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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
EARTH SCIENCES PAKISTAN 2010: NEW DEVELOPMENTS
September 20-22, 2010, Baragali Summer Campus,
Department and National Centre of Excellence in Geology,
University of Peshawar
REGISTRATION
Sunday, September 19, 2010 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Dinner, September 19, 2010 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Monday, September 20, 2010 8:30 am – 10:30 am
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 (DAY I)
SPECIAL SESSION: 9:00 am – 10:15 am
C1hairman: Abdul Salam (University of Balochistan)
Co-Chairs: S. J. Sameeni (Punjab University) & Muhammad Arif (UoP) |
9:00 am |
FUNCTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF PAKISTAN MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN THE MINERAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
Muzaffar Hussain
Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation, Islamabad |
9:15 am |
FUNCTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF FATA DA IN THE MINERAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
Yaqoob Shah and Muhamamd Humayun
FATA Development Authority, Peshawar |
9:30 am |
ACTIVITIES OF DIRECTORATE GENERAL MINES AND MINERALS GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
Shakirullah and Noroz Khan
Directorate General, Mines & Minerals, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
9:45 am |
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MINERAL SECTOR OF PAKISTAN
Azhar Khan
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Islamabad |
10:00 am |
PRE-EMPTING THE DISASTERS IN PAKISTAN: NEED FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT
Imran Ahmed Khan
Geological Survey of Pakistan, Islamabad |
INAUGURATION CEREMONY: (MONDAY, DAY I)
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
11:00 |
Arrival of Chief Guest |
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11:05 |
Recitation from the Holy Quran |
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11:10 |
Welcome Address |
Dr. M. Qasim Jan, Professor Emeritus (NCEG) & Secretary General, Pakistan Academy of Sciences) |
11:20 |
Conference introduction and objectives |
Professor Muhammad Haneef, Chairman, Department of Geology, University of Peshawar |
11:35 |
Earth Sciences Pakistan 2010: Developments and Challenges |
Professor M. Asif Khan, Director National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar |
11:50 |
Keynote Address |
M. Qasim Khan, Member Power, WAPDA |
12:10 |
Presidential Address |
Mr. Owais Ahmad Ghani, Governor Khyber-Paktunkhwa, |
12:25 |
Vote of Thanks |
Professor Dr. Azmat Hayat Khan, Vice Chancellor, University of Peshawar) |
12:30 |
Lunch & Prayer Break |
TECHNICAL SESSION I (MONDAY, DAY I)
1:45 pm – 4:00 pm
NEOTECTONIC & EARTHQUAKES SEISMOLOGY/ENGINEERING |
Chairman: Imran Ahmed Khan (GSP)
Co-Chairs: Kazim Mehdi (WAPDA) & MonaLisa(QAU) |
1:45 |
Invited Talk:
CLIMATE CHANGE AND VULNERABILITY OF PAKISTAN
Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal, M. Munir Sheikh, Ghazanfar Ali and Arshad M. Khan
Global Change Impact Studies Centre, NCP Complex, Quaid-i-Azam University Campus,
Islamabad |
2:05 |
Invited Talk:
STATUS OF SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT IN PAKISTAN
Muhammad Javed
NESPAK, Lahore |
2:25 |
Invited Talk:
ADVANCES IN EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
Sarosh H Lodi
NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi |
2:45 |
TEMPORAL EVOLUTION OF SURFACE RUPTURE DEDUCED FROM COSEISMIC MULTI-MODE SECONDARY FRACTURES: INSIGHTS FROM THE OCTOBER 8, 2005 (MW 7.6) KASHMIR EARTHQUAKE, NW HIMALAYA
Mohammad Sayab and M. Asif Khan
National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar |
3:00 |
A STATISTICAL APPROACH TO DETERMINE THE EARTHQUAKE PROBABILITY, CALCULATION OF PEAK GROUND ACCELERATION FOR KARACHI
Naseer Ahmed
Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Islamabad |
3:15 |
SHEIKHUPURA (NORTHERN PUNJAB) EARTHQUAKE OF AUGUST 08, 2010: PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION
1MonaLisa and 2M. Qasim Jan
1Department of Earth Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
2National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar |
3:30 |
NUMERICAL MODELING AND TSUNAMI INUNDATION FOR POTENTIAL EARTHQUAKE AT MAKRAM SUBDUCTION ZONE, PAKISTAN
Zahid Rafi
Pakistan Meteorological Department, Islamabad, Pakistan |
3:45 |
SITE AMPLIFICATION FACTOR AT MARDAN
Irshad Ahmad1, Muhammad Waseem2
1Department of Civil Engineering, NWFP University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar Pakistan,
2Research Associate, National Center of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar |
4:00 |
TEA |
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 (DAY II)
NOTE: TECHNICAL SESSIONS II & III WILL RUN SIMULTANEOUSLY IN TWO SEPARATE HALLS
TECHNICAL SESSION II: 8:45 am – 11:30 am TECHNICAL SESSION III: 8:45 am – 11:30 am
| UPPER CONFERENCE HALL |
LOWER CONFERENCE HALL |
SEDIMENTOLOGY & BIOSTRATIGRAPHY |
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES |
Chairman: Riaz Sheikh (PU)
Co-Chairs: Nadeem Ahmed (PPL) & Imdad Ali Brohi (UoS) |
Chairman: Mirza Shahid Baig
Co-Chairs: Noor Jehan (UoP) & Shahida Zakir (UoP) |
8:45 |
MICROFACIES AND DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS OF THE JURASSIC TO PALEOCENE CARBONATES IN THE KHARZAN AREA, KHUZDAR, BALOCHISTAN
Rafiq Ali Khan1, Mohammad Haneef2 and M. Asif Khan3
1 Pakistan Petroleum Limited, Karachi, Pakistan
2 Department of Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
3 NCE in Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan |
8:45 |
EVALUATION OF ACTIVATED CARBON AMENDMENT FOR RECLAMATION OF A DDT-CONTAMINATED SITE IN PAKISTAN
Younas Asma1, Hilber I.2, Khwaja Mahmood3, and Bucheli Thomas D.2
1 Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
2 Agroscope Reckenholz Tänikon Research Station ART, Switzerland
3 Sustainable Policy Development Institute (SDPI), Islamabad, Pakistan |
9:00 |
BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF SAKESAR LIMESTONE, RIKHI-BURIKHEL AREA, WESTERN SALT RANGE, PAKISTAN
S. J. Sameeni1, Rabia Imtiaz1, Hajra Saleem1, Zohair Malik1, Saqib Ali1,
Mohammad Haneef2 and Kamran Mirza1
1Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan.
2Department of Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. |
9:00 |
TRACE ELEMENTS DISTRIBUTION IN THE SOIL PROFILES OF PESHAWAR
Samina Siddiqui
National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar |
9:15 |
SEDIMENTOLOGIC STUDIES OF UPPER SANDS OF LOWER GORU FORMATION BASED ON WELL CUTTINGS AND WIRELINE LOGS FROM WELLS OF X FIELD IN THE SUBSURFACE OF SINDH MONOCLINE, SOUTHERN INDUS BASIN, PAKISTAN
Ali Ghulam Sahito, Sarfraz Hussain Solangi, Parveen Usmani, Imdad Ali Brohi,and Latif Dino Napar
Centre for Pure and Applied Geology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro |
9:15 |
LAND DEGRADATION ASSESSMENT IN THE SOUTHERN DRY LANDS OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA: A CASE STUDY IN PEZU AND TANK REGION OF DERA ISMAIL KHAN DISTRICT.
Wajid Ali, Syed Muntazir Abbas, Khalid Latif and Syed Ali Turab
National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar |
9:30 |
Nature and significance of contrasting depositional systems within the Late Cretaceous Succession, Kirthar foldbelt, Pakistan. Deciphering the FRAGMENTATION of Indian Passive Margin prior to collision
A. Salam Khan1, G. Kelling2, M. Umer3 and A. M. Kassi3
1Centre of Excellence in Mineralogy, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
2 School of Earth Sciences and Geography, Keele University, Staffordshire
ST5 5BG UK.
3 Department of Geology, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan |
9:30 |
MERCURY AND HEALTH-RELATED PROBLEMS IN GOLD EXTRACTERS, GILGIT-BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN
Sardar Khan1, M. Tahir Shah.2, Shafiqur Rehman1 and Abdul Khaliq3
1Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar, 25120 Peshawar, Pakistan
2National Center of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
3Atomic Energy Commission REO-Peshawar, P.O Box No. 734, University of Peshawar, Pakistan |
9:45 |
ON THE PALEOCLIMATE AND PALEOGEOGRAPHY OF PERMIAN ROCKS OF THE SALT RANGE, PAKISTAN
Nayyer Iqbal
Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Islamabad, Pakistan |
9:45 |
HYDRO- CHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF HIGH ALTITUDE ALPINE LAKES OF GILGIT AND GHIZAR DISTRICTS, GILGIT BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN
Islam-ud-Din1, M. Tahir Shah1 and Sardar Khan2
1NCE in Geology, University of Peshawar
2Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar |
10:00 |
BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC STUDIES OF THE EOCENE SUCCESSION ON THE BASIS OF PELECYPODS AND GASTROPODS AROUND THANO BULA KHAN AREA, SINDH
Rafiq Ahmed Lashari, Imdad Ali Brohi, Parveen Akhter Usmani and Humaira Naz
Center for Pure and Applied Geology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro |
10:00 |
WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF MARDAN DISTRICT WITH ESPECIAL EMPHASIS ON HEAVY METALS CONTAMINATION
Nida Gul1, M. Tahir Shah1 and Sardar Khan2
1NCE in Geology, University of Peshawar
2Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar |
10:15 |
MICROFACIES ASSEMBLAGES AND DIAGENETIC FRAMEWORK OF THE LOWER EOCENE SAKESAR LIMESTONE, KAROLI AREA, CENTRAL SALT RANGE, SUB-HIMALAYAS OF PAKISTAN
Abdur Rauf Nizami, Abdul Qayyum, Arslan Shahbaz, Zahid Imran Bhatti and Tahir Shahzad Pirzada
Institute of Geology, University of Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan |
10:15 |
INVESTIGATION OF LIMESTONE EXPLOITATION AREA AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS USING GIS/RS TECHNIQUES-A CASE STUDY OF MARGALLA HILLS NATIONAL PARK, ISLAMABAD
Muhammad Farooq Iqbal and Amir H. Malik
Department of Meteorology CIIT, Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan |
10:30 |
Petrography of Sandstone of the Lumshiwal Formation from the Samana Range, Hangu, Northwestern Pakistan: Implications for Provenance, Diagenesis and Environments of Deposition
Beenish Ali, Mumtaz A. Khan, Abdul Ghafoor and Mohammad Arif
Department of Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar |
10:30 |
MULTI HAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION PLAN FOR MARBLE MINING OPERATIONS IN CHITRAL
Safi Ur Rehman and Siddique Akbar
Department of Mining Engineering, UET Peshawar |
10:45 |
DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND DIAGENETIC FABRIC OF THE MARGALLA HILL LIMESTONE KOHALA-BALA AREA, HARIPUR, HAZARA, PAKISTAN
Muhammad Azhar Farooq Swati1, Muhammad Haneef1, Shahid Jameel Sameeni2, Yasir Naveed3, Waseem Zeb 1 , Naveed Akhtar 1 and Muhammad Owais 1
1 Department of Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
2Institute of Geology, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
3Pakistan Petroleum Limited, Pakistan |
10:45 |
EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES OF RAIN WATER HARVESTING IN THE URBAN AREAS OF PAKISTAN
Attaullah Shah1, Irfan Ullah Jan2, Razaullah Khan3 and Salimuallh Khan4
1Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad
2National Centre of Excellence in Geology and Leicester University
3National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC) and Massey University, New Zealand
4Hazara University Mansehra Pakistan |
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 (DAY II)
11:00 |
MICROFACIES AND DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS OF THE KAWAGARH LIMESTONE, DHAMTAUR-HARNOI SECTION, ABBOTTABAD, PAKISTAN
Saad Ali Iqbal Khan, Mohammad Haneef, Mohammad Zaheer, Rizwan ur Rehman, Syed Shabbir Ahmad and Tofeeq Ahmad
Department of Geology, University of Peshawar |
11:00 |
HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT OF DRINKING WATER CONSUMPTION ALONG INDUS SUTURE ZONE, KOHISTAN REGION, NORTHERN PAKISTAN
Said Muhammad1, M. Tahir Shah1, Sardar Khan2
1National Center of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
2Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar, Pakistan |
11:15 |
SEDIMENTOLOGY OF THE LOCKHART LIMESTONE (PALEOCENE), CHANGLAGALI AREA, NATHIAGALI-MURREE ROAD, HAZARA, N. PAKISTAN
Shahid Iqbal1, Muhammad Haneef1, Shahid Jameel Sameeni2, Taqweemul Haq Ali1, Farhan Shabbir1, Mohammad Arshad1 and Tahir Khan1
1Department of Geology, University of Peshawar
2Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab, Lahore. |
11:15 |
APPLICATION OF MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL METHODS TO SURFACE AND GROUND WATER QUALITY AND HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT OF ATTOCK BASIN, PAKISTAN
Shazia Jabeen, M. Tahir Shah
National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar , Peshawar |
11:30 |
Tea Break |
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TECHNICAL SESSION IV (TUESDAY, DAY II)
11:45 am – 1:25 pm
ECONOMIC, ENGINEERING AND APPLIED GEOLOGY - I |
Chairman: Khurshid Alam Butt (PAEC)
Co-Chairs: N. U. Khattak (UoP) & Tazeem Tahirkheli (UoP) |
11:45 |
Invited talk:
EARTH SYSTEM STUDIES AND GEO-ENGINEERING: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PAKISTAN
S. Hasan Gauhar
Geological Survey of Pakistan |
12:05 |
Invited talk:
ALKALI SILICA REACTION (ASR) POTENTIAL OF SAND AND GRAVELS FROM NW-HIMALAYAN RIVERS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE AS CONCRETE AGGREGATE AT THREE DAMS IN PAKISTAN
Muhammad Nawaz Chaudhry1 and Tariq J. Bhatti2
1Collage of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore
2National Engineering Services Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd., (NESPAK), Pakistan |
12:25 |
ENGINEERING STUDIES OF AGGREGATE FROM LIGHTWEIGHT EXPANDED SLATE OF MANKI FORMATION
Rubina Bilqees1, Pirzada Naeem2, Tazeem Khan1 and Mian Muhammad Junaid3
1National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar.
2PCSIR laboratories Complex, Peshawar
3Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund, Islamabad |
12:40 |
COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL AND GIS/SRS BASED GEOLOGICAL MAPPING OF ASBESTOS BEARING AREAS IN NORTHERN PAKISTAN
Noor Jehan1 and Irshad Ahmad2
1Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar
2NCE in Geology, University of Peshawar |
12:55 |
GEOLOGICAL AND STRATIGRAPHICAL STUDIES OF DIMENSION AND CUTSTONE AROUND KHANU BROHI AND KHADHAR AREAS, DISTRICT JAMSHORO, SINDH, PAKISTAN
Imdad Ali Brohi, Sarfraz Hussain Solangi and Saeed Ahmed Bablani
Centre for Pure and Applied Geology, University of Sindh , Jamshoro |
01:10 |
MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF BLASTING AND ANALYSIS OF CRACK PROPAGATION IN FRACTURED AND FAULTY ROCK BY PFC-3D
Ilyas Khurshid1, Siraj-ul-Islam2 and Noor Mohammad1
1Department of Mining Engineering, UET Peshawar
2Department of Basic Sciences, UET Peshawar |
1:25-2:15 |
LUNCH BREAK |
TECHNICAL SESSION V (TUESDAY, DAY II)
2:15 pm– 4:20 pm
CLIMATE CHANGE & NATURAL HAZARDS |
Chairman: Sarosh H. Lodi (NED)
Co-Chairs: Attaullah Shah (AIOU) & Sajjad Ahmed (UoP) |
2:15 |
Invited Talk:
ACTIVE TECTONICS, OCTOBER 8, 2005 EARTHQUAKE DEFORMATION, ACTIVE UPLIFT, SCARP MORPHOLOGY AND SEISMIC GEOHAZARDS MICROZONATION, HAZARA-KASHMIR SYNTAXIS, NORTHWEST HIMALAYAS, PAKISTAN
Mirza Shahid Baig1, Robert S. Yeats2, Shahab Pervez1, Ishtiaq A.K. Jadoon3, Muhammad Rustam Khan1, Iqbal Sidiqui1, MonaLisa4, Muhammad Saleem1, Basit Masood5, Amer Sohail5, Muhammad Saleem Mughal1, Malik Jawad Ahmed1, Waqar Ahmad Butt1, Habib-Ur-Rehman1, Haroon Rashid Abbasi1, Rashad Khan1, Nasar Abbas1 and Muhammad Nadeem1
1Institute of Geology, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
2Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
3Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
4Department of Earth Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
5 NESPAK House, 1-C Block Model Town, Lahore, Pakistan |
2:35 |
Glacier advancemnet hazards and its effect on local community: CASE STUDY OF HUSSAINI, HUNZA
Ali Rehmat Musofer
Aga Khan Planning and Building Service, Pakistan (AKPBS,P), Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
2:50 |
MORPHOMETRY OF ALLUVIAL FANS AND ITS RELATION TO DEBRIS FLOW HAZARDS IN CHITRAL VALLEY, N. PAKISTAN.
Anwar Saeed1, M. Asif Khan2 and M. Haneef3
1Department of Geography, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
2National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
3Department of Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan |
3:05 |
PAKISTAN MONSOON FLOODS: CLIMATE CHANGE OR GEOLOGICAL RUNDOWN?
Mohammad Riaz
National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar |
3:20 |
THREAT OF GLACIAL LAKE OUTBURST FLOOD TO TEHSIL GUPIS FROM KHUKUSH LAKE, DISTRICT GHIZER, GILGIT, PAKISTAN
Gohar Rehman
Department of Geology, University of Peshawar |
3:35 |
PEAK-FLOOD INUNDATION MAP OF THE WESTERN PESHAWAR PLAIN (PESHAWAR, CHARSADA, NOWSHERA DISTRICTS): IMPLICATIONS FOR FLOOD DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLANS
Abdul Wahab, Muhammad Ali & M. Asif Khan
National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar |
3:50 |
HYDRODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF RIVER KABUL (NW PAKISTAN) DURING MONSOON FLOODS OF AUGUST 2010
Ikramuddin Bahram, Somana Riaz and Gohar Rehman
Department of Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan |
4:05 |
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN OF PAKISTAN IN THE REGIONAL CONTEXT.
Attaullah Shah1, Irfan Ullah Jan2, Razaullah Khan3 and Salimuallh Khan4
1Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad
2National Centre of Excellence in Geology and Leicester University
3National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC) and Massey University, New Zealand
4Hazara University Mansehra Pakistan |
4:20 |
Tea |
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 (DAY III)
TECHNICAL SESSION VI: 8:45 am– 10:35 am
PETROLEUM & GEOPHYSICS |
Chairman: Ishtiaq A. K. Jadoon (COMSATS)
Co-Chairs: Azher Khan (MP&NR)) & Nazir Ahmed (PU) |
8:45 |
STUDY OF SEABED AND SUBSURFACE CHANNELS USING HIGH RESOLUTION 2D SEISMIC DATA, INDUS FAN, PAKISTAN
Abdul Rashid Pasha
NCE in Geology, University of Peshawar |
9:00 |
PETROLEUM GEOLOGY OF LORALAI FORMATION IN WESTEN SULAIMAN RANGE
Kashif Hamid and Muhammad Saadat Khan
G & CRC, PCSIR Labs Complex, Feruzepur Road, Lahore, Pakistan |
9:15 |
Invited Talk:
NEW DIMENSIONS TO PLAY FAIRWAY EVALUATION WITHIN A SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK: EOCENE CARBONATE PLAY, SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE LOWER INDUS BASIN
Nadeem Ahmad
Pakistan Petroleum Ltd., Islamabad |
9:35 |
THICK SKIN TECTONIC STUDY OF THE HAZARA-KASHMIR SYNTAXIS BASED ON GRAVITY DATA
Muhammad Rustam Khan, Mirza Shahid Baig and Muhammad Sabir Khan
Institute of Geology University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad. |
9:50 |
THIN SKIN TECTONIC STUDY BASED ON GRAVITY ALONG THE WESTERN LIMB OF HAZARA KASHMIR SYNTAXIS, MUZAFFARABAD AND ADJOINING AREAS, SUB HIMALAYAS, AZAD KASHMIR, PAKISTAN
Muhammad Saleem Mughal, Muhammad Rustam Khan, Mirza Shahid Baig, Muhammad Sabir Khan, Shahab Pervez and Noor Wali
Institute of Geology, The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. |
10:05 |
GEOPHYSICAL MODELING OF A PART OF POTWAR (MISSA KESWAL) AREA BY USING SEISMIC AND WELL DATA
MonaLisa1 and Iftikhar Ahmed Satti2
1Department of Earth Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
2Landmark Resources, Islamabad. |
10:20 |
STRUCTURAL INTERPRETATION OF CARBONATE MOUNTS IN INDUS OFFSHORE, PAKISTAN USING GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL DATA INTEGRATION
MonaLisa1 and M. Iqbal Hajana2
1Department of Earth Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
2Oil and Gas Development Company Limited Islamabad |
10:35-10:50 |
TEA BREAK |
TECHNICAL SESSION VII (WEDNESDAY, DAY III)
10:50 am– 12:55 pm
MINERAL DEPOSITES |
Chairman: M. Rustam Khan (UAJK)
Co-Chairs: Irshad Ahmed (UoP) & M. Sayab (UoP) |
10:50 |
Invited Talk:
INDIGENOUS UTILIZATION OF THE NATIONAL MINERAL DEPOSITS
Samad Baig
Planning Commission of Pakistan (Thar Coal Gasification Project) |
11:10 |
SAFE BEARING CAPACITY EVALUATION FOR THE PURPOSED NATIONAL TESTING SERVICES BUILDING AT SECTOR H-8 ISLAMABAD
Aqeel Goher, Umair Awan and Arslan Manzoor
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bahria University, Islamabad |
11:25 |
A REVIEW ON RADON MONITORING FOR GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION
N. U. Khattak1, M. Asif Khan1 and N. Ali2
1National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
2Physics Division, PINSTECH, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan |
11:40 |
USE OF GIS IN DEFINING THE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR GROUNDWATER RESOURCES OF QUETTA VALLEY, PAKISTAN
Junaid Khan1, 2, Muhammad Ali2
1 Mass Awareness for Water Conservation & Development Project, Economic Affair Division/UNDP, Government of Pakistan
2 National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan |
11:55 |
FIELD FEATURES AND PETROGRAPHY OF IGNEOUS ROCKS FROM UTLA (GADOON), NW PAKISTAN: PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION
Muhammad Sajid and Mohammad Arif
Department of Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan |
12:10 |
MINERALOGICAL STUDIES OF THE GEMSTONES-BEARING PEGMATITES OF THE SHIGAR VALLEY, SKARDU, GILGIT-BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN.
M. Hassan Agheem1, M. Tahir Shah2, Tehseenullah Khan3, M. Arif4 and Amanullah Lagahri1
1Centre for Pure and Applied Geology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh
2National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar
3GEOSCIENCE lab, Geological Survey of Pakistan, Islamabad
4Department of Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar |
12:25 |
U-PD ZIRCON AGES FOR THE CHINGLAI GNEISS, LOWER BUNER, NORTH PAKISTAN
Irshad Ahmad1, Shuhab, D. Khan2 and Tom Lappen2
1 NCE in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar
2 Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, TX 77204, USA |
12:40 |
P-T PSEUDOSECTIONS AND GARNET ISOPLETH GEO-THERMOBAROMETRY FROM THE MALAKAND AND LOE SAR DOME, NW HIMALAYA
Syed Zahid Shah, Mohamamd Sayab
National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar |
12:55-2:00 |
LUNCH & PRAYERS BREAK |
TECHNICAL SESSION VIII (WEDNESDAY, DAY III)
2:00 pm– 3:05 pm
PETROLOGY & TECTONICS |
Chairman: M. Nawaz Chaudhry (PU)
Co-Chairs: Yaqoob Shah (FATA DA) & Fayaz Ali (UoP) |
2:00 |
Invited Talk:
GEOMETRY OF FORELAND STRUCTURES IN THE HIMALAYAS AND THE ZAGROS
Ishtiaq A. K. Jadoon
Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad |
2:20 |
SALT TECTONICS OF THE KAROLI AREA, CENTRAL SALT RANGE, SUB-HIMALAYAS, PAKISTAN
Abdur Rauf Nizami, Zahid Imran Bhatti, Arslan Shahbaz, Abdul Qayyum and Tahir Shahzad Pirzada
Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab, Lahore |
2:35 |
MICROSTRUCTURAL APPROACHES TO TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTIONS OF THE BALCOOMA METAMORPHIC GROUP, GREENVALE PROVINCE, NORTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA
Asghar Ali
Department of Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan (asghar.ali@upesh.edu.pk) |
2:50 |
NUMERICAL MODELING OF CONJUGATE ‘RIEDEL’ DEFORMATION BANDS IN SANDSTONE
Iltaf Ahmad1, Mohammad Sayab1, Qaiser Iqbal2
1National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar
2Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar |
3:05-4:00 |
CONCLUSIONS & CERTIFICATE DISTRIBUTION |
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