25th Intra Board Science Essay Poster Competitions Held

25th Intra-Board Science Essay Poster Competitions Held

63 Researchers Trained on ReferenceManagement in Peshawar

PMNH Zoologist Conducts Research on DungBeetles' Role in Ecological Services

PMNH Zoologist Conducts Research on DungBeetles' Role in Ecological Services

63 Researchers Trained on ReferenceManagement in Peshawar

December 2015

Vol. 13 No. 12

Patron

Chief Editor

Monthly

From the Chairman

We are living in an age of

global market competition

and commercialization. The

developed countries' public

and private sectors are

heavily investing in research

on commercialization of the

products developed by

Research and Developments

(R&D) organizations by

adopting new policies and

strategies. Unfortunately,

though Pakis tan R&D

institutions are doing very

good research work, they

have no policy and strategy

to commercialize their

research results and reap its

benefits. It is only due to lack

of proper homework and

exact evaluation to know

worth of their research work.

They also lack working to

know the market needs. To

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M. Javed IqbalEducation Programmer

Prof. Dr. Muhammad AshrafChairmanPakistan Science Foundation

RD3 Meeting of National MAB Committee Pakistan Held at PSFUNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) is an Intergovernmental Scientific Programme aimed at establishing a scientific base for the improvement of relationships between people and their environments.UNESCO Islamabad and Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) / Nat iona l MAB Secretariat jointly organized

rd3 Meeting of National MAB Committee of Pakistan at PSF on December 10, 2015. Mr. Fazal Abbas Mekan, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST)/ Chairman National MAB

Mr. Fazal Abbas Mekan, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), chairs 3rd Meeting of the National MAB Committee at Pakistan Science

Foundation on December 10, 2015.

Committee-Pakistan chaired the meeting attended by Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf (S.I.), Chairman PSF/ Co-Chairman

of the Committee, Prof. Dr. Manzoor H. Soomro, President of ECO Science Foundation,

PSF Represents MoST at Pakistan Governance Forum/Expo 2015M i n i s t r y o f P l a n n i n g , Development and Reforms

Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms is being briefed about MoST activities at its Stall

organized an event titled “2nd P a k i s t a n G o v e r n a n c e

F o r u m / E x p o 2 0 1 5 ” o n December 31 , 2015 a t I n t e r n a t i o n a l I s l a m i c University, Islamabad. Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) arranged a joint stall of all organizations working under it. MoST designated PSF as focal organization to coordinate with S&T organizations for setting up the stall, which showed achievements in provision of good governance services and reforms during the past two and half years. A

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From the Chairman

cope with this problem,

Ministry of Science and

Technology has established a

Commercialization Cell,

which is making concerted

efforts for achieving its

objective. PSF has also

s t a r t e d R & D I n d u s t r y

programme to establish a link

of academia and industry for

conduct ing need-based

research in the country. The

Foundation has also started

funding only those research

pro jec t s which are in

accordance with our country’s

n e e d s . I n o r d e r t o

commercialize the research

results PSF is providing

guidelines and facilitation for

patents and intellectual

property rights (IPRs). The

research projects funded by

the Foundation have started

yielding fruitful results and

the benefits of the research

work are now reaching the

end-users.

I n t h i s re g a rd P S F ’s

subsidiary organization i.e.

Pakistan Scientific and

Technological Information

Centre, is providing training

services across the country on

Patents and IPRs.

These efforts are not sufficient

to meet this challenge. All the

R&D organizations should

establish special cells for this

p u r p o s e a s e f f e c t i v e

marketing is only solution to

reap the fruits of research

work and generate revenue

for further projects.

Quote of the MonthQuote of the Month

project titled “Science Talent Farming Scheme”, recently approved as project of PSDP and being executed by PSF, was highlighted at the stall which got warm appreciation from the general public/visitors. The forum/expo was aimed at providing a roundup of government achievements in various areas of governance and chalking out a plan of action for high priority reform initiatives for 2016 as well as providing opportunities to ministries / federal agencies to showcase their achievements/ services being provided. It also provided a p l a t f o r m t o v a r i o u s stakeholders for getting together and sharing their experiences for mutual collaboration. The

Dignitaries, Scientists and General Public visiting the Expo

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms, Mr. Iqbal Ahsan Federal Secretary MoST Mr. Fazal Abbas Mekan, Chairman PSF Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf and PSF Member Finance Mr. Hasnat

Ahmed Qureshi visited the stall and appreciated it. A large n u m b e r o f s t u d e n t s , researchers , pol i t ic ians , government officers and general public also visited the stall.

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M s . V i b e k e J e n s e n , Representative of UNESCO O f f i c e P a k i s t a n , D r . Muhammad Rafique, Country Focal Person for MAB-Pakistan/DDG, PMNH as well as MAB National Committee members representing Forest and Wildlife Departments of all the provinces, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Climate Change, , UNESCO, PMNH, IUCN and WWF-

Pakistan and Pakistan National Commission for UNESCO.The meeting discussed new sites for Biosphere Reserve by each province and prioritized sites for nomination to MAB Secretariat-Pakistan. The meeting decided to form Provincial/Regional MAB Committees and add new members to National MAB Committee-Pakistan. The proposal of Trans-boundary Biosphere Reserve with neighboring countries was also

discussed and reports on Lal Suhanra Biosphere Reserve and Ziarat Juniper Biosphere Reserve were presented. The so lu t ions o f budge ta ry c o n s t r a i n t s t o M A B Secretariat-Pakistan and preparations of Pakistan for

t h participation in 4 Lima Congress o f B iosphere Reserves also came under discussion. It was decided that the next National MAB Committee will be held in Quetta, Balochistan.

"International Symposium on Lasers and its Applications"PSF Chairman Highlights Practical Aspects of Productive Research

Chairman PSF Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf was the C h i e f G u e s t a t t h e "International Symposium on Lasers and its Applications" jointly organized by National Inst i tute of Lasers and Optronics (NILOP) and P a k i s t a n I n s t i t u t e o f Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIAS) on December

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman PSF, presides over International Symposium on Lasers and their Applications at NILOP.

“Technology, when misused, poisons air, soil, water and lives. But a world without technology would be prey to something worse: the impersonal ruthlessness of the natural order, in which the health of a species depends on relentless sacrifice of the weak.”

–New York Times, editorial, 29 August 1986. (S&S)

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09, 2015.W h i l e a d d r e s s i n g t h e s c i e n t i s t s D r . A s h r a f highlighted the practical aspects of research which could lead to some productive outcomes.He appreciated NILOP for organizing the international symposium and thanked all the foreign scientists for visiting Pakistan.Later, the PSF chairman

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman PSF, visits state of the art laboratories of NILOP.

visited the state of the art laboratories of NILOP. Mr.

Maqbool Ahmed Ch., Director General, NILOP briefed him

about the products developed at NILOP. The Chairman extended his full support for the applied nature research projects which could lead toward the socio-economic development of the countryThe Chairman, PSF showed his keen interest in the Science Kit indigenously developed by NILOP for school and college students to carry out scientific experiments.

PAEC School System Teachers Trained on IBSE at ChashmaE c o n o m i c C o o p e r a t i o n O r g a n i z a t i o n S c i e n c e F o u n d a t i o n ( E C O S F ) nominated Mr. Abdul Rauf, SSO, PSF, as a Resource

Person for a workshop aimed at capacity building of teachers on Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE) at Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission

(PAEC) School System, Chashma on December 28-30, 2015. ECOSF is promoting IBSE in 10 ECO member countries. In this regard, PAEC

has decided to implement IBSE in their schools at primary level from the next academic session in 2016. Accordingly, they organized a Capacity Building Workshop for their teachers. Mr. Abdul Rauf, conducted interactive session with the teachers and performed hands o n a c t i v i t i e s w i t h t h e participants. He covered different topics like respiratory system, water cycle, creating inquiry 5 E Model, Density, Math (Area Model and P y t h a g o r e a n T h e o r e m ) , surface tension and capillary action. All the teachers appreciated the session.

A group photo of the participants of IBSE Training Workshop at PAEC, Chashma

Hands on activities being performed by teachers under IBSE at PAEC, Chashma

25th Intra-Board Science Essay, Poster Competitions HeldU n d e r t h e S c i e n c e Popularization Programme,

thPSF arranged its 25 Intra Board Science Essay and Poster Competitions all across the country through Boards of Intermediate and S e c o n d a r y E d u c a t i o n (BISEs) The themes of these E s s a y a n d P o s t e r competi t ions were “Is r e n e w a b l e e n e rg y a n economically viable option f o r P a k i s t a n ” a n d “Importance of light for life” respectively. In this regard, competitions in B I S E S a r g o d h a , G u j r a n w a l a , S a h i w a l , Bahawalpur, Kohat and Malakand were completed in December.

25thPSF Poster Competition in BISE, Gujranwala

25thPSF Poster Competition in BISE, Sargodha 25th Essay Competition in BISE, Kohat

25th Essay Competition in BISE, Malakand

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5,025 Students of 28 Schools Visit Science Caravan Exhibitions in Dec.Imparting informal education to students and generating their interest in science through different means is a regular feature of PSF. Science Caravan Units of the Foundation are playing key role in this regard by arranging science exhibitions in educational institutions across the country. In December 2015, as many as 5,025 students and teachers from 28 schools benefitted from these exhibitions. The details are as under:Sukkur Unit: Science Caravan Sindh Unit, Sukkur arranged the Science Caravan Exhibition at Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School District Larkana on December 6-12, 2015. Mr. Imdad Ali

Kalhoro, Acting Principal Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School Bakrani inaugurated the Science Exhibition, which was visited by 2970 students, teachers and other staff from 17 schools.Tandojam Unit: The Science Caravan arranged science exhibition at Govt. Boys High School Thatta on December 13-19, 2015, which was visited by 1,510 students and 51 teachers from 10 schools.Peshawar Unit: The Science Caravan Peshawar Unit arranged science exhibition at Govt. High School Bashirabad, District Peshawar on December 21-22, 2015 and it was visited by 477 students and 17 teachers.

Mr. Khalid Hussain, Assistant Director, Tandojam Unit briefing the students about scientific models and Mr. Maqbool Ahmed is briefing about planetarium

Glimpses of Science Caravan Exhibition at Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School District Larkana

Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH)Editor: Dr. Muhammad Ismail Bhatti

Committee Formed to Expedite Community Mobilization for Palas Biosphere ReserveA meeting was convened for community mobilization of Palas Valley Biosphere Reserve at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) H o u s e , I s l a m a b a d o n December 31, 2015.The meeting was attended by Malik Amin Aslam, Chairman, Green Growth Task Force (GGTF) KPK, Secretary Environment, Forests & Wildlife KPK, Dr. Muhammad

Rafique, Deputy Director General PMNH/Country Focal Person for MAB Pakistan; Safdar Ali Shah, Chief Conservator Wildlife KPK, Siddique Khattak, Chief C o n s e r v a t o r F o r e s t s , Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, Senior Manager Conservation W W F a n d D r. K h a l i d Mahmood, Curator, PMNH.Dr. Muhammad Rafique briefed

the meeting about the Man & Biosphere Programme and need of community mobilization for declaration of Palas Valley as Biosphere Reserve. The Chairman GGFT praised the MAB Programme efforts and constituted a committee to expedite the community mobilization for Palas Valley Biosphere Reserve.The committee comprises Dr.

Muhammad Rafique, Country Focal Person for MAB Pakistan, Safdar Ali Shah, Chief Conservator Wildlife KPK, Siddique Khattak, Chief Conservator Forests and Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, Senior Manager Conservation WWF. The Chairman GGFT also stressed on declaration of more Biosphere Reserves in KPK.

PMNH Zoologist Conducts Research on Dung Beetles' Role in Ecological ServicesScarab beetles (Dung beetle) are coprophagus (dung eater) beetles and play a vital role in

nature's sanitation by utilizing cattle's dung as food in their larval and adult stages by

burying them inside the soil. This process not only provides dung manure to the soil, but also increases its fertility. They also help to maintain the atmosphere by utilizing and dispersion of the organic waste

which is very important in ecosystem because of the removal of detritus from the soil surface.It is well-known fact that dung beetles also play an active role in controlling the development

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of many fly pests and enteric paras i t es o f ca t t l e and l i v e s t o c k b y r a p i d d i s s e m i n a t i o n o f contaminated matter, thus minimizing the parasitic potential of the dung. These scavengers provide useful ecological services to both livestock and humans. Due to

degradation of the dung by dung beetles larvae feeding in the pasture area, the pasture areas increase, otherwise it would cover the earth surface. Each day larvae may consume 175-530 % of their dry body weight in dung. The economic value of the ecosystem benefits in the United States

was estimated more than 2 billion dollar provided by dung beetles.The beet les expert Mr. Muhammad Abbas, Associate C u r a t o r Z S D , P M N H investigated the dung beetle fauna in northern Pakistan, i n c l u d i n g K h y b e r Pakhtunkhawa province,

Gilgit-Baltistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas, based on collections and determined specimens. The detail research work can be downloaded or read through l i n k : h t t p : / / x b k c f l x b . alljournal. net/ xbkcflxben/ch/ reader/ view _abstract. aspx? file_no =2015044&flag= 1

20M Years Old Fossils of Modern Horse's Ancestors DiscoveredThe Scientists of Earth Sciences Division, PMNH have discovered the fossil of left lower jaw of Happarion from Pabbi Hills, District Jehlum Punjab province, Pakistan. These fossils are of Miocene age and almost 20 million years

PMNH Geologist Studies Geophysical Changes in Laki Range SindhThe scientists of Earth Sciences Division, PMNH carried out 13-day geological field work on November 23 t o D e c e m b e r 0 5 , 2 0 1 5 f o r investigation of lithofacies and d e p o s i t i o n a l e nv i r o n m e n t s o f Paleocene rocks (about 65m years ago) in the North of Laki Range, Sindh. The main purpose of the studies was to find out the geophysical changes,

l i t h o l o g i c a l b e h a v i o r a n d environment effect on sediments during the deposition of formations. These studies will be useful to understand the coal deposition in l o w e r I n d u s b a s i n . T h e sedimentologist Mr. Khalid Ahed Mirani , Associate Curator, ESD explored this site and collected 200 samples for further research purpose.

5, 640 Persons Visit PMNH Displays in December 2015A total of 5,640 persons including 1,726 students, 2,180 general public, 09 foreigners and 1,725 children under 12 year-age visited the PMNH Display Galleries in December 2015. The important visits dignitaries are as under:

Commissioner Sukkur Division: Mr. M u h a m m a d A b b a s B a l o c h , Commissioner Sukkur Division visited PMNH. DG PMNH Dr. MK Leghari and other scientists briefed the guest about

role of PMNH in scientific research and public education. The Commissioner Sukkur visited galleries of PMNH and appreciated research and display activities of the organization.PSF Ex-Chairman: Ex-Chairman PSF Dr. N.M Butt visited PMNH on December 26, 2015. He visited different galleries and repositories of the

DG PMNH explains different display to the Commissioner Sukkur Division.

Museum. DG PMNH Dr. M.K Leghari and other scientists briefed him in detail a b o u t p r o g r e s s m a d e b y t h e organization. Dr. Butt appreciated PMNH progress in promotion of scientific activities in the country.

Botany Students of AJK University: A group of 74 students along with faculty members from Botany Department,

PSF Ex-Chairman Dr. N. M. Butt visits PMNH.

old. Happarion is an extinct genus of horse that lived in North America, Asia and Africa during the Miocene and Pleistocene age and existed for 22 million years. The collected specimens have been displayed for general public, scientists in PMNH galleries.

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University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir visited PMNH on December 18, 2015. The students were from the M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D classes.The group visit was conducted by PMNH Botanists including Dr. Syed Aneel Gilani and Dr. Muhammad Ismail Bhatti .The students visited display galleries and lower and higher plants Herbaria at Botanical Sciences Division. Dr. Gilani explained the importance of the higher

and lower plants along with the collection and preservation process of the plants to

the students. Students took keen interest in the collection of the higher and lower flora and desired to conduct joint research at PMNH.Dr. Gilani discussed the possibility of signing a memorandum of understanding with the Botanical Sciences Division and University of AJK that was endorsed by the of faculty members including Dr. Tariq Habib, Dr. M. Ejaz and Mr. Imran Hamza.

DG PMNH AttendsECO Scientists

MeetingDG PMNH Dr. M.K. Leghari participated in a Meeting of Scientists/ Experts of ECO Member States to Prioritize Focus Areas for Research Funding under ECOSF, S&T Fund on December 29, 2015 at Serina Hotel, Islamabad. He also attended a workshop on “Updating and Harmonizing the National Tentative List of Cultural, Natural and Mixed Heritages Sites in Pakistan suitable for Inscription on World Heritage List UNESCO on December 3, 2015. The workshop was organized by Department of Archaeology and Museums, Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Islamabad.

DDG PMNH Delivers Lecture on Management of Fish Farming in Small DamsThe Department of Fisheries Punjab organized a one-day seminar on “Management of Fish Farming in Small Dams” at Kallar Kahar, District Chakwal on December 30, 2015. The Director General Fisheries Punjab specially inv i t ed Dr. Muhammad Rafique, DDG PMNH and Director, Zoological Science Division for presentation on the “Impact of Hydro Power P r o j e c t s o n F i s h e r i e s Resources”. Dr. Rafique in his t h o u g h t p r o v o k i n g presentation stressed on safeguarding the aquatic habitat by strict compliance of

ecological flows of the rivers. He a l so p roposed tha t

development sector should take into consideration the

ESD Scientist AttendsBoard Meeting ofAdvanced Studies

Dr. Ghazala Shaheen Curator ESD attended 8th Meeting of Board of Advanced Studies and Research at Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University Quetta on 31st December 2015. Dr. Shaheen is the member of Board of advanced Studies and Research.

Christmas Celebrated

PMNH arranged an event to celebrate Christmas with Christian staff members of PMNH on December 23, 2015. DG PASTIC / Member Science PSF, Dr. Muhammad Akram Shaikh was the Chief Guest on this occasion. DG PMNH Dr. M.K. Leghari and other officers and officials of the Museum also participated in the event. The Chief Guest cut a cake to mark the celebration.

number of dams on a river system for efficient ecological flow and conservation of indigenous aquatic fauna. The seminar was attended by Director Fisheries (Extension) Iftikhar Ahmed Qureshi, Deputy Director Fisheries Islamabad Iftikhar Ahmed, Chief Conservator Forests KPK Siddique Khat tak, Director General Fisheries Baluchis tan Muhammad Noor, Director Fisheries Gilgi t -Bal t is tan Ghulam Mohy-ud-Din, Chairman Zoology GC University Dr. Nusrat Jehan, Prof. Dr. Afsar M i a n A r i d U n i v e r s i t y Rawalpindi, Dean Veterinary University Dr. Muhammad Ashraf and Prof. Dr. Mazhar besides DCO and DPO Chakwal.

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Pakistan Scientific & Technological Information Centre (PASTIC)Editor: Mrs Rahila Khurram

63 Researchers Trained on Reference Management in PeshawarPASTIC Sub-Centre, Peshawar in collaboration with National Centre of Excellence in Physical Chemistry (NCEPC), University of Peshawar (UoP) organized a one-day training workshop on “Research Tools & Techniques : Ci ta t ion M a n a g e m e n t u s i n g MENDLEY” on December 14, 2015 at UoP.The objective of this workshop was to build the capacity and enhance skills of young researchers in modern research

Prof. Dr. M. Saleem Khan, Director NCEPC-UoP presenting the shield to

Mrs. Kausar Sohail, Sr. Scientific Information Officer, PASTIC

A group photo of participants of the Workshop.

techniques through utilization of MENDELEY research tool u s e d f o r r e f e r e n c e management.A total of 63 researchers from NCEPC, B io t echno logy Department, Institute of Chemical Sciences (ICS), Pharmacy Department and seven faculty members from N C E P C a t t e n d e d t h e workshop. Prof. Dr. M. Saleem Khan, Director NCEPC, UoP welcomed the participants and resource persons. He briefly

introduced NCEPC-UoP and also appreciated efforts of PASTIC for arranging the workshop and select ing NCEPC as host and partner for such an important workshop for researchers. He also requested for continuation of such activities in future on regular basis.M s . N a g e e n A n i u d d i n , Director, PASTIC, briefly introduced PASTIC/PSF activities and information services particularly for research students of M.Phil and PhD. Ms. Ghazala Ali Khan , Deputy Di rec tor PASTIC Peshawar gave the introductory remarks on the workshop. Mrs. Kausar Sohail, Sr. Scientific Information Officer, PASTIC, gave a presentation on “Scientific Information Searching in Digital Age”. Dr. Maryum Ib ra r Sh inwar i , Sen io r Scientific Information Officer, PASTIC was the key resource

person of the workshop. She gave training on how to set up, create a personnel library, manage documents and references, searching and c i t ing re fe rences us ing MENDLEY. At the end of the workshop Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saleem Khan and Ms . Nageen Ainuddin distributed shields and ce r t i f i ca tes among r e s o u r c e p e r s o n s a n d participants. As many as 50 participants got registered as free member with PASTIC.

64 Professionals Attend 3-day Workshop on Library Automation Package in KarachiPASTIC Sub-Centre, Karachi in collaboration with Latif Ebrahim Jamal National Science Information Centre, International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi organized a 3-day Training Workshop on Library

Mr. Habib Akhtar Jaffri, Principal Librarian, PASTIC, delivering a lecture

during KOHA workshop

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Akram Shaikh, D.G., PASTIC, Dr. Farzana Shaheen, Associate. Prof., HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry & Mr. Atta-ur-Rehman, Resource Person at

Closing Session of the workshop.

Automation Package using KOHA ILS at LEJ, Karachi on December 15-17, 2015.The main objective of the workshop was to enhance the capacity and skills of library professionals regarding library automation software KOHA, which is a world class, most favourite, free and open source Integrated Library Software (ILS) used by hundreds of libraries around the world. This software provides all the facilities required in a library like circulation, acquisition and cataloguing of books.Prof. Dr. Farzana Shaheen, Associate Professor, ICCBS, U n i v e r s i t y o f K a r a c h i inaugurated the workshop. She

appreciated the efforts of PASTIC for organizing an event for providing an ICT learning platform to librarians of Sindh. A total of 64 participants from different cities of Sindh such as Hyderabad, Karachi, Nawab Shah, Tando Allahyar and

Mirpur Khas attended the training workshop. Mr. Syed Habib Akhter Jaffri Principal Librarian, PASTIC and Mr. Ata-ur-Rehman, Manager (Library), National Centre for Physics (NCP), Islamabad was the resource persons of the workshop.

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Prof. Dr. Muhammad Akram Shaikh, Director General, PASTIC was the Chief Guest at the Closing Ceremony of the workshop. He appreciated the efforts of PASTIC Sub-center Karachi & LEJ for organizing the event and also appreciated the resource persons for providing the training on KOHA ILS software. He also

PASTIC DG Attends 6th KOICA Club Conference in SeoulProf. Dr. Muhammad Akram Shaikh, Director General, PASTIC and Honorary President KOICA Alumni Association of Pakistan (KAAP) attended “The 6th KOICA Club Conference” at Seoul Korea from November 30 to December 05, 2015. In this conference representative from 41 countries participated. The main objective of the conference was to assist KOICA Clubs in contributing to their societies by sharing the best practice cases, cooperative learning and to build leadership capacity of representatives of KOICA Clubs. A group photo of participants of 6th KOICA Club Conference at Seoul, Korea.

Information Services at Doorsteps of Universities / InstitutionsIslamabad: PASTIC National Centre organized a Services Stall at PASTIC Islamabad on December 02, 2015 for the research scholars of Quaid-e-Azam University. The services at the stall were used by many researchers and they got them registered as free members.

Forthcoming Activities/EventsPASTIC Sub-Centre at Faisalabad is organizing a workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights” at Islamia University, Bahawalpur in January, 2015.

a w a r d e d s h i e l d s a n d certificates to the participants,

r e s o u r c e p e r s o n s a n d organizers.

A glimpse of the meeting between Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Akram Shaikh, D.G , PASTIC during the

KOHA Workshop at LEJ.

A group photo of participants of the workshop

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Akram Shaikh, DG, PASTIC awards certificate to a

participant of the workshop

A Services Stall at PASTIC National Centre, Islamabad

PASTIC services stall at NIFST-Agriculture, University of Agriculture, FaisalabadFaisalabad: PASTIC Sub-Centre Faisalabad organized a Services Stall at National Institute of Food Science & Technology (NIFST), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad on December 03, 2015. A large number of students, researchers and faculty members visited the PASTIC Stall.Karachi: PASTIC Sub-Centre Karachi organized a Services Stall

at LEJ, Karachi during the Training workshop on “KOHA” on December 15-17, 2015. Several faculty members, participants of the workshop and students visited the PASTIC Stall. PASTIC publications and forms for various services were provided to them.