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Pakistan Highest Recipient of IAEA Technical Assistance Newsletter of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission July-August, 2005 PAEC-IAEA Research Coordination Workshop on “Use of Irradiation to Ensure Hygienic Quality of Fruits, Vegetables and Foods” PAEC to install Irradiation Plants for enhancing shelf life of perishables to give boost to exports Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission plans to install irradiation plants in various parts of the country to enhance the shelf life of fruits, vegetables and food items for giving boost to exports. This was stated by Mr. Parvez Butt, Chairman, PAEC while inaugurating a one- week PAEC/IAEA Research Coordination Workshop on irradiation of fruits and vegetables to ensure hygienic quality and enhancing their shelf life on July 25, 2005. Speaking on the necessity of putting up irradiation plants to enhance the shelf life of fruits and vegetables, Mr. Butt told that a very big part of these items is wasted because of their short natural shelf life, and enhancing the same through the use of irradiation would bring better returns to the farmers and a continued supply for a longer time to the consumers. Mr. Parvez Butt, Chairman, PAEC presiding the inaugural session of the workshop. To his right is Dr. Kauser Abdulla Malik, Member (Biosciences), PAEC and to left is IAEA expert Dr. Tatiana Rubio-Cabello Extension of shelf life and microbiological safety through the application of nuclear its dividends can be multiplied manifold only additional income to the farmers, he added. technology, will not only offer longer export through technical support services towards Speaking on the occasion, IAEA expert proceedings in fresh condition, but will also enhancement of production, preservation Dr. Tatiana Rubio-Cabello informed that find better acceptability by the consumers and value addition. IAEA project for commercial irradiation abroad as it will satisfy hygienic plants involves active joint research requirements of WTO regime, he added In his welcome address, Dr. Kauser Abdulla between Member States which have . Malik, Member (Biosciences), PAEC generated valuable information in this All the provinces have placed the informed that PAEC has focused its regard. Food preservation is an issue of requirement of setting up food irradiation research on agriculture, health and economic worth and irradiation is a good plants at many zones and PAEC is fully environment since very long. We put up an alternative for this purpose, she added. capable to meet this demand through irradiation plant in 1987 at Lahore which is indigenous manufacturing, installation and providing sterilization services for surgical Director of PAEC's Nuclear Institute for operations as per strict international and medical goods and we are running 13 Food and Agriculture Peshawar, requirements, Mr. Butt informed. cancer hospitals benefitting more than Mr. Sanaullah Khattak informed that his 3,50,000 cancer patients annually. We have centre has contributed significantly to Chairman, PAEC stated that agriculture is also evolved more than 50 high-yield food reducing post-harvest losses of crops and the backbone of the national economy but and cash crops which are fetching billions of eco-friendly technology for pest control. Pakistan Highest Recipient of IAEA Technical Assistance By virtue of its active participation in the position among the list of Member States Institutes. IAEA Technical Co-operation Programme, receiving Technical Assistance from the extensive expert services and training to IAEA in Asia and the Pacific Region during It may be recalled that based upon its IAEA Fellows at PAEC establishments, the last three years (2002-2004). Prior to competence and credibility, some of the Pakistan has recently risen to be the highest that, it was placed third and second during PINSTECH labs have been declared as recipient of IAEA Technical Assistance Regional Resource Unit of IAEA. among the Member States. It was among the years 2000 and 2001, respectively. the top ten (5th, 7th, 6th, 8th) during the This ever increasing expansion of Technical Twenty four IAEA funded Technical years 2000-2003. Assistance Programme is due to recognition Cooperation Projects are currently by IAEA of our excellent utilization of the Pakistan has also maintained the top operational at various PAEC Centres/ assistance. 30th International Nathiagali Summer College Concludes Nathiagali Colleges Imparting Intellectual Enrichment & Economic Uplift: Dr. Masud Nathiagali College Effective Forum for Promoting International Scientific Cooperation: Professor Peter Bowmann Group photo taken at the concluding ceremony International Nathiagali Summer College economic development are solely in the years to come and this activity will initiated by PAEC due to the vision of Dr. attributable to its quality human resource prove that “Physicists are not only busy in Abdus Salam 30 years back had the dual which is its most vital asset and the unifying forces of nature but that they objective of intellectual enrichment of the development of which remains our prime themselves are a unified force which is scientific community and socio-economic priority. striving to transform this chaotic and violent development of the country through a blend world into a place of tranquility and of topics on pure science and real world Dr. Masud said PAEC attracted and prosperity”. technological issues. retained best scientific minds even during worst periods of brain drain in the country's Speaking on the behalf of the foreign This was stated by Dr. Masud Ahmad, history by providing stimulating intellectual faculty,Professor Peter Bowmann f rom Member (Physical Sciences), PAEC in his atmosphere, attractive work conditions and Germany lauded the utility of the college th address to the concluding session of 30 challenging tasks through logically built in terms of promoting international International Nathiagali Summer Collegeon organizational structure coupled with its cooperation and addressing the latest July 13, 2005. The college was jointly inspiring leadership. scientific advances. organized by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) and National Centre Member, PAEC said that, apart from our Dr. Khalid from Egypt appreciated the for Physics (NCP). core agenda of nation building, we have organizers for hosting an international taken a number of initiatives to boost gathering on important scientific themes. The activities of the colleges have strived to science in the country by organizing spring up individuals with leadership National Physics Talent Contest, the Dr. Hafeez Hoorani, Scientific Secretary of qualities by offering the exchange of winners of which represent Pakistan at the college presented details on the information on new frontiers of knowledge International Olympiads; participation of proceedings and contents of this between the scientists of the West and our young scholars in the Lindau Meeting of International discourse on “Physics and those from developing countries and has Nobel laureates; our collaboration with Contemporary Needs”. also provided a linkage between expatriate Pakistani universities for research and our Pakistani scientists working in advance outreach to the industry to help it acquire Dr. Asif Salahuddin, Executive Secretary countries to some of the active research competitive capability. informed that 6 Nobel laureates and 880 groups back home, Dr. Masud informed. foreign scientists from as many as 72 Dr. Masud concluded by assuring the countries have participated in the Talkingabout salutary affects of well-trained international gathering of scientists that proceedings of International Nathiagali cadres of scientists & engineers, Dr. Masud these annual colleges will continue to be Summer Colleges during last 30 years told that achievements of PAEC in the organized with even greater zeal and vigor including 5500 local scientists drawn from domains of national security and socio R&D Institutes, universities and colleges. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission battling against cancer Excerpts taken from a feature authored by Associated Press of Pakistan and carried by national press We hear about cancer nearly every other other diseases and their treatment has with more developed countries through day yet many of us still do not know what received considerable recognition and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) this deadly disease actually is and how it is acclaim in the public and health circles. and bilateral relations with friendly caused and treated. countries. As per PAEC, more than 327,000 patients Cancer is a group of more than 100 different are benefiting from PAEC cancer care PAEC facilitates the access of its doctors diseases. It occurs when cells become facilities annually. and scientists to the international institutes abnormal and keep dividing and forming and research organizations. This provides more cells without any control or order. The Commission has also large resource them with frequent opportunities of training, base and operational facilities for timely through these visits and participation in A recent evidence indicates a correlation repair and maintenance and to renovate, international meetings and conferences between the increased use of chemicals modernize and upgrade sophisticated and thus keeping abreast with the day-to- found in some plastics, pesticides and electromechanical equipments at their own. day changes occurring at the horizon of bleached paper, and certain medical field. transformations in the endocrine system. Last year, 192,000 patients were provided These chemicals
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