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Election of New Fellows during 2011The following scientists were elected PAS Fellows during the year 2011:Local Fellows:Dr. M. Iqbal, Director General, Centre for Applied Molecular Biology, LahoreProf. Dr. Rumina Hasan, Professor, Deptt. of Pathology & Microbiology, The Aga KhanUniversity, Karachi.Foreign Fellows:Prof. Dr. Chunli Bai, President, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaDr. G. Sarwar Gilani, Senior Research Scientist, Nutrition Research Division, Health Products andFood Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, CanadaDistinguished Scientist of the Year Award 2011The Academy conferred the award of Distinguished Scientist of the Year 2011 in the discipline of Zoology uponProf. Dr. Abdul Rauf Shakoori, School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore. Dr. Shakooriwas presented with a Medal, Certificate and a Cash Prize of Rs. 330,000/- by President of PAS, Prof. Dr.Atta-ur-Rahman.PAS President Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahaman, conferringaward upon Prof. Dr. Abdul Rauf ShakooriPAS Awards Medals, Cash Prizes and Certificates conferred upon the Winner of 2011The following scientists who were declared winners of the Medals & Prizes during 2011 were awardedMedals, Cash Prizes and Certificates by the President PAS, Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, during the GeneralBody Meeing on December 10, 2011:S. No. Name & Institution Field1. Dr. Asma Saeed, Senior Scientific Officer, Biotechnology & BiochemistryFood Research Center, PCSIR Labs Complex, Lahore2. Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant BotanySciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad6
3. Dr. Haq Nawaz Bhatti, Professor, Department of Chemistry & ChemistryBiochemsitry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad4. Dr. Nimatullah Khattak, Professor, National Center of Excellence Earth Sciencesin Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar5. Dr. S. F. A. Rafeeqi, Pro-Vice Chancellor, NED University of Engineering &Engineering & Technology, KarachiTechnology6. Dr. M. Khaleeq ur Rehman, Chairman/Professor Department of PhysicsPhysics, University of Engineering and Technology, LahoreThe following Medals / Prizes were also awarded:1. Dr. Mubasher Jamil, Dr. Raziuddin Siddiqi Gold Medal-2011 in MathematicsLecturer, Center of AdvancedMathematics & Physics, NUST,Islamabad2. Dr Umar Farooq, Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman Prize-2011 in ChemistryAssistant Professor,Department of Chemistry,CIIT, Abbottabad3. Dr. Asifullah Khan, PAS-COMSTECH Prize-2011 in Computer Science & ITAssistant Professor,PIEAS, Nilore,IslamabadAbdus Salam PrizeThe TWAS Award "Abdus Salam Prize in Basic Sciences 2011" in the field of Chemistry was won byDr. Zia-ur-Rehman of Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.Salimuzzaman Siddqui PrizeDr. Mehboob-ur-Rahman of National Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE),Faisalabad has won the TWAS Award “ Salimuzzam Siddqui Prize in Applied Sciences-Technology-2011 in the field of Agriculture.Prof. Dr. M. Ashfaq Earns International RecognitionsProf. Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq, a Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Scienceshas been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for theDeveloping World (TWAS), Trieste, Italy. He will be introduced to theAcademy during the 23rd General Body Meeting of TWAS in September2012.Additionally, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq has been awarded 2nd Prizefor 2010 of the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW),Rabat, Morocco. The PAS congratulates Prof. Dr. Ashfaq on thesemarvelous recognitions and, thus, bringing laurels to PAS and the country.7
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