, Finance Division, Power Division, Petroleum Division, and Law and Justice Ministry, all chief secretaries, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan chairman, chief executive officers of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA), and Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), State Bank of Pakistan deputy governor and one representative of the SMEs sector from each province.
The committee chairman can opt to appoint any person from the public and private sectors, if deemed necessary.
The committee will focus on fiscal and monetary incentives for the SMEs growth and suggest measures to address market address.
It will propose legislative and regulatory amendments to enhance case of doing business for the SMEs and encourage documentation for the sector.
The committee will suggest guidelines to reduce regulatory burden on the SMEs and come up with deliverables and targets for implementation of approved measures besides assigning responsibilities with timelines.
It will hold regular weekly meetings to review progress and act as a focal point for inter-provincial, inter-ministerial, inter-departmental and inter-agency coordination for implementation.
The committee will develop a mechanism to ensure coherent and synchronized implementation of SMEs growth measures.
Agencies intercept Indian cyber attacks on mobiles/gadgets of Govt officials/personnel: ISPR
RAWALPINDI, Aug 12 (APP): Pakistan’s Intelligence Agencies have identified a major cyber-attack by Indian Intelligence Agencies involving a range of cyber crimes including deceitful fabrication by hacking personal mobiles and technical gadgets of government officials and military personnel.
The various targets of Hostile Intelligences Agencies were being investigated, said Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release.
Pakistan Army has further enhanced necessary measures to thwart such activities including action against violators of standing operating procedures (SOPs) on cyber security.
An advisory was also being sent to all government departments and institutions for identifying lapses and enhance respective cyber security measures.
FAISALABAD: August 12 – Shopkeeper showing huge national flag to customers at Aminpur Bazaar in connection with Independence Day celebrations. APP photo by Muhammad Waseem
FAISALABAD: August 12 – Labourers busy in unloading clay pots at a shop as demand of clay pots increases in the summer. APP photo by Muhammad Waseem
LAHORE: August 12 PHA staffer busy in plantation work at greenbelt of Liberty Chowk. APP Photo by Ashraf Ch
LAHORE: August 12 A child selecting and purchasing national flag and other stuff as the nation starts preparations to celebrate Independence Day in befitting manners. APP Photo by Ashraf Ch
