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LAHORE - N-5 Central Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Syed Ibne Hussain addressed the passing-out ceremony of the 13th Upper Class course as well as the closing ceremony of the sports festival at Motorway Police Training Institute (MPTI) on Friday. The DIG said that the training standard and facilities provided by the Police Training Institute were not less than that of any other training institute in the world. He hoped that the passed out trainees would serve the nation better than

KARACHI - The counter urban terrorism training of selected Sindh police personnel of various ranks - sub inspector, assistant sub inspectors, sergeants and constables - conducted by the Army, concluded at Malir Cantt on Monday. An ISPR press release said that the four-week intensive training course of a batch of 202 policemen was held under the auspices of Karachi Corps. The training included enhancement of skills in close quarter encounter, sniper firing, repelling, cordon and search

LAHORE - The English Language Teaching Reforms (ELTR) Phase-II of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), in collaboration with the British Council, concluded a two-week international resource person course on research methodology at the HEC Lahore Regional Centre on Friday.
Tony Capstick, English language advisor of the British Council conducted the course as an international resource person. He designed a well-balanced scheme of studies for the course particularly keeping in

LAHORE - Al Huda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics Pakistan (CIBE) organised an International Conference on Islamic banking and finance in Mauritius which has now successfully concluded. The aim of this conference was to promote Islamic banking in Mauritius and other African countries so that the methodology of Islamic products could be produced after tapping the actual benefits of this structure.
Heads of banks from Malaysia, Pakistan, Kuwait, Sudan, South Africa,

The final original episode of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' will air May 25. Winfrey's Chicago-based Harpo Productions confirmed the date Friday. Winfrey announced live on the show in November 2009 that she would end its run after 25 years. She since has launched cable's Oprah Winfrey Network.
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" has been in reruns for the last few weeks. But Winfrey tweeted Thursday that she was "hard at work planning the final shows" and new episodes would begin April 7. The

LAHORE - The closing ceremony of the LUMS Olympiad was held at the old Hockey Fields, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
on Saturday. The theme for this event was 'The Addams Family' and the delegates wore black dresses, going for a gothic look keeping in line with the theme. The venue was decorated with pumpkins, gravestones, the famous 'Thing' and posters of the Addams Family. The decor was black and white with candles all around.
The ceremony began with a

LAHORE - Exhibitions, screenings and final rounds of competitions marked the end of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Olympiad 2011 on Friday. The event was a great experience for both the delegates and the LUMS host team. Workshops were arranged in photography, dramatics and music for students to learn from the event and take something back. Singer Shiraz Uppal, who attended the event, said, "It was a great pleasure being at the Music Workshop arranged by the LUMS

KARACHI - The Seventh Health Asia 2011 International Exhibition and conference concluded on Thursday after a successful three-day extravaganza at Karachi Expo Centre. A conference was held on the third day to discuss recent advances in dermatology, with Dr Najia Ashraf and Dr Sameera talking about common issues such as acne, eczema and hyper pigmentation.
The Sindh Health Department also established its pavilion at the exhibition; officials focused on creating awareness regarding

LAHORE - The Punjab Group of Colleges' (PGC) two-day Annual Arts Exhibition concluded at Punjabi Cultural Complex on Saturday.
Students from various classes depicted their works which were appreciated by all. Renowned cartoonist Javed Iqbal was the chief guest on the occasion and distributed prizes among the winners. Punjab Art and Culture Executive Director Ghulam Mustafa was the chief guest on the event's first day. Students participated in four different categories: painting,

LAHORE - A two-day health symposium concluded at the Post Graduate Medical Institute on Sunday in which more than 400 doctors and senior specialists participated.
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Vice-Chancellor Ahmed Jan Durrani was the chief guest on the occasion. Around 13 pre-symposium workshops of various medical and surgical disciplines were held out of which three were exclusively for nurses and paramedical staff. Addressing the symposium's concluding

LAHORE - Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal has averred that Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif is bringing revolutionary changes in the industrial sector to develop it on modern lines, saying Punjab government has already inked dozens of accords with different countries to benefit from the modern technology.
He commended 3-day 18th HVAC Exhibition and Conference and said it would put a far reaching effect on the industry and economy. Speaker assured of personally

LAHORE - The three days international conference, arranged by the Asian Research and Development Network (ARDN), has adjourned. 50 delegates from 15 countries participated in this conference, in addition to a large number of agricultural scientists, exporters, trader and farmers from Pakistan. Former National Assembly speaker Fakhar Imam and National Assembly member Chaudhry Iftikhar Nazir and University of Toronto Associate Professor Abu Haidar chaired the technical sessions.