Tag: Training

Teacher training workshop held

A workshop on “Capacity Building of Staff of Teacher Education Institutions” was held on Tuesday at the Sunfort Hotel with the cooperation of the...

Solve Agri Dairy Institute conducts training

Solve Agri Dairy Institute, the first ever private sector dairy and livestock training institute in Pakistan, recently conducted a four days ‘Livestock Emergency Preparedness...

Training course concludes for Motorway police

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

PSB arranges training camp for FATA youngsters

LAHORE - The Pakistan Sports Board has arranged a three week football and volleyball Under-21 training camp for the young boys of FATA at Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad. The camp is being held on the directives of the Federal Minister for Sports Engr. Shaukat Ullah. Thirty-six players and two officials have arrived at the Complex. They will be trained by senior coaches of the Pakistan Sports Board. Shaukat Ullah met the participants of the training camp and distributed track suits

Training camp for WI tour starts

LAHORE - The two-day training camp of the West Indies-bound Pakistan cricket team started here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday. The players had training in two sessions on the opening day, opting for physical fitness session in the morning session, from 9 am to12 pm. Along with physical training, the players practiced in the nets under the supervision of coach Waqar Younis in the second session between 3 and 6 pm. The green shirts will leave for the series in West Indies on April

Women referees continue training

LAHORE - Fourteen young women referees took part in the PFF Women Referee Consolidating Course at FIFA House, Lahore, organised by PFF, as instructors Salah Uddin Awan and Arif Siddiqui helped run through the rules of the game as well as the stringent guidelines the officials need to follow. The course will run until April 15. The second day included nine hours of intensive sessions.
The referees expressed their enthusiasm and hope for the development of soccer in Pakistan. PFF

Pakistan Cricket team attends 2 day training camp

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan cricket team has been attending a two-day short training camp at Gaddafi stadium, Lahore for the series match in West Indies later this month.
Pakistan Cricket Board management said the players will take part in two practice sessions. The first session will start on Tuesday from 9am-12pm and the second session will start from 3pm-6pm, reported private news channel.
Along with physical training, the players will also be practicing in the nets under the

Counter urban terrorism training course for policemen concludes

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

Captured suicide bomber says 400 more in training

ISLAMABAD - A teenager arrested as an accomplice to the country's deadliest suicide bombing of the year has said that up to 400 suicide bombers are being groomed to wage carnage in the nation.
Umar Fidayee, 14, said the would-be bombers were being trained in North Waziristan. He made the remarks in an interview aired on Friday from his hospital bedside, where he is being treated after detonating a hand grenade in the April 4 attack that killed 50 people at the shrine of Sufi

IATA gives thumbs up to PIA Training Centre

KARACHI - The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Training Centre has become the first aviation training centre in South Asia to be authorised by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The PIA Training Centre will offer IATA courses for the aviation sector in collaboration with IATA to provide quality training that will benefit the travel and cargo agencies as well as regional airlines. The IATA certified training courses offered initially will include airline

Accountability, merit, discipline, training – the key to curbing crime

LAHORE - Curbing crime from the society, increasing inspection and internal accountability, watching merit, discipline and training would alternatively lead to combat the terrorism, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Javed Iqbal on Monday. All ASPs should follow these priorities while entering into professional life, he added while addressing to 37 trainees of ASPs of 37th Common Batch including 3 female at CPO, today. On this occasion, Punjab Additional IGP Chaudhry

Merck Serono offers training programme

LAHORE - Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt Germany, has announced the launch of the Merck Serono Innovation Cup 2011, an initiative offering the chance to advanced students of life sciences and business administration to attend a one-week training programme with Merck Serono professionals.
It is for the professional development of post-graduate students interested in a career in the pharmaceutical industry. The programme will take place near Frankfurt, Germany, on

‘CDGK computer training centre to be equipped with latest technology’

KARACHI - The computer training centre (CTC) in the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) would soon be equipped with the latest technology and infrastructure, a pres release issued on Sunday quoted Karachi District Coordination Officer (DCO) Muhammad Hussain Syed as saying.
Addressing a certificate distribution ceremony held recently at the CTC of the Information Technology Department (IT), the DCO said that CDGK employees would be provided with even better computer and IT

TEVTA to initiate entrepreneur training

LAHORE - Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA), in collaboration with SME Business Support Fund, will start short and long term courses to train entrepreneurs, craftsmen, cutters, designers in the field of gems and jewelry. The training courses would include 6-weeks training and long term degree/certification courses of up to two years duration. About two thousand people would be trained annually using the internet based distance learning system.

India training Tamil Tigers: Sri Lanka

COLOMBO - Remnants of Sri Lanka's defeated Tamil rebels are undergoing military training in India in a bid to revive their separatist campaign at home, the island's prime minister said Thursday. DM. Jayaratne said an unknown number of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighters were based at secret camps in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. "We have intelligence reports of three clandestine training centres operated by the LTTE in Tamil Nadu," the prime minister said in a

LSE institutes training programmes

LAHORE - The Lahore Stock Exchange launched continuous professional development programmes, a series aimed to equip members of the Exchange to meet the challenges of contemporary and developing financial system of Pakistan. "Starting IPO Advisory Services" was the first program of this series in which AKD Securities Limited CEO Muhammad Farid Alam highlighted the responsibilities of members while advising their clients on investment in new stock issues. Alam a seasoned advisor and

Laurels to PYLF on success of its training programme

LAHORE - The closing ceremony of Pakistan Youth Leadership Forum's (PYLF) training programme was held at the Alhamra Cultural Complex on Saturday. PYLF is a project by a group of three US Department of State Alumni Dr Farhan Ebadat, Daniyal Talat and Madiha Gul.
Bright students from the country were trained to enhance their oratory, leadership and presentational skills. Student trainees depicted their performance through a stage play. The play showed the importance of channeling