Day: February 4, 2022

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Madagascar: More than 4 million people at risk as Tropical Cyclone Batsirai bears down on eastern coast

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Download logoTropical Cyclone Batsirai, is expected to strike the Atsinanana region of Madagascar tomorrow, only weeks after tropical storm Ana wreaked havoc in the country. Ahead of its landfall, Madagascar Red Cross Society’s teams in the region are preparing emergency relief items and helping communities in the path of the cyclone to move to safe areas. Andoniaina Ratsimamanga, the Secretary General of Madagascar Red Cross said: “Communities across the Atsinanana region are worried about the potential widespread damage the cyclone could cause. Many families urgently need temporary shelters,… Continue reading “Madagascar: More than 4 million people at risk as Tropical Cyclone Batsirai bears down on eastern coast”

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Luxcore, Inc. Announces Production Release of LambdaXchange™ Cloud Data Infrastructure Platform

– Signs 3-year exclusive agreement with the State of the African Diaspora (SOAD) to provide cloud data infrastructure platform, products, and services

– LambdaXchange™ will support SOAD’s digital mobile banking services, central bank digital currencies, derivative cryptocurrencies and exchanges, mobile and e-commerce services to their potential global market of 1.7 billion people

– Company to access private capital markets to further scale cloud data infrastructure platform

ATLANTA, Feb. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Luxcore, Inc., an early-stage cloud data infrastructure provider, announced today the production release of its LambdaXchange™ cloud data infrastructure platform, an AI-enabled distributed ledger technology platform for the intelligent routing, switching and transport of data with exchange points in Miami, Dallas and Atlanta.

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In conjunction with this initial production release, on January 8, 2022, Luxcore signed its first multinational enterprise customer with the Government of the State of the African Diaspora (SOAD). SOAD is a Treaty Member of the Economic Community of States, Nations, Territories and Realms of the 6th Region of Africa. Through this exclusive three-year agreement, Luxcore will provide its LambdaXchange™ cloud data infrastructure platform, products, and services in support of digital mobile banking services, central bank digital currencies, derivative cryptocurrencies and exchanges, mobile and e-commerce services to SOAD’s global market of potentially 1.7 billion people.

“Our Parliament recently passed a law establishing our Code of Nationality and Citizenship: thus, the African Diaspora and also the Africans on the continent shall be eligible for SOAD’s digital ID,” said Dr Louis-Georges Tin, Prime Minister of SOAD. The ID Card will function as a Multi-Card. This historic initiative will provide digital services such as giving access to elections, our education system, banking and crypto services, e-commerce and more. We are excited to partner with Luxcore as our exclusive cloud services technology provider to help SOAD fulfil its goals and to enhance the lives of potentially 1.7 billion people globally.”

Luxcore’s Cloud Data Infrastructure Platform and core services will enable SOAD’s Global Data Infrastructure with dedicated physical and virtual data computing, storage, and transport technologies to support the SOAD and its forthcoming digital ecosystem. These worldwide applications and services include:

  • Internet Network Access Points (NAPs) globally (for broadband Internet access)
  • SOAD Citizenship ID App
  • SOAD Digital Passports
  • Mobile Digital Wallet(s)
  • Access to Centralized and Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchange services
  • Access to payments-processing platforms and transaction settlement services
  • Support for Merchant Exchanges for e-commerce and m-commerce
  • Future DApp and App Development

“Luxcore is one of the first cloud computing service providers whose core cloud data infrastructure platform is vertically integrated, from our photonic integrated circuit processors, redefined as layer one, through the higher integrated network layers to the application stack, which provides enhanced speed, scalability, and security for future Web3 digital apps and services,” said Gerald Ramdeen, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Luxcore, Inc.

Capital Raise to Scale Cloud Data Infrastructure Platform

In a return to the private capital markets, Luxcore has announced a capital raise to scale its cloud data infrastructure platform from supporting 2 million Monthly Average User (“MAU”) subscriptions and 2,000 concurrent transactions per second today to 50 million global MAU’s, using its digital ID tokenization and digital wallet services at higher performance and transaction speeds. As a private secondary market transaction, interested accredited, institutional investors can find more information on the Company’s website and its electronic data room, facilitated by Nasdaq Private Market.

Luxcore, Inc. has long been a pioneer of optical semiconductor and optical switching technologies with their trademarked LambaRouter™ and LambdaXchange™ Decentralized Network Architecture, uniquely positioning them to introduce an emerging cloud data infrastructure model.

About Luxcore, Inc.

Luxcore is an early-stage, next-generation cloud data infrastructure provider. Since 2001, we have been a leading innovator in all-optical, photonic integrated circuit and optical routing, switching and transport technologies. Starting with our award-winning LambdaRouter™, a core optical routing, switching and transport system, the Company is designing the LambdaRouter G7 – an even more radical core optical routing, switching and transport system powered by a proprietary quantum multicore all-photonic processor. Luxcore is introducing an innovative, different cloud data infrastructure business model for the automated, provisioning of data transport, data storage and data computing resources in an open, decentralized network of edge-to-core Data Center provisioned Optical Exchange Points (OIX’s). The LambdaXchange™ Decentralized Network Architecture (LXE DeNA) will provide unprecedented speed, scalability, security, and availability to support the world’s most advanced Web3 and digital asset exchange ecosystems. We are Luxcore – Architects of the next Internet for the future of Finance, Commerce, Mobility and the Metaverse.

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Elimination of Qabza-Mafia Top Priority Two held during massive crackdown against land grabbers 

Islamabad, February 04, 2022 (PPI-OT):As directed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Muhammad Ahsan Younas to eradicate land grabbing and illegal occupation from Capital, a grand operation was conducted last night against land grabbers in areas of rural zone, a police spokesman said on Thursday.

During this crackdown, he said that two land-grabbers were arrested by the Koral police station.
According to the details, a police team under supervision of SP Rural Zia Ud-Din Ahmed, headed by SDPO Abid Ikram, SHO Koral along with officials conducted a raid and arrested 02 notorious accused namely Kashif Khan and Shahid Noor Khan in case FIR No. 130/22.

The IGP Islamabad Muhammad Ahsan Younas emphasized that Islamabad police would not left any stone unturned to secure the lives and security of the citizens. “No one would be allowed to grab the property of any citizen” he maintained. He thoroughly directed all zonal police officer to intensify this crackdown until the elimination of land grabbing from the federal capital.

For more information, contact:
Islamabad Police
Data centre H-11, Admin Block,
Police Head Quarter, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9258371 Ext (160)
Fax: +92-51-4443180
Email: webmaster@islamabadpolice.gov.pk
Website: https://islamabadpolice.gov.pk

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Meeting of Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat held under the Chairmanship of Rana Maqbool Ahmad here at Parliament House 

Islamabad, February 04, 2022 (PPI-OT):Meeting of Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat was held under the Chairmanship of Rana Maqbool Ahmad here at Parliament House on Thursday. At the outset, the Committee discussed the “The Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill, 2021” moved by Senator Afnan Ullah Khan in the Senate sitting held on 17th January,2022. Secretary Establishment Division informed the Committee that it is indispensable to took Ministry of Interior point of view on that amendment.

Committee has also been formed headed by Secretary Cabinet division to discuss this amendment in light of Supreme Court judgment, he added. Senator Afnan Ullah Khan inquired the Establishment Division that how many people will be affected by this amendment. In reply to that, Secretary Establishment division replied that approximately twenty thousand people came under the radar of this amendment.

Minister of State for Parliament Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan was of view that Government Servants should not have dual Nationality during their service because one person cannot be loyal with two countries at the same time. Chairman Committee Rana Maqbool Ahmad directed the secretaries of cabinet division and interior ministry to make sure their presence in the next meeting and conveyed their perspective to the Committee on the aforementioned amendment.

While discussing the Central Selection Board recent decisions, Senator Dilawar khan demanded the Establishment Division to provide reasons behind the supersession of officers. The officers who were superseded on any grounds of corruption shall be forced to retired, he further added.

Ali Muhammad Khan briefed the Committee that the concerned matter is sub juiced in Lahore High Court and according to rules and procedure of Senate this matter cannot be discussed in Committee.

Chairman Committee Rana Maqbool Ahmad was of view that there is no harm in giving report to Committee regarding the issue in hand. Senator Zarqa Suharwardy Taimur stressed that the Cabinet Division should present Score card of officers who were superseded to the Committee.

It is Prime Minister Imran Khan foremost priority to enhanced tax collection and irony is that as of right now FBR officers are sitting in High Court for their promotion, she added. Secretary Establishment Division conveyed that the information is classified and he is not at liberty to discuss it with the Committee.

Chairman Committee Rana Maqbool Ahmad directed the Secretary Establishment Division to present report in the next meeting and said that the Committee will held it’s in camera session of this agenda, keeping in view the classification of information.

The meeting was attended by Senator Saadia Abbasi, Senator Saifullah Sarwar khan Nyazee, Senator Kamil Ali Agha, Senator Khalida Ateeb, Senator Muhammad Talha Mahmood, Senator Afnan Ullah Khan, Senator Dilawar Khan, Minister of State for Parliament Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan, Secretary Establishment Division and other senior officials from cabinet Division and Ministry of Interior as well.

For more information, contact:
Senate of Pakistan
H.No.7, Cat-II, G-8/2, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9204564534
Fax: +92-51-9205703
E-mail: senate@comsats.net.pk
Website: www.senate.gov.pk

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All Mother and Child Hospitals to Be Empaneled with Naya Pakistan Qomi Sehat Program 

Lahore, February 04, 2022 (PPI-OT):Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid said here on Thursday that all mother and child hospitals will be empaneled in the Naya Pakistan Qomi Sehat Sahulat Program. The Health Minister chaired an important meeting to review progress on Ganga Ram Mother and Child Hospital at the Fatima Jinnah Medical University.

Present in the meeting were Special Secretary SH and ME Dr. Asif Tufail, Vice Chancellor Fatima Jinnah Medical University Professor Amir Zaman Khan, MD Children Hospital Professor Mohammad Saleem, Professor Dr. Ayesha, MS Ganga Ram Hospital Dr. Athar, Professor Dr. Naureen Akmal, Professor Dr. Naveed, Dr. Sophia, Professor Dr. Irfan, Dr. Imran Waheed and officials of the C and W department.

The Health Minister discussed progress on setting up of different units at Ganga Ram Mother and Child Hospital with the steering committee members. The Health Minister said, “We are establishing a network of public sector hospital across Punjab. Prime Minister Imran Khan wants that no one should face any problem in healthcare services.

As a government, provision of quality healthcare services is our foremost responsibility. Prime Minister Imran Khan believes in spending public money on the public alone. All mother and child hospitals will be completed in time. These hospitals shall be pivotal to reducing maternal and infant mortality in the province.

We lose thousands of lives of mothers and children every year during birth related complications. The Ganga Ram Mother and Child Block are being set up based on technical suggestions from the steering committee members. There will be four different units in the hospital.

All health services related to mothers and children shall be provided under one roof in the hospital. This will be one of a kind hospital in the province. The Chief Minister is personally monitoring the setting up of Mother and Child Hospital.”

For more information, contact:
Directorate General Public Relations,
Government of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-9201390-86
Website: www.punjab.gov.pk

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Punjab Uplifts Major Sectors by Approving Various Development Schemes in Its 59th PDWP Forum 

Lahore, February 04, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party approved eight development schemes of the Urban Development Sector with an estimated cost of Rs.7, 504.557 million. These schemes were approved in the 59th meeting of Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of current fiscal year 2021-22 presided over by Chairman Planning and Development Board Abdullah Khan Sumbal.

The approved development schemes included Establishment of Sports Complex at Rakh Shahdara Lahore at the cost of Rs. 931.638 million, Establishment of Sports Complex in Sabzazar, Lahore at the cost of Rs. 878.396 million, Establishment of Sports Complex Model Bazar China Scheme, Lahore at the cost of Rs. 895.259 million, Establishment of Sports Complex Township, Lahore at the cost of Rs. 1,110.816 million, Establishment of Sports Complex Canal Bank near EME Society, Lahore at the cost of Rs. 1,077.172 million, Establishment of Sports Complex in Taj Pura, Lahore at the cost of Rs. 504.286 million, Establishment of Sports Complex Singh Pura, Lahore at the cost of Rs. 1,117.839 million and Establishment of Sports Complex Shalimar, Lahore at the cost of Rs. 989.151 million.

Provincial Secretary P and D Mujahid Sherdil, all Members of the Planning and Development Board, Provincial Secretaries of concerned departments, and other senior representatives of the relevant Provincial Departments also attended the meeting.

For more information, contact:
Directorate General Public Relations,
Government of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-9201390-86
Website: www.punjab.gov.pk

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Cabinet Body Approves Industrial Investment under RUDA 

Lahore, February 04, 2022 (PPI-OT):A number of important decisions have been sanctioned in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Legislative Business chaired by Punjab Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Muhammad Basharat Raja, here today. The meeting was attended by provincial ministers Rai Taimur Bhatti, Hafiz Mumtaz Ahmed and concerned secretaries.

Cabinet Committee approved investment in Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) industrial zones. The decision allows Ruda to enter into an agreement with a Saudi investor for investment in industrial zones 2A and 3A under Ruda.

The Cabinet Committee also allowed the Excise and Taxation Department to enter into an agreement with Pakistan Post for delivery of vehicle number plates and registration documents through post office for the convenience of the applicants. The meeting approved the transfer policy of the special education department and sale of 15,000 metric tons of wheat to Gilgit-Baltistan.

Muhammad Basharat Raja expressed satisfaction over the fact that the sale of wheat would not affect the food reserves for Punjab. Cabinet Committee reviewed and approved the Punjab Aquaculture Development Corporation Act 2021.

Approval has also been given to the Department of Education to assist in the door-to-door survey of the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP). Constitution of the departmental promotion committee (DPC) for promotion to grade 19 in the Punjab Institute of Language Arts and Culture (PILAC) was sanctioned during the meeting.

For more information, contact:
Directorate General Public Relations,
Government of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-9201390-86
Website: www.punjab.gov.pk

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CM Punjab inaugurates Lays the Foundation Stone of a Number of Projects in Taunsa 

Lahore, February 04, 2022 (PPI-OT):Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar laid the foundation stone and inaugurated 21 projects worth billions of rupees at Shah Sulaiman Stadium in Taunsa Sharif. CM Usman Buzdar inaugurated seven projects worth Rs1.84 billion for Taunsa. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar inaugurated the Parks and Horticulture Authority Taunsa project.

Chief Minister Usman Buzdar inaugurated the uplifting project of Government Girls High School Taunsa. The uplifting project of Government Girls High School Taunsa has cost Rs.90 million. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar inaugurated Government Boys Higher Secondary School Taunsa Uplifting Project.

Government Boys Higher Secondary School Taunsa Uplifting Project cost Rs.47.2 million. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar inaugurated the project of upgrading Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Taunsa. Upgradation of Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Taunsa cost Rs.842.5 million. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar inaugurated City Traffic Police Driving School in Taunsa.

Chief Minister Usman Buzdar inaugurated the project of beautification of Taunsa city. The beautification project of Taunsa city cost Rs.653.5 million. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar inaugurated the project for the construction and repair of a 14 km long road from Mangrotha to Basti Buzdar.

The construction and repair of 14 and a half km long road from Mangrotha to Basti Bazdar cost Rs.2 crore. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar also laid the foundation stone of 14 public projects worth billions of rupees for Taunsa Sharif.

Chief Minister Usman Buzdar laid the foundation stone of the University of Taunsa project. The establishment of the University of Taunsa will cost Rs 2.75 billion. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar laid the foundation stone of the park project in Taunsa. The park and public place project will cost Rs.5 crore.

Chief Minister Usman Buzdar laid the foundation stone of Satellite / Filter Clinic at Chah Zanbowala. The project will cost Rs.1.5 crore. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar laid the foundation stone of the e-library project in Taunsa. The establishment of the Taunsa Sharif e-library will cost Rs.36.2 million.

Chief Minister Usman Buzdar laid the foundation stone of the 12 Union Councils’ Schools Upgradation Plan. Rs.100 million will be spent on the project of upgrading 12 schools. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar laid the foundation stone of a plan to protect government property including Taunsa City from floodwaters.

The project of construction of a safety dam for Taunsa city will cost Rs.871.8 million. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar also laid the foundation stone for a clean water supply scheme in 13 union councils. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar laid the foundation stone of the project for the construction and expansion of Mangrotha West to Basti Bangar Road.

The construction and expansion project of Mangrotha West to Basti Bangar Road will cost Rs.48 million. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar laid the foundation stone of the project for the construction of the Pile Foundation Bridge at Jarh Leghari on the Indus River.

The bridge over the Indus River at Jar Leghari will cost Rs.65 million. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar laid the foundation stone of a 13 km road from Haider wala to Daira Shah. Rs.16 crores will be spent on a 13 km road from Haider wala to Daira Shah.

Chief Minister Usman Buzdar also laid the foundation stone of the project for the construction and repair of paved roads in 8 union councils. Rs 26 crore will be spent on the construction and repair of paved roads in 8 union councils. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar laid the foundation stone of the bridge and 4 km road project at Sanghar Nullah. The bridge and 4 km road project will cost Rs.676.8 million. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar also laid the foundation stone of a 20 km road from Taunsa to Gulki.

The project of a 20 km road from Taunsa to Gulki will cost Rs.89 crore. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar also laid the foundation stone of the pile foundation bridge project at Sanghar Nullah Basti Mandrani. The pile foundation bridge project will cost Rs.6 crore. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar handed over the keys of the Rescue 1122 ambulance for Taunsa city to the Divisional Emergency Officer.

For more information, contact:
Directorate General Public Relations,
Government of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-9201390-86
Website: www.punjab.gov.pk