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EMBASSY of PAKISTAN NEWSLETTER October 2020 TABLE of CONTENTS 2 EMBASSY OF PAKISTAN NEWSLETTER October 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 AMBASSADOR’S MESSAGE 4 PRIME MINISTER STANDS AGAINST ISLAMOPHOBIA 5 PRIME MINISTER IMRAN KHAN CALLS ON MARK 5 ZUCKERBERG TO BAN ISLAMOPHOBIA ON FACEBOOK PAKISTAN-U.S. RELATIONS 6 THE UNITED STATES AND PAKISTAN PARTNER 6 UNDER THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION PAKISTAN & THE U.S. PARTNERS IN THE FIGHTS AGAINST COVID-19 7 PAKISTAN CO-SIGNS GENEVA CONSENSUS DECLARATION ON 8 PROMOTING WOMEN'S HEALTH AND STRENGTHENING THE FAMILY SONIA RASHEED OF PAKISTAN SELECTED FOR FORTUNE - U.S. 8 DEPARTMENT OF STATE GLOBAL WOMEN’S MENTORING PARTNERSHIP ADVOCACY AND MEDIA OUTREACH 9 AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PAKISTAN-U.S. RELATIONS 9 AT WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF RHODE ISLAND FORBES MAGAZINE INTERVIEWS AMBASSADOR 9 AMBASSADOR INTERACTS WITH MEMBERS OF 9 PAKISTAN WORLD BANK FUND STAFF ASSOCIATION (PBFSA) TOURISM 10 DISCOVER THE SPLENDORS OF PAKISTAN: 10 EMBASSY HOSTS A VIRTUAL TOUR OF PAKISTAN OWEN CLARKE INTERVIEWS SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRIME 11 MINISTER ON OVERSEAS PAKISTANI AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT KASHMIR BLACK DAY 12 EMBASSY HOSTS AN EVENT IN OBSERVANCE OF KASHMIR BLACK DAY 12 INTERNATIONAL POLICY DIGEST: THE UNITED NATIONS 13 AND THE UNITED STATES ARE PART OF THE KASHMIR PROBLEM Copyright © 2020 Embassy of Pakistan, All Rights Reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 PAKISTAN & UNITED NATIONS 14 PAKISTAN RE-ELECTED TO THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 14 TRADE & ECONOMY 15 WORLD BANK TO PROVIDE MORE THAN 15 $1BN FOR PAKISTAN HYDROPOWER SCHEMES FOREIGN MINISTER ENGAGES WITH LEADING 15 PAKISTAN ENVOYS REGARDING ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY AGENDA ADVISER TO THE PRIME MINISTER ON FINANCE 15 HOLDS A VIRTUAL MEETING WITH MANAGING DIRECTOR AND VICE PRESIDENT SOUTH ASIA REGION, WORLD BANK ADVISER TO THE PRIME MINISTER ON FINANCE HAS 16 A VIDEO MEETING WITH MANAGING DIRECTOR, IMF FEDERAL MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS HOLDS A VIDEO 16 CONFERENCE WITH VICE PRESIDENT FOR SOUTH ASIA, WORLD BANK. U.S.-PAKISTAN BUSINESS COUNCIL (USPBC) HOLDS A 16 VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH FEDERAL MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRIME MINISTER ON PETROLEUM AMBASSADOR HOLDS A VIDEO CONFERENCE BAYER, U.S. 17 IPO DROUGHT ENDS IN PAKISTAN WITH RECORD YEAR AHEAD 17 3RD ANNUAL GEORGIA INTERNATIONAL TRADE & COMMERCE SUMMIT 2020 17 BEYOND THE HEADLINES 18 PAKISTAN CITIZENS PORTAL CROSSES 3 MILLION MARK 18 AMERICA WOULD HAVE SAVED TRILLIONS HAD IT 18 HANDLED THE PANDEMIC AS WELL AS PAKISTAN: US ECONOMIST PAKISTANI FOOTBALLER KARISHMA ALI MAKES IT TO FORBES 30 UNDER 30 19 PAKISTANI MARTIAL ARTS EXPERT WORKING TOWARDS 100 RECORD TITLES 19 INSPIRED BY MINIATURE PAINTINGS, SHAHZIA SIKANDER GOES BIG 19 Copyright © 2020 Embassy of Pakistan, All Rights Reserved. AMBASSADOR’S MESSAGE 4 Dear Friends, This month Prime Minister Imran Khan reached out to the world to raise his voice against Islamophobia. He wrote a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling on him to deny social media space to such hate-mongering voices. Pakistan continued its efforts to bring lasting peace in Afghanistan. Islamabad hosted Mr. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-e-Islami for a visit. In addition, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative on Afghanistan, Ms. Deborah Lyons also visited Pakistan this month. UNAMA has played a vital role in Afghanistan’s socio-economic development. Pakistan and the United States are now official partners under the Hague Convention on Child Abduction. This step will prevent the forced abduction of children and their movement between the two countries. Dr. Asad Majeed Khan Both Pakistan and the U.S. continued cooperation against COVID-19 as Ambassador of the Islamic well. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s successful handling, thus far, of the Republic of Pakistan to the COVID-19 crisis drew praise and acclaim from U.S. experts as well as United States from global forums. In the multilateral arena, Pakistan was re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council with an overwhelming 169 votes in favor. This success bears testament to Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to the cause of human rights around the world. This month, the United Nations also celebrated its 75 years, having been established in 1945. On the economic front, the IMF/World Bank Fall meetings were convened in virtual format this month. Pakistan’s delegation participated under the leadership of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar, Governor State Bank of Pakistan Dr. Reza Baqir and other senior officials of the Finance and Economic Affairs ministries also attended the various meetings. Meetings with the leadership of IMF and World Bank were held which took stock of Pakistan’s economic situation, particularly in the wake of COVID-19. Both institutions praised the Government of Pakistan for its prudent and timely economic measures to support the economic recovery and protect the most vulnerable segments of the population. The World Bank and Pakistan also signed hydel projects worth US$ 1.15 billion this month. I spoke at the World Affairs Council of Rhode Island and I also interacted with the Pakistani origin staff members of the World Bank and IMF. This was in addition to my engagements with the U.S. corporate sector. The U.S. Pakistan Business Council hosted a webinar on Energy sector opportunities in Pakistan which was attended by Federal Minister for Energy Umer Ayub Khan and Special Assistant to the PM on Petroleum Mr. Nadeem Baber. We also continued our official interactions with the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense as well as other official U.S. agencies. I can say with satisfaction that our bilateral relations are in good shape and we are poised to strengthen and deepen our ties in the coming months. Copyright © 2020 Embassy of Pakistan, All Rights Reserved. PRIME MINISTER STANDS 5 AGAINST ISLAMOPHOBIA PRIME MINISTER IMRAN KHAN CALLS ON MARK ZUCKERBERG TO BAN ISLAMOPHOBIA ON FACEBOOK Copyright © 2020 Embassy of Pakistan, All Rights Reserved. PAKISTAN-U.S. RELATIONS 6 THE UNITED STATES AND PAKISTAN PARTNER UNDER THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION The United States Embassy in Islamabad welcomed Pakistan as a new partner under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The Convention will put in place an internationally recognized legal framework to resolve cases of parental child abduction between the two countries. Pakistan will now be able to use the Hague Convention as a vital tool to deter international abduction and secure the return of abducted children between the United States and Pakistan. Read here. Copyright © 2020 Embassy of Pakistan, All Rights Reserved. PAKISTAN-U.S. RELATIONS 7 PAKISTAN & THE U.S. PARTNERS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 As part of the on-going partnership with Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in cooperation with the Punjab Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department, has delivered 46 new ventilators to 13 hospitals in Punjab to support Pakistan’s fight against COVID-19. This equipment is part of the 200 ventilators contributed to Pakistan by the United States. Deliveries of these ventilators were made through a partnership with the NDMA and Chemonics. Read here. Copyright © 2020 Embassy of Pakistan, All Rights Reserved. PAKISTAN-U.S. RELATIONS 8 PAKISTAN CO-SIGNS GENEVA CONSENSUS DECLARATION ON PROMOTING WOMEN'S HEALTH AND STRENGTHENING THE FAMILY U.S. Secretary of State, Michael R. Pompeo and Secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex M. Azar co-hosted the virtual signing ceremony of the Geneva Consensus Declaration. The Declaration which aims to “protect women’s health, defend the unborn, and reiterates the vital importance of the family as the foundation of society,” was co-sponsored by the governments of Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, and Uganda. In addition to Pakistan, 30 other countries co-signed the declaration. SONIA RASHEED OF PAKISTAN SELECTED FOR FORTUNE - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE GLOBAL WOMEN’S MENTORING PARTNERSHIP Copyright © 2020 Embassy of Pakistan, All Rights Reserved. ADVOCACY AND MEDIA OUTREACH 9 AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PAKISTAN-U.S. RELATIONS AT WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF RHODE ISLAND Ambassador Dr. Asad M. Khan presented a short history and current overview of U.S.-Pakistani relations in the context of South Asia. Ambassador discussed the geo-political, economic and cultural AMBASSADOR GIVES AN aspects of these important countries and their INTERVIEW TO FORBES impact on the world prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Neil Edwards of Forbes Magazine interviewed Ambassador Dr. Asad M. AMBASSADOR INTERACTS WITH Khan. MEMBERS OF PAKISTAN WORLD BANK FUND STAFF ASSOCIATION (PBFSA) Copyright © 2020 Embassy of Pakistan, All Rights Reserved. TOURISM 10 DISCOVER THE SPLENDORS OF PAKISTAN: EMBASSY HOSTS A VIRTUAL TOUR OF PAKISTAN In its endeavour to highlight the potential of tourism in Pakistan in the US tourism industry, the Embassy initiated the first of its kind Webcast Series consisting of virtual tours through Pakistan. A webinar titled ‘Discover the Splendors of Pakistan’ was held on October 29, 2020. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistani and Human Resource Development, Sayed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari in his keynote address highlighted the drastic transformative shift viz-a-viz the tourism sector in Pakistan, as Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government embarks on a forward-looking and fully inclusive approach to encourage tourism. In is remarks, Ambassador Dr. Asad M. Khan emphasized the unspoilt beauty of Pakistan, its rich heritage, its ancient civilization and encouraged viewers to visit Pakistan. Emmy Award winning American television personality and journalist, Beth Troutman shared her documentary along with mesmerizing travel stories of Pakistan. A German Vlogger, Christian Betzmann shared his experiences on the sights and sounds of Pakistan. Fatima Ali, a cuisine expert from ‘Pots n Curries’ who has been actively promoting Pakistan traditional cuisines in the US and abroad introduced Pakistani cuisine to the audience.
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