Story of resignation of CEO Punjab Agriculture & Meat Company (PAMCO) (Outsourcing Operations & Management of Lahore Meat Processing Complex)

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Story of resignation of CEO Punjab Agriculture & Meat Company (PAMCO)
(Outsourcing Operations & Management of Lahore Meat Processing Complex)

Punjab Agriculture & Meat Company (formerly known as Lahore Meat Company) is Govt of the Punjab owned not for Profit Organization registered under Section 42, Company Ordinance 1984.

Lahore Meat Processing Complex (modernized slaughtering & processing facility) is one of the projects of PAMCO. This is a joint venture project in collaboration with Mashhad Meat Industrial Complex Iran. Salient features of this project are as under;

History

• 1999 Lahore Metropolitan Corporation acquired 717 Kanal land at Shahpur Kanjra 18 KM Multan Road Lahore
• May 2010, Agreements were signed by Govt of Punjab for technical consultancy & 80:20 % JV with MMIC Iran.
• Lahore Meat Company was formed under Section 42, Company Ordinance 1984 in May 2010. The position of MD/CEO was internationally advertised &Dr. Hamid Jalil was selected as CEO in July 2010.

Construction process

Planned gestation period ~                                     18 months
Completion ~                                                         12 month
Designing, BOQs, top supervision etc.~                   MMIC Iran
Equity of MMIC Iran
Mechanical slaughtering equipment cost ~              Rs.300/-million

Equity of PAMCO Govt. of Punjab

Civil & mechanical works, etc. ~                             Rs.1200 million
Total approx. project cost~                                    Rs.1500 million

Lahore Meat Processing Complex ~ Features

• Mechanical slaughtering lines & processing system for beef & mutton
• Value addition through allied products
• Blood Rendering Plant, Meat & Bone Meal Rendering Plant
• Waste Water Filtration Plant
• Refrigeration & cooling system( Chilling, Blast freezing & Cold storage)
• Compliance of standards at all tiers of value chain
• Meat technology institute in collaboration with UVAS
• Contracted Internationally recognized Certification Body (Bureau Veritas Group)
• Contracted internationally recognized firm (CABROP) for e-tagging & traceability at all level

Operations

• Capacity: 500 beef & 6000 mutton animals/8hr shift
• Two shifts: One municipal & one commercial
• Local & export meat supply
• More than 2200 fattening farms registered with e-tagging system to ensure traceability system for supply of quality animals
• A meat brand, “ TAYBISH” registered
• Local Quarantine Certificate issued
• NOC awarded by Environment Protection Agency
• HACCP, ISO & Halal certification achieved
• Saudi Food & Drug Authority inspected ~ approval awaited
• Malaysian inspection for approval ~  due in May, 2012
• Mauritius approval in process
• Approval for Iran awarded
• Received demand from five Indian Ocean Islands ~ detailed finalized in consultation with Pak Ambassador & local businessmen
• Americana Company (supplier of Hardees Patties to 13 countries) visited & finalized business proposal with LMPC
• Malaysian Ambassador together with group of businessmen visited LMPC
• Received demand of by-products from Spain, Romania, China, India, etc

OUTSOURCING OPERATION & MANAGEMENT OF LMPC

• Ready for Project (RFP) package was vetted by the Finance & P&D Department Govt of Punjab.
• RFP package was also endorsed by the third party transaction advisor (M/S Ernst & Young).
• EOI was advertised in September 2011. Only one applicant was technically pre-qualified in response of 1st advertisement on 15 Oct 2011, which was not accepted on the basis of direct conflict of interest (M/S Polyline Pvt ltd a company owned by a powerful family of Punjab, was part of the bidder consortium).Dispute started from this event.
• EOI was re-advertised. In response to 2nd advertisement, four parties submitted their bids; three parties were prequalified.
• The RFP Package, agreement and bid documents were finalized by the eight members committee including three Board members.
• Out of four bidders one party M/S CoCo Traders & other partners (M/S Dogus Makina Turkish, and MS Martha German) emerged as the final candidatewho submitted financial bid.
• The evaluation of bid was carried out by the third party transaction advisor (M/S Ernst & Young).
• The bid evaluation report and the process of O&M was thoroughly perused by the Executive Committee, chaired by Secretary Livestock in its first meeting, the committee unanimously endorsed the process and recommended M/S CoCo trader (Pvt) Ltd as a successful bidder for formal approval of Board of Directors.
• The same was discussed in the Board on 28th Dec 2011 in its 13th meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Punjab and the, “house endorsed the process of O&M of LMPC and approved the recommendations of Executive Committee to award the contract to M/S CoCo Trader at 16% ROE for 15 years, the house also authorized the CEO/Management to sign the agreement”, thereby the finality of the transaction was achieved.
• Offer letter was issued, and contract was signed with M/S CoCo Traders Pvt Ltd (on behalf of three partners, M/S Dogus Turkey, M/S Martha German & M/S COCO Traders Pakistan) on 28th February 2012 after receiving the security amount of Rs.20 million.
• To hand over the charge of LMPC to M/S CoCo traders as Licensee before the last prescribed date (1st April 2012), the M/S CoCo Traders was liable to deposit performance security bond for three months revenue (Rs.60m) and to form Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of the other Bid partners that is M/S Dogus and M/S Martha German.
• Accordingly, M/S CoCo Traders submitted performance bond on March 31, that was proved invalid, furthermore SPV documents were also submitted indicating SPV name ‘Lahore Industrial Meat Complex (Pvt) Limited’ with certificate of incorporation and Form 29.
• It was astonishing to note that the said SPV which was supposed to be having composition of successful bidder M/S CoCo Trader and other partners (M/S Dogus and M/S Martha German), instead, a stranger Company, M/S Polyline Pvt ltd (owned by powerful family of Punjab) was present in SPV rather than the original partners (Form 29 of M/S Lahore Industrial Meat Complex Pvt ltd).
• This was a gross violation on the part of successful bidder M/S CoCo Traders who was originally pre-qualified on the basis of strength of other partners, M/S Dogus and M/S Martha German;
• The PAMCO management decided to take legal action & emergent meeting of executive committee was called on 4th April 2012 to get the approval of cancellation process.
• It is worth mentioning here that the same stranger company (M/S Polyline Pvt ltd -owned by the powerful family which is a subsidiary of HY Corporation holding company of Sharif Family----Form A& 29 can be verified from SECP) who emerged as a part of SPV formed by the M/S CoCo Traders was rejected by the PAMCO Management in response to 1st advertisement on the basis of direct clash of interest. The PAMCO management with the support of Executive Committee of BOD issued legal notices to cancel the agreement process of handing over O& M of LMPC to M/S CoCo traders &partner’s consortium.
• Consequent upon the legal action completed on April 18th, taken against the COCO Traders/Polyline, the CM Punjab called an emergent meeting of PAMCO BOD on 20th April 9 am, without any formal notice. Only public sector members participate. There was extremely aggressive & hostile attitude against the CEO, however CEO defended the management decisions & rendered his resignation.
• The above mentioned sequence of facts is self-explanatory to understand the background of resignation of CEO-PAMCO, who faced tremendous pressure for more than three months to accommodate a company, owned by the powerful family, but ultimately responded to his conscious. Now he is facing serious consequences. His name is placed on ECL & a malicious campaign is launched against him to cover up the facts. He is put under pressure to keep restrain from revealing the truth
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Are you controlling them or vice-versa ?

Are you controlling them or vice-versa ?

We humans spend much of our time trying to control every aspect of our lives. Unfortunately, too often we try and control things that are simply beyond our control. The list of what we can control is quite short, but once you know these 10 things you will be able to take control of your own life.

1. What you do: Your actions are yours alone. You choose to make them or not make them and you are responsible for the effects of those actions.

2. What you say: Likewise, the words you speak (or write) are also consciously chosen. Like actions, they have an impact on your life and the lives of those you contact.

3. What you think:  Yes, there are some subconscious thoughts that you can't control. But the things that you really think about, your beliefs, your ideals, etc. are concepts you have chosen to accept and believe in.

4. Your work: Many people like to overlook this one, it being much easier to say, "Oh, I'm! trapped in my job because I don't have a degree, experience, etc." That's simple a way of denying one's responsibility in having chosen the job in the first place.

It's your job and you chose it. If you stay (or go), that's a choice as well.

5. The people you associate with:  There's a famous T-shirt that states: "It's hard to soar like an eagle when you're surrounded by turkeys." Colloquial is very often correct! Your friends can either lift you up or bring you down. You make the decision which type of friends you wish to have.

6. Your basic physical health.  Much about our health is a factor of genetics, environment, and exposure. Much more of our health is simply a matter of the decisions we make about our health, such as: diet, exercise, drugs, sleep, routine physicals, check-ups, etc.

7. The environment you live in:  Your house, the condition of your home, the town you live in, the amenities available to you are all things you can control, although some to a lesser degree (i.e., you decide to tolerate them or move someplace else).

8. Your fiscal situation: Having or not having enough money is a factor of what you make versus what you spend.

9. Your time: You choose how to "spend" your time and how much of your time to give to various activities.  You'll never get more time than the 24 hours your given each day.

10. Your legacy: All your actions, words, and knowledge that you share while you are living become the gift that you leave when you are gone

How To Be Strong In Hard Moments

When I was studying in my 12 grade, a teacher, sent me a post card having these lines. "Don't be afraid of problems. Meet them, greet them, treat them and you will surely defeat them"

 

So I dedicate this article to my teacher for teaching a wonderful lesson of life; the life which is tougher than a teacher. Because the teacher teaches first and then takes the test whereas life puts us in test and then teach a lesson.

 

These lessons come in different tastes (mostly bitter) because of the unavoidable circumstances such as Financial Issues, Marital issues, Clash due to difference of opinion, Accidents and Mistakes done by us. In such situations following points can be considered in order to cope up:

1-    Confess that you have a situation which you need to face in order to fix. Yes, this is very important factor. I know a lot of people, trying to convince themselves that nothing is wrong, though stress keeps building at the back of their heads. Consequently, the stress explodes all of a sudden resulting in extreme outcomes. So the foremost thing is to tell yourself that you have to address the issue, instead of ignoring it.

2-   Consider if the problem is something you should be really bothering about? Ask yourself whether it is not going to impact you if not addressed? If not, simply disregard it and be happy. However, if your brain think about the problem again and again then consider point-1

3-   Chose your attitude … Consider the wow approach.

 

4-   Consider if there are other people having same problem. If yes, check what they are doing to handle the situation. Search on internet, visit online answering services such as yahoo or wikihow.

5-   Consider if you can breakdown the problem in smaller problems and fix each problem one by one.

6-   Remember, if we cannot laugh again and again on the same joke, you shouldn't be worrying on the same issue again and again. Control your thoughts.

 

7-   Don't allow people to make your life miserable. No one is in-charge of your happiness except you so ignore negative comments and suggestions.

Conclusion: A wise man is the one who learns from other's mistake. If you really want to be strong, you need to develop strong observation skills. You need to closely study people on how they behave at stressful situations. So keep observing and keep learning new horizons of inner power at the cost of others' experiences.

Finally, don't give up. The successful and optimist people find solutions in nearly all kind of circumstances. So it's your choice either to be successful or to be a loser !

Story: The Cute Student Counts the Apples

A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old Laiq asked him, “If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”Within a few seconds Laiq replied confidently, “Four!”

The dismayed teacher was expecting an effortless correct answer (three).  She was disappointed.  “Maybe the child did not listen properly,” she thought.  She repeated, “Laiq, listen carefully.  If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”

Laiq had seen the disappointment on his teacher’s face.  He calculated again on his fingers.  But within him he was also searching for the answer that will make the teacher happy.  His search for the answer was not for the correct one, but the one that will make his teacher happy.  This time hesitatingly he replied, “Four…”

The disappointment stayed on the teacher’s face.  She remembered that Laiq liked strawberries.  She thought maybe he doesn’t like apples and that is making him loose focus.  This time with an exaggerated excitement and twinkling in her eyes she asked, “If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?”

Seeing the teacher happy, young Laiq calculated on his fingers again.  There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher.  She wanted her new approach to succeed.  With a hesitating smile young Laiq enquired, “Three?”

The teacher now had a victorious smile.  Her approach had succeeded.  She wanted to congratulate herself.  But one last thing remained.  Once again she asked him, “Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?”

Promptly Laiq answered, “Four!”

The teacher was aghast.  “How Laiq, how?” she demanded in a little stern and irritated voice.

In a voice that was low and hesitating young Laiq replied, “Because I already have one apple in my bag.”

“When someone gives you an answer that is different from what you expect don’t think they are wrong.  There maybe an angle that you have not understood at all. You will have to listen and understand, but never listen with a predetermined notion.”

Compromizing on Ethical Values ?

Ethical values are the treasure of each individual regardless of his/her financial wealth. However these values are put on stake by pushing someone for specific immoral goals achievements. In this article, I shall cover the aspects which are to be considered while trapped in such circumstances. The article covers both professional and personal aspects.

First of all you need to ask yourself following questions in order to have thorough analysis of the situation:

1-    Who is getting benefit out of it?
2-   Why you (and only you) are being asked/pushed to compromise?
3-   What are the short term & long term personal consequences if you compromise?
4-   What are the risks/impacts on the project/task if you compromise?
5-   What will happen if you don't compromise? 
6-   Can I consult some other person for advice?
7-   Can I share the risks with other by involving other personnel/department on this task?
8-   What does the company policy say? Are my actions in-line with Job Descriptions?

Now that you have analyzed the situation, here are the guidelines which you need to consider for corrective and preventive actions:

1-    Sometimes the matter is not really an ethical issue, it's just a difference of opinion so carefully understand on what you are being asked for. Sometimes you are doing a healthy compromise in the best interest of all stake holders (off course within your ethical values and in line with company policies)

2-   If the matter is really critical, consider approaching the Fraud Management Team of your company. In some of the mature companies 'whistle blowing' or 'anonymous reporting' systems are set in place.

3-   Seeking advice from your colleagues/close friends broadens your horizon and expose you to more options for consideration. Be careful whom you consider to seek advice. Ask the one who is honest and fair with you and would keep the secret in the long run.

4-   Discuss the matter with your manager and document it, if possible. Make records for what you do, there is surely someone to ask later. 

5-   Define your principles to others quite often and show it time to time so that people know what type of person you are and what your ethical boundaries are.  This is required to portray the characteristics of your personality so that others can develop a mental picture of you in their heads.  This will prevent them approaching you for the wrong deeds.

6-   Not every ethical issue is to be taken too much seriously, consequently, allowing it to steal your peace of mind. Every problem has several solutions. Keep it cool, stay mentally healthy, analyze the situation based on 8 points mentioned earlier in the post and then do the right act.

7-   Sometimes a simple "No" helps. Just say so and put a full stop to the matter. Sometimes this is the most effective tool to use.

Muslim's approach to handle:

On top of the already explained aspects, a Muslim needs to understand the following as well:

1-    Have faith in Allah and do what your religion expects from you to do. Once done, leave it to Allah and He will turn the table for you. He is suffice for all your problems provided you have done the 'right'

2-   Seek wisdom from Allah. Pray for the right path and He will guide you.

3-   Whatever single deed you are doing is being recorded. You are answerable for what you have been doing during your life cycle. Good deeds result in good outcome not only in this world but also on the Day of Judgment; bad deeds bad results, here and hereafter! Be Honest and be fair. Do your self-audit quite often, in line with Islamic Principles. Insha'Allah you won't regret for any of your deeds if done within Islamic boundaries.

4-   Don't analyze the situation on political grounds which might divert your attention from the right path. Remember, Islam comes first. You should consider this filter for All of your problems. Anything which passes from this filter is the right thing to do.

Conclusion: Ethical Values (such as Truth, Honesty, Fairness, Transparency and self discipline) are unique treasure which you possess. Don't lose them at any cost. Your values are defining your character which is leading you towards your destiny. Sine you don't want to be a failure at the end of the day, so you need to stick to the humanitarian principles because the ultimate fact remains the same; 'As you sow, so shall you reap'. A Study confirms that the people who possess high ethical values are more happy than those who are engaged in fraudulent acts even if former earn less than the deceitful people. If you would like to read the types of Wealth.

She Spat in His Face

B. Hinn tells the following story about the days of slavery. "During the years when slavery was legal in the United States, a gentleman happened upon a slave-bidding in a crowed street. The man paused to observe the activities. As he watched from the edge of the crowd, he saw one slave after another led to a platform, their arms and legs shackled with ropes as if they were animals. Displayed before the jeering crowd, they were auctioned off, one by one. 

"Some onlookers would inspect the 'merchandise,' grabbing disrespectfully at the women, examining the muscular arms of the men. The gentleman studied the group of slaves waiting nearby. He paused when he saw a young girl standing at the back. Her eyes were filled with fear. She looked so frightened. He hesitated for a moment and then disappeared briefly. When he returned, the auctioneer was about to start the bidding for the young girl he had noticed beforehand. 

"As the auctioneer opened the bidding, the gentleman shouted out a bid that was twice the amount of any other selling price offered that day. There was silence for an instance, and then the gavel fell as 'sold to the gentleman' was heard. The gentleman stepped forward, and waited at the bottom of the steps as the young girl was led down to her new owner. The rope which bound her was handed to the man, who accepted it without saying anything. The young girl stared at the ground. Suddenly she looked up and spat in his face. Silently, he reached for a handkerchief and wiped the spittle from his face. He smiled gently at the young girl and said, 'Follow me.' She followed him reluctantly. As they reached the edge of the crowd, he continued to a nearby area where each deal was closed legally. 

"When a slave was set free, legal documents, called manumission papers, were necessary. The gentleman paid the purchase price and signed the necessary documents. When the transaction was complete, he turned to the young girl and presented the documents to her. Startled, she looked at him with uncertainty. Her narrowed eyes asked, 'What are you doing?' The gentlemen responded to her questioning look. He said, 'Here, take these papers. I bought you to make you free. As long as you have these papers in your possession, no man can ever make you a slave again.' 

"The girl looked into his face. What was happening? There was silence. Slowly, she said, 'You bought me to make me free? You bought me to make me free?' As she repeated this phrase over and over, the significance of what had just happened became more and more real to her. 'You bought me to make me free?' Was it possible that a stranger had just granted her freedom and never again could she be held in bondage and servitude to any man? As she began to grasp the significance of the documents which she now held in her hand, she fell to her knees and wept at the gentleman's feet. Through her tears of joy and gratitude, she said, 'You bought me to make me free. I'll serve you forever!'

Mind Changes

Em Griffin in The Mindchangers said, "Some early studies concerned with prejudice show that we're quite capable of reordering our perceptions of the world around us in order to maintain our conviction that we're right. 

"A group of white, middle-class New York City residents were presented with a picture of people on a subway. Two men were in the foreground. One was white, one was black. One wore a business suit; one was clothed in workman's overalls. One was giving his money to the other who was threatening him with a knife.

"Now as a matter of fact it was the black man who wore the suit, and it was he who was being robbed by the white laborer. But such a picture didn't square with the prejudices of the viewers. To them, white men were executives; black men were blue-collar workers. Blacks were the robbers, whites the victims. And so they reported what their mind told them they saw—that a black laborer was assaulting a white businessman.

"As human beings who desperately desire our lives to be consistent and untroubled, we'll go to great lengths to reject a message that implies we're wrong."

The more dishonest we are with our inner self, the more we will distort all truth—including God's Truth/ Word—to make it match our twisted perception of reality in a vain attempt to justify our every thought, perception, and action while totally denying our reality and real motives.  

Never Missing a Wrong Note

Before Ansel Adams became famous as a landscape photographer, he studied piano and showed some talent. At one of his first recitals he played Chopin's Nocturne in F Major. "In some strange way," he said, "my right hand started off in F-sharp major while my left hand behaved well in F major. I could not bring them together. I went through the entire nocturne with the hands separated by a half-step. The next day, someone walked up to him and jokingly commented, "You never missed a wrong note."

Such mistakes are easily overcome. But some mistakes we make in life can have long-lasting serious consequences. With these mistakes, however, the good news is that God's mercy is always available to all who confess their sins and failures and ask for His forgiveness.

Have you forgiven all who have ever hurt you ? And have you experienced God's forgiveness ? If not, why not do that today.

Digging Up the Past

"In 1642 England was caught up in the Civil War with Cromwell and the roundheads. Five years later King Charles the First was captured, tried and sentenced to death. He was executed on January 30, 1649. Fifty-nine men put their signatures to the death warrant.

"When Charles II was restored to the throne some eleven years later, he wanted to avenge his father's death. However, by that time, some had died and others were living abroad. They were arrested, taken back to England, and ordered to stand trial.

"As for those who had died, the bodies of fifteen signatories, many of whom had been dead for years, were exhumed and then hung on the gallows."

That's exactly what resentment does. It digs up the past. It is caused by nursing grudges and failing to forgive—a practice that God's Words warns us not to do. This is because buried and/ or unresolved anger, hurt, grief, bitterness, etc., work like emotional cancer that "rots the bones," destroys relationships, and keeps one bound by the past.

As I've quoted before, "Failing to forgive is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die."

Dear God ...
please deliver me ...
from the sin of nursing grudges ...
and holding on to all negative emotions ...
so that I can become a happier, healthier person ...
and a clear channel of your love ...

Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer ...

When to Speak Up and When to Shut Up

"When we speak out against others we believe are in the wrong, are we being judgmental ?"

This is a good question to ask and a lot harder to know the right answer.

when is it right for us to speak out and when do we need to keep silent?

How do we know we aren't projecting our own unresolved issues onto other people?

Or when someone attacks us personally, when do we need to turn the other cheek, and when do we need to stand up and confront?

Or when we see wrong in society, business, or politics, should we speak out or should we look the other way and say nothing?

The bottom line is motive.

What we need to do if we are going to make a difference in our society is, first of all, to acknowledge our own shortcomings and, with God's help, work at overcoming these. Second, we need to love the things God loves and hate the things he hates and speak out against these. These are the things we need to be angry at too. We simply cannot love righteousness without hating and opposing unrighteousness.

Meekness is not weakness and let us not forget the words of Edmund Burke who said, "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

Dear God ...
please continue ...
to purify my motives ...
and give me ...
the insight ...
to know ...
when to keep silent ...
when to be non-defensive ...
and give me the courage ...
to speak out against evil ...
when I see it ...

Thank you for hearing and answering my prayerz ...

Because We Are What We Are

Have you ever felt in the pits when a well-meaning friend told you that you shouldn't feel that way ?

It makes you feel worse.

Right ?

 

Whether we should or shouldn't feel what we feel is beside the point. We feel what we feel because we are who and what we are.

Feelings are neither right nor wrong. They just are. It's what we do with them that counts. And, contrary to what many of us were taught, feelings are important. They are a God-given vital part of our humanity.

In one sense feelings are an "emotional thermometer." They tell us what's going on inside of us—what our emotional temperature is and, when interpreted correctly, can indicate when we are emotionally well or if there is some issue in our life we need to resolve.

When feelings are repressed, one's "thermometer" is out of order. It's a very unhealthy way to live. You don't even know when you are sick (emotionally and/ or spiritually). Furthermore, people whose feelings are repressed may be clever but can, at the same time, be very cold, calculating, insensitive, callous, and—in the extreme—even murderous.

Feelings can be trusted. What we can't always trust is our interpretation of them. That's the difficult part, but with help it can be learned and learn it we must if we are to be emotionally, spiritually and physically healthy.

Learn to listen to your emotions. Take time to write something daily. Record what you are feeling without any kind of self-judgment. Get into a support, recovery or therapy group where it is safe to express your feelings and get them out into the open where they can be accepted and examined. If emotions are deeply buried, chances are you will need a capable therapist to help you work through and resolve the barriers in your life that are blocking your feelings.

Be aware, too, that the negative emotions we fail to talk out creatively we will inevitably act out in one way or another destructively. Also remember that how to feel or how not to feel—only how to act.

Dear God ...

help me ...

to get in touch with ...

all of my emotions ...

—both positive and negative—

and learn ...

how to express them ...

creatively ...

in a healthy manner ...

so that ...

I will become ...

an honest ...

and real person ...

 

Thank you for hearing and answering my prayerz ...