CABINET APPROVES LAW FOR SINDH ELECTRIC POWER REGULATORY AUTHORITY

KARACHI STAFF REPORT

THE Sindh cabinet on Wednesday formally approved to establish the Sindh Electric Power Regulatory Authority (SEPRA). Provincial cabinet in a session granted approval of a draft of the law for establishing the provincial electric power regulatory authority.

“It is a historic decision of the Sindh government,” provincial government spokesman Murtaza Wahab said in a statement. “With this decision we could supply cheaper electricity to the people of our province,” Wahab said in a statement.

“The government will get pass the law governing the Sindh Electric Power Regulatory Authority, from the Sindh

IG Railways appreciates staff who rescued passenger

lahore: IG Railways Dr. Rao Sardar Ali Khan commended the personnel who saved the life of a passenger at Rawalpindi station and awarded a cash reward of one lakh rupees and certificates of appreciation. A few days ago, Head Constables Lal Rooz Khan and Adeel Ahmed had saved a passenger from a major accident at Rawalpindi railway station. Railway passenger Kazim Saleem was getting off the moving train Rehman Baba at Rawalpindi Railway Station, when his foot slipped and he started to fall under the train.The passenger was saved by conscientious and dutifulness of the personnel. The footage of the incident also circulated on social media for a few days.

IG Railways appreciated the performance of railways police personnel and awarded cash reward and certificates of appreciation to the two head constables by inviting them to Central Police Office Railways. PR

MMBL, MateSol unite to improve MSMEs Cash flow through stateof-art Invoice Financing

islamabad: Pakistan's leading microfinance institution, Mobilink Microfinance Bank Ltd. (MMBL) and MateSol, a blockchain-based invoice verification platform with a global footprint, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer better access to invoice financing for Micro Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). As per the partnership agreement, MMBL will utilize MateSol's innovative blockchain-based invoice management system ‘InvoiceMate’ to finance invoices, offering MSMEs swift, hassle-free, secure, and transparent invoice financing solutions. With Specialization in Web 3.0 and Enterprise Blockchain, MateSol offers solutions for different verticals of the industry. InvoiceMate being world’s first-ever invoice management system on the blockchain, is the flagship product of MateSol. PR

Shibli Faraz gets bail in Zaman Park riots case

LAHORE: A sessions court in Lahore has granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Shibli Faraz till April 27 in a case pertaining to violence against police and creating hurdles in party head Imran Khan’s arrest. As per details, the court also order PTI Senator Shibli Faraz to include himself in the investigation. The court also summoned record from the police on the next hearing. The bail plea was rejected earlier as he did not appear before the court. INP

Assembly,” he said. According to the draft of the law, Sindh will distribute the electricity, which will be generated in the province. Provincial energy minister Imtiaz Shaikh, had floated the idea in February last year, about setting up the authority at the provincial level like the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA). “The constitution allows the province to establish a power regulatory authority,” energy minister said. “This authority is needed to move the energy projects forward.” Provincial cabinet had constituted a committee of the law and energy departments to prepare a legislative bill of the authority in view of the constitutional, legal and technical aspects of the issue.

Alliance of China-Pakistan Research Centers launched

ISLAMABAD

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The Centre for BRI and China Studies- Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies and Pakistan Research Center, Inner Mongolia Honder College of Arts and Sciences, China have established the Alliance of China-Pakistan Research Centers to enhance collaboration and understanding between Pakistani and Chinese academic institutions. This alliance aims to strengthen the longstanding bond between the two countries. The alliance's launch marks a significant step towards promoting academic collaboration between Pakistan and China. The coalition will facilitate joint research projects, exchange programs, and other academic activities to promote mutual learning and understanding. During the launch event, the directors of participating institutions discussed various ideas to advance the alliance practically, including creating a combined research journal, establishing a website to share in-

‘Health for All’ : Experts call for greater integration, efforts towards tech enabled HealthCare

The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) organized third leg of the series of ‘Regional Webinars on Digital Health in its Member States’. The webinar was participated by the health experts from Middle East and Central Asia. They called for joint efforts in promoting digital health as means to achieving citizens centric healthcare systems that reaches out far and wide with efficiency and cost-effective access by all. The webinar was organized to join the world community in observing World Health Day commemorated on 7th of April. Sharing his views at the inaugural session, the Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Dr. M. Nafees Zakaria, noted that digital technologies have been instrumental in supporting the delivery of healthcare services, enabling remote consultations, and facilitating the monitoring of patients' health status. He expressed hope that by working together, we can leverage the power of digital technologies to transform healthcare delivery, improve health outcomes. PR

EU Ambassador calls on Federal Minister Riaz Pirzada

formation, implementing joint research programs, enhancing the capacity of research centers, fostering student and research exchange, publishing joint research papers, hosting research events, and inviting institutions to join the alliance. The speakers emphasized the importance of research center alliances in fostering academic exchanges, promoting joint research projects, and enhancing the quality of higher education in both countries. They also highlighted the role of such collaborations in exploring new avenues of cooperation, particularly in building regional connectivity, economic, cultural, infrastructure, and trade development, including technology exchanges. The participants expressed their commitment to promoting research center alliances between Pakistan and China and exploring new areas of cooperation to achieve common goals. They called for more joint academic programs, research projects, and student exchanges between the two countries.

Pakistan, Turkiye agree to keep up cooperation in multiple fields

ISLAMABAD STAFF REPORT

Pakistan and Turkiye on Wednesday agreed to keep up bilateral cooperation in multiple fields including trade, investment, defence, education and culture.

The bilateral ties were discussed in a meeting between For- eign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and the Ambassador of Turkiye in Islamabad Dr Mehmet Paçaci, who called on him here.

The foreign minister said that Pakistan and Turkiye enjoyed fraternal brotherly relations as both countries stood by each other in the hour of distress.

The Turkish envoy thanked

Pakistan for extending support following an earthquake in his country. Foreign Minister Bilawal also thanked Turkiye for supporting Pakistan following the devastating floods. Both sides also resolved to continue cooperating with each other on bilateral as well as multilateral forums.