MS/ M.Phil. and Ph.D. Departmental Admission Test Schedule

Peshawar, November 12, 2021 (PPI-OT):

Department of Arabic:

Date: 15.11.2021

Time: 10:00 am

Venue: Department of Arabic, University of Peshawar

For more information, contact:
Media and Protocol Officer
University of Peshawar
Tel: +92-91-9218463
Email: mpo@upesh.edu.pk
Website: www.upesh.edu.pk

Announcement Regarding Merit Based Degree Programs – Fall 2021 

Lahore, November 12, 2021 (PPI-OT):It is to inform that all seats of the following programs have been filled. Therefore, no more merit list will be published for session fall 2021:

1. MS-Computer Science

2. BS Bioinformatics

3. BS Biotechnology

4. BS Zoology

5. Diploma in Molecular Biology

6. Diploma in Bioinformatics

For more information, contact:
Virtual University of Pakistan (VU)
M.A. Jinnah Campus, Defence Road, Off Raiwind Road,
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-111-880-880
Fax: +92-42-99200604, +92-42-99202174
Website: www.vu.edu.pk

Senate takes up 89 percent agenda, adopts one resolution 

Islamabad, November 12, 2021 (PPI-OT):The Senate took up 89 percent agenda on Friday and adopted a resolution to condole the death of a former lawmaker Syed Iftikhar Bukhari, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in the Daily Factsheet.

Following are key observations of the proceedings during the fourth sitting of 315th session:

Members’ Participation

The Senate met for two hours and seven minutes.

The sitting started at the scheduled time of 10:30 am.

The chairman presided over the entire proceedings.

The deputy chairman was also present.

The leader of the house attended the entire sitting.

The leader of the opposition attended the sitting for two hours and three minutes.

As many as 21 lawmakers (22%) were present at the outset and 26 (61%) at the adjournment of sitting.

The parliamentary leaders of PkMAP, JI, PML-N, PML-F, BAP, PPPP, PML, PTI and ANP attended the sitting.

Three minority lawmaker were present.

Output

The House adopted a supplementary resolution to condole death of former senator Syed Iftikhar Ali Bukhari. The resolution was tabled by the leader of the house.

Four ordinances were laid in the House which included the Public Properties (Removal of Encroachment) Ordinance, 2021; the Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021; the Public Private Partnership Authority (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 and the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021.

Minister of state for parliamentary affairs presented the Federal Public Service Commission’s Annual Reports for the years 2018 and 2019.

Representation and Responsiveness

The House took up 10 out of 14 starred questions while lawmakers asked 23supplementary questions.

The House took up two calling attention notices (CANs) about ongoing crisis in the gas supply to consumers non-setting up of special desks for senior citizens at airports across the country. These CANs were responded to by the ministers for energy and aviation division respectively.

A motion of thanks to the President for his address to Parliament on September 13, 2021 was not taken up.

Seven lawmakers spoke on points of public importance for 22 minutes.

Order and Institutionalization

The House was adjourned to meet again on Monday, November 15, 2021 at 04:00 pm.

Transparency

Orders of the Day was available to the legislators, observers and public.

Attendance of lawmakers was available to the media and observers.

For more information, contact:
Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)
FAFEN Representative
FAFEN Secretariat 224, Margalla Road F-10/3 – Islamabad
Tel: +92-51-2211026
Fax: +92-51-2211047
Cell: +92-321-5017355, +92-301-8549188
Email: media@fafen.org
URL: www.fafen.org

Match Officials for Final announced 

Dubai, November 12, 2021 (PPI-OT):Umpires Marais Erasmus and Richard Kettleborough will assume on-field duties in the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 to be played between Australia and New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.

Nitin Menon will be the TV umpire for the match while Kumar Dharmasena will be the fourth umpire.

The final will be overseen by Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle.

Match Officials for the final:

Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle

On-field umpires: Marais Erasmus and Richard Kettleborough

TV umpire: Nitin Menon

Fourth umpire: Kumar Dharmasena

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

UVAS holds seminar on ‘Entrepreneurship as a Valuable Career Option’ 

Lahore, November 12, 2021 (PPI-OT):The Business Incubation Centre of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore organised a seminar on “Entrepreneurship as a Valuable Career Option” for final year students of undergraduate degree programs at Ravi Campus Pattoki.

The seminar aimed to equip young potential and current entrepreneurs with contemporary tools and strategies to transform ideas into successful business startup and management. Dr Muhammad Junaid, Dr Sadaqat Ali Chattha, Mr Ali Ataa, Muhammad Ubaid and a large number of faculty members and final year students of undergraduate degree programs and DVM 9th semester students from KBCMA Narowal Campus attended the session.

Mr Saqlain Sher from Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited PTCL was the resource person in the seminar. He highlighted the importance of being an entrepreneur to the passing out students. It was an informative interactive session for students.

Earlier, the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore (UVAS) students of 5th semester DVM under the supervision of Prof Dr Aneela Zameer Durrani visited Sattarwala Teaching Hospital for practical training. The students were demonstrated artificial insemination (AI) technique on live cases in large animals. They also used clinical tools for examination of large animals. Later the students visited private dairy farm and learned various practices on feeding and treatment with disease control at farm.

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

PhD Thesis Defence: Bioscience Department 

Islamabad, November 12, 2021 (PPI-OT):PhD Thesis Defence of Rabbiah Manzoor Malik, Bioinformatics and Biosciences Department, is scheduled to be held at 02:30 PM on November 15, 2021 (Monday) in the Workshop Room, located at the Second Floor of ‘B’ Block.

For more information, contact:
Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST)
Islamabad Expressway, Kahuta Road, Zone-V, Islamabad, Pakistan
UAN: +92-51-111-555-666
Tel: +92-51-4486700-4
Email: info@cust.edu.pk
Website: https://cust.edu.pk