April 12, 2023 – Page 2 – Newswire Pakistan

April 12, 2023

93% of solar panel users in Pakistan say that the electricity bill encouraged them to install solar panels: Gallup and Gilani Pakistan

Islamabad, April 12, 2023 (PPI-OT):According to a survey conducted by Gallup and Gilani Pakistan, 93% of solar panel users in Pakistan say that the electricity bill encouraged them to install solar panels.

A representative sample of net-metered individuals from across the country, was asked the question “What factors encouraged you to install Solar Panels?” In response, 93% said electricity bill, 42% said they wanted to live green (reduce their carbon footprint), 27% said dependency on outside sources encouraged them to install solar panels, 13% said the information provided by installer encouraged them while 8% said family, neighbours, friends etc. recommended them to install solar panels and 6% said other factors encouraged them.

To read the full report on Solar Panel User Satisfaction in Pakistan.

For more information, contact:
Head Office,
Gallup Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-8445080
Email: isb@gallup.com.pk, caf@gallup.com.pk
Website: www.gallup.com.pk

April 12, 2023April 13, 2023

Drug Awareness Seminar

Chitral, April 12, 2023 (PPI-OT): Directorate of Student Societies at the University of Chitral organized a drug awareness seminar with the theme of “Drug use among youth, its impact, and prevention” in collaboration with District Youth Office Chitral and District Administration. The Chief Guest of the program was the Vice Chancellor University of Chitral Prof. Dr. Zahir Shah. Deputy Commissioner Lower Chitral Mr. Muhammad Ali and District Police Officer Chitral Lower Mr. Akram Ullah also participated in the program as Guest speakers. The program started with the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran. The director of student societies Mr. Zahoor Ul Haq Danish welcomed the guests. Psychologist Miss Haleema Sulaiman carried out a detailed presentation about the use of drugs among youth, their consequences, and remedies.

The Deputy Commissioner Lower Chitral discussed the impact of drugs on youths in Chitral. He suggested that the youth of Chitral should engage themselves in healthy activities. He said that lack of extracurricular activities is the main cause of the increasing use of drugs among youths. The District Police Officer Lower Chitral Mr. Akram Ullah urged the students to focus on their studies and refrain from drugs. He said that the students should use their willpower to control themselves and abstain from the usage of drugs. He also suggested using social media positively. District Khateeb Lower Chitral said that Islam has prohibited the use of drugs. Selling and use of drugs in Islam are strictly prohibited.

The Chief Guest of the program the Vice Chancellor University of Chitral said that the students should not confine themselves to mobile phones and social media. They should focus on research to find out solutions to the excessive use of drugs in society. At the end of the program, the Vice Chancellor presented shields and souvenirs to the guest speakers.

For more information, contact:
University of Chitral
Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Tel: +92-943-412819
Website: https://uoch.edu.pk

April 12, 2023April 13, 2023

Women’s Day Walkathon – WUJOOD E ZAN

Faisalabad, April 12, 2023 (PPI-OT): Wings Society organized an event on International Women’s Day themed “WUJOOD E ZAN” which took place for two days from March 8th and 9th, 2023. This is an event to honour women, celebrate their existence, and commemorate the lives of the most powerful ones. Students from NTU commenced the walkathon to raise awareness about the importance of women’s empowerment in the country.

The registrar NTU, Mr. Salman Saif also joined and graced the walk. Students made slogans and charts to celebrate International Women’s Day because all women are valued and have rights.

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

April 12, 2023April 13, 2023

Ramadan Relief Operation

Karachi, April 12, 2023 (PPI-OT): The Ration packages were distributed among 1000 families in District Dadu, Sindh during Ramadan to help those affected by floods.

Providing relief during disasters and emergencies is one of the key roles of PRCS, and our efforts help alleviate the suffering of those in need.

Supported by the Pakistan Red Crescent National Head Quarter!

For more information, contact:
Sindh Provincial Branch,
Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS)
Hilal-e Ahmar House, G 2 Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Zone A Block 7,
Teen Talwar, Main Clifton Road, Karachi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-35306227, 35306228, 35306229
Fax: +92-21-35830376
E-mail: phq@prcsindh.org.pk
Website: http://www.prcsindh.org.pk/

April 12, 2023April 13, 2023

Int’l Webinar – ‘Israeli Actions in the Middle East: Normalizing Aggression and Weakening Response’

Islamabad, April 12, 2023 (PPI-OT): Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) is organizing an international webinar titled ‘Israeli Actions in the Middle East: Normalizing Aggression and Weakening Response ‘on 13th April 2023, at 2:00 PM (PST) / GMT+5.

Chair:

Ambassador (r) Syed Abrar Hussain

Vice Chairman, IPS

Speakers:

Dr. Hatem Bazian

Chair, Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project, USA

Dr. Nazir Hussain

Former Dean, Faculty Social Sciences, QAU

Dr. Chandra Muzaffar

President, JUST, Malaysia

Dr. Ali Hussain Zada

Al Mustafa University, Iran

Ms. Zeenat Adam

Deputy Executive Director, Afro-Middle East Centre, South Africa

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

April 12, 2023April 13, 2023

Utilizing effective AI methods and tools can aid in policy planning

Islamabad, April 12, 2023 (PPI-OT): Sentiment analysis through artificial intelligence (AI) can be an effective way to analyse controversial topics. The utilization of efficient AI techniques and tools can also help plan policies as the observed trends can predict the direction a certain situation is headed to. This was highlighted by Sana Sohail, data scientist, who was presenting her MS research paper, titled ‘Investigation of Feminism Trends through Sentiment Analysis, Using Machine Learning and NLP Techniques’, during an in-house session held on April 6, 2023.

The scholar investigated the trends of feminism in Pakistan during the last five years using sentiment analysis as a combined AI-based technique of machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) and presented the insights as extracted by AI models. As per the data models, neutral sentiments on the issue of feminism were recorded to be the highest overall, while positive sentiments were the lowest in five years. The study was conducted by applying three AI models of sentiment analysis, namely VADER, pysentimiento and Roberta-large, on comprehensive Twitter dataset to see sentiments of people on positive, negative, and neutral scales, along with the visualization of words and emoji’s.

After data pre-processing and model implementation, the AI tools observed the trends across five years and extracted the findings as mentioned above. The study also compared insights of human data labelling and AI data labelling and concluded that out of three AI models, the findings of Roberta-large, with 130 GB vocab data, were closest to human findings showing similar figures as manual data labelling. This demonstrates that efficient AI tools with proper data handling can be a substitute for human intelligence, under specific conditions, it was concluded.