Day: July 14, 2021

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گوانگ ڈونگ-ہانگ کانگ-مکاؤ انوویشن کوآپریشن ڈیمانسٹریشن زون کا افتتاح ہوگیا

گوانگژو، چین، 14 جولائی، 2021 / پی آر نیوز وائر/ — 12 جولائی کو، گوانگ ڈونگ-ہانگ کانگ-مکاؤ انوویشن کوآپریشن ڈیمانسٹریشن زون کے بین الاقوامی شہری ڈیزائن کے مقابلے کا اعلان گوانگژو میونسپل پلاننگ اینڈ نیچرل ریسورسیز بیورو اور نانشا ڈسٹرکٹ کے گوانگژو سٹی کی عوامی حکومت نے کیا۔ اس مقابلے کا مقصد دنیا بھر سے روشن خیال، جدید شہری ڈیزائن جمع کرنا اور نانشا کے شہری امیج کو گوانگژو کے انتہائی جنوبی سی-لینڈ پورٹل کے طور پر تیارکرنا ہے۔

مقابلے کے ڈیزائن کا حلقہ، گوانگ ڈونگ-ہانگ کانگ -مکاؤ انوویشن کوآپریشن ڈیمانسٹریشن زون، گوانگژو-شینزین-ہانگ کانگ اور گوانگژو- ژوہائی – مکاؤ سائنس اور ٹکنالوجی انوویشن کوریڈورز کا سنگم ہے۔ یہ گوانگژو کی جنوبی توسیعی شہری مقام کی ترقیاتی حکمت عملی میں گریٹر بے ایریا کے آس پاس کے داخلی دائرے کی ترقیاتی پٹی کو ملانے والی حکمت عملی کا جوڑ بھی ہے۔

مقابلے کے دائرہ عمل کو دو درجوں میں تقسیم کیا گیا ہے: مجموعی طور پر نظریاتی ڈیزائن اور تفصیلی ڈیزائن۔

مجموعی طور پر نظریاتی ڈیزائن کا دائرہ عمل تقریبا 71 مربع کلومیٹر کے رقبے پر محیط ہے۔ داخلے کے مندرجات میں یہ شامل ہونا چاہئے: نقطہ نظر اور منصوبہ بندی کے مقاصد کی درجہ بندی؛ صنعتی اور عملی منصوبہ بندی؛ مستقبل میں علاقائی ترقی کے لئے متحرک مقامی ترتیب، جو سمندر، دریا، میدان، شہر اور دلدلی زمین کو مربوط کرنے والے خطے کی تزئین کا نمونہ تشکیل دینے کی بنیاد پر تیار کی گئی ہو۔ ڈیزائنوں کو کاربن کے اخراج اور سبز ارتقاکی ضروریات کو پورا کرنا چاہئے؛ مجموعی شہری خصوصیت، رہائشی ماحول، معاون خدمات، مضافاتی ماحول اور نقل و حمل میں بہتری لاتے ہوئے۔

تفصیلی ڈیزائن کا دائرہ عمل تقریبا 8 مربع کلومیٹر کے علاقے پر محیط ہے۔ تفصیلی ڈیزائن کو مجموعی طور پر نظریاتی ڈیزائن پر مبنی ہونا چاہئے اور تفصیلی ڈیزائن رینج کے عملی رخ اور صنعتی جگہ کی مانگ کے مفروضے کے مطابق اس کی معاون شرائط کا تجزیہ کرنا چاہئے۔ اس حصے میں یہ شامل ہونا چاہئے: فنکشنل فارمیٹ پلاننگ، لینڈ لےآؤٹ میں بہتری، ارضی ترقیات میں شدت، عمودی ڈیزائن، ٹریفک آرگنائزیشن، پبلک سروس سہولیات کی منصوبہ بندی، کھلی جگہ اور شہری انداز کنٹرول۔ اسی کے ساتھ، ڈیزائن کو بہتر کرنے کے لئے کم از کم ایک نوڈ کا انتخاب کیا جانا چاہئے۔

مقابلہ حتمی طور پر پہلے 6 ڈیزائن والے اداروں کو بطور شریک اداروں کے منتخب کرے گا اور ان میں سے جیتنے والی تین اسکیموں کو ووٹ دے گا۔ حصہ لینے والا ایک ادارہ مقابلہ کے نتائج کو یکجا کرنے اور ان کی اصلاح کے حق کو حاصل کرنے کے لئے اٹل ہوگا۔ یہ ادارہ 2.6 ملین آر ایم بی کا مجموعی بونس حاصل کرسکتا ہے۔ فاتح اسکیموں کے دوسرے دو حصہ لینے والے ادارے 1.6 ملین آر ایم بی کا بونس حاصل کرسکتے ہیں۔ دیگر تین حصہ لینے والے ادارے جنہیں جیتنے والی اسکیموں کا ووٹ نہیں دیا جاتا، ایک ملین آر ایم بی کا بونس وصول کرسکتے ہیں۔

مقابلے کی رجسٹریشن کا وقت 13، جولائی کو 10:00بجے سے 30 اگست ،2021 کو 17:00 بجے (بیجنگ ٹائم) تک ہے۔ مزید تفصیلات اور رجسٹریشن کے طریقے کے لئے، براہ کرم مقابلے کے اعلان ملاحظہ کیجئے۔

مقابلے کے اعلان کی ویب سائٹ: http://ghzyj.gz.gov.cn/xwzx/tzgg/content/mpost_7374186.html

ماخذ: نانشا ڈسٹرکٹ کے گوانگ سٹی کی عوامی حکومت

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The International Urban Design Competition of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Innovation Cooperation Demonstration Zone Opens

GUANGZHOU, China, July 14, 2021 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– On July 12th, the announcement of the International Urban Design Competition of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Innovation Cooperation Demonstration Zone was released by Guangzhou Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau and Nansha District People’s Government of Guangzhou City. The competition is aimed at collecting forward-looking, innovative urban designs around the world, and establishing the city image of Nansha as the southernmost sea-land portal of Guangzhou.

The design area of the competition, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Innovation Cooperation Demonstration Zone, is the intersection of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong and Guangzhou-Zhuhai-Macao Science and Technology Innovation Corridors. It is also the strategic hinge connecting the inner circle development belt around the Greater Bay Area in the southern expansion urban spatial development strategy of Guangzhou.

The scope of the competition is divided into two levels: overall conceptual design and detailed design.

The scope of the overall conceptual design covers an area of about 71 square kilometers. The content of entries should include: the vision and positioning of the planning objectives; the industrial and functional planning; the functional spatial layout for driving regional development in the future, which is planned on the premise of creating a landscape pattern integrating sea, river, field, city and wetland. The designs should fulfil the requirements of peak carbon emission and green development; the optimization of the overall urban feature, living environment, supporting services, ecological environment and transportation.

The scope of the detailed design covers an area of about 8 square kilometers. The detailed design requires to be based on the overall conceptual design and should analyze its supporting conditions according to the functional orientation of the detailed design range and the assumption of industrial space demand. This part should include: functional format planning, land layout optimization, land development intensity, vertical design, traffic organization, public service facilities planning, open space, and urban style control. At the same time, no less than one node should be selected for deepening design.

The competition will finally select the first 6 design institutions as the participating institutions and vote the three winning schemes from them. One participating institution will be determined to win the right of integrating and optimizing the competition results. The Institution can receive a total bonus of RMB 2.6 million. The other two participating institutions of the winning schemes can receive a bonus of RMB 1.6 million. The other three participating institutions which don’t be voted as the winning schemes can receive a bonus of RMB 1 million.

The registration time of the competition is from 10:00 on July 13 to 17:00 on August 3, 2021 (Beijing Time). For more details and the way of registration, please check on the competition announcement.

The website of competition announcement: http://ghzyj.gz.gov.cn/xwzx/tzgg/content/mpost_7374186.html

Source: Nansha District People’s Government of Guangzhou City

 

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Senate addresses 83 percent agenda, discusses political issues 

Islamabad, July 14, 2021 (PPI-OT):The Senate took up 83 percent of its agenda on Wednesday and consumed 42 percent of the proceedings in points of public importance, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in the Daily Factsheet.

Following are key observations of the House proceedings during third sitting of 313rd session:

Members’ Participation

The House met for three hours and 16 minutes.

The sitting started at 10:04 am against the scheduled time of 10:00 am.

The chairman presided over the proceedings for an hour and 38 minutes, while the remaining sitting was chaired by the deputy chairman.

The leader of the House attended the sitting for two hours and 34 minutes.

The leader of the opposition was not present.

As many as 24 lawmakers (24 percent) were present at the outset and 16 (16 percent) at the adjournment of the sitting.

The parliamentary leaders of PPPP, PML-N, JUIP and JI attended the sitting.

Three out of four minority lawmakers were present.

Output

Moved by Minister for Science and Technology, the House passed the Enforcement of Women’s Property Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

Sponsored by an Independent lawmaker, the House adopted a supplementary resolution appreciating the step of reviving tax exemption for erstwhile federal administered tribal areas (FATA) and provincial administered tribal areas (PATA) from 2021 to 2023 and recommending the government to retrospectively extend its effect as committed during the time of merger.

Representation and Responsiveness

Minister of State for parliamentary Affairs and Minister for Aviation responded to calling attention notices regarding poor condition of Burhan-Shah Maqsood Section of Hazara Motorway and difficulties being faced by Pakistanis due to over booking and cancellation of flights of various Air lines, respectively.

The House took up six out of 19 starred questions, while lawmakers also asked 15 supplementary questions.

The House did not initiate debate on motion of thanks to the President for his address to Parliament.

Eight lawmakers spoke on points of public importance for an hour and 22 minutes related to political developments and governance.

Order and Institutionalization

Four lawmakers including the leader of the House spoke on points of order for 30 minutes related to political issues.

Lawmakers belonging to the opposition protested for 15 minutes during the proceedings against the remarks of a federal minister about their leaderships during election campaign in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).

The House was adjourned to meet again on Friday, July 16, 2021 at 10:00 am.

Transparency

‘Orders of the Day’ was available to the legislators, observers and public.

The attendance of Senators is available on Senate website.

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Shibli faraz calls for linkage between industry and academia 

Islamabad, July 14, 2021 (PPI-OT):Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Shibli Faraz has stressed upon the need of a linkage between industry and academia. He was addressing the 12th open house and careers fair organized by the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of International Islamic University (IIU). Students exhibited more than 100 innovative projects at the 12th open house and careers.

The Federal Minister said that youth are a ray of hope and a guarantee of a bright future. He said that interest and performance of youth in Engineering and Technology is a positive omen. Shibli Faraz said that the Ministry of Science and Technology is focusing on promotion of applied research. He added that the ministry is keen to build a link between industry, education sector and the government.

Projects showcased included solar and formula cars, an advanced application-based operatable wheelchair, eye technology, a healthcare monitoring system, an electric wheelchair, smart energy meters, a water distribution system and power generation projects.

The students apprised the visitors about their projects to the invigilators, representatives of industry and chief guests. The projects were also viewed and analyzed by industrialists and engineering experts, who chose students for career-building. The ceremony was also attended by DG HRD NESCOM Dr. Nadeem Ahmed Javed and Member Technical KRL Dr. Abdul Qayyum.

The grand ceremony was also addressed by President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce Sardar Yasir Ilyas who said Pakistan has 55% youth that, if utilized, can bring prosperity and progress. He stressed upon addressing the disconnect between academia and industry and role of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce in this regard. He said research and commercialization must be the top priorities at the universities. He said that the approach of job seeking should be replaced with job creation.

Speaking on the occasion, IIUI Rector urged to conduct interaction activities between students of technology and engineering and the industry; He added that links between academia and industry could resolve issues. He said linkage of academia and focus on knowledge economy are the key elements to solve our issues. He said that IIUI is travelling towards new heights and IIU President has informed that the university will soon have 15 foreign faculty members through a sponsorship by Imam Muhamamd Ibn Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

He also said that a number of new patents through the incubation centre of IIUI have been processed. He told that the IIU President has also apprised that the university is about to launch its ODL and online learning system through which courses in various 90 programs shall be offered soon. The IIUI Rector appreciated the hard work of the IIUI President and vowed that no stone shall be left unturned for the progress of the university. He said few elements were trying to sabotage the university’s progress and such attempts shall be foiled on all levels.

IIU President Dr. Hathal Homou Alotaibi in his address briefed about the introduction, role, scope, objectives and future aims of the university. He said the university is all set to advance towards the destination of success through new initiatives such as inclusion of foreign faculty, distance learning and online short courses and new strategic plan.

He hoped that the new strategic plan of the university will pave the way to achieve lofty goals. He told that the university is also focusing on linkages and adoption of the latest trends of teaching and learning. Hailing the FET open house, he said the event provided a platform to bring academia and industry together to share experiences and bring positive results.

Dean FET, Nadeem Ahmed Shiekh in his address thanked IIUI leadership for the support and also elaborated about the details of the event.

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H-10 Sector, Islamabad, Pakistan
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National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research Centre of Excellence, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad 

Islamabad, July 14, 2021 (PPI-OT):Prof Dr Mohammad Ali, Vice Chancellor, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad Wednesday said that Prof M. Aslam had elaborately highlighted history and trends of music during the Sultans of Delhi and the Mughal periods in his book. He was speaking as Chief Guest at the launching of a book entitled “Salateen-e-Dehli wa Shahaan-e-Mughlia ka Zauq-e-Moseeqi ” arranged by the National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research at its premises here.

The VC explored the history and evolution of music in the subcontinent in consonance with the book being launched saying that country’s higher educational institutions must take responsibility to refresh the dying arts like calligraphy, developing music and making innovative musical instruments.

Prof Dr Mohammad Hussain Azad, commenting on the book, said that music and musical instruments were created in South Asia with the descendance of Hazrat Adam (A.S). The universe has been in rhythm since then, he remarked. Prof Dr Ghulam Shamsur Rehman of Government College University, Faisalabad, speaking online eloquently highlighted salient aspects of the book recommending it for extensive study of all and sundry.

Prof Shahbaz Ali of Government Post-Graduate College, Satellite Town, Rawalpindi, who is a music teacher, informed the audience that the first edition of this book was published in 1992. It has been a hectic effort on the part of Prof Mohammad Aslam that he not only wrote on music but also collected scattered information on music for the benefit of the budding musicians.

Prof Dr Mohammad Idrees, Dean Social Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, in his concluding remarks felt that reading literature was being narrowed down. There is a need to bridge this gap by the educational institutions primarily universities in inculcating reading literature habits. Teachers should motivate their students in getting extensive knowledge, he opined.

Prof Dr Tanvir Anjum, Chairperson, Department of History, Quaid-i-Azam University, being daughter of Mr Mohammad Aslam (late), the author, in her vote of thanks highlighted the importance of music in general and rhythm in particular in our daily lives. Earlier, in his welcome address, the NIHCR Director Dr Sajid Mahmood Awan said that it has been a legacy of the NIHCR that it has been holding seminars, conferences, seminars as well as webinars on history and culture. The NIHCR research pursuits did not dim even in the agonies of Covid-19 and this book launching is a proof to it, he said.

Dr Rahat Zubair Malik, Senior Research Fellow of the NIHCR moderated the event. Earlier, Mr Khalid Mehmood recited verses from the Holy Quran.

For more information, contact:
National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research (NIHCR)
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Islamabad, Pakistan
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Allen in top 10 of MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings 

Dubai, July 14, 2021 (PPI-OT):West Indies spinner Fabian Allen has moved into the top 10 of the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings after featuring in his team’s fine showing in an ongoing five-match series against Australia. The 26-year-old left-arm spinner has gained 16 spots to reach 10th position in the bowlers’ list after grabbing three wickets in the first three matches, which have all been won by the West Indies, who defend their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title later this year.

Fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell (up two places to 22nd), Dwayne Bravo (up seven places to 37th) and Obed McKoy (up 15 places to 38th) have also moved up in the bowlers’ list for the West Indies, while for Australia, left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc has advanced five places and is now in 29th position.

Shimron Hetmyer (up 37 places to 62nd) and Lendl Simons (up six places to 64th) have moved up in the batsmen’s list as have veterans Chris Gayle and Andre Russell, who are tied in 103rd place after gaining 22 and 38 places, respectively. The MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings update, which takes into account performances in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League series that England won 3-0 against Pakistan, and two matches of the ongoing Ireland-South Africa series, Babar Azam has consolidated his position at the top.

The 26-year-old Pakistan captain, who struck a fine 158 in the final match of the series, has gained eight rating points to reach a career-best 873 rating points, 16 more than India captain Virat Kohli, who is in second place. Rohit Sharma is third with 825 rating points. Others to gain in Wednesday’s updates include the Ireland pair of William Porterfield (up five places to 74th) and Harry Trector (up 37 places to 90th) , South Africa’s Janneman Malan (up 12 places to 95th) and England’s James Vince (up 85 places to 113th) in the batters’ list.

England fast bowler Saqib Mahmood (up 89 places to 63rd), Ireland’s Craig Young (up four places to 78th) and Joshua Little (up 22 places to 86th) have moved up among bowlers. In the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings, Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has made headway after knocks of 81 and 92 in the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Harare, which his team lost by 220 runs. He is up seven places to 28th position.

Bowlers Blessing Muzarabani (up six places to 45th) and Donald Tiripano (up three places to 76th) are other Zimbabwe players to gain in the latest weekly update. For Bangladesh, century-maker Mahmudullah is up 19 places to 44th and Liton Das has gained 15 places and is now 55th. Spinner Mehidy Hasan is up six places to 24th after finishing with a nine-wicket match haul. Fast bowler Taskin Ahmed has advanced from 95th to 89th position.

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