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WordPress: An Upcoming Workshop

Islamabad, March 17, 2022 (PPI-OT): WordPress is a powerful yet free content management system (CMS) platform that offers an extensive range of features for creating truly impressive business websites and has now emerged as a reliable web development solution for professional websites and e-commerce stores. WordPress powers nearly one-third of the world’s websites and over 32% of the websites today are motorized up by WordPress. Its unique features make it the most popular content management system for small personal blogs to the complex sites of major corporations such as Sony, Time Inc., the New York Post, and NBC.

 

Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), CUST is offering Four Days Hands-on Workshop on “WordPress” starting from 29th March 2022. The workshop would help provide expertise to advance your career as Web Developer, get a better Job/Promotion, and increase income through Online Work and Freelancing.

 

The workshop attendees would be provided Certification upon successful completion of the course. The students are highly encouraged to register themselves for the course. Confirm your Registration latest by Monday, 28th March 2022.

 

List of Downloads:

 

Registration Form: https://cust.edu.pk/static/uploads/2022/03/Registration-Form-WordPress.docx

 

Event Flyer: https://cust.edu.pk/static/uploads/2022/03/WordPress-Workshop.jpg

 

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

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Female Staff Members from Across LUMS Attend a Safe Space Conversation

Lahore, March 17, 2022 (PPI-OT): An all-women Safe Space conversation was co-organised by Ms. Angbeen Mirza, Director Office of Accessibility and Inclusion and Ms. Aymen Abdullah, Head of Talent Management, Human Resources, for the female staff members at LUMS on March 9, 2022. The purpose of the session was to have an open conversation on what challenges women face in their workspaces.

 

The Safe Space conversation, conducted at the Executive Dining Hall at LUMS, was designed to encourage female staff colleagues to share their experiences regarding matters of gender discrimination as well as inclusivity, both within the workplace and generally. The session provided an environment for the female staff members to discuss their experiences at LUMS, share the challenges they encounter, and subsequently offer suggestions on what could be done at an individual and organizational level to improve current gender relations and interactions.

 

This session was held in the spirit of International Women’s Day with the theme of opening up in safe spaces, which led to many women sharing their experiences of discrimination and bias throughout their life. This discussion also included an activity called “Gender Light Bulb,” wherein all the attendees were asked to share memories of events that made them realise they were being treated differently because of their gender.

 

The participants remained engaged throughout the activity. Female staff members were also very happy to be a part of the Safe Space conversation and requested for an increase in the frequency of such events. Towards the end, tea and refreshments were served to all the participants. Both the offices hope that this will be the start of a sustainable collaboration to push for more diversity and inclusion at LUMS.

 

For more information, contact:

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)

D.H.A. Lahore Cantt. 54792

Lahore, Pakistan

Tel: +92-42-35608000

Fax: +92-42-35725048

Website: www.lums.edu.pk

 

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An Evening to Remember – SAHSOL celebrates new faculty members and expansion of the school building

Lahore, March 17, 2022 (PPI-OT): The students, staff and faculty at the Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL) gathered on March 3, 2022 to celebrate the achievement of several incredible milestones. This celebration marked the completion of the SAHSOL building’s second floor, which will house the Center for Chinese Legal Studies, as well as new classrooms, faculty offices, designated spaces for Research and Teaching Assistants and other collaborative learning spaces.

 

Additionally, SAHSOL welcomed six new faculty members as it expands its physical and intellectual capacities. These include Assistant Professors Dr Sarah Humayun, Dr Sheharyar Sikander Hamid, Ms Marva Khan and Mr Asad Farooq as well as Visiting Assistant Professors Ms Hiba Akbar, and Ms Madiha Tallat. Lastly, the School announced the launch of the Legal Writing Lab, a student-led initiative that aims to offer support with legal writing and research specifically catered for law students.

 

For more information, contact:

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)

D.H.A. Lahore Cantt. 54792

Lahore, Pakistan

Tel: +92-42-35608000

Fax: +92-42-35725048

Website: www.lums.edu.pk

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58% of Pakistanis believe that it is already too late to curtail climate change; 42% of global respondents claim this: Gallup Pakistan and WIN World Survey report released

Islamabad, March 17, 2022 (PPI-OT): According to a Gallup Pakistan Survey in Pakistan (and similar surveys done by Worldwide Independent Network of Market Research (WIN) across the world), 58% of Pakistanis believe that it is already too late to curtail climate change; 42% of global respondents claim this.

 

These findings emerge from an international survey conducted across the globe by The Worldwide Independent Network of Market Research (WIN) – a global network conducting market research and opinion polls in every continent. WIN International has published the Annual WIN World Survey (WWS – 2021), exploring the views and beliefs of 33236 individuals, among citizens from 39 countries across the globe. The survey analyzes views and opinions related to the perception of climate change in 2021 and the importance of sustainable development worldwide. The fieldwork for Pakistan was conducted between 10th October and 11th November 2021 and the sample size was 1000 individuals.

 

A nationally representative sample of adult men and women from across the four provinces was asked the following question, “To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? – It is already too late to curtail climate change.” In response to this question in Pakistan, 35% said totally agree, 23% said somewhat agree, 19% said somewhat disagree, 15% said totally disagree, and 8% didn’t know or gave no response.

 

Question: “To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? – It is already too late to curtail climate change”

 

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

 

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Nigar: Bangladesh must forget first win to beat the West Indies

Dubai, March 17, 2022 (PPI-OT): Bangladesh must forget about their first-ever ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup win as they go in search of a second straight victory against the West Indies, according to captain Nigar Sultana.

 

A nine-run win over Pakistan handed the Tigresses a first victory on their tournament debut, but all their attention is now on defeating one of the surprise packages of the 2022 edition.

 

The West Indies raced out of the blocks with wins over New Zealand and England but heavy defeats to India and Australia have left their qualification hopes in the balance.

 

Nigar said: “Obviously it was a fantastic match, it was a great pleasure to get our first World Cup win and actually we want to forget about that because we want to move forward.

 

“We want to take all the positives from the last match and we want to implement it in the next match.

 

“I think it was an exciting match for all of us because it was our first win in the World Cup, and obviously back home there was a lot of support for us.

 

“They were waiting for this victory and they all are super excited and they always keep faith in us every time.

 

“A lot of people messaged us, saying that we are doing well and just need a little momentum and if you get this momentum it will go through the tournament.”

 

While the West Indies have put in some unexpected displays, Nigar is hoping Bangladesh can use their own element of surprise.

 

The two sides will meet for the first time in a One Day International and Nigar’s women are hoping they will produce a performance that the Windies are not prepared for.

 

“I think this is a good thing, I guess because they don’t know us and we don’t even know them,” she said.

 

“So, this is going to be advantageous because they don’t know how we play. We are focusing on our strengths, and we are going to plan according to that.”

 

While Bangladesh are putting their first win out of their minds, the Maroon Warriors will be calling on their memories of their opening three-run victory over hosts New Zealand at the same venue in Tauranga.

 

The West Indies achieved their aim of winning two out of their first four matches but will hope to end the group stage with a perfect trio of games, starting with a return to the Bay Oval on Friday.

 

Shamilia Connell said: “It was our first win at the World Cup in the tournament, so we are in familiar conditions and the girls are feeling energetic because we won our first game here and we are looking to do that tomorrow.

 

“We know we’ve lost two games, but we have to put that behind us. We’re just going to go out there and give our best.

 

“What’s gone is gone and we just have to look to just bring our A-game in these next three games as we look to qualify for the semi-finals.”

 

Fast bowler Connell admitted they will be facing a Bangladesh side full of confidence after their win over Pakistan.

 

“We can see that they’re very competitive. We’re just going to go there and give our best and we are not going to underestimate them,” she added.

 

“We’re just going to go out there and play our game. They put up some very good scores and they beat Pakistan and Pakistan were one of the teams that were looking to give them a challenge, but we’re just going to go and play our A-game.”

 

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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Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri expresses grief on the death of mothers of Basir Ahmad and Sheraz Malik

Lahore, March 17, 2022 (PPI-OT): The mother of Basir Ahmad, personal assistant to Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri and IT manager Tanvir Ahmad passed away in Canada. In a condolence message, Shaykh-ul-Islam expressed his deep sense of grief and sorrow on the death of Basir Ahmad’s mother. He prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the departed soul in peace and give patience to the bereaved family to bear this loss. Shaykh-ul-Islam also expressed his sorrow on the passing of the mother of Sheraz Malik, senior cameraman of Minhaj TV. He prayed for the peace of the departed soul and patience of the family to bear the loss.

 

Meanwhile Chairman MQI Supreme Council Dr Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri, President MQI Dr Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri, Khurram Nawaz Gandapur, Brig. (r) Iqbal Ahmad Khan, Allama Rana Muhammad Idrees, GM Malik, Muhammad Rafique Najam, Noorullah Siddiqui, Jawwad Hamid, Muhammad Farooq Rana, Ahsan Irshad, Abdul Sattar Minhajian, Sabir Hussain, Sanaullah, Shahbaz Tahir, Ghulam Murtaza Alvi and other leaders also condoled with Basir Ahmad and Tanvir Ahmad over the death of their beloved mother. They prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the departed soul in peace.

 

For more information, contact:

Minhaj-ul-Quran International (MQI)

365 M, Model Town, Lahore, Pakistan

UAN: +92-42-111-140-140

Tel: +92-42-35169111

Email: tehreek@minhaj.org

Website: www.minhaj.org