Day: November 28, 2022

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Right to Information Awareness Seminar was organized by Punjab Information Commission in collaboration with the IUB 

Bahawalpur, November 28, 2022 (PPI-OT):Directorate of Public Relations, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur Right to Information Awareness Seminar was organized by Punjab Information Commission in collaboration with the Islamia University of Bahawalpur at Ghulam Muhammad Ghotvi Hall Abbasia Campus. Raja Jahangir Anwar Commissioner Bahawalpur Division was Chief Guest while Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan District and Sessions Judge Bahawalpur and Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob were the guests of honour.

Chief Information Commissioner Mehboob Qadir Shah delivered a detailed talk on Right to Information Act on the invitation of Vice Chancellor, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur. This program is part of the regular lecture series held at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur to educate civil society, teachers and students about human rights and rule of law.

Chief Information Commissioner Mehboob Qadir Shah while speaking on the topic of Right to Information is inevitable for good governance said that in a prosperous and ideal state citizens have full access to information and Punjab Information Commission is working diligently for this purpose. Access to information is a fundamental right of citizens to provide them with guidance on government institutions and their decisions, especially on the use of funds. Its aim is to establish a system based on transparency. Its second objective is to bring the performance of these institutions before the public eye by providing access to information.

On this occasion, Commissioner Bahawalur Raja Jahangir Anwar said that under the leadership of Chief Information Commissioner Mehboob Qadir Shah, Punjab Information Commission is playing the role of a bridge between common people and public sector organizations, which is a welcome development. Seminar organized by Punjab Information Commission in Bahawalpur is a great step for teachers and students. District and Sessions Judge Bahawalpur Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan said that they are working to digitalize the judicial system.

This process is also a part of the central idea of public access to government institutions and transparency, rule of law and Justice can be provided. Vice-Chancellor the Islamia University of Bahawalpur Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob said that as a higher education institution, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur has played an important role in the access, provision and transmission of information. The Islamia University of Bahawalpur came into existence in 1925 under the vision of Nawab of Bahawalpur.

Currently, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur has become the largest university in the country in terms of the number of students in which the number of male and female students has reached 65 thousand. The Public Information Office in the University is cooperating with the Punjab Information Commission to provide information rapidly and the arrival of Chief Information Commissioner Mehboob Qadir Shah at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur is encouraging for us. A large number of senior government officials, lawyers, deans, faculty members, officers and students participated in the seminar.

For more information, contact:
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB)
University Chowk, Gulshan Colony, Bahawalpur,
Punjab – 63100, Pakistan
Tel: +92-62-9250235
Fax: +92-62-9250335
E-mail: info@iub.edu.pk
Website: https://www.iub.edu.pk/

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ARY ZAP awarded live-streaming rights for Pakistan v England and Pakistan v New Zealand series 

Lahore, November 28, 2022 (PPI-OT):ARY ZAP, Pakistan’s leading and popular mobile app, has been awarded live-streaming rights for the Pakistan region in respect of the Pakistan Cricket Team’s upcoming series against England and New Zealand, following its successful bid in an open and transparent public tender process conducted by the PCB. By virtue of being granted the rights, ARY ZAP will live-stream five Tests, eight ODIs and five T20Is between Pakistan and England as well as Pakistan and New Zealand in the period between December 2022 and May 2023. England will play three Tests in December, while New Zealand will play two Tests and three ODIs in late December/January before returning for five T20Is and five ODIs in April/May 2023.

ARY ZAP, during the bidding process, not only met the reserve price but offered 80 per cent more value than that for the previous live-streaming rights. The tender for these rights was closely contested and this increase speaks volumes of the brand Pakistan cricket has become, which is now attracting top of the line commercial entities to partner with it. PCB Chief Executive Faisal Hasnain: “The PCB is excited at the robust response it has received for its live-streaming media rights for the Pakistan region for the remainder of its Men’s bilateral cricket season.

“It is an extremely positive development that partners like ARY Zap have shown keen interest in the rights and have continued to back this interest through our open tender process. “Like last time we have seen a significant jump in our rights value; signalling to us a healthy growth and increasing competition in our local market’s digital landscape. We hope to build on this further and ensure better engagement and content offerings for our fans and not just for our TV audiences but also our online viewers.”

ARY Digital Founder and CEO, Salman Iqbal: “I am so proud to see that ARY Communications has continued its association with Pakistan Cricket Board as the official live-streaming partner for a very exciting home season. “The ARY Group has played a key role in building value within the Pakistan Cricket ecosystem and, once again, our acquisition comes as a result of the highest financial bid in the bidding process organised by PCB.

“This year, we have successfully live-streamed multiple events on ARY Zap including Pakistan’s home series with West Indies and England, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the ongoing FIFA World Cup, and La Liga. ARY ZAP will now continue to provide Pakistani fans with exciting cricket content including a historic Test series with England and the twin tours of New Zealand to Pakistan.

“I wish PCB and Pakistan cricket team the very best for the upcoming home season.” The live-streaming rights for Pakistan versus England and Pakistan versus New Zealand were the last of the available FTP media rights opportunities under the present programme. The PCB is in the process of finalising its plans under the PCB Commercial Rights Programme 2023-2027, details of which will be announced in due course.

For more information, contact:
Media Manager,
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-5717231-4
Fax: +92-42-5711860
Website: www.pcb.com.pk

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50th National Athletics Championships (Men / Women) at Lahore 2022 

Lahore, November 28, 2022 (PPI-OT):50th National Athletics Championships (Men and Women) was organized by the Athletics Federation of Pakistan with the collaboration of Sports Board Punjab and Punjab Athletics Association from 25th to 27th Nov 2022 at Punjab Stadium, Lahore. All the affiliated units of Athletics Federation of Pakistan i.e. Army, Navy, Airforce, WAPDA, HEC, Railways, Punjab, Sindh, KPK, Balochistan, Islamabad, AJK, Gilgit Baltistan participated in the 3 days extravaganza. More than 500 athletes participated the event.

Raja Yasir Humayun Sarfraz, Provincial Minister of Punjab for Higher Education and Information Technology was the Chief Guest of Opening Ceremony held on 25/11/2022.

On the final day, Maj. Gen (R) Muhammad Akram Sahi, HI(M), SI(M), President Athletics of Pakistan was the Chief Guest and awarded trophies to the winning teams and distributed Medals and cash prizes amongst Winners.

Final position is an under:

Men Championship

1st Position – Army – 14XGold Medals – 11XSilver Medals – 8XBronze Medals – 428 points

2nd Position – WAPDA – 7XGold Medals – 5XSilver Medals – 7XBronze Medals – 257 points

3rd Position – HEC – 2XGold Medals – 4XSilver Medals – 5XBronze Medals – 144 points

Women Championship

1st Position – WAPDA – 12XGold Medals – 10XSilver Medals – 9XBronze Medals – 387 points

2nd Position – Army – 7XGold Medals – 5XSilver Medals – 5XBronze Medals – 228 points

3rd Position – HEC – 2XGold Medals – 5XSilver Medals – 5XBronze Medals – 178 points

For more information, contact:
Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP)
Website: http://www.afp.com.pk/welcome.php

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More than half (53%) say that their household’s financial situation has gotten worse in comparison to the last six months: Gallup and Gilani Pakistan 

Islamabad, November 28, 2022 (PPI-OT):According to a survey conducted by Gallup and Gilani Pakistan, more than half (53%) say that their household’s financial situation has gotten worse in comparison to the last six months.

A nationally representative sample of adult men and women from across the country was asked the following question regarding, “How is your household’s financial situation in comparison to last 6 months?” 5% responded much better, 24% said better, 19% said no change, 40% said it had gotten worse while 13% said it had gotten much worse.

The same question was also asked in the first quarter of the year and the responses were such that 2% said that their household economic situation had gotten much better in the last six months, 25% said it had gotten better, 27% responded that it had remained the same while 32% said it had gotten worse and 13% said that it had gotten much worse.

Question: “How is your household’s financial situation in comparison to last 6 months?”

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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NWTN UAE Electric Vehicle Assembly Facility to Be Completed in Q4

KEZAD Facility

NWTN UAE Electric Vehicle Assembly Facility to Be Completed in Q4

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NWTN Inc. (Nasdaq: NWTN), an eco-conscious mobility technology company bringing passenger-centric green premium mobility solutions to the world, today announced that construction on its UAE electric vehicle assembly facility in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KEZAD) is on schedule and will be completed in Q4 of 2022.

NWTN signed a lease agreement with KEZAD Group for the facility, which measures approximately 270,000 square feet, in September of 2022 to establish NWTN’s first EV assembly facility in Abu Dhabi. The facility will serve the growing demand for sustainable transport options in the Middle East and beyond, and will play an important role in promoting new energy mobility and sustainable energy transformation in the UAE and the Middle East.

Founded in 2016, NWTN is headquartered in the UAE and aims to integrate avant-garde design, life-style personalization, IoT connectivity, autonomous driving technology, and green energy eco-systems to its future mobility solutions.

NWTN plans to initially operate the facility for manufacturing, research and development, vehicle testing and logistics area. Since obtaining approval from KEZAD Group for the required modifications and the industrial license in October, NWTN has completed 80% of the equipment installation and tooling in the facility, including the robots used for the vision system and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) calibration. The full semi-knock down (SKD) management and operations team will be in place by the middle of December, 2022, and the facility will be fully operational by the end of this year.

The annual capacity of the facility will initially be 5,000-10,000 units for the semi-knock down electric vehicles to meet rapidly increasing demand for new energy vehicles and sustainable transport options in the UAE and in other nations in the Middle East and North Africa. In phase two, NWTN will introduce several new electric vehicle models and expand capacity to 50,000 units annually with an expected start date in the first quarter of 2024.

The development of NWTN’s EV assembly facility has gained strong support from the UAE government and agencies, and is fully aligned with UAE’s “Net Zero 2050” strategic initiative that plans to achieve net-zero emission by 2050 with investments of over 600 billion Dirhams (US$160 billion) in renewable energy and sustainable technologies. The completion and future expansion of NWTN’s facility will kick off the long-term development of the local electric vehicle research and development, manufacturing, supply chain establishment, and further into innovations in energy generation, usage, transportation and storage in the region.

With increasing accessibility and affordability of sustainable energy supported by infrastructures such as NWTN’s KEZAD plant, the UAE’s transformation towards a sustainable and intelligent future will be significantly accelerated.

NWTN recently completed a merger with East Stone Acquisition Corporation, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), and was listed on the NASDAQ exchange on November 14.

ABOUT NWTN

NWTN (Nasdaq: NWTN) is a pioneering green technology company with a mission to bring premium passenger-centric mobility and green energy solutions to the world. Headquartered in Dubai and with its manufacturing facilities in Abu Dhabi, UAE, NWTN aims to integrate avant-garde design, life-style personalization, IoT connectivity, autonomous driving technology, and green energy eco-systems to its future mobility solutions. Its core technology includes modular pure electric platforms, battery packing and management technology, a digital on-board connectivity system, continuously upgraded electric and electronic architecture as well as autonomous driving technology.

NWTN focuses on growth and development in the entire value chain of clean energy applications in the UAE and intends to expand to the Middle East, North Africa, and other Southeast Asian and European territories.

For further information please visit: https://www.nwtnmotors.com

For investor enquiries:
Michael Bowen
nwtnir@icrinc.com

For media enquiries:
Edmond Lococo
nwtnpr@icrinc.com

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d68f3e37-78d4-48c9-a0ee-01ae72393b36

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Constitutional supremacy not possible without media freedom 

Lahore, November 28, 2022 (PPI-OT):Punjab government spokesperson Massarat Jamshed Cheema, has said that the dream of rule of the constitution is unfulfilled in Pakistan due to the controlled media. She was addressing a seminar on ICTs and Socio-Political Empowerment: local and international media discourses organized by Punjab University School of Communication Studies’ Department of Communication and Media Research in collaboration with Maulana Zafar Ali Khan Chair and PU Web TV at Khurana Auditorium, School of Chemistry.

On this occasion, Dean Faculty of Information and Media Studies Professor Dr Khalid Mehmood, School of Communication Studies Director Professor Dr. Nosheena Saleem, senior analyst Orya Maqbool Jan, Turkiye Urdu Executive Editor Muhammad Hassan, Professor Dr Mian Hanan Ahmed, senior faculty members and a large number of students participated in the event. In her address, Ms Cheema said that unfortunately, the media in Pakistan was more critical than constructive. She said that they were fighting the propaganda war on social media platforms because of the youth.

She said that thanks to social media, Pakistan’s positive role had been helped to be brought before the world. She said that people are being misguided through advertisements in Pakistan which is the cause of disaster. She said that it was the responsibility of leadership to give direction to the people, which should be followed by the people. She said that for the development and prosperity of Pakistan, the youth must play a dynamic role.

Oriya Maqbool Jan said that 97 percent of the media around the world was ruled by five companies who use the media to fulfill their agenda. He said that history would never forgive the people who misguided their own nations on the basis of capital. He said that powerful circles introduced their culture through media and education system. Muhammad Hassan said that the youth should use technology to fight the western agenda. He said that Russia and Ukraine could be discussed in the media but there are restrictions on talking about Kashmir and Burhan Wani.

Khalid Mahmood said that social media has changed the political, social and economic lifestyle of the society. He said that despite all the censorship on social media, one could convey his message to the others. He said that steps were needed to stop fake news and false information on social media. Dr Nosheena Saleem said that the students of Punjab University were talented who were playing an active role to highlight the positive aspects of Pakistan. She said that the mainstream media was still considered reliable by the people. Later, souvenirs were presented to the distinguished guests.

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/