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Islamabad, May 16, 2003
The Federal Minister for Privatisation & Investment Senator Dr. Abdul Hafeez
Shaikh will chair a conference on World Telecom Day being observed around the
globe on May 17, 2003. Ministry of Information Technology is holding this
conference at Karachi to celebrate the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Day. Similar conferences have also been scheduled at Lahore and Islamabad.
Speakers from Government and Private sector will deliver their speeches on
this occasion. Officials, entrepreneurs, manufacturers and service providers
relating to the Telecom Sector will also participate. Mr. Muhammad Raza Hayat
Harraj, Minister of State for IT & T will co-chair the event at Karachi.
Dr. Hafeez Shaikh will also witness an Agreement Signing Ceremony between
Pakistan International Container Terminal Limited (PICT) and International
Finance Corporation (IFC) as Guest of Honour at Karachi on the same day. PICT
is setting up first ever project funded by IFC in Pakistan, which is a
Container Terminal at Berths 6-9, East Wharf, Karachi Port, as per
Implementation Agreement between PICT and Karachi Port Trust (KPT).
International Finance Corporation (IFC) and OPEC Fund are providing long term
funding for the project.