Day: October 13, 2021

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Babar Azam optimistic about Pakistan’s T20 World Cup chances

Lahore, October 13, 2021 (PPI-OT): The Pakistan national men’s cricket team will depart on Friday morning for the United Arab Emirates to feature in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and captain Babar Azam says his team has made the most of the opportunities to prepare for the global event.

All of Pakistan squad members featured in the National T20 – the country’s leading T20 competition – which provided them the desired match practice. Over the last four days, the squad has had training session and played a scenario-based match. They will play another scenario-based practice match on 14 October at the Gaddafi Stadium ahead of their departure.

“The National T20 has provided us the desired match practice,” the Pakistan captain told a virtual media conference. “In the last four days, since our squad has gathered, we have practiced hard. Our aim was to prepare as much as we can as a group ahead of the mega event as you don’t really have time to adjust and need quick decision making.”

Pakistan will play their tournament opener on 24 October against India in Dubai. They will take on New Zealand two days later at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, following which they will return to Dubai to play Afghanistan on 29 October. Their last two matches will be against the sides, who qualify from round one.

While this will be Babar’s first T20 World Cup, it will also mark the first instance of the Pakistan all-format skipper leading the country in a world event. “I am extremely proud that I am traveling to the T20 World Cup as a Pakistan captain,” he said. “It is always important to start well in the tournament. We want to start well and carry the momentum throughout our campaign.

“We are full of confidence about our chances in the World Cup and I have no doubt that the team will deliver on the given day. In this high-profile event, staying focused and remaining calm will be the key.” Pakistan won the second edition of the tournament – played in 2019 – by beating Sri Lanka in the final on 23 June at Lord’s.

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

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Khalid Usman fined for showing dissent

Lahore, October 13, 2021 (PPI-OT): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khalid Usman has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for a level 1 offence for showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during the first National T20 2021-22 semi-final against Northern at the Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday.

Khalid argued with the umpire during the 18th over of the second innings for not adjudging a delivery a no-ball. He was found to have violated Article 2.8 of the PCB Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.

On-field umpires Asif Yaqoob and Rashid Riaz and third umpire Waleed Yaqub levelled the charge on the all-rounder, who accepted the sanction proposed by match-referee Mohammad Javed.

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

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NUMS Department of Biological Sciences Organized a Two-day Hands-on Training Workshop on Real-Time PCR

Rawalpindi, October 13, 2021 (PPI-OT): Improvement of the existing knowledge and practices in the fields of medical and life sciences is part of NUMS mission. Training of researchers and healthcare professionals is one of the most suitable approaches to elevate the quality of research and healthcare practices in the country. Skill enhancement of the personnel in the areas lying at the intersection of biomedical research and healthcare practices is the need of the hour to bridge the gap between research and practice.

Keeping this in view, a two-day Hands-on training workshop on Real-Time PCR was organized by the Department of Biological Sciences, NUMS in collaboration with Sure Biodiagnostics and Quaid-e-Azam University, at the NUMS PWD campus. A cohort of 25 researchers/academicians and professionals attended this hands-on training workshop, which included practical aspects of qPCR including RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis, assay designing, and data analysis.

In wake of COVID-19 diagnosis and testing, training on Real-Time PCR was a very timely initiative because the national health system is in dire need of a trained human resource for the extensive and accurate testing for COVID-19 across the country. NUMS Department of Biological Sciences has a diverse faculty consisting of researchers with a variety of research expertise. A team from NDBS including Dr. Hussain M. Wahedi, Dr. Liaqat Ali, Dr. Munazza Fatima, Dr. Deeba Amraiz, Dr. Tahir Naeem, and Dr. Humayn Satti actively participated in this training workshop as organizers and trainers.

Undergraduate students Fatima Asif and Sidra Qamar along with lab technologists Kaleem Ullah Shah and Muhammad Bilal Khan facilitated the organizer in the arrangements. Dr. Rizwan Alam, and Ms. Durre Shehwar from the Biochemistry department, QAU joined the NUMS team and demonstrated various aspects of RT-PCR. The lecture part consisted of a detailed overview and theoretical knowledge of the Real-time PCR technique and experiment design. Moreover, data acquisition and analysis were also thoroughly demonstrated by the instructors.

The event was sponsored by Sure Biodiagnostics, a leading company dealing in scientific equipment and laboratory items. According to the organizers, this training workshop was the first in the series of several training workshops to be organized by the NUMS Department of Biological Sciences in the future. Successful organization and positive feedback from the participants are a really good sign for the NUMS Department of Biological Sciences. It speaks of the research capacity of the NUMS Department of Biological Sciences and its faculty.

This experience will not only help in organizing future training workshops in the department but will also increase the outreach of the research portfolio of the department to the research and academic fraternity as well as to the community. The collaborative nature of this will play an important role in developing research and academic collaborations between the researchers from the NUMS Department of Biological Sciences and other universities both at the individual level as well as at the departmental level. Dr. Jawad Hassan, HoD NDBS, distributed certificates to all participants and congratulated the organizing team for the successful conduct of the workshop.

For more information, contact:
National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS)
The Mall, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9270677
Email: info@numspak.edu.pk
Website: http://numspak.edu.pk

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Lecture on “How to Get through CSS and PMS”

Wah Cantt, October 13, 2021 (PPI-OT): Department of English, University of Wah organized a lecture on “How to Get through CSS and PMS” on 04 October 2021. Mr. Bakht Rahman, Lecturer, Department of English was the resource person. He elaborated multiple techniques of handling a CSS exam. He stressed on having excellent writing skills, good preparatory material, and sound grip on various subjects of CSS. He further discussed comments given by expert CSS examiners on last year’s CSS papers. Both faculty and students attended the session with keen interest. The lecture ended with an interactive QA session.

For more information, contact:
University of Wah
Quaid Avenue, Wah Cantt, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9157000, 905525256-7
Email: info@uow.edu.pk
Website: http://www.uow.edu.pk/Default.aspx

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Dr. Muhammad Romman, took the charge of Deputy Director

Chitral, October 13, 2021 (PPI-OT): Dr. Muhammad Romman took the charge of Deputy Director ORIC, University of Chitral today. Dr. Ishfaq Hameed, HoD, Department of Botany, and Dr. Tahir Mehmood, Department of Economics, University of Chitral, were also present in the charge-taking ceremony.

For more information, contact:
University of Chitral
Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Tel: +92-943-412819
Website: https://uoch.edu.pk

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Dr. Tahir Mahmood, Department of Economics, University of Chitral has published a research paper

Chitral, October 13, 2021 (PPI-OT): Dr. Tahir Mahmood, Department of Economics, University of Chitral has published a research paper titled “Impact of children born with low birth weight on stunting and wasting in Sindh province of Pakistan: A propensity score matching approach” in a multidisciplinary journal “Scientific Reports” (IF 5.133).

The link is given below:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-98924-7#Abs1

For more information, contact:
University of Chitral
Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Tel: +92-943-412819
Website: https://uoch.edu.pk