Day: June 13, 2023

Islamabad, June 13, 2023 (PPI-OT): Dear Student,

The Department has scheduled viva voce of following programs from 12th to 15th June

2023 for the students who have completed all requirements as per approved scheme of studies of

their respective programs. All eligible students are advised to appear for viva as per the schedule

already intimated through AIOU SMS.

1) BBA (4 Years)

2) MBA (Old Scheme)

3) COL MBA/MPA for Executives

4) MBA (3 ½ years) 12

5) MBA (2 ½ years)

6) MBA (New Scheme) and

7) M.Sc. Administrative Sciences Program

Venue: Sir Syed Centre, Block 24, Allama Iqbal Open University, Sector H-8, Islamabad

Please bring following documents:

Paid fee challan of Rs. 2000 (https://online.aiou.edu.pk/challan/)

CNIC original and copy

For more information, contact:

Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU)

Ashfaq Ahmed Road, Sector H-8,

Islamabad – 44000, Pakistan

Tel: +92-51-111-112-468

Email: director_sac@aiou.edu.pk, support@aiou.edu.pk

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

Islamabad, June 13, 2023 (PPI-OT): On June 09, 2023, the Department of English organized a ceremony to celebrate the achievements of the students and launch of SPELL Magazine VOL 2. This day became a memorable milestone as the department not only recognized the students’ accomplishments but also unveiled the much-anticipated launch of SPELL Magazine Volume 2, the first-ever student magazine at CUST.

During the ceremony, faculty members expressed their sincere appreciation for the students’ unwavering dedication and hard work throughout the semester. The exceptional talents and tireless efforts of the students in various academic and extracurricular activities were praised.

To conclude the event on a joyous note, the Drama Club presented a short drama play. The play, ‘Mind Your Language’, filled with humour and excitement, entertained the audience and brought smiles to their faces.

For more information, contact:

Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST)

Islamabad Expressway, Kahuta Road, Zone-V, Islamabad, Pakistan

UAN: +92-51-111-555-666

Tel: +92-51-4486700-4

Email: info@cust.edu.pk

Website: https://cust.edu.pk

Islamabad, June 13, 2023 (PPI-OT): International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) and The All Pakistan Newspapers and Electronic Media Employees Confederation (APNEC) in an introductory session and a constructive dialogue at university, have agreed to foster career developing equal opportunities for all the segments of society. Renowned journalists and educationists called for nurturing youth as per need of the hour keeping in view the new media trends such as positive use of social media. The dialogue also witnessed the announcement of honorary president ship of APNEC to IIUI President, H.E. Hathal Hamoud Alotaibi in recognition of his untiring services in the education sector across the Muslim world.

In the session, organized by the Department of Protocol and Public Relations (P and PR) of IIUI, both sides, reiterating the mutual cooperation, agreed to take initiatives for strengthening the relationship between media and education. Renowned media persons and elected representatives of APNEC from Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and across the country also participated through Web link during the session. Both the IIUI and APNEC in the interactive session explored avenues for collaboration and discussed the significant role of media in promoting the university’s ideology at both national and international levels.

During the dialogue, the focus was on addressing various segments of society, with special emphasis on empowering the youth by providing equal opportunities for education and training. Both sides shared the vision of utilizing the power of the latest media platforms to spread positive messages and uphold constitutional values, rather than perpetuating negativity. Participants during the discussion vowed that the youth would be provided with equal opportunities, and awareness training workshops for young people would be conducted. These workshops aim to enable them to learn the use of the latest media tools. It is believed that such training workshops for youngsters would help them play a positive role in society and contribute to building a positive image of Pakistan.

Speaking on the occasion, recently elected Chairman, Mr. Muhammad Siddique Anzar and representatives from APNEC expressed their commitment to supporting the university’s endeavour’s in creating a conducive learning environment for students, while also highlighting the importance of responsible journalism. He emphasized the need for accurate reporting and constructive engagement with the society, especially the younger generation. Mr. Siddique Anzar lauded leadership of IIU President as he faced many challenges initially at the time of his appointment at IIUI. He said that the vision of the university’s President shall further strengthen Pak Saudi ties which will benefit both countries. He specially thanked the government of Saudi Arabia for the assistance of IIUI and its generous contribution in the education sector.

H.E. Dr. Hathal Hamoud Alotaibi, President, IIU appreciated the willingness of APNEC to collaborate and acknowledged the valuable contribution media can make in shaping public opinion and disseminating information effectively. H.E. Dr. Hathal emphasized that this collaboration would pave the way for closer ties between the university and the media industry, leading to enhanced outreach and engagement with a broader audience. The IIUI President said upon joining the university, we had a number of challenges that are addressed in the vision of the newly prepared university’s strategic plan. The university management’s prime focus was academic excellence and infrastructural development. He added that in both fields the university is doing wonders as now IIUI stands in top 50 universities across the world and we also inaugurated new academic blocks in addition to the launch of a campus management system.

Prof. Dr. Samina Malik, Vice President (Female Campus) said that this initiative among the media and university was the need of hour while Public Relations has taken a good step in this regard. She apprised of the distinctions of IIUI and its recent remarkable performance in rankings. She said journalism is a sacred occupation that demands honesty and impartiality. She said experienced journalists must inculcate these values in the university graduates through partnerships. Prof. Dr. Nabi Bux Jumani, Vice President (A and F), IIUI termed the activity a vital step to enhance mutual ties among media and university. He congratulated the representatives of APNEC on this occasion and said that the university shall provide maximum support to children of journalists and media persons during their admissions in this institutions.

On this occasion, Mr. Nasir Farid, In-Charge (P and PR) said that this collaboration between APNEC and the P and PR Department at IIUI is expected to open new doors for cooperation, knowledge sharing, and joint initiatives in the field of education and media. He anticipated that this partnership would yield fruitful results in the promotion of education, training, and positive media practices in the shape of regular workshops, seminars and conferences which would ultimately be benefitting society as a whole. He added that during the tenure of Dr. Hathal the university is progressing by leaps and bounds and new blocks have been inaugurated recently while the system of providing student’s scholarships is the real success story of the present era under his leadership through which deserving students have been awarded financial coverage purely on merit during their studies.

On the occasion Mr. Al Hassan, Assistant Director (Protocol) proposed to organize a conference in near future to further strengthen mutual ties among media and university. He highlighted the vision of the Worthy President’s Strategic Plan and briefed the significant steps taken by the leadership. He said youth must be trained on media ethics through joint training collaborations by media departments of varsities and journalist fraternity.

The introductory session was also joined by Prof. Dr. Nabi Bux Jumani, Vice President (A and F) and Prof. Dr. Samina Malik, Vice President Female Campus, IIUI. At the end of the session APNEC and IIU exchanged memorable souvenirs.

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

Karachi, June 13, 2023 (PPI-OT): The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) on Monday established its 25th Chest Pain Unit (CPU) at the District Headquarters Hospital in Makli, Thatta. The inauguration ceremony was led by NICVD Executive Director Prof Nadeem Qamar. He commended the government’s efforts in establishing state-of-the-art health facilities that served the needs of the masses.

“With the establishment of the NICVD CPU in Thatta, we are now better equipped to serve the people of the city and its surrounding areas,” Prof Qamar stated. He emphasised that the NICVD was the flagship programme of the Sindh government, aiming to extend top-of-the-line healthcare facilities to the entire province. Thatta’s CPU is the 25th such unit of the NICVD and in the upcoming month, another CPU would be established in Kashmore, he explained, adding that all the CPUs were closely connected with the main NICVD and its satellite units, enabling timely interventions to save human lives.

He highlighted the NICVD’s dedication to patient care, stating that once a patient visited any of their CPUs, they became the institute’s responsibility. If a patient required further interventions such as angiography or angioplasty, they were promptly transferred to the main NICVD for immediate treatment, he said. Dr Sohail Khan, chief operating officer of the NICVD, stated that in collaboration with the Sindh government, the NICVD was providing quality healthcare facilities to the nation free of charge. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the administration of the District Headquarters Hospital.

For more information, contact:

National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Pakistan

Rafiqui (H.J.) Shaheed Road, Karachi-75510, Pakistan

Tel: +92-21-99201271-5

Fax: +92-21-99201287

E-mail: info@nicvd.org

Website: http://nicvd.org/

Lahore, June 13, 2023 (PPI-OT): Federal Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Engr. Prof Ahsan Iqbal has said that the security and development of nations depends on knowledge and technology, for which the teachers and students of universities should help in solving Pakistan’s national problems through laboratories. He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the new building of Punjab University Institute of Energy and Environmental Engineering here on Tuesday. On this occasion, Chairman Punjab Higher Education Commission Prof Dr Shahid Munir, PU VC Prof Dr Khalid Mahmood, Mir Chakar Khan Rind University of Technology DG Khan VC Dr Mahmood Saleem, Director IEEE Dr Hamid Sattar, faculty members and a large number of students were present.

In his address, Prof Ahsan Iqbal said that universities are centers of research and innovation that find solutions to problems. He said that due to the policies of the previous government, Pakistan has suffered an economic heart attack and if the situation is not changed in the future, the situation may become more dangerous. He said that hate was spread through social media to divide the nation and the use of such language became common that even PhD scholars could not avoid it. “The bullet in my body is a reminder of the hatred and extremism that a party has spread,” he said. Ahsan Iqbal said that like a computer, the virus of hatred also goes into the brain and becomes a pest for the society.

He said that in the last few years, every section, including the youth, was incited for the politics of hatred. He said that Pakistan needs development projects which were reduced a lot in the previous government; we are starting development projects again for the development of Pakistan. He said that he went to Pasheen, Pasni and other such areas to inaugurate university campuses and development projects. He said that in the previous regime, we had included energy, elimination of terrorism and economic reforms in our top priorities, this time five E’s i.e. exports, E-Pakistan, equity, environmental and food security and energy will be our priority.

He said that the digital revolution had come in the world, in the next ten years, many jobs will not be needed and they will be replaced by artificial intelligence and new opportunities. He said that educational institutions should play their dynamic role in the creation of new knowledge and promote research according to the needs of the industry. He said that teachers should update themselves and teach modern knowledge to the youth through faculty development program. He said that when the government came to power in 2013, there was an energy crisis in the country, there was terrorism and the economic situation was also worse than ever.

He said that our government not only eradicated terrorism from the country, but added 11,000 megawatts to the power system to overcome the energy crisis and reduced load shedding to zero along with eliminating terrorism and especially, the life of Karachi, the city of lights, was restored. He said that our government introduced such an economic policy after which the world declared it a safe country for investment and the ambassadors of developed countries used to ask me for the investment of the companies of their countries. He advised the youth not to let the shadow of prejudice fall on the mind which kills creativity.

He said that he feels proud for Punjab University for the completion of the project approved by his previous government. He said that at present the country is standing at a crossroads and facing many challenges for which the nation needs seriousness so that together we can take the country forward. Dr Shahid Munir said that seventeen billion dollars are being spent on importing diesel, furnace oil, LNG and RLNG, if the same money is spent on Pakistani energy projects, then there will be a good result for the economy. He said that the Institute of Energy and Environmental Engineering has the world’s best laboratories for higher education and research. He said that two mega projects were completed in PU in the last 14 years and both of them have been completed due to the special efforts of Prof Ahsan Iqbal. He said that Pakistan is facing problems like climate change, for which the institute will provide support. Dr Khalid Mahmood said that PU was supported by the federal government in several projects.

He said that with the support of the government, they are trying to give very affordable education to the poor students. He said that increasing the development funds of Higher Education Commission in the budget is a good initiative, but due to the increase in salaries by the federal government, the recurring budget of the HEC is not sufficient to bear the impact. Therefore, he said, the government must increase the recurring budget of HEC to bear the impact of increase in salaries. ‘Most of our funding goes to salaries, pensions and research’, he said. He thanked Ahsan Iqbal for his full cooperation in the completion of the project.

For more information, contact:

Registrar,

University of the Punjab

Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan

Tel: +92-42-99231102

Fax: +92-42-99231103

E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk

Website: http://pu.edu.pk/

Islamabad, June 13, 2023 (PPI-OT): Centre for Climate Research and Development (CCRD), COMSATS University Islamabad organized a seminar on “Environmental Sustainability and Islamic Banking” along with walk for sustainable environment and tree plantation under the auspices of World Environment Day 2023. Faculty and students actively participated in the celebration of World Environment Day 2023.

They displayed cards and conveyed the message to beat plastic pollution from the environment along with tree plantation. Mr. Muhammad Raza, Group Head, General Services and Customer Support and Mr. Mehboob Alam Khan Senior Vice President, Meezan Bank, graced the occasion and participated in the walk and tree plantation at CUI along with Professor Dr. Athar Hussain, Head CCRD and Dr. Toqeer Ahmed, Tenured Associate Professor/ Environmentalist at CCRD, CUI. Members of Riphah Green Club participated in the walk, tree plantation and the seminar.

For more information, contact:

COMSATS University Islamabad

Park Road, Tarlai Kalan, Islamabad, Pakistan

Tel: +92-51-9247000,

Website: http://ww2.comsats.edu.pk