{"id":20567,"date":"2024-10-30T09:57:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T09:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=20567"},"modified":"2024-10-30T09:57:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T09:57:23","slug":"fm-maritime-affairs-advocates-strategic-partnership-to-strengthen-pakistans-blue-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=20567","title":{"rendered":"FM Maritime Affairs Advocates Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Pakistan&#8217;s Blue Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-30-at-2.42.55-PM-1024x483.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-30-at-2.42.55-PM-1024x483.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-30-at-2.42.55-PM-300x142.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-30-at-2.42.55-PM-768x362.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-30-at-2.42.55-PM-1536x725.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-30-at-2.42.55-PM-2048x966.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Islamabad \u2013 Mr. Qaiser Ahmed Shaikh, Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs (MoMA), visited the National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA), highlighting the critical importance of enhanced collaboration between MoMA and NIMA to drive Pakistan\u2019s maritime development and unlock the potential of the country\u2019s Blue Economy. The Minister expressed a strong interest in advancing key maritime sectors, including Aquaculture, Green Shipping, Maritime Tourism, and Green Ship Recycling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the visit, the Federal Minister received an in-depth briefing on NIMA&#8217;s role in shaping maritime policy, conducting research, and advocating for Pakistan&#8217;s maritime interests. The briefing underscored that Pakistan\u2019s maritime economy currently represents less than 0.2% of its GDP\u2014a stark contrast to the global standard of 8-10%. NIMA\u2019s ongoing partnerships with governmental, national, and international stakeholders were also highlighted as essential to accelerating growth in Pakistan\u2019s maritime sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In discussions that followed, options were explored about various facets of the Blue Economy and identified the urgent need for a cohesive national action plan to harness the country\u2019s maritime resources. The Minister emphasized the value of coordinated efforts among MoMA, NIMA, and other maritime stakeholders to establish a future roadmap for sustainable growth across all areas of the maritime sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-30-at-2.42.54-PM-1024x446.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-30-at-2.42.54-PM-1024x446.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-30-at-2.42.54-PM-300x131.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-30-at-2.42.54-PM-768x335.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-30-at-2.42.54-PM.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Reaffirming his commitment, the Federal Minister assured NIMA of his full support in achieving their mission to advance Pakistan&#8217;s maritime economy and emphasized that the collaborative vision would be instrumental in strengthening Pakistan\u2019s standing in the global maritime domain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad \u2013 Mr. Qaiser Ahmed Shaikh, Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs (MoMA), visited the National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA), highlighting the critical importance of enhanced collaboration between MoMA and&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":20568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,4],"tags":[868,1005],"class_list":["post-20567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-stories","category-national","tag-federal-minister-for-maritime-affairs","tag-national-institute-of-maritime-affairs-nima"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20567"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20570,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20567\/revisions\/20570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}