08:40am-08:45am

Quran Recitation

08:45am-09:00am

Prof. Dr. M. Asif Khan – Earth Sciences Pakistan 2012
(Director, NCE in Geology, University of Peshawar)

09:00am-09:15am

Mark van der Meijde –  International Workshop Highlights
(Professor, ITC, University of Twente, The Netherlands)

09:15am-09:30am

Mr. Rashid Ali Khan -  Guest Speaker
(General Manager – Projects North - WAPDA)

09:30am-09:45am

Prof. Dr. M. Qasim Jan – Chairman Inaugural Session
(Professor Emeritus – NCE in Geology, University of Peshawar

09:45am-10:00am

Mr. Hilal A. Raza – Keynote Address
Advisor, Ministry of Water and Power, Govt. of Pakistan

10:00am
10:10am

Prof. M. Haneef – Vote of Thanks
(Chairman – Department of Geology, University of Peshawar)

TEA BREAK (10:10-10:30AM)

Chairperson: Allah Baksh Kausar
Secretary:  Dr. M. Sayab

10:30am-10:45am

Crustal Study of the Core of Hazara Kashmir Syntaxis based on Geophysical Data in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Muhammad Rustam Khan, Muhammad Saleem Mughal, Fahad Hameed

10:45am-11:00am

INVITED TALK
Neotectonic Studies and Structural Modeling of a Part of Nanga Parbat Syntaxis using Seismological, Geological and Remote Sensing Data
Mona Lisa, Salman Mazhar and M. Sayab

11:00am-11:15am

INVITED TALK
Tectonic map of the central Sulaiman Fold Belt
Ishtiaq A. K. Jadoon

11:15am-11:30am

The use of porphyroblast inclusion trail asymmetries to reconstruct deformation history in metamorphic rocks: insights from the Kaghan-Naran valley, north Pakistan
Ijaz Ahmad, Mohammad Sayab

11:30am-11:45am

Structural styles in the salt range and Potwar plateau, northern Pakistan: constraints from physical (centrifuge) modelling
Shah Faisal, John M. Dixon, Kyle P. Larson, M.A. Khan

11:45am-12:00pm

Bara Thrust Zone, Southern Khyber Agency, Northern Pakistan: Insight for the tectonic boundary between the Attock-Cherat-Khyber and the Kalachitta-Samana Hill Ranges
Muhammad Ashraf, Walliullah Khattak and M. Asif Khan

12:00pm-12:15pm

Paleobiogeography and First Collision of Indo-Pakistan Subcontinent with Asia
M. Sadiq Malkani

12:15pm-12:30pm

Kinematic evolution of the Paleozoic rocks exposed in Nowshera region, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa
Asghar Ali, Ikram-ud-Din, Zohaib Hassan, Mohibullah Khan, Waqar Ahmad

12:30pm-12:45pm

Crustal study of Bagh and adjoining areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir based on gravity data
Fahad Hameed and M. Rustam Khan

LUNCH AND PRAYER (12:45-01:30pm)

Chairperson: Dr. Umar K. Khattak
Secretary: Dr. M. Shafique

01:30pm-01:45pm

INVITED TALK
Geophysical and remote sensing-based approach to model regolith thickness in a
data-sparse environment.
Mark van der Meijde, Muhammad Shafique, David Rossiter, Harald van der Werff

1:45pm-2:00pm

INVITED TALK
Monitoring magnitude and direction of movement in landslides with optical remote sensing.
Harald van der Werff, Mark van der Meijde Post

2:00pm-2:15pm

Siting of Rainwater Harvesting locations in District Haripur using Geographic Information Techniques
Muhammad Dawood Khan and Muhammad Umar Khan Khattak

2:15pm-2:30pm

Flood Drinking Water quality Assessment of Charsadda District Using GIT’s
Hena Shahzada, Ejaz Hussain and Javed Iqbal

2:30pm-2:45pm

Remote sensing based seismic site characterization using earthquake damage data
Muhammad Shafique, M. van der Meijde and H.M.A van der Werff

2:45pm-3:00pm

Geospatial site suitability of medicinal plants in Chang Mai province, Thailand
Huma Shahzada  and Nitin. K. Tripathi

TEA BREAK (3:00-03:30)

Chairperson: Dr. Viqar Hussain
Secretary: Dr. Samina Siddqui

3:30pm-3:45pm

INVITED TALK
Surface and Groundwater Pollution in Sindh and Mitigation Options
Viqar Husain

3:45pm-4:00pm

Viable use of rubber waste in concrete to reduce environmental pollution
Syed Farasat Ali Shah, Amjad Naseer, M Ashraf Tanoli and Basheer Alam

4:00pm-4:15pm

Siting of Locations for Aquifer Recharge in upper Kurram Valley Using Geographic Information Techniques
Ajmal Hussain and Muhammad Umar Khan Khattak

4:15pm-4:30pm

Energy saving & retarding land pollution by using waste Polymers in mortar
Nadeem Ilyas, Amjad Naseer and Syed Farasat Ali Shah

4:30pm-5:00pm

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Chairperson: Dr. Sajid Rashid Ahmed
Secretary: Dr. Waqas Ahmed

10:30am-10:45am

Geotechnical aspects of Attabad landslide dam
Manzoor Hussain, Nasrullah Abeer, Sarfraz Ali, Abdul Qudoos Khan, Mubashir H. Kiani, M. A. Tahir

10:45am-11:00am

INVITED TALK
Analysis of Thermal Infrared Satellite and Ground based Radon data recorded prior to Haripur Earthquake, Pakistan
M. Awais, M. Shahid Riaz, Zeeshan Jilani and M. Qaisar

11:00am-11:15am

Petrographic, Geotechnical and Structural Investigation of Sher Dara Dam Site, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Hasnain Ali Bangash and Yasir Shaheen Khalil

11:15am-11:30am

Seismic risk reduction of unreinforced brick masonry buildings using ferrocement overlay
Mohammad Ashraf, Amjad Naseer, Mohammad Javed and Akhtar Naeem Khan

11:30am-11:45am

Correlation between petrographic characteristics and physico-mechanical properties of granitic rocks from the Utla area, Gadoon (Swabi), NW Pakistan
Muhammad Sajid, Mohammad Arif and M. Tahir Shah

11:45am-12:00pm

Efficiency and Capability of Existing Geo Hazards Related Courses in Present Times
Suleman Daud, Khan Shahzada, Muhammad Fahad, Muhammad Shoaib and Azmatullah

12:00pm-12:15pm

Slope Stability Hazard Evaluation and Mitigation Scheme for Sohbat Charra Slide Zone District Battagram
Muhammad Abid Khan, Khan Shahzada, Bashir Alam, Muhammad Javed  and Amjad Naseer  

12:15pm-12:30pm

Identification of High Risk Landslide Slopes and Disaster Management of Hattian Bala and Adjacent Areas Landslide, Azad Kashmir (Pakistan) By Applying AHP (Analytic Hierarchical Process) Method
Khalid Khan

12:30pm-12:45pm

Damage Assessment of Flood affected mud houses in Pakistan
Attaullah Shah, Hamid Mumtaz, Ehsan U Qazi

LUNCH AND PRAYER (12:45-01:30pm)

Chairperson: Dr. Abdus Salam Khan
Secretary: Dr. M. Hanif

01:30pm-
01:45pm

INVITED TALK
Biostratigraphy of the Patala Formation, Makarwal area, Surghar Range, northern Pakistan
S. J. Sameeni, Rabia Imtiaz, Hajra Saleem, Mohammad Haneef  and Humaira Naz

1:45pm-2:00pm

INVITED TALK
Early Permian siliciclastic system of north Gondwanaland: a comparison between Nilawahan Group of north Pakistan and Haushi Group of Oman Iftikhar A. Abbasi

2:00pm-2:15pm

Revised Lithostratigraphy of the Late Paleocene—Early Oligocene Nisai Group, Pishin Belt, Pakistan
Aminullah Kakar and Akhtar Mohammad Kassi

2:15pm-2:30pm

Age and regional palynostratigraphic correlation of the Sardhai Formation, Salt Range, Pakistan
 Irfan U. Jan

2:30pm-2:45pm

Facies analysis, depositional model and sequence stratigraphy of the Upper Permian Chidru Formation, Salt Ranges, Upper Indus Basin, Pakistan
Sajjad Ahmad (Jr), Asghar Ali, Muhammad hanif,  M. Waqas, Johar Ali, Shaheen Sher Khan, Akbar Sadiq, Muhammad Yaqoob and Ibad-ur-Rehman

2:45pm-3:00pm

Microfacies and diagenetic framework of the Loralai Formation, Khader zai Nala Section, Western Sulaiman Range-Pakistan
Abdur Rauf Nizami, S. M. Shoaib Ata Razi, Kashif Hamid and Khuram Iqbal Gohar

TEA BREAK (3:00-03:30)

Chairperson: Dr. Sameeni
Secretary: Dr. Irfan Jan

3:30pm-3:45pm

Fault-related dolomite fronts in the Aptian-Albian platform limestone (NW Spain): Implications on conceptual dolomite models
Mumtaz M. Shah, Fadi H. Nader, Rudy Swennen, Julie Dewit, Daniel Garcia

3:45pm-4:00pm

Coal Resources of Pakistan and their Depositional
Environments
M. Raza Shah; M. Sadiq Malkani; Akhtar Ahmad Kakepoto

4:00pm-4:15pm

Sedimentology and sedimentary environments of terrigenous deposits of Aghajari Formation in southewest of Sarvestan, Fars Province (Folded Zagros, Iran)
Mohammad Sahraeyan, Mohammad Bahrami, Seyed Hassan Hejazi

4:15pm-4:30pm

Deposition of the Late Cretaceous Moghal Kot Formation on a Fault- controlled Slope Setting, Sulaiman Foldbelt, Pakistan
M. Afzal kakar, Abdul Salam khan and A. M. Kassi

4:30pm-5:00pm

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Chairperson: Mr. Azhar Khan Khan
Secretary: Dr. Rubina Bilqees

9:00am-9:15am

The study of Basaltic Magma Eruption at the Tor Zawar, Ziarat, Pakistan
Akhtar M. Kassi, Aimak K. Kassi, Henrik Friis and Din M. Kakar

9:15am-9:30am

 INVITED TALK
Petrography and preliminary geochemistry of alkaline mafic dykes in the Nagar Parkar igneous complex, southeastern Sindh
M. Qasim Jan, Amanullah Laghari, M. Asif Khan, M. Hassan Agheem

9:30am-9:45am

Petrography and geochemistry of basalts from Ranikot and Bara Nala sections, Laki Range, Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan
Muhammad Hassan Agheem, M. Qasim Jan, Sarfraz Hussain Solangi, Amanullah Laghari, Imdad Ali Brohi and Abdul Shakoor Mastoi

9:45am-10:00am

Lava Effusion in Ziarat, Balochistan, Pakistan
Muhammad Saeed, Asif Nazeer Rana, Mehtab-ur-Rahman, Syed Ali Abbas

10:00am-10:15am

How to explore gemstones in Pakistan
Tahseenullah Khan, Muhammad Zafar, Mamoru Murata, Hafiz Ur Rehman and Gaston Giuliani

10:15am-10:30am

Mineralogy, geochemistry and genesis of Manganese ores of Pranghar area, Mohmand Agency, FATA, Pakistan
M. Naveed Anjum, M. Tahir Shah and M. Arif

10:30am-10:45am

Pseudosection-derived P-T estimates for Saidu, Kashala, Marghazar and Manglaur formations, Swat area, NW Himalayas
Syed Zahid Shah, Muhammad Sayab, Jamil Ahmad

TEA BREAK (10:45-11:15AM)

Chairperson: Dr. Rehanulhaq Siddiqui
Secretary: Dr. Liaqat Ali

11:15am-11:30am

INVITED TALK
Overview of mineral sector of Pakistan
Azhar Khan

11:30am-11:45am

Design of an Open Source Mineral Resource Management System
Safi Ur Rehman and Muhammad Mansoor Khan

11:45am-12:00pm

Preliminary report on the newly discovered phosphate deposits of Sogan Gali, Paswal Mian and Banseri, District Abbottabad, Kyber Pakhtunkhwa
Walliullah, Tahir Karim and Muhammad Ashraf

12:00pm-12:15pm

Grading of Bentonite of various quarries in Pakistan
Bakht Zamin, Shaukat Ali Khan, Kaffayatullah Khan, Bashir Alam and Muhammad Ashraf

12:15pm-12:30pm

Econmic potential of Jurassic to Eocene limeston deposits of District Abbottabad
Muhammad Rehan Sarwar and Rubina Bilqees

12:30pm-12:45pm

Discovery of Celestite Deposits from Sulaiman (Middle Indus) Basin, Balochistan, Pakistan
M. Sadiq Malkani

LUNCH AND PRAYER (12:45-01:30PM)

01:30pm-01:45pm

Late Cretaceous Mantle Plume Activity in Ceno-Tethys: Evidenced by Intra-plate Volcanism in the Naik Area, Balochistan, Pakistan
Rehanul Haq Siddiqui and M. Qasim Jan

01:45pm-02:00pm

Identification of target areas for base metal (Ni, Cr and Co) mineralization based on GIS and QEMSCAN analysis of stream sediments in the ultramafic-mafic terrains along the Shyok Suture Zone, North Pakistan
Liaqat Ali, Charles J. Moon, Ben J. Williamson and Mohammad Arif

2:00pm-2:45pm

E&P Activities and Opportunities in Afghanistan (sponsored session)
Weatherford International

2:45pm-3:15pm

Poster Session

3:15pm-3:30pm

Closing Remarks: Prof. Dr. M. Tahir Shah

3:30pm
04:00pm

Awards and Prize distribution Ceremony (Prof. Dr. M. Arif/Dr. Irfan Ullah Jan)

Chairperson: Prof. Viqar Hussain
Secretary: Dr. Sajjad Ahmad Jr.

9:00am-9:15am

INVITED TALK
Exploration, job and professionals
Saeed Aslam Malik (OGDCL)

9:15am-9:30am

Mathematical modelling of oil field, exploited under solution gas drive
Mohammad Tariq, Muhammad Farooq, Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan Jadoon, Muhammad Umar, Mohammad Amjad Sabir,  Azeem Shah

9:30am-9:45am

Hydrocarbon Prospects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Future strategies
Muhammad Hanif, Muhammad Asif Khan and Muhammad Haneef

9:45am-10:00am

Characterizing hydrocarbon traps through surface geology and subsurface geophysics in the Talagang area, Potwar plateau, north Pakistan
Omer Aziz and Mohammad Sayab

10:00am-10:15am

Hydrocarbon Prospects and reserves in the Salt Range/Potwar Plateau
Beenish Wazir, Zeeshan-Ul-Hassan Abbasi, Rizwan Yousaf, Sher Bahadar, Muhammad Hassan, Muhammad Qasim, Sidra Daud, Ishtiaq A. K. Jadoon

10:15am-10:30am

Integration of seismic and rock physics interpretation to confirm Hydrocarbon bearing zone of Meyal area
Usman Ali, Mohsin Tariq, Bilal Aslam and Yasir Zaib

10:30am-10:45am

Hydrogeological analysis of abandon hydrocarbon wells
Faizan-ur-Rehman Qaiser, Syed Tallataf Hussain and Nangyal Ghani Khan

TEA BREAK (10:45-11:15AM)

Chairperson: Dr. Syed Muhammad Ali
Secretary: Dr. Khaista Rehman

11:15am-11:30am

INVITED TALK
Performance of bridges during the October 8, 2005 earthquake
Muhammad Ali

11:30am-11:45am

Bookshelf Faulting in the Ziarat Earthquake Sequence, Northern Baluchistan, October 2008
Din Mohammad Kakar, Walter Szeliga and Roger Bilham

11:45am-12:00pm

Lessons we learned from the landslides induced by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and Attaabad, Hunza area: its applications for the future
Allah B. Kausar,  Ayaz Mahmood  and Ishtiaq A. Jadoon

Damage Assessment of flood affected mud houses in Pakistan
Attaullah Shah, Hamid Mumtaz, Ehsan U Qazi

12:00pm-12:15pm

2010 Floods in Pakistan: Damage Assessment along Kabul River
Saad Khan, Mateeul Haq, Mudassar Umar, Naveed Alam, Muhammad Usman Khan, Sherjeel Masud

12:15pm-12:30pm

Seismic Hazard Evaluation for the Diamer Basha Dam Site, NW Himalayan Fold and Thrust Belt, Pakistan
MonaLisa and S. Kazim Mehdi

12:30pm-12:45pm

GIS-based landslide susceptibility zonation mapping along the Muzaffarabad-Chakoti road in Western Himalayan region of Pakistan
Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Qasim, Abdul Mateen, Mohammad Tariq, Umair Bin Nisar and Amjad Bukhari.

LUNCH AND PRAYER (12:45-01:30PM)

01:30pm-01:45pm

Role of Concrete Industry as Remedy for the Plastic Waste Disaster
Tariq Ali, Khan Shahzada, Bora Gencturk, Amjad Naseer, Bashir Alam and Muhammad Javed

01:45pm-02:00pm

Hazard mapping of Mansehra District to identify suitable sites for Urban/Agricultural development using GIS/RS tools
Tehmina Bibi1 and Muhammad Riaz

2:00pm-2:45pm

E&P Activities and Opportunities in Afghanistan (sponsored session)
Weatherford International

2:45pm-3:15pm

Poster Session

3:15pm-3:30pm

Closing Remarks: Prof. Dr. M. Tahir Shah

3:30pm
04:00pm

Awards and Prize distribution Ceremony (Prof. Dr. M. Arif/Dr. Irfan Ullah Jan)