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French People In Pakistan
There are a small number of French people in Pakistan, consisting mostly of expatriates, employees, French spouses married to Pakistanis and French people of Pakistani descent who moved back into the country, along with Pakistani-born people of French ancestry. There are under 4000 French expatriates in Pakistan. French nationals are working in various branches of Alliance française in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad for promotion of French culture and language while also teaching French as a second language to the locals. They are also working as visiting faculties in educational institutes such as Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design. Education The École Française d'Islamabad and the École Française de Karachi were formerly in operation.Baabar, Mariana.French school closed down in IslamabadArchive. '' The News''. Thursday 30 October 2008. Retrieved on 12 October 2015. Notable people * Julien Columeau - Urdu novelist [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayub Ommaya
Ayub Khan Ommaya MD, ScD (hc), FRCS, FACS (1930 - 2008) was a Pakistani American neurosurgeon and the inventor of the Ommaya reservoir. The reservoir is used to provide chemotherapy directly to the tumor site for brain tumors. Ommaya was also a leading expert in traumatic brain injuries. Ommaya published over 150 articles, chapters, and books. His research focused on cancer treatment, traumatic brain injury, a CSF artificial organ, and philosophy of mind. Through discussions with Congressman William Lehman Chair of the House Appropriations Committee responsible for the Department of Transportation, he developed CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, which as part of its mission focuses on traumatic brain injury. As part of this effort Ommaya commissioned the IOM report Injury in America. The report called for the creation of the CDC center. Ommaya's research provided the experimental data needed to model traumatic brain injury. His Centripetal theory was found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
