Day: June 20, 2022

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Department of Fabric Manufacturing claimed victory in inter-departmental Squash Championship 2022 

Faisalabad, June 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):The final match of the inter-departmental Squash championship was played between the FMD and GMD. The Match was played in the newly constructed Squash Court of NTU. FMD Department won the Championship-2022. Sports Department of NTU congratulates the Squash team, Dr Yasir Nawab (Dean SET), Dr Syed Talha Hamdani (Chairman FMD) Sports Coordinator) Mr Hassan Iftekhar on winning the title.

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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UVAS holds consultative meeting on biorisk management 

Lahore, June 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):Health Security Partner (HSP) team members led by Director Programme Health Security Partner (HSP) Dr Javed Khan and Former Animal Husbandry Commissioner Dr Qurban along with team members visited the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore, called on Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad and sought collaboration with UVAS on bio-risk management.

Meanwhile a detailed meeting was held in syndicate room with HSP delegation on biorisk management. Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad chaired the meeting while Director University Diagnostic Lab Prof Dr Aamir Ghafoor Bajwa and number of veterinarians/microbiologists from HSP were present.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof Nasim said that UVAS is a national institute working closely with livestock, dairy, poultry, meat and food industries. He said UVAS door always open for the technical assistance of veterinary professionals to solving their issues. Earlier, he also spoke about the history of UVAS, various degree programmes, research, training and services of UVAS. Prof Dr Aamir Ghafoor Bajwa said that UVAS diagnostic laboratories is fully functional and provide diagnostic facilities to the livestock farming community to save their animals from deadly disease.

Later, Dr Javed khan said that Health Security Partner (HSP) working on Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR), bio-risk management, biosafety, sample collection and its transportation with different national and international organizations. He said the purpose of HSP team visit was to collaborate with UVAS especially in the area of biorisk management.

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

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NUST wins National Debating Championship held by HEC 

Islamabad, June 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):We are proud to announce that NUST has bagged the 1st Position in the English Debate Contest in the National Round of Pakistan Universities Debating Championship (PUDC) 2021-22, organised by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC).

The winning team comprised our brilliant students Wardah Shakil Khan from Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), and Ayaan Shehryar and Mirza Faisal Hayat from the School of Social and Humanities (S3H). The students are also members of the NUST Debating Society under the official supervision of the Student Affairs and Counselling Directorate of NUST.

The National and final round of the Championship was held last week at the HEC Secretariat, following the regional rounds held earlier in five regions of the country, including Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Baluchistan and ICT/AJK/Gilgit-Baltistan.

Congratulations to the champions!

For more information, contact:
Director Press and Media Release
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
NUST Campus, H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan
UAN: +92-51-111-11-6878
Tel: +92-51-90851381
Fax: +92-51-90851382
Email: prnust@gmail.com
Website: www.nust.edu.pk

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Leadership Development and Student Empowerment Initiative 

Faisalabad, June 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):Three sessions on “personality growth, communications skills, and conflict management” were held under the “Leadership Development and Student Empowerment Initiative” by Faisalabad Business School in collaboration with the Centre of Wellbeing, NTU, from May to June 2022. During these sessions, selected students (executive members) were trained by Ms. Hafsa Farrukh (Clinical Psychologist, Centre of Wellbeing, NTU).

These selected students/executive members of LD and SEI will now serve as in-house trainers for other students at the Faisalabad Business School. The initiative will help build these students’ communication and presentation skills and foster their growth and personal development.

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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HRCP demands repeal of colonial laws that curb peaceful assembly 

Islamabad, June 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) announces the launch of its study titled Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Pakistan: A Legislative Review. The study proposes to repeal and review many archaic colonial-era laws and discontinue primitive policing strategies. It makes elaborate recommendations to the legislature, executive as well as law enforcement agencies to ensure fulfilment of the right to peaceful assembly as per international human rights law standards. HRCP was assisted by a high-profile working group, including Hina Jilani, Farhatullah Babar, Habib Tahir, Reema Omer and Saroop Ijaz, while the study itself was conducted by Mr Asfand Yar Warraich.

The right to peaceful assembly is a cornerstone of any democratic society. The study provides an analysis of this right as enshrined in Article 16 of Pakistan’s constitution as well as offers a review of legal provisions and procedures that impact it. Moreover, HRCP was able to conduct a detailed mapping of assemblies from years 2010 to 2020 through this study, to find that disproportionate curbs were placed on at least 392 of the 858 assemblies surveyed; these included excessive use of force, arbitrary and politically motivated arrests and detentions, registration of criminal or terrorism charges, and the imposition of moratoriums on assemblies for extended periods of time for no valid reason.

The study proposes creating and enforcing better protocols for law enforcement agencies that involve training in human rights and crowd-management practices, with an emphasis on minimal use of force; allowing unrestricted media and digital access to assemblies; and facilitating free speech and movement for all assemblies rather than imposing content-based restrictions or blockading routes.

For more information, contact:
Chairperson,
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)
Aiwan-i-Jamhoor, 107-Tipu Block,
New Garden Town, Lahore-54600
Tel: +92-42-35864994
Fax: +92-42-35883582
Email: hrcp@hrcp-web.org
Website: www.hrcp-web.org

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PU: Reschedule online admission date of associate degree

Lahore, June 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):Punjab University Department of Examinations has issued new schedule for submission of admission forms for Associate Degree in Arts/Science annual examinations 2022. According to details, the online portal for said exams with double fee and Rs. 500 fine would be opened from June 21, 2022 to June 24, 2022. The exams will commence from July 27, 2022.

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/