Irfan Aligi
Karachi
Pakistan is opening up an international program to invite foreign experts for the training of young scholars in the country through joint supervision of the PhD scholars. Pakistani people need to proud of Pakistan as it is one of the ancient lands like Italy and Greece. Regular organization of international symposiums and conferences will help the government to create real bridges between Pakistan and other counterparts.
The Dr Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD), University of Karachi (UoK) has hastened the pace of development in the field of molecular medicine.’ Foreign scientists and Prof Dr Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, Director, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi (UoK) expressed these views on Thursday while speaking at the closing ceremony of the 7th International Symposium-Cum-Training Course on Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (November 04 to 07, 2019) held at the Dr Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD), University of Karachi.
Over 700 scientists, including 100 scientists from 35 countries, including Turkey, Iran, Iraq, China, Egypt, Syria, Italy, Nigeria, Greece, USA, UK, Germany, France, Australia, Canada, Brazil, Sweden, New Zealand, Hungry, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia, Sudan, Thailand, Oman, Cameron, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, etc. attended the prestigious international event.
Prof Iqbal Choudhary said it was the pressing need of the time to train young scholars in the country. Following this need, the international center is opening up an international program through the joint supervision of the PhD scholars. ICCBS has invited foreign experts for the training of young scholars in the country, he said, adding that a number of foreign scholars had accepted to be adjunct faculty of at the ICCBS.
Regular organization of such international conferences will help our government to create real bridges between Pakistan and other counterparts, he said. He informed the gathering that the international conference had aimed to extend understanding and appreciation of this emerging field of molecular medicine and drug research in Pakistan.
