P@SHA
Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) a trade body and a registered association, was founded in the year 1992, primarily to promote and develop the software and services industry in Pakistan and to protect the rights of its members.
Aims & Objectives
Primary aims & objectives of P@SHA include:
- To provide a platform for member software houses and for IT & IT enabled Service companies to share technical and management related experience in IT & IT enabled Service projects.
- To promote, protect and develop the IT and IT Enabled Services industry in Pakistan.
- To provide a forum for formulation of standards for the IT & IT enabled Services industry in Pakistan.
- To provide a focal point for external agencies such as end user organizations and foreign trade/donor agencies etc. to contact for queries related to accredited IT & IT enabled Service companies and inform on the general state of affairs of information technology in Pakistan.
- To solicit support (such as subsidized communication facilities and relaxation on government policies on travel
- To devise ways and means for tackling and solving the problems and difficulties confronting the members and allied industries/trade.
- To collect, tabulate and circulate statistics and other information relating to or of interest to the business of its members and/or the industry in general.
- To publish or cause to be published or encourage and support publication, bulletins or any other information useful or beneficial to the members, and allied trade.
- To initiate, and to take steps to protect, promote and support legitimate interest of the members, including those necessary for and in the interest of Pakistan and to take steps to secure public support against measures affecting the IT & IT enabled Services industry.
- To make representations to and communicate with Federal Government, Provincial Governments, Local Governments or other authorities both Government and Private on any matter affecting the business of its members or the trade.
- To secure, organize and coordinate action on all matters pertaining to or affecting the interests of its members.
- To endeavor to settle, adjust and RESOLVE controversies between members and to arbitrate in matters of differences or disputes arising between members willing and/or agreeing to submit to arbitration.
- To frame, vary, modify and/or amend from time to time the arbitration rules of the Association.
- To undertake special investigation, study, research and enquiries.
- To hold in trust or in safe custody or otherwise, not being for the purpose of trading any material or amount, if desired to be so held by the Government or members of Association.
- To advise and assist the Government in the formulation of useful and progressive policies and to cooperate with them in their successful implementation.
- To take effective measures to eradicate unethical practices in the field of trade, commerce and industry.
- To subscribe to and become a member of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry and to cooperate with, and/or to procure from and communicate with, any incorporated organization of trade, commerce and industry such information as May Be likely to further the aims and objects of the Association.
- To endeavor with recognized/registered Chambers and Associations of trade and Industry to form a national Arbitration Association of Pakistan and to seek affiliation or liaison with similar other bodies abroad with the prior approval of the Government.
- To frame and assist in the framing of rules of practice for facilitating and simplifying the business of its members.
- To maintain and manage any training facilities which may be set up by the Association with or without the assistance of the Government.
- To encourage friendly feelings, close cooperation and unanimity among the members of the Association on all matters connected with their common good and objectives.
- Any individual firm or company engaged in the development or marketing of IT & IT Enabled Services, information systems consulting or software related to training shall be eligible to become a member of this Association. No individual firm or company will be entitled to have more than one membership in the Association.
- Only in connection with the activities and operations of the Association, to purchase, take on lease, or in exchange or otherwise acquire or deal in and to construct, maintain, develop or control lands, buildings, hereditaments or any kind of movable or immovable property or properties.
- To sell, improve, manage, develop, exchange, lease, mortgage, and dispose off, turn to account or otherwise deal in all or any part of the property of the Association.
- To invest and deal with the moneys of the Association not immediately required in such manner as may, from time to time, be determined.
- And GeneRally to do all that may be conducive or necessary to achieve and attain all or any of the aims and objects of the Association directly and indirectly of the IT & IT enabled Services industry and allied trades/industries.