100 YEARS OF NOVO NORDISK A CENTURY OF INNOVATION IN MEDICINE (2023-14)

Novo Nordisk is the leading global healthcare Danish organization, founded in 1923. Main purpose of NOVO NORDISK is to drive change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases such as obesity, rare blood and endocrine disorders. From labs to factory floors, Novo Nordisk is discovering and developing innovative biological medicines and making them accessible to patients throughout the world. Diabetes places a great burden on health systems and Novo Nordisk is committed to work with health authorities and other partners to prevent and treat the disease.

Novo Nordisk is the leading producer of the world's insulin and 36.3 million people are sing Novo Nordisk diabetes care products across the Globe including Pakistan. Today, one in every ten people in the World has diabetes, a figure that is projected to rise to one in nine by 2045, if action is not taken. The cost and access to medical care can place a devastating burden on individuals, their families, and even whole societies. Long-term ambition of Novo Nordisk is to provide access to affordable diabetes care for vulnerable patients in every country, especially children living with type 1 diabetes, who face certain death in some parts of the world without care and medicine. Novo Nordisk aims at preventing more than 100 million people from getting type 2 diabetes by 2045.

Novo Nordisk partners with patients, policymakers, healthcare professionals and non-governmental organizations to build awareness, advance prevention and expand access to care. According to International Diabetes Federation, 33 million people are living with diabetes in Pakistan, making it the 3rd largest population in terms of number of diabetics after India and China. Novo Nordisk is committed to cure diabetes in Pakistan and in partnership with Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination through various initiatives, striving to improve the awareness on diabetes. treatment and care of people with Diabetes in Pakistan, ultimately preventing the debilitating complications of this disease. In 2022, Novo Nordisk reached to around 2.6 million people through diabetes awareness initiatives, trained 600 healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses and pharmacists on management of diabetes. Novo Nordisk also collaborated with Embassy of Denmark and Health Services Academy Islamabad to commemorate World Diabetes Day 2022 at President House Islamabad to bring Diabetes on National Agenda.

The Year 2023 marks a century of innovation in medicine for Novo Nordisk, a company founded by Nobel Laureate August Krogh and his wife Marie. One hundred years ago, a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes was a death sentence. In 1923, the founders

set out to change this reality. This determination has driven them ever since, relentlessly turning challenges into positive change for millions of people worldwide. As Novo Nordisk turns 100, it's time to renew the commitment to drive change for a healthy world today, and for generations to come.

The 100-year anniversary of Novo Nordisk is a landmark achievement in global healthcare to focus on unmet societal and individual challenges, innovation, and its value to people suffering with diabetes - including achievements over the past 100 years and a commitment to continue innovation for years to come.

Issuance of commemorative postage stamp on occasion of 100 years of Novo Nordisk is recognizing a century of innovation and service. This would highlight the burgeoning rise of Non- Communicable Diseases across the country. Saving lives must go together with improving health and wellbeing with the ultimate aspiration: a world free from the burden of disease. That is why there is a need to build awareness around these disease areas which can ultimately reduce the burden of disease and help people live healthier lives.

On 100 years of founding of Novo Nordisk, Pakistan Post is issuing a Commemorative Postage Stamp, titled "100 Years of NOVO NORDISK A CENTURY OF INNOVATION IN MEDICINE", of Rs.20/- denomination on 22nd September.2023.

75th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relation Between Pakistan and The United States (2022-11)

 

Pakistan established diplomatic relations with the United States following its independence in 1947. The year 2022 marks the 75th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and the U.S. In August 1947 message to then Governor General Muhammad Ali Jinnah, President Truman pledged the firm friendship and good will of the United States, saying, "The American people anticipate a long history of close and cordial relations with your country". In the seventy-five years since. Pakistan and the U.S. have worked closely together to advance our mutual interests of stability, security, and economic development in Pakistan, the region, and beyond.

Pakistan and the United States have a long-standing and broad-based relationship. Over the past 75 years, the Pakistan and United States have built a relationship based on mutual respect, mutual interest, shared goals, and people-to-people ties. Cooperation has been in a wide array of areas ranging from trade and investment, health, education, energy and climate change.

Robust economic and cultural cooperation complement the strategic underpinnings of the Pakistan-U.S. relationship. The United States has been one of the largest sources of foreign direct investment in Pakistan and remains Pakistan's largest export market. Trade and investment relations between the United States and Pakistan continue to grow, and both countries seek to deepen commercial ties.

This pivotal anniversary of diplomatic relations offers a valuable opportunity to reflect on the breadth and depth of the long-standing friendship between Pakistan and the United States and highlights our many joint accomplishments.

The commemorative stamps show flags and used colors of the two countries green, white, red and blue. The stamps project important national monuments including the Minar-e-Pakistan, the statue of Liberty.

Minar-e-Pakistan is considered the national emblem of Pakistan, and an expression of national identity. Minar-e-Pakistan is a national monument built between 1960 and 1968 to mark the spot where the All-India Muslim League passed the Lahore Resolution on 23 March 1940. The resolution (later known as the Pakistan Resolution) eventually helped lead to the emergence of an independent Pakistan state in 1947.

The tower of Minar-e-Pakistan reflects a blend of Mughal/Islamic and modern architecture. the structure uses the imagery of crescents and stars, signs that symbolize the culture of Pakistan, similarly seen in the

National Flag. At the base, there are floral inscriptions on ten converging white marble commemorative plaques. The inscriptions include the text of the Lahore Resolution. On different plaques, Quranic verses and 99 names of Allah are inscribed in Arabic calligraphy. Other important inscriptions included on the monument are the National Anthem of Pakistan, excerpts from the speeches of Muhammad Ali Jinnah; and a few couplets written by Allama Iqbal.

The U.S. Statue of Liberty is a figure of Libertas, a robed Roman liberty goddess. She holds a torch above her head with her right hand, and in her left hand carries a tabula ansata inscribed JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776 in Roman numerals), the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. A broken shackle and chain lie at her feet as she walks forward, commemorating the U.S. national abolition of slavery. After its dedication, the statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States,

seen as a symbol of welcome to immigrants arriving by sea.

On occasion of the 75th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Pakistan and the United states, Pakistan Post is issuing the Commemorative Postage Stamp of Rs.20/- denomination on December 27th, 2022.

Celebrate 100 Years of IDA Rieu for Service Schools for the Blind & Deaf Children (1922-2022) (2022-10)

 

The Ida Rieu Welfare Association (IRWA) established in 1922, runs the oldest educational facility for the Blind and Deaf in Pakistan. In the year 2022 we will be celebrating one hundred years of our dedicated services to people with visual and hearing impairment. Lady Ida Augusta Rieu was the wife of Mr. J L Rieu Commissioner in Sindh of the British Raj who was appointed here in 1919. She devoted her life to the service of the poor and the deprived. Ida Rieu actively provided care and comfort to the blind, deaf and homeless people. Upon her passing away in 1921 the civic leaders of Sindh resolved to honour her memory by setting up an association in her name ensuring the continuation of good works she had initiated.

Over the last one hundred years, thousands of Blind and Deaf students have completed their education at Ida Rieu and greatly improved the quality of their lives and their social interactions. There are many Ida Rieu graduates successfully engaged in teaching, computer operations, music, sports, dressmaking, painting, industrial plant operations and many other respectable professions. IRWA Centenary is a tribute to all those who made it possible to empower our blind and deaf children and played a role in securing a better future for them.

What is Blindness?

Complete blindness is the inability to see anything including light while partial blindness may be a condition of cloudy vision, an inability to see shapes, seeing shadows only or having a tunnel vision. Extent of blindness varies from person to person. Common causes of blindness are birth defects and eye injuries while diseases like glaucoma, cataracts, optic neuritis, retinitis pigmentosa and tumors can also cause blindness.

What Is Deafness?

Profound deafness is the inability to hear anything even when sound is amplified. There are four levels of hearing loss: mild, moderate, severe and profound. Sensorineural deafness is a nerve damage due to which the cochlea does not work and Conductive deafness means that sound does not pass through the outer and middle ear into the inner ear. Common causes of deafness are hereditary or genetic disorders, trauma and diseases like mumps, cytomegalovirus, chickenpox, meningitis and Meniere's disease. Hearing loss hinders development of speech and language and in turn language deficit causes learning problems.

Our academic program ranges from Montessori up to Masters level. We are affiliated with the University of Karachi for our graduate and post graduate studies. On skill development we provide Auto Cad, Dressmaking, Needlework, Painting, Book Binding, Music and similar trainings. In the area of Sports we encourage our students to fully participate in all forms of sporting events. Ida Rieu's Blind

Cricket Team is well known in Pakistan for its outstanding performance over decades. Our students perform well in Martial arts such as Judo and Karate and have earned many Gold Medals. They participate with great enthusiasm in Scouting camps and annual Jamborees.

Responding to the growing need for providing education to children with visual impairment in interior Sindh Ida Rieu started a School for the Blind at Rashidabad near Tando Allah Yar in 2015. This spacious purpose-built school provides free education, boarding and lodging to children with visual impairment from all over Sindh.

To Celebrate 100 years of Ida Rieu for service Schools for the Blind & Deaf Children (1922-2022), Pakistan Post is issuing a Commemorative Postage Stamp of Rs.20 denomination on 23rd November, 2022.

75 Years Diplomatic Relations Between Pakistan and Australia (2022-9)

To celebrate 75 years of the establishment of Pakistan-Australia diplomatic relations, the High Commission for Pakistan, Canberra, Australia in collaboration with Pakistan Post is issuing a Commemorative Stamp

The stamp depicts the Parliaments of Pakistan (Islamabad) and of Australia (Canberra) which are symbols of highly dignified and esteemed democracies of the two countries. Pakistan and Australia have a long history of friendship and cooperation The diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Australia were established soon after Pakistan gained independence in 1947. Australia established its resident diplomatic Mission in Pakistan in 1948. The relations between the two countries have grown in all areas during the past 75 years.

The bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and Australia extends to the fields of politics, economies, trade and investment, defence and security, technology, social and economic development, education, and tourism. The two countries have established institutional mechanisms to discuss ongoing and explore new avenues of cooperation. The common passion for cricket and the presence of over 100,000 strong Pakistani Diaspora in Australia acts as a strong bridge between the two countries and their peoples.

Furthermore, the two countries work closely at multilateral foras. They have been extending support for each other's candidatures at important regional and international organizations. The Pakistan-Australia bilateral trade in goods and services is worth $1.84 billion. Major exports from Pakistan to Australia are textiles, petroleum, rice, spices, surgical instrument, and leather goods. The export of IT-related services from Pakistan to Australia is on the rise.

Australia's major goods exports to Pakistan are pulses and oilseed, along with fertilizer and scrap metals. Education services exports forms the majority of Australia's $880 million services exports to Pakistan.

Pakistan appreciates its friendly ties with Australia and looks forward to further strengthening cooperation in all areas of mutual interests including Information Technology, Infrastructure, Climate Change, Education, Agriculture, and Water Management.

Long live Pakistan-Australia Friendship!

On 75 Years Diplomatic Relations Between Pakistan and Australia, Pakistan Post is issuing the Commemorative Postage Stamp of Rs 20/- denomination on 15th November, 2022.

75th Anniversary of the Founding of the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs (2022-8)

The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs is celebrating 75 years of its founding in the year 2022, which coincides with the 75th anniversary of the creation of Pakistan. It is the oldest think tank in Pakistan and one of the oldest in South Asia. Its roots go back in time, when the members of the Indian Institute of International Affairs, which was established in 1936 in Delhi, voted to shift it to Karachi on the eve of Partition. Khwaja Sarwar Hasan, who was a barrister, prolific writer and scholar, and was then the head of the Institute, shifted all its movable assets, including its library books and other publications to Karachi in August 1947. In this endeavour, he had the blessings of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan inaugurated the Institute in Karachi, which was then the capital of Pakistan, on 26 March 1948. Its first office was located in rented premises in the iconic Frère Hall. It moved to its own historic landmark building on Aiwan-i-Sadar Road, Karachi, in 1955. The building has since been declared as protected heritage.

The Institute is an independent, non-official and not for profit organization, devoted to the scientific study of international politics, economics and jurisprudence. It has been ranked as a leading think tank of Pakistan in the Global Go to Think Tank Index of the University of Pennsylvania, United States, being placed in the top 20 think tanks in South Asia and the Asia- Pacific region.

The Institute was established by the most eminent citizens of the country, belonging to diverse professional backgrounds: Professor A. B. A. Haleem, then Vice Chancellor of Sind University, who was its first Chairman; Khwaja Sarwar Hasan, its first Secretary; Jamshed Nusserwanjee, famous philanthropist and mayor of Karachi; Shaista Ikramullah, Jahanara Shahnawaz, Dr. Ishtiaq Husain Qureshi and Dr. Mahmud Husain, members of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan; Altaf Hussain, editor of Dawn; Mirza Mohammed Rafi, Yusuf Haroon and D. M. Malik hailing from the business community; Shahid Suhrawardy, member Pakistan Public Service Commission; Mumtaz Hasan and M. Ayub from the Ministry of Economic Affairs; Agha Shahi and A. Rashid Ibrahim belonging to the Civil Service; Hemandas Wadhwani, Adviser to the Sind Government and Mian Bashir Ahmad, an engineer by profession. Today we honour their memory and pay a tribute to their wisdom and foresight.

Since it was established, the Institute has been the vibrant hub of academic excellence in the country. It has held a stream of conferences, seminars and webinars, bringing together in discussion scholars, diplomats, members of teaching faculties, journalists, the business community and the public. Its members have been addressed by famous statesmen and jurists from all over the world. While maintaining institutional neutrality, it has given space for the expression of a range of opinions and thoughts. Its platform has been used by Pakistan's heads of state and government to make formal statements on the foreign policy of the country.

The purpose of the activities of the Institute has been not only to disseminate and transfer knowledge and research, but also to act as a bridge between policy makers and the public. For the last 75 years it has provided an independent platform for informed debate and discussion on issues of global and regional concern and Pakistan's foreign policy. It has offered an academic shelter to thousands of scholars and persons from all walks of life in Pakistan and abroad who have passed through its portals, done research in its library, and benefited from its resources.

Research on security and strategic issues and international relations, South Asia and the foreign policy of Pakistan, has been the bedrock of the Institute's academic activities. Since 1948, it has published without a break its flagship peer-reviewed quarterly, Pakistan Horizon, which is, perhaps, the oldest journal in South Asia on international relations. Pakistan Horizon is subscribed by universities and other institutions globally. It is listed on JSTOR which is the largest archive of scholarly journals in the world. It is also listed in the databases of the Library of Congress Washington and the British Library

London. The Institute has an active social media presence and maintains blog pages.

The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs has the finest specialized library on international relations and diplomacy in the country. Its holdings comprise 38,000 books, including rare publications of the pre-Partition era, and it subscribes to 100 local and foreign journals. Furthermore, since 1955, it has maintained a unique clippings service to facilitate scholars and researchers in their work.

To celebrate 75 years of its founding, the Institute is convening a Conference on 'Pakistan and the Changing Global Order' on 14 and 15 December 2022. The theme of the Conference represents the changing geopolitical scenario over the last 75 years. The first day will be devoted to global concerns, the second to Pakistan's foreign policy issues. The Conference will bring together statesmen, scholars, diplomats and practitioners of foreign policy. To mark 75 years of the universally recognized outstanding performance and achievements of The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, Pakistan Post is issuing a commemorative postage stamp of Rs.20 denomination on 14th November, 2022