Pakistan Will Continue Availing Tariff Preference in EU: Ministry of Commerce

Pakistan will continue availing tariff preferences in EU under GSP Plus, said the Ministry of Commerce.
Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce and Industry Razzak Dawood took to Twitter on Friday and announced that Pakistan will continue to enjoy tariff preference in EU under GSP plus.
The 3rd Biennial Assessment of GSP was published by the European Commission on 10th February, 2020.
The ministry issued a statement saying that as per GSP Regulation, the commission and European External Action Service (EEAS) has to submit a report to the European Parliament and European Council on the performance of GSP Scheme and the status of compliance of GSP beneficiary countries on the 27 international conventions covered under the Regulation.
On the economic front, Pakistan was a significant beneficiary of the benefits availed by 9 GSP Plus beneficiary countries. Besides Pakistan, other beneficiaries of GSP Plus include Armenia, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Philippines, and Sri La..

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PSL #HamaryHeroes Initiative is Recognizing the Unsung Heroes of Pakistan

PSL #Hamarayheroes is an initiative launched by PCB to commemorate the unsung heroes of Pakistan.
From the tech industry, first-person was Shahmeer Aamir, an ethical hacker followed up by Arsalan Ash, an e-sport champion and the most recent award (in yesterday’s match between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators) went to a freelancing icon Hisham Sarwar.
Other featured heroes include Marvia Malik (Pakistan’s first transgender news anchor), Saad Ali (formula car racer who represented Pakistan at various international events), Naseem Hameed (the fastest woman in South Asia), Samar Khan (first woman in the world to ride a bike on the 4,500 meters Biafo Glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of Gilgit Baltistan) among others.
Hisham and His Work for Freelancing Community in Pakistan
Hisham started working freelance in the late ’90s after he was fired from his full-time job and struggling to find a new job.
After offering graphic design services but meeting mixed success on various platfo..

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PSL 2020: PCB to Offer 30% Discounts to Female Fans on Women’s Day

The women buyers will be awarded 30% off on the tickets for the VVIP, VIP and Premium category enclosures for the last 11 PSL 2020 group matches, which run from 7-15 March. The tickets can be purchased from the TCS outlets.
PCB Director – Commercial, Babar Hamid, said:
Women are an integral part of any society and play an enormous role in its development.
“The PCB being a responsible organization has decided to use the PSL 2020 platform to celebrate the women of our country and create awareness regarding the issues surrounding gender gap and to make our society more inclusive”, he further added.
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On International Women’s Day, PCB will also be honoring Olympics swimmer, Kiran Khan, and Sarah Mahboob, Pakistan’s number-one ranked tennis player, for their services through the Hamaray Heroes platform.
Kiran, also known as ‘golden girl’, represented Pakistan at the age of just 13 in the Commonwealth Games..

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