Day: September 15, 2022

Lahore, September 15, 2022 (PPI-OT):Institute of Applied Psychology organized a seminar entitled “Depression from the perspective of Islamic Psychology and Psychopathology” on 14th September, 2022 to shed light on the Islamic teachings regarding Psychological health with a focus on Depression. The seminar was chaired by Prof. Dr. Rafia Rafique, Director Institute of Applied Psychology. The resource person for the seminar was Dr. Arshad Mahmood, a practicing Clinical Psychologist and President of Heartland Professional Services in Ontario, Canada.

Dr. Rafia started the seminar by highlighting the alarming surge in suicide among young adults due to depression. Dr. Arshad furthered this by sharing the Islamic perspective and that Islam offers a behavioural code that can be highly beneficial in developing healthy coping mechanisms and adaptive strategies in order to deal with stressful and hard life events. The seminar was concluded with a healthy Question, Answer session by students and faculty members of the Institute of Applied Psychology and Certificate and Shield were presented to the resource person.

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Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
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Lahore, September 15, 2022 (PPI-OT):Director Institute of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Prof. Dr. Rafia Rafique was invited as a Guest Speaker for a Webinar on “Suicide Prevention” on 13th September, 2022. The Webinar was organized Rashid Latif Department of Professional Psychology (RLDPP), Rashid Latif Khan University.

The topic of Dr. Rafia’s Keynote address was “Risk Factors of Suicide and Vulnerable Populations”. After sharing the alarming statistics of surge in Suicide in Pakistan and the factors behind it, Dr. Rafia highlighted the contemporary risk factors of suicide and discussed how teenagers and vulnerable people can be protected from taking extreme steps by providing psychological first aid.

Other notable speakers of the webinar were, Prof. Dr. Brig Mowadat Rana, Chairman, The Healing Triad, Prof. Dr. Khalid Zaheer, Vice President, Al-Mawrid Institute of Islamic Sciences, Lahore, Ms. Saima Salman, Director, Institute of Rational Living, Singapore, Prof. Dr. Saima Dawood, Director, CCP, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Dr. Fahad Riaz, Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, Islamic International University, Malaysia, and Dr. Usman Hotiana, HOD, Department of Psychiatry, RLMC, Lahore. The Chief Organizer of the webinar, Prof. Dr. Nashi Khan, concluded the webinar by thanking the esteemed speakers for their valuable input and time.

For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/

Lahore, September 15, 2022 (PPI-OT):Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab has taken initiative to conduct Seminar series “ISLAM-The Code of Life”. In this context, eminent religious scholar Mufti Muhammad Hassan gave lecture to researchers and faculty members on Thursday, September 15, 2022, in CEMB auditorium. Director CEMB Prof Dr Kausar Malik, director CAMB Prof Dr Rehan Sadiq along with faculty members and researchers were present on the occasion.

For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/

Lahore, September 15, 2022 (PPI-OT):Punjab University has awarded PhD degree to Saira Azam D/O Muhammad Azam in the subject of Molecular Biology after approval of her thesis entitled “Combinational approach to develop broad spectrum resistance in cotton against Insect”. Dr. Saira Azam is also serving as Research Officer cum Lecturer at Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB), University of the Punjab, Lahore.

For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/

Lahore, September 15, 2022 (PPI-OT):Punjab University has awarded PhD degree to Aneela Yasmeen D/O Malik Khuda Bakhsh Khichi in the subject of Molecular Biology after approval of her thesis entitled “Cas9-mediated gene knock down of Vacuolar Invertase (VInv) gene of Solanum tuberosum to reduce tuber sweetening during”. Dr. Aneela Yasmeen is also serving as Research Officer cum Lecturer at Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB), University of the Punjab, Lahore. She is founder of Gulls’ Association-Pakistan and an active volunteer working for promotion of science education in Pakistan.

For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/