ISLAMABAD
Guest of honor Ms. Ismat Gul Khattak, Director General Pakistan National Accreditation Council addressing at International Training Course for Assess of the Productivity Specialists Certification Program
ISLAMABAD
Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan H.E. Dr. Reza Amiri Moghaddam called on Caretaker Federal Minister for Power and Petroleum Muhammad Ali
ISLAMABAD
Caretaker Federal Minister for Law and Justice, Ahmed Irfan Aslam called on President Dr. Arif Alvi at Aiwan-e-Sadr
ISLAMABAD
PM grieved over Navy helicopter crash
ISLAMABAD, Sep 4 (APP):Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the tragic incident of navy helicopter crash in Gwadar.
Condoling the martyrdom of three personnel of Pakistan Navy, the prime minister prayed to Allah Almighty to grant courage to the bereaved families to bear the loss with equanimity.
Caretaker Minister for Finance Dr. Shamshad Akhtar called on caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar
ISLAMABAD
A view of crows picking the food throw by the people as mercy at roadside
HYDERABA
Labourers are busy preparing sewage pipes at their workplace
MULTAN
Labourer carrying a basket of seasonal fruit (Garma) at the fruit market
MULTAN
Int’l workshop on “Advances in Nuclear Medicine and its Applications” from Sept 19
ISLAMABAD, Sep 4 (APP):OIC Ministerial Sanding Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) in collaboration with Pakistan Nuclear Society (PNS) and Pakistan Society of Nuclear Medicine (PSNM) has planned to arrange an International Workshop on “Advances in Nuclear Medicine and its Applications” from September 19-20.
According to the COMSTECH, the international and local experts of nuclear medicine and its applications will present lectures during the workshop while local faculty and researchers will share their research findings as contributed talks.
The theme of the workshop would be on the changing horizons of Nuclear Medicine, incorporating the translation of basic laboratory research to clinical practice, establishment of clinical and technical standards, and the translation of molecular technological advances in diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine.
Nuclear technology has transformed health sector by advancements in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for non-communicable pathologies.
Hybrid imaging, especially PET-CT has altogether changed the diagnostic horizon, especially in the management of cancer patients. However, not only Pakistan but most of the OIC countries are still lagging behind in hybrid imaging facilities, especially PET-CT imaging.
The indispensable role of PET-CT and hybrid imaging needs to be highlighted for the benefit of various stakeholders and patients.
Furthermore, the emergent role of theranostics and advanced radionuclide therapies using alpha and beta emitters has given new insights in cancer treatment paradigms. These rapid advancements in the field of nuclear medicine warrant continual education of referring physicians, oncologists, nuclear physicians, medical physicists and technologists from OIC countries.
Clinical practitioners, Oncologists, Researchers and students in nuclear medicine and Medical technologists will attend the event which will be in hybrid mode.
The organizing committee of the event include Adviser COMSTECH, Prof. Dr. S. Khurshid Hasanain, President, Pakistan Nuclear Society (PNS), Dr. M. Tahir Khaleeq, Vice President, Pakistan Nuclear Society (PNS), Waqar Ahmad Butt and Senior Director HR and Administration COMSTECH, Aftab Hussain Zaidi, General Manager Hospitality COMSTECH, Naveed Aamer, Senior Manager IT COMSTECH, Usman Quddus Malik, Programme Officer COMSTECH, Umer Ali and Media Coordinator COMSTECH, Shabbir Hussain.
While the technical committee included Dr. Shazia Fatima, Director, Karachi Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (KIRAN), Karachi. President Pakistan Society of Nuclear Medicine (PSNM), Dr. Muhammad Adnan Saeed, Head Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute (NORI), Islamabad, Dr. Muhammad Babar Imran, Director Punjab Institute of Nuclear Medicine (PINUM) Faisalabad and Dr Arzoo Fatima, Head Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology Lahore (INMOL) Lahore.
IHC removes objections on Pervaiz Elahi’s petition
ISLAMABAD, Sep 04 (APP): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday removed the objections of Registrar Office on a petition filed by former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi against his arrest under the Maintenance Public Order (MPO) and ordered to fix the case for hearing.
Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri heard the case filed by Pervaiz Elahi.
The petitioner’s lawyer Sardar Abdul Razzaq Advocate said that his client had been arrested only to frustrate the orders of Lahore High Court (LHC). The LHC had given clear orders that his client would not be arrested even under the MPO again.
The court said that so far it was removing the Registrar Office’s objections and directed it to fix the case again for hearing.