Inaugural

9:00am-9:05am

Quran Recitation

Inaugural Ceremony of
Earth Sciences Pakistan 2016

9:05am-9:15am

Welcome address by Convener: Prof. Dr. Irshad Ahmad, (Director, National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar)

9:15am-9:20am

Introduction to NCEG: Hall of fame

9:20am-9:30am

Address by Patron-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Rasul Jan (VC, University of Peshawar)

9:30am-9:40am

Address by Chief Guest: Mr. Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman, (Minister of State for Education and Professional Training, Government of Pakistan)

9:40am-9:50am

Vote of Thanks by Chief Organizer

9:50am-
10:00am

SHIELD DISTRIBUTION

TEA BREAK& PHOTO SESSION (10:00-10:30am)

Himalayan Tectonics / Neo-Tectonics-1

Chair: Prof. Dr. M. Qasim Jan (COMSTECH,Islamabad)

10:30am-10:50am

Old wine in new bottle: Reinterpretation of the geochemistry of Wadhrai granitoid in Nagar Parkar Igneous Complex, southeastern Pakistan.
Invited Talk by Prof. Dr. M. Qasm Jan (COMSTECH, Islamabad)

10:50am-11:10am

A geological field excursion in Pakistan
Invited Talk by Prof. Dr.Tahseenullah Khan (Bahria University, Islamabad)

11:10am-11:30am

Prospects and challenges of mineral sector of Pakistan
Invited Talk by Mr.Azhar Khan(Ministry of Petroleum &Natural Resources Government of Pakistan,Islamabad)

11:30am-11:45am

Delineation and characterization of a tectonically active Karak Thrust using Radon measurement technique in the Southern Kohat plateau, Pakistan
Nimat Ullah Khattak; Mumtaz Ali Khan; Nawab Ali and Muhammad Tahir Shah

11:45am-12:00am

Cenozoic exhumation history of Yazgulem gneiss dome, Pamir, Tajikistan: India-Asia collision

12:00am-
12:15pm

Geodynamic and tectonic evolution of Indo-Pakistan peninsula (South Asia)

12:15pm-
12:30pm

M.Sadiq Malkani; Amir Shahzad; M. U.Hassan Munir; Y.Sarfraz; M.Umar and A.Mehmood

12:30pm 12:35pm

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LUNCH AND PRAYER (12:35-2:00pm)

Sponsored Session by the University of Swabi

Chair: Prof. Dr. Noor Jehan (VC, University of Swabi)

2:00pm-
2:20pm

Documentary Presentation by the University of Swabi

2:20pm-2:35pm

Sedimentary geology of the Ordovician Misri Banda Quartzite exposed in the Ambar Village, Peshawar Basin, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

2:35pm-2:50pm

Lithological studies and petroleum system potential of the Eocene Chorgali Formation using outcrop data and geophysical logs, Potwar Plateau, Pakistan

2:50pm-3:05pm

Petrochemical investigation of the rocks of Bubin (Astor) and surrounding areas, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

3:05pm-3:10pm

Environment

Chair: Prof. Dr. Zafar Mahmood Khalid, (International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan)

3:30pm-3:50pm

Influence of heterotrophs on activity of autotrophic bacteria during leaching of Sulphidic ore
Invited Talk by Prof. Dr. Zafar Mahmood Khalid (Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan)

3:50pm -4:05pm

Radon concentration in drinking water sources of eastern part of Tehsil Banda Daud Shah, Southern Kohat Plateau, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

4:05pm-4:20pm

Enhanced natural rehabilitation of oily sludge with microbial consortium and plants
Samina Siddiqui; Asim Shehzad; Asghari Bano and Shehla Sattar

4:20pm-4:35pm

Seasonal variation in physicochemical characteristics of soil in some coastal parts of Thatta District, Sindh.

4:35pm-4:50pm

Hazard assessment of radionuclides in soil and sediments of Malakand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa.

4:50pm-5:05pm

Changes in aerosol parameters during dust and haze episodes in the Middle East and Southwestern Asia

5:05pm-5:20pm

The impact of land use change on water resources and soil carbon in Hindukush range: A study from Kumrat valley Dir Kohistan Pakistan

5:20pm-5:25pm

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TEA (5:25-5:45pm)

Sedimentology-Stratigraphy

Chair: Prof. Dr. Akhtar Muhammad Kassi, (Department of Geology, University of Balochistan, Quetta)

9:00am-9:15am

Petrologyand geochemistry of the Miocene-Pliocene fluvial succession, Katawaz Basin, Western Pakistan: Implications on provenance and source area weathering

9:15am-9:30am

Diagenetic studies and its implication on reservoir character of the Anisian-Norian Kingriali Formation
Mumtaz Shah and Imran Ahmed

9:30am-9:45am

Geochemistry and petrogenesis of igneous intrusions within the Eocene Nisai Formation of the Muslim Bagh–Khanozai

9:45am-10:00am

Outcrop studies, an analogues of the diagenetic and depositional fabric of subsurface reservoirs: a synthesis from Late Cretaceous and Early Paleocene sandstones in Eastern Sulaiman Range, Pakistan

10:00am-10:15am

Palynostratigraphy,paleoclimatetic reconstruction and palynofacies analysis of Jurassic Datta Formation, nammal Gorge Pakistan.

10:15am-10:30am

Ordovician outcrops in the Hazara basin; constraints from the detrital Zircon U-Pb geochronology

10:30am-10:45am

Development of river dominated delta in mio-Pliocene Manchar Formation, wahi pandhi and surrounding areas, Kirthar Range, District Dadu, Sindh, Pakistan
Muhammad Ikram

10:45am-
10:50am

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TEA BREAK (10:50-11:10am)

GIS/RS

Chair: Prof. Dr. Juzhi Hou (Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China)

11:10am-11:30am

Impact of climate change and human activities on plankton community in an Alpine lake on the Tibetan Plateau over the past 600 years
Invited Talk by Juzhi Hou (Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China)

11:30am-11:50am

Remote sensing application in natural resources management
Invited talk by Dr. Saleem Ullah (Department of Space Sciences, Institute of Space Technology,)

11:50am-12:05pm

12:05pm- 12:20pm

Muhammad Shafique and Alam Sher Bacha

12:20pm-12:35pm

Evaluation of biasness in satellite rainfall estimates

12:35pm-12:50pm

Structural and lithological mapping of Surjan Anticline in South of Laki Range using GIS and remote sensing

12:50pm-1:05pm

Identification and monitoring of Hydro-Metrological Hazards using GIS and RS technology in mountainous area of
 Gilgit – Baltistan, Pakistan

1:05pm-1:20pm

Flood hazard, vulnerability and risk assessment using geospatial tools, a case study of River Khialy, District Charsadda

1:20pm-1:25pm

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LUNCH AND PRAYER (1:25-2:00pm)

Petroleum geoscience

2:00pm-2:15pm

Fractures evaluation of Samana Suk Formation and Sakessar Limestone on Mala Khel Anticline: Implications for hydrocarbon reservoir potential of central Surghar Range, Trans-Indus Ranges, northwest Pakistan

2:15pm-2:30pm

Muhammad Hassan Agheem; Abdul Jabbar Channa; Sarfraz Hussain Solangi; Muhammad Ali  Solangi; Ghulam Mustafa Thebo; Qamar-u-ddin Khokhar and Mushtaque Ahmed Pathan

2:30pm-2:45pm

Determination of conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon bearing zones of C-Interval of Lower Goru
Umar Farooq Jadoon; Shazia Asim; Sarfraz Hussain Solangi; Shabeer Ahmed Abbasi and Muhammad Tayyab Naseer

2:45pm-3:00pm

Structural delineation and hydrocarbon potential evaluation using seismic and well log data of Basal area, Attock, Upper Indus Basin, Pakistan

3:00pm-3:15pm

Sulaiman fold belt Pakistan: Structural styles, reserves, prospects and potential

3:15pm-3:30pm

Reservoir appraisal in the rocks encountered in the southeastern Punjab Platform, Central Indus Basin, Pakistan

3:30pm-3:45pm

3:45pm-3:50pm

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TEA BREAK (3:50-4:10)

Economic Geology

Chair: Prof. Dr. Tahseenullah Khan, (Bahria University, Islamabad)

4:10pm-
4:30pm

The mud volcanoes of Pakistan
Invited Talk by Prof. Dr. Akhtar Muhammad Kassi (Department of Geology, University of Balochistan, Quetta)

4:30pm 4:45pm

Modeling accessibility and availability of geospatial data for successful implementation of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Asmat Ali and Munir Ahmad (Survey of Pakistan)

4:45pm-5:00pm

Coal resources of Pakistan: new coalfields of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir
M. Sadiq Malkani and Zafar Mahmood

5:00pm-5:15pm

Dor River hydropower potential and its off grid use for COMSATS Dhamtaur Campus
Muhammad Amjad Sabir , Syed Husnain Ali Shah, Muhammad Umar, Faridullah

5:15pm-5:30pm

Preliminary investigation of newly discovered Harnoi Coal Field, District Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

5:30pm-5:45pm

Gold and base metals studies in the heavy mineral concentrates from Bannu Basin, Muslim Bagh Ophiolites, Indus River and Chagai Arc: in the regional context of Tethyan Metallogenic Belt
Yasir Shaheen Khalil; Nimat Ullah Khattak; Khawar Sohail; Muhamad Nasir Siddiq and Muhammad Tahir Shah

5:45pm-
5:50pm

SHIELDS DISTRIBUTION

TEA BREAK (5:50-6:10pm)

Engineering Geology and Geo-Hazards-I

Chair: Prof. Dr. Attaullah Shah,  (VC, City University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar)

9:00am-9:20am

Developing building inventory for Seismic Hazard Assessment (A case study of Baluchistan Province)
Invited talk by Prof. Dr. Alltaullah Shah  (VC, City University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar)

9:20am-9:40am

Near surface characterization of geological units using hybrid approach
Invited talk by Prof. Dr. Sarosh Lodhi (Dean, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi)

9:40am-9:55am

Seismotectonic & seismic hazard studies of Diamer Basha Dam Project

9:55am-10:10am

Reservoir Induced Seismicity (RIS) of Mangla Dam Project before and after dam raising scenario
Rafia Jamil; Nayyar Majeed and Syed Kazim Mehdi

10:10am-10:25am

Aziz Ahmad; Mujahid Khan and Shahab Samad

10:25am-10:40am

The survivor’s accounts of 1945 tsunami confirms that Makran Subduction Zone is a potential hazard for Northwestern Indian Ocean countries
Din Mohammad Kakar, Brian Atwater and Najeebullah Kakar

10:40am-
10:45am

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TEA BREAK (10:45-11:10am)

Engineering Geology and Geo-Hazards-II

Chair: Prof. Dr. Shahid Azam (University of Regina, Canada)

11:10am-11:30am

Control over landsliding at eco-friendly forest park at Bansara Gali Murree by improvising surface / subsurface drainage
Invited talk by Engr. Sohail Kibria (Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Division, NESPAK, Lahore)

11:30am-11:50am

Geomechanics of unsaturated soils for arid regions
Invited talk by Prof. Dr. Shahid Azam (Environmental Systems Engineering, University of Regina, Canada)

11:50am-12:05pm

Evaluation of selected landslides of Muzaffarabad persuaded by earthquake of october 8,2005.

12:05pm- 12:20pm

Towards sustainable construction through minimizing embodied CO2 of structural concrete

12:20pm-12:35pm

A case study of co-seismically generated landslide at Hattian Bala, Kashmir, Northern Pakistan

12:35pm-12:50pm

Landslide monitoring and early warning from manual method to automatic early warning system

12:50pm-1:05pm

Concrete the greatest source of depletion (A step towards economical and sustainable construction)
Shah Room; Attaullah Shah; Umar Mustafa and Habil Ahmad

1:05pm-1:10pm

SHIELDS DISTRIBUTION

LUNCH AND PRAYER (1:10-2:00pm)

Himalayan Tectonics / Neo-Tectonics-2

2:00pm-2:20pm

Slip rate and geomorphology of the Chaman Fault: Implications for earthquake hazard in West pakistan
Invited talk by Prof. Dr. Shuhab Khan (Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, USA)

2:20pm-2:35pm

Geodisaster and lithostratigraphy of doubly plunging thrusted Muzafarabad anticline, Muzaffarabad District, Sub Himalayas, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

2:35pm-2:50pm

Seismic studies of Indus-Darband Fault near Tarbela Dam Project

2:50pm-3:05pm

Structural analysis of Zindapir Anticline using remote sensing techniques, Eastern Sulaiman Fold and Thrust Belt, Pakistan

3:05pm-3:10pm

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TEA BREAK (3:10-3:30pm)

Chair: Prof. Dr. Sarosh Lodhi, (NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi)

Geophysics

3:30pm-3:45pm

The role of acquisition and processing in the suppression of seismic multiples for the improvement seismic image (a case study from Southern Sindh Monocline, Pakistan)

3:45pm-4:00pm

Fault seal analysis to identify sealing potential of a fault: a case study of Badin Area, Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan

4:00pm-4:15pm

4:15pm-4:30pm

4:30pm-4:35pm

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CLOSING CEREMONY AND AWARD DISTRIBUTION (4:35-5:10pm)

Closing Ceremony

Prof. Dr. M. Qasim Jan, Prof. Dr. M. Asif Khan, Prof. Dr. M. Tahir Shah, Prof. Dr. Irshad Ahmad, Dr. Irfan Ullah Jan, Dr. M. Shafique

4:35pm-4:50pm

4:50pm-5:00pm

5:00pm-5:10pm

TEA & PHOTO SESSION (5:10-5:30pm)