{"id":17315,"date":"2025-12-17T22:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/?p=17315"},"modified":"2025-12-17T22:02:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:02:55","slug":"paec-federal-chapter-holds-oath-tak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/2025\/12\/17\/paec-federal-chapter-holds-oath-tak\/","title":{"rendered":"PAEC Federal Chapter Holds Oath-Taking Ceremony, Reaffirms Commitment to Pakistan\u2013Africa Cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"

PAEC Federal Chapter Holds Oath-Taking Ceremony, Reaffirms Commitment to Pakistan\u2013Africa Cooperation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Islamabad: (News Pulse) The Pakistan Africa Economic Council (PAEC), Federal Chapter, held its Oath-Taking Ceremony of Office Bearers at the COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening economic, trade, and educational linkages between Pakistan and African countries. The ceremony was attended by diplomats, vice channels of leading universities, eminent professionals, and foreign guests, particularly from the African region, highlighting the growing importance of Pakistan\u2013Africa cooperation.<\/p>\n

Mr. Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan<\/a>, Coordinator to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Commerce, graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Addressing the gathering, he congratulated the newly elected office bearers and stated that the oath-taking ceremony symbolized a renewed commitment to integrity, cooperation, and economic diplomacy.<\/p>\n

\"Rana<\/p>\n

He highlighted PAEC\u2019s role as a vital bridge between Pakistan and African economies, aligned with the Government of Pakistan\u2019s vision of export-led growth, market diversification, and South\u2013South cooperation. He also underscored Africa\u2019s strong trade potential and emphasized the importance of expanding collaboration in trade, investment, and education.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the ceremony commenced with a recitation from the Holy Quran, followed by the National Anthem. Welcome remarks were delivered by Dr. Abdul Basit, Senior Vice President PAEC Islamabad Region. Addresses were also delivered by Dr. Shahbaz Ali Malik, Founder Chairman PAEC, and Mr. Shaikh Rashid Alam, Secretary General PAEC, who outlined PAEC\u2019s vision and future roadmap for strengthening Pakistan\u2013Africa relations.<\/p>\n

A major highlight of the ceremony was the announcement of several initiatives aimed at deepening Pakistan\u2013Africa engagement. The PAEC leadership announced 100 scholarships and 100 internships for African nationals in Pakistan to promote education, skills development, and people-to-people linkages. Additional measures announced included facilitation of visa access, payment facilitation for businesses, and practical support for trade and investment cooperation. Furthermore, a 30 % discount at the Rawal Institute of Health Sciences and the Ujala Centre of Excellence was announced for African citizens.<\/p>\n

The oath of office of the newly elected PAEC Federal Chapter office bearers was administered by the Chief Guest, followed by souvenir distribution.<\/p>\n

The event concluded with a vote of thanks by Mr. Abdul Wajid, President PAEC Federal Chapter, who expressed gratitude to the Chief Guest, dignitaries, diplomats, and participants. The proceedings were conducted by Mr. Muhammad Murtaza Noor, Secretary General PAEC Islamabad Chapter, who formally closed the ceremony, reaffirmed PAEC\u2019s resolve to further strengthen Pakistan\u2013Africa relations through sustained cooperation and partnership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PAEC Federal Chapter Holds Oath-Taking Ceremony, Reaffirms Commitment to Pakistan\u2013Africa Cooperation Islamabad: (News Pulse) The Pakistan Africa Economic Council (PAEC), Federal Chapter, held its Oath-Taking Ceremony of Office Bearers at the COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening economic, trade, and educational linkages between Pakistan and African countries. The ceremony was attended by diplomats, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2300,2297,2298],"tags":[3660,3659,3661],"class_list":["post-17315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-latest-news","category-pakistan","tag-coordinator-to-the-prime-minister-of-pakistan-on-commerce","tag-paec-federal-chapter-rana-ihsaan-afzal-khan","tag-pakistan-africa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17315"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17321,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17315\/revisions\/17321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}