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December 2, 2022December 3, 2022

Maulana Hanif Jalandhri calls on CM Chaudhry Parvez Elahi

Lahore, December 02, 2022 (PPI-OT):Secretary General of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia Pakistan Maulana Muhammad Hanif Jalandhri called on Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi at his office and discussed matters of mutual interest. The CM termed the abolition of usury at the private level as a historic initiative of the Punjab government and noted that eradication of social evils is possible only by implementing religious teachings. In order to turn decline into progress, one has to follow the Holy Prophet’s most blessed way of life.

The CM said that the government would develop Seerat Academy as a centre of knowledge and research and foreign religious institutions would also be approached to start research. Parvez Elahi underlined that the implementation of Islamic teachings is vital to control corruption and maintained that the inclusion of the clause related to the Finality of Prophethood (PBUH) in the marriage certificate is an important religious service.

Maulana Hanif Jalandhri declared that Parvez Elahi has excelled by taking practical steps to eliminate usury at the private level and added that this would not be forgotten. Secretary Auqaf and Ahmad Hanif Jalandhri were also present.

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December 2, 2022December 3, 2022

Experts stress the need for optimising the use of education data for school improvement

Karachi, December 02, 2022 (PPI-OT):Aga Khan University’s Institute of Education (AKU-IED) and the Society for the Advancement of Education (SAHE) jointly conducted a policy dialogue on the optimal and ethical use of education data for driving school level improvements. The dialogue, titled ‘Improving schools in Sindh: Optimal and ethical use of education data’, focused on the need for policymakers to make evidence-based policies and strategic decisions, that bring about improvements at the level of the school.

In Pakistan, information is routinely collected through the education census, school profiling, students’ learning records, and pedagogical quality checks at national and provincial levels. However, there remains a gap in practice, as the information is not optimally utilised. The event commenced with an overview of the research project ‘Data-driven School Improvement (DSI)’ being conducted by SAHE in Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces in Pakistan, and in its regional counterpart, Nepal.

“Data is central to research! How to use it for school improvement optimally and ethically has to be a central discourse as we make crucial decisions,” shared Dr Sajid Ali, Associate Professor and Director, Research and Publications, AKU-IED, as one of the discussants invited to share deeper insights into data-driven school improvement practices, similar initiatives in different regions, and factors more specifically relevant to the landscape of the Sindh province.

Other esteemed discussants included: Professor Farid Panjwani (Dean, AKU-IED), Dr Zaigham Qadeer (Director General, Pakistan Institute of Education), Mr Aftab Alam (Senior Programme Manager, Reform Support Unit) and Mr Sohail Raza (senior development professional in the public sector). Sharing his thoughts on the significance of the proceedings of the day, Dr Zaigham Qadeer positively reflected that, “The different provinces can learn from the best stories and lessons of other provinces. We can rebuild our own experience, and even refine our practices.”

Dr Amna Ansari, DSI project team lead, added that, “The key ingredients for data-driven school improvement are already present in Sindh. We need to focus on how they can be further enriched to improve organisation, integration and interpretation across provincial, district, sub-district, and the school levels.”

The broad stakeholder engagement in the dialogue is expected to lay the foundation for furthering the effort for effective use of data in the improvement of schools not just in provinces like Punjab, Sindh and KP, but also beyond Pakistan…”

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December 2, 2022December 3, 2022

U.S. Ambassador applauds decades-long collaboration between AKU and U.S

Karachi, December 02, 2022 (PPI-OT):The United States Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome visited the Aga Khan University’s Stadium Road campus in Karachi. U.S. Consul General in Karachi, Nicole Theriot, accompanied him. In his conversations with AKU leaders, Ambassador Blome applauded the decades-long collaboration between AKU, and the U.S. universities and development agencies, focusing on research, training and initiatives related to education, health and environment.

“Our shared vision in these areas is making a difference, and improving the quality of life around the world,” he said. “Being a university with facilities in six countries and its programmes accredited by prestigious international bodies, AKU’s graduates are well received in the U.S. and the world over,” he added. “Several AKU graduates were trained in the U.S. and returned to give back to their countries. I’m proud to be one of them,” said Dr Adil Haider, a graduate of AKU’s MBBS Class of 1998 and now the Dean of the Medical College at his alma mater in Pakistan. “There are many AKU alumni who are providing their services in the U.S.”

While visiting the campus, Ambassador Blome took a keen interest in the services provided by Aga Khan University Hospital and AKU’s Centre for Innovation in Medical Education, a state-of-the-art facility for simulation-based learning for health professionals. Earlier, Shagufta Hassan, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer; and Dr Farhat Abbas, Interim Chief Executive Officer, AKU Health Services received him.

December 2, 2022December 3, 2022

International Seminar and International Workshop on “Academic Review of Modern Aspects of Fiqah-ul-Hadith”

Bahawalpur, December 02, 2022 (PPI-OT):A one-day international seminar and a two-day international workshop were organized by the Department of Hadith, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur. The keynote address in the international seminar was delivered by the visiting professor Dr. Obaid ullah Fahad Falahi from Aligarh Muslim University, India and discussed the topic of women’s social activities in the Prophet’s era and contemporary implementations of women’s education at the family, society and government levels.

Gave great emphasis on the arrangement and provision of fundamental rights. The special guest, Allama Syed Arshad Saeed Shah Kazmi, Principal of Jamia Anwar Uloom, Multan, gave a very beautiful talk on the topic of intolerance in social attitudes in the light of the hadith of the Prophet.

Intolerance in the social attitudes of praise as well as attention is the reason for most of the people of all walks of life, who are without familiarity with the basic principles. They try to understand the religion and the hadith, and you described the satisfaction of personal ego as the second major reason for intolerance.

Before these gentlemen, the President of the Department of Hadith and Focal Person Dr. Abdul Hasan Shabbir Ahmad informed all the guests about the role of The Islamia University of Bahawalpur as Jamia Abbasia and Jamia Islamia on Islamic Studies, and all the guests were informed about this program of the university.

Welcome to visit. After which Prof. Yunus Sajid, former assistant professor of SE College Bahawalpur, while giving an honorary sermon on the importance of the study of Hadith in the present age, described the need for the study of Hadith and the commitment to the Prophet’s Hadith as indispensable for the Muslim Ummah.

After him, Syed Zeeshan Akhtar, the brother of Syed Waseem Akhtar, a well-known personality of Bahawalpur, Jamaat-e-Islami District, Bahawalpur, emphasized the importance of the role of all members of the society for Ambar Al-Ma’roof and Nahi An-ul-Mankar.

At the end of the program Prof Dr. Sheikh Shafiqur Rehman, Dean Faculty of Islamic Learning said in his address that Vice Chancellor Islamia University Bahawalpur Engineer Prof. Dr. Athar Mehboob has a special interest in the development and expansion of the Faculty of Islamic Learning and according to his vision domestic and international Religious scholars visit the university and enlighten the hearts and minds of teachers and students. In which you gave the main points of all the speakers to the audience as well as special thanks to all the speakers and all the participants, and praised the organizers of the seminar.

After which all the guests were felicitated and felicitated with shields, and then Naqib-e-Mahfil Dr. Shafiq Anjum, Assistant Professor, Department of Hadith gave a briefing on the sessions of the workshop and announced the formal end of the seminar.

Dr. Athar Mahboob has a special interest in the development and expansion of Islamic Learning Faculty and according to his vision, national and international religious scholars visit the university and enlighten the hearts and minds of the teachers and students. In which you gave the main points of all the speakers to the audience as well as special thanks to all the speakers and all the participants, and praised the organizers of the seminar.

In which you gave the main points of all the speakers to the audience as well as special thanks to all the speakers and all the participants, and praised the organizers of the seminar. After which all the guests were felicitated and felicitated with shields, and then Naqib-e-Mahfil Dr. Shafiq Anjum, Assistant Professor, Department of Hadith gave a briefing on the sessions of the workshop and announced the formal end of the seminar.

Special thanks to all the speakers and all the participants along with listening to the audience, and expressed words of appreciation to the organizers of the seminar. After which all the guests were felicitated and felicitated with shields, and then Naqib-e-Mahfil Dr. Shafiq Anjum, Assistant Professor, Department of Hadith gave a briefing on the sessions of the workshop and announced the formal end of the seminar.

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December 2, 2022December 3, 2022

International Seminar on the topic of influence of Iqbal in the Persian literature organized by the IUB

Bahawalpur, December 02, 2022 (PPI-OT):Department of Persian Language and Literature, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur organized an international seminar on the topic of Iqbal in the Persian world, the influence of Iqbal in the Persian literature.

Teachers and intellectuals from six countries India, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan participated in the seminar. Dr. Ismat Durrani, Chairperson, Department of Persian, thanked Vice Chancellor Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob for his special patronage.

Prof. Dr. Syed Akhtar Hussain, Jawaharlal University, New Delhi, India, Prof. Dr. Shadi Muhammad Sufi zada, National Academy of Sciences, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Prof. Dr. I. Gon Alizada, Institute of Oriental Studies, Academy of National Sciences, Azerbaijan, Prof. Dr. Behrouz Mahmudi Bakhtiari, University of Tehran, Iran and Syed Faiz ur Rehman Raed Qureshi participated from Kabul Afghanistan and had a very insightful discussion on the impact of Iqbal on the literature of their respective regions.

Pakistan was represented and the event was presided over by eminent Iqbalist Prof. Dr. Brig. Waheed-Uz Zaman Tariq, and informed the young generation about the importance and usefulness of Iqbal’s Persian poetry.

December 2, 2022December 3, 2022

IUB organized a seminar on New Forms of Security and Challenges for Human Security

Bahawalpur, December 02, 2022 (PPI-OT):Department of Political Science Faculty of Social Sciences organized a seminar on New Forms of Security and Challenges for Human Security. Dr. Safdar Hussain, Assistant Professor, moderated the session. Prof. Dr. Khawaja Alkamah, Dean Faculty of Social Science, Minhaj University Lahore, former Vice Chancellor, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, was the guest speaker.

He emphasized on shifting the security threats faced by humans from traditional to modern. He reiterated that the Cultural Revolution is leading to a clash of civilizations. He suggested that states and individuals should focus on knowledge and skill development.

Dean Faculty of Social Sciences Prof. Dr. Rubina Bhatti in her concluding remarks emphasized on building knowledge base and development of social capital. Chairman Department of Political Science Prof. Dr. Syed Musavir Hussain Bukhari thanked Vice Chancellor Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob for his special support and patronage.