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Business Recorder
10 hours ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
Nawaz Sharif IT City project: CM reviews progress
LAHORE: World's leading international IT companies have shown interest in investing in Nawaz Sharif IT City project. This was stated in a special meeting chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif here today, to review the progress on the Nawaz Sharif IT City project. The Chief Minister emphasized the need for faster, more effective, and essential steps to ensure the timely establishment and operationalization of the Nawaz Sharif IT City. During the meeting Central Business District CEO Imran Amin said that, 23 major IT companies are ready to set up operations within the Silicon Block of the IT City. The Nawaz Sharif IT City became the first institution in Punjab being approved by the Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) which gave a formal approval for the establishment of NSIT Silicon Block. It was further apprised in the meeting, world's renowned international IT groups have expressed their keen interest in the Nawaz Sharif IT City project. As many as 23 well known IT companies are willing to establish their institutions in the Nawaz Sharif IT City Silicon Block. Plots have also been acquired for the establishment of institutions or offices in this regard. It was further informed that world's renowned Imperial College of London will establish a medical college and hospital in collaboration with Novecare. NetCol will establish Pakistan's first comprehensive IT university in the Nawaz Sharif IT City. Roots Group will enter into a joint venture with the British University of Warwick. Similarly, renowned companies namely DataFort and Mari-Tech will also jointly build Tier 3 and Tier 4 data centres. Data Rocks has expressed their interest in establishing Punjab's first FTA-approved lab. CEO CBD Imran Amin gave a detailed briefing on the progress being made on the projects. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif stressed the need for taking more effective, swift and necessary steps for the establishment of Nawaz Sharif IT City project. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Business Recorder
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Pakistan National Assembly passes two bills
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly passed, 'The Special Technology Zones Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2025' and 'The National Commission for Minority Rights Bill, 2025'. The Special Technology Zones Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2025 proposed that the independent members of the Board of Governors of the authority shall be appointed by the Prime Minister on recommendation of the secretary of the division concerned. 'The National Commission for Minority Rights Bill, 2025' says that the state is bound to promote respect of Religious Diversity and create favourable conditions, in which, followers of Minority Religions are enabled to freely practice, express and develop their own culture as it is guaranteed in the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973. Federal Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry presented 'The Special Technology Zones Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2025' in the house of passage. The House passed the bill with majority. The bill already passed by the Senate. According to statement of objects and reasons of the bill, 'in order to delegate the authority from the federal government to lower appropriate authority in the proposed law it has been proposed that the independent Members of the Board of Governors of the Authority shall be appointed by the Prime Minister on recommendation of the Secretary of the Division concerned.' Federal Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar tabled 'The National Commission for Minority Rights Bill, 2025' in the House for passage. The House passed the bill with majority despite of rising objections by the opposition members on it. The opposition members of the PTI and JUI-F said that the bill passed by the Senate with amendments as it was referred to the Senate after passage form the National Assembly. They said that the Senate made some amendments in the bill so it should be referred to concerned standing committee of the House for further deliberation. On the objections of opposition members on the bill, Federal Minister Khawaja Asif said that we need to show unity in the house at this time. According to objects and reasons of the bill, 'Whereas the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a state party to various International Instruments on Human Rights, including the Declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities of the United Nations which require measures for the protection of the Religious Minorities and their promotion; whereas the state is committed to protect, empower and develop underrepresented Communities, including Religious Minorities, to ensure their effective participation in economic, political and public life; whereas, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, in a judgment dated 19.06.2014 in Suo Moto Case No. 1 of 2014, on the protection of Minorities, has directed that Federal Government should constitute a statutory body for monitoring and making appropriate recommendation for realisation of the constitutional and legal safeguards guaranteed to the religious minorities under the constitution and the law.' Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Express Tribune
06-03-2025
- Health
- Express Tribune
Senate passes STZA (amendment) Bill
The Senate on Thursday passed The Special Technology Zones Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2025 with a majority vote. The bill was tabled by Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar in the house. It aims to further streamline the functioning of the Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) and promote the growth of Pakistan's technology sector. Meanwhile, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar informed the Senate that the number of centers providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly increased from 49 in 2020 to 94 by the end of 2024.
