Date
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Timing
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Description
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Monday
15-04-2019
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0930 – 1100
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Inaugural ceremony
- Recitation from the Holy Quran
- Introductory remarks by Dr. M. Ashraf Ch., President PNS
- Address by Prof. Qasim Jan, President PAS
- Address by the Chief Guest
- Refreshments
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Session-I
Special Session
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1100 – 1300
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- Engr. Parvez Butt
- Engr. Shams ul Mulk
- Dr. Shafqat Kakakhel
- Mr. Ahmad Kamal
- Mr. Ali Toqeer Sheikh
- Dr. Syed Arif Ahmad
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1300 –1400
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Lunch/Prayer break
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Session-II-A
Water and Nuclear Industry
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1400 – 1600
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1. Nuclear Desalination as an Option to Supply Drinkable Water to Coastal Areas of Pakistan
M. Ashraf Chaudry
2. PAEC Role in Seawater Desalination and Thermal Desalination Technology
Waqar M. Butt
3. Requirement of Cooling Water for NPPs
Kashif Rashid
4. Nuclear Desalination for Coastal Areas
Muhammad Hamza Ayub
5. Prospects of Nuclear Desalination in Pakistan
Muhammad Latif, Muhammad Saleem Ullah, Ijaz Ahmad, Ghulam Mustafa
6. Techno-economic Assessment of Nuclear Desalination in Pakistan
Muhammad Latif, Muhammad Saleem Ullah, Ijaz Ahmad, Ghulam Mustafa
7. Role of oceanography in suitability analysis of site selection for desalination plant along Pakistan coast
Ibrahim Zia
8. Nuclear cogeneration with integration of renewable energy sources: an opportunity for sea water nuclear desalination and sea water reverse osmosis
A. Arif[1], A. Nasir and G. Ghaus
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Session-II-B
Water Resources
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1400 – 1600
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9. Pakistan’s Water Power Issues - Past, Present and the Supreme Court
Imtiaz Ali Qazilbash
10. Water Resources of Pakistan: Demand, Supply, and Future Challenges
Muhammad Latif, Muhammad Saleem Ullah, Ijaz Ahmad, Ghulam Mustafa
11. Water Scarcity Problems in Pakistan; A review
Tariq Mahmood and Shabana Waseem
12. Spatiotemporal Impact of Observed Temperature and Precipitation over the Cryosphere of Northern Pakistan in Changing Climate
Waqas and H. Athar
13. Water Scarcity – A National Security Threat
Syed Javaid Khurshid
14. Irrigation Technologies and Solar Photovoltic Pumping System Integration for on Farm Water Productivity Improvement
Muhammad Munir Ahmad, Munir Ahmad, Ghani Akbar and Muhammad Asif
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1600 –1630
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Tea break
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Session-III-A
Water Conservation
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1630 – 1800
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15. Water Conservation Strategies Sustainable Agriculture
Nizamuddin Depar, Javaid Ahmed Shah and Muhammad Yousuf Memon
16. Lessons in Urban Water Metering and Pricing in Pakistan for Measures on Adaptation to the Industrial Sector
Hassaan Fayyaz Khan Sipra
17. Smart Water Metering and Pricing: A Sustainable Approach for Urban Water Conservation and Management
Toqeer Ahmed
18. Simulating water-yield relation and transpiration efficiency of wheat: exploring different crop management options for sustainable crop production using CSM-CERES-wheat
Wajid Ishaque and Mohammad Atif Riaz
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Session-III-B
Water Quality
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1630 – 1800
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19. Arsenic Threat in Pakistan and Possible Solution Strategies
M. Ashraf Chaudry and Omar Tauseef Ahmad Ashraf
20. Pakistan’s Water Quality: Current Scenario, Obstacles and Way Forward
Muhammad Aslam Tahir and Hifza Rasheed
21. Temporal changes in the underground water chemistry of Punjab, Pakistan
Mumtaz Khan1, Waqas Khan2, Abdul Jabbar1
22. A Study on the quality of drinking water in mountain cities of Gilgit-Balstistan, Pakistan
Muhammad Shahnawaz and Razia Begum
23. Applications of Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometery in Water Quality Assessment
Samreen Shehzadi
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Tuesday
16-04-2019
Session-IV-A
Water Treatment
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0900 – 1030
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24. Membranes-based water desalination processes: phenomenon, current challenges and future prospects in Pakistan
Hafiz Zahid Shafi and Arshad Mahmood
25. Financial Gains for Strengthening Desalination Technologies
Shah Muhammad Tanweer
26. A practical approah for safe drinking water to Karachi City
Shah Muhammad Tanweer
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Session-IV-B
Water Users’ perspectives
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0900 – 1030
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27. Microbial treatment of Red S3B contaminated water reverts its adverse effect on growth and nitrogen uptake of wheat
Maryam Shakeel, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Ashraf
28. Bacterial Diversity and Bioremediation Potential of the Microbial Biofilms Harbored in As Contaminated Irrigation Waters of a Salt-affected Land
Muhammad Ashraf and Muhammad Imran
29. Turning Face of a White Land: Success Story of a Salt-affected Land, BSRS, Pakka Anna
Muhammad Ashraf, Abdul Rasul Awan and Muhammad Imran
30. Effect of irrigation regimes on growth, yield and water use efficiency of barley under salt-affected soil
Muhammad Atif Riaz and Wajid Ishaque
31. Water crises for livestock in Pakistan: challenges and future strategies
Muhammad Usman Mazhar
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1030 – 1100
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Tea Break
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Session-V-A
Cross-disciplinary Areas
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1100 – 1300
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32. Application of Fallout Radionuclides in Soil Erosion and sedimentation Studies in Pakistan
Muhammad Rafiq, Manzoor Ahmad and Naveed Iqbal
33. Variation in isotopic composition of precipitation with identification of vapors source using deuterium excess as tool: isotopic study at Tarbela site in Pakistan
Saira Butt, M. Azam Tasneem and Fariha Malik
34. The use of chemical and biological indices to enhance Sediment quality assessment
Tayyaba Bibi
35. Sanitation Situation in Pakistan along with its impact on Water, Health and Economy
Sher Jamal Khan
36. Water Related Vulnerability of Agriculture Sector to Climate Change in Pakistan
Amir Raza, Muhammad Imtiaz and Wisal Mohammad
37. Analysis of National Climate Change Policy in the Context of Water Sector Adaptation
Amina Irshad Khan and Muhammad Irfan Khan
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1300 – 1400
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Lunch/Prayer break
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Session-V-B
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1400 – 1600
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Poster Session/Competition
Coordinator: Dr. Toqeer Ahamd, CCRD/COMSATS
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1600 – 1700
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Closing Session
1. Recitation from the Holy Quran
2. Conference Summary
3. Recommendation
4. Concluding Remarks by the General Secretary PNS
5. Certificate distribution
6. Vote of Thanks by Dr. M. Ashraf Ch., President PNS
7. Address by the Chief Guest
8. Refreshments
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