Day: December 9, 2021

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Message from Dr Arif Alvi President of Pakistan on the occasion of International Human Rights Day 

Islamabad, December 09, 2021 (PPI-OT):The observance of International Human Rights Day signifies our commitment and firm resolve towards the promotion of human rights at all levels. Indeed, upholding human dignity, safeguarding human rights and ensuring human freedom and equality are some of the fundamental principles of our religion and the Constitution.

This year’s Human Rights Day theme relates to ‘Equality’ and Article 1 of the UDHR – “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” The principles of equality and non-discrimination are at the hallmark of human rights. An approach based on equality, inclusiveness and non-discrimination reduces inequalities and helps achieve socio-economic development in the society. The Constitution of Pakistan guarantees freedom to its citizens regardless of their caste, colour or creed.

The Government of Pakistan stands committed to protect and promote human rights and will continue making efforts to safeguard freedom, liberty, dignity and self-esteem of every citizen of the state. Cognizant of the need to accord greater attention towards protection of the vulnerable and marginalized segments of society, the Government is committed to make every possible effort to put in place effective legal, economic and social frameworks so as to ensure protection of human rights.

It is encouraging to note that the government has taken various steps for the empowerment of youth, women and Persons with disabilities (PWDs). We need to put more efforts to facilitate PWDs, besides ensuring women’s rights to inheritance. I take this opportunity today to reiterate Pakistan’s commitment to support freedom struggle of people of Kashmir in Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). We express our deep concerns of continuous military lockdown, curfew and suppression of the basic human rights of more than 8 million Kashmiris in IIOJK.

On this day, I call upon the international community to come forward and play their role for the protection of human rights of people of Illegally Indian Occupied Kashmir and their right to self-determination in accordance with the United Nations Charter and UN Security Council Resolutions.

I also appreciate the UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and Media for their endeavors in supplementing the government’s efforts to create conducive environment for our people. May Allah bless us in this important Mission-Aameen!

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Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Mr. Shaukat Tarin presides over a meeting on revival of sick and closed units 

Islamabad, December 09, 2021 (PPI-OT):Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Mr. Shaukat Tarin presided over a meeting on revival of sick and closed units at Finance Division today. Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment, Mr. Abdul Razak Dawood, Secretary Finance, Secretary Industries and Production, Chairman SECP, Deputy Governor SBP, MD USC, CEO PCRCL and senior officers participated in the meeting.

CEO, Pakistan Corporate Restructuring Company Limited (PCRCL) gave a presentation on performance of PCRCL and initiatives taken for the revival of sick units, businesses and clearing the bank balance sheets. He also apprised the meeting on the impediments in the way of successful operations of PCRCL and sought support of the government.

The Adviser supported PCRCL on its endeavors for revival of sick and closed units and revitalizing the economy. He stressed for carrying out structural changes for viable working of PCRCL by reviewing is performance, capacity building of the management and financially strengthening the organization. The Adviser further assured his full cooperation and support to PCRCL for revival of sick units and making them profitable contributors for the economy of Pakistan.

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Korean, China joins Prime Minister Imran Khan’s largest afforestation programme 

Islamabad, December 09, 2021 (PPI-OT):Hailing the participation of China and Korea in the country’s historically largest afforestation programme of the Prime Minister Imran Khan, Special Assistant to PM on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on said the incumbent government is committed to work with global community to tackle adverse fallouts of the global warming on lives and livelihoods of the people.

Addressing a launching ceremony of Pakistan-Korea Friendship Forest Initiative (Phase-II) held here on Thursday at the Korean Embassy, PM’s aide Malik Amin and the Korean Ambassador to Pakistan Suh Sangpyo pledged to work closely for boosting PM Imran Khan’s green initiatives, particularly the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme (TBTTP) for boosting the country’s climate resilience.

The Korean ambassador told the participants of the event that under the Pakistan-Korea Friendship Forest Initiative (Phase-II), 10,000 saplings of different fruit and non-fruit species would be planted in different parts of the country to improve the environment and strengthen livelihoods of the local communities.

He recalled that the Korean government had already planted 6,000 saplings of different varieties in support to PM Imran Khan’s TBTTP, which has gained a global recognition and appreciation. “The Korean government looks at the largest afforestation programme of the Pakistani government as an opportunity to help improve the country’s overall environmental conditions and enhance resilience against unfolding deleterious impacts of climate change on various socio-economic sectors,” the Korean Ambassador to Pakistan Suh Sangpyo told SAPM Malik Amin Aslam during a meeting on the sidelines of the event.

He also assured the SAPM the Korean government’s all-out support to help build up capacity of the country’s various sectors to cope with negative impacts of the climate change through transfer of technical know-how, technology related to, among others, water, energy, agriculture and forestry sectors.

The PM’s aide thanked the Korean ambassador for gifting 10,000 saplings, reflecting Korean government’s recognition of the PM Imran Khan’s Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme and support to his vision for clean green Pakistan. Later, The SAPM and Korean Ambassador kicked off the plantation by planting a pine tree sapling at the Embassy of Korea and exchanged views on the green vision of both governments, which aims at sustainable socio-economic growth, climate resilience, environmental conservation and protection.

On Wednesday, Chinese government also gifted 7,000 saplings for plantation along different national highways/motorways to help fight surging vehicular and non-vehicular air pollution and environmental degradation. Chinese ambassador Nong Rong gifted the saplings to Pakistan at a ceremony held here at the Chinese embassy to mark 70 years of Pak-China friendship.

While addressing the ceremony, the Chinese ambassador said that the Chinese government strongly support the PM Imran Khan’s Clean Green Pakistan vision and various world-recognised programmes and projects being implemented under the vision. He said further that the Chinese government shares the vision of the PM Khan and has pledged to support at all levels the green and clean Pakistan programmes and projects, particularly the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme.

“Basically, gifting of the 7,000 saplings is an strong indication of the Chinese government’s faith in the incumbent government’s vision for clean green and climate-resilient Pakistan and various programmes and projects initiated under it,” the Chinese envoy Nong Rong told SAPM Malik Amin Aslam. He announced that the Chinese embassy, in fact, formally joined Prime Minister Imran Khan’s flagship TBTTP on this occasion.

“China also has nuclear, solar, and hydro and wind power plants apart from coal power plants and can contribute to the renewable energy transition,” he added. Highlighting the importance of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, he said Beijing had diverted one third of its electricity to CPEC-related projects at cheaper rates.

Addressing the ceremony as chief guest, Malik Amin Aslam lauded China’s support to the flagship TBTTP programme and PM Khan’s clean green Pakistan vision and hailed the gift of 7,000 saplings plantation to commemorate 70 years of friendly ties between the two brotherly countries.

The special assistant and Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong jointly planted a pine tree sapling at the Chinese embassy and exchanged views on the green vision of both sides focused on sustainable growth and environmental protection.

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Pakistan condemns unabated extra-judicial killings in IIOJK 

Islamabad, December 09, 2021 (PPI-OT):Pakistan has strongly condemned the extra-judicial killing of another three Kashmiris by Indian occupation forces in Shopian, in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) the earlier day. The Foreign Office in a statement issued in Islamabad said, the Indian forces have martyred at least 40 Kashmiris in fake encounters and so-called cordon and search operations since October 1, 2021.

It said the military crackdown and the extra-judicial killings in fake encounters and staged operations in IIOJK reflected the extremist anti-Muslim designs of the “Hindutva” inspired extremist BJP-RSS combine in India. “Persisting with their callous behaviour and violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, the Indian occupation forces are also refusing to hand over the mortal remains of the martyred Kashmiris to their families,” it added.

The FO termed it reprehensible that BJP authorities in the occupied territory had denied Kashmiri Muslims their basic religious rights to offer Friday prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar for the last several weeks. It said that Pakistan called upon the international community to take immediate notice of India’s state-terrorism in IIOJK.

“India’s ongoing, systematic and widespread human rights violations in IIOJK warrant investigation by a UN Commission of Inquiry, as recommended by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in its reports of 2018 and 2019,” it said.

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Modi govt committing pre-poll rigging to install Hindu CM in IIOJK 

Srinagar, December 09, 2021 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, political parties and legal experts have said that Modi-led Indian government is engaged in pre-poll rigging with the help of so-called Delimitation Commission to empower non-state Hindu extremist Bharatiya Janata Party through manipulated elections for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.

The parties and experts while commenting on the Modi-Amit evil agenda in occupied Jammu and Kashmir said that they were using Delimitation Commission to change demography and divide the Kashmiri Muslim voters. Tens of thousands non-Kashmiris have been given state subject status and enrolled in voter lists to strengthen the RSS-backed Hindutva ideology in IIOJK, they added.

The Modi government has carried out the delimitation plan after bifurcating the Jammu and Kashmir into so-called two union territories J and K and Ladakh in August 2019. The entire exercise in the name of bifurcation and delimitation, the politicians and experts added, is a well-meditated conspiracy to give more seats to Hindu-dominated Jammu region in the so-called Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.

The politicians and experts expressed the apprehension that the exercise could be used to fulfill the BJP’s ambition of installing a BJP Hindu or non-Kashmiri chief minister in the Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir where a Muslim has always been the head of an elected government.

It is a widespread belief that contours and outcome of the exercise are pre-planned and the exercise is a mere formality. The political parties fear that disproportionate weightage to non-population factors like inaccessibility, tough terrain and facilities of communication during the delimitation exercise could be used to reduce Kashmir’s political supremacy. The experts said the Kashmiri people need to remain vigilant to foil the nefarious designs of the Modi regime.

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PowerChina shares a common future with its foreign employees as they contribute to the Belt and Road Initiative

BEIJING, Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The following is an excerpt from a CRI Online report:

In response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has onboarded and trained thousands of outstanding talents in the countries and regions targeted by the Initiative after years of efforts, changing the fate of many of their foreign employees. A good example is the Chinese company’s Zungeru hydroelectric project in Nigeria.

As part of the roadmap for the construction of the facility, the Zungeru hydroelectric project had, by the end of 2019, implemented a localization strategy by employing more than 4,200 local employees, representing over 90 per cent of the workforce. One of the foreign employees spoke for many when he said, “PowerChina has created many jobs for us and changed the trajectory of our lives and careers, and we have become united as a community with a shared future.”

Abdul, an assistant manager on the project’s management team, experienced a great change after joining the project, going from suffering from a lack of self-confidence to being able to being able to effectively prioritize his work. “In 2016, I was the first group of Nigerian employees to be awarded the company’s annual Excellent Overseas Employee title. After the project is completed, I will stay at PowerChina, if possible, and continue to make my life better.”

In the emergency center of the project site, Monday, who is stocky and in a white coat, is giving workers a quick screening test for COVID-19. He said, “I appreciate PowerChina for providing me with a steady job and an income that allows me to support and provide for my happy 5-member family! I’m also grateful to the Chinese medical staff for giving me business coaching. I have gained a lot of medical knowledge and operational skills.”

Yaseen and Rawal from Pakistan have an excellent parent-child relationship. “In a burst of confidence, I came to Nigeria from Pakistan, and my son Rawal joined me. Here, everyone gives their utmost and is similarly rewarded in return. If possible, Rawal and I will continue to be one of Power China’s best participants.”

Every foreign employee at PowerChina makes a valuable contribution to B&R Initiative, growing together and sharing a common future. Original link: http://news.cri.cn/20211203/de4395a7-7d07-845e-e464-2dbbf0e316a1.html

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Anaqua to Work with Lilium to Help Navigate Critical IP Management Processes

German aviation company to utilize Anaqua’s AQX platform to enhance innovation management, IP analytics, and stakeholder collaboration

Anaqua CEO Bob Romeo and Lilium Head of Intellectual Property Wulf Höflich at Lilium Headquarters

Bob Romeo, CEO of Anaqua, (left) with Wulf Höflich, Lilium’s Head of Intellectual Property – Engineering (right) at Lilium headquarters near Munich

BOSTON, Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property management solutions, today announced that the Munich-based aviation company Lilium, positioned to be a global leader in sustainable regional air mobility, will use Anaqua’s AQX platform to help navigate its critical innovation and IP management processes.

Using the Lilium Jet, an all-electric vertical take-off and landing jet, offering industry leading payload, low noise and high performance with zero operating emissions, Lilium is creating a sustainable and accessible mode of high-speed, transportation for people and goods. Working with aerospace, technology and infrastructure leaders, commercial operations are projected to begin in 2024.

When selecting a system to meet its growing innovation and IP management needs, Lilium opted for Anaqua. Lilium will leverage Anaqua’s AQX software to enhance innovation management (from idea capture and assessment through to filing); IP analytics and Freedom to Operate (FTO) processes; docketing and reporting; and collaboration between the company, inventors, and outside counsel. AQX will deliver integrated patent analytics through Anaqua’s AcclaimIP solution, and provide a specialist trademark management module. Patent and trademark renewals will be managed through Anaqua Services.

Wulf Höflich, Lilium’s Head of Intellectual Property – Engineering said: “We were looking for a solutions provider who could work as an extension of our team to help manage our critical innovation and IP management processes. They needed to be able to provide excellent docketing and reporting tools, detailed IP analytics and FTO search capabilities, and enable seamless collaboration between our various stakeholders. And it all had to be implemented quickly. Anaqua were able to deliver on all these criteria.”

Commented Bob Romeo, CEO of Anaqua: “Lilium is a true leader in the highly innovative field of air mobility, and has an impressive range of unique, proprietary technology. We are excited to be working closely with Lilium, providing an integrated IP management system that will support and enhance their global innovation and operational excellence, and help protect their valuable IP assets.”

About Anaqua
Anaqua, Inc. is a premium provider of integrated intellectual property (IP) management technology solutions and services. Anaqua’s AQX platform combines best practice workflows with big data analytics and tech-enabled services to create an intelligent environment designed to inform IP strategy, enable IP decision-making, and streamline IP operations. Today, nearly half of the top 100 U.S. patent filers and global brands, as well as a growing number of law firms worldwide use Anaqua’s solutions. Over one million IP executives, attorneys, paralegals, administrators, and innovators use the platform for their IP management needs. The company’s global operations are headquartered in Boston, with offices across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. For additional information, please visit anaqua.com, or on LinkedIn.

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Hitachi Energy partners with National Grid on world’s first replacement of SF6 in existing high-voltage equipment

The innovation called EconiQ™ retrofill uses eco-efficient gas mixture to support National Grid in achieving their sustainability targets

Zurich, Switzerland, Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hitachi Energy and National Grid have successfully energized a pilot project replacing SF6 in installed high-voltage gas-insulated lines with an eco-efficient fluoronitrile based gas mixture. This retrofill solution, in Richborough, UK is part of Hitachi Energy’s EconiQTM portfolio which is designed to deliver a superior environmental performance compared to conventional solutions.

As one of the world’s largest investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities, National Grid has the ambition to remove all SF6 from its fleet by 2050. In this pioneering project, National Grid has replaced SF6 from 420-kilovolt (kV) gas-insulated lines installed in 2016, eliminating 755 kilograms of SF6. This is equivalent to taking approximately 100 passenger cars1 off the road.

For decades, SF6 has been used in the electrical industry due to its excellent insulation and current interruption properties. However, it has a high Global Warming Potential (GWP) and requires careful handling. Hitachi Energy is continuously reducing the use of SF6, improving its lifecycle management, and accelerating the development of eco-efficient products.

“We have a responsibility to help our customers like National Grid to accelerate the energy transition,” said Markus Heimbach, Managing Director of High Voltage Products business in Hitachi Energy. “Innovative EconiQ retrofill technology for installed gas-insulated lines along with the new EconiQ switchgear and breakers portfolio will enable our customers and the industry as a whole to reduce carbon footprint and rapidly transition to eco-efficient solutions.”

“Climate change is the greatest challenge of our time and this new transformational green technology will help achieve wide-scale decarbonisation on our electricity transmission network. The retrofill solution replaces SF6, cutting emissions and network outages at the same time as saving costs by avoiding the need to spend on costly replacement equipment”, said Chris Bennett, Acting President of National Grid. “We are proud to be working with Hitachi Energy, and to demonstrate a practical solution to a significant issue in the energy industry’s transition to net zero.”

EconiQ is Hitachi Energy’s eco-efficient portfolio for sustainability, where products, services and solutions are proven to deliver exceptional environmental performance. Recently, the company announced the acceleration of its development of eco-efficient solutions, outlining its extensive EconiQ roadmap of switchgear and breakers in various voltage levels. Hitachi Energy has placed sustainability at the heart of its Purpose and is advancing a sustainable energy future for all.

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  1. Retrofill is the process of replacing SF6 in an existing equipment with a new eco-efficient gas mixture to improve the environmental and life-cycle performance of the equipment.

About Hitachi Energy

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. We are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure whilst balancing social, environmental and economic value. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ around 38,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of approximately $10 billion USD.

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