Media Advisory

 

World Refugee Day 2012

 

 

Date: June 20, 2012

 

Time: 1000 – 1100

 

Venue: Sheesh Mahal III, Serena Hotel, Islamabad

 

 

Please join UNHCR in marking World Refugee Day tomorrow, June 20th, at 10am at the Serena hotel in Islamabad. The chief guest is the Honorable Minister for States and Frontier Regions, Engineer Shaukat Ullah Khan. Other speakers will include a former refugee who lived in Pakistan for 28 years before returning home. He will share his experiences on settling back in Afghanistan.

 

Pakistan is home to one of the longest-running refugee situations in the world. Since the early 1980's, the country has hosted millions of Afghan refugees. Though more than five million have returned home since 2002, 1.7 million Afghan refugees continue to reside in Pakistan.

 

For additional information please contact:

 

Tim Irwin: 0300 815 3692

Dunya Aslam Khan: 0300 501 7939

Qaiser Khan Afridi: 0300 501 8696

 

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FBRlOGO

 Federal Board Of Revenue

Facilitation & Taxpayer Education (FATE) Wing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                             Islamabad: June 19, 2012 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

FBR EXTENDS DATE FOR FILING OF SALES TAX/FEDERAL EXCISE RETURN AND PAYMENT OF TAXES/DUTY THEREON   FOR THE PERIOD MAY, 2012

 

Federal Board of Revenue is pleased to extend the date for filing of Sales Tax/Federal Excise Return and payment of Taxes/Duty thereon up to 25th June, 2012, for the tax period May, 2012, for all registered persons.

The decision has been taken by the FBR in exercise of the powers conferred under section 74 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 and section 43 of the Federal Excise Act, 2005.

 

 

                                                                                                       (Riffat Shaheen Qazi)

                                                                                                            Member (FATE)

                                                                                                 Official Spokesperson, FBR


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Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Talpur
Second Secretary (Public Relations)
FATE Wing, Federal Board of Revenue,
Constitution Avenue, Sector G-5,
Islamabad, Pakistan
 

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PRESS RELEASE

United Nations Development Programme

 

 

 

 

PDMA-KP establishes Provincial Emergency Operations Centre at Peshawar

Peshawar, 18 June, 2012: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PDMA-KP, inaugurated the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre (PEOC) at PDMA Peshawar. 

 

The inauguration ceremony was co-chaired by Mr Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, Chief Minister KP and Mr. Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation to Pakistan. Mr. Douglas Hageman, Deputy Country Director UNDP and Mr. Shahzad Khan Bangash, DG, PDMA-KP were also present on the occasion.

 

The PEOC contains state-of-the-art communications tools and latest equipment including data storage to support early warning systems and enhance information management capacities in case of a disaster. The emergency centre would also ensure smooth flow of information between provinces and affected districts from the bottom-up before, during, and after a disaster.

 

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Hoti said, “contingency plan has been worked out  and wishful objectives can be achieved through  effective implementation on it.”

 

Ambassador Wigemark underlined the importance of the PEOCs. “The Centre inaugurated today will address risks associated in flood prone areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, enhancing flood preparedness and response mechanisms. Line agencies should ensure its maintenance and there are clear benefits for the local communities in areas often affected by natural calamities. The EU support to the PEOC is part of an overall contribution of Euro 15 million from the European Union to restore the capacities of government institutions and communities in the flood affected areas.”

 

UNDP Pakistan is collaborating with PDMA for the establishment of PEOCs across Pakistan with funding from the EU and the Government of Japan. Earlier, PEOCs in Punjab and Balochistan were setup. The PEOCs in Sindh, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan will also be launched soon.

 

Mr. Hageman appreciated the involvement of the PDMA and said, “The control room will serve as a hub of information collection and dissemination both during disasters and on a regular basis as well. Keeping in view the upcoming monsoons, the role of the control rooms in overall multi-sectoral coordination services cannot be understated.”

 

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For further information and media assistance, please contact, Fatimah Inayet, Communications Analyst, Communication Unit, UNDP.

4th Floor, Serena Business Complex, Islamabad, Pakistan

Tel: +92-51-8255650 or Email: fatimah.inayet@undp.org

Website: http://www.undp.org.pk

 

 
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UNDP is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.

 

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