Day: June 17, 2022

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FAFEN’s Review of Preliminary Report of the Delimitation and List of Constituencies for National and Provincial Assemblies

Islamabad, June 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is delimiting the constituencies for elections to the National and Provincial Assemblies after the official publication of the results of 6th Population and Housing Census 2017. The latest exercise was compelled by the effect of Section 17(2) of the Elections Act, which stipulates that the Commission shall delimit constituencies after every census officially published.

Last general elections (GE) were held on the electoral delimitation conducted on the basis of provisional census results under a one-time arrangement provided in the Constitution (25th Amendment) Act, 2018. However, these delimitations could only be used for the purposes of GE-2018 and subsequent by-elections. The ECP initiated the processes for fresh delimitation in April 2022 and published the preliminary report of delimitation of National and Provincial Assembly constituencies on May 31, 2022 as per Section 21 of the Elections Act, 2017.

FAFEN’s review of the Preliminary Report of Delimitation and the List of Constituencies aims to furnish initial recommendations for improvement in the quality of delimitations as well as to encourage an informed public discourse on this critical aspect of the electoral process in Pakistan.

For more information, contact:
Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)
FAFEN Representative
FAFEN Secretariat 224, Margalla Road F-10/3 – Islamabad
Tel: +92-51-2211026
Fax: +92-51-2211047
Cell: +92-321-5017355, +92-301-8549188
Email: media@fafen.org
URL: www.fafen.org

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ICC launches tender process for media rights starting in 2024 

Dubai, June 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):The International Cricket Council will release its first Invitation To Tender (ITT) for media rights for the next cycle of ICC events starting in 2024 on Monday, 20 June. The ITT is for the Indian market only, with up to six packages available across TV only, digital only or a combination of both.

For the first time ever, men’s and women’s rights will be sold separately, and prospective partners can bid for 16 Men’s events (over 8 years) and six Women’s events (over 4 years), totalling 362* and 103* matches respectively. Interested parties will be required to submit a bid for the first four years of men’s events. However, they also have the option of bidding for an eight-year partnership.

ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said: “International cricket consistently attracts huge audiences and that is driving significant interest from broadcasters for ICC events. We have more than one billion fans that passionately follow the game globally, and they will be looking forward to seeing the best players in the world competing for cricket’s most prestigious trophies.

“There has been significant growth in interest in women’s cricket over the last five years and we have made a long-term strategic commitment to accelerate that growth and unbundling the rights for our women’s events will play a huge role in that. We are looking for a broadcast partner who is excited by the role they will play in growing the women’s game and ensuring more fans than ever before can enjoy it.”

The ITT will be released on 20 June, and interested parties need to email iccmediarights2024-2031@icc-cricket.com to access the tender documents. A decision will be made by the ICC Board in September 2022. The ITTs for additional markets will be released following that.

*These numbers account for ICC senior event matches only. Men’s and Women’s Under 19 CWC/T20WC matches will form a part of the tender but are in addition to these figures.

For more information, contact:
Headquarters,
International Cricket Council (ICC)
Street 69, Dubai Sports City,
Sh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE
Phone: +97-143828800
Fax: +97-143828600
E-mail: enquiry@icc-cricket.com
Website: www.icc-cricket.com

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Kamli team addresses seminar at Punjab University 

Lahore, June 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Punjab University College of Art and Design Department of Graphic Design has organized a seminar on film industry where the team of a new film: Kamli, have been invited to give an insight of the film and to discuss the challenges of the contemporary cinema. On this occasion Chairman Department of Graphic Design Israr Chishti, Director postgraduate Research Centre of Creative Arts Prof Dr Bilal Ahmad, Film Director Sarmad Khoosat, faculty members and a large number of students were present.

In his address, Israr Chishti said that art students must watched films as it was the medium of art intellectuals and introduced new ways of thinking. Sarmad Khoosat said that film was a combination of all arts but it’s the story that grabs the attention of the people. He said that films could get fame without star cast as well. Dr Ahmad Bilal said that Kamli was an open-ended film that leaved the audience with a lot of questions and that’s what a film or an art work should do. “It should not provide us with answers but to provoke us to think and to engage us with new questions,” he added. In the end, the students have asked interesting and thought provoking questions.

For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/

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Punjab University College of Pharmacy conducts workshop 

Lahore, June 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Punjab University College of Pharmacy in collaboration with Novo Nordisk Pakistan conducted workshop on “empowering future pharmacists for effective prevention and management of diabetes” for the final year students of Pharmacy. On this occasion twenty-five “Diabetes Ambassadors” were selected based on assessment. These ambassadors will be trained further with requisite knowledge on practical management of diabetes, patient counselling with focus on better prevention, management and help them clarifying myths around diabetes.

For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/

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Majority (70%) of Pakistanis feel connected to the country and prefer to stay in Pakistan even if given the opportunity; however, 1 in 3 younger Pakistani is willing to leave the country: Gallup and Gilani Pakistan

Islamabad, June 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):According to a survey conducted by Gallup and Gilani Pakistan, majority (70%) of Pakistanis feel connected to the country and prefer to stay in Pakistan even if given the opportunity; however, 1 in 3 younger Pakistani is willing to leave the country.

A nationally representative sample of adult men and women from across the country was asked the following question, “If someone gives you important papers accommodation and employment in a developed country, would you consider going/ or would reject the offer and prefer to stay in Pakistan?” In response to this question, 26% said move abroad, 70% said stay in Pakistan and 4% didn’t know or gave no response.

Question: “If someone gives you important papers accommodation and employment in a developed country, would you consider going/ or would reject the offer and prefer to stay in Pakistan?”

For more information, contact:
Head Office,
Gallup Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-8445080
Email: isb@gallup.com.pk, caf@gallup.com.pk
Website: www.gallup.com.pk

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All Pakistan Newspapers Society expresses profound concern on the news item appeared in a section of press 

Karachi, June 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):The APNS expresses its profound concern on the news item appeared in a section of press wherein it has been stated that the Federal Government in the garb of austerity measures, have decided to discontinue purchase of newspapers and magazines for the offices of the Federal Government ministries, departments, autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies.

Sarmad Ali, President and Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, Secretary General of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society have stated that the above decision has sounded a death knell to the newspaper industry struggling for survival in the present bleak economic environment. It was an ill-advised as well as a true description of a penny-wise pound-foolish measure. The APNS Office Bearers stated that the decision, if implemented, would have devastating impact on the liquidity conditions of already crisis ridden newspaper industry and would badly reflect on the relations between the present Unity Government and the media.

The APNS Office Bearers have requested the Prime Minister, Mian Shahbaz Sharif to review and withdraw such anti-media moves which would only save some peanuts but would be highly counter productive for press – government relations and survival of print media.

For more information, contact:
All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS)
32, Farid Chamber Abdullah Haroon Road,
Karachi Post Code 74400
Tel: +92-21-5671256, +92-21-5671314
Fax: +92-21-5671310
E-mail: apns@apns.com.pk
URL: www.apns.com.pk