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Newsletter PAKISTAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Promoting Science, Technology and Innovation for Socio-economic Development Message by the President January 2021 Volume 16.No.1 My sincere gratitude to the Fellows of Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS) for electing me as President of the Academy. President Prof. Dr. Khalid M. Khan PAS is a premier organization of Scientists that is SI striving to promote higher education and Research in Secretary General Scien tific disciplines which includes both pure and Prof. Dr. Tasawar Hayat HI, SI, TI applied sciences. It also formulates the standard of Treasurer scientific efforts. PAS Fellows are a pool of the highest Prof. Dr. Amin Badshah scientific talent in the country, they all have excelled in TI Editor their respective fields as is shown by the fact that their Ms. Irum Iqrar achievements are well recognized by the Government. Dr. Waris Ali Khan We have been honoured with three Nishan-i-Imtiaz, Composer fourteen Hilal-i-Imtiaz, and thirty-four Sitara-i-Imtiaz Ms. Anza Malik apart from many pride of Performance and Tamgha-i- Imtiaz decorated Scientists. They are well-positioned to lead the development of S&T in the country. Apart from few highly respected fellows largely our fellows' efforts are directed to the research and Fellows and Members may submit news and development of the subject only rather than the development of R&D of the country. We views related to Science must try to help stakeholders and policymakers as a think tank and constantly introduce and Technology to: new global trends and technologies in science and educational policies. -
Smiles, Sweets and Flags Pakistanis Celebrate Country's 71St Birthday
Volume VIII, Issue-8,August 2018 August in History Smiles, sweets and flags Pakistanis celebrate country's 71st birthday August 14, 1947: Pakistan came ment functionaries and armed into existence. forces' officials took part. August 21, 1952: Pakistan and Schools and colleges also organised India agree on the boundary pact functions for students, and a rally between East Bengal & West Bengal. was held in the capital to mark August 22, 1952: A 24 hour Independence Day. telegraph telephone service is established between East Pakistan Border security forces both on the and West Pakistan. Indian side at Wagah, and the August 16, 1952: Kashmir Afghan side at Torkham exchanged Martyrs' Day observed throughout sweets and greetings with each Pakistan. other as a gesture of goodwill. August 7, 1954: Government of Pakistan approves the National President Mamnoon Hussain and Smiles are everywhere and the official functions and ceremonies a Anthem, written by Abul Asar caretaker PM Nasirul Mulk issued atmosphere crackles with 31-gun salute in the capital and Hafeez Jullundhri and composed by separate messages addressing the excitement as Pakistanis across the 21-gun salutes in the provincial Ahmed G. Chagla. nation on August 14. country celebrate their nation's 71st capitals, as well as a major event in August 17, 1954: Pakistan defeats Courtesy: Dawn anniversary of independence. Islamabad in which top govern - England by 24 runs at Oval during its maiden tour of England. Major cities have been decked out August 1, 1960: Islamabad is in bright, colourful lights, creating declared the principal seat of the a cheery and festive atmosphere. -
Information Technology in Libraries. a Pakistani Perspective. ISBN ISBN-969-8133-21-6 PUB DATE 1998-00-00 NOTE 255P.; Introduction by Aris Khurshid
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 425 749 IR 057 248 AUTHOR Mahmood, Khalid TITLE Information Technology in Libraries. A Pakistani Perspective. ISBN ISBN-969-8133-21-6 PUB DATE 1998-00-00 NOTE 255p.; Introduction by Aris Khurshid. AVAILABLE FROM Pak Book Corporation, 2825 Wilcrest, Suite 255, Houston, TX 77042; e-mail: [email protected] (Rs. 395). PUB TYPE Books (010)-- Information Analyses (070)-- Reports Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC11 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Cataloging; *Computer Software; Developing Nations; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; *Information Technology; Integrated Library Systems; Librarians; *Libraries: *Library Automation; *Library DeveloiInent; Library Education; Library Services; Literature Reviews; Online Catalogs; Professional Continuing Education IDENTIFIERS *Library Computer Systems; Library Security; *Pakistan ABSTRACT This book presents an overview of the present status of the use of library automation hardware and software in Pakistan. The following 20 articles are included: (1) "The Status of Library Automation in Pakistan"; (2) "Promoting Information Technology in Pakistan: the Netherlands Library Development Project"; (3) "Library Software in Pakistan"; (4) "The Best Library Software for Developing Countries: More than 30 Plus Points of Micro CDS/ISIS [Computerized Documentation System/Integrated Set of Information Systems]"; (5) "Micro CDS/ISIS: What's New in Version 3.0"; (6) "Use of Micro CDS/ISIS in Pakistan: A Survey"; (7) "Do You Need a Lamp To Enlighten Your Library: An Introduction to Library Automation -
Complete List of the Recipients of the Pakistan Civil Awards – 2021
Complete List of the Recipients of the Pakistan Civil Awards – 2021 President confers civil awards to 184 Pakistanis, foreigners for excellence, services President Dr Arif Alvi on August 14, 2020 conferred Pakistan’s civil awards to 184 Pakistanis and foreigners in recognition of their services to Pakistan and showing excellence in their respective fields. Among the civil awards conferred by the president on Independence day included Nishan- e-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Sitarah-e-Pakistan, Sitarah-e- Shujaat and Sitarah-e-Imtiaz. The other categories included Pride of Performance, Sitarah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Sitarah-e-Khidmat, Tamgha-e-Pakistan, Tamgha-e- Shujaat, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam. The investitures ceremony for the said awards would be held on March 23, 2021, according to a Cabinet Division press release. Following is the list of the awards and the would-be recipients along with the fields they served in. NISHAN-I-IMTIAZ Sadeqain Naqvi Arts (Painting/Sculpture) Prof. Shakir Ali Arts (Painting) Zahoor ul Haq (Late) Arts (Painting/ Sculpture) Ms. Abida Parveen Arts (Singing) Dr. Jameel Jalibi Muhammad Jameel Khan (Late) (Sindh) Literature (Critic/Historian) Ahmad Faraz (Late) (KP) Literature (Poetry) HILAL-I-IMTIAZ Prof. Dr. Anwar ul Hassan Gillani (Sindh) Science (Pharmaceutical Sciences) Dr. Asif Mahmood Jah (Punjab) Public Service HILAL-I-QUAID-I-AZAM Jack Ma (China) Services to Pakistan Downloaded from www.csstimes.pk | 1 Complete List of the Recipients of the Pakistan Civil Awards – 2021 SITARA-I-PAKISTAN -
Assessment of the History and Cultural Inclusion of Public Art in Pakistan
Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 18 February 2018 doi:10.20944/preprints201802.0117.v1 Article Assessment of the History and Cultural Inclusion of Public Art in Pakistan Syed Asifullah Shah1,*, Ashfaq Ahmad Shah 2 and Li Xianfeng 1, 1 Department of Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Architecture College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, P.R. China [email protected] [email protected] 2 College of Humanities and Development studies, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, P.R. China [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]; [email protected] Abstract The significance of arts incorporated with culture inclusion makes the arts a matter of pressing interest. The arts are vital elements of a healthy society that benefits the nations even in difficult social and economic times. Based on the previous studies this research was conducted for the first time in Pakistan to explore the historical background of public art correlated with cultural and religious ethics. Though, Pakistan has a rich cultural history yet the role of modern public art is new and often used unintentionally. Our findings of different surveys conducted in Pakistan including oldest cities such as Lahore, Peshawar and newly developed, the capital city, Islamabad concluded that Public art has a rich cultural and historical background and the local community are enthusiastically connected to it. Different community groups prefer different types of public art in their surroundings depends on the city’s profile, cultural background, and religious mindset of the local community. Overall, the sculptures and depiction of animated beings are not considering right and debatable among the Pakistani societies. -
Second Lahore Biennale: Between the Sun and the Moon Curated by Hoor Al Qasimi Features 20+ New Commissions and Work by More Than 70 International Artists
For Immediate Release 6 January 2020 Second Lahore Biennale: between the sun and the moon Curated by Hoor Al Qasimi Features 20+ New Commissions and Work by More Than 70 International Artists Installed Across Cultural and Heritage Sites Throughout Lahore, Pakistan, from 26 January to 29 February 2020 Lahore, Pakistan—6 January 2020—The Lahore Biennale Foundation today revealed a list of over 70 participating artists for the second edition of the Lahore Biennale (LB02), running from 26 January through 29 February 2020. Curated by Hoor Al Qasimi, Director of the Sharjah Art Foundation in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, LB02: between the sun and the moon brings a plethora of artistic projects to cultural and heritage sites throughout the city of Lahore including more than 20 new commissions by artists from across the region and around the world, including Alia Farid, Diana Al-Hadid, Hassan Hajjaj, Haroon Mirza, Hajra Waheed and Simone Fattal, among many others. Other participating artists include Anwar Saeed, Rasheed Araeen and the late Madiha Aijaz. With a focus on the Global South, where ongoing social disaffection is being aggravated by climate change, LB02 responds to the cultural and ecological history of Lahore and aims to awaken awareness of humanity’s daunting contemporary predicament. Works presented in LB02 will explore human entanglement with the environment while revisiting traditional understandings of the self and their cosmological underpinnings. Inspiration for this thematic focus is drawn from intellectual and cultural exchange between South and West Asia. “For centuries, inhabitants of these regions oriented themselves with reference to the sun, the moon, and the constellations. -
Other Notifications, Orders, Etc
PART III] THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA., MAY 27, 2019 1021(1) ISLAMABAD, MONDAY, MAY 27, 2019 PART III Other Notifications, Orders, etc. GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN CABINET SECRETARIAT (Cabinet Division) NOTIFICATION Islamabad, the 14th May, 2019 No. 1/1/2018-Award-I.—The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has been pleased to confer Pakistan Civil Awards on the following Pakistani and Foreign nationals dignitaries during the investiture ceremony held on 23rd March, 2019:— 1021(1-24) Price : Rs. 6.00 [825(2018)/Ex. Gaz.] 1021(2) THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA., MAY 27, 2019 [PART III S.No. Name and Address Field I NISHAN-I-IMTIAZ 1. Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan, Public Service Chairman, Chairman/Board of Directors, Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN), 8-Aga Khan Road, F-6/4, Islamabad. Domicile: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2. Mr. Sadruddin Hashwani, Public Service Chairman, Hashoo Group & Company, Hashoo House, House No. 1, Street No. 62, Sector F-6/3, Islamabad. Domicile: Sindh II. HILAL-I-PAKISTAN 3. Mr. Seishiro ETO, Services to Pakistan 1st Building, Room No.1101, 2-2-1, Nigata-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan. Countary: Japan 4. Mr. Xu Shaoshi, Services to Pakistan NDRC, 38.S. Yuetan Street, Beijing, China. Country: China 5. Mr. Ismail Kahraman, Services to Pakistan Turkiye Buyuk Millet, Meclisi 27, Basani Turkey. Country: Turkey PART III] THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA., MAY 27, 2019 1021(3) III. HILAL-I-IMTIAZ 6. Mr. Zaheer Ayub Baig, Health and Medical Physics Chairman, PNRA, PNRA HQs, Mauve Area, Sector G-8/1, Islamabad. Domicile: Punjab 7. Mr. -
PRINT CULTURE and LEFT-WING RADICALISM in LAHORE, PAKISTAN, C.1947-1971
PRINT CULTURE AND LEFT-WING RADICALISM IN LAHORE, PAKISTAN, c.1947-1971 Irfan Waheed Usmani (M.Phil, History, University of Punjab, Lahore) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2016 DECLARATION I hereby declare that this thesis is my original work and it has been written by me in its entirety. I have duly acknowledged all the sources of information which have been used in the thesis. This thesis has also not been submitted for any degree in any university previously. _________________________________ Irfan Waheed Usmani 21 August 2015 ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First I would like to thank God Almighty for enabling me to pursue my higher education and enabling me to finish this project. At the very outset I would like to express deepest gratitude and thanks to my supervisor, Dr. Gyanesh Kudaisya, who provided constant support and guidance to this doctoral project. His depth of knowledge on history and related concepts guided me in appropriate direction. His interventions were both timely and meaningful, contributing towards my own understanding of interrelated issues and the subject on one hand, and on the other hand, injecting my doctoral journey with immense vigour and spirit. Without his valuable guidance, support, understanding approach, wisdom and encouragement this thesis would not have been possible. His role as a guide has brought real improvements in my approach as researcher and I cannot measure his contributions in words. I must acknowledge that I owe all the responsibility of gaps and mistakes in my work. I am thankful to his wife Prof. -
Faizghar Newsletter
Issue: January Year: 2016 NEWSLETTER Content Faiz Ghar trip to Rana Luxury Resort .............................................. 3 Faiz International Festival ................................................................... 4 Children at FIF ............................................................................................. 11 Comments .................................................................................................... 13 Workshop on Thinking Skills ................................................................. 14 Capacity Building Training workshops at Faiz Ghar .................... 15 [Faiz Ghar Music Class tribute to Rasheed Attre .......................... 16 Faiz Ghar trip to [Rana Luxury Resort The Faiz Ghar yoga class visited the Rana Luxury Resort and Safari Park at Head Balloki on Sunday, 13th December, 2015. The trip started with live music on the tour bus by the Faiz Ghar music class. On reaching the venue, the group found a quiet spot and spread their yoga mats to attend a vigorous yoga session conducted by Yogi Sham- shad Haider. By the time the session ended, the cold had disappeared, and many had taken o their woollies. The time was ripe for a fruit eating session. The more sporty among the group started playing football and frisbee. By this time the musicians had got their act together. The live music and dance session that followed became livelier when a large group of school girls and their teachers joined in. After a lot of food for the soul, the group was ready to attack Gogay kay Chaney, home made koftas, organic salads, and the most delicious rabri kheer. The group then took a tour of the jungle and the safari park. They enjoyed the wonderful ambience of the bamboo jungle, and the ostriches, deers, parakeet, swans, and many other wild animals and birds. Some members also took rides on the train and colour- ful donkey carts. -
SADEQUAIN Born 1930, Amroha, India Died 1987, Karachi
SADEQUAIN Born 1930, Amroha, India Died 1987, Karachi, Pakistan B.A. in Art History and Geography, Agra University (1948) Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi was one of the first Pakistani artists to gain international recognition, embarking on his notable career with an award from the Biennale de Paris in 1961. The artist was born in Amroha, India, descending from a family of Qur’an scribes and is recognized as the foremost calligrapher and painter of Pakistan, responsible for the renaissance of Islamic calligraphy in the country since the late 1960s and bringing the art form into the mainstream. In the late 1940s, Sadequain joined the Progressive Writers and Artists Movement and through his career, produced works of thematic content reflected by his commitment to social justice, and the progressive ideals of his peers of writers and poets. On the eve of Partition, Sadequain painted anti-British, nationalistic slogans in Dehli and such politically charged works gained the artist a wider, responsive audience both abroad and in Pakistan among the 1960s intelligentsia. Sadequain's unique visual vocabulary stemmed from the complex merging of Eastern (calligraphy) and Western (figurative) traditions in art, alongside Hindu and Muslim ideology. Sweeps of a calligraphic brush are echoed in the artist's flamboyant approach to painting figures but his forms and themes are mostly biographical. Contortions to figurative style arose from his observation of wild, defiant cacti growing against the odds in the deserts of Gadani (Karachi) which left an indelible impression on the artist and his work. Colors used are simplistic, yet provide strong structural elements through Sadequain's contrast of etched strokes. -
Pakistan) 4–9 October 2000
Report on Mission to Evaluate the State of Conservation of the World Heritage Site of the SHALAMAR GARDENS Lahore (Pakistan) 4–9 October 2000 ROBERT DE JONG (President, ICOMOS International Committee on Historic Gardens and Landscapes) 49-51 rue de la Fédération - F-75015 Paris - France - Tel + 33 1 45 67 67 70 - Fax + 33 1 45 66 06 22 Report on Mission to Evaluate the State of Conservation of the World Heritage Site of the SHALAMAR GARDENS, Lahore (Pakistan) 1 BACKGROUND TO THE MISSION The mission concerned World Heritage Site (No. 171-172) – the Fort and Shalamar Gardens of Lahore (Pakistan) The reason for the mission was the information received by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre from the national authorities of Pakistan that the Department of Archaeology was proposing to "restore the demolished hydraulic works of Shalamar Gardens," and that the authorities "had expressed their intention to nominate two sites (ie the Fort and Shalamar Gardens of Lahore and Taxila) to the List of World Heritage in Danger" (Letter from the Director, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, to H.E. Mr Shararyar M. Khan, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Pakistan to France Permanent Delegation of Pakistan to UNESCO, 2 August 2000, WHC/74/400/ PKS/00/JT/425). The Centre and ICOMOS had also already considered sending a mission "to elaborate a comprehensive management plan for both the Fort and Shalamar Gardens of Lahore site and the Taxila site". During its 24th Session in Paris on 26 June–1 July 2000, the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee decided to request the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS "to organise a reactive monitoring mission to the Fort and Shalamar Gardens." The Bureau, while "expressing its appreciation for the information received from the Pakistan authorities concerning its intentions to undertake corrective measures .. -
Pakistan Response Towards Terrorism: a Case Study of Musharraf Regime
PAKISTAN RESPONSE TOWARDS TERRORISM: A CASE STUDY OF MUSHARRAF REGIME By: SHABANA FAYYAZ A thesis Submitted to the University of Birmingham For the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Department of Political Science and International Studies The University of Birmingham May 2010 University of Birmingham Research Archive e-theses repository This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. ABSTRACT The ranging course of terrorism banishing peace and security prospects of today’s Pakistan is seen as a domestic effluent of its own flawed policies, bad governance, and lack of social justice and rule of law in society and widening gulf of trust between the rulers and the ruled. The study focused on policies and performance of the Musharraf government since assuming the mantle of front ranking ally of the United States in its so called ‘war on terror’. The causes of reversal of pre nine-eleven position on Afghanistan and support of its Taliban’s rulers are examined in the light of the geo-strategic compulsions of that crucial time and the structural weakness of military rule that needed external props for legitimacy. The flaws of the response to the terrorist challenges are traced to its total dependence on the hard option to the total neglect of the human factor from which the thesis develops its argument for a holistic approach to security in which the people occupy a central position.