**First Facilitation Centre in Rawalpindi… Kudos to Dr.Umar Saif and his Team !
**‘AASANI MARKAZ’ | Punjab Information Technology Board](PITB)
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The United States government believes in empowering the people to shape and sustain a peaceful, prosperous, just, and democratic world and Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) is striving to obtain same objectives by using modern technology skillfully. It was expressed by the US Consul General Lahore Mr. Zachary V. Harkenrider during his visit to the PITB Board here today.
He was accompanied by his Economic Officer Mr. Preston Savarese. He was received by the Chairman PITB Board Dr. Umar Saif and his staff members.
***Ken Browne - Executive Director Renoir Consulting Limited visited Plan9 - Technology Incubator ( a project of PITB & ITU)
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After conducting two successful Summer Camps last year, the Whiz Kids programme under Plan9 Technology Incubator (a project of PITB and ITU) is back to offer a unique learning experience to Pakistani school kids from grade 7 to 11. Plan9 Whiz Kids School Drive brings Plan9’s celebrated entrepreneurs to schools in an effort to inspire our youth and train them with the necessary acumen to become entrepreneurial leaders of the future
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**Representative of the US consulate, Mr. Preston Savarese visited Plan9 - A Project of PITB & ITU on Tuesday, 27th January 2015. First he took a round of the incubator and then also listened to startup pitches to get an idea of the different industry the startups are catering to.
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Plan9 and FAST-NUCES, one of Pakistan’s best universities for computer and emerging sciences have formally agreed to form a technology incubator at FAST by February this year.
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Nauman Maan co-founder of wooju and Uk based angel investor visited Plan9.
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is facility center maiN kya hoga?
Re: Successful Launch: 1st Facilitation Center
is facility center maiN kya hoga?
Hadd-e-adab. Bhai ko sawal ka jawab dainey ki tankhwa nai milti.
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Link has been given at the top of very first post !
Aasani Markaz is meant to integrate governmental services including, issuance of birth certificate, marriage certificate, death certificate, divorce certificate, character certificate, vehicle registration, token tax collection, vehicle transfer of ownership, fard, learning driving license, traffic fine collection, domicile, issuance of CNIC, NADRA and route permit for the ease of the citizens under One Platform.
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Should also include RENEWAL of CNIC, passport and driving license. That would be real convenience.
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Should also include RENEWAL of CNIC, passport and driving license. That would be real convenience.
I will second that. I was in Pak last summer and needed passport renewal. I didnt notice that my ID card has expired and thought that for a renewal that dont need an ID card. Could not understand though why they need an ID card for renewal as ofcourse one had the ID card when got it first time.
So the express ID card took like 6,7 working days any by then my holidays were over.
Secondly, all these things are wonderful but then you need to teach the staff that you are here to facilitate people and not to make their life more difficult as this is what happens mostly. When I was there to submit my application, there was no que still the person on table started doing other stuff, like arranging applications, stapling them, putting comments on them, and I was standing in front of him and asked 1,2 times very nicely that I have filled my form, please review it and submit.
Eventually, I gave up and sat on the chair. After 20-25 mins, he called me.
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Oh my bad... I thought the original post was about ONLINE issuance of those docs by the government. Just read that is not the case. It's only about issuance in one place.
I have two similar experiences from few years ago. First one was to do with my driving license and the second one, renewal of my passport at the time when my CNIC was also expired and I didnt know. And as you said, they needed an updated CNIC to renew the passport. It's okay if they do but should make the process simpler. Especially when you go for the renewal of ANY government doc, it's not simple. The rooms inside the buildings are dirty and congested, out dated ancient system, if you see queues, you're lucky. Usually, no queues. If you have a reference then it's easier. If not then they ask for money to do it faster. There are alot more hassles and headache. ONLINE renewal would be great convenience.
My driver's license pending for renewal again so was so glad to see this post but then this service does not deal with renewal only issuance.
I will second that. I was in Pak last summer and needed passport renewal. I didnt notice that my ID card has expired and thought that for a renewal that dont need an ID card. Could not understand though why they need an ID card for renewal as ofcourse one had the ID card when got it first time.
So the express ID card took like 6,7 working days any by then my holidays were over.
Secondly, all these things are wonderful but then you need to teach the staff that you are here to facilitate people and not to make their life more difficult as this is what happens mostly. When I was there to submit my application, there was no que still the person on table started doing other stuff, like arranging applications, stapling them, putting comments on them, and I was standing in front of him and asked 1,2 times very nicely that I have filled my form, please review it and submit.
Eventually, I gave up and sat on the chair. After 20-25 mins, he called me.
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Ken Imrie, Chairman of Funding Lab, visited PlanX and gave detailed feedback to our startups regarding investment and their products. He was genuinely impressed with the efforts that our startups our putting in and was pleased to see the level of faciliattaion PlanX is offering to its startup