ISSN:1994-3237
Online ISSN:2305-6959

Abstract Volume

Sustainable Utilization of Natural Resources (SUN-R)

March 13-14, 2023



List of Papers

1 Transboundary hydrology, climate change and its impact on flood factors in the Kabul-Swat floodplain of Hindu Kush region
Page 1
Atta-ur Rahman

2 Identification of groundwater potential zones using multi influence factor approach: a study of district Mohmand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Page 2
Muhammad Ismail Khan, Abid Sarwar, Shazia Gulzar, Abdul Majid, Muhammad Akmal Sardar Ali, Palwasha Sanam, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Riaz

3 Monsoon 2022 floods and its impacts on agriculture land using geospatial approaches: a case study of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Page 3
Abid Sarwar, Muhammad Israr, Muhammad Yaseen, Shazia Gulzar, Muhammad Akmal Sardar Ali, Abdul Majid, Muhammad Ismail, Muhammad Ali, Amir Hayat, Muhammad Hamza, Palwasha Sanam

4 Application of morphometric ranking approach using geospatial techniques for flash flood susceptibility modelling in district Shangla, North Pakistan
Page 4
Muhammad Akmal Sardar Ali, Abid Sarwar1, Shazia Gulzar, Abdul Majid, Muhammad Ismail Khan, Palwasha Sanam, Muhammad Ali

5 Rainwater harvesting for agriculture development in Barani southern district Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, using geospatial technology
Page 5
Abdul Majid, Abid Sarwar, Shazia Gulzar, Muhammad Akmal Sardar Ali, Muhammad Ismail Khan, Muhammad Ali

6 Application of morphometric ranking approach (MRA) using geospatial techniques for flash flood susceptibility
Page 6
Aftab Shahid1, Abid Sarwar, Shazia Gulzar, Abdul Majid, Muhammad Ismail Khan, Palwasha Sanam, Muhammad Ali, M. Shah Fahad,

7 Electrical properties of rare earth-doped Barium Titanate
Page 7-8
Adil Ahmad Al Shoaibi

8 Groundwater and soil analysis with impacts of fertilizers for future hazards using remote sensing techniques: a case study of district Larkana
Page 9
Aisha Parveen Pathan

9 Assessment of antimycotic potential of medicinal mushrooms against two agricultural soil born disease causing Fungal Pathogens - A sustainable agriculture
Page 10
Tanveer Hussain, Muhammad Ishtiaq, Momna Shahzadi

10

Medicinal potential of Butea Monosperma and Calotropis procera petals extract against prominent fungal diseases of wheat crop to improve yield for Sustainable Agriculture
Page 11
Aroosa Azeem, Tanveer Hussain and Aleza Moqaddus


11

Imbalance ecological system, local factors, disease and geography
Page 12
Shazia Sarwar


12

Identification of potential natural aquifer recharge sites in anjkora river basin, Pakistan, by integrating GIS and RS techniques
Page 13
Shazia Gulzar, Abid Sarwar, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ismail, Sufyan Qazi, Muhammad Akmal Sardar Ali


13

Delineation of suitable areas for ground water recharge facilities in district Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa using geospatial approach
Page 14
Samiullah Riaz, Talha ahmad, Abid Sarwar, Shazia Gulzar, Muhammad Ali, M.Sufyan Qazi, Muhammad Akmal Sardar, Muhammad Ismail khan, Aftab Shahid, Amir Hayat, Muhammad Hamza, Saad Khan


14

Annual soil erosion assessment using geographic information system and revised soil loss equation: A case study of district Nowshera Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Page 15
Abid Sarwar, Muhammad Israr, Muhammad Yaseen, Shazia Gulzar, Muhammad Akmal Sardar Ali, Abdul Majid, Muhammad Ismail, Muhammad Ali, Amir Hayat, Muhammad Hamza, Palwasha Sanam


15

Effects of climatic drivers on traits divergence of Juglans regia L. population in Northern Pakistan
Page 16
Mohammad Kamil, Ikramullah Khan, Farooq Jan, Abdur Rauf


16

Mineralogical, textural and weathering controls on the physical and strength characteristics of intrusive rocks from North Pakistan
Page 17
Muhammad Yasir, Waqas Ahmed


17

Petrographic and geotechnical characteristics of carbonate aggregates from Darwaza limestone and its suitability for the construction of road surface structures
Page 18
Hasbun Ullah; Laeiq Ahmad; Nasr Ullah; Danish Ijaz; Muhammad Shadab Zada; Usama Sher


18

Unconventional natural gas plays in Pakistan: opportunities and challenges
Page 19
Mashhood Urfi, Hamed Sattar, Zaixing Huang, Michael Urynowicz, Rizwan Haider


19

Lithium-bearing pegmatites in the greenstone belt of the Archaean craton in Zimbabwe, Africa
Page 20
Ihtisham Noor, Liaqat Ali, Yasir Shaheen Khalil


20

Petrographic and geo-mechanical investigation of diorite rocks from district Bajaur, North West Pakistan
Page 21
Muhammad Idrees, Liaqat Ali, Muhammad Younis Khan, Akbar Ali


21

Renewable energy in agriculture: a mitigation strategy to climate change & energy crisis in Pakistan
Page 22
Muhammad Fakhar Imam, Muhammad Hammad Raza, Ayesha Hafeez, Maryam Qamar, Naheed Akhtar Ebadat Ur Rehman, Ijaz Yaseen


22 Depositional modeling and shale gas potential of the Sembar Formation in the Sulaiman Range, Pakistan
Page 23
Shuja Ullah, Irfan U. Jan, Muhammad Hanif

23

Hydrological conditions and water quality assessment during construction and operation of the Lowari tunnel in Pakistan
Page 24
Jehanzeb Khan, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Waseem, Wajid Ali, Inayat ur Rehman


24

Petrographic and mechanical characterization of Kumrat granite: Correlation between destructive and non-destructive testing techniques
Page 25
Ihtisham islam, Waqas Ahmed, Irshad Ali, Muhammad Yasir


25

Paragenesis and economic evaluation of the Mana Sar nephrite in prospect of mining, district Bajaur, Pakistan
Page 26
Manzoor Ilahi, Muhammad Shahab, Irfan Ullah


26

Surfactant functionalized silver nanomaterials as sensors for the detection of mercury in aqueous samples
Page 27
Sabeela Rehman, Noor, Deena, Safoora, Laeiq Ahmad, Sarzamin Khan


27

GIS-based earthquake potential analysis in Northwest Himalayan, Pakistan
Page 28
Tanveer Ahmed, Khaista Rehman, Muhammad Shafique, Wajid Ali


28

A GIS-based assessment of Earthquakes in Pakistan from 2009-2019
Page 29
Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Muslim, Waqar Ahmad


29

Biosystematic studies in mushrooms of the moist temperate pine forests of Swat, Pakistan
Page 30
Umer Rehman


30

Integrated geophysical and geochemical study of Tattapani thermal spring: Implications for Geothermal Power Generation
Page 31
Mehboob Ur Rashid, Waqas Ahmed, Hafiz Rehman, Said Muhammad, Muhammad Kamran, Muhammad Jawad Zeb


31

Landslide development characteristics and risk zoning along Dir road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Page 32
Saddam Qaisar, Xiucheng Zhao, Asif Alam


32

Uncertainties in hydro-climatic modeling under changing climate
Page 33
Muhammad Shahid Iqbal


33

Evaluating ASTER SWIR data for lithological discrimination and mapping in Kurram-Waziristan, Northwestern Himalayas, Pakistan
Page 34
Salik Javed, Sohail Wahid, Benazeer Iqbal


34

Demarcation of groundwater potential zones in Karak region using an integrated approach of geospatial and geophysical techniques
Page 35
Jabir Nazir, Muhammad Ali, Khaista Rehman, Abid Sarwar, Benazeer Iqbal


35

Mapping evapotranspiration using METRIC model over semi-arid region of D. I. Khan, Pakistan
Page 36
Benazeer Iqbal, Muhammad Ali, Jabir Nazir


36

Assessment of Flood hit croplands and their rehabilitation status: A remote sensing-based analysis of floods – 2022
Page 37
Muhammad Adnan Shahid, Uzair Abbas, Zahid Maqbool, Saif Ullah Khan, Sikandar Ali and Muhammad Safdar


37

The CubeSats: small satellites for big ideas
Page 38
Rehan Mehmood


38

Mineral deposits evaluation to assess rare metals availability for their use in photovoltaic solar cells
Page 39
Asghar Ali, Sajjad Ahmad, Suleman Khan, Liaqat Ali, Mukhtiar Ghani


39

Regional scale risk assessment for landslides and debris flows (mass-wasting) in Hindukush mountain Ranges, Northern Pakistan
Page 40
Nisar Ali Shah, Muhammad Shafique, Muhammad Ishfaq


40

Mapping of economically potential mineral zone using aster image in the Northwest Mohmand district, Pakistan
Page 41
Muhammad Shahab, Liaqat Ali


41

Mineralogy and Geochemistry of coal mines from Akkakhel, Akhorwal, and Sheikhan, KP, Pakistan
Page 42
Liaqat Ali, Mohibullah Khan and Sarfraz Khan


42

Water clogging in arid urban areas, causes, solutions and opportunities for sustainable utilization
Page 43
Osman Abdalla


43

Debris flow geohazard assessment: A Malaysian case study
Page 44
Goh Thian Lai, Ailie Sofyiana Serasa, and Abdul Ghani Rafek


44

Geosciences through the eye of space sciences
Page 45
Muhammad Shafique, Muhammad Hanif, Liaqat Ali1, Sohail Wahid1, Muhammad Ali, Saleem Ullah, Sami Ullah


45

Utilization of remote sensing techniques for lithological mapping and rock identification: a case study from Nizampur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Page 46
Muhammad Suliman, Muhammad Shahab

46

Using hyperspectral imagery to map hydrothermal alteration mineralogy over the epithermal system of the Yerington district (USA)
Page 47
Bruno Portela, Michael D. Sepp, Frank J.A. van Ruitenbeek, Christoph Hecker, John H. Dilles


47

Assessment of landslide hazard, vulnerability, and risk i
Page 48
Yaseen Ullah, Muhammad Shafique, Muhammad Ishfaq, Nisar Ali Shah

48

Comparison of multispectral satellite sensors for surface lithological characterization, south of Kala-Chitta Ranges, Pakistan
Page 49
Muhammad Nouman, Muhammad Hanif, Ghazanfar A. Khattak, Saleem Ullah


49

Estimation of remotely sensed spatio-temporal evapotranspiration using atmospheric land exchange inverse model: a comparative analysis of Skardu and Tando Jam, Pakistan
Page 50
Beena Fahim, M. Sufyan Qazi, Muhammad Ali


50

Tracking slow-moving landslides with InSAR in Hindukush
Page 51
Saad Khan, Said Mukhtar Ahmad


51

Beware: Better early warning and responsible effect handling
Page 52
Mark van der Meijde, Maarten van Aalst, Gerard van der Steenhoven


52

Occurrence and value addition of barite from Lasbela region, Balochistan, Pakistan
Page 53
Erum Bashir, Bushra Shahab and Maria Kaleem


53

Establishment of Space Education Research Lab (SERL): A novel initiative for promoting space science, technology and its applications in Pakistan
Page 54
Najam Abbas, Abdul Waheed, Usama Ahmed, Muhammad Aqib Khan


54

The establishment & innovative contributions of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Research Lab
Page 55
Imtiaz Nabi, Rasim Shehzad, Danial Raza, Usama Ahmed, Abdul Waheed, Najam Abbas


55

Micro-meso structural deformation and tectonic imprints of the Hazara-Kashmir Syntaxis on Lesser Swat area, North Pakistan
Page 56
Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Yaseen, Faheem Ahmed, Muhammad Basit Khan, Bilawar Khan, Salman Said