Tag: Training

ISLAMABAD - To educate and train local general practitioners (GPs) and specialists about the latest clinical research on asthma and related diseases, Dr Andrew Greening, an international asthma expert and researcher from the University of Edinburgh held an informative and interactive session here on Friday.
In addition to being president-elect of the British Thoracic Society, Dr Greening is an active member of the European Respiratory Society and the American Thoracic Society,

BANGALORE - Stuart Broad returned to England training on Tuesday after several days in bed with a stomach bug and is in contention for the World Cup match against Ireland on Wednesday. "Stuart Broad took part in training and then bowled in the nets," at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore, an England spokesman told AFP. "But we will see how he pulls up in the morning," he added.
Broad missed England's thrilling tie with co-hosts India in Bangalore on Sunday, in which fellow

LAHORE - The Lahore Businessmen Association for Rehabilitation of Disabled (LABARD) President MNA Mohammad Pervez Malik claimed that LABARD has chalked out a well thought-out three-pronged strategy to ensure technical training to maximum number of disabled persons. He was speaking at the LABARD certificates distribution ceremony at LABARD Vocational Training Institute, Shahdman, on Monday.
LCCI President Shahzad Ali Malik, Senior Vice President Sheikh Mohammad Arshad, LABARD

LAHORE: Pakistan U-21 team is currently preparing at the national training field of Nong Jok (Thailand) and have completed five days of their camp training. The camp commenced on February 7 and on February 9, Pakistan put up gallant fight against Thailand U21 despite 1-2 defeat at Rajamangala National Stadium, one of the venue used for 16th Asian Cup in 2007.
The Pakistani team is in Bangkok for training camp in the build up for the Olympics Qualifiers. "Both the teams will

Federal judicial academy arranged a workshop in collaboration with British High Commission and NGO "Struggle for Change" for judicial officers at a local hotel. The objective of workshop was to create awareness about the protocol signed by Pakistan Chief Justice (CJ) and the Presidents' Family Division High Court of England and Wales which ensures that a child removed from lawful custody of parent against the order of a court in Pakistan or UK is brought back to the custody of

KARACHI - A prize distribution ceremony of QC/RTG was held yesterday at Maritime Training Institute, an outreach campus of Mersk Training Center, Denmark. The Denmark Consul General in Karachi Naheed Irshaduudin, chief guest of the ceremony, distributed certificates to trainers and trainees. The CJ also praised facilities and training provided by the Maritime Training Institute. The ceremony was mainly attended by maritime and shipping personalities.

LAHORE - Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) in collaboration with Indus Motors is imparting technical training to students through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) collaboration.
In this venture, Indus Motors has provided technical expertise and modern machinery for imparting training to students, according to the needs of the auto industry. TEVTA Chairperson Saeed Ahmad was speaking on occasion of the eighth Toyota-Technical Education Program Career

LAHORE - Model Town Football Academy President Mian Rizwan Ali has announced 28 players for the training camp being held to shortlist the team for participation in the Academies Phase of the 13th National U13 Festival of Football.
The camp will be held from February 3 under Camp Commandant Shafiq Ur Rehman, while Naseem Uddin, Muhammad Yasin and Shakila Rehman will perform duty as manager, coach and assistant coach, respectively. The Camp will be held from Wednesday to Sunday.

LAHORE - Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Javed Iqbal inaugurated the women's campus for specialized skills at Police Training School (PTS) Chung on Thursday. The women's campus has been established by Gender Responsive Policing (GRP) project funded by the foreign office of Germany in a joint venture of Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and National Police Bureau of Pakistan.
According to GIZ officials, the purpose of this campus is to provide

LAHORE - As the D-Day for the tainted trio approaches, one of the three players Mohammad Aamir has started training to prepare for the next month's World Cup. It is believed that the International Cricket Council has indicated that Aamir and Mohammad Asif might be exonerated while Salman Butt is likely to bear the brunt.
Salman, Asif and Amir were alleged to have accepted payment for bowling no-balls at pre-arranged times during the fourth Test against England at Lord's last

KARACHI - The Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA), which was established by the present government, lacks funds to improve its Technical, Education and Vocational Training (TEVT) system.
Moreover, STEVTA officials recently approached the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for financial assistance to successfully manage the authority's affairs and ensure its effective working, well-placed sources in the Sindh government

LAHORE - The trial match to assess the fitness of Pakistan's top tennis player Ushna Suhail started here at the Bagh-i-Jinnah tennis courts on Saturday. Ushna was a bit rusty after her injury lay off but was able to win in straight sets against Asusha Aslam 6-2, 6-1.
She will play another two fitness trial matches before the Pakistan team is finalized for the Fed Cup on Tuesday. Pakistan will face Bangkok in the Fed Cup from January 31 to February 5. According to camp leader

LAHORE - The Punjab Sports Board has organized an Athletics Training Camp for the Inter-provincial level, Chief Minister's Sports competitions 2010-2011 in the Punjab Stadium from January 16, 2011. A team comprising officials and athletes will travel to Karachi on January 22, where the inter-provincial athletics competitions will be held on January 24 and 25.

ISLAMABAD - The high-ups of the ministries of Defence and Interior on Thursday admitted the presence of US marines in Quetta in a meeting of the Senate Sanding Committee on Defence, Pakistan Today has reliably learnt.
Officials of both ministries told the Senate body in an in-camera meeting that US marines were working as trainers in Balochistan. "The officials told the committee that US marines were training FC personnel in the province. In response, the committee members

KARACHI - The Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Programme (BBSYD) has imparted training to over 61,000 youths and through the 2010-2011 Phase-III, around 50,000

SEOUL - South Korean Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-Hwan has signed up with his Australian coach Michael Bohl until the 2012 London Olympics, Park's agency said Tuesday. The 2008 Olympic 400 metres freestyle gold medallist and Bohl have agreed to extend their contract, which expired in November, until the London Games, SK Telecom said.
"I'm glad to continue training with Bohl," Park said in a statement. "I will try my best to stand on the peak once again through the upcoming

LAHORE: The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has prepared four of its students - members of the LUMS Emergency Medical Service (EMS) - to develop an emergency medical technician curriculum to train volunteers in order to equip them with skills for providing emergency medical services on campus.
LUMS EMS President Babar Asad said that the four students completed a two-week training programme at Rice University and would now share their newly-gained knowledge and