Class 5, 8 exams registration from 12th

LAHORE
Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) has announced that registration for Class-5 and Class-8 Annual Examination 2016 will commence from October 12.
A PEC spokesperson said the registration would continue till November 7. He said all government and private schools would ensure registration of their students, adding PEC would not charge any registration fee from the candidates.
The exams are expected to be held in the first week of February 2016.
seminar: A one-day seminar on “Navigating the Future of Community Pharmacy in Pakistan – Breaking Barriers and Developing Possibilities” was held at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) on Thursday.
UVAS Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha chaired the inaugural session of the seminar while Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Director Dr Farzana Ch, Muhammad Irfan Motala and a large number of faculty members, senior pharmacists and students were present on the occasion.
Irfan Motala described the role of pharmacist for community about the rational use of drug and medicine.
UHS: The 106th meeting of Advanced Studies and Research Board of the University of Health Sciences (UHS) was held on Thursday with Vice-Chancellor Prof Junaid Sarfraz Khan in the chair.
According to a press release, the board considered the thesis reports of Dr Fouzia Qureshi MPhil (Anatomy), Dr Mubasher Razzaq Khan MPhil (Haematology), Abdul Waheed MPhil (Microbiology), Dr Zunaira Jawaid MPhil (Morbid Anatomy & Histopathology), Dr Maliha Shahbaz MPhil (Oral Biology), Dr Fauzia Khan MD (Cardiology), Dr Mubushar Manzoor Alam MD (Cardiology), Dr Sohaib Akbar MD (Internal Medicine), Dr Waqas Ahmed MS (General Surgery), Dr Sajid Iqbal MS (Urology), Dr Burhan Khawar MD (Cardiology), Dr Khola Ahmed Khan MPhil (Oral Pathology) and Dr Aftab Ahmed Khan MDS (Operative Dentistry). The following synopses were also considered for registration of students in various postgraduate courses: “Genetic Analysis of SCN5A gene in patients of long QT syndrome” by Dr Uzma Zaheen Anwar MPhil (Forensic Medicine), “Hepatotoxic effects of diclofenac and febuxostat combination in mice” by Dr Saima Noreen MPhil (Pharmacology), “Frequency of TSST and PVL genes in clinical isolates of MRSA by PCR” by Javid Iqbal MPhil (Medical Laboratory Sciences-Microbiology), “Immunohistochemistry of H pylori, characterisation of its different serological strains and histological grading of chronic gastritis” by Dr Ayesha Suleman MPhil (Morbid Anatomy & Histopathology), “Hirschsprung’s disease and role of calretinin in rectal biopsies” by Dr Mishal Sikandar MPhil (Morbid Anatomy & Histopathology), “Expression of CD 105 in ameloblastoma and odontogenic keratocyst” by Dr Quratul-Ain-Gul MPhil (Oral Pathology), “FOXO3A gene and human longevity” by Dr Ayesha Fazal MPhil (Physiology), “Effect of Vitamin D supplementation on blood pressure, plasma renin activity and plasma aldosterone concentration in pre-eclampsia” by Dr Naila Masood Riaz MPhil (Physiology) and “Cardiovascular risk markers in women exposed to biomass fuel” by Dr Nabiha Saeed MPhil (Physiology).