International Arch of Europe Award for Prof Dr Ehsan Malik

LAHORE: The Madrid-based international organization Business Initiative Directions (BID) has awarded Punjab University Gujranwala Campus Director General Prof Dr Muhammad Ehsan Malik with International Arch of Europe Award in its International Quality Convention in Frankfurt, Germany in which outstanding personalities from the business world and diplomatic corps.

Prof Dr Ehsan Malik received IAE from BID President Jose E. Prieto. The BID has stated in a press release that Punjab University was made up of a team oriented towards the continuous improvement of processes, striving fro an important role in the leadership of the business world.

The BID is present in 178 countries around the world, creating a firm ground for the implementation of integral quality processes through the technology and procedures of the QC 100 model of total quality management. For selection of IAEA Award 2012, a voting process was carried out during the BID World Congress with meetings in Paris, London, Geneva, Frankfurt, Madrid and New York over the past twelve months.

The winning of IAEA award 2012 to leaders by leaders is yet another special recognition added in the list of awards achieved by University of the Punjab. PU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Mujahid Kamran has congratulated Dr. Ehsan Malik for achieving this milestone and the country was proud of him.

Pakistani cotton scientist declared the world’s best in 2012

A Pakistan-based scientist has been honoured by the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), the body said in a statement released this week.

Dr Yusuf Zafar, who is the director general agriculture and biotechnology at the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission was declared ‘Scientist of the Year-2012’ for his pioneering work in the cotton biotechnology sector.

Zafar has over 110 scientific papers (published in national and international journals) to his name. According to ICAC, “in cotton virology his group covers nearly 90 per cent of the global published literature.”

The Faisalabad-based scientist played a key role in bringing together the world’s major cotton groups, including Australia, China, UK and USA, for the purpose of conducting joint research.

Heading the National Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering in Faisalabad, Zafar and his team have contributed helped produce nearly 100 M. Phil and 30 Ph. D Pakistan-based students, focussing on various aspects of research and development in cotton. He has, meanwhile, remained in the front line to establish Biosafety Protocols, Plant Breeder Rights, Intellectual Property Rights/Patents and ISO certification in Pakistan.

In 2001, the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission awarded him Best Scientist of the Year Award. The President of Pakistan awarded him ‘Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) in 2004, the highest recognition for a researcher.

In other honours, Zafar has also won the Rockefeller Foundation and UNESCO Research Awards on Agri-Biotechnology, and is member of the USDA Cochran Fellow on Agriculture Biotechnology.

Apart from leading the Faisalabad institute, he is on the Board of Governors of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology-ICGEB (Italy), FAO country focal person on agriculture biotechnology and member of the Cotton Policy Committee of the government.

The ‘Scientist of the year -2012’ award was announced by ICAC late Wednesday. ICAC is an intergovernmental body with 54 members and provides services to Common Funds for Commodity (CFC), an organisation of UNCTAD-UN family.

Applications for the award are invited each year by the Washington DC-based institute and the selection committee comprises five anonymous judges outside the ICAC Secretariat.

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Three Pak companies win Muslim Excellence Award in Turkey

 

Istanbul: Three Pakistan companies– Izhar Construction, Phrma Health Pakistan and Model Steel– won laurels for the country by winning prestigious Muslim Excellence & Competitiveness Corporations’ Award (MECC Award) at a prestigious ceremony held in Istanbul.

The three Pakistani business entities were among the 40 companies from the Islamic countries who won this award at a ceremony held in the presence of presidents of chambers of commerce and industry of Islamic countries as well as top managers of successful organizations from Islamic countries.
The countries recognized for Islamic World appreciation are Azerbaija, Jordan, Turkey, Bahrain, Egypt, Indonesia, Kuwait, Kazkhstan, Tunis, Syria, UAE, Malaysia, Qatar, Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
To celebrate this unmatched and marvelous accomplishment of these Pakistani companies, the LCCI President Irfan Qaiser Sheikh, Senior Vice President Kashif Younis Meher and Commissioner MEEC Awards for Pakistan Hasnain Reza Mirza during a meeting with the Chief Executive Officers of these companies at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry paid rich tributes to them for earning respect for Pakistan.
The LCCI President Irfan Qaiser Sheikh said that it is a great achievement that would go a long way in giving good name to Pakistani companies working around the globe.

The LCCI Senior Vice President Kashif Younis Meher said that these Pakistani companies by winning MEEC Awards have proved that they are second top none. He said that it was a great thing that the MEEC Awards Certificates were handed over by the President of MECC Award Dr. Mohammad Nahavanian, Assistant Secretary General of Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ms Attia Nawazish Ali in the presence of hundreds of businessmen from the Islamic world.

The Chief Executives of Izhar Construction and Pharma Health Pakistan, Yaqoob Tahir Izhar, Khawaja shahzeb Akram and Manager Branding Amir Dar received the appreciation certificates from the LCCI President Irfan Qaiser Sheikh while the LCCI former President Mian Muzaffar ali was also present on the occasion.

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Pakistani cadet wins prestigious ‘Sword of Honour’ at Sandhurst

 
CAMBERLEY: A young Pakistani cadet won the prestigious “Sword of Honour” for overseas cadets at the annual Sovereign’s Parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst here.Officer Cadet Muhammad Talha Zahid from Pakistan Army attended the academy during 2011/12 along with cadets from well over 30 countries.

“I am the 5th Pakistani cadet to have achieved this honour since Pakistan Military Academy started sending its graduates here. I am thankful to my trainers and my family for all the encouragement they have provided. I am honoured that I was able to win this for Pakistan,” he told Geo News in an interview.

Not only this, Talha Zahid also became the first ever cadet here for a single year to have also won awards in the categories of The Best Student (Best in Over all Academics), the Best in Defence Studies and the Best in International Affairs Studies.

The second Pakistani Officer Cadet was Waleed Bashir whose Regiment was declared the best. He told Geo News: “I am honoured that I was able to attend the prestigious Sandhurst Academy. The experience was brilliant and we were able to meet cadets from all over the world. Every cadet seemed very impressed with the professionalism Pakistan army exhibits. Pakistan’s recognition this year is testimony to the fact that Pakistan Army is one of the best armies in the world.”

His Royal Highness Filed Marshal the Duke of Kent, who was the chief guest for the annual parade said Talha excelled in every area of the training and proved that he was the best cadet for the honour.

Wajid Shamsul Hasan, High Commissioner of Pakistan and Colonel Omer Ahmed Bokhari, Army and Air Adviser attended the commissioning ceremony.Wajid Shamsul Hasan commented: “The commissioned officer has shown how Pakistan has a premium army which is becoming ever more renowned for its high professional caliber and the ethos that it teaches to the young cadets like the ones who have made their country proud here today.”

Waleed Bashir’s parents travelled from Bagh Azad Kashmir especially for this occasion. “We are overjoyed that Pakistan has won the Sword of Honour this year,” they said.

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Pakistani student won silver medal in International environment competition

Islamabad: A Pakistani student has won silver medal by bagging second position in an international environment competition held in, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Muhammad bin Qasim, a class 8 student in the Pak-Turk International School and Colleges, Peshawar got the medal in the 6th International Environmental Project Olympiad.

Over 100 projects from the students of 42 different countries were presented in the contest. Qasim 14, represented a research on a plant to find out treatment for the patients suffering from diabetes. The plant called Tecoma Stans (Yellow Elder) is found in abundance in the Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa province.

He analysed the plant in the laboratory conditions form various perspectives and eventually reached to the conclusion that the herb is very useful for the patients of diabetes.
Prof. Dr. Mirza Hakim Khan and Biology lecturer Huseyin Gursoy supervised the research.

The project was presented in the Olympiad where it was praised followed by a request to make it elaborate and more convenient.

Upon arrival to Pakistan, Qasim said that that it was the effort of my teacher and the prayers of my parents which enabled me to accomplish this hard and time consuming task.
He said that he will continue to explore for the sake of humanity under the guidance of his dedicated teachers.

At the occasion, Mr Kamil Ture, Director Education, Pak-Turk said that improving, educating and promoting the brightest Pakistani students is our mission which has helped students win 58 gold, 23 sliver and 44 bronze medals so far in the national and international Olympiads.
We have committed to empower Pakistani students to achieve the very top of their potential, and then be rewarded for that achievement.

We base our success on being a student-cantered and research-driven institution providing a comprehensive and holistic experience, said Ture.

He said that Pak-Turk will continue to bear all the expenses of training teachers and participation of students in challenges to deepen their learning, and make them more competitive and turn their visions into reality.


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Pakistani American receives Peace Award

DALLAS: The University of North Texas president has given the prestigious 'Staff Contribution Award' to a Pakistani American scholar and Assistant Dean at the University, Dr. Qaisar Abbas to recognize his extraordinary peace building activities.

The University President Dr. V. Rawlins gave him the prestigious award in a ceremony last week for his extraordinary contributions to peace building and research initiatives.

Dr. Qaisar Abbas developed and organized the First South Asia Peace Conference last November which brought activists, scholars, diplomats and South Asian community members to the University.

Former Ambassador Husain Haqqani of Pakistan and Ambassador Ahmed Hakimi of Afghanistan were the keynote speakers at the Conference besides activists from India and Pakistan and a large number of scholars from all over the world who presented research work at the Conference.

Dr. Qaisar is actively involved in peace building activities as a board member of the Dallas Peace Center. He is also working on a research project on media coverage of interstate conflicts in South Asia as Research Fellow of the Casselberry Peace Institute at his University.

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"Visiting Scholar Award" for Ahmad Bilal

Ahmad Bilal, a doctoral student in the Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Pakistan, was recognized with the program’s Visiting Scholar Award in recognition of his contribution to the professional development of teachers for school improvement.

Bilal’s area of research is professional development of teachers. During his six months’ visit at UGA, he has been refining his dissertation work under the supervision of Sally J. Zepeda, professor in the educational administration and policy program. He earned his master’s degree in education from the University of the Punjab in 1996.

He taught in a public school in Lahore for 12 years where he also served as a magazine editor, curricular activities leader and deputy controller examination. He received the Best Master Trainer Award 2002 by the Intel Teach to the Future Program, Pakistan. He worked with Punjab Textbook Board, Lahore and Ministry of Education, Curriculum wing, Government of Pakistan to review curriculum and textbook development. During his doctoral work, he received the Indigenous Scholarship and a foreign scholarship of the International Research Initiative Program by Higher Education Commission, Government of Pakistan.

As a teacher trainer, he conducted more than 65 training sessions on pedagogy related areas throughout Pakistan. In recent years, as a practitioner, he has focused on school improvement and teacher evaluation. He designed a module for staff development by using teaching observation. This module has been piloted in Pakistan and can be implemented in any school after having slight customization regarding contextual needs.

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Arfa Karim Honored with LADIESFUND® Khushhalibank Idol Award

Late Arfa Karim Randhawa, the world's youngest Microsoft Certified Professional from Pakistan, was honored with LADIESFUND® Khushh­alibank Idol Award in 4th Ladies Fund Awards 2012 ceremony held at Mohatta Palace Karachi.

Speaking on this occasion, Ghalib Nishtar, President Khushhalibank said that Khushhalibank was privileged to sponsor the LADIESFUND® KHUSHALLIBANK Idol Award as a tribute to the women of Pakistan. “This year’s award is dedicated to Arfa Karim, who sadly left us earlier this year. Arfa Karim is and will continue to be an inspiration for the coming generations of Pakistan. This Award is an acknowledgement of her courage and commitment in pursuit of excellence and endeavor to create a positive image of Pakistan. Overall, the sponsorship of this award is our humble contribution to acknowledge and celebrate the top female role models of the country, particularly those women who are determined to succeed against all odds”.

LADIESFUND Awards are given each year to those Pakistani women who perform outstandingly in their respective fields. Arfa Karim, was one of the many talented individuals honored at the grand award ceremony. It was the unanimous decision of the judges’ panel to posthumously dedicate the LADIESFUND Khushhalibank Idol award in her memory. The parents of late Arfa Karim received her posthumous award in the ceremony.

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Pakistani student clinches world mathematics competition

ISLAMABAD - A 15-year-old Pakistani student Moosa Feroz won a gold medal in an Online World Mathematics Competition held in Australia. Over one point, about 5 million children from 100 counties around the globe took part in the competition which was held in the first week of March.


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HBL Staff Create Guinness World Records

 Employees of HBL created two Guinness world records at their annual sales conference.

The records  created at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, UAE . include the World.s Longest Handshake Chain of 274 people beating the previous record of 188, and the World.s Longest Graffiti Scroll themed upon .Colors of Pakistan.. Using spray paint only, HBL employees created a colorful scroll of 1,924 meters beating a previous record of 1,676 meters.

The final measurement is 1,924 metres. announced Tarika Vara, the adjudicator from Guinness as HBL employees broke into chants of .Pakistan Zindabad.. .This is a very difficult record to achieve,. she added.

Mr. R. Zakir Mahmood, President & CEO of HBL, received the Guinness certificates for both records at the Bank.s conference dinner on Saturday evening. Lauding the staff.s effort, the HBL Chief displayed the certificates and said, .This is for Pakistan!

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UBL Omni Wins GSMA Global Mobile Award 2012

UBL’s branchless banking solution, Omni, has won GSMA Global Mobile award for 2012 for the category ”Best Use of Mobile in Emergency or Humanitarian Situations” beating three other services – contesting in the same category.

Other contestants included:

• Flowminder.org for Rapid Population Movement Analysis using Cellphone Data for Improving Efficiency of Humanitarian Relief
• MoreMagic and Voilà for T-Cash following the Haitian earthquake
• NTT DOCOMO for  Recovery from Great East Japan Earthquake and New Disaster Preparedness Measures
• Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) for the Strengthening Disaster Preparedness of Southern Leyte through SMS technology

UBL Omni won the award for for a transparent and efficient Cash Disbursement service after the 2009 IDPs Crisis and the 2010 Flood Crisis.

Omni happens to be one of the largest Branchless Banking cash disbursement initiatives to date and has proved to be a quick and transparent mechanism for the way cash disbursements are made by the Government of Pakistan and non-profit organizations.

UBL Omni provided the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), a poverty alleviation initiative by the Government of Pakistan, and the World Food Programme (WFP) with a transparent and convenient cash disbursement mechanism for victims of the 2009 ‘War Against Terror’ IDPs Crisis and the 2010 Flood Crisis. Beneficiaries were issued unique cards and PINs which were used to withdraw funds from conveniently located UBL Omni retail shops, where agents logged into their mobile based applications to execute quick cash disbursements.

Judges commented over Omni saying:

"There is growing interest in how to direct payment of aid to the needy and this scheme utilizing mobile phones is a valuable initiative."

The GSM Association Awards are considered as the most prestigious contest and mostly called as Oscar for the mobile phone and telecommunication industry.

List of winners for GMSA Awards 2012 for 23 different categories is available here.

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Pakistani woman conferred “International Women of Courage” award

Washington: Pakistani woman activist from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has been conferred with the International Women of Courage award by the US.

Shad Begum was presented the award by US First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a ceremony on Thursday, which was also attended by Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Sherry Rehman.

Shad Begum is a courageous human rights activist and leader who has changed the political context for women in the extremely conservative district of Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

As founder and executive director of Association for Behavior and Knowledge Transformation (ABKT), Ms. Shad provides political training, microcredit, primary education, and health services to women in the most conservative areas of Pakistan.

Ms. Shad not only empowered the women of Dir to vote and run for office, she herself ran and won local seats in the 2001 and 2005 elections against local conservatives who tried to ban female participation. Despite threats, Ms. Shad continues to work out of Peshawar to improve the lives of women in the communities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Pakistani surgeon wins Guinness award by removing world largest gallbladder

 Islamabad: Dr Naeem Taj, a laparoscopic surgeon of the Capital Hospital CDA, has earned fame and prestige for the nation by registering his name in the Guinness Book of World Record by successfully removing 25.5 cm long gallbladder through a 1 cm incision.

Dr. Naeem get the award after operating 70-year-old patient Rasheeda Bibi at CDA hospital and removed 25.5cm long gallbladder from her body without operation. This is the longest ever gallbladder removed laparoscopically in medical history.

The success of the Pakistani surgeon was celebrated at a ceremony organised by the Capital Hospital here on Monday, with Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Farkhand Iqbal as the chief guest. The ceremony was attended by CDA officials, regional director of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan and doctors and paramedical staff of the hospital.

Addressing the ceremony to give away the world record certificate to the surgeon, Dr Naeem Taj dedicated the award to the whole nation. He also told the audience if he was given opportunities, resources and encouragement than he could achieve good name for Pakistan in this field.

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Pakistani director Sharmeen Obaid wins Oscar Award

Los Angeles: For the first time in the 84 year history of ‘Oscar Award’, world’s prestigious award, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, a Pakistani director has won ‘Oscar Award’ for her documentary film ‘Saving face’.

Chennai present at the occasion said that she wanted to dedicate her award to all those who worked in the film. “For all those women in Pakistan working for change this is for you” she added.

The story of the documentary film was based on Pakistani women who suffered from the acid attacks on their faces. Former MNA Marvi Memon also participated in the film.

The film was released in the year 2011. The film stars and other people related to showbiz in Pakistan have appreciated the effort of Sharmeen to raise voice for the deprived women in Pakistan.

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Sharmeen Obaid is the first non-American to win the Livingston Award, She also won Emmy Award in 2010.

Jaffer Brothers Wins Oracle PartnerNetwork Award

Jaffer Brothers (JBL) was awarded the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized Asia Pacific “Award for Oracle Accelerate, said a statement issued by the company.

The Awards were given to partners at the Oracle Asia Pacific Applications Partner Summit in Phuket, Thailand earlier this year. Jaffer Brothers is a Gold level member in Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN).

The award reflects Jaffer Brothers success leveraging its Oracle Accelerate offering to bring industry-specific capabilities to midsize companies in Pakistan. Oracle Accelerate solutions are not stripped-down applications.

They are the same world-class applications relied upon by many of the most successful businesses in the world. Each Oracle Accelerate solution is tailored to a specific industry, with industry leading business process flows. The solutions are implemented by experienced Oracle partners or Oracle Consulting, so that organizations get up and running quickly.

The results are faster time to value, lower and more predictable costs than a standard implementation, and a solution that is designed to fit the customer’s business. The partners nominated for this award were the top performing Oracle Accelerate Asia Pacific partners in 2011.

“This is an exceptional accomplishment. We are pleased that Oracle has recognized our Oracle Accelerate solution and we look forward to continuing to bring Oracle’s enterprise-class capabilities to midsize organizations in Pakistan,” Said Faheem Jaffer, Country Manager-Jaffer Consulting-Jaffer Brothers Pvt. Limited.

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ISPR’s documentary wins Eserciti-e-Popoli award

Inter Services Public Relations documentary has won the first prize in the recently held International Film Festival ‘Eserciti-e-Popoli’ (Army and People) held at Bracciano, Rome (Italy), says an ISPR press release.

The festival saw the participation of Nato and 24 countries with 60 films grouped into several categories: from ‘Institutional training information, from environmental protection to the humanitarian mission for peace. The international highly qualified and experienced jury evaluated the films produced by renowned filmmakers.

Maintaining the tradition, Pakistan Army’s documentary ‘Glorious Resolve’ received the jury’s special award from the President of the Italian Senate with the citation “A technically outstanding and emotionally powerful dramatisation of the story of the courageous soldiers under fire in a dire combat situation.” The award given by General Giancarlo Fortuna, the President of the International Jury, was received by a representative of the Pakistani Embassy in Rome.

Glorious Resolve was the joint venture of ISPR and Mindworks Media. Brigadier Syed Azmat Ali was the executive producer whereas Brigadier Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi was the executive director of the film. Lieutenant Colonel Irfan Aziz was the project director and the writer of this film, which was amicably directed by Sarosh Kayani. Dr Hassan Waqas Rana of Mindworks Media was the producer whereas Bilal Lashari was the director of photography.

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National Peace Award to Malala Yousufzai

 Islamabad: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has given National Peace Award to Malala  Yousufzai, a class 8th student from Swat who has been nominated for International Peace Award for Children for her work for peace and education.
Gilani on November 24 had announced Rs.500,000 reward for Malala  Yousufzai and directed the Cabinet Division to announce National Peace Awards for Children for their work for peace and education.
Malala,13,  had written a  diary with a pen name for the BBC Urdu service in the days Taliban were the de facto rulers of the region .

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Malala Yousufzai was runner-up for International Children's Peace Prize

PTCL declared "Best Telecom Landline Operator in South Asia”

PTCl president, Mr. Walid Irshaid, accepting the SAMENA Award 2011

Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) has won the international SAMENA Award 2011 for being the “Best Telecom Landline Operator in South Asia”, said a statement issued by the organizer.CEO & President PTCL, Mr. Walid Irshaid accepted this acclaimed honor on behalf of his company at the annual SAMENA ‘Convergence to Doha’ summit held in Doha.

PTCL has been “quickest to offer new products and services, and is a provider of Triple-Play, Quad-Play, 3G and advanced Value-Added Service (VAS),” read SAMENA’s official citation for the Award. “PTCL’s Broadband and IPTV have the most advanced VAS for fixed line telco as per global trends. With its offering of both services, PTCL’s profile as a service providing operator in the region of South Asia is very rich.”

PTCL’s SAMENA Award has been certified by Crowe Horwath, the leading global accounting and business network, on the basis of its internationally recognized standards of business.

This year’s Award is PTCL’s second consecutive win at the prestigious global SAMENA annual forum. In 2010, PTCL had won SAMENA’s “Best Fixed Operator Award” in recognition of its competitive market edge and impressive growth.

PTCL is also the winner of HR Excellence Award 2011.


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Pakistani wins world Technology Network Award at United Nations

Dr. Athar Osama

Islamabad: Science Policy scholar and practitioner and the founder of Muslim-Science.Com, Dr. Athar Osama won the 2011 World Technology Award for Science and Innovation Media and Journalism category , in a gala “black tie” ceremony at the United Nations.

The Awards were announced from the stage by James P. Clark, Founder and Chairman of the World Technology Network (“The WTN”) and Poppy Harlow, Anchor, CNNMoney.com. At the same time, Clark officially inducted those who were selected as Award finalists into the WTN membership as newly elected fellows.

Pakistani Dr. Osama joins the ranks of over 1000 fellows across 60 different countries that include individuals such as Tim Berners-Lee (inventor of the internet), Mark Zuckerberg (Founder of Facebook), Larry Page and Sergei Brin (Founders of Google), Vice President Al Gore, and Prime Minister Tony Blair.

World Technology Network is a curated community of some of the most creative and leading scholars and practitioners as well as corporates in various disciplines of science and technology and related fields (such as media, ethics, finance, and public policy) selected by their peers as doing some of the most innovative work of potential long-term impact in the world.

Founded in 2001, the World Technology Network has made annual awards in up to 20 different categories for individuals (and 10 corporate categories). Each year, WTN identifies – through an extensive vetting process nominees for WTN Awards and then selects 5 (or six) finalists who are then inducted as fellows of WTN.

The Winners in each category are announced in an Oscar-style gala event.

Dr. Athar Osama won his award for his ground breaking contributions to science and innovation policy in the Islamic World – in particular through a ingenuous and courageous use of new social media and  science journalism to create an awareness of and change mindsets about science and innovation policy in the Islamic World.

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PTCL Wins Global HR Excellence Award 2011

Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) has won the prestigious “2nd Global HR Excellence Award 2011” in recognition of its outstanding organizational performance in the telecom sector.

“This award is an acknowledgement of PTCL’s pioneering efforts undertaken to transform our HR policies and practices,” said PTCL Senior Executive Vice President Human Resource, Syed Mazhar Hussain on the occasion. “We have won this award because of the tireless efforts of our HR team, which has demonstrated exceptional commitment towards elevating PTCL to new heights of success by overcoming atypical challenges”, he added.

Proffered by Global Media Links and Business Milestones, the Global HR Excellence Awards recognize leading organizations that have achieved excellence in the sphere of Human Resource and Organizational Development.

In recent years, PTCL has firmly established its reputation for redefining and realigning the industrial relations paradigm. In line with contemporary business requirements, it has led organizational development and employee welfare by successfully creating a win-win situation, both for the employees and the organization, to emerge as an employer of choice.


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