Islamabad,, July 02 (PPI): : The Federal Investigation Agency has constituted an Advisory Committee on IPR Enforcement comprising of senior professionals. They included Ms. Ameena Saiyid, Managing Director, Oxford University Press, Mr. Kamal Ahmed, Country Manager, Microsoft Corporation Pakistan, Mr. Hasan Irfan Khan, Advocate, M/s Irfan & Irfan, Mr. Q.M. Shahed of Pakistan Tobacco Company, Mr. Ikram-ul-Majeed Sehgal, Security & Management Services, Mr. Muhammad Siddique, Collector Customs (Legal), as honorary members. Besides these honorary members, Syed Khalid Mehmood Bokhari, Director General IPO-Pakistan, also attended the meeting.
The participants discussed current issues relating to the IPR Laws, Enforcement Actions, Challenges being confronted with and the mechanism to be adopted for effective enforcement of IPR Laws in Pakistan. The participants agreed on sharing of database, capacity building of investigators, Prosecutors/Judges, initiating a proposal for establishing Special Tribunals for speedy trial of IPR cases and mutual cooperation in crime fighting, in coordination with IPO-Pakistan.
Four working Groups for the Policy Formulation, Awareness Campaign , Sharing of Database and identifying Big Fish involved in large scale IPR violations have been formed for submitting their reports in the next meeting. The inaugural meeting of the Advisory Committee, Chaired by Mr. Irfan Nadeem, Additional Director General FIA/Economic Crime Branch, was held here Thursday.
While FIAs initiative of organizing a high level forum of IPR was appreciated, it was also decided to continue such meetings followed by Seminar/conferences as a part of awareness campaign. Earlier, the Addl. Director General ECW welcomed all the participants, followed by presentation by Mr. Shahid Nadeem Baloch, Director IPR on the performance of FIA and its future plans, which was highly appreciated. Mr. Muhammad Siddique, Collector Customs (Legal) also made an informative presentation.

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