Day: June 1, 2023

Faisalabad, June 01, 2023 (PPI-OT): Students of 6 semester BTD displayed their complete design portfolios of the subject Print design and final projects of the subject Textile Product Design on 25 May 2023.

Exhibition witnessed the hard work and skill of design students. Variety of the projects including lampshades, cushions, Textile jewellery, jackets, pants, wall arts were beautifully displayed. The faculty and students of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad also visited the venue and appreciated the talented learners. The stall of jewellery using the technique of bead weaving was much praised by the visitors.

For more information, contact:

National Textile University (NTU)

Sheikhupura Road, Faisalabad 37610, Pakistan

Tel: +92-41-9230081-90

Fax: +92-41-9230098

Email: info@ntu.edu.pk

Website: http://www.ntu.edu.pk

Islamabad, June 01, 2023 (PPI-OT): Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal, Thursday, inaugurated the academic blocks in the male and female campuses of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI). These blocks are part of PC-I “Expansion and Up-gradation of International Islamic University, Islamabad” worth Rs. 2.5 Billion. The PC-I addresses the need to strengthen and upgrade the University’s academic infrastructure and establishment/ up-gradation of Labs to meet the ever-growing student strength in almost all programs offered at under-graduate, graduate and postgraduate levels.

The new block at male campus will accommodate around 2000 students per shift of the civil engineering and Faculty of Social Sciences, while second block in the female campus will accommodate around 3000 students per shift of the Faculty of Management Sciences and Social Sciences. Under this PSDP project, in addition to these inaugurated blocks, there are four more under construction buildings including Shared Academic block, Library building, Shariah hostel, medical centre. There is also provision of lab equipment, furniture and transport. The Campus Management System and IT infrastructure provision is also part of the PC-I.

Addressing the inauguration ceremony, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal called upon the Muslim youth and universities to follow the great legacy of Muslims history. He said in Islamic teachings and especially in the Holy book there is a great emphasis on education and exploration of the universe. He advised the youth to keep self-esteem high adding that the rhetoric of portraying Pakistani nation as corrupt must be discouraged as it has damaged the self-esteem of people of Pakistan. He said Pakistanis are not a corrupt nation, our leaders must portray positive image of the country.

He said the government, since previous tenure of 2013, under vision 2025 has established a network of universities across the country. He said under the vision, modern needs were addressed by establishing centres for AI, genetics, digital revolutionary reforms and projects of technology. He said hatred, extremism and intolerance are major obstacles in the way of peace, national unity and sustainable economic development in country. He said that after escaping a terrorist attack I decided to save the youth from hatred and terrorism. He said that the virus of hatred in the human mind destroys intellect and its ability to think in a positive way.

Ahsan Iqbal said that the base of conflict and violence is prejudice and intolerance as it leads to extremism. The federal minister said that the success of any nation depends on the utilization of collective capacity. He further said that polarization is the biggest enemy of national unity. He said investment must be continuously provided with a favourable environment. He advised youth to promote peaceful co-existence and emphasized that the manners of disagreement need to be made common in the society. He hoped that this expansion in the infrastructure of university shall pave the way to promote higher education, He also hoped that university, having a distinctive place due to its vision, will keep pursuing the inculcation of Islamic thoughts in Muslim youth and application of meaningful research.

In his address, President IIUI, Dr. Hathal Hamood Alotaibi said it is a historic day for the university as it has achieved another milestone by inaugurating two of the blocks as part of an expansion project. Praising the special cooperation provided by Ahsan Iqbal, he said the university is thankful for the continuous keen interest and consistent cooperation by Ahsan Iqbal. He said that university has been put on the track of infrastructural development and academic excellence. He added that university has outshined many educational institutions by maintaining a distinctive place in the international rankings. He informed that university has taken place in 51-100 in the subjects of theology, divinity and Islamic studies. The inauguration ceremony was also attended by Syed Naveed Hussain Shah, Director, Monitoring and Evaluation HEC, all the Vice Presidents of university, Deans and other senior officials.

For more information, contact:

Public Relations,

International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI)

Room No.118, Admin Block, New Campus,

H-10 Sector, Islamabad, Pakistan

Tel: +92-51-9019249

Fax: +92-51-9257909

Email: iiuipublicrelations@iiu.edu.pk

Website: www.iiu.edu.pk

Lahore, June 01, 2023 (PPI-OT): The Office of the Controller of Examinations (OCE) at the University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore has scheduled the Rector’s Merit Award Ceremony (Fall 2022) on Monday, June 05, 2023. The ceremony will formally begin at 10:00 am sharp in the Hakim Muhammad Saeed Conference Hall.

The worthy Rector, all Deans/Directors, Controller of Examination, Registrar UMT and the high achiever students will grace the occasion with their presence. Congratulations to the ambitious students, their parents and the faculty!

For more information, contact:

Media Coordinator,

University of Management and Technology (UMT)

C-II, Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan

UAN: +92-42-111-300-200

Tel: +92-42-35212801-10

Fax: +92-42-35184789

Email: yaqoob@umt.edu.pk

Website: https://www.umt.edu.pk

Karachi, June 01, 2023 (PPI-OT): The Centre for Islamic Business and Finance (CIBF), IoBM in collaboration with BankIslami Pakistan organized a guest speaker talk on “Shariah Governance of Islamic Finance – Malaysian Experience.” It was held on June 1, 2023, at IoBM. The guest speaker was Prof. Dr. Asmadi Mohamed Naim, Vice Chancellor, University Islam Antarabangsa Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah (UniSHAMS). He was accompanied by Mrs. Hasliza Salbani.

During the talk, Dr. Asmadi Mohamed Naim, discussed the features of the Islamic financial system operating in Malaysia, its key components, challenges, and the importance of Shariah compliance for Islamic financial institutions in Malaysia. The talk highlighted the growth trajectory of Islamic banking in Malaysia and its contribution to the overall financial sector. It also explored the potential for further expansion and the role of Malaysia as a regional and global hub for Islamic finance. The guest speaker session was well-attended by professionals and practitioners of the Islamic banking industry.

For more information, contact:

Institute of Business Management (IoBM)

Korangi Creek, Karachi, Pakistan

UAN: +92-21-111-002-004

Tel: +92-21-35090961-67

Fax: +92-21-35090968

Email: omer.iftikhar@iobm.edu.pk, mec@iobm.edu.pk

Website: https://www.iobm.edu.pk/

Jamshoro, June 01, 2023 (PPI-OT): The annual prize distribution ceremony was held at Syed Panaha Ali Shah Model School under the supervision of University of Sindh, Jamshoro, in which Vice Chancellor Professor (Meritorious) Dr. Muhammad Siddiq Kalhoro, Registrar Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Bhutto, Project Director Engineer Ghulam Shabir Abbasi, Security Officer Ghulam Rasool Chandio and Colony Chairman Dr. Ali Nawaz distributed prizes among the position holder students. The ceremony started with the recitation of Holy Quran, which Sharaf got the honor of class 5, while Naat Benazir presented it. Later, the girls and boys of the school, like flowers, won the hearts of the audience by presenting a charming dance on the recently viral Urdu song “Hum Sindh Mei Rahni Wali Sindhi Mehman Nawaz Hain Sari” by the famous artist of Sindh, Mumtaz Mollai. On this occasion, they were given a huge applause. After the excellent performance of the children, prizes were distributed among the position holders of different classes.

Later, the Vice Chancellor distributed the school uniforms sent by the people of Sarandi to the deserving children. Speaking on the occasion, the principal of the school Marie Attar informed the vice chancellor, registrar and other guests about the performance of the school and said that the teachers of Syed Panaha Ali Shah Model School should be promoted. He said that it was possible to organize the prize distribution ceremony due to teamwork. In the presidential address of the ceremony, the vice chancellor shed light on the budget of the university, the federal and Sindh government grants, the performance of the university and the financial matters.

He said that Higher Education Commission Islamabad has objections that Sindh University should not run schools because the expenditure on them is too high. He said that the aim of establishing Syed Panaha Ali Shah and Dr NA Baloch Model School Hyderabad is to provide quality education on the basis of “No Profit – No Loss”. Both schools have to demonstrate efficiency in providing quality education. Dr. Kalhoro said that after he was appointed as the Vice Chancellor in 2016, he started the online examination system, but the later VC stopped it and only 17 lakh rupees were being collected every year for late fees of the colleges. After being appointed as the vice-chancellor again, when he made the examination system online, in the first year, instead of 17 lakhs, 7 crore rupees were deposited in the account of the university in the form of late fees. He said that due to closing the financial leakages and adopting austerity measures, we have removed the debt of one billion rupees faced by the university in June 2022.

Vice Chancellor said that the annual budget of Sindh University is 7.5 billion rupees. The federal government is providing 24% grant and the Sindh government is providing 18% grant, which is 42%, while the remaining 58% amount has to be arranged by the university from its own resources. Dr. Kalhoro said that 5 thousand male and female students were allowed to appear in the first semester exams despite not paying their annual admission fees. He said that the fees will not be received, where will the university meet the expenses, this is also a big question. Dr. Kalhoro said that in terms of medical allowance, we are giving 1750 rupees per month more than the allowance fixed by the government to the employees from grade one to 16, which was objected by the audit.

If this amount was not adjusted from the relevant forum, then 89 crore rupees would have to be paid and every employee from grade 2 to 16 would have to pay 3 lakh rupees. The vice chancellor advised all the teachers of the school to do their job honestly and avoid protest politics and directed the registrar to look into the promotion issue of the teachers of Syed Panaha Ali Shah Model School. Dr. Sahar Imdad, Professor Rashida Bhatti, Dawood Chand and others also participated in the event. While the event was conducted by Lady Teacher Tanya.

For more information, contact:

Director

Centre for Pure and Applied Geology

University of Sindh

University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Tel: +92-22-9213167

Cell: +92-300-9375193

E-mail: shsolangi@usindh.edu.pk

Website: www.usindh.edu.pk

Kohat, June 01, 2023 (PPI-OT): FATA University intends to place its funds in fixed deposits for one month (01), three months (03), six months (06), one year (01), and five years (05) durations. The rates shall be quoted for the amount with conditions/slabs as mentioned below:

For more information, contact:

FATA University

Darra Adam Khel, FR Kohat, Pakistan

Tel: +92-91-5885502

Email: info@fu.edu.pk

Website: http://www.fu.edu.pk