Day: December 7, 2022

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Team from Bersa Tekstil ve Kimya Visit to NTU

Faisalabad, December 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):Mr. Haroon Steiner and Volkan Salap from Bersa Tekstil ve Kimya, which is a leading textile chemical manufacturer in Turkey, visited NTU along with Mr. Ijaz Niazi, Director Hexagon Textiles. The team from Bersa toured NTRC and received a briefing on the testing facilities therein. They appreciated the efforts rendered by NTRC in facilitating the textile industry.

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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PU-IMMG Students Won the American Society for Microbiology’s World Agar Art Competition 

Lahore, December 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) revealed the winners of their 8th Global Annual Agar Art Contest. This year artists were given the theme of “Your Favourite Microbiologist”. The idea behind this contest was to spotlight the famous and forgotten scientists and their stories.

Nearly 200 works of art were submitted, each telling a different story through both art and words. On Wednesday, November 30th, the results were formally confirmed after ASM leads including scientists, bio artists and People’s choice award had made their decision.

Kausar Bano, Fiza Sikandar and Linta Khalid final year Undergraduate (BS) students at the Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics IMMG, University of the Punjab won the first place in “Creator” category.

The Multi-Panel artwork “Paragon of Microbiology” shows Robert Koch (Top left), Rita Cowell (Top right), and Louis Pasteur (bottom right and left) being depicted by Serratia Marcescens (orange/red color) and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (yellow and off-white) bacteria.

Artist also shared their inspiration of selecting them as their favourite scientists and demonstrated their artistic ability by growing on Nutrient Agar. Director Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics IMMG, University of the Punjab, Prof. Dr. Anjum Nasim Sabri congratulated the winning team, she appreciated the students efforts and winning this global competition.

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/

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Labuschagne regains top spot in MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings 

Dubai, December 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne has overtaken England’s Joe Root to grab the top spot for batters in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after becoming just the eighth player to score a double-century and a century in the same Test.

Labuschagne, who was just two points behind Root before the two ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Tests completed over the past week, now enjoys a healthy lead at the top even as Root has slipped to fourth place – behind Steve Smith and Babar Azam.

Labuschagne scores of 204 and 104 not out in the first Test against the West Indies in Perth have earned him 50 rating points and he leads compatriot Smith by 42 rating points. Labuschagne has regained the No. 1 position after Root overtook him in mid-June with successive centuries against New Zealand.

Smith himself has gained two slots after contributing to the win with unbeaten scores of 200 and 20, along with Labuschagne registering the fifth instance of two Australians scoring double-centuries in the same Test. Smith’s tally of 893 rating points is his highest since January 2021.

Off-spinner Nathan Lyon has moved up one place to 15th among bowlers after an eight-wicket haul that helped complete a 164-run victory and consolidate his team’s top position in the WTC points table.

For the West Indies, Captain Kraigg Brathwaite is back in the top 20 after scores of 64 and 110 in the Perth Test while Kyle Mayers has progressed to 41st in the bowlers’ rankings.

England’s epic 74-run win in the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi reflects in the rankings for their batters as well as the seam bowling pair of James Anderson and Ollie Robinson, who finished with five wickets each in the match.

Centurions Zak Crawley (up two places to 46th), Harry Brook (up 90 places to 70th), Ben Duckett (re-entered at 127th place) and Ollie Pope (up two rating points) have all gained in the weekly update as have Anderson (up two places to third) and Robinson (up seven places to a career-best eighth).

Pakistan openers Abdullah Shafique (up five places to 15th) and Imam-ul-Haque (up 12 places to 38th) have attained career-best rankings after slamming centuries in the first innings and figuring in a 225-run stand.

Naseem Shah has progressed five places to 54th with five wickets in the match while other fast bowler Zahid Mahmood’s six-wicket haul helps him enter the rankings in 109th position.

In the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings, India’s Shreyas Iyer has moved up seven places to joint-20th after scores of 24 in the first match of their ongoing series against Bangladesh and 49 in the preceding final match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League series against New Zealand.

Charith Asalanka of Sri Lanka (up three places to 34th), Lokesh Rahul of India (up four places to 35th) and Afghanistan’s Najeebullah Zadran (up four places to 41st) are among the others to progress in the rankings for ODI batters.

Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan has gained four slots to reach sixth in the ODI bowlers’ rankings after grabbing four for 37 in the last match of their Super League series against Sri Lanka.

Bangladesh’s star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has hopped seven places to reach ninth among bowlers after his five-wicket haul against India while Sri Lanka leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga and Indian pacer Mohammad Siraj are in joint-26th position. New Zealand seamer Tim Southee (up five places to 29th) and India’s Shardul Thakur (up nine places to 42nd) have also progressed.

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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Aroob Shah to lead Pakistan in ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup

Lahore, December 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):Pakistan international and Sindh’s Aroob Shah will lead Pakistan in the inaugural ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup which will be played from 14 to 29 January 2023 in South Africa.

Women’s selector Asmavia Iqbal announced a 15-player squad and five reserves players. These players were selected after their performances in this year’s Women U19 T20 Tournament held at Lahore Country Club in Muridke from 13 to 22 August.

Later, the top performers of the six-team tournament had undergone two skills and training camps staged at the Inzamam-ul-Haq High Performance Centre, Multan in September and at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, Karachi in November.

To further assess their fitness and skills, the U19 players had also featured in the first phase of T20 Women’s Cricket Tournament held at Lahore’s LCCA Ground from 26 November to 2 December. The players were part of Team Conquerors, one of the three participating teams in the event.

Aroob Shah, who has featured for Pakistan in two ODIs and five T20Is, will have the services of hard hitting right-handed batters Eyman Fatima and Shawaal Zulfiqar.

Besides the duo, Aroob who herself is a leg-spinner, will have promising spinners in the likes of Rida Aslam (left-arm spinner), Quratulain Ahsen (leg-spinner), Anosha Nasir (off-spinner) and Mahnoor Aftab (off-spinner). The squad also includes four fast bowlers in Areesha Noor, Haleema Azeem Dar, Haniah Ahmer and Zaib-un-Nisa.

As per the ICC’s eligibility criteria for the event, players born on or after 1 September 2003 have been selected.

Chief Selector Asmavia Iqbal: “I want to congratulate the 15 players who have made into the squad for the inaugural U19 event. I remain confident that this side has the capability and potential to do well in the mega event. These players were selected after a rigorous and robust process and I want to congratulate the coaches who have worked tirelessly hard on the skills of the players to get them ready for the event.

“The tournament will also help us to increase our pool of players which will ultimately help in forming a strong and more competitive squad at the senior level.”

Squad (in alphabetical order):

Aroob Shah (Captain) (Sindh), Aliza Khan (Sindh), Anosha Nasir (Sindh), Areesha Noor (Central Punjab), Eyman Fatima (Central Punjab), Haleema Azeem Dar (Central Punjab), Haniah Ahmer (Sindh), Laiba Nasir (Central Punjab), Mahnoor Aftab (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Quratulain Ahsen (Central Punjab), Rida Aslam (Central Punjab), Shawaal Zulfiqar (Central Punjab), Warda Yousaf (Central Punjab), Zaib-un-Nisa (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and Zamina Tahir (Central Punjab)

Reserves: Aqsa Yousaf (Southern Punjab), Dina Razvi (Sindh), Maham Anees (Northern), Muskan Abid (Central Punjab) and Tahzeeb Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)

Support staff: Aisha Jalil (Manager), Mohsin Kamal (Head coach), Muhammad Kamran Hussain (Assistant coach), Saboor Ahmad (Strength and Conditioning coach), Muhammad Usman Shahid (Analyst), Rabia Siddiq (Physiotherapist) and Dr Hafiz Salman Asif (Team Doctor).

Schedule of Pakistan’s matches at the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup South Africa 2023:

15 January – vs Rwanda, Potchefstroom

17 January – vs England, Potchefstroom

19 January – vs Zimbabwe, Potchefstroom

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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Federal Minister Shazia Marri grieves over death of Pir Fazal Shah Jillani’s mother

Karachi, December 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Saftey and Chairperson BISP, Shazia Atta Marri has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise of mother of Pakistan Peoples Party’s member of the National Assembly Pir Sayed Fazal Ali Shah Jillani.

In a condolence message, here on Wednesday, Shazia Marri said that we offer our heartfelt sympathies and condolences with the MNA Sayed Fazal Ali Shah Jillani and others family members over the sad demise of his mother. She prayed that may Almighty Allah grant higher ranks to the departed soul in the heaven and patience to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss.

For more information, contact:
PPP Media Cell (Sindh)
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)
Peoples Secretariat Shikarpur Colony,
Behind Mazar-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Karachi, Pakistan
Cell: +92-305-3370383
Email: contact@ppp-tu.com
Website: https://www.ppp.org.pk

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FMIC inducts 10 female and 18 male doctors for postgraduate medical education in Afghanistan 

Karachi, December 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):In the face of a serious shortage of specialised healthcare workers in Afghanistan, the French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children (FMIC) has inducted 28 Afghan doctors, 10 women and 18 men, in the fresh cohort of its Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) programme.

It’s the highest number of residents inducted in a cohort, in the history of the programme over a decade. Initiated in partnership with the Afghan Ministry of Public Health and the Aga Khan University (AKU) in 2012, the programme has so far graduated 74 specialist doctors, including Afghanistan’s first female specialists in pathology, radiology, paediatric surgery, and anaesthesia.

FMIC, which is managed by AKU, is a partnership of the Governments of Afghanistan and France, La Chaine de l’Espoir and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). “Through the support of all the partners, FMIC has trained doctors, nurses and community health workers, and improved the health of women and children through quality healthcare facilities and relevant research,” commented AKU President Dr Sulaiman Shahabuddin.

Addressing the opening ceremony of the fresh cohort at FMIC in Kabul, representatives of the Afghan Ministry of Public Health Dr Naik Wali Shah and Dr Ahmad Farshid Mohammadi, who is also the director of the PGME programme at the ministry, lauded FMIC and AKU for evolving an indigenous programme in Afghanistan while maintaining the global standards for scientific enquiry, development of critical healthcare professionals and high-quality clinical practices.

Dr Hidayatullah Hamidi, one of the first graduates and now a faculty member at FMIC-PGME, reflected on his journey of four years in the residency programme which “offered him a plethora of knowledge and exposure in both academics and practice in his area of speciality.”

A representative of the incoming residents thanked FMIC and partners for making this opportunity available to the people of Afghanistan. FMIC’s Chief Executive Officer Aziz Ahmad Jan and the PGME programme administrator Dr Bashir Sakhizada especially acknowledged the collaboration between FMIC and AKU both in Kabul and Karachi respectively.

For more information, contact:
Media Executive
Department of Public Affairs
Aga Khan University (AKU)
Stadium Road, Karachi
Tel: +92-21-34930051
Fax: +92-21-34934294, +92-21-34932095
Cell: +92-301-8258028
Email: rasool.sarang@aku.edu, public.affairs@aku.edu​
Website: www.aku.edu