OUP declares regional winners of Oxford big read Asia 2019
World’s largest university press Oxford University Press (OUP) declared the names of winners of Oxford big read Asia 2019 which
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Regional droughts outlook system for South Asia
Droughts do not harm immediately. Their impact on lives and productive assets is gradual, which is perhaps why they do
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China’s MA700 regional plane expected to conduct maiden flight in 2019
China-developed MA700, a new model of high-speed turboprop regional aircraft, is expected to conduct its maiden flight in 2019, according
Read moreCIIT Islamabad ranks among top 20 regional institutions
STAFF REPORT ISB: COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) Islamabad has topped among Pakistani institutions and also succeeded to clinch 18th position among top western Asian institutions as per the high-quality research outputs ranking table 2016 released by international reputed organisation, Nature.
According to the released index, the CIIT Islamabad has showed remarkable performance with 246.2% increase in weighted fractional count (WFC) in 2015 as compared to 2014.
PAS regional chapter set up in Balochistan varsity
STAFF REPORT ISB: Prof. Dr. Masoom Yasinzai, Rector IIUI/Member PAS, and Prof. Dr. Zabta Khan Shinwari, Secretary General PAS, have visited the University of Balochistan.
Purpose of the visit was to formally inaugurate the Regional Chapter Office of PAS at UoB and conduct the seminar regarding the promotion of research trends in Balochistan.
The province Balochistan is in desperate need to progress in science and technology to accrue the compatibility with current RandD scenario
PAS regional chapter set up in Balochistan varsity
STAFF REPORT ISB: Prof. Dr. Masoom Yasinzai, Rector IIUI/Member PAS, and Prof. Dr. Zabta Khan Shinwari, Secretary
General PAS, have visited the University of Balochistan.
Purpose of the visit was to formally inaugurate the Regional Chapter Office of PAS at UoB and conduct the seminar regarding
the promotion of research trends in Balochistan.
The province Balochistan is in desperate need to progress in science andamp; technology to accrue the compatibility
CIIT Islamabad ranks among top 20 regional institutions
STAFF REPORT ISB: COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) Islamabad has topped among Pakistani institutions
and also succeeded to clinch 18th position among top western Asian institutions as per the high-quality research outputs
ranking table 2016 released by international reputed organisation, Nature.
According to the released index, the CIIT Islamabad has showed remarkable performance with 246.2% increase in weighted
fractional count (WFC) in
MUET holds regional school on FPGA design
STAFF REPORT ISB: The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy, and the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology have jointly organized the two-week Asian Regional School on "FPGA Design for Scientific Applications" in MUET, Jamshoro.
In his welcome address, Prof. Dr MA Uqaili, Vice Chancellor MUET, informed that purpose of this event is to conduct a hands-on training activity that will provide an opportunity for engineers, physicists, and computer
QAU holds 14th Regional Mathematical Physics Conference
STAFF REPORT ISB: The fourteenth Regional Conference on Mathematical Physics was sorted out by Quaid e Azam University (QAU), Islamabad. The six-day gathering is being sorted out throughout the previous thirty years in Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey with participants from around the world. The gathering was mutually sorted out by QAU and National Center for Physics (NCP).
As many as 30 speakers originating from all sides of the world including Asia, Europe, USA and Africa went to the
Regional edu cooperation deliberated
STAFF REPORT ISB: The meeting of Committee of Heads of University Grants Commission (UCG) of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was held recently with the aim to find avenues for regional cooperation in order to uplift the quality of education, research in the region for sustainable growth and development through joint efforts, collaborations and cooperation.
Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) took charge as Chairperson of SAARC UGC. He
SAARC UGC Committee pledged regional cooperation in education
STAFF REPORT ISB: The meeting of Committee of Heads of University Grants Commission (UCG) of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was held recently with the aim to find avenues for regional cooperation in order to uplift the quality of education, research in the region for sustainable growth and development through joint efforts, collaborations and cooperation. This was the 10th meeting of UCG Committee of Heads.
Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman Higher Education Commission
Regional Symposium on Sea Turtle Concludes Landmark Judgment by the High Court
STAFF REPORT KHI: The two-day Regional Symposium on marine turtles and their conservation has concluded in Karachi, where experts from different countries participating in the event shared valuable experiences in turtle conservation in their countries.
The symposium was organized by IUCN under its "Saving the Endangered Sea Turtles" project funded by USAID Small Grants and Ambassador Funds Programme.
Marine turtle conservation experts from Bangladesh, Germany, Malaysia
Wateen And TIC Sign Regional Interconnect Deal
Staff Report ISD: Wateen Telecom and Telecommunication Infrastructure Company of Iran have signed a regional interconnect agreement for data provisioning and voice services at Capacity Middle East 2015 in Dubai, UAE. The fundamental resolve of the agreement is to facilitate the customers by improved services through high capacity international terrestrial cable connectivity at Taftan-Zahedan area.
This is the maiden agreement between Wateen Telecom and TICI. The agreement will be
Experts call for regional coop to lessen climate changes
STAFF REPORT RWP: Employing efficient irrigation techniques, building small dams, developing risk management capability, timely water level assessment in rivers and effective early warning systems have been proposed at a recently concluded three-day training workshop held in Rawalpindi.
The training workshop on "Assessment of Climate Change Impact on a Watershed Hydrology and Hydrological Modeling in Cold Region Basins" organised by Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) in
Regional PC market getting stable again
STAFF REPORT ISB: The PC market in the region is expected to experience yet another quarter of year-on-year growth in the third quarter of 2014, with shipments increasing by 10,6 per cent. The delivery of two massive education projects in Pakistan will contribute to this growth, reveals the fresh International Data Corp (IDC) data.
The data shows growth in both the desktop and portable categories, with the former growing by 2,9 per cent year on year to reach 1,8m units and the latter
Regional moot shares experiences on l and rights advocacy
STAFF REPORT KHI: The Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE) and National Peasants Coalition of Pakistan (NPCP) has recently organized a regional conference on experience sharing on land rights advocacy in Islamabad.
The conference, sponsored by International Land Coalition (ILC), Oxfam Pakistan and other international institutions, was followed by a two-day training workshop on land right advocacy.
According to details, as many as 12 delegates from
PTCL Sukkur wins regional cricket tournament in Karachi
ISLAMABAD: In a nail-biting contest, PTCL Sukkur team has won the annual regional cricket tournament recently held in Karachi. Sukkur Telecom Region team won the match by defeating Karachi Telecom Region-III. Seen in the picture is PTCL SEVP Business Zone South, Furqan Habib Qureshi, along with the winning team
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