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Express Tribune
4 days ago
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Pakistani cueists continue to shine at IBSF 6 Reds
Pakistan's Hasnain Akhtar concentrates on his game during the IBSF World Masters, U17, U21 & Men 6Red Snooker Championships 2025 in Manama, Bahrain. PHOTO COURTESY: PBSA Pakistani cueists continued to shine at the IBSF World Masters, U17, U21 & Men 6Red Snooker Championships 2025 as the newly crowned IBSF U17 champion Hasnain Akhtar defeated Egypt's Mohamed Abdelkader 4-0 (70(70)-0, 45-11, 57(35)-7, 48-2). Meanwhile, the 2022 IBSF World Champion Ahsan Ramzan outplayed Oman's Sami Al Hamrashadi 4-0 (60(30)-1, 39-16, 48-9, 50(50)-11) in one-sided matches of the 6Reds championship in Manama, Bahrain on Sunday. The 2025 IBSF Masters Champion Muhammad Asif also outclassed Ireland's Jay Chopra 4-0 (66(66)-0, 75(75)-0, 54(33)-8, 48(32)-12) in his 6 Red match. In other matches of the day, Ahsan also defeated Bahrain's Abdullah Mohammed 4-0 (39-14, 41(41)-0, 42-31, 38-4), whereas, Hasnain faced a lose against Hong Kong's Chau Hon Man 4-2 (41-9, 38-16, 0-69(69), 39-33, 0-67(67), 30-29). The teenager has been impressive in his play and has won the IBSF U17 championship title in a stellar manner; throughout the entire tournament, he dropped only one frame. Earlier, Ahsan also registered a victory in the U21 Championship against Mahmood Ahmed of Bahrain 3-0 (59-2, 82(31)-6, 74(57)-6). Pakistan Billiard and Snooker Association (PBSA) are fielding four players in the championships in Manama. The squad includes Asif, Shahid Aftab, Hasnain, and Ahsan. They are accompanied by the team manager and international referee Naveed Kapadia. Kapadia described the Pakistani campaign at the championships to be phenomenal so far; they have managed to create history by bagging the U17 title and the Masters titles. Hasnain's achievement was the first for Pakistan, and Asif ended the 19-year drought to win the Masters title, which was last won by Muhammad Yousuf. Kapadia also explained that the conditions and the environment in Manama are great for the players, and particularly, they are enjoying the world-class facilities, including the tables from the best brand in the world. "We are very happy with the arrangements as the championship is taking place at a 5-star hotel. In previous years, we would always get the accommodations in the best hotels, but the competition would take place in an academy. This time we have a more relaxed and conducive environment to play well. The tables provided to us are also of top quality," he concluded.
Express Tribune
5 days ago
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Hasnain and Asif create history for Pakistan
Pakistan's Hasnain Akhtar (first from left) and Muhammad Asif (third from left) hold their U17 and Masters trophies with the IBSF officials in Manama. PHOTO COURTESY: PBSA Pakistan's Hasnain Akhtar and the three-time IBSF men's world champion Muhammad Asif pushed the envelope for the country at the IBSF World Masters, U17, U21 & Men 6Red Snooker Championships 2025 when they both won the world titles in the U17 and Masters event on Friday night in Manama, Bahrain. The teenager from Karachi, Hasnain, delivered a stellar performance at his debut in the tournament throughout and won the U17 title in style as he defeated Welsh player Riley Powell 4-0 (86(44)-7, 73-35, 50-31, 98(67)-4) in a one-sided final. He had won the Asian U21 title in Riyadh last year, and according to the Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association Secretary and international referee Naveed Kapadia, Hasanain has won the title that no other Pakistani has won in the past, and he created history by not just winning it but also dropping only one frame throughout the championship. "First of all, I would like to thank Allah that I got the opportunity to compete in this tournament," the newly crowned IBSF U17 champion said in a video message to the media. "This was my debut in the world championship, and my thoughts were that I would compete here and play my game the best I could because you never know with the results, anything can happen, but I just played my game the best I could, and Allah granted me this win. "I want to thank the PBSA who helped me and supported me to come here." Kapadia, who has been not only the secretary for the PBSA, but also an international referee at the Asian and IBSF events and the man who looks after the cueists in both international and national events, deemed the performances on Friday night as extraordinary, as he understands how the competition in every edition of the IBSF World Championships is improving. "The championship results have given us the two titles that we have never won before. "We never won any title at the U17 at IBSF World Championships, so that is a first, and then when it comes to Asif, he has just won us the IBSF masters title after 19 years. Before him, only Muhammad Yousaf won it. "Asif ended that 19-year drought." Kapadia praised Hasnain for the campaign in which we remained dominant throughout the championship. "If you look at Hasnain's results, they are phenomenal from start to finish. He was confident, and we didn't see him lose focus or go down in any of his matches." "Similarly, Asif defeated UAE's top player, Mohamed Shehab 4-2 in the pre-quarterfinal, then he defeated the team champion here, Bahrain's Habib Sabah (Bahrain) 4-0 in the quarterfinal, and later the consecutive masters semifinalist here, Manan Chandra (India) 4-2 in the semifinal. Asif managed to win the championship final against a very good men's player, India's Brijesh Damani, 4-3, after bouncing back from being 3-2 down. He changed his style of play when he saw that the previous strategy wasn't working." Kapadia added that the players are now busy with the U21 and 6Reds championships, as both Hasnain and the 2022 IBSF World Championship winner Ahsan Ramzan, won their opening matches. "I feel that this achievement by Hasnain will encourage other youngsters as well, that they too can win laurels for Pakistan in snooker. I feel this has been a great motivator and achievement for us," explained Kapadia. He shed some light on the level of competition in Manama and his own experience as the referee as well. "The competition is getting tougher with each passing year. For example, in the masters event that Asif won, more and more top men's players are coming to play it because they are getting older; similarly, the age group events are tougher too.
Business Wire
16-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Gossamer Bio Announces Completion of Enrollment in Registrational Phase 3 PROSERA Study for the Treatment of PAH
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gossamer Bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: GOSS), a late-stage, clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of seralutinib for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD), today announced enrollment completion for the ongoing, global registrational Phase 3 PROSERA Study evaluating seralutinib in Functional Class II and III PAH patients. Gossamer Bio and the Chiesi Group are jointly developing seralutinib under a global collaboration agreement. 'Completing enrollment for the Phase 3 PROSERA Study represents an important step forward in our mission to develop seralutinib as a potential first-in-class treatment option for PAH,' said Faheem Hasnain, CEO, Chairman and Co-founder of Gossamer Bio. 'We are deeply grateful to the patients, caregivers, and investigators who made this possible through their dedication and partnership.' Mr. Hasnain continued, 'Building on insights from the Phase 2 TORREY Study, we focused on selecting a patient population that aligns closely with the study's objectives and is more likely to exhibit a clinically significant benefit in 24 weeks. Given the preliminary baseline characteristics of PROSERA, we firmly believe that we have accomplished this patient selection goal. We are eager to be able to share topline results from this registrational study early next year.' Enrollment in the ongoing Phase 3 PROSERA Study was closed on June 11 th. The Phase 3 PROSERA Study is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, global registrational clinical trial evaluating seralutinib in PAH patients, on top of background PAH therapy. Patients are assigned 1:1 to either the seralutinib or placebo arms. Patients receive blinded treatment for up to 48 weeks. The primary endpoint of the PROSERA Study is change in six-minute walk distance (6MWD) from baseline as compared to placebo at week 24. Included in the key secondary endpoints is time to clinical worsening, as compared to placebo, up to week 48. In addition to other secondary and exploratory endpoints, safety and tolerability will be evaluated. The patient population enrolled in PROSERA aligns with the target demographic, as evidenced by the preliminary baseline characteristics. The PROSERA Study utilizes enrichment criteria, including the REVEAL Lite 2 Risk Score and other criteria, to identify patients more likely to show a greater magnitude of effect on 6MWD at week 24, as informed by the Phase 2 TORREY study. We expect to announce topline results from the ongoing Phase 3 PROSERA Study in February 2026. Baseline Characteristics: PROSERA Study (Phase 3) v. TORREY Study (Phase 2) About Gossamer Bio Gossamer Bio is a late-stage, clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of seralutinib for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease. Its goal is to be an industry leader in, and to enhance the lives of patients living with, pulmonary hypertension. Forward-Looking Statements Gossamer cautions you that statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the Company's current beliefs and expectations. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: the anticipated timing of a data readout from our Phase 3 PROSERA Study; the potential or likelihood for a meaningful data readout from our PROSERA Study; and the first-in-class commercial potential of seralutinib. 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You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and Gossamer undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, which is made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Indian Express
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Opinion Military lessons from the Pahalgam tragedy
What happened in Pahalgam on April 22 will remain in the institutional memory of our security forces for a long time to come. The absence of security forces in the Baisaran meadows, over a period of time, emboldened terrorists to select it as the location for their dastardly act. The methodology they adopted, of ascertaining the religious identity of potential victims before shooting them in cold blood, was designed to send a divisive message, the aim being to tear a hole in the secular fabric of our society and of Kashmiriyat. Encouragingly, the horrific act drew condemnation from various sections of society, including school children, throughout Jammu and Kashmir. Outside Kashmir, the narrative generated by the terrorists — of attacking Hindus — have unfortunately been lapped up by the mainstream media and made to reach the drawing rooms of households across the nation. Having said that, this article endeavours to take forward the argument of Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retired) in his article, 'The day after, back to basics' (IE, April 25). The writer highlighted the most crucial and indispensable facet of basic unit-level patrolling tactics that deters terrorist activity: Area Domination Patrols (ADPs), which are used to demonstrate presence in an area. When it comes to the basics, in addition to ADPs, there are several other tactical operations that a counter-insurgency/counter-terrorism (CI/CT) unit undertakes. These measures include day/night surveillance, road opening, picketing for securing an identified passage for the parties undertaking movement, etc. The prime example of picketing that security forces have been undertaking in J&K is the task of securing the Shri Amarnath Yatra route from Jammu to the two base camps at Sonmarg and Pahalgam. In a nutshell, all the above-mentioned tactical operations are the very basics that General Hasnain talks about. It is possible that such basics were overlooked, leading to the horrors of April 22. Of course, this is a conjecture, since one is not aware of the situation that prevailed on the ground when terrorists had their run. The declining insurgency indices in the area over the last few years seemingly led to a sense of complacency at the unit level. Any operation planned by soldiers or well-trained terrorists — which the cadres under reference seem to have been — is always preceded by preliminary reconnaissance and confirmation of the movement patterns of the adversary. The absence or infrequent presence of troopers at Baisaran and the availability of soft targets in the form of tourists must have emboldened the terrorists. Troops deployed in CI/CT, especially when terror indices are receding, face the challenge of complacency as keeping up the vigil 24 hours a day, seven days a week, is a daunting task. It falls upon the leaders, starting at the platoon, company and battalion levels to make a difference, by keeping the troops involved and motivated. The foundation for sustaining the interest levels of troops and thus their motivation can be laid by leading from the front. Irrespective of the prevalent situation and the various narratives that soldiers may be privy to while deployed on a task, their guard is not supposed to be lowered. Although this is an aspect that is obvious to the unit leadership, it is often taken for granted. The leaders need to make the soldiers feel like they are a part of the big picture. This is achieved by repeatedly emphasising the role that they play in ensuring the security of the area and people. More often than not, due to distractions of various kinds — including the pace of operations, the dynamic situation, and the demanding environment — the leaders overlook the situation inside their command. Such oversight can lead to complacency, and in the worst case, can lead to an episode like Baisaran. In the end, as per the classical teaching of CI/CT, all the tactical operations like ADPs, surveillance, road opening, picketing, etc., ought to be based on psychological operations that hinge on eliciting the support of the local population, the centre of gravity in CI/CT. In order to execute effective psychological operations, the orientation of soldiers to the local population and culture is indispensable. This is what facilitates human intelligence or HUMINT, a necessity for successful CI/CT. Employing soldiers as described above keeps them fruitfully occupied and motivated, since they see themselves as important stakeholders in the campaign against terrorists, and as part of the government. The overall efficiency of security providers is ensured by adhering to the basics that are normally overlooked. Ultimately, it is the agency of the unit leadership which can prevent incidents like Baisaran.
Express Tribune
27-01-2025
- Express Tribune
Robbery turns out to be staged
KARACHI: A reported robbery incident turned out to be fake and a staged drama in the Napier area. The police arrested two suspects, identified as Shahid and Hasnain, and an amount of Rs110,000 was recovered from their possession. Police received a call on January 25, and the caller reported that two suspects had robbed Rs180,000 at gunpoint and fled. However, upon investigation, the police found inconsistencies in the statements of the callers who reported the robbery, raising suspicions. As the interrogation progressed, both callers confessed to staging the theft and admitted to making a false call.
