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PESHAWAR: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zones Development & Management Company (KP-EZDMC), Javed Iqbal Khattak has said that 98% of work on infrastructure development in Rashakai prioritized Special Economic Zone (pSEZ) has been completed and will become operational in March 2023.
Talking to APP here on Sunday, he said that spread over an area of 1000 acres, pSEZ is a flagship project of the KP government under the industrial cooperation of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework that serves as CPEC Special Economic Zone.
It is one of the four prioritized SEZs that would be the first SEZ to become operational next month.
He said that power transmission and transformation were crucial parts of the project, which are near completion. He said that a special focus of this project is to set up export-oriented industrial units in it. Besides the investment of US $ 400 million, they are also expecting the generation of 250,000 to 300,000 direct and indirect employment, he said, adding that 80% of the labour force in the zone would be local, particularly natives of the area.
Regarding investment in the project, the CEO of KP-EZDMC said that so far 18 Pakistani and Chinese companies have agreed on making joint ventures in it. The project not only will play a crucial role in the economic growth of KP, but also in strengthening the national economy, he said and added that a large number of investors have started construction work on their industrial units.
He said that the company is giving priority to the establishment of export-oriented manufacturing units in the zone to create alternatives to imports.
He said that foreign investment in the zone not only will pave way for the transfer of modern technology to KP but also bring expertise and other good practices to Pakistan. “Trainers and master trainers arrive along with these modern pieces of machinery will also prove beneficial for our coming generations.”
Rashakai SEZ set to commence operations next month
February 13, 2023
PESHAWAR: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zones Development & Management Company (KP-EZDMC), Javed Iqbal Khattak has said that 98% of work on infrastructure development in Rashakai prioritized Special Economic Zone (pSEZ) has been completed and will become operational in March 2023.
Talking to APP here on Sunday, he said that spread over an area of 1000 acres, pSEZ is a flagship project of the KP government under the industrial cooperation of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework that serves as CPEC Special Economic Zone.
It is one of the four prioritized SEZs that would be the first SEZ to become operational next month.
He said that power transmission and transformation were crucial parts of the project, which are near completion. He said that a special focus of this project is to set up export-oriented industrial units in it. Besides the investment of US $ 400 million, they are also expecting the generation of 250,000 to 300,000 direct and indirect employment, he said, adding that 80% of the labour force in the zone would be local, particularly natives of the area.
Regarding investment in the project, the CEO of KP-EZDMC said that so far 18 Pakistani and Chinese companies have agreed on making joint ventures in it. The project not only will play a crucial role in the economic growth of KP, but also in strengthening the national economy, he said and added that a large number of investors have started construction work on their industrial units.
He said that the company is giving priority to the establishment of export-oriented manufacturing units in the zone to create alternatives to imports.
He said that foreign investment in the zone not only will pave way for the transfer of modern technology to KP but also bring expertise and other good practices to Pakistan. “Trainers and master trainers arrive along with these modern pieces of machinery will also prove beneficial for our coming generations.”
Mashallah the work government should be doing is being done by our army kudos good luck for future of your childrens,.,.
Educational Complex built by Pakistan Army in Parachinar Khurram Tribal District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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March 12, 2023
Peshawar Institute of Cardiology.
PESHAWAR: The public sector Peshawar Institute of Cardiology on Saturday become the country’s first hospital to carry out coronary angioplasty using the new technology RotaPro rotational atherectomy procedure, which saves time and delivers better results.
According to Dr Abidullah, head of the cardiology department at the PIC, a team of cardiologists successfully operated on a 60-year-old patient using RotaPro.
He told Dawn that more patients would undergo that procedure, which was meant to treat patients with hard and narrow heart vessels, which caused chest pain and heart attacks.
“In Europe and developing countries, this new technique has been used for around a year. It has produced highly encouraging results and therefore, the PIC introduced it to improve patient care,” he said.
Dr Abidullah said the institute had eight cardiologists, including four trained in the UK, and had so far performed 14,000 angiographies and over 1,400 heart surgeries free of charge under the government’s Sehat Card Plus health insurance scheme.
He said RotaPro was introduced and patented by the US-based company Boston Scientific as the latest version on the Rotablation technology to treat the “hard narrowing” of heart vessels.
“Boston Scientific has chosen us [PIC] as the first centre in Pakistan to launch its Rotapro system in light of our success stories, especially the lowest mortality rate,” he said.
The department head said modern medical technology could be used by a cardiologist single-handedly and that, too, in a short span of time without any pain or difficulty to patients without anaesthesia.
He said RotaPro was successful in shaving off the calcium within coronary arteries.
“This advanced procedure has the minimum complication rate but very positive results,” he said.
Prof Abidullah said the novel technique would benefit patients requiring treatment for calcified coronary lesions.
When contacted, PIC medical director Prof Shahkar Ahmad Shah said the institute had already introduced standing operating procedures for angiography on complex cases but that required more manpower and consumed a lot of time.
He said the new technology RotaPro was far better than others.
Prof Shah said since the start of operations in Dec 2020,the PIC had achieved many milestones.
He said early last year, the institute’s doctors performed the first-ever Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation on people not fit for open heart surgeries.
“Since then, we have done many procedures with results in line with international standards,” he said.
The medical director said a single procedure cost Rs3 million but the PIC did it free of charge.
He said the public sector 290-bedded facility had been carrying out heart surgeries and investigation, including angioplasty and angiographyes, with 95 per cent of them being covered by the government’s SCP programme.
“Last year, the PIC was approved by independent auditors for Geneva-based International Standardisation Organisation certification. We hope to get accreditation by the Joint Commission International this year,” he said.
Prof Shah said the institute strictly adhered to the rules of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Procurement Regulatory Authority for procuring medicines, surgical disposable items and other stuff due to the sensitive nature of procedures.
He said that patients received highly advanced services for which the institute had got well- qualified staff members as well as modern equipment and machines.
“Amid rising patient numbers, we [PIC] continue to expand services,” he said.
Published in Dawn, March 12th, 2023
Peshawar hospital uses new technology for faster coronary angioplasty
Ashfaq YusufzaiMarch 12, 2023
Peshawar Institute of Cardiology.
PESHAWAR: The public sector Peshawar Institute of Cardiology on Saturday become the country’s first hospital to carry out coronary angioplasty using the new technology RotaPro rotational atherectomy procedure, which saves time and delivers better results.
According to Dr Abidullah, head of the cardiology department at the PIC, a team of cardiologists successfully operated on a 60-year-old patient using RotaPro.
He told Dawn that more patients would undergo that procedure, which was meant to treat patients with hard and narrow heart vessels, which caused chest pain and heart attacks.
“In Europe and developing countries, this new technique has been used for around a year. It has produced highly encouraging results and therefore, the PIC introduced it to improve patient care,” he said.
Dr Abidullah said the institute had eight cardiologists, including four trained in the UK, and had so far performed 14,000 angiographies and over 1,400 heart surgeries free of charge under the government’s Sehat Card Plus health insurance scheme.
He said RotaPro was introduced and patented by the US-based company Boston Scientific as the latest version on the Rotablation technology to treat the “hard narrowing” of heart vessels.
“Boston Scientific has chosen us [PIC] as the first centre in Pakistan to launch its Rotapro system in light of our success stories, especially the lowest mortality rate,” he said.
The department head said modern medical technology could be used by a cardiologist single-handedly and that, too, in a short span of time without any pain or difficulty to patients without anaesthesia.
He said RotaPro was successful in shaving off the calcium within coronary arteries.
“This advanced procedure has the minimum complication rate but very positive results,” he said.
Prof Abidullah said the novel technique would benefit patients requiring treatment for calcified coronary lesions.
When contacted, PIC medical director Prof Shahkar Ahmad Shah said the institute had already introduced standing operating procedures for angiography on complex cases but that required more manpower and consumed a lot of time.
He said the new technology RotaPro was far better than others.
Prof Shah said since the start of operations in Dec 2020,the PIC had achieved many milestones.
He said early last year, the institute’s doctors performed the first-ever Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation on people not fit for open heart surgeries.
“Since then, we have done many procedures with results in line with international standards,” he said.
The medical director said a single procedure cost Rs3 million but the PIC did it free of charge.
He said the public sector 290-bedded facility had been carrying out heart surgeries and investigation, including angioplasty and angiographyes, with 95 per cent of them being covered by the government’s SCP programme.
“Last year, the PIC was approved by independent auditors for Geneva-based International Standardisation Organisation certification. We hope to get accreditation by the Joint Commission International this year,” he said.
Prof Shah said the institute strictly adhered to the rules of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Procurement Regulatory Authority for procuring medicines, surgical disposable items and other stuff due to the sensitive nature of procedures.
He said that patients received highly advanced services for which the institute had got well- qualified staff members as well as modern equipment and machines.
“Amid rising patient numbers, we [PIC] continue to expand services,” he said.
Published in Dawn, March 12th, 2023
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The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has permitted Hi-Tech Lubricants Limited (HTL), which procures and distributes lubricants and petroleum products, to operate a new oil storage facility in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
The regulator also allowed the company to sell its petroleum products through up to 35 fuel stations in the province. The company shared the development in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday.
“We are pleased to inform that OGRA, through its letters dated March 16, 2023, has permitted HTL to operate new oil storage facility at Nowshera, KPK as well as start of sale/marketing of petroleum products through the operation of upto 35 fuel stations in KPK,” read the notice.
The company said that the aforesaid operations/permission are valid till the validity of provisional Oil Marketing Company (OMC) license as issued to HTL by OGRA, i.e. till December 31, 2023, and subsequent extension.
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has permitted Hi-Tech Lubricants Limited (HTL), which procures and distributes lubricants and petroleum products, to operate a new oil storage facility in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
The regulator also allowed the company to sell its petroleum products through up to 35 fuel stations in the province. The company shared the development in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday.
“We are pleased to inform that OGRA, through its letters dated March 16, 2023, has permitted HTL to operate new oil storage facility at Nowshera, KPK as well as start of sale/marketing of petroleum products through the operation of upto 35 fuel stations in KPK,” read the notice.
The company said that the aforesaid operations/permission are valid till the validity of provisional Oil Marketing Company (OMC) license as issued to HTL by OGRA, i.e. till December 31, 2023, and subsequent extension.
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March 25, 2023
The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Peshawar have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in a bid to further improve industry-academia linkages.
According to a statement issued here on Friday, a signing ceremony was held at the chamber’s house in which SCCI President Muhammad Ishaq and Director Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialisation (ORIC) UET Peshawar Dr Nasru Minallah inked the MoU.
Senior SCCI Advisory Committee member Dr Khalid Khan, Manager University Industry Linkage, UET Dr Tariq Khalil, Office Manager Dr Jawad Ali Shah and others were present.
Ishaq termed the signing of the MoU with UET a milestone step towards strengthening industry-academia linkages, saying the SCCI started a series of MoUs with public and private sector universities.
He elaborated that the MoU aimed at equipping graduates and young students with technical skills besides the completion of their academic pursuits so that it would enable them to get instant employment opportunities.
The SCCI president apprised the meeting that the chamber had recently inked a memorandum of corporation (MoC) with the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) under German Organisation (GIZ) Tevta Support Programme.
Under the GIZ Tevta Support Programme, he said, the SCCI and Tevta would jointly conduct capacity building and job training sessions to bring improvement in youths/graduates skills and ensure their job placement in various trade organisations and industries.
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March 25, 2023
The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Peshawar have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in a bid to further improve industry-academia linkages.
According to a statement issued here on Friday, a signing ceremony was held at the chamber’s house in which SCCI President Muhammad Ishaq and Director Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialisation (ORIC) UET Peshawar Dr Nasru Minallah inked the MoU.
Senior SCCI Advisory Committee member Dr Khalid Khan, Manager University Industry Linkage, UET Dr Tariq Khalil, Office Manager Dr Jawad Ali Shah and others were present.
Ishaq termed the signing of the MoU with UET a milestone step towards strengthening industry-academia linkages, saying the SCCI started a series of MoUs with public and private sector universities.
He elaborated that the MoU aimed at equipping graduates and young students with technical skills besides the completion of their academic pursuits so that it would enable them to get instant employment opportunities.
The SCCI president apprised the meeting that the chamber had recently inked a memorandum of corporation (MoC) with the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) under German Organisation (GIZ) Tevta Support Programme.
Under the GIZ Tevta Support Programme, he said, the SCCI and Tevta would jointly conduct capacity building and job training sessions to bring improvement in youths/graduates skills and ensure their job placement in various trade organisations and industries.
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MARDAN: University of Engineering and Technology Mardan and China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) have decided to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to recognise importance of investing in the youth.
A delegation of NPU visited the UET Mardan on Saturday. UET Vice-chancellor Prof Sadiqullah welcomed the guests and highlighted the significance of the event.
The deputy director of the office of international cooperation at NPU, Li Ziwei, presented an overview of his university and the expertise and dedication of its faculty that would collaborate with UET Mardan to ensure the success of the partnership.
Dr Sadiqullah stated that UET Mardan was the second public sector engineering university in the province. He said that the university was located on the route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor close to Rashakai industrial zone.
A statement issued by the university said that UET and NPU discussed in detail the partnership, which would benefit both countries.
The partnership would facilitate student and faculty exchange programmes and scholarships besides establishment of joint research laboratories.
The ceremony was attended by various dignitaries including the dean of faculty of engineering and computing, Prof Imran Khan, the registrar, Dr Mohammad Alam, the director of planning and development, Engineer Sajjad Ali, the treasurer, Dr Murtaza Ali, director admission Dr Sajjad and faculty and students of UET Mardan.
UET Mardan to sign MoU with Chinese varsity
April 9, 2023
MARDAN: University of Engineering and Technology Mardan and China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) have decided to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to recognise importance of investing in the youth.
A delegation of NPU visited the UET Mardan on Saturday. UET Vice-chancellor Prof Sadiqullah welcomed the guests and highlighted the significance of the event.
The deputy director of the office of international cooperation at NPU, Li Ziwei, presented an overview of his university and the expertise and dedication of its faculty that would collaborate with UET Mardan to ensure the success of the partnership.
Dr Sadiqullah stated that UET Mardan was the second public sector engineering university in the province. He said that the university was located on the route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor close to Rashakai industrial zone.
A statement issued by the university said that UET and NPU discussed in detail the partnership, which would benefit both countries.
The partnership would facilitate student and faculty exchange programmes and scholarships besides establishment of joint research laboratories.
The ceremony was attended by various dignitaries including the dean of faculty of engineering and computing, Prof Imran Khan, the registrar, Dr Mohammad Alam, the director of planning and development, Engineer Sajjad Ali, the treasurer, Dr Murtaza Ali, director admission Dr Sajjad and faculty and students of UET Mardan.
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Construction work continues on Stage-I of Kurram Tangi Dam Project located in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Stage-I is likely to be completed in mid 2024 to irrigate 16,380 acres of land in the far-flung and backward area. Besides, it will also generate 19 mega watt hydel electricity.
The project is of immense importance for poverty alleviation and social uplift in the area through irrigated agriculture.
Construction work continues on Stage-I of Kurram Tangi Dam Project located in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Stage-I is likely to be completed in mid 2024 to irrigate 16,380 acres of land in the far-flung and backward area. Besides, it will also generate 19 mega watt hydel electricity.
The project is of immense importance for poverty alleviation and social uplift in the area through irrigated agriculture.
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Malakand-III Hydropower Project
Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) has successfully completed the overhauling of Malakand-III Hydropower Project to make its power generation operation more effective.
The overhauling has made the infrastructure of the project more efficient and increased the power generation on one hand and the income of the province on the other hand. Malakand-III Hydropower Project generates 81 megawatt cheap energy and was constructed by the PEDO.
In this connection, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) PEDO Engr.Naeem Khan also visited the Mkd-III Power Complex on Tuesday and on the completion of the overhauling inaugurated the third unit of 27 MW.
He was briefed about the silting of stones and gravel coming with the water and informed that the three units of the 27 megawatts power plant were affected by the devastating floods in the Swat River in the last monsoon..
In a short period of 50 days, PEDO’s team of experts and engineers has freshened up the fore-bay, pan stock, power channel and other parts of the power plant for power generation, which has improved the total output of the power plant by 81 MW.
In this regard, CEO Naeem Khan appreciated the excellent performance of Engr. Amin Khalil and all members of his team expressed that Malakand III power plant is a valuable asset of the province, which earns more than Rs.2 billion per annum for the province. He said that the power plant was established in 2008 and its overhauling has been carried out for the first time to improve its power generation.
Malakand-III Hydropower Project
Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) has successfully completed the overhauling of Malakand-III Hydropower Project to make its power generation operation more effective.
The overhauling has made the infrastructure of the project more efficient and increased the power generation on one hand and the income of the province on the other hand. Malakand-III Hydropower Project generates 81 megawatt cheap energy and was constructed by the PEDO.
In this connection, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) PEDO Engr.Naeem Khan also visited the Mkd-III Power Complex on Tuesday and on the completion of the overhauling inaugurated the third unit of 27 MW.
He was briefed about the silting of stones and gravel coming with the water and informed that the three units of the 27 megawatts power plant were affected by the devastating floods in the Swat River in the last monsoon..
In a short period of 50 days, PEDO’s team of experts and engineers has freshened up the fore-bay, pan stock, power channel and other parts of the power plant for power generation, which has improved the total output of the power plant by 81 MW.
In this regard, CEO Naeem Khan appreciated the excellent performance of Engr. Amin Khalil and all members of his team expressed that Malakand III power plant is a valuable asset of the province, which earns more than Rs.2 billion per annum for the province. He said that the power plant was established in 2008 and its overhauling has been carried out for the first time to improve its power generation.
