Tag: Seminar

WAZIRABAD - A national seminar in the memory of Hameed Nizami will be held under Hameed Nizami Memorial Society Wazirabad at Imperial Public School, GT Road, on Sunday (today) at 10am. Imtiaz Safdar Warraich, Justice (retd) Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Nawab Arsla Khan Hoti,
Syed Zafar Ali Shah, Hafiz Hussain Ahmad, Sahibzada Haji Fazal Karim, Maulana Zahid-ur-Rashidi, Ahsan Wyne, Sajjad Meer, Sarmad Bashir, Syed Irshad Ahmad Arif, Zahray Shah and Ch Shaukat Manzoor

ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Commerce in collaboration with Trade Development Authority would organise a seminar on Agriculture Export Development on March 28. The seminar will be inaugurated by Federal Minister of Commerce Amin Fahim.
According to an issued statement, the objective of holding the seminar is to bolster the agriculture sector of the country, which accounts for over 21 percent of the GDP. It is the primary supplier of raw material in the value addition sector and

LAHORE - The Pakistan Society of the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PSRD) will organise a seminar on Management of Cerebral Palsy at PSRD's Office at 111-Ferozepur Road today (Saturday). Cerebral palsy is a condition, which is sometimes thought of as a group of disorders that could involve the brain and nervous system functions such as movement, learning, hearing, seeing and thinking. There are several different types of cerebral palsy, including spastic, dyskinetic, ataxic,

KARACHI - Tuberculosis (TB) consumes an estimated 1.7 million lives worldwide every year. The World TB Day is an annual reminder that this infectious disease still exists, and a lot needs to be done in order to completely eliminate it, an Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) official said on Friday. In order to mark the World TB Day 2011, the AKUH is organising a seminar on March 22. The moot would highlight various important steps that need to be taken for prevention and management of

LAHORE - The Punjab Consumer Protection Council (PCPC) arranged a seminar at the Punjab Cultural Club on the occasion of the World Consumer Day on Tuesday, which was attended by former Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) president Justice (r) Nasira Javed Iqbal and Punjab Industries and Commerce Secretary Dr Shujaat Ali.
The seminar aimed to spread awareness about consumer rights. The event discussed the problems faced by consumers and provided solutions in this regard. The

LAHORE - Planning and Development Department (P&D) Gender Mainstreaming Unit and Home Department organized a pre-budget Seminar on Monday. P&D secretary and chief guest Ali Tahir said that the government was trying to uplift women through implementation of gender reform action plan (GRAP), social welfare, women development and Bait-ul-Maal department. He GRAP's aim was to bring changes in the structures and processes to promote equity among men and women and to deliver rights and

LAHORE The speakers of the seminar on "Disturbing Conditions in Balochistan" held in Lahore stressed the need to seek a political solution of the crisis in the sensitive area of Pakistan. They demanded that parliament and media should focus on the issues that are creating feelings of deprivation in Balochistan. It was urged that Bugti's killers be brought in the court of law.
The seminar appreciated the efforts of the Army in opening new avenues for progress and development in

LAHORE - The Punjab Group of Colleges (PGC), in collaboration with the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) and a non-profit organisation, Aghaz-e-Nau, organised a seminar on "Hazards of Drugs" on Saturday. Renowned scholars, philanthropists and others attended the seminar. The main focus of the seminar was to introduce the "Drug Free Lahore City Project" and educate students about the hazards of drugs. The project is part of the visionary struggle of making Pakistan a drug-free country.

ISLAMABAD - China was once a sleeping dragon but recently it had started "shaking" the world with its robust economy, flourishing civilization and rich culture that derived its strength from Confucianism, Professor Doctor James Eldin Reed, an internationally recognised historian and educationist said on Tuesday.
In his keynote speech at a seminar on "The Rise of China in the Historical Perspective" organized here by the History Department of Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) in

Lahore - The Medical Laboratory Technologists Association of Pakistan (MLTAP) in collaboration with the King Edward Medical University (KEMU), Lahore organised a national CME-based seminar on medical laboratory technology, titled Molecular Biology and Laboratory Medicine. CEMB Lahore Director Dr Tayyab Husnain chaired the function. Addressing participants, MLTAP President Ali Malik and Punjab chapter president Raza Mohaiyuddin said that manifesto of the MLTAP is to promote literary

ISLAMABAD - To root out terrorism and extremism and to bring peace and prosperity in the country, every individual in the society must strictly oppose extremism in strong words, the speakers said at seminar in the federal capital on Friday.
They said every person was equally responsible to make efforts for eradication of terrorism. If the society failed to fulfil the obligation, extremists would impose their agenda with the use of forces on people, they warned at a discussion

LAHORE - Mass Communication Department Queen Mary College (QMC) organized a seminar on "Social issues and the role of media" at the college campus on Thursday. Imminent journalists from different TV channels and newspapers addressed the seminar.
Speakers said that the role of media is increasingly becoming crucial in the wake of ever increasing social issues and growing democracy. They said, "Nevertheless, the prevalent trend being followed by media organizations needs to be

LAHORE - The mood of 'reconciliation' and 'co-existence' between the judiciary and executive was on display on Saturday with Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry, other judges and all PPP-dominated bars led by SCBA president Asma Jahangir gathered under one roof in Lahore to mull over need of giving legal and judicial system of the country a pro-people orientations.
A day-long judicial seminar organized by Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) here at a local hotel on topic

FAISALABAD - All Pakistan Women Association (APWA) Faisalabad Chapter hosted a seminar titled "Violence against Women" in coordination with a non governmental organisation (NGO) 'Women Crisis Centre' (WCC) to have an in-depth analysis of women's sufferings at the hands of their male counter parts.
The seminar held at the APWA building outside Karkhana Bazar was attended by the APWA executive board members, WCC members, women rights' campaigners and a large number of women from

ISLAMABAD - A seminar, jointly organised by the Board of Investment (BOI) and Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) of Malaysia on investment opportunities in Pakistan, will be held in Kuala Lumpur on March 31, 2011, which has been in the works for several months.
This was indicated by High Commissioner for Pakistan in Malaysia Masood Khalid during a meeting with the Editorial Management team of the News Straits Times Press (NSTP) at their office in Kuala Lumpur,

LAHORE - Mashaikh-e-Ahlesunnat Pakistan hosted a Tahafuz-e-Namoos-i-Risalat seminar at the Lahore Press Club on Saturday. Jamia Naeemia Principal Dr Raghib Naeemi, Prof Ashraf Asif Jalali, Sardar Mohmmad Khan Laghari, Syed Shahid Gardaizi among others spoke on the occasion.
The speakers believed that conspiracies were being made for the blasphemy laws' repeal but the 'slaves' of the Prophet (PBUH) will fight back conspiracies. "Namoos-e-Risalat is not a political issue; it is the

LAHORE - The Project Management Institute, USA (Lahore Chapter) arranged a seminar on the topic of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) at the Holiday Inn. Descon Engineering Chief Information Officer Nauman Majeed gave a comprehensive presentation on the implementation of Enterprise Resource Program (ERP) in the organizations.
Senior employees from different companies attended the seminar. Majeed briefed the attendees on the importance of ERP in modern business practices. He