Day: June 22, 2022

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Collaboration with Nestle Pakistan to benefit agricultural sector of Pakistan 

Islamabad, June 22, 2022 (PPI-OT):NUST is providing consultancy to Nestle Pakistan to evaluate the drip irrigation system in the orchard fields. Dr Muhammad Waqas Alam Chattha and Dr Khurram Yousaf from Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), in collaboration with Director Student Affairs and Counselling (SAC) Mr. Ali Hasnain Sayed, have facilitated Nestle Pakistan in developing the evaluation mechanism for various water-saving strategies to sensitise and provide doable and robust solutions to agricultural industry without compromising production and also the establishment of demonstration fields that will be used to evaluate and showcase agricultural techniques and technologies for the improvement in agricultural practices.

ASAB is further extending collaboration with Nestle Pakistan in calculating the water application efficiency, and establishing a research site for evaluation and demonstration purposes at NUST. Furthermore, different alternative irrigation strategies such as sprinkles and central pivot irrigation for row crops, including better water management practices will be techno-economically evaluated for a better understanding of water-saving and conservation.

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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Public Defense of PhD Electrical Engineering Thesis: Taimoor Naeem (PHDEE17008) 

Lahore, June 22, 2022 (PPI-OT):Taimoor Naeem (PhDEE17008) from the 2nd batch of PhD in Electrical Engineering Department at Information Technology University of the Punjab is set to defend his thesis. The public PhD defense will be held at LT-1 (Level-6), Information Technology University (ITU) of the Punjab, Arfa Software Technology Park, 346-B, Ferozepur Road, Lahore on July 05, 2022 (Tuesday) at 3:00 PM.

The title of Taimoor’s Ph.D. thesis is “Wavefront Engineering Methodologies for Meta Lensing and Meta Displays”. For smooth entry into Information Technology University (ITU) of the Punjab, Arfa Software Technology Park, Lahore, prior registration is required to attend the public PhD defense. Registrations will be closed on July 04, 2022 (Monday) at 3:00 PM.

Registration link: https://forms.gle/kvtL9Pyy7xU73X9P8

For more information, contact:
Information Technology University (ITU)
6th Floor, Arfa Software Technology Park,
346-B, Ferozepur Road, Lahore, Pakistan-54000
Tell: +92-42-35880062
Email: queries@itu.edu.pk
Website: www.itu.edu.pk

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Huge gains for Roach, Shakib in MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings 

Dubai, June 22, 2022 (PPI-OT):West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach and Bangladesh captain Shakib al Hasan have made substantial progress in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after some fine performances in the first match of their ICC World Test Championship series in Antigua.

Player of the Match Roach grabbed seven wickets in the Test, including a five-wicket haul in the second innings, moving into the top 10 for the first time in more than two years. He has progressed from 12th to eighth position, just one off his career-best seventh rank attained in December 2014.

Left-handed all-rounder Shakib has moved up 14 slots to 32nd position among batters after knocks of 51 and 63 in the first of two Tests, which Bangladesh lost by seven wickets. A formerly top-ranked all-rounder, he has also moved up two slots to second position in that list but is 39 rating points adrift of India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.

Shakib’s counterpart Kraigg Brathwaite has inched up one place to 28th after scoring 94 in the first innings while Jermaine Blackwood (up six places to 33rd) and John Campbell (up 11 places to 81st) are the other West Indies players to move in the batters’ list. Kyle Mayers (up five places to 40th) and Alzarri Joseph (up nine places to 48th) have advanced in the bowlers’ list.

In the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings, Australia opener David Warner has gained one slot to reach ninth after scoring 99 in the fourth match of the series in Sri Lanka. Charith Asalanka, Player of the Match in the fourth ODI for his score of 110 that helped his team take a winning 3-1 lead in the five-match series, has moved up 19 places to 32nd position.

Jason Roy, Dhananjaya de Silva and Mitchell Marsh are among the others to advance in Wednesday’s update. De Silva has moved up 12 places to 69th among batters and advanced 11 places to 61st among bowlers after aggregating 119 runs and finishing with five wickets in the three matches over the past week.

The MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings see India opener Ishan Kishan continue his ascent, moving up one place to joint-sixth after scoring 27 and 15 in the last two matches against South Africa while Dinesh Karthik has gained 108 slots to reach 87th position after a knock of 55 in the fourth match of the five-match series that ended 2-2 with the last match abandoned due to rain.

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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69th Board of Governors meeting in Lahore on Thursday

Lahore, June 22, 2022 (PPI-OT):The 69th meeting of the Board of Governors (BoG) of the Pakistan Cricket Board will be held on Thursday, 23 June, at 1130, at the National High-Performance Centre in Lahore.

Some of the matters that will be discussed are:

Chairman, CEO, COO and CFO’s reports

PCB Annual Budget for the 2022-23 financial year

BoG Committee reports and updates

Demarcation of CCAs and approval of Affiliation Regulations

Approval of the Age Verification Policy

Pakistan Cricket Foundation

Updates from all departments, including cricket and commercial

Media arrangements:

On Thursday morning, TV news channels are welcome to film the arrival of the members. The PCB will, however, provide a short video footage of the meeting, which the media is allowed to use for editorial purposes.

On Friday, 24 June, PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja will announce outcomes from the BoG meeting in a media conference, which will take place at Level 2, Far End, Gaddafi Stadium. The presser will commence at 1115 and will be live-streamed on all PCB social media platforms.

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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More than half (54%) of Pakistanis believe that inflation is the biggest challenge Pakistan currently faces: Gallup and Gilani Pakistan 

Islamabad, June 22, 2022 (PPI-OT):According to a survey conducted by Gallup and Gilani Pakistan, more than half (54%) of Pakistanis believe that inflation is the biggest challenge Pakistan currently faces.

A nationally representative sample of adult men and women from across the country was asked the following question, “Which is the biggest challenge that Pakistan is facing currently?” In response to this question, 54% said inflation, 26% said unemployment, 6% said electricity load-shedding, 5% said political unrest, 3% said bad image, 2% said water scarcity, 1% said children’s education, 2% said other and 1% said none.

Question: “Which is the biggest challenge that Pakistan is facing currently?”

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