till February 10, 2011 to appear in LLB, Part-I and Part-II, Supplementary Examination 2010, under the new rules, according to a press release here on Wednesday.
Farmers meeting
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
FARMERS Associates Pakistan (FAP) will hold its 117th Extraordinary General Body meeting today (on Thursday) to discuss various agriculture related issues. Chief Coordinator FAP Dr Tariq Bucha said issues including imposition of agriculture income tax, 3.5 per cent withholding tax, water situation, prices of agriculture produces, importexport policy of agriculture produce and fertilizer prices and its availability will be discussed.
Bug attack
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
THE Forest Department has cautioned against possible severe attack of mealy bug on fruit and ornamental trees due to change in the weather pattern.
UVAS program
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) will continue striving hard to achieve new heights of quality education, said Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Nawaz on Wednesday. He was speaking on inaugural session on four-week Professional Competency Enhancement Program for Teachers part II, organised by UVAS Quality Enhancement Cell with the collaboration of the Higher Education Commission here at conference hall.
Symposium
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
A three-day 12th Symposium on ‘Frontiers in Physics’ kicked off on Wednesday at the Government College University Lahore Bokhari Auditorium with the joint collaboration of the GCU Physics Department and National Centre for Physics, Islamabad. The symposium features 13 technical and three poster sessions in which 93 research papers would be presented. A press release here on Wednesday said that over 150 researchers from across the country including Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Quaid-i-Azam University, PIEAS, UET Lahore, PINSTECH, COMSATS, Punjab University, Karachi University and Quetta University would present their papers.
Seminar
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
Speakers at the seminar said that the government should learn from the development policies of the neighbor country China instead of getting help from the IMF. Hamdard Thinkers forum arranged a seminar on the topic of “Dangerous Economic Situation of the country” here at Hamdard house on Wednesday. Veteran economist Dr Rafique, Prof Mina Muhammad Akram, Dr Ejaz Ahmad and Najma Sharif were included in the speakers. They maintained that government should minimize the non-development charges and should make policies to promote foreign investment in the country. They further added that government should make tax collection system more transparent to avoid corruption.
‘Discipline key to safe travel’
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
POSITIVE attitude towards road users and traffic discipline is the key to safe travelling on national highways. These views were expressed by the officials of Motorway Education Unit (MEU) of the National Highways and Motorway Police N-5 Central while delivering a briefing lecture at Daewoo Training Centre, Sundar, Lahore. MEU officers Shahzad Yousaf, Abid Raza and spokesman NH&MP Syed Imran Ahmed were also present.
Lecture
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
THE Mass Communication Department at the Forman Christian College arranged an extension lecture of Orya Maqbool Jan on “Education as an Avenue to Peace”.
MPs enquire about PPP MPA’s health
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
PUNJAB Assembly speaker and some parliamentarians on Wednesday visited the Services Hospital to inquire about the health of PPP MPA Mian Aslam. Mian Aslam, PPP MPA from Rahimyar Khan, has been under treatment in the hospital since last month. The Punjab Assembly members who enquired after the health of Aslam at the hospital included PA speaker Rana Mohammed Iqbal Khan, Finance Minister Tanvir Ashraf Kaira, Javed Hassan Gujjer, Mian Shafi, MNA Mian Abdul Sattar and Zarayee Tarqqi Bank (Agricultural Development Bank) president Zaka Ashraf among others.
Book
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
SOUTH Asian Literary Forum President and senior journalist Muhammad Zabir Saeed Badar’s new book on the subject of Mass Communication, titled “Ablagh-e-Aam Aur Development Support Communication” has been published.
Pharm-D date sheet
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
THE Punjab University Examinations Department has announced the date sheets of Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm-D), Third Professional, Fourth Professional and Final Professional, Annual Exam 2010. According to a press release on Wednesday, Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm-D), Third Professional and Fourth Professional, Annual Exam 2010 will commence from Feb 23 and conclude on March 8 while Pharm-D, Final Professional will commence from March 14 and conclude on March 31, 2011. Detailed date sheets are also available at PU website: www.pu.edu.pk.
