Day: June 22, 2021

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Weekly Seminar will be held on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 (Department of Mathematics)

Lahore, June 22, 2021 (PPI-OT): All the faculty members and research scholars (MPhil/PhD) of Department of Mathematics, University of the Punjab are invited to attend the seminars to be held on Wednesday, June 23, 2021.

Name of Speakers – Titles of Talks – Time

Ms. Ramsha Ashraf – Classification of reduced quadratic irrational Numbers and Modular Group Action – 03:00 pm to 03:30 pm

Ms. Aleena Kanwal – Properties of reduced numbers and G-circuits of length 2m by modular group – 03:31 pm to 04:00 pm

Venue: Computer Lab, Department of Mathematics, University of the Punjab, Lahore.

For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/

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1st Scientific Training on Phenotypic Characterization of Livestock Breeds of Pakistan

Rawalpindi, June 22, 2021 (PPI-OT): A five days first scientific training on “Phenotypic Characterization of Livestock Breeds of Pakistan” for Animal Breeding and Genetics Faculty/Researchers commenced at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR), on June 21, 2021.

The training is organized by the PMAS-AAUR National Center for Livestock Breeding Genetics and Genomics with the objectives to build the capacity of faculty and researchers from all over the country for phenotypic traits and its genetics of Livestock breed for better productivity and elevation of poverty.

Prof. Dr. M. Sajjad Khan Vice Chancellor Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Bahawalpur was the chief Guest while Prof. Dr. Qamar-uz-Zaman was the Guest of Honour. The program was moderated by Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad Khan (Chairman Dept. of Veterinary Pathology PMAS -AAUR).

Vice Chancellor, Cholistan University, Prof. Dr. M. Sajjad Khan emphasized that, Pakistani livestock sector contributes about 58% of the value of agriculture and nearly 11% to the agricultural gross domestic product (AGDP). In the Pakistani livestock sector, milk is the single most important commodity. However, Pakistan is ranked third in milk production worldwide.

It plays an important role in poverty reduction strategies, and this sector may be developed very quickly as all required inputs for this sector are available in adequate quantities in the country. Pakistan is endowed with diverse livestock genetic resources, he added. Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Qmar-uz-Zaman said that Pakistan has a large livestock population, well adapted to the local environmental conditions but there is a dire need to explore the genetic potential of animals for optimum production beside good management practices.

He was of the view that Pakistan is lacking skilled human resources and said that capacity building of you scientists, researchers and postgraduate students is very important in developing the skilled human resources. Through trained manpower we not only enhance our workforce but this is indirectly promoting research in the country, he added. He said that this project has a great potential and will revolutionize the livestock sector of Pakistan and that will ultimately contribute to the national development. He hoped that participants of this training will learn a lot which would be helpful to them in their respective organizations.

For more information, contact:
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi
Shamsabad, Muree Road Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-051-9290466
Fax: +92-051-9290459
Email: registrar@uaar.edu.pk
Website: www.uaar.edu.pk

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Government College University Lahore gets Rs. 1.84 billion development projects

Lahore, June 22, 2021 (PPI-OT): The federal and provincial governments have initiated four development projects worth Rs 1,840.75 million for the uplift of Government College University Lahore. Out of this highest ever development funds allocation for GCU, a budget of Rs. 410 million is allocated for the fiscal year 2021-22 only.

The Federal Ministry of Planning and Development approved Rs. 1158 million for Phase-II of the GCU’s New Campus. The other three projects are reflected in Punjab’s Annual Development Program (ADP) 2021-22. The total costs of Girls’ Hostel, Swimming Pool and Sufism Center are Rs. 440 million, Rs. 143.278 million and Rs. 100 million, respectively.

The most prominent of the projects is the establishment of Sheikh Abul Hasan Ash-Shadhili Sufism, Science and Technology Research Centre. The construction of girls’ hostel at the main campus will also meet a long time demand from GCU’s girls, and the provision of swimming pool will offer great opportunities for GCU to host international standards of swimming competitions.

The Phase-II of the New Campus at Kala Shah Kaku will substantiate the academic and extracurricular activities. The Phase-2 includes construction of academic block for 1200 students, hostel, residence for staff and external development works. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi said GCU is the most prestigious and oldest seat of higher learning in Pakistan but it has been long ignored by the consecutive governments in terms of student facilities and expansion. He said that a campus built for a few thousand students only has now more than 14,000 students studying in more than 30 disciplines.

He said girls students from all over Pakistan comes to GCU for higher studies but unfortunately it has only one girls’ hostel with a capacity of fewer than 200 students, due to which our hundreds of students had to live in female private hostels away from the campus. The Vice-Chancellor said that new four-storey girls’ hostel would be constructed at the University’s Science Block with a capacity for more than three hundred students.

“It would be a surprise for everyone that GCU is a winner of inter-collegiate and inter-university swimming championships, but our students have no facility of swimming pool,” Prof. Zaidi said, adding “we have to request other universities to provide their pool for the training of our teams, which we get for a very short time on their terms and conditions.”

Talking about the Sufism Centre, Prof. Zaidi said the centre is the initiative of the First Lady of Pakistan, Mrs Bushra Imran, and it would conduct research in the fields of Islamic philosophy, Sufism, spirituality, comparative study of religion and mystic traditions besides providing a platform for inter-faith dialogues at national and international level.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Department,
Government College University (GCU)
Squash Complex, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
UAN: +92-42-111-000-010 Ext: 296
Tel: +92-42-99213343
Cell: +92-321-8440769
Email: registrar@gcu.edu.pk
Website: http://www.gcu.edu.pk

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Endowment Fund Voucher, Spring 2021

Lahore, June 22, 2021 (PPI-OT): Students are informed that the University has issued Endowment Fund voucher to newly admitted students of Spring, 2021 semester, amounting to Rs. 1,000/- for local students and $10 for overseas students with due date July 16, 2021.

You may visit following links for further information about Endowment Fund:

http://handbook.vu.edu.pk/HandBook_Pages/StudentEndowmentFund.htm

http://handbook.vu.edu.pk/HandBook_Pages/EndowmentFAQs.html

For more information, contact:
Virtual University of Pakistan (VU)
M.A. Jinnah Campus, Defence Road, Off Raiwind Road,
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-111-880-880
Fax: +92-42-99200604, +92-42-99202174
Website: www.vu.edu.pk

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IPS, UMT sign MoU to bolster joint research

Islamabad, June 22, 2021 (PPI-OT): A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad and University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore on June 15, 2021 to foster joint efforts in the areas of research, dialogue and publications on policy related affairs; especially IPS’ hallmark Understanding Africa program.

The signing ceremony, which was held via video link, was attended by Ambassador (r) Tajammul Altaf, senior IPS associate, Naufil Shahrukh, GM Operations, IPS, Dr Mohammad Shoaib Pervaiz, HoD department of political science and IR, UMT Lahore, Dr Abeeda Qureshi, assistant professor, department of political science and IR, UMT Lahore, Shafaq Sarfraz, manager outreach IPS, and Kulsoom Belal, research officer at IPS.

Speaking on the occasion, Shahrukh said that having strong linkages with strategic institutions and policy circles, IPS can serve as a conduit facilitating researchers from UMT to carry out research in a bid to promote policy-oriented research through Pakistani lens on topics which have meaningful contribution in the policy arena.

Commenting on the collaboration, Dr Pervaiz stated that joining hands to bolster genuine research will be in the best interests of both institutions, as the activity will have great value for six HEC recognized programs offered by the University in the domains of political science, international relations, security and strategic studies, and especially PhD IR program, which is not offered by any other private sector university across the country.

Altaf rued that Africa has remained in oblivion in the policy circles of Pakistan despite the fact that the country enjoys substantial goodwill in the African continent owing to its role in peacekeeping missions there and the diplomatic support Pakistan provided to African countries to liberate them from colonial shackles. He stressed on the importance of addressing this deficiency through academic research by identifying new avenues to focus in bilateral relations with each African country and suggesting new ways to capitalize on already existing amity between the two regions in the process.

For more information, contact:
Outreach and Publications,
Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)
1, Street 8, F-6/3, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-8438391-3 (Ext: 122)
Fax: +92-51-8438390
Website: www.ips.org.pk

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PCB extends players registrations deadline

Lahore, June 22, 2021 (PPI-OT): Following requests from a number of cricket clubs who had missed registration of players in the second phase of the process, the Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed to extend the deadline of the second phase till 5 July 2021.

Till date 85 percent of the clubs across the country have registered more than 90,000 players from 1 May to 21 June 2021.

Southern Punjab is leading with 91 percent data of players provided by their clubs’ presidents. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is second on the list with 89 percent, Central Punjab third with 87 percent, Balochistan fourth with 86 percent, Sindh on the fifth with 82 percent and Northern on the sixth spot with 78 percent.

For more information, contact:
Media Manager,
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-5717231-4
Fax: +92-42-5711860
Website: www.pcb.com.pk