March 1, 2022 – Newswire Pakistan

March 1, 2022

Winners Announced in 16th Annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service

New Categories for 2022 Recognize Thought Leadership

Winners have been announced in the 16th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.

More than 2,300 entries were considered in over 90 categories for sales, customer service, and contact center achievements.

FAIRFAX, Va., March 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Winners in the 16th annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service, recognized as the world’s top customer service awards and sales awards, were announced today. Stevie Award winners will be celebrated during a virtual awards ceremony on May 11.

The complete list of Stevie Winners by category is available at http://www.StevieAwards.com/Sales.

More than 2,300 nominations from organizations in 51 nations were considered in this year’s competition. Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 150 professionals on eight specialized judging committees. Entries were considered in more than 90 categories for customer service and contact center achievements, including Contact Center of the Year, Award for Innovation in Customer Service, and Customer Service Department of the Year; more than 60 categories for sales and business development achievements, ranging from Senior Sales Executive of the Year to Sales Training or Business Development Executive of the Year to Sales Department of the Year; and categories to recognize new products and services, solution providers, and organizations’ and individuals’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. New categories this year honor excellence in thought leadership in customer service and sales.

IBM of Armonk, NY USA and DP DHL, worldwide both won 11 Gold Stevie Awards, the most of any organization in the competition. Other Stevie winners with three of more Golds include Sales Partnerships, Inc., Broomfield, CO USA (eight), ValueSelling Associates, Carlsbad, CA USA (six), HP, Inc. Boise, ID USA (four), The Biz Dojo Inc, Calgary, Canada (four), UPMC Health Plan, Pittsburgh, PA USA (four), Allianz Services Pvt Ltd, Kerala, India (three), Nutrisystem, Fort Washington, PA USA (three), TransPerfect, New York, NY USA (three), and Voya Financial, Chandler, AZ USA (three).

Winners of two Gold Stevie Awards include Contact Lens King Inc., Chaplain, NY USA; Datasite, Minneapolis, MN USA; Dubai Municipality, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Empolis Group, Kaiserslautern, Germany; Future Generali India Insurance Company Ltd., Mumbai, India; Michael Kors, New York, NY USA; Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA USA; Municipality and Planning Department, Ajman, United Arab Emirates; Optima Tax Relief, LLC, Santa Ana, CA USA; POWERHOME SOLAR, Mooresville, NC USA; PowerSchool Group LLC, Folsom, CA USA; Ruby, Portland, OR USA; SAP, Newtown Square, PA USA; Sber, Moscow, Russia; SoftPro, Raleigh, NC USA; Spinnaker Support, Greenwood Village, CO USA; Support Services Group, Lewis Center, OH USA; Talkdesk, San Francisco, CA USA; Templeton & Partners, London, United Kingdom; VakifBank, Istanbul, Turkey; and VMware, Palo Alto, CA USA.

Other organizations winning a combination of four or more Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie Awards include Abrigo, Austin, TX USA; Arise Virtual Solutions, Miramar, FL USA; Blackhawk Network, Pleasanton CA USA; CarrefourSA, Istanbul, Turkey; Clubspeed, Irvine, CA USA; EFG Companies, Irving, TX USA; Element Electronics, Winnsboro, SC USA; HireVue, South Jordan, UT USA; Intuit, Mississauga, Ontario Canada; Nuance Communications, Boston, MA USA; OpenGov, San Jose, CA USA; Optum Eden Prairie, MN USA; Princess Polly, Los Angeles CA USA; Pushpay, Redmond, WA USA; QNB Finansbank, Istanbul, Turkey; RAIN Group, Boston, MA USA; Toco Warranty, Los Angeles, CA USA; TTEC, Englewood, CO USA; Visualize, Birmingham, MI USA; VIZIO Inc., Irvine, CA USA; and WNS (Holdings) Limited, Mumbai, India.

The 10 most-honored organizations in the competition will receive Grand Stevie Award trophies. Those winners will be announced the week of March 14.

Beginning today through April 1, the public may vote for their favorite providers of customer service in the People’s Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Customer Service, an annual feature of the awards. Voting is open at http://peopleschoice.stevieawards.com. Winners of the People’s Choice Stevie Awards in multiple industries will be announced the week of April 4.

One category in the awards will continue to accept entries through March 11. It is the Sales Partnerships Award for Ethics in Sales, which will recognize organizations for best practices and achievements in demonstrating the highest ethical standards in the sales industry. Entry requirements for this category are outlined at https://stevieawards.com/sales/nominate-2022-sales-partnerships-ethics-sales-award.

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 nominations each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

Sponsors of the 16th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service include Sales Partnerships, Inc., Thought Leadership Leverage, and ValueSelling Associates, Inc.

Marketing Contact:
Nina Moore
Nina@StevieAwards.com
+1 (703) 547-8389

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/a8a7c18c-40b4-4999-9a72-ee6afaecb74d

March 1, 2022

E-Rozgaar: Admissions are closing on 6th March 2022

Sargodha, March 01, 2022 (PPI-OT):Join the e-Rozgaar Program by Youth Affairs and Sports Department, Government of Punjab, and Punjab Information Technology Board to learn digital skills and freelancing free of cost.

On-Campus/Physical Courses:

Technical

Content Marketing and Advertising

Creative Design

Please note that E-Commerce, UI/UX Design, and Digital and Social Media Marketing courses are only available in Online Training mode, while others are available in both modes.

Training is free, but the candidate must fulfill following Eligibility Criteria:

Requirements for Admissions:

16 years education (BS/MA/MSc or equivalent)

Punjab Domicile/CNIC

Age limit: Up to 35 years

For more information, contact:
University of Sargodha
University Road, Sargodha, Pakistan
Tel: +92-48-9230811-15
Email: info@uos.edu.pk
Website: https://uos.edu.pk

March 1, 2022

Mehfil-e-Milad on Shab-e-Meraj

Faisalabad, March 01, 2022 (PPI-OT):A Mehfil-e-Milad in context of Shab-e-Meraj was organized by Religious Society, TUF in Health Sciences wing on February 28, 2022. Shab-e-Meraj is one of the holiest nights in Islamic history, the night when the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) ascended to the highest levels of Heavens. Ms Ayesha Batool and Ms Safia Jafar in their addresses explained the significance of the night. Faculty members and Students of TUF enthusiastically participated in reciting beautiful Naats. The Mehfil culminated with Durood-o-Salam and Dua.

For more information, contact:
The University of Faisalabad
Health Sciences Campus (For Female)
Sargodha Road University Town, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-41-8868326-30
Fax: +92-41-8868220
Email: admission@tuf.edu.pk
Website: www.tuf.edu.pk

March 1, 2022

Kashmir: The Way Forward

Islamabad, March 01, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Kashmir conflict is ingrained with numerous constraints and complexities, and it only continues to get more and more compounded as time passes. The conflict demands the international community’s attention and arbitration to be resolved for the sake of the millions of lives of the region’s inhabitants, and the peace the people of Pakistan and India deserve to progress for the future.

These views were expressed by Victoria Schofield, an eminent British historian, author, scholar and biographer with a particular interest in South Asia and Kashmir conflict, during an exclusive talk held at IPS on the topic of ‘Kashmir: The Way Forward’ on February 26, 2022.

Schofield, who has visited both sides of the disputed territory many times and had opportunities to interview locals from both sides to ascertain their opinion regarding the whole situation, lamented that the people in the Indian occupied territory were still living traumatic lives, there were a number of civilian deaths and arrests every day, and armed soldiers roam the streets.

The speaker termed the whole situation a grave humanitarian crisis that needs the urgent attention of the world community, pressing that these human rights violations in IOJK need to be documented and reach the right places on a consistent basis. Schofield also reminded that the Simla Agreement does not bind Pakistan and India to resolve the Kashmir conflict only through ‘bilateral means’.

She said, the Agreement states that both the countries will try to resolve the issue bilaterally or through any other mutually agreed means. She stressed that this latter clause in the agreement needs to be highlighted to seek international mediation over the issue, which is critical as India’s hubris has continued to obstruct an amicable and bilateral resolution to the pain and suffering of the people of Kashmir.

She further opined that the resolution of this over 75-year-old issue needs to involve multiple stakeholders, including China because of its claim to Aksai Chin and Trans Karakoram Tract. She was of the view that the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the Gilgit-Baltistan region, the Indian-Occupied Jammu, Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region may not necessarily have a similar opinion over the matter.

The session presided over by the IPS’ Vice Chairman Ambassador (r) Syed Abrar Hussain, was also joined by Ambassador (r) Ishtiaq Hussain Andrabi, Brigadier (r) Said Nazir Mohmand, Farzana Yaqoob, former AJK minister and secretary, IPS-Working Group on Kashmir, Syed Abu Ahmad Akif, former federal secretary, and Advocate Nasir Qadri, founder, Legal Forum for the Oppressed Voices of Kashmir (LFOVK), among others.

Several young activists hailing from the Indian-occupied territory of Jammu and Kashmir, including Dr Mujahid Gilani, and Ahmed bin Qasim, the son of long detained Kashmiri leaders Qasim Faktoo and Asiya Andrabi, also participated in the discussion after the talk.

The Kashmiri youth partaking in a session also voiced their opinion, stating that the ongoing human rights violations in Kashmir were just the symptoms emerging from the disease of illegal occupation. Its status quo was being protected by the Indian government, bureaucracy, military, and legal institutions together.

In his closing remarks, Ambassador (r) Syed Abrar Hussain stated that Pakistan has always tried to seek a resolution to this issue both through dialogue and in the form of international mediation on a number of occasions. India however remains adamant in its unilateral stance, he added. He reiterated that Kashmiris are the principal party to the international conflict, and no resolution would be achievable without empowering them with their right of self-determination.

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

March 1, 2022

Saving Lives One Swing at a Time – IHHN-Fast Cables Golf Lahore 2022

Lahore, March 01, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Indus Hospital and Health Network (IHHN) partnered with Fast Cables to host its third and final Golf Tournament of the year in Pakistan. The Fast Cables – IHHN Golf Tournament 2022 was held on February 27, 2022, at the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club. Dr. Abdul Bari Khan, Chief Executive Officer, xxx, Syed Mashhood Rizvi, Executive Director, IHHN, and others were present.

Dr. Bari and Mian Kamal, Director, Fast Cables, distributed the prizes among the winners. The event capped off the Golf tournaments of 2022 that were earlier held in Karachi and Islamabad. The objective of organizing the Golf tournament was to help raise funds for the newly-built Indus Hospital and Health Network – QF, NST and SMP Campus. It provided an opportunity for corporate leaders to showcase their commitment to IHHN’s mission. Media Partner ARY Network covered the event.

The annual Golf Tournament is Indus Hospital and Health Network’s flagship sports event which was started in 2016. The annual event has earned a significant position in the corporate sector and Golfing community. After successfully holding the event in Karachi, IHHN organized the first tournament in Lahore in 2020. On February 20, 2022, IHHN held its first Golf tournament in Islamabad. The International Partners of IHHN have also organized three tournaments in the UK and one in Canada.

Indus Hospital and Health Network – QF, NST and SMP Campus is a state-of-the-art, 600-bed, multidisciplinary hospital inaugurated by the Governor of Punjab on June 30, 2021. Located at Jubilee Town, the teaching hospital was established to cater to the escalating demand for free-of-cost and quality healthcare service in Punjab. The main objective of the QF, NST and SMP Campus is to provide quality healthcare free to the deprived class of society without any discrimination.

In the first phase, 100 beds have been operationalized. Consultant clinics such as Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Surgery, and Orthopedics are functional. In addition, Family Medicine and Daycare services are also being provided. 82% of all patients visiting the Campus are Zakat eligible. As of January 2022, 42,360 patients have been served; Ultrasound were performed on 938 patients; X-ray performed on 1,281 patients; and 1,268 patients were admitted.

Rooted in values of compassion, respect, and dignity for all, Indus Hospital and Health Network – QF, NST and SMP Campus is our promise to transform the future of healthcare for the people of Lahore and beyond.

For more information, contact
The Indus Hospital (TIH)
C-76, Sector 31/5, Opposite Darussalam Society,
Korangi Crossing, Karachi – 75190, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-35112709-17
Fax: +92-21-35112718
Email: crd@indushospital.org.pk
Website: http://www.indushospital.org.pk/

March 1, 2022

Amelia Kerr makes huge gains in MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings

Dubai, March 01, 2022 (PPI-OT):New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr starred in New Zealand’s 4-1 ODI series victory at home against India, which has seen her rise in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings.

Kerr did very well in the final two ODIs of the five-match series against India. In the fourth ODI, which was reduced to a 20-over contest, Kerr scored an unbeaten 68 in only 33 deliveries. In the fifth and final ODI, Kerr scored 68 in 75 balls. Her exploits with the bat have seen her jump up five spots to No.17 in the rankings chart for batters.

Kerr also contributed with a few handy overs in the final two matches. In the fourth match, she returned with figures of 3/30 in 3.5 overs as New Zealand successfully defended a score of 191. In the fifth and final ODI, she registered figures of 1/55 in her 10 overs. This has seen her rankings rise up to No.17 in bowlers, a gain of four positions. She has also broken into the top 5 of the all-rounders’ chart, gaining two positions up to No.4. Her form will undoubtedly aid New Zealand, as the hosts aim to clinch their second ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup title, beginning March 4.

In other big movements, Amy Satterthwaite dropped down four positions in the batting rankings, down to No.7. She scored a 16-ball 32 in the fourth ODI and 21-ball 12 in the fifth and final contest.

India’s Harmanpreet Kaur also gained a spot and rose up to No.20 after scoring a 66-ball 63 in the fifth and final ODI to roar back into form. Her knock helped India win the fifth and final ODI by six wickets.

Deepti Sharma also saw her position rise in the bowling charts, gaining one spot up to No.12. She returned with figures of 1/49 in four overs and 2/42 in 10 overs in the fourth and fifth ODIs respectively. She only scored 9 runs in the fourth ODI and did not bat in the fifth match, which saw her lose one spot in the all-rounders’ rankings, down to No.5.

Alyssa Healy continued at the top of the batting charts, while her Australian compatriots Jess Jonassen and Ellyse Perry maintained their status as the No.1 ranked bowler and the No.1 ranked all-rounder respectively.

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