Lacing exports with GI tags
Products with GI tag fetch much higher price than those without such identity
KARACHI:
Do you know what is common among Pakistan’s Basmati rice, Hunza/ Ziarat apples, Multan’s Chaunsa mango, Kashmiri Pashmina, Khewra pink salt, Sialkot sports and surgical goods and Sahiwal cattle?
These are goods produced in certain areas of Pakistan and are unique. They are not produced anywhere in the world. But does the world recognise their status?
That’s important to know because unless the world recognises them as such, Pakistan cannot market them in global markets, claiming they are produced only in this country.
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March 7, 2021
ISLAMABAD: As the government and its allied lawmakers gathered in the National Assembly for a vote of confidence in Prime Minister Imran Khan, PTI workers present outside the National Assembly clashed with PML-N workers who had arrived there for a press conference, Geo News reported.
As the PML-N leaders started to speak, they were surrounded by the angry crowd, which attempted to drown them out with slogans in support of the Prime Minister and the ruling party.
Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Musaddiq Malik, Miftah Ismail, Ahsan Iqbal and Marriyum Aurangzeb criticised the PTI government and Prime Minister Khan, calling him a “fascist” and comparing him to Hitler. Addressing party workers outside the parliament, Abbasi denounced the vote as “illegal and unconstitutional”. “People are being deceived by this government,” he said.
Businessmen demand GI tag for Pakistani products
Products which secure GI tag get better prices in international market
PBC said authorities should allow exporters to acquire tangible and intangible assets abroad for accelerating the growth of exports. PHOTO: REUTERS
KARACHI:
The business community has stressed that similar to Basmati rice, Pakistan needs to apply for geographical indication (GI) tag for other products as well to protect and promote locally produced goods that are popular in the international market.
Recently, Pakistan applied for GI tag to the Intellectual Property Organisation (IPO) after a conflict erupted when the European Union displayed India’s request for GI tag for basmati rice on its website. Basmati is aromatic rice grown in India and Pakistan.
SC judge chides DC for improper dressing
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January 26, 2021
LAHORE: A senior judge of the Supreme Court on Monday chided the deputy commissioner of Lahore for not properly dressing up during his appearance before the court. A three-judge bench comprising Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Aminuddin Khan was hearing an appeal, at the Lahore Registry, against a notification of the deputy commissioner, banning the sale of petrol to bikers without helmet. Deputy Commissioner Mudassir Riaz Malik appeared before the bench. He was wearing a pair of Peshawari Chappal and Kameez Shalwar. Justice Malik admonished the DC for appearing
LAHORE: A senior judge of the Supreme Court on Monday chided the deputy commissioner of Lahore for not properly dressing up during his appearance before the court.A three-judge bench comprising.