Lahore, 11 th June, 2022
Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre (PASTIC) a premier organization for
Collection and Dissemination of Scientific & Technological Information to cater to the
information needs of scientific community has taken initiative to launch a National Repository
of Research published in Pakistani journals under development project.
Consortium launching ceremony of Journal Publishers for Punjab Region along with Project
Awareness Activity was held at Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore on June 11, 2022. Sixty (60)
Journal Publishers/ Editors and representative from ORIC from Punjab Region (Lahore)
participated in Consortium Launching and Project Awareness activity.
Project is aimed to launch a National forum of Journals Publishers community by facilitating
free technical support for Journal Hosting, digitization, data backups and capacity building to
achieve the Preservation of National Research Content in Full-Text Format through
standardization along with Visualization Model to Review Research Trends at country level.
Chairman, Pakistan Science Foundation, Prof. Dr. Shahid Mahmood Baig, (S. I) was the Chief
Guest of the program while, Director General PASTIC, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Akram Shaikh was
the Guest of Honor.
During opening ceremony, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Akram Shaikh, Director General PASTIC briefly
introduced the PASTIC services whereas Dr. Maryum Ibrar, Additional Director (STI), PASTIC
gave the brief introduction about PASTIC Abstracting & Indexing Services.
Mr. Saifullah Azim, Project Manager briefly explained the project’s aim and objective towards
providing a single electronic-platform to publisher community in Pakistan for preservation and
dissemination of indigenous research published in Pakistani Journals.
Prof. Dr. Ikram Ul Haq (S.I) former Director, Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Govt. College
University, Lahore also attended the event and appreciated the PASTIC’s initiative for
development of national archive for preservation of research content.