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Research is a global activity:Participants of the three day 17^th International Pure Mathematics Conference

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Research is a global activity and in order to keep abreast with the latest trends , one important step is arranging conferences at national and international levels which can provide impetus to our mathematicians to do research in all areas of the subject. In this way the innate talent in our mathematicians can be enhanced and the quality in research output can be improved considerably .This was stated by the participants of the three day 17^th International Pure Mathematics Conference (IPMC) 2016 concluded here at Islamabad last evening. The Conference was jointly organized by the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, the Higher Education Commission and Preston University in collaboration with Pakistan Mathematical Society, Advanced Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Algebra Forum. The event was participated by 77 speakers, 363 participants, 9 keynote speakers including 6 foreign mathematicians  from   Taiwan, India,  Qatar, Oman, Thailand and  Saudi Arabia who attended the conference an presented their research work. Prof Dr Qaiser Mushtaq Conference Convener and Vice Chancellor of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur and Ghazi University Dera Ghazi Khan said in the concluding session that Mathematics is playing a significant role in the development of science and technology all over the world and people are benefiting from scientific and technical innovations.  It is therefore pertinent at the government level to lay proper and balanced emphasis on the development of mathematics and it is also responsibility of academicians to promote and flourish mathematics in Pakistan. Mathematics, like other sciences, is a collaborated activity. Our universities should ensure that their mathematical enterprise maintain contact with the international mathematical community through various means, like attending conferences/seminars abroad and inviting foreign mathematicians to attend conferences in Pakistan. The primary aim of organizing such an activity is to enhance the understanding of mathematics and to provide opportunity to the working mathematicians to exchange ideas with their colleagues at the national as well as international level. The IPMC is the only forum in the country which is providing a platform on annual basis to mathematicians from Pakistan to interact and share their research contribution with eminent mathematicians from around the world since 2000. It is pertinent to mention that Pakistan Mathematical Society awards gold medal to an eminent mathematicians every year. This year gold medal was presented to late Prof Dr Mumtaz Hosain Kazi. Prof Dr Qaiser Mushtaq who is also President of Pakistan Mathematical Society presented gold medal to wife of renowned mathematician during the concluding ceremony. Dr. Mumtaz Hosain Kazi was born on First December, 1938. He received his M.A. from the University of the Punjab in 1958. M.S. from Harvard in 1964 and Ph.D. from Cambridge in 1974. He started teaching at the University of the Punjab in 1958 and served as Chairman, Department of Mathematics for brief period from 1977 to 1978. Later Dr. Kazi joined the Faculty of Science of the University of Petroleum and Minerals at Dahran (Saudi Arabia). He was highly, proficient in various branches of the subject and gave courses on topics which spanned pure as well as applied mathematics. He published in international journals of high standard on topics which include seismology, functional analysis and mathematical statistics.

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Health advisor to Chief Minister Punjab Khawaja Salman Rafiq has said that Punjab Government's various effective and tangible policy initiatives are aimed to upgraded and modernize health delivery system to ensure state of the art health cover to people of Punjab. He made these remarks while presiding over a high level meeting at conference room of Commissioner Bahawalpur.

The meeting was attended by Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Saqib Zafar, Speical secretary health Dr. Sajid Chohan, Principal Quaid Azam Medical College Professor Dr. Haroon Khurshid Pasha, Medical Superintendent Bahawal Victoria Hospital Dr. Shahid Faraz, Medical Superintendent Civil Hospital Dr. Aziz Ahmad, EDO health Bahawalpur Dr. Shahid Khaliq, EDO health Bahawalnagar Dr. Basharat Mahmood, EDO health Rahim Yar Khan Dr. Abdul Razzaq, Director Public Relations Rana Ajaz Mahmood and other officers and officials of the concerned departments.

"Comprehensive policy mechanism has been geared up to turn Chief Minister Punjab's health vision into a living reality by injecting massive funds into the health delivery system which envisions to bring in-line public health system with the dictates of the modern age right from District Head Quarters level to Basic Health Units in 36 district of the Punjab", Khawaja Salman Rafiq noted.

Health advisor called upon health officials to sharpen their vigil of hospital management to adopt the standard operational procedures which include:- excellent cleanliness and tidiness of all departments and wards of the hospital, ensuring proper stock record of medicines and their provision to the patients through systematic measures and maximizing the role of top surgeons and physicians along-with their junior colleagues and paramedics to extend decent health cover to the patients.

"Special care should also be taken to fully operationalize all medical equipments to ensure proper treatment of the patients which requires constant monitoring by the higher authorities of the hospital management", Health advisor said.

Health advisor vowed that Government was fully committed to provide maximum facilities at all the emergencies and casualty wards; therefore, it is imperative that adequate stock of life saving medicines should be made available and sufficient number of Stretchers and wheel chairs and other medical fixtures should remain in excellent operational condition. Earlier, special secretary health Punjab Dr. Sajid Chohan gave a comprehensive briefing which covered salient features of health SOPs which envisions Chief Minister Punjab's policy guidelines.

Later, the participants offered Fatiha on the sad demise of late Surgeon Dr. Sagheer Sameja. The participants prayed that almighty Allah may rest the departed soul in eternal peace.

Khawaja Salman Rafiq handed over a cheque amounting to Rs. 5 million as economic assistance to Dr. Sadia Sameja

BAHAWALPUR(PR)On behalf of Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif Health advisor Khawaja Salman Rafiq handed over a cheque amounting to Rs. 5 million as economic assistance to Dr. Sadia Sameja, the widow of late Dr. Sagheer Sameja. He was accompanied by special secretary health Dr. Sajid Chohan, Principal Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Professor Dr. Haroon Khursid Pasha and Additional Commissioner Coordination Saqib Ali Ateel.

Health advisor Khawaja Salman Rafiq expressed deep grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Dr. Sagheer Sameja who sacrificed his life while serving Humanity. Health advisor paid rich tribute to the glorious services of late Dr. Sagheer Sameja.

Khawaja Salman Rafiq said that Government would extend 25 years long allotment order for the family of late Dr. Sagheer Sameja. He further assured that Dr. Sadia's services would be made permanent while employment to late Dr. Sagheer Sameja's brother would also be provided. He further maintained that Government is fully committed to provide pension and other monetary benefits to the family of the late Dr. Sagheer Sameja along-with this special financial assistance from Chief Minister Punjab.

Sports festival

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Sports festival was in full swing at dring Stadium Bahawalpur in connection with Independence Day celebrations. Sports department organized various athletics events in which athletes of Bahawalpur enthusiastically participated.

Central library Bahawalpur organized various literary events

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Central library Bahawalpur organized various literary events among male and female students of different schools of Bahawalpur. Chief librarian Rana Javed Iqbal was the Chief Guest at the occasion.

Motorway police beat 21  organized a special public awareness briefing

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Motorway police beat number twenty one organized a special public awareness briefing for the students of different schools and colleges in the vicinity of Ahmadpur east. This was stated by sector commander highways and motorways police Rahim Yar Khan, Abdul Khalil.

26th death anniversary of Shahab dehlvi

BAHAWALPUR(PR)26th death anniversary of a prominent journalist, poet, historian and intellectual late Syed Shahab Dehlvi was observed at Shahab dehlvi academy, on Sunday.

Director Public Relations and resident Director Bahawalpur Art Council Rana Ajaz Mahmood was the chief guest while former director public relations Nazir Khalid and prominent intellectual Habibullah Bhutta were guest of honour.

The death anniversary was attended by Mohsin Raza Joiya Advocate, Shahood Rizvi, Zahid Ali Khan, Mujeeb Bukhari, Engineer Zahid Hussian Rizvi, Professor Dr. Shahid Rizvi, Haji Abdul Khaliq Qureshi, Professor Syed Ali Raza, Sachal Ismael, Professor Dr. Ramzan Tahir, Abdul Razaq Abbasi, Bilal Javed and other prominent intellectuals.

The speakers which include: - Director Public Relations and Resident Director Bahawalpur Art Council Rana Ajaz Mahmood, Nazir Khalid, Habibullah Bhutta, Professor Dr. Qudratullah Shahzad, Professor Dr. Muhammad Tahir, Professor Dr. Rafiq-ul-Islam, Saeed Sultan, Qayyum Sarkash, Sohail Danish, Professor Mashhood Rizvi, Mohsin Dost, Khalid Mahmoob, Imran Waqif and Professor Talib Hussain Talib paid rich tribute to the glorious services of late Syed Shahab Dehlvi in the fields of literature, journalism and politics.