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Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Indus Motor Company (IMC) has signed a MoU with The Citizens Foundation (TCF), renewing its pledge, for the 13^th running year, to provide quality education from grass root level to the country’s less privileged children.

This collaboration will entail managing the Company’s flagship Toyota Goth Education Program (T-GEP) through TCF schools as well as TCF campuses built and supported by IMC in multiple cities.

The T-GEP was initiated in 2008 under IMC’s Neighbouring Community Uplift Program for out-of-school children living in ‘goths’ (villages) neighbouring IMC, providing full financial support for elementary and secondary school education. There are currently over 250 students enrolled under the program. In addition to this, around 1,100 students are currently studying at three IMC built and supported, TCF campuses located at Karachi, Hyderabad and Muzzafargarh.

Speaking on the collaboration, CEO Indus Motor Company, Ali Asghar Jamali observed, “Pakistan has the world’s second-highest number of out-of-school children aged between 5-16 years. IMC is committed to play its role in making a difference by supporting to educate the less privileged children of our country. Our continued collaboration with The Citizens Foundation in furthering this cause is a testament to that promise.”

He further added, ‘Every child has a right to education and girls have the same right to education as boys. I am proud to say that 48 percent of total students enrolled with T-GEP and at the three schools, are girls. Clearly, there is a shift in parents being more receptive today to educating their daughters which is very encouraging. Educating girls saves lives and builds stronger families, communities and economies.”

IMC as a signatory to the UNs Sustainable Development Goals, supports SDG 4 – Quality Education, which focuses on inclusive and equitable quality education and promotes lifelong opportunities for all.

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) In continuation of its efforts towards the socioeconomic uplift of the country and connecting people to what matters most, Telenor Pakistan is Enabling The HinduKush Snow Sports Festival through seamless connectivity. The organisationhas showcased its long-standing commitment to the northern areas of Pakistan by embracing and promoting the local northern cultures and making a diverse range of contributions; restoration of flora and fauna, organising and executing local festivals for tourism, and strong infrastructural development.

Known as one of the most beautiful places on earth,  blessed with natural wonders and rich culture, Chitral, is hosting this year’s Hindukush Snow Sports Festival 2021 at Madaklasht. The two-day festival will feature fun filled activities for the whole family, including skiing, snowboarding, and ice skating. Madaklasht is will be hosting more than 500 sports athletes, including 10 foreign sportsmen and trainers.

More than 2000 people are expected to attend the festivities along with an international audience. Telenor Pakistan is a vital part of the entire festival, as it promises the attendees and locals uninterrupted 4G connectivity to ensure each moment can be immortalised and shared instantly with the world.

Telenor Pakistanis committed to empowering the society it operates in and connecting its customers to what matters most. The organisation lauds the efforts of the Government of Pakistanfor bringing this festival to life.

Telenor Pakistan is a fundamental part of the HinduKush Snow Sports Festival 2021 and incollaboration with the Government, is contributing to boosting tourism and ensuring a well-connected Pakistan, from the south to the north.

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir)  Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) organized a soft launch of the 1^st International Virtual Textile Exhibition in Pakistan, TEXPO, at Cafe Aylanto. The chief guests at the event were Advisor to the Prime Minister, Mr Razzak Dawood, Secretary at Ministry of Commerce Mr. M. Sualeh Faruqi and Chief Executive at TDAP, Mr Arif Ahmed Khan. The soft launch was attended by the who’s who of the fashion and showbiz worlds including designers and textile giants from renowned Pakistani fashion houses.

Pakistan’s largest and most prestigious platform, TEXPO, to exhibit textile-based products is going live from 1st to 5th February on an exclusively created virtual platform.

Trade Development Authority of Pakistan is dedicated to broadening the export base with a technologically driven, forward-looking approach. TEXPO is an initiative of TDAP which was conceptualized in 2016. Due to the pandemic and the resultant limitations on physical events, TDAP took the mammoth step of digitizing the four-day event that hosts foreign delegates from around the world.

The products in focus are high-end fashion apparel, ready-made garments, home textiles, fabrics and pandemic-relevant products like personal protective equipment (PPE) and face coverings. With TDAP’s unfaltering efforts, guests from across the globe will be attending the event online and local exhibitors will be showcasing their products in virtual stalls.

Advisor to the Prime Minister, Mr. Razzak Dawood said speaking about TEXPO, “With the support of the local business community and untiring efforts of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan we have successfully created a platform that caters to convenience of all stakeholders which is no small feat.”

Secretary – Ministry of Commerce, Mr M. Sualeh Ahmed Faruqi said, “learning from the realities of COVID-19, TDAP has been able to muster international support and garner strength from the all over the country and the best of our exporters who will be participating with full vigor and the best of their products in full form. It will also provide immense opportunity of interaction between international buyers and interested houses to interact with Pakistani companies and the relevant government agencies to aid the process of matchmaking.”

The purpose of this international exhibition is to open doors for the local textile manufacturers, houses and SMEs to connect with the international community and foreign buyers and grow together. The past editions of TEXPO have hosted scores of local visitors and foreign delegates resulting in a large number of B2B and B2C connections.

Virtual TEXPO 2021 will be live 24 hours for five days to accommodate different time zones of the foreign guests that will be attending. A digital reception has also been conceptualized to provide technical solutions for attendees and exhibitors.

In an effort to deliver the learning experience that previous editions of TEXPO have provided in large auditoriums, TDAP developed Virtual Workshops with Maestros of Pakistan’s fashion industry. Leaders from the fashion world will be speaking and sharing their experience and wisdom garnered over decades of contributions to the textile and fashion industries.

Platinum Sponsor for Virtual TEXPO 2021 is Gul Ahmed Textiles Mills, Gold Sponsor is Interloop and the Silver Sponsors are Soorty, Chen One, Masood Textile Mills and Bari Textile Mills.

 

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) LADIESFUND President Tara Uzra Dawood pays a courtesy call on Turkish Consul General Tolga Ucak to congratulate him on his new consulate headquarters, which is now one of the largest Turkish consulates in the world, as well as to discuss potential synergies.

LADIESFUND and the Turkish consulate have had several collaborations over the past decade.