Day: October 5, 2022

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DMC South, NFEH to work together for tree plantation, upgradation of parks 

Karachi, October 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):The administration of District South in Karachi has joined hands with the National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) to jointly work to increase the tree cover in the downtown city area on Wednesday. The decision to this effect was reached as a delegation of NFEH held a meeting with District South Administrator, Dr. Afshan Rubab. The meeting decided that the two entities would also jointly work to improve the conditions of the public parks in the District South area.

The District South Administrator was briefed about the different public service activities of the NFEH. In this regard, a seminar is being held in the city on October 20 to raise awareness about breast cancer. Dr Rubab accepted the invitation to attend the awareness session as its chief guest. A large number of the district administration’s employees will also attend the seminar.

Afterward, the NFEH is going to organize the 12th Fire Safety Conference and Awards on November 23. The District South Administration will also fully participate in the fire safety event. Dr Rubab told the NFEH delegation that the District South Administration was fully ready to collaborate with the relevant non-governmental organizations to improve the civic conditions in the district.

Widespread tree plantation and upgrading the parks were the two important activities in the District South in this regard, she said. She assured the delegation that the district administration would fully take part in all the upcoming activities of the NFEH to improve the environment and increase public health awareness.

NFEH President, Muhammad Naeem Qureshi, said that his NGO had been doing tree plantation in Karachi for the last 15 years. He said that joining hands with the District South Administration in this regard would go a long way in keeping Karachi clean and green. He said the women from all over Karachi would participate in the upcoming seminar of the NFEH to make them aware of the issue of breast cancer.

Qureshi said the NFEH for the past 12 years had been organizing conferences to raise awareness about the issue of fire safety as the concerned stakeholders including the industrialists attended the session. The NFEH delegation comprised its Secretary General, Ruqiya Naeem, Vice-President Engineer Nadeem Ashraf, and Information Secretary, Mustafa Tahir.

For more information, contact:
Media Coordinator
National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH)
309, Al-Sehat Center, Hotel Regent Plaza, Shahrah-e-Faisal,
Karachi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-35653676, +92-21-35213853
Fax: +92-21-35651797
Email: nfehpak@gmail.com, info@nfeh.org
Website: www.nfeh.org.pk

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SMIU hosts event to celebrate World Teacher’s Day 

Karachi, October 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):Prof. Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai, Vice Chancellor of Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU) has said that the development and economic growth of a country and a nation is directly linked with the literacy rate of a country and teachers plays a decisive role in it. He said this while addressing the World Teacher’s Day celebration organized by the Department of Education in collaboration with the Directorate of Students Affairs and Counselling of SMIU at the Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto Auditorium of the university on Wednesday.

Dr. Sahrai said almost 99 percent of developed countries have achieved their prosperity and progress due to their increased literacy rate. “Teachers must be given their due status, respect and value, as they are producing learned people who are contributing towards the development of the country,” the Vice Chancellor said and added that if we have to go shoulder to shoulder with the developed world then we have to give importance to a teacher and education.

Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai further said teachers are game changers, hence they could change the destiny of a nation and shape a new civilized society through imparting quality education to young generations. He was of the view that he feels proud being a teacher and his father Mr. Taj Sahrai, a noted archaeologist, historian, who has received Pride of Performance Award was also a teacher and founder of the Talibul Moala School Dadu.

Praising the role of SMIU’s teachers the Vice Chancellor said since the establishment of SMI in the 19th century, its teachers have played very significant role in transformation of the society and they have produced great personalities including founder of Pakistan Quaid-e- Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.

Dr. Sahrai opined that each and every person of the country must think about his/her role and also teachers must think about their role. He was of the opinion that we have to work for capacity building of primary teachers, then we can improve learning process of students up to higher education level.

Dr. Jamshed Halepoto, Dean Faculty of Business Administration, Dr. Zahid Ali Channar, Director Post Graduate Studies, Dr. Aamir Iqbal Umrani, Director ORIC, Ms. Khushboo, and Mr. Ajab Ali Lashari, Lecturer SMIU also spoke on the occasion. Students highlighted the role of a teacher through theater, songs and speeches. On the occasion souvenirs were presented to the Vice Chancellor and teachers of the university.

For more information, contact:
Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU)
Aiwan-e-Tijarat Road, Karachi-74000, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-99217501-3
Fax: +92-21-99217504
Email: info@smiu.edu.pk
Website: www.smiu.edu.pk

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FJWU blind students (Winners of First Prime Minister special students league) 

Rawalpindi, October 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):FJWU blind students (Winners of First Prime Minister special students league) participated in Bine Para Sports League at National Level in Karachi on 22-30 September, 2022 organised by Bine Fundation of Pakistan.

FJWU students secured the following positions in different categories:

1. Ms. Tayyaba Akter (Islamic Studies Department Got Gold Medal in Footsall game)

2. Ms Sidra Bostan (Islamic Studies Department Got Silver Medal in Footsall and Bronze medal in 100 meter Race)

3. Ms. Tahmina (Sociology Department Got Gold Medal in Archery Game)

4. Ms. Memona Abbas Got Silver Medal in JUDO

FJWU secured total 5 Medals 2-Gold 2-Silver and 1-Bronze. Wonderful achievements and congratulations to all.

For more information, contact:
Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU)
Old Presidency, The Mall, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51 9270050 – 54
Fax: +92-51 9271168
Email: publicadmin@fjwu.edu.pk
Website: www.fjwu.edu.pk

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MoU between UCP and University at Albany, State University of New York, USA 

Lahore, October 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):UCP takes great pride in informing that the Faculty of Science and Technology has signed an MoU with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA. In light of this memorandum of understanding, both parties will be conducting joint research on “Air pollution monitoring of PM2.5 in Lahore to investigate the cause of smog and its effects on health”. The cost of the project is Rs. 4.21 M.

Lahore is one of the major cities of Pakistan, having high levels of air pollutants and adverse effects on health. However, the lack of reliable data on air quality and cause-specific morbidity and mortality remains a significant impediment to conducting such studies in major cities of the country. Air pollution in major cities of Pakistan comes from many different sources like significant stationary sources – industries, power plants, smelters, brick kilns; Combustion – coal, burning refuse (garbage and biomass); and Mobile sources such as vehicular traffic.

Pakistan’s economy bears considerable costs of poor air quality. Direct costs could include infant mortality, debilitating diseases (cancer, CVD, asthma, and bronchitis), and acute morbidities\ (obesity, mental illness, and cognitive dysfunction. Indirect costs could include lower labour supply and productivity, higher incidence of violent crime, migration of skilled labour, volatility in the financial sector, and absence of school children and workers.

Dr. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh will conduct this collaborative research project on air pollution monitoring, representing FOST-UCP, while the University at Albany, USA, will be represented by Dr. Haider A. Khwaja.

Dean Fost, Dr. Hafiza Rizwana Kausar thoroughly appreciated the principal investigators. She believes this project will also help FOST research students to learn advanced techniques used in air sample collection and analysis of air pollutants.

Dr. Nassar Ikram, Pro-Rector of UCP, congratulated the team and said the project would benefit society at large, and the project’s outcomes would be conveyed to the government to take appropriate measures.

For more information, contact:
University of Central Punjab (UCP)
Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road, Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan
Phone: +92-42-35880007
Fax: +92-42-35954892
Email: info@ucp.edu.pk
Website: https://www.ucp.edu.pk/

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FOHSS Delegation visits Pakistan Navy War College Lahore 

Lahore, October 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):A delegation of students and faculty from the Department of Political Science and IR visited Pakistan Navy War College Lahore to participate in World Maritime Day. The tour was organised by Mr Mominyar Khalid Butt (Lecturer) along with other faculty members, including Dr Usman Askari (Asst Prof), Mr Usman Shahid (Sr. Lecturer), M. Farooq (FILO) and Ms Javeria Shams (Lecturer).

The delegation represented UCP on the said occasion and was thoroughly briefed about the importance of maritime awareness in the country. The event started with presentations on various aspects of maritime affairs, including the blue economy, maritime tourism and security. In addition, the students took a keen interest in knowing the country’s sea frontier, which was visible during the Q and A session that followed it.

This year the theme of World Maritime Day was ‘new technologies for greener shipping.’ The delegation met Commandant PN War College Rear Admiral Shifaat Ali Khan SI(M) and Director Research Wing Cdr (r) Azam Khan and discussed possible avenues for collaboration in research.

For more information, contact:
University of Central Punjab (UCP)
Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road, Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan
Phone: +92-42-35880007
Fax: +92-42-35954892
Email: info@ucp.edu.pk
Website: https://www.ucp.edu.pk/

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Punjab University Vice Chancellor lays foundation stone of girls’ hostel for CCP

Lahore, October 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):Punjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Niaz Ahmed Akhtar laid the foundation stone of the new girls’ hostel for the Center for Clinical Psychology. Director Center for Clinical Psychology Prof Dr Saima Dawood, Resident Officer-II Jalil Tariq, Chief Engineer Faizul Hassan Sipra and faculty members participated in the event organized in this regard here on Wednesday.

According to Dr Saima, the completion of the project will cost 200 million, after which residential facilities will be available to 200 female students. She said that residential facilities were not available to the female students doing diploma in the center. She said that by establishing the hostel, the long-standing residential problems of the female students will be solved, for which she is grateful to Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad for his support.

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/