Day: October 20, 2022

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Admissions Launched for 10th Batch 

Karachi, October 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):On October 16, 2022, the fall 2023 admissions drive was launched providing an opportunity to talented and ambitious students to become part of the 10th batch of students to be inducted into the University. In addition to accepting applications from all international boards such as CAIE, IB and the American system, the University is also poised to launch this year’s cycle – in the third week of October – of inducting the brightest students from the local examination boards.

This intake is done under the banner of the Talent Outreach, Promotion and Support Program (TOPS), which caters exclusively to those students from boards such as the Federal Board, Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi and Aga Khan University Examination Board. Students qualifying are awarded a 4-year fully funded scholarship to study at Habib University.

The admissions drive, which lasts for well in to the New Year, comprises campus tours, outreach visits, and a number of other events and activities and is open to students from all backgrounds.

Perspective students will have the opportunity to take admission in one of six unique degree programs from the University’s two schools:

School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS)

BA (Honors) Comparative Humanities

BA (Honors) Communication and Design

BSc (Honors) Social Development and Policy

Dhanani School of Science and Engineering (DSSE)

BS Computer Engineering

BS Computer Science

BS Electrical Engineering

Students will go through a simple yet thorough admissions process, which includes an admission, test and an interview, before the lucky ones will be brought on board to start a unique intellectual journey. During the course of their time at Habib University, along with taking courses for their major, students will gain a breadth of knowledge through the Habib Liberal Core; a set of 10 courses that students must take to from the arts and humanities in order to fulfil their graduation requirements.

A number of student-centric services, such as peer-tutoring at the Ehsaas Center and writing help at the Writing Center will be available to these students to help them adjust to the demands of a rigorous academic experience.

In addition to studies, students will have the opportunity to take part in a vibrant student life, which revolves around the 30 plus student-led clubs that are active on campus.

Throughout the 4-year journey, students’ success will be ensured through programs such as the Graduate School Curation Program and the Career Curation Program.

As a diverse and inclusive institution, the University will continue to offer the most generous scholarships to all those who qualify. Additionally, the HU TOPS scholarship program in Pakistan will continue to provide the opportunity to students from local examination boards to avail a world-class education.

We are excited to welcome the Class of 2027.

Apply Now: https://eapplication.habib.edu.pk

For more information, contact:
Habib University
Karachi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-34301051-55
Email: marketing@habib.edu.pk
Website: www.habib.edu.pk

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A Need to Reimagine Pakistan 

Karachi, October 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):Habib University as Pakistan’s leading Liberal Arts institution of higher learning, lays great emphasis on promoting intellectual discourse on relevant and critical issues affecting Pakistan. In keeping with this focus, the University recently hosted Dr. Miftah Ismail, former Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue to speak about Pakistan’s current economic turmoil in the session titled: Pakistan’s Economic Future. The session was moderated by Dr. Aqdas Afzal, Assistant Professor, Social Development and Policy.

The former minister began by stating that Pakistan’s economy suffers from three fundamental problems. Delving deeper he highlighted that first and foremost, as a nation, we don’t live within our means, secondly our focus is on import substitution and not export growth and lastly, there was this ‘elite bargain’ existent in the country, essentially meaning that 99% of the population continues to work for the privileged one percent.

During the talk which was held as part of Habib University efforts to promote intellectual discourse on a variety of issues of importance to the country, Dr. Ismail, alluded to the difficult decisions he had faced at the time of taking office. According to him, “there was no commercial lending, we couldn’t sell our bonds and we weren’t part of the IMF program.”

He pointed out that the Government’s efforts to secure financing from friendly nations also met with cold shoulders and deaf years, “When you are defaulting, no one helps you out.” Raising prices was the only way that the country could have been saved from default.

To a question regarding what Pakistan would be like in 2047, Dr. Ismail, was not too optimistic. He pointed out that in the last 75 years, we had neglected to provide proper education to our youth, and built a society which was inherently intolerant. He cited the example of many educated minority members having left the country for the same reason.

He also pointed out that as a nation, everyone knew the problems but when it came to solving them, there was a tendency to delay them. He questioned how it was possible for people to talk about exporting Information Technology from Pakistan, “You are not developing institutes for IT, but want to export it, that’s not going to happen.”

To a question regarding the possibility of receiving climate reparations, he was of the opinion that there were other countries that were worse off than Pakistan when it came to the effects of climate change adding that Pakistan was not really liked by most countries.

Referring to the effects of the floods, Dr. Ismail added that while physical damage might be repaired, how we would be able to repair the emotion and psychological loss suffered by those affected.

In his closing remarks, President Wasif Rizvi, thanked Dr. Ismail for his candour in discussing such pertinent issues. He highlighted how Habib University was trying to play its part of spreading higher education to the youth of Pakistan, by providing 100% scholarships to 40% of each of its upcoming batches.

As a token of appreciation, a valued member of the Habib University community of Mohsineen, Mr. Shahbaz Yasin Malik who is President and CEO, Hilton Pharma, presented a memento to Dr. Miftah Ismail.

For more information, contact:
Habib University
Karachi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-34301051-55
Email: marketing@habib.edu.pk
Website: www.habib.edu.pk

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CEME holds 28th Convocation 

Islamabad, October 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):NUST College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering held its 28th convocation on Wednesday. Rector NUST Engr. Javed Mahmood Bukhari was the chief guest. A large number of faculty members, students and their parents attended the event.

At the occasion, as many as 599 Undergraduate, MS and PhD students were conferred degrees in the disciplines of Electrical, Mechanical, Computer and Software, Mechatronics Engineering and Engineering Management. Delivering his convocation address, the chief guest congratulated the graduating students and commended the NUST College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering for maintaining quality standards in teaching and research.

He also lauded the College for its focus on research and development, and for maintaining the quality of its Engineering programmes as per the standards of the Washington Accord. Engr. Javed Mahmood Bukhari also advised the graduates to apply the knowledge and skills for bringing about a difference in the lives of the needy and deprived segments of society.

President’s Gold Medal for best performance in postgraduate programmes was awarded to Engr. Atta Ul Mannan Hashmi, Engr. Arshan Ahmed Tipu and Rabiah Tabassum in Mechanical Engineering, Engr. Maryam Naveed, Engr. Shawez Ahmed and Engr. Rimsha Tariq in Computer and Software Engineering and Engr. Beenish Khan Khattak and Engr. Syeda Hira Fatima in Engineering Management.

President’s Gold Medal at the undergraduate level was awarded to Engr. Muhammad Hamza Mubashir in Electrical Engineering, Engr. Muhammad Jayyad Arshad in Mechanical Engineering, Engr. Usama Bin Khalid in Computer and Software Engineering and Engr. Areeb Mufti and Engr. Muhammad Haseeb Tariq in Mechatronics Engineering.

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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Fragile Bones, Hip Fractures and Care of Elderly

Karachi, October 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):​In the early morning of 22 November 2021, 75-year-old Mehrunisa (pseudonym) came to the emergency department of a private hospital in Karachi with a complaint of pain in the right hip. History and examination revealed that the patient slipped in the bathroom while performing Wu’doo for Fajar prayers. An X-ray confirmed the fracture of the right hip.

Mehrunisa’s daughter and brother were counselled for surgery. The cardiac team and anaesthesia team came on board, to evaluate the risk of mortality of the patient. She moved to the operating room for the surgery.

Like Mehrunisa, every day several elderlies with hip fractures get admitted to different hospitals across the country. Hip fractures are a major cause of prolonged hospital admissions and lead to serious health conditions in the elderly population.

Now the question arises, why do our senior citizens suffer from fractures more frequently? The reason is that after the fifth decade of life, demineralization of the bone starts and as we enter the middle of sixth decade of life, bones get porous, demineralized, and fragile.

This condition is called Osteoporosis. Fragility fractures are fractures that result from a mechanical force that would not ordinarily cause fractures, known as low-level or low trauma or a fall from a standing height or less.

Osteoporosis is an asymptomatic condition that often remains silent until it manifests as a low-trauma fracture of the hip, spine, arm, pelvis, and/or wrist, which frequently leads to hospitalization. Evidence reports that after the first osteoporotic fracture, the risk of a second fracture grows up to 50%. Half of all women and 1/4th of all men will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetimes.

Women are four times as likely as men to develop the disease. Smoking, nutritional deficiency of calcium and vitamin D, hormonal changes that occur in men and women after 50 years of age, obesity and family history of old age fractures are the main contributors to osteoporosis and fragility fractures.

Osteoporosis-related fractures can increase pain, disability, nursing home placement, total health care costs, and fatal medical complications. Generally, older adults would experience significant functional dependency for varying amounts of time and undergo extensive rehabilitation therapies. Post-fracture time is highly stressful for the family in terms of physical, psychological, and financial burdens.

People who have already suffered from osteoporotic fractures should visit a Rheumatologist, a bone specialist or a Family Physician for further treatment. Fracture risk scoring is important in osteoporotic fractures patients as well as in healthy adults after the age of 50 years and initiation of osteoporotic treatment is the key to preventing elderly fractures.

The care burden period after hip fracture often prolongs to six months or beyond. It is also highly associated with older people confined to bed, which can lead to serious health complications. Seeing their loved ones dependent on daily activities is heart breaking for families and leaves deep emotional and psychological scars.

Age alone may break your bone, but a little care will save you

For a better quality of life in old age, it is important to take some precautions that save our bones. You should make regular exercise a part of daily life, take brisk walks, go out with your neighbours to a nearby park, or even participate in household activities like going for groceries daily.

Milk, yoghurt, spinach, lentils, beans, salmon, and tuna should be a part of your diet. As the person gets older the muscles lose strength, the coordination between muscles and movement reduces, and our body may need support in getting up from the bed or chair.

To reduce the risk of accidents/falls it would be helpful to take some precautions, such as putting a handle beside your bed, keeping a good record of your eye check-ups, avoiding roaming around if the power is off, and not walking on wet floors. Longevity of life is a blessing. Make your days more productive and happier by taking care of yourself!

For more information, contact:
Marketing and Communications,
The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH)
Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi – 74800, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-111-911-911
Email: akuh.information@aku.edu
Website: https://hospitals.aku.edu/pakistan/

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Ehsaas Scholarship Phase-I Cancellation Notification 

Peshawar, October 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):In compliance of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, it is notified for the information of the following awards of “Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarship Program Phase-1, Session 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20” that the scholarship is hereby cancelled /withdrawn with immediate effect on account of concealment of facts regarding father occupation/ profession and those whose father monthly income was more than 45000/- at the time of award of scholarship.

However, they have been granted Scholarship on the bass of false information supported by fake documents to the Institutional Scholarship Award Committer (SAC).

http://www.uop.edu.pk/resources/notif-ph1-can122.pdf

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

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Bangladesh hoping to improve on previous Men’s T20 World Cup record 

Dubai, October 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):Bangladesh are looking to shake their tag as underachievers when they begin their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup campaign in Australia. Despite being ever-presents at the tournament since its first staging in 2007, the Tigers have won just seven of their 33 matches.

A recent tri-series with Pakistan and New Zealand failed to produce a single victory and two changes have been made to the squad off the back of those four matches.

The competition will only get fiercer when they venture down under, with India, Pakistan and South Africa for company in Group 2, in conditions that could not be any more different to what they are accustomed to at home.

So how will Bangladesh fare at the World Cup – will they come unstuck again or can they make it a World Cup to remember?

2022 prospects

Bangladesh have an identical record from each of the last three World Cups – having won just two matches, none of which have come at the Super 12 stage. Unlike each of the three previous tournaments, however, Bangladesh will not be starting their campaign at the first-round stage.

The opening fixture for Bangladesh is against the runner-up of Group A – one of Namibia, Netherlands or Sri Lanka.

A victory there would instill confidence ahead of a crucial match up with South Africa, who are the lowest-ranked side among the other automatic qualifiers in Group 2.

That has to be a game that the squad look to target and a win in Sydney would leave them in a fantastic position ahead of a match-up with the Group B winners in Brisbane. Wins will be hard to come by thereafter, with fixtures against previous winners India and Pakistan.

So the realistic ambition for Bangladesh has to be improving on that record of two wins prior to those final two matches.

T20 World Cup History

Arguably Bangladesh’s best T20 World Cup moment came in their very first fixture.

Back in 2007 against a highly-fancied West Indies side which included the likes of Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ravi Rampaul, Bangladesh chased down the Windies’ total of 164 with ease, wrapping up victory with 12 balls to spare. Shakib Al Hasan took four wickets that day and contributed with the bat too.

It took another seven years for Bangladesh to taste success again in the competition, as they went winless through each of the 2009, 2010 and 2012 World Cups.

The unwanted streak ended on home soil in 2014 with victories over Afghanistan and Nepal but a defeat against Hong Kong in their final group fixture seemed to deflate the team ahead of Super 10 stage, where they lost all four fixtures.

They progressed as group stage winners once again in 2016 but lost all four of their Super 10 stage matches for the second tournament running.

Their 2021 campaign then got off to the worst possible start with a defeat to Scotland in Oman. They recovered from there to progress to the Super 12s as group runners-up but struggled thereafter, with a three-run defeat against the West Indies the closest they came to a win over a Full Member nation.

Current form

Preparations began in earnest in July with a pair of three-match series, the first of which came against the Windies.

That ended in a 2-0 series defeat after the first contest was abandoned due to rain; Afifa Hossain was the shining light of the series, with scores of 51 and 34 from his two innings.

Zimbabwe were next and the Chevrons pulled off a surprise victory in the opening fixture in Harare as Bangladesh finished 17 runs short chasing 205.

It seemed as if normality had been restored with a comfortable seven-wicket victory in the second contest, but Zimbabwe once again coasted home in the final T20 and returned home with a 2-1 series win.

A different competition and location failed to yield a change in results, with three straight defeats in the Asia Cup contested in the UAE.

The side did then come out on top in a two-match series with the Asia Cup hosts but were firmly third best in their tri-series with Pakistan and New Zealand.
Since the last World Cup, they have won four of their 18 T20 matches.

Best batters

Shakib provides a wealth of experience and quality in the middle order. He and Litton Das have proven themselves to be the side’s most consistent batters since the last World Cup. There is no settled opening partnership, however, with four different combinations used during the tri-series in New Zealand.

Soumya Sarkar was a late addition to the squad after impressing in that series and could be one to watch for his aggressive intent at the top of the order.

Best bowlers

Mahedi Hasan is the highest ranked Bangladesh bowler according to the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Bowling Rankings but there is no place for him among the stable of spin bowlers.

In his place, expect Nasum Ahmed and Shakib to try and spin their team to victory – an envious task on flat tracks in Australia.

That means that greater responsibility will fall on the shoulders of left-arm quick Shoriful Islam, who at the age of just 21 has the chance to make himself a hero after finishing as the joint-highest wicket-taker in Bangladesh’s series in the UAE.

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
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