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(L to R) Sahibzada Yaqub Ali Khan, Former Foreign Minister; Senator S. M. Zafar, Former Law Minister; Altaf Hussain Qureshi, Editor Urdu Digest; Dr. Manzoor Ahmed, Rector IIUI; Dr. Anwar Hussain Siddiqui, President IIUI and Dr. Husain Ahmed, Students Adviser IIUI speak during seminar on 60 years of independence made remarkable progress. Nations achieve their goals through knowledge and we have to excel in this area to become a developed nation”. Dr. Anwar Hussain Siddiqui narrated his personal experience of migration from India to Pakistan and said that youth of Pakistan must know the sacrifices made for this homeland. He said that Sindhi, Punjabi, Pathan, Balochi and many other ethnic groups scarified for Pakistan with a sense of oneness and the same sense can lead us out of current distressed situation. Educational Cooperation among China, Pakistan Urged “Mutual cooperation in the field of education and research between Pakistan and China is need of the hour to strengthen existing ties between the two countries”. This was stated by Prof. Dr. Bashir Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture Faisalabad while talking to a Chinese delegation that visited the University recently. Dr. Ahmad said that there is a lot of potential in the agriculture sector to explore new vistas for the scientists and researchers of both the countries. He informed the delegation about HEC scholarship programmes through which faculty members and students are being sent to China for higher studies. “The UAF scientists are also being benefitting from the mutual cooperation programme”, he added. Mr. Zen Ming, Senior Executive, Chinese Telecom Company briefed the Vice Chancellor about functioning of cellular company and said that CM Pak Company started functioning in February 2007 and within four years 2500 new base station would be setup in Pakistan. He added that CM Pak has invested US $ 700 million and this investment would be enhanced in future. Mr. Zen Ming, Senior Executive CM Pak Chinese cellular company calls on Prof. Dr. Bashir Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, UAF Mr. Ming explained about new programme initiated by CM Pak for the student community in Pakistan. He said that due to significance of UAF as a pioneer agricultural institution in sub continent, CM Pak wants to launch free connection campaign among the students and faculty members to facilitate them with cheapest rates. He also highlighted the educational programme of CM Pak for provision of free books to needy students of various educational institutions in Pakistan. 21
Seminar on 'Video Registration and High Dynamic Range Imaging’ An eight-day seminar on 'Video Registration and High Dynamic Range Imaging' was held at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering, Science and Technology on August 3, 2007. Numerical estimation, algorithm evaluation and application of the video registration in different problems like georegistration, face recognition and number plate recognition were discussed during the seminar. The experts spoke on various high dynamic range (HDR) imaging including acquisition, storage and display of the HDR data, its current applications in space technology, munitions analysis and potential applications of HDR data in future related to machine vision. The seminar was attended by university professors and academic staff, people from industries and graduates of various leading universities and institutes from all over the country. Dr. Yaser Ajmal Sheikh said that the main objectives of the seminar were to introduce the concept of video registration and high dynamic ranges and to discuss the applications of video registration in industry and in research. Registration is a central task in a number of applications including georegistration, automatic target recognition, target tracking and medical imaging, he said adding that they covered two paradigms in registration, featurebased and direct registration. Dr. Erum Arif Khan said that HDR imaging is an emerging field that allows capture of the actual illumination of a scene. “As the acquisition of HDR data becomes affordable, this field promises to bring about immense changes in the design and performance of all kinds of images and video image and video processing algorithms”, she said. Accredited Laboratories for Testing Agricultural Commodities Needed A network of accredited testing laboratories for the purpose of exporting fruits, vegetables and other agricultural commodities to global market is need of the hour. This was stated by Prof. Dr. Bashir Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) while talking to three-member delegation of Pakistan Kinnow Processors and Exporters Association recently. Dr. Bashir maintained that due to lack of awareness and illiteracy, farmers are not following international standards set by WTO which of course is a major hurdle to export our produce at a huge amount in the world market. He said that water pollution, heavy amount of pesticides without consultancy and other factors are creating problems for export. The Vice Chancellor directed the UAF researchers to design recommendations regarding setting up accredited laboratories for testing of fruits, vegetables and agricultural produce. He also formed a committee comprising scientists from various departments to provide technical assistance to the farming communities in this regard. Haji Muhammad Azam, Chairman Pakistan Kinnow Processors and Exporters Association highlighted the problems faced by farming and exporting communities for the purpose of grading, sampling and packing at international standards. He urged the need for establishment of accredited testing laboratories at town level so that target of export can be achieved. Prof. Dr. Abdul Ghafoor, Director Research, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq, Chairman Department of Entomology and Prof. Dr. Aman Ullah Malik also spoke on the occasion and presented their research recommendations. Mr. Babar Bajwah, representative of Pakistan Horticultural Export Board, Lahore briefed about the PHEB vision for the facilitation of exporters and assured that PHEB and UAF will utilize collaborative efforts to set up testing laboratories at UAF Campus. 22
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