Day: June 22, 2022

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UVAS arranged motivational lecture of Prof Dr Kausar Abdullah Malik 

Lahore, June 22, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Science Club of Senior Tutor Office and Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore in collaboration with UVAS arranged a motivational lecture of HEC Distinguished National Professor of Biotechnology/Former Chairman Pakistan Agriculture Research Council/Ex Founding Director General NIBGE Prof Dr Kausar Abdullah Malik (TI, SI, HI) on the hurdles and pitfalls in the long journey he travelled to reach the peak at Pasha Academic Block here on Wednesday.

He spoke about his 40 years of teaching and his research experiences in the area of biotechnology. He said his research appeared in prominent journals and having over 250 national and international publication and 5 patents. He spoke about his administrative experience on various positions.

He also shared his past experiences with the young students and advised them to work hard with full of dedication and explore national and international innovative knowledge related to your field. He also advised them never disheart in life and facing the hardship of life with patience. Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad, Principal Officer Students Affair Prof Dr Kamran Ashraf, Director IBBT Prof Dr Waseem Shahzad, Senior Tutor Prof Dr Ali Raza Awan, Dr Muhammad Waseem and a large number of students attended lecture.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Officer
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS)
Syed Abdul Qadir Jillani (Out Fall) Road,
Lahore – Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99211374, +92-42-99211449
Email: webmaster@uvas.edu.pk
Website: www.uvas.edu.pk

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UVAS holds consultative meeting on Academia Industry Research Drive for Food Sector

Lahore, June 22, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) and Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore jointly organised meeting on the topic of “Academia Industry Research Drive for Food Sector and Food Innovation Competition” here in City Campus on Wednesday.

The Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr. Nasim Ahmad and Chairman Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) Dr. Shahid Mehmood Baig co-chaired meeting and sought suggestion/technical inputs from the stakeholders regarding food sector challenges and development opportunities and possible scientific solutions to solve food industry issues and challenges facing in Pakistan.

HEC Distinguished National Professor of Biotechnology/Former Chairman Pakistan Agriculture Research Council Prof. Dr. Kausar Abdullah Malik as a guest of honour, Chairman Department of Food Sciences Dr. Sanaullah Iqbal, Director ORIC Dr. Farhan Jamil and number of representatives from food industries, food technologists and UVAS faculty members were present.

Speaking on occasion, Dr Shahid Mehmood Baig said that conducting of research in academia is very much important for enhancing of food production, processing, value addition and export which is key source of increasing socioeconomic development of country. He said it is direly needed to promote applied research and academia and industry linkages for the uplift of food sector.

He said Pakistan Science Foundation is willing to provide technical and financial support to address food sector issues related to food processing, value addition, climate change, food packaging technique, food safety and security etc. He acknowledged the role of ORIC and FSHN to arrange this meeting on informative topic to discuss and addressed food industries issues.

Prof Kausar Abdullah said that research of UVAS scientist is a beneficial to boost food especially poultry and dairy industry in Pakistan. He said ORIC playing very vital role to establish academia and industry linkages. Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad said that UVAS is in the top five institution of Pakistan working closely with livestock, poultry, dairy and food industries in Pakistan. He said UVAS graduate playing vital role not only in livelihood of livestock community and solving food industries issues by utilizing their knowledge and skills as a trained human resource.

During meeting all the participants of meeting share their knowledge, experiences, identified researchable areas and constraints involved in the development of food sector in Pakistan. They call to work on creating awareness among consumer, enhancing the role of food technologist in food sector, development of local ingredients and culture for import alternatives, certification and imparting professional training of fresh graduates.

Earlier Associate Prof Dr Azmat ullah Khan gave detail presentation on role and initiatives of Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition for food sector regarding food processing and preservation, food safety and Quality, food analysis lab facilities, educate consumer as well as bridging gap with industry. Later, Dr Shahid Mehmood Baig along with Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad gave away cash prizes among the winners of “food innovation competition”.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Officer
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS)
Syed Abdul Qadir Jillani (Out Fall) Road,
Lahore – Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99211374, +92-42-99211449
Email: webmaster@uvas.edu.pk
Website: www.uvas.edu.pk

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There is a phony government in Punjab, they are making unilateral agreements with all the conditions of the IMF, nothing from the IMF and they name Imran Khan: Ch Parvez Elahi 

Lahore, June 22, 2022 (PPI-OT):President Pakistan Muslim League-Khushab District and Ticket Holder Chaudhry Rizwan Mukhtar Randhawa along with a delegation called on Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Parvez Elahi at his residence here. The delegation included General Secretary District Khushab Sibtain Shirazi Advocate, President Women Wing Khushab Ms. Shazia Kausar Advocate, President Youth Wing Khushab Chaudhry Ahmed Saeed, President Human Rights Malik Anwar Advocate and Information Secretary Cultural Wing Malik Ahsan Imran.

Ch Parvez Elahi said that the phony government has been established in Punjab. Fake rulers do not have the support of the people. Inflation hike and increase in petrol prices have made life difficult for the common man. The fake rulers are making unilateral agreements with all the conditions of the IMF, while nothing is being done by the IMF and they are naming Imran Khan.

Ch Parvez Elahi while giving instructions to the party officials and workers of all the districts of Punjab regarding the by-election said that in the by-election we will give full support to PTI. Door to door public campaign should be started, corner meetings and gatherings should be held. He said that party workers should participate in the election campaign as if they were contesting the elections themselves. PTI candidates are contesting in the by-elections so the PML workers should run a lively campaign to make them successful.

For more information, contact:
Mediacell, Pakistan Muslim League
30-C, Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi Road,
Gulberg-II, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-35878428
Fax: +92-42-35877329
Website: www.pmlmediacell.com

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Central Punjab, Northern CCA squads announced 

Lahore, June 22, 2022 (PPI-OT):Pakistan Cricket Board today announced 19 and 11 teams of the Central Punjab and Northern cricket associations for the City Cricket Association Tournament 2022-23. The squads are available here.

After today’s announcement, the PCB has unveiled all 93 City Cricket Association sides (Balochistan 13, Central Punjab 19, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 19, Northern 11, Sindh 17 and Southern Punjab 14).

The tournament has already commenced in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh. Central Punjab, Northern and Southern Punjab will host matches from Friday, 24 June. The tournament will conclude on 21 July.

This tournament is a pathway for selection in the Cricket Association sides, who play four-day first-class, non first-class three-day, one-day and T20 competitions in the senior PCB domestic men’s season.

The CCA squads have been selected through a robust process.

The performers of last year’s CCA tournament, players who have featured in last year’s CA U19 events and those who are not eligible to feature in future U19 tournaments have been selected. The remaining players were selected through open trials with preference given to performers of clubs’ winter league.

The winners from Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh CCAs will be declared after group leaders progress to the semi-final with the top two teams playing the final. In contrast, Balochistan, Northern and Southern Punjab CCAs will be divided into three groups each with group leaders to progress to the triangular series stage and the side with most points to be adjudged as winner.

According to the event format, each match will be of two days with 100 overs to be bowled each day in six hours and 40 minutes with a one-hour break from 1200-1300. To encourage positive and result-oriented cricket, first innings will be limited to 75 overs per side and no bowler shall bowl more than 15 overs in an innings.

Points system for the CCA tournament 2022-23 is:

For an outright win after taking the lead in the 1st innings. – 9 points

For an outright win after conceding lead on the 1st innings (Losing team will get no points) – 6 points

For an outright win after a tie in the 1st innings (Losing team will get no points) – 6 points

In case of a drawn match, team getting 1st innings lead – 3 points

For tie where teams have completed two innings – 2points each

A team leading in 1st innings and 2nd innings tied shall get – 5 points

For a tie in the 1st innings (No outright result or drawn) – 2 points each

Abandoned, wash out or drawn match with no 1st innings result. – 1 point each

team win with an innings Margin – 1 bonus point

Team facing follow-on and saving the match (result drawn) – 1 bonus point

Team facing follow-on and winning the match – 2 bonus points

Squads

Central Punjab Cricket Association

CCA Bhakkar – Abdul Moeez, Dil Awaiz Khan, Ghazanfar Ali, Hamza Javed, Hassan Munawar, Jahanzaib Khan, Muddasir Hussain Shah, Muhammad Junaid, Muhammad Nabeel Gulzar, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Shoaib, Muhammad Taimor Sarwar, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Zeeshan, Muzaffar Abbas, Qayyum Nawaz, Rahman Aslam, Tabish Ullah and Tasawer Hussain Shah

CCA Faisalabad – Ahmad Ashraf, Akhlaq Ali, Ali Raza, Faizan Iqbal, Ghulam Rabbani, Jahanzaib Naveed, M. Ibtisam, M. Naveed, M. Semab, M. Zubair, M.Talha, Muhammad Saleem, Muhammad Umair, Nasir Khan, Naveed Ahmad, Qasim Ali, Raees Ahmad, Rana M. Talha, Sajawal Hussain, Sameer Saqib and Shahzaib

CCA Gujranwala – Aadil Munir, Abu Bakar, Ahmad Farooqi, Ahmed Khalid, Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti, Ali Hassan, Ameer Hamza Javaid, Ashir Bhatti, Awais Ali, Frank Ali Shah, Gulfam Ahmed, Muhammad Haroon, Muhammad Umair Riaz, Muhmmad Usama, Nakeer Hussain, Saqib Ali, Taha Mehmood, Usman Khalid, Wajahat Ali and Zainul Abideen

CCA Gujrat – Abdullah Nawaz, Ali Hamza, Alyan Ahmad, Ammad Mushtaq, Faisal Rafiq, Haider Ali, Hamza Sheraz, Hanan Arshad, Khawar Shahzad, Mirza Zeeshan, Mohammad Abdul Rehman, Mohd Farhan, Muhammad Ilyas Raza, Muhammad Dawood Ahmad, Shahzaib Farooq, Sharjeel Ahmad, Syed Sibt Hussain Shah, Taimoor Ul Hassan, Zain Farooq and Zeeshan Naveed

CCA Hafizabad – Abu Bakar, Adnan Rasool, Ali Hamza, Ali Hassan, Asim Sabir, Fahad Jamil, Iftikhar Maan, Imran Hussain, Muhammad Huzaifa, Muhammad Waqas, Naseem Akram, Nouman Ali, Sajawal, Sajjad Ali, Sikandar Hayat, Sohaib Sultan, Tufiq Haider, Umar Farooq and Waqas Azmat

CCA Jhang – Abdul Mannan, Atif Manzoor, Bilal Mehdi, Hamza Ilyas, Majid Tanveer, Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Jahanzeb, Muhammad Kashif, Muhammad Maqbool Hussain, Muhammad Ramzan, Muhammad Rehan, Muhammad Shoaib Zahid, Muhammad Sibtain, Qayyom Khan, Rana Nasrullah, Rehman Khan, Safi Ullah, Saif Ali, Usama Javeed and Usman Rafi

CCA Kasur – Ahmad Shahzad, Ali Arshad, Ali Mustafa, Amar Yousaf, Aqib Usman, Baber Ali, Bilal Tariq, Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Ikram, Muhammad Noman, Muhammad Nouman Butt, Muhammad Razaq, Muhammad Saqib, Omer Shakeel, Shahid Ali, Shakeel Ahmad, Shammas Ali, Tauqeer Tanveer, Umar Azeem and Zohaib Amanat

CCA Lahore East Zone (B) – Adil Naz, Aftab Azwar, Ahmad Bilal, Azeem Dar, Bilal Munir, Fahad Usman, Hunain Shah, Mir Azam, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Ghulfam, Muhammad Sheroz Afzal, Munneb Wasif, Saad Ali Rafai, Saad Waseem, Shafy Malik, Talah Sohaib, Umer Hayat, Zahid Khan, Zain Bin Farooq and Zeeshan Khadim

CCA Lahore East Zone (W) – Abdul Rehman, Abdullah Ahmad, Ali Hassan, Arsalan, Awais Shahzad, Daniyal Rana, Hafiz Afaq, Hassam Mahfooz, Ijaz Ali, Mudassar Zaidi, Muhammad Asif Gondal, Muhammad Saqlain, Muhammad Sufyan, Muhammad Zeeshan, Rao Daniyal, Sulman Fayyaz, Tahir Abbas, Umer Eman, Umer Ijaz and Zubair Malik

CCA Lahore North Zone (B) – Abdi Rafiq, Akhtar Shah, Ali Mustafa, Ali Shahid Butt, Asadullah, Danish Saeed, Husnain Shaheen, Kamil Ali, Khalil Ur Rehman, Khurram Riaz, Muhammad Arslan, Muhammad Aswad, Muhammad Nouman, Sohail Anwar, Syed Hussnain Naqvi, Umair Butt, Uziar Nasir, Waseem Khan, Zaid Alam and Zeeshan Munawar

CCA Lahore North Zone (W) – Abyaz Rizvi, Ali Zoraiz Asif, Asif Ali, Bilal Khan, Farhan Nazar, Ghuffran Hadi, Hashim Ibrahim, Irfan Bashir, Jaffar Bilal, Khawaja Wasif, M Faizan Ali, M Rameez Junior, Muhammad Ahsen, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ayaz, Muhammad Fiaq, Rehman Ali, Salman Mirza, Tariq Hafeez, Usaid Amin and Zeeshan Farooq

CCA Lahore West Zone (B) – Ahmad Nasim, Ali Manzoor, Ameer Hamza, Arsalan Arshad Bajwa, Asad Ullah, Attyab Ahmad, Bilal Dar, Haider Rameez Raja, Hamd Liaqat, Hamza Akbar, Hassan Hameed, Malik Abdul Rafay, Muhammad Ahmad, Muhammad Saleem, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Zaid Shehzad Butt, Muhammad Mohsin, Rao Khayam Abbas, Shafqat Mehmood and Zain Ul Husnain

CCA Lahore West Zone (W) – Abrar Afzal, Ahmad Arif, Ahmad Daniyal, Akhalq Ahmed Butt, Basit Ali, Bilal Anwar, Bilal Siddique, Farhan Yousuf, Hammad Butt, Karamat Ali, Mahindar Pal Singh, Muhammad Awais, Muhammad Waqas, Saad Bin Muhammad Athar, Saeedullah, Safeer Azam, Shahrukh Ali, Shahwaiz Irfan, Tariq Nawaz Malik and Yawar Bashir

CCA Mandi Bahauddin – Amir Sohail, Dilawer Khan, Fahad Rubbani, Hamza Nazar, Hamza Sadiq, Muhammad Awais Mahmood, Muhammad Faizan, Muhammad Hamza, Muhamnad Wasim, Nasurallah, Nouman Ul Hassan, Salman Aslam, Saqib Javeed, Sayad Muhammad Nabeel Haider, Shahzaib, Sheraz Shokat, Shoaib Akhtar, Shoukat Ali, Tahir Nadeem, Usama Bilal and Usama Zahid

CCA Mianwali – Ali Hassan, Ameer Hamza Khan, Imran Aslam, Imran Khan, Malik Munatzir Mehdi, Maskeen Ullah Khan, Mehtab Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Abu Zar Ghafari, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Faizan Khan Niazi, Muhammad Furqan Iqbal Khan, Muhammad Gullbaz Khan, Muhammad Junaid, Muhammad Rehan Naveed Khan, Muhammad Zeeshan, Sadaam Malik, Sajid Khan, Saqib Mehmood, Syed Sher Shah Bukhari and Waseem Akram

CCA Narowal – Ahmad Saeed, Ali Haider, Ali Raza, Atif Sattar, Hirad Parveez, M Ali Junior, Muhammad Ahmad, Muhammad Anas Amjad, Muhammad Arslan, Muhammad Awais Akram, Muhammad Farhan, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Talha, Muhammad Usman Saleem, Muhammad Zubair Habib, Qqasim Ali, Shafaqat Ali, Sheraz Ali, Tahir Hameed, Waseem Shehzad and Zaki Shaz Khan

CCA Sargodha – Aleem Abbas, Ali Hassan, Asif Nawaz, Atiq Ur Rehman, Ghullam Mustafa, Hassan Mehmood, Imran Khan, Kashif Javed, Muhammad Abubakar Khan, Muhammad Adeel Zafar, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Ayub Khan, Muhammad Ibtsam Rehman, Muhammad Kamran, Muhammad Shahid Khan, Muhammad Shehzad Gull, Rana Asad, Samar Gulzar, Zain Ul Abid and Zareef Khan

CCA Sheikhupura – Ali Ahmad, Ali Haider, Ali Imran, Ali Raza, Ali Zubair, Awais Jameel, Gulzaman, Irfan Ellahi, Khawar Ali, M Adnan Bhatti, M Zain Ul Hassain, Mohsin Riaz, Mubashar Aslam, Muhammad Kalim, Nazam Hassain, Rana M Atif Jabbar, Sadam Hassain, Sohail Ashraf, Syed Hassain Raza and Usman Aslam

CCA Sialkot – Azan Awais, Imran Muhammad, Khawaja Arham, M Rafi, Momin Waqar, Muhammad Hamad Sarwar, Muhammad Husnain Khan, Muhammad Taha, Muhammad Waleed, Muhammad Zahid, Nabeel Arshad, Rana Shahzaib, Saeed Ali, Shaban Yousaf, Shahid Shabbir, Shahzaib Bhatti, Syed Hassan Gillani, Tahir Baig, Tayyab Arif, Umer Khalid, Umer Shafiq and Zubair Khan Lodhy

Northern Cricket Association

CCA Attock – Ahsan Siddique, Ajab Khan, Atif Khan, Babar Ali, Badr Ud Din, Inzamam Ul Haq, Malik Aswad, Mazhar Hussain, Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Faizan Ghani, Muhammad Hamza Sajid, Muhammad Kamran, Muhammad Mohsin Kamran, Muhammad Omar Bin Amir, Muhammad Tayyab Abbass, Muhammad Usama Shahzad, Mumahhad Arslan, Nouman Akhtar, Sheraz Khan and Syed Sabih Ul Hassan

CCA Bagh – Aaqib Javed, Amir Nazeer, Aneeq Ghanzafar, Asad Liaqat, Awais Akram Minhas, Faisal Said Hussain, Hassan Azmat, M Aarish, M Saad Mumtaz Khan, M Shahzad, Mohsin Azmat, Najam Naseer, Raja Bilawal, Sheikh Abdul Shakoor, Sultan Sadeeq, Syed Anas Gardezi, Syed Faraz Hussain, Ubaid Ur Rehman, Usman Arif and Zeeshan Ishfaq

CCA Chakwal – Abdul Hanan, Abdul Majid Usmani, Boiz Irfan, Daniyal Abbas, Haroon Rasheed Mirza, Hussain Nawaz, Malik Muhammad Hussain Islam, Mehtab Hussain, Muhammad Faisal, Muhammad Rehan Arif, Muhammad Saim Malik, Muhammad Taimur Khan, Nouman Khalid, Sami Ullah Khan, Shah Faiz, Shah Wali, Shahab Ahmad, Shahab Ur Rehman, Tanzil Haider Shah and Zeeshan Ahmed

CCA Gilgit – Abdul Ghafoor, Abdul Khaliq, Adnan Hussain, Farhan Faqir, Inzamam Alam, Khayam Hussain, Mahesh Abbas, Manzar Ali, Mubashir Gul, Muhammad Ismail Khan, Muhammad Waleem Khan, Muhammad Waseem, Rahat Hussain, Sajid Raza, Shakeel Ahmad, Sher Dad, Wahid Abbas, Yousuf Hussain Zangi, Zahoor Alam and Zahoor Ali Khan

CCA Islamabad – Abdul Jabbar Jailani, Adil Khan, Asif Khan, Aun Abbas, Harris Hassan, Hassan Abid Kiani, Hassan Nawaz, Jabbir Tayyab Khan, Kamran Riaz, M. Suleman Nawaz, Muhammad Amir, Muhammad Arham, Muhammad Asjad Nawaz, Muhammad Hammad Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Naqash, Rizwan Ali, Saif Khalid, Umar Hameed and Umar Nawaz Khan

CCA Jhelum – Abdul Rashid Minhas, Adil Shabbir Mirza, Ahsen Javed, Hamid Ali, Haseeb Imran, Kashan Haider, M Arslan Qasir, M Imran, M Mohsin Khan, Muhammad Ajmal, Naeem Jahangeer, Noman Rasool, Shahbaz Tabraiz, Shoaib Amir, Shujhat Hussain, Sufyan Ikram, Tanveer Abbas Shah, Usman Haider, Waqas Ali and Zarar Ali

CCA Kotli – Ahmed Aftab, Babar Khaliq, Basit Ali, Bilal Rasheed, Ghulam Murtaza, Hamza Qaiser, Humam Haider, Huzifia Asif, Jabbar Jahangir, M Haider, M Haleem, M Owais Khan, M Rab Nawaz Khan, Naveed Malik, Rohaan Qadri, Sajid Azeem, Sufian Muqeem, Syed Hashim, Usama Masood and Usman Sheraz

CCA Mirpur – Ahsan Shabbir, Amir Hamza, Amir Iqbal, Arslan Arif, Asad Raza, Dainyal Allah Ditta, Faizain Saleem, Hassan Raza, Hussain Shahmir, Moin Pervaz, Muhammad Ali, Naqash Basharat, Pervaiz Khan, Shahid Ahmed, Shan Khan, Umer Hayat, Usama Anwar, Usman Maroof, Zain Ali and Zohaib Bhukri

CCA Muzzafarabad – Abdul Rehman, Abdul Tahir, Ahsen Kazmi, Hamza Ali, Haroon Zarar, Israr Arif, Javed Khan, M Azhar, M Nisar Malik, M Tayyab Abbasi, Nadeem Khalil, Naeem Rasheed, Qazi Arbqan, Raja Nazkat, Rashid Khan, Saqlain Gallani, Syed Awais Ahmed, Usama Fazal, Usman Yousaf and Waqas Zakir

CCA Poonch – Abdul Basit Habib, Abdul Rehman Bhukari, Ali Afzal, Aqib Liaquat, Atif Azad, Ayyan Ahmed Khan, Azhar Mehmood, Behzad Ahmed, Fahad Arif, Faraz Aziz, Hanan Ahmed, Israr Zareen, Jahingeer Shafique, Khawaja M Bilal, M Hassan Ali, M Idress Ilyas, Mirza M Shoaib, Raja Farhan Khan, Syed Sadaqat Hussain and Umer Rohail

CCA Rawalpindi – Ali Hasnain Sabbir, Ali Nasir, Hamza Majeed, Haris Sharif, Jahandad Khan, Muhammad Danish, Muhammad Haroon Khan, Muhammad Ibrahim Bhatti, Muhammad Ismail, Muhammad Jibran Qureshi, Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Muhammad Talha Qureshi, Osama Afridi, Raheel Wakeel, Rehman Khan, Rehmat Shah, Sajjad Khan, Suleman Asif, Usman Tanveer and Wahid Ullah Khan

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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Yasir Shah returns for Sri Lanka Tests 

Lahore, June 22, 2022 (PPI-OT):Leg-spinner Yasir Shah marks his return to the national men’s side as chief selector Muhammad Wasim today announced an 18-member squad for next month’s two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.

Yasir was instrumental in Pakistan’s 2-1 victory over Sri Lanka on their last tour of the island in 2015, snaring 24 wickets at 19.33. He comes back into the side after regaining full fitness. Yasir played his 46th and last Test, to date, against the West Indies in August 2021.

Salman Ali Agha, who has scored 4,224 runs and taken 88 wickets in first-class, is another addition to the squad.

Mohammad Nawaz is the third player to be recalled. He was named in the squad for Australia Tests but was withdrawn due to injury.

The squad named for the latest ICC World Test Championship fixtures include three openers, four middle-order batters, three all-rounders, two wicketkeepers, two spinners and four fast bowlers.

Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka Tests: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain, wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Afridi, Shan Masood and Yasir Shah

Chief selector Muhammad Wasim: “We have selected this squad considering the conditions in Sri Lanka and have equipped the team with the best possible resources.

“Our spin department is boosted with the return of Yasir Shah, who proved himself as a match-winner in Sri Lanka on our last tour and Sajid Khan has made the way for him. The spin department also includes two spin all-rounders in Mohammad Nawaz and Salman Ali Agha and left-arm orthodox Nauman Ali..

“Salman Ali Agha has shown consistent performances with the bat in the past three seasons and he is a handy off-spin option.

“Our team has recently put strong performances in Bangladesh and although results against Australia were not ideal we displayed solid cricket and for that reason we have retained the core to instil consistency and continuity and have trimmed the squad size following the relaxation in Covid-19-induced travel restrictions.

“These two matches are extremely crucial for our side as we have World Test Championship points at stake. I wish our boys all the best and I am sure they will make us proud.”

Babar Azam’s side will converge in Islamabad on 25 June to finalise their preparations for the Test series at the Pindi Cricket Stadium with a seven-day camp that stretches from 26 June to 2 July before departing for Sri Lanka on 6 July.

Pakistan will play a three-day warm-up match between 11-13 July. The first Test will be played at Galle from 16 July, while the second Test will be staged at Colombo from 24 July.

For Pakistan, who are on the fifth spot, this series is their final away commitment of the current ICC World Test Championship cycle, which stretches from July 2021 to June 2023, and they will be eager to improve their position on the table by repeating the same result as last time with a series win.

Pakistan have played three series in the current cycle and with wins in three Tests and two draws are ranked fifth in the nine-team table.

Babar Azam’s men levelled the two-Test series in the West Indies, defeated Bangladesh 2-0 in their second away assignment before Australia edged out with a 1-0 victory in Pat Cummins’ side’s historic tour of the country.

In the upcoming 2022-23, Pakistan are set to host England and New Zealand for three and two Tests in a bumper home international season.

Player Support Personnel: Mansoor Rana (manager), Saqlain Mushtaq (head coach), Shahid Aslam (assistant to head coach), Mohammad Yousuf (batting coach), Shaun Tait (bowling coach), Cliffe Deacon (physiotherapist), Drikus Saaiman (trainer/strength and conditioning coach), Abdul Majeed (fielding coach), Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi (media and digital content manager), Col (retd) Muhammad Mukarram Khan (security manager), Dr Muhammad Khurram Sarwar (team doctor), Talha Ejaz (analyst) and Malang Ali (masseur).

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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Zoom Expands Developer Platform with Launch of Zoom Apps SDK

Zoom Apps SDK enables developers to build new applications that transform the meeting experience

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) announced the general availability of the Zoom Apps SDK, which provides developers with the resources and support infrastructure needed to build Zoom Apps within the Zoom client. By building on the Zoom Apps SDK, developers can reach Zoom customers, and users can discover and add new apps within the same client they use every day. Over 100 Zoom Apps have been published by developer partners to enrich meeting experiences ranging from meeting productivity, team collaboration, and social networking to gaming.

“To meet customer expectations, organizations continue to look for ways to evolve their businesses and scale workflows, which leads to an increased need for developers to have access to develop innovative app capabilities and features,” said Brendan Ittelson, Chief Technology Officer at Zoom. “With the launch of the Zoom Apps SDK, the Zoom Developer Platform continues to expand and offer developers new ways to incorporate video communications and collaboration into their creations, transforming business workflows forever.”

“The ability to leverage APIs to enable application integration and innovation is a critical digital transformation need,” says Irwin Lazar, President and Principal Analyst at Metrigy. “More than 84% of IT professionals in our research say that API availability is important for employee and customer engagement use cases. General availability of the Zoom Apps SDK will make it easier, and faster, for developers to deliver business benefits through a variety of ways.”

Zoom Apps SDK broadens developer capabilities by:

  • Increasing the reach of new applications by tapping into Zoom’s global and diverse audience, listing apps on the Zoom App Marketplace and in the Zoom client where apps can be installed even during a Zoom Meeting
  • Extending new apps to create collaborative experiences across Zoom Meetings
  • Creating engaging experiences for customers both within and outside of Zoom Meetings

Zoom Apps SDK is a JavaScript SDK that provides access to client features such as setting the Virtual Background while also providing the app context for the interaction. Fundamentally, it uses a method to get the meeting context, with identifiers for the user and meeting. These identifiers can be used with a comprehensive set of API endpoints from the Zoom Developer Platform, including REST APIs and Webhooks to enrich the app experience.

With the Zoom Apps SDK, companies are able to create engaging experiences within Zoom Meetings, and in the Zoom desktop window for asynchronous collaboration.

“In this new era of hybrid work, businesses are using more apps than ever to collaborate and get work done from anywhere,” said Ketan Kittur, Vice President, Product Management at Box. “We know that customers want all of their favorite apps to work securely and seamlessly together. With the Zoom Apps SDK, we created the Box app for Zoom which empowers our thousands of joint customers to work frictionlessly across our two platforms.”

Getting Started with Zoom Apps SDK
Building with Zoom Apps SDK is simple. Here’s how to get started:

  1. Build the app: Utilize the Zoom Apps SDK to develop and customize an app.
  2. Complete the submission checklist: Before submitting an app for review, ensure all items are completed in the Submission Requirements. The checklist covers marketing, privacy, legal, support, and technical information.
  3. Submit the app for review: All apps submitted for publication undergo a thorough review, including functional and usability testing, and security and compliance review.
  4. Publish on App Marketplace: Once published, the app will be available to all users through an embeddable button.

To learn more about the Zoom Apps SDK, please read our blog.

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