Author: Manzoor Shaikh
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ACEP Conference Highlights Urgent Need for Fire Safety Reforms After Gul Plaza Tragedy
PAKISTAN Marked as one of the critical initiatives in the aftermath of the Gul Plaza fire incident in Karachi, the Association of Consulting Engineers Pakistan (ACEP) organized a comprehensive conference on Friday (13 February) to identify gaps in emergency preparedness and building safety regulations. The conference exposed grey areas in fire prevention mechanisms and discussed…
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Roads of Risk: How Extra-Width Agricultural Transport is Killing Pakistan’s Families
PAKISTAN By Ramesh Raja Across the fields of Sindh and Punjab, the harvest season is a time of economic activity—but on the roads, it has become a season of tragedy. Every year, scores of families lose fathers, sons, and daughters to accidents caused by overloaded tractor trolleys and trucks carrying sugarcane, cotton, and rice or…
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PSQCA, CGA Sign MoU to Implement Financial Accounting and Budgeting System
PAKISTAN The Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) and the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the Financial Accounting and Budgeting System (FABS). The move is being described as a major step toward institutional transparency, digital governance, and financial reform. The signing ceremony was…
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Sindh’s Post-Flood Housing Program a Global Model, Says Aseefa Bhutto Zardari
PAKISTAN The initiative is among the world’s largest post-disaster housing reconstruction programs, aimed at building more than 2.1 million climate-resilient homes for flood-affected families, says Murad Shah. Sindh’s post-flood housing recovery program was showcased as a global model for climate-resilient and people-centred reconstruction as the provincial government hosted the three-day Asia-Pacific Shelter and Settlements Forum…
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FPCCI Welcomes 3% Cut in Export Refinance Facility, Calls It Lifeline for Exporters
PAKISTAN The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) has welcomed the banking sector’s voluntary decision to reduce the Export Refinance Facility (ERF) rate by 3 percent, bringing the end-user financing cost down to 4.50 percent. FPCCI President Atif Ikram Sheikh described the move as a timely relief for export-oriented industries and reiterated…