Day: January 27, 2022

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Mock interviews Session – January 21st 2022

Karachi, January 27, 2022 (PPI-OT): Under the supervision of Ms. Tehseen Azhar – Director of Alumni Relations and Senior Lecturer (MS), a Mock Interviews session was organized exclusively for the students of the Professional Development course (BBA VII) on Friday, January 21st, 2022. The panellists for the session were Mr. Noman Iqbal – HR Business Partner at Midas Safety and Ms. Arouj Fatima – Lead Recruiter and Sales Manager at Jobee.pk.

Mr. Noman Iqbal is a seasoned HR professional with around 13 years of work experience in Multinational (MNC’s) and National Level Companies (NLC’s) in FMCG, Textile and Pharmaceutical sectors. Currently, he is associated with Midas Safety as an HR Business Partner. Ms. Arouj Fatima is a seasoned professional with around 12 years of diverse work experience in the HR, Sales and Teaching fields. She has a proven track record of serving International and local business Set-ups. Currently, she is working as a Lead Recruiter and Sales Manager at Jobee.pk.

The objective of these mock interviews was to offer graduating students a simulation of actual job interviews and provide them immediate constructive feedback. A glimpse of what the recruiters look for in a particular candidate of their chosen field, how they can improve their profile to stand out from the crowd and how they can ace the interviews to get their preferred jobs. The session was attended by 23 final year students of the MS Department.

For more information, contact:
Manager Marketing,
DHA Suffa University (DSU)
DG-78, Off Khayaban-e-Tufail, Ph-VII (Ext.),
DHA, Karachi-75500, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-35244871
Email: sabah.baloch@dsu.edu.pk
Website: www.dsu.edu.pk

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Centennial TechnoVation Innovation Summit 2022

Lahore, January 27, 2022 (PPI-OT): As part of the centennial activities of UET Lahore, ORIC and DSA Office are organizing a week-long event – UET Centennial TechnoVation-2022, from February 21 to 25 at the Auditorium Hall of UET, Lahore. The TechnoVation consists of two components: (I) Student’s Technical Competitions; and (2) Innovation Summit.

Student’s Technical Competitions will be managed through student’s technical societies from 21 to 24th February. It’s planned as an open competition where student societies of other universities will be invited by their peer societies at UET.

The Innovation Summit will be our primary event of this TechnoVation and is conceived to showcase the innovation and creativity potential of UET through their developed projects/products (details are given in the Flyer attached). The innovative projects/products (i.e. physical models, prototypes, software, circuits, etc.) will be displayed on 25th February (alongside the road of the Auditorium) and will be visited by the industry representatives. The projects will be evaluated for cash prizes.

All faculty members, students, and Industry are requested to join us in the biggest R and D Innovative Projects Competition hosted by UET Lahore. See the below Flyer for eligibility criteria, participation, and evaluation details for showcasing of innovative projects of faculty and students. Below is link for online registration of project.

http://www.bit.ly/UetTechnovation2022

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Officer,
University of Engineering and Technology (UET)
G.T. Road, Lahore – 54890, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99250274, +92-42-99029358
Cell: +92-321-9467302
Email: tanveerqasim@yahoo.com
Website: www.uet.edu.pk

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Students of Architecture Department visited WAPDA House, Lahore

Lahore, January 27, 2022 (PPI-OT): It is commonly believed that “Architecture is a visual art and the buildings speak for themselves”. Field trips and visits to significant buildings play a vital role in educating an architect, as it allows students to experience space through their own movement, their senses and in a real environment. The architectural experience that the students gain helps them to develop ability of architectural appreciation. In order to gain the sensory experience, the Department of Architecture arranged a visit of the students of “WAPDA HOUSE”, Lahore designed by the American Edward Durell Stone on 16 -12-21.

This study tour was arranged by the Assistant Professor Quratulain Asghar in order to educate the students about the contribution made by foreign architects to the Architecture of Lahore. The building is located at the junction of historical Charing Cross, Mall Road and reflects amalgamation of contemporary and vernacular architecture.

The students were welcomed by the Chief Engineer, Fawad Saeed and thoroughly briefed about the structure and design of building along with the completed and upcoming projects by WAPDA. At the end, he presented a memento as a token of remembrance to Assistant Professor, Quratulain Asghar. This confined educational tour of a timeless building nonetheless opened up the new dimensions of Architecture to the students.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Officer,
University of Engineering and Technology (UET)
G.T. Road, Lahore – 54890, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99250274, +92-42-99029358
Cell: +92-321-9467302
Email: tanveerqasim@yahoo.com
Website: www.uet.edu.pk

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National Textile University Faisalabad participating in Intervarsity Badminton Championship 2022 (Zone E) at KFUEIT

Faisalabad, January 27, 2022 (PPI-OT): The Badminton Team of National Textile University (NTU) Faisalabad is participating in Intervarsity Badminton Championship 2022 (Zone E) at Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT), Rahim Yar Khan. The selected Team of 05 players from NTU were selected after trial of more than hundred student/players who participated in the selection trials. The Badminton Team was congratulated by Prof. Dr. Tanveer Hussain, Rector NTU. The Worthy Rector assured his support to the team and endowed them best wishes for the Championship.

For more information, contact:
National Textile University (NTU)
Sheikhupura Road, Faisalabad 37610, Pakistan
Tel: +92-41-9230081-90
Fax: +92-41-9230098
Email: info@ntu.edu.pk
Website: http://www.ntu.edu.pk

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The first pack of ‘ICC Crictos’ are here!

Dubai, January 27, 2022 (PPI-OT): The first packs of ICC Crictos, the official range of digital collectibles, will be released to fans by the ICC today in partnership with FanCraze. Crictos enables fans to collect and trade their own slice of cricket history from a range of ICC events and today’s Beta launch sees the first packs of Crictos releases.

Featuring 75 unforgettable moments from the 2015 and 2019 editions of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, fans can start their Crictos collection with one of three packs: a Base Pack, a Booster Pack and a Hotshots Pack. Fans that have reserved a pack will be the first to have the chance to own NFTs of some of the most talked about shots, catches and wickets in international cricket.

The roster of collectibles will continue to grow and will include classic plays from past ICC Men’s and Women’s events as well as iconic moments created at future events. The number of Crictos vary by pack-type and Crictos will vary in their rarity across four tiers: Common, Rare, Epic and Legendary with Common Crictos being the most minted whilst Legendary will be the rarest.

Finn Bradshaw, ICC Head of Digital said: “We are so excited to drop our first packs of Crictos today which is a unique opportunity for fans to own and be part of historic moments in cricket. Crictos will be a digital record of those moments cricket fans love, and enable them to collect these legendary video highlights.

“This Beta launch is our first step into the cricket metaverse and those lucky enough to be part of it can start their Crictos collection today and shortly start growing it by trading on the peer-to-peer marketplace through our partners FanCraze before we move to a full launch in the near future.”

The packs available as part of the launch are Base Pack, Booster Pack and Hotshots Pack.

Base Pack

The Base Pack includes hand-picked moments, most of which will only be available during the Beta, to start your collection.

Base Packs include moments like Glenn Maxwell whipping one over square leg for a boundary against Sri Lanka, Hardik Pandya smashing Mohammad Amir through the covers at Old Trafford in 2019, and Joe Root drilling one over long-on in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019.

Base Packs cost just $9 for one collectible with the Crictos distributed such that fans have a 90% chance of striking a Common and a 10% chance of landing a Rare in Thursday’s first drop.

Booster Pack

The first in the family of rare packs, the Booster Pack is the best way for fans to curate an enviable collection of rare Crictos.

Alongside MS Dhoni and Steve Smith moments, a Lasith Malinga yorker from the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 can be found in a Booster Pack, as well as world-class batting moments from Babar Azam and Andre Russell.

Booster Packs cost USD $49 and include three Crictos of 1 Rare + 1 Common + 1 Epic (10%) or 1 Common (90%).

Hotshots Pack

This limited-edition pack is available first exclusively to our early adopters. Epic packs like this drop less frequently than rare packs, so opportunities come at a premium.

Moments including David Warner executing a checked lofted drive down the ground for six at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019, KL Rahul lofting Akhila Dhananjaya over long-off for a six in 2019, and AB de Villiers showing his 360-degree range against Andre Russell all feature.

Hotshots Packs cost USD $249 and include 10 collectibles with a distribution of 6 Common, 3 Rare and 1 Epic.

All information on the first pack drop of ICC Crictos is available on www.fancraze.com/icc

For more information, contact:
Headquarters,
International Cricket Council (ICC)
Street 69, Dubai Sports City,
Sh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE
Phone: +97-143828800
Fax: +97-143828600
E-mail: enquiry@icc-cricket.com
Website: www.icc-cricket.com

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Ijaz upbeat about U19 World Cup quarter-final against Australia

Antigua, January 27, 2022 (PPI-OT): Twice former champions Pakistan take on Australia in the ICC U19 Men’s World Cup 2022 Super Series quarter-final at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua on Friday.

Pakistan led by all-rounder Qasim Akram gave a good account of their talent, skill and future potential in their three Group C matches that they won convincingly against Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea to confirm their quarter-final clash with Australia.

After finishing their group matches in Trinidad on a high with a thumping nine-wicket win over Papua New Guinea, Pakistan have trained hard in the lead-up to the match against Australia in Antigua.

In the match against Papua New Guinea, all-rounder Muhammad Shehzad took five wickets as Pakistan rolled over their opponents for 50.

In the clash against Afghanistan, all-rounder Maaz Sadaqat inspired the side to a 24-run win while opener Haseebullah’s century and pacer Awais Ali’s six-for were instrumental in the overwhelming 115-run victory.

The right-armer Awais is third on the tournament wicket-takers list (nine wickets in three matches) while Haseebullah (155 runs in three matches) is presently placed at number eleven amongst the tournament’s leading run-getters.

Pakistan, meanwhile are the third most successful side after India and Australia in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, which was launched in 1988 before becoming a biennial event in 1998.

Pakistan have won titles in 2004 and 2006, finished runners-up thrice in 1988, 2010 and 2014, and achieved third positions in 2000, 2008, 2018 and 2020, the boys in green, featuring in the 2022 edition, would thus enter the quarter-final with an aim of securing a semi-final spot in the tournament for a 10th time.

Head Coach Ijaz Ahmed is happy with the team’s preparations for the big clash and feels that the team is heading in the right direction in terms of both the tournament and their long-term development.

Pakistan U19 Head Coach Ijaz Ahmed: “We have gained good momentum here starting with our warm-up victories against Bangladesh and Canada. The players entered the tournament with great confidence and focus, the performance in our Group C matches is a real testament of the players’ preparation and eagerness to perform at the big stage.

“Since this event is also about learning and overcoming weaknesses, we have been working extra hard with the players to identify their shortcomings while guiding them through their game related challenges. We have emphasised on how the batters need to take responsibility and convert their starts into big scores.

“Most of the players in the side have been with us for two years, they have come through the U16 stage and we have been able to build a quality combination based on our extensive preparations despite the Covid-19 related challenges. Last year, we had a two-month long camp in Karachi which gave us an excellent opportunity to work closely with the players while focusing on individualised plans and drills this included batters, bowlers, fielders all-rounders and wicketkeepers.”

“My message to the players for the knockout stage of the tournament is simple, they need to enjoy themselves and take minimum pressure of the big stage and play fearless cricket. The players are super fit and that is one of the reasons of the team’s outstanding fielding in the tournament which reflects our outstanding team spirit.”

Squad – Qasim Akram (captain, Central Punjab), Abdul Faseeh (Northern), Abbas Ali (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Ahmed Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Ali Asfand (Central Punjab), Arham Nawab (Central Punjab), Awais Ali (Central Punjab), Faisal Akram (Southern Punjab), Haseebullah (wicketkeeper, Balochistan), Irfan Khan Niazi (Central Punjab), Maaz Sadaqat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mehran Mumtaz (Northern), Mohammad Shehzad (Southern Punjab), Rizwan Mehmood (Sindh) and Zeeshan Zameer (Sindh)

Traveling reserves: Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper, Sindh), Mohammad Zeeshan (Central Punjab).

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