NEWS & VIEWS
June 2012
Higher Education Commission, Pakistan
6 Pakistani
Universities
among
VCs' Forum on
Higher Education
in the Islamic
World
P-2
Top
300
Asian
Universities
P-5
HEC, Universities Participate in
Education Expo
P-4
Table of Contents
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5
Vice Chancellors'
Forum on Higher
Education in the
Islamic World
SixPakistani Universities among Top 300
Asian Universities
HEC’s Ranking of Universities Receive
5 Worldwide Attention
6 Dr. Sohail Naqvi Visits UST Bannu
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HEC, Universities
Participate in
Education Expo
7 SAU Scholar Completes PhD from Germany
HEC Scholar Completes PhD in
8 Immunology and Oncology
8 PhD Scholar Wins Young Scientist Award
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Agreement Signed
for Internationalizing
Higher Education
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HEC Scholar Selected as Dignity Adviser at
IRRI Philippines
11 IRP Course on Research Methods
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Mr. Talat Khurshid
Retires after
Serving UGC/HEC
for 37 Years
IBA Karachi's Journey: A Step-by-Step
Overlook
15 Workshop on Plagiarism Policy
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NBEAC Accreditation Committee Visits
Sukkur IBA
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NAEAC Reviews Degree Programmes of
Agriculture College, Sargodha
18 CIIT Holds Pak-China Business Forum 2012
23 KIU Holds Workshops for GB Farmers
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Vice Chancellors' Forum on Higher
Education in the Islamic World
The COMSATS Institute of Information
Technology (CIIT) in collaboration with the
Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (ISESCO), Higher Education
Commission (HEC), Pakistan and the Ministry of
Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan
recently organized a two-day Vice Chancellors'
Forum on “Higher Education in the Islamic
World: Challenges and Opportunities”.
The Forum was attended by Vice Chancellors,
Rectors, Presidents of universities and higher
education institutions of the OIC member states.
The Forum provided a platform to the university
leaders from the Islamic world for fostering
collaboration, strengthening cooperation and
encouraging dialogue among them and the
institutions they represented.
Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, the then Prime
Minister, was the chief guest in the inaugural
session. Speaking on the occasion, he said it is
imperative that maximum efforts should be
made to improve the higher education as
prosperous future of a nation is directly linked to
meaningful investments in science and
technology-led higher education.
The specific objectives of the Forum included
establishment of linkages and promoting
networking among the participating
universities/institutions; pooling resources
including, but not limited to, offering scholarship
for higher studies; promoting exchange of
students and faculty among the participating
universities/institutions; and establishing virtual
centres of excellence. The participants dilated on
issues like Governance, Knowledge
Management, Quality Assurance, and Science,
Technology and Innovation.
"In today's knowledge-based global society, role
of science and technology has assumed centrestage in the welfare and well-being of the people.
We will have to make increasing investments in
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education in spite of numerous other competing
demands and the universities must prepare their
students appropriately and equip them with the
most relevant skill-sets, suitable for the modern
market place,” he added.
The Prime Minister said he eagerly looked
forward to the proceedings of the conference,
which will result into sound, specific and
practical recommendations. "I am confident that
the practical proposals will further strengthen
our respective higher education systems in
general and research and development in science
and technology in particular."
Highlighting the results of science and
technology from the West, the Prime Minister
said, "We would find that almost all the modern
comforts, the modern technologies, the modern
goods and gadgets, the modern cures for
diseases, the modern contributions to a variety of
knowledge have all mainly come from the
Western world. We, the Muslims on the other
hand, are only the users and consumers of the
fruits of hard work of others," he added.
world in the recent decades. “It is being
influenced by factors ranging from culture,
economics, politics to technology. The university
as an institution is usually entrenched quite deep
in the society. Its vision, mission, autonomy, the
quality of stakeholders' participation, availability
and use of human and financial resources,
priority in teaching and research, emphasis on
entrepreneurship and commercialization, and so
forth raises expectations for its intended role as
well as place it under the vigil of public scrutiny.”
In his welcome address, Mir Changez Khan
Jamali, Federal Minister for Science and
Technology, said the Government is making
sincere efforts to improve the higher education
sector. He said Muslims had played important
role in higher education in the past and
contributed to a number of inventions. The
Minister said the Government will fully
cooperate with universities and other
educational institutions to promote the facilities
for the higher education.
He said that knowledge creation, dissemination
and its diffusion is central in promoting
knowledge-based socio-economic growth.
“Effective knowledge management is an
increasingly important source of gaining
competitive advantage.”
Dr. Javaid R. Laghari, Chairperson HEC, said that
despite limited resources, the Higher Education
Commission has been making efforts to improve
the availability of higher education to students to
15 per cent by 2020 from the present share of 7.6
per cent.
Mr. Abdul Moghees Bokhari, Secretary General,
OIC and Dr. Abdul Aziz Tajwari, Director
General, ISESCO also spoke on the occasion. The
Director General ISESCO Dr. Abdul Aziz Tajwari
presented Gold Medal to Prime Minister Gilani
on the completion of 30 years of the organization
in which Pakistan is an important member.
He said that the higher education landscape is
continuously changing; more so in the Islamic
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HEC, Universities Participate in
Education Expo
brochures and leaflets about HEC achievements
and programmes were distributed. The IT
Division also displayed LCD which was quite
helpful for the visitors to get on the spot
information regarding HEC programmes.
The annual News Education Expo was organized
by the Jang Group in Islamabad, Lahore and
Karachi. The two-day event pulled a big crowd,
particularly students, their parents and faculty
members. The Higher Education Commission
along with many universities and colleges of the
country displayed their stalls on the occasion.
The News Education Conference, a part of the
Expo, was held at Pak-China Friendship Centre
in Islamabad on June 13, 2012. Syed Yousaf Raza
Gilani, the then Prime Minister, was the chief
guest in the concluding session.
Federal Ministers Mr. Qamar Zaman Kaira, Mir
Hazar Khan Bijarani, Mr. Nazar Gondal and
Chairperson HEC, Dr. Javaid R. Laghari were
also present on the occasion. Educationists from
leading universities of the country attended the
conference and made presentations on different
topics. Like other stalls, HEC stall was also
visited by hundreds of visitors in three cities.
HEC team comprised representatives of various
divisions who briefed the visitors about the
different programmes and activities of HEC. The
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QS Ranking-2012
6 Pakistani Universities
among Top 300 Asian
Universities
As many as six higher learning institutions of the
country have won place in the list of top 300 Asian
universities, as ranked by the Quacquarelli
Symonds (QS) UK, the world’s most renowned and
prestigious ranking agency. The universities who
have made their mark at the prestigious
international forum include the National
University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad
(108), University of Karachi (191-200), The Aga
Khan University, Karachi (201-250), Lahore
University of Management Sciences (251-300) and
the University of Lahore (251-300).
Further detail may be obtained at
http://www.topuniversities.com/universityrankings/asian-university-rankings/2012. The
achievement speaks volumes of the hard work put
in by the management and faculty of these
universities as well as consistent support of the
HEC in terms of improving infrastructure, access to
digital library, providing quality education,
opportunities for innovative research, establishing
international linkages, engaging in collaborative
research, participating in international exchange
programmes and producing graduates who are
welcomed by national/international industry,
academia and corporate sector.
HEC is focusing on development of critical
technologies including Biotechnology and
Genetics, Immunology, Robotics and Automation,
Nanotechnologies, Superconductivity, Computer
Vision, Photo-optics and Lasers, Electromagnetics
and Microwaves and Nuclear Fusion for Energy,
etc. which are important for the strategic growth of
Pakistan. The next five-year strategy of HEC calls
for Universities Building Pakistan. It is important
that this vision becomes a reality.
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HEC’s Ranking
of Universities Receive
Worldwide Attention
The ranking exercise carried out by the
HEC has received worldwide attention
and recognition and the web statistics of
HEC website shows increased interest of
academia and other stakeholders in
recently published ranking results of the
Pakistani Universities.
In this connection, the Association of
Commonwealth Universities UK (ACU)
has invited HEC to share the experiences
of academic ranking and benchmarking in
Pakistan at the executive forum of the
academic leadership of Commonwealth
countries to be held from November 9-11,
2012 at Jamaica. The conference entitled
“University Ranking and Benchmarking”
will be attended by over 150 Vice
Chancellors representing higher
education institutions from all around the
Commonwealth countries and includes 35
member institutions from Pakistan.
ACU is an international inter-university
network operating internationally with its
academia members to promote and
contribute to the provision of excellent
higher education for the benefit of
societies throughout the Commonwealth
countries. The focus on Pakistani rankings
by ACU-UK further ratifies the credibility
and accuracy of ranking experience of
Pakistan as one of the Good Practices at
international level.
The encouraging contemplation and
appreciation of international academic
community in Pakistani ranking exercise
reflects on confirmation of a noticeable
paradigm shift in qualitative growth of
higher education sector of the country.
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Dr. Sohail Naqvi Visits UST Bannu
Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Executive
Director, HEC recently visited
the University of Science and
Technology, Bannu. He was
accompanied by Dr. Nasser Ali
Khan, Member (Operations
and Planning) HEC, Dr. Nasir
Jamal Khattak, Vice
Chancellor, Kohat University
of Science and Technology and
Dr. Farhana Jahangir, Vice
Chancellor, Benazir Women
University, Peshawar.
Dr. Asmatullah Khan, Vice
Chancellor, UST was also
present on the occasion.
Addressing the faculty
members, Dr. Naqvi said that
the universities have to
produce such talented
generation which creates their
own means of earning.
“We can address our problems
only by conducting marketbased research. Seeking a job
must not be the aim of our
students. They have to create
sources for new jobs. We have
each and every thing which
only needs to be introduced
according to the need of
consumers,” he said.
The Executive Director said
that the UST has all latest
facilities. “I have found the
University beyond my
expectations. State-of-the-art
buildings, quality of research,
highly-qualified faculty and
energetic staff are assets of this
University. This Institution is a
dawn of change in the area and
I c o n g r a t u l a t e t h e Vi c e
Chancellor and his team for
their efforts,” he added.
Dr. Naqvi inaugurated the
Senate Hall at the University
and visited departments and
laboratories.
Agreement Signed for
Internationalizing Higher Education
An agreement for
Internationalising Higher
Education Partnership
between the Higher Education
Commission and the British
Council, Pakistan was recently
inked at HEC, Islamabad.
Dr. Nasser Ali Khan, Acting
Executive Director, HEC and
Dr. Nils Tomes, Director
Education, Wider South Asia
British Council, signed the
agreement.
Both the organizations have
agreed to undertake and
strengthen the existing
cooperation in the field of
higher education and research
covering major areas
including knowledge
exchange programme,
leadership programme, policy
dialogue and transforming
English language skills.
Furthermore, a National
Institute of Leadership in
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Education (NILE) will be
established in Pakistan, which
will not only conduct graduate
programmes, professional
development courses but will
also strengthen interinstitutional research. British
Council will provide technical
support from UK leadership
sector in this programme.
HEC will support
establishment of the Institute
which would be looked after
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by a consortium of three
universities from Islamabad,
Peshawar and Karachi.
It was agreed that through
initiation of global policy
dialogues, the British Council
and HEC will connect people
together to debate the
challenges and opportunities
being faced in international
higher education.
These dialogues will be
focusing issues around
research performance,
assessment framework and
exploring further
opportunities for mutual
cooperation between the two
countries, and will be attended
by policy makers, university
leaders and heads of research
organizations in Pakistan and
the UK.
HEC's Scheme for Weaker Universities
SAU Scholar Completes PhD from Germany
HEC scholar Rehana Naz, a faculty member of
the Sindh Agriculture University (SAU),
Tandojam, has completed her PhD from the
Georg August University of Göettingen,
Germany. She was awarded HEC scholarship
under the scheme “MS/MPhil leading to PhD
S c h o l a r s h i p s f o r Te a c h e r s o f We a k e r
Universities.”
diversity and variance in Phytohormone content
among sesame accessions. The study of
Phytohormone in sesame is pioneering work. No
data on Phytohormone in sesame has already
been published.
Antifugal properties of sesame crude extract and
some of purified sesame lignans were also
studied. In third part of her research, she studied
inheritance of metabolic pattern in segregating
population of sesame that opened new avenues
in molecular diversity research.
After attending German language courses at
Goethe Institute, Karachi and Carl Duisberg
Centren Dortmund, Germany, Rehana got
registered as a PhD scholar in April 2007 in the
Department of Molecular Phytopathology and
Mycotoxin Research, Georg August University of
Goettingen, which is ranked fourth among the
German universities.
“I am thankful to HEC and the University for
giving me opportunity to complete my PhD
under the supervision of highly-qualified
professors. I want to see my home university
ranked higher in Pakistan and in the world. My
goal is to provide my students high-quality and
latest education of plant pathology,” says
Rehana, who has rejoined SAU as Assistant
Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology.
She completed her PhD research entitled
“Chemical and Genetic diversity in Sesame
(Sesamum indicum L.) “ under the supervision of
Prof. Dr. Petr Karlovsky. She analyzed the
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HEC Scholar Completes PhD in Immunology and Oncology
HEC scholar Dr. Muhammad Asif Qureshi, a resident of Lyari Town Karachi, has
completed his PhD from the University of Glasgow, UK. He was awarded scholarship
under the Faculty Development Programme (Phase III) of the Dow University of
Health Sciences, Karachi in 2008 to pursue doctoral studies in the subject of
Immunology and Oncology under the supervision of Dr. Joanna B. Wilson.
Earlier, Asif completed his MBBS from Dow Medical College, Karachi in 2005 followed
by internship at Civil Hospital Karachi. His PhD research focused on dissecting the role of immune
system and inflammation in the formation and progression of cancers. During his PhD, he has discovered
novel autoantigens, which can cause cancer via inflammatory pathways. Therapeutic manipulation of
such autoantigens can open new doors in the area of cancer therapeutics. Moreover, Asif has conducted
several pre-clinical trials and aims to transform his research to the Immunology and Cancer clinics to the
direct benefit of patients.
HEC Scholar Completes PhD from University of Leicester
Dr. Irfan Ullah Jan of the National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of
Peshawar has completed PhD in Palynology and Clastic Sedimentology from the
Department of Geology, University of Leicester, UK.
Dr. Jan received the Faculty Development Programme Scholarship under the HEC
Project “Strengthening of National Centre of Excellence in Geology”. During his PhD,
Dr. Jan published four papers in international journals and presented his research in
several international conferences. Besides, Dr. Jan also attended international summer schools,
workshops and courses. He was awarded the British Geological Survey, UK's BUFI student award and
successfully competed for funds for his research from the Geological Society of London (GSL), the
International Federation of the Palynological Societies (IFPS), the Commission Internationale de
Microflore du Paléozoїque (CIMP) and the UK-Integrated Drilling Program (UK-IODP). Dr. Jan has
rejoined the NCE in Geology, University of Peshawar as Assistant Professor on Tenure Track System.
PhD Scholar Wins Young Scientist Award
Ms. Saba Saeed, a Pakistani PhD scholar in the Optoelectronic Materials group of the
Institute of Physics, received the Young Scientist Award during the 2012 spring
meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS). The jury awarded the
prize in recognition of her outstanding contribution 'Control of Light at the Nanoscale:
Materials, Techniques and Applications' at the meeting.
E-MRS Graduate Student Awards are intended to honour and encourage graduate
students whose academic achievements and current materials research display a high level of excellence
and distinction. It seeks to recognize students who show promise for significant future achievement in
materials research. She has dedicated this award to her parents for their support. She also felt indebted to
HEC for the financial support early in her PhD.
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HEC Scholar Selected as
Dignity Adviser at IRRI Philippines
HEC indigenous scholar Zuhari Husnain has
been selected as Dignity Adviser at the
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI),
Philippines. He won the distinction during his
PhD research work at the institute under HEC's
International Research Support Initiative
Programme.
head of the Rice Centre, IRRI on his PhD thesis
entitled “Response of Transplanted Fine Rice to
various Nitrogen Zinc and Irrigation Regimes
under Semiarid Irrigated Environment”.
The main focus of his research is on rice, the
second most important crop of Pakistan. His
research findings would be of practical use in
eradicating hunger in developing countries like
Pakistan.
He worked under the supervision of Dr. Paul
Quick, Principal Scientist/Plant Physiologist and
Joins Sukkur IBA as Assistant Professor
HEC Scholar Completes PhD in
Management Sciences from France
HEC scholar Dr. Ghulam Ali Arain has
completed his PhD in Management Sciences
from the IAE Graduate School of Management,
Aix-en Provence, France. He was selected under
HEC's scheme “MS leading to PhD Scholarship
Batch-II (Phase-II).”
While congratulating the scholar, Dr. Sohail
Naqvi, Executive Director HEC said, “This is
excellent news indeed. I am delighted that you
obtained such high honours and completed PhD
in such a short time. Now you have to continue
with that momentum in Pakistan and continue
your research and teaching work to greater
glories.”
He defended his doctoral dissertation with
highest distinction and completed his PhD in just
two years and six months, which is record time in
IAE Aix-en-Provence. He has returned to
Pakistan and started teaching at Sukkur Institute
of Business Administration (IBA) as Assistant
Professor.
“I am deeply thankful to HEC for their financial
and moral support. I am also thankful to SFERE,
particularly Anna Maneta for her support in
managing my stay in France,” says Dr. Arain.
Rifat Ullah Completes PhD in Veterinary Physiology
HEC scholar Mr. Rifat Ullah Khan has completed his PhD in Veterinary Physiology
from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad under Batch-IV of HEC's Indigenous
PhD Fellowship Programme. Dr. Rifat has published 31 research papers during his
PhD studies, including 24 papers in impact factors journals with a cumulative impact
factor of 29.754. He has joined the Department of Animal Health, KPK Agricultural
University, Peshawar as an Assistant Professor.
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Mr. Talat Khurshid Retires
after Serving UGC/HEC for 37 Years
Mr. Talat Khurshid, Adviser
(Academics) HEC has retired
from service after spending 37
years in the erstwhile
University Grants
Commission (UGC) and
Higher Education
Commission.
Mr. Khurshid is one of the
founding members of UGC.
Since his appointment in 1975,
he served in various Divisions
including Academics, P&D
Administration, Training,
Curriculum, HRD and Sports.
Mr. Talat also remained
Director, Federal College of
Education, Islamabad.
A ceremony to bid him
farewell was held at the
Commission Secretariat. Dr.
Javaid R. Laghari, Chairperson
H E C p r e s i d e d o ve r t h e
ceremony. Dr. M. D. Shami,
former Whole Time Member
of UGC, was also present.
Dr. Laghari acknowledged the
services of Mr. Khurshid for
development of higher
education, especially
promotion of university sports
at national and international
levels.
Recalling the UGC days, Dr.
Shami said that Mr. Khurshid
put in his best efforts for
strengthening university
education in the country.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr.
Talat Khurshid reminisced
about some of his memories of
working at UGC and HEC. He
elaborated how the institution
has contributed in the
development of higher
education sector of Pakistan.
Scholar Completes PhD
At the time of his retirement,
he was the senior most regular
officer in HEC. He has also
been teaching for last 20 years
and has supervised over 150
research projects. Due to
excellent services in the field of
higher education, he was
awarded the French
Government's Academic Civil
Award Palmes de Academiques
in 1999.
Mr. Khurshid holds MS in
Education from USA, MSc
from Quaid-i-Azam
University (first batch 197375), MA in Political Science,
MA in EPM as well as LLB
degrees.
There were total of 20
scholarships and he was
selected through a world level
competition. He presented his
research articles in different
conferences in Australia,
Germany, New Zealand and
Pakistan. Dr. Ikramullah Khan belongs to village
Mirhazar Khanzad Khel of district Lakki
Marwat.
Dr. Ikramullah Khan has successfully completed
his PhD in Agriculture (Weed Science) from the
University of Queensland, Australia. He is an
Assistant Professor in the Department of Weed
Science, KPK Agricultural University Peshawar.
His PhD studies were fully sponsored by the
University of Queensland, Australia through the
University of Queensland Research Scholarship.
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HEC-BC Collaboration
IRP Course on Research Methods for University/College Faculty
Dr. Khawaja Azam, Managing
Director, Quality Assurance
Agency, HEC, Mr. Ray Brown,
English Language Adviser and
Mr. Murad Khan, Head of
Programmes-English, British
Council Pakistan were present
at closing ceremony of the first
workshop.
The English Language
Teaching Reforms (ELTR)
project of HEC, in
collaboration with the British
Council, is holding an eightmonth International Resource
Pe r s o n ( I R P ) c o u r s e o n
Research Methods at HEC
Islamabad.
Dr. Simon Borg from the
University of Leeds is
conducting the course as IRP.
The course comprises three
week long training
workshops, a baseline study
and follow-up programme
and online mentoring. The
course is designed particularly
keeping in view the modern
trends in the area of research.
Nineteen faculty members of
different colleges and
universities from across
Pakistan are attending the
course. Most of them are
enrolled in MPhil and PhD
programmes.
The purpose of the course is to
provide research methods
training for a cadre of traineeresearchers for a period of
eight months, covering a range
of research settings across
Pakistan and a range of
research approaches, i.e.
ethnographic and
quantitative, without
neglecting action research.
The contents include major
research paradigms, nature
and value of qualitative
research, key themes in
English language education
research in Pakistan, strategies
for collecting qualitative data:
observation, interview, openended questionnaires, journal
writing, narratives, visual
methods, qualitative data
analysis.
Dr. Borg is a leading researcher
in teacher education with
international experience,
having a proven practical
experience of classroom-based
research, related to teacher
education curriculum
development. The course
mainly focuses on the modern
techniques of quality research
in the field of English
Language and Literature.
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Speaking at the occasion, Dr.
Azam said that HEC has been
taking several initiatives to
promote research culture in
HEIs.
He announced that the
participants of IRP workshop
can also avail the funding for
research projects if they get
their papers published in the
recognized journals. Mr.
Murad said that the course will
be very helpful for
professional growth of
teachers and help them in their
research work.
This is the third joint IRP
training programme of ELTR,
HEC and British Council.
Earlier, one course on Research
Methodology and a series of
training workshops on
Computer Assisted Language
Learning (CALL) were
organized.
The HEC and BC are further
engaged in deliberations to
finalize future trainings
focusing on testing and
assessment in English.
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University Advancement under USAID-funded Merit and Needs Based Programme
IBA Karachi's Journey: A Step by Step Overlook
Institute of Business Administration (IBA),
Karachi has raised Rs. 3.302 billion till June 20,
2012 against its projected fundraising target of
Rs. 4.685 billion from 2009-14, achieved under the
visionary leadership of Dr. Ishrat Husain since
2008.
vision. One such person is Mr. Zafar Siddiqui,
who was hired as Director, Alumni Affairs and
Resource Mobilization. He was handed over a key
area which involved establishing and maintaining
linkages with 9000 IBA Alumni who are working
and living all over the world.
Due to guidance and management of Dr. Husain,
IBA has acquired a vision, which is “To be ranked
amongst Top 100 Global Business Schools in the
next five years (2009-2014).”
Mr. Siddiqui took a number of important steps in
his new role to ensure that IBA's relations with its
Alumni are fruitful and are aligned to its vision of
being in the top 100 Global business schools.
To realize its vision, IBA needs to have the AACSB
Accreditation (The American Quality
Accreditation) which is based on sequential
accreditation by EQUIS Accreditation (The
European Quality Accreditation) and SAQS
Accreditation (South Asian Quality
Accreditation). As a result of the hard work of the
entire IBA team under the leadership of Dr.
Husain, the Institute has already managed to
achieve SAQS Accreditation making it the 8th
Business School from South Asia having obtained
this milestone.
Dr. Husain and Mr. Siddique realized that if IBA
wanted to create a place for itself in the uncertain
and fiercely competitive future ahead, it had to
foster a partnership with its Alumni in order to
engage their support (both financial and other).
Therefore, the Alumni Department began its
capital raising campaign by streamlining existing
processes, revisiting old practices and
introducing innovative ones. He along with Ms.
Sabrina Faisal, Alumni Manager, had the
following tasks to achieve:
Reaching out to IBA Alumni
Creating a governing structure for an effective
alumni association
Creating Alumni Chapters in different parts of
the world
Organizing forums of key HR Managers
regularly to highlight IBA's role in providing
valuable resources to companies
Organizing Alumni get-togethers, reunions
and other events
Dispatching Alumni e-Newsletter in every
quarter
Keeping up a correspondence with the Alumni
Mobilizing Alumni support, both monetary
and otherwise
However, in order to attain American quality
accreditation, IBA has a long way to go as it
requires heavy investments in state-of-the-art
infrastructural facilities, IT infrastructure, faculty
development and curriculum redesigning. There
was a realization that financing of higher
education is not the exclusive responsibility of the
State, but the burden should be shared among the
parents, alumni, private sector employers,
philanthropic institutions, individuals,
communities and external donors.
In order to achieve the desired goals, Dr. Ishrat
Husain took some concrete steps to stimulate the
process because at that stage the Alumni
department was virtually non-existent and even
the University Advancement Office was inactive.
He hired competent and far-sighted people from
the market and made them partners in IBA's
At this stage, Higher Education
Financial Aid Development
programme (a USAID funded
provided technical assistance to
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IBA in both
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financial aid and fund raising. IBA developed an
ambitious five-year plan (2009-14) with the
fundraising target of Rs. 4.7 billion. It focused
primarily on Scholarships, Career Development,
Fundraising and Alumni Relations. Seven types
of funding heads were created, including Physical
Infrastructure and Development Fund, IT
Infrastructure, Faculty Development, Endowed
Chairs, General Endowment, Scholarship Fund,
Alumni Fund (Online).
created. A number of Alumni Chapters have been
created in other parts of the world including UK,
Canada, Dubai apart from Lahore and Islamabad.
Another Chapter in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
will be launched shortly. The department
launched an Alumni e-Newsletter which is now
being issued every quarter.
The Alumni Centre is being created at the main
campus which would incur an estimated cost of
around Rs. 2 million. IBA has decided that this
Centre will be completely sponsored by the
Alumni. The Institute is investing heavily in
physical infrastructure development, at both
campuses, and funds raised have now reached
Rs. 2,890 million.
The Alumni database has been revamped. Alumni
department involved IBA's students/interns to
get in touch with Alumni with whom it had lost
contact through social networking, emails and
phone calls etc. In order to engage the Alumni
working outside Pakistan, Alumni Chapters were
Teacher Training Workshop at DG Khan
The English Language
Teaching Reforms (ELTR)
project of the Higher
Education Commission
recently organized a onemonth training workshop for
t h e E LT f a c u l t y o f t h e
universities and colleges of
Dera Ghazi Khan.
The workshop, held at the
campus of University of
Education, aimed to enhance
competence of participants in
ELT and to update them about
methodology, management
and practical teaching skills, to
reflect on their own
approaches to teaching, to
become more aware of what
they and others do in the
classroom and to share ideas,
problems, methods and
techniques with peers from
other parts of the country.
A detailed discussion was also
held on the issues concerning
textbook evaluation and
principles of textbook
evaluation.
Dr. Faiz ul Hassan, Vice
Chancellor, University of
Education also joined the
workshop and observed
different activities. He
stressed on the importance of
such training workshops. He
directed the faculty members
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of English department to
cooperate with participants
and make their stay at DG
Khan comfortable.
Dr. Maqbool Gillani, Principal,
University of Education,
Multan Campus was the chief
guest in the certificate
distribution ceremony. Dr.
Amin ud Din, Principal of
University's DG Khan
Campus was also present on
the occasion.
Commission Events
Seminar on Testing and Evaluation
in English Language
The English Language
Teaching Reforms project
(ELTR) of HEC, under its
Phase-II, sponsored a one-day
seminar on “Testing and
Evaluation in English
Language” at Government
College University, Faisalabad
recently. Dr. Zakir Hussain,
Vice Chancellor, GCU was the
chief guest.
The seminar aimed at creating
awareness of the concepts,
principles and concerns of
language testing and
evaluation among the
fraternity of English teachers
of GCUF and affiliated
colleges.
Dr. Muhammad Shahbaz Arif,
Dean, Faculty of Management
and Administrative Sciences
was the resource person.
number of other techniques
which can be useful for the
both students and teachers.
He explained in detail the
basic concepts and theories
underlying testing and
evaluation.
He gave an
exhaustive account of the
different aspects of the topic
and urged the participants to
incorporate them into their
teaching methodology. He
said the validity and reliability
of testing depends on
following the standard steps
and procedures.
He conducted various
activities to show how these
assessment schemes can be
implemented in the
classrooms. Interactive and
integrated approaches to the
teaching of English Language
also came under spotlight
during the Seminar.
Dr. Arif asked the teachers to
r e f r a i n f r o m s u b j e c t i ve
evaluation and testing and
resort to standard techniques.
He discussed different formats
of testing individually and
brought to light their salient
features and relevance in
different contexts. He focused
on guided writing, note
taking, punctuation and a
Dr. Zakir Hussain, Vice
Chancellor, GC University,
Faisalabad lauded the
organizers for making the
seminar such a wonderful
success. Ms. Rubina Mustafa,
P r o j e c t M a n a g e r, E LT R
appreciated the University
management for supporting
reforms in the English
language teaching.
Strategic Management Workshop for
HoDs of AJK University
A Strategic Management Workshop for Heads of
different Departments of Azad Jammu and
Kashmir University, Muzaffarabad was recently
organized by HEC under its Modern University
Governance Programme for University
Management.
to strategic planning at AJ&K and strategies for
overcoming these barriers.
The participants shared mission statements and
goals with the resource person and designed
strategic action plans for departments taking into
consideration the barriers to overcome.
Dr. Syed Tahir Hijazi, former Vice Chancellor,
University of Central Punjab, was the resource
person. The purpose of the workshop was to
equip participants with basic principles,
processes involved in strategic planning, barriers
Addressing the concluding ceremony, Dr. Habib
ur Rehman, Vice Chancellor, AJK University
appreciated HEC’s programmes and initiatives
for improving universities’ governance.
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Commission Events
The Quality Enhancement Cell
(QEC), Abdul Wali Khan
University, Mardan recently
organized a one-day
workshop on Implementation
of Plagiarism Policy.
Mr. Shah Husain Awan,
Deputy Director, QEC and Dr.
Zahoor Jan, Focal Person for
detecting plagiarism at the
University gave a detailed and
comprehensive presentation
on plagiarism policy at
institution level. A detailed
session on the use of Turnitin
was also held. Dr. Said Khan
Khalil, Director QEC, who also
Workshop on Plagiarism Policy at
Abdul Wali Khan University
chaired the session, delivered
a comprehensive address
about the policy. He referred
to the functions of QEC
including implementation of
Plagiarism Policy.
standards of quality through
implementation of Plagiarism
Policy. With the launch of this
policy, our research activities
will be carried out according to
international standards.
He stated that QEC is
responsible for promoting
public confidence that the
quality and standards of the
award of degrees are
enhanced and safeguarded.
QEC has to assure the
“We will extend this policy to
each and every faculty and
inshallah I am confident that a
day will come when each
assignment will be passed
through anti-plagiarism
software,” he said.
Establishment of Self Access Centre, Course on Research Methodology
HEC, SBKWU Join Hands to Empower University
and College Teachers of Balochistan
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and
Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University
(SBKWU), Quetta have recently signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the
establishment of Self Access Centre (SAC) under
Phase-II of the English Language Teaching
Reforms (ELTR) Project of HEC. On the same day,
the ELTR project funded one-month course on
“Research Methodology and Skills” concluded.
Centre will facilitate the faculty at SBKWU, and
will serve as a hub for the English faculty of
Balochistan. It will facilitate teacher training,
especially in the Computer Assisted Language
Learning and Internet Mediated Language
Learning. It will also enable the teachers to use
latest tools of computer and internet in language
classrooms and help the teachers and researchers
to update their knowledge about latest trends in
language learning and teaching.
Ms. Ghazala Gola, Provincial Minister of Women
Development and Minorities was the chief guest
of the ceremony. Dr. Sultana Baloch, Vice
Chancellor, SBKWU and Ms. Noor Amna Malik,
Director General, Learning Innovation, HEC
signed the MoU on behalf of their institutions.
An amount of Rs.1.5 million will be released to
the University in three installments to establish
Self Access Centre at its English Department. The
After the MoU signing Ms. Ghazala and Ms.
Malik distributed certificates among the course
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Commission Events
participants. Twenty-six university and college
teachers attended the course, which aimed to
disseminate the latest trends and strategies in
research. The course content included major
research paradigms, data analysis, formulating
and designing hypothesis, writing research
proposal, plagiarism, language of research,
qualitative research, quantitative research,
literature review, data collection tools, and
statistics in research.
Ms. Ghazala Gola appreciated the dedication of
HEC to empower universities in all respects. The
Vice Chancellor also thanked HEC for selecting
SBKWU and expressed confidence in the
University to run this Centre.
Ms. Malik said that incorporating technology in
the regular learning process is imperative and
these centres will accelerate teaching as well as
learning process.
NBEAC Accreditation
Committee Visits Sukkur IBA
The Accreditation Inspection
Committee of HEC’s National
Business Education
Accreditation (NBEAC)
recently visited the Sukkur
Institute of Business
Administration to assess and
evaluate the current standard
of BBA and MBA programmes
offered at the Institute.
The Committee was headed by
Dr. Zafar Iqbal Jadoon, Dean,
University of Central Punjab,
Lahore. Other Committee
Members included Dr. Jan
Mohammad from the
University of Balochistan, Mr.
Zaki Rashdi from Shaheed
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of
Science and Technology,
Karachi and Mr. Iftikhar
Soomro, a representative of
t h e l o c a l i n d u s t r y. M r.
Ahtesham Ali Raja,
Programme Manager, NBEAC
also accompanied the team
during the visit. Sukkur IBA is
the 10th Institution visited by
the evaluators of NBEAC. The
Council has developed the
quality criteria for process of
accreditation for
undergraduate and graduate
degrees. It is expected that
institutions desiring of and
deserving accreditation will
not only meet but
substantially exceed these
standards.
This will ensure the current
competence of the institutions
to provide adequate level of
teaching/learning processes
and research as well as the
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capability to retain this
competence in future. The core
objectives of the peer-review
process are to assess quality of
a programme against the
factors presented in SelfAssessment Process, to assist
all the potential Business
Schools in identifying those
specific programmes which
meet the NBEAC standards
and other quality indicators
specified from time to time
and to provide guidelines for
upgradation of the existing
programmes.
NBEAC ensures transparent
and neutral external
evaluation and the
accreditation process has been
developed through a
continuous effort of expert
academicians.
Crisp recommendations based
upon the peer-review visits
are shared with the
management of the
Universities/Business Schools.
The Council anticipates
completing the peer-review
e va l u a t i o n v i s i t s o f 2 0
universities by December
2012.
Commission Events
NAEAC Reviews Degree Programmes
of Agriculture College, Sargodha
A team of the National
Agriculture Education
Accreditation Council
(NAEAC) recently conducted
a four-day visit of the
University College of
Agriculture, University of
Sargodha for external
evaluation and accreditation
of the agriculture degree
programmes.
The accreditation process was
carried-out based on SelfAssessment Report (SAR) of
the degree programmes as
well as an objective assessment
of the human, physical,
financial resources and
facilities available for the
conduct of degree
p r o g r a m m e s . S i x
Accreditation Inspection
Committees (AICs), one each
for Agronomy, Soil Science,
E n t o m o l o g y, P B G ,
Horticulture and Plant
Pathology were constituted for
this purpose.
The visit commenced with an
overview of the degree
programmes given by HoDs
followed by examination of
record and documents of
course files, review reports,
records of meetings of Board
of Studies and Board of
F a c u l t y, a s s e s s m e n t
instruments, admission and
withdrawal policies,
dropouts, average CGPAs,
average intake, yield index etc.
There was a detailed visit of
the teaching and research
laboratories, availability of
textbooks, journals in the
departmental and main
library, greenhouse and
experimental farms. Besides
interaction with each faculty
member, meetings with the
groups of undergraduate and
graduate students and other
stakeholders including alumni
were organized to obtain their
views about the on-going
degree programmes.
Participatory SWOT Analysis
based on discussions with all
the faculty members as well as
undergraduate and graduate
students was carried-out to
validate the contents of SARs.
The Council ensures
transparent and unbiased
external evaluation based on
participatory accreditation
process by the concerned
experts and shares the findings
and recommendations of AICs
with the stakeholders.
Syed Umer Jan Completes PhD in Pharmacy
Syed Umer Jan, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University of Balochistan
(UoB), Quetta has completed his PhD in Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics). His research topic
was “Fabrication and Evaluation of Various Polymeric Matrices for the Formulation of
Once-A-Day Controlled Release Tablets of Some Aryl-Propionic Acid Analogs”. Dr.
Umer completed his research under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Gul Majid Khan, Dean,
Faculty of Pharmacy, Gomal University, D. I. Khan. He becomes the second scholar who
has been awarded PhD degree in Pharmacy by UoB.
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Commission Events
The final meeting of the
National Curriculum Revision
Committee in Remote Sensing
and Geographic Information
System (GIS) was recently held
at HEC Regional Centre,
Lahore to finalize the draft
curriculum.
Mr. Talat Khurshid, Adviser
(Academics) HEC welcomed
the participants and briefed
them about the earlier meeting
of NCRC. He informed the
participants about the
objectives of the meeting with
a particular focus on revising
the course outlines of BS (fouryear) and MS Programmes so
as to make it compatible with
international standards and
demands as well as ensuring
the uniformity of academic
standard within the country.
Final Meeting of NCRC in
Remote Sensing & GIS
Mr. Raza Chohan, Director,
Regional Centre, Lahore and
Mr. Muhammad Arif, Deputy
Director (Curriculum) HEC
were also present on the
occasion.
After three-day deliberations,
the Committee unanimously
approved the final curriculum
of BS (four-year) and MS
Final Meeting of NCRC in Physiology
The final meeting of the
National Curriculum Revision
Committee in Physiology was
recently held at HEC Regional
Centre, Lahore to finalize the
draft curriculum.
Mr. Muhammad Raza Chohan,
D i r e c t o r, H E C R e g i o n a l
Centre, Lahore welcomed the
participants.
Prof. Talat Khurshed, Adviser
(Academics) HEC welcomed
the members of NCRC
through video link.
He briefed the participants
about the objectives of the
meeting with a particular focus
on revising the course outlines
of BS (four-year) programme
and MS in Physiology to make
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Programmes in Remote
Sensing and GIS.
The Convener of the
Committee thanked all
members of NCRC for sparing
their time and quality
contribution towards
preparation of the final
curriculum.
them compatible with
international standards and
st
demands of the 21 century
and as well as ensuring
uniformity of academic
standards. The Committee
unanimously approved final
draft of the curriculum of the
BS (four-year) and MS in
Physiology degree
programmes.
Malik Arshad Mahmood,
Director (Curriculum) HEC
acknowledged efforts of the
Convener, Secretary and all
members of Committee,
saying it will go a long way in
developing workable, useful
and comprehensive degree
programmes in Physiology.
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Final Meeting of
NCRC in Biomedical Engineering
briefed the participants about
the obligations of HEC for
review and development of
curricula. He said that the
Government is striving hard to
enhance the quality of
education in public/private
sector universities/institutions
by developing curriculum and
making it more compatible
with international standards,
job oriented and in line with
needs of the society.
The meeting of the National
Curriculum Revision
Committee (NCRC) was
recently held at HEC Regional
Centre, Karachi to finalize the
After three-day deliberations,
the Committee finalized
curriculum in Biomedical
Engineering at BE/BS and
scheme of studies for ME/MS.
draft curriculum in the subject
of Biomedical Engineering.
Mr. Muhammad Javed Khan,
Adviser (Academics) HEC
Final Meeting of NCRC in English
The final meeting of the National Curriculum
Revision Committee was held at HEC Regional
Centre Lahore, to finalize the draft curriculum in
the subject of English.
academic standard within the country. After
three-day deliberations, the Committee
unanimously approved the draft curriculum of
the English for BS (four-year) and MPhil/MS
(two-year).
Mr. Muhammad Javed Khan, Adviser
(Academics) HEC briefed the participants on the
objectives of the meeting with a particular focus
on revising the course outlines of BS (four-year)
and MPhil/MS programme to make them
compatible with international standards and
demands as well as ensuring their uniformity of
Malik Arshad Mahmood, Director Curriculum
HEC thanked the Convener, Secretary and all
members of the Committee for sparing their time
and their quality contribution towards
preparation of the final draft curriculum of the
BS-four year and MPhil/MS.
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University News
Department of Polymer Engineering and Technology
Inaugurated at University of the Punjab
A new Department of Polymer
Engineering and Technology
has been established at
University of the Punjab,
Lahore. Dr. Mujahid Kamran,
Vi c e C h a n c e l l o r o f t h e
University recently
inaugurated the Department.
Polymeric materials and their
application have acquired a
respectable place in all aspects
of our daily life. The world
today has much dependence
on plastics and polymers in
extended territories of medical
care, electronic device casings,
packaging and storage, textiles
and foams, liquid and gas
transportation, beds and
baths, furniture, automobiles
and a lot more.
Though the Department of
Polymer Engineering and
Technology was notified in
2004, it remained inactive due
to lack of necessary
infrastructure. Hired from
USA under HEC's Foreign
Faculty Programme, Dr. Tahir
Jamil started working on the
establishment of necessary
infrastructure for polymer and
material research laboratories
and academic programmes.
Through HEC's financial
support and logistical push of
the University, the state-of-theart facility has been
established in Faculty of
Engineering and Technology.
Through HEC's financial support and logistical push of
the University, a state-of-the-art facility has been
established in the Faculty of Engineering and
Technology. About 100 million rupees were spent in
gathering polymer synthesis, characterization,
rheology and processing facilities under one roof.
About 100 million rupees were
spent in gathering polymer
synthesis, characterization,
rheology and processing
facilities under one roof.
Wi t h t h e i n d u s t r y a n d
interuniversity collaboration,
a two year MPhil polymer
technology programme has
been introduced and the first
session 2011-2013 has
successfully started.
The multidiscipline
programme has 34 students
from the field of Chemistry,
Physics, Chemical
Engineering, Metallurgy and
Material Engineering
disciplines. With the extensive
courses and laboratory work
and a thesis, the programme
focuses on all aspects of
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evolving polymer fields from
synthesis and characterization
to engineering and physics.
The Department has been
working on a number of
research projects which are of
interest to industry as well as
researchers.
The Department is looking
forward to advance various
activities and projects like
Society of Polymer and
Material Engineering (SPME),
Polymer Club, BSc Polymer
Engineering, PhD Polymer
Engineering, International
Accreditation of labs, Revenue
generation, Industrial
Research Project as well as
research paper publications on
national and international
high impact journals.
University News
CIIT Holds Pak-China Business Forum 2012
Introducing the academia driven model of
Business cooperation, COMSATS Institute of
Information Technology (CIIT) recently
conducted the Pak-China Business Forum 2012.
CIIT's Office of Research, Innovation and
Commercialization (ORIC) took lead role in
organizing the Forum. Dr. Raheel Qamar was the
Principal Organizer.
Mir Changez Khan Jamali, Federal Minister for
Science and Technology inaugurated the event.
Mr. Akhlaq Ahmad Tarar, Secretary MoST, Mr.
Masood Khan, Pakistan's Ambassador to China
and Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Rector CIIT were also
present on the occasion.
The workshop sessions enabled businessmen,
entrepreneurs and academia to exchange views
about current trends and issues.
Addressing the gathering, the Minister
expressed said that by organizing such an
impressive forum, it is evident that CIIT is no less
than any world-class institution of higher
learning and is committed to commercialize the
technology. Pakistan's Ambassador to China
proposed different business programmes of
mutual interest including establishment of a PakChina Youth Entrepreneurship Forum. Dr. Zaidi
announced the holding of Pak-China Business
Forum on annual basis.
The event was organized in collaboration with
the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan
Science Foundation, National Testing Service,
J i a n g s u N o r m a l U n i v e r s i t y, C a p i t a l
Development Authority, Islamabad Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, Rawalpindi Chamber
of Commerce and Industry and NADRA
Pakistan.
The main objective was to promote academiaindustry collaboration in business and economic
sector for mutual benefit of both the countries.
Major Chinese and Pakistani companies, small
and medium enterprises, entrepreneurs,
universities, and research and development
organizations attended the Forum activities.
The mega event attracted more than 45,000
visitors who enjoyed the exhibition during the
four days. Visitors included people from all
walks of life. Ministers from the COMSATS
member countries also graced the occasion with
their presence who were present in Islamabad for
the 2nd COMSATS Commission meeting. Dr.
Sohail Naqvi, Executive Director, HEC also
visited the Pak-China Business Forum 2012.
The main themes of the Forum were Renewable
Energy Technologies, New Energy Technologies,
Information and Communication Technologies,
Water Conservation, Purification and Sanitation,
Biomedical Materials and a General category.
Dr. Raheel Qamar, Principal Organizer,
presented the Forum's activity report in which it
was highlighted that 25 MoUs were signed
between various national and international
organizations. At the closing ceremony on April
18, 2012 the guest of honour was Mr. Liu Jain,
Chinese Ambassador in Pakistan.
The event included an exhibition of products,
processes, and technological ideas developed by
faculty and students of different universities,
R&D organizations and Chinese companies as
well as thematic workshops.
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University News
KIU Research Projects for Central
Karakuram National Park
For the management of the Central Karakuram National Park CKNP, funds were allocated for research.
KIU faculty submitted research proposals and they were evaluated by SEED scientific committee.
Researchers have started research in 13 projects. The outcome of these projects in various fields will
strengthen management of the Park. Activities of two projects are as under:

Medicinal Use of Barberry Fruit
Barberry is a common shrub that grows as wild plant in CKNP region. It is
found in plains, foothills and alpine regions of CKNP. Local communities
uproot this plant and use its roots for medicinal purposes (relieving pains,
curing ulcers and combating microbial diseases). By uprooting barberry
plants local people disrupt the natural ecosystem. Plant roots hold soil
together and in their absence top soil is washed away by rains. Mountain
ecosystem is fragile in nature and these disruptions have very serious
consequences.
KIU researchers have collected samples of barberry fruit from CKNP
region. These samples will be analyzed and compared with root samples. If
the constituents of barberry roots and fruits are similar (and most probably
they are), then an awareness campaign will be launched to inform local communities not to uproot
barberry plants. They would be encouraged to use fruits instead of roots to derive medical benefits.

Safe Mining Programme
The purpose of the project is to educate miners and workers and local communities about friendly and
health dangerous gemstones, minerals and rocks and application of innovative technologies to control
wastage of valuable gemstones and life safety during mining at high altitude of natural hazard prone
zones of the world.
According to present mining system, miners take inadequate measures of security and controlling of
wastage of gemstones. Therefore, KIU under SEED project initiated Safe Mining Programme to educate
miners with application of modern technologies during exploration and exploitation of gemstones in
CKNP.
The mining, an artery of socio-economic sector of CKNP, demands implementation of innovative
technologies to minimize losses during extracting minerals and rocks and processing for value added
product. The intensive magmatic activity during subduction process since Jurassic period forced
sedimentary deposits , Island arc and reaming fragments of crust and mantle to go through metamorphic
process and magmatic crystallization under favourable conditions for crystallization of gemstones ,
minerals, metallic and non-metallic minerals and economic valuable rocks in CKNP. The important
gemstones Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire, Aquamarine, Tourmaline, Garnet, Fluorite, Parodist, Spinal,
Zircon, Topaz, Berylspar, Corundum, Marganite, Serpentine, Moonstone, Amethyst and metallic and
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University News
non-metallic minerals (Chalcopyrite , Antimony,
Gold, Sulpher, etc.) and economically valuable
colour Marble deposits are considered to be of
international standard are present in CKNP.
A systematic training programme of application
of modern technology was initiated by KIU in
collaboration with Ev-K2-CNR to train miners of
Nagar and Haramosh area to use modern
technology in mining of gemstones and safety
measures during work at high altitude and steep
slopes.
KIU and Ev-K2-CNR team consisting of
Mr. Ashraf Hussian from KIU and Mr. Marco
Barsanti and Mr. Maurizio Gallo from E-K2-CNR
arranged training programme of miners from
Nagar and Haramosh area of CKNP. Lectures
were arranged in Seed office to demonstrate
instruments of safety mining and explain
importance of safety measures during
exploration and exploitation of gemstones.
Moreover, a field trip was also arranged to
demonstrate equipment of safety mining and
safety measures of mining on steep slopes.
KIU Holds Workshops for GB Farmers
Several training workshops were conducted by
the Agriculture and Food Technology
Department, Karakuram International
University (KIU), Gilgit in the Central
Karakuram National Park (CKNP) region.
Farmers were trained in areas like fruit
harvesting, fruit grading, packing, marketing
and fruit processing.
apples according to size. Bigger apples, medium
sized and smaller apples going into separate
boxes, before sending them to market. This
would give farmers better price.
Proper marketing and labeling is essential for
inter-state transportation/marketing and export
of fruit. Farmers were encouraged to organize
proper packing and marketing of fruits on their
own. Taking out middle man can get farmers
better returns.
Farmers in Gilgit-Baltistan still use traditional
farming methods, when it comes to fruit
harvesting. They shake apricot tree vigorously,
all the ripe and unripe fruit comes down to
ground. This causes injury to ripe fruit which
becomes unmarketable.
Each year a substantial amount of fruit goes
waste in Gilgit-Baltistan. For example, 60 per cent
mulberry, 40 per cent apple and 20 per cent cherry
goes waste. Farmers were trained to process
surplus fruit and go for value-added products
like James and juices to earn more for their efforts.
Farmers were encouraged to use solar drying to
dry apricots.
Farmers were advised to use bamboo stick with
hook to gently shake branches and hold a plastics
or cloth sheet underneath to avoid fruit injury.
Farmers were advised not to lump all apples in
one basket. Instead they were asked to grade
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University News
FJWU Awarded Research Grant
for Teacher Education Project
The USAID Teacher Education
Project recently organized a
research grant award
ceremony at Fatima Jinnah
Women University (FJWU),
Rawalpindi to present the
University with the first
installment of the research
grant totaling Rs. 160,095.
The research grant awarded to
the University provides
funding to conduct research
into assessment practices in
the BEd (Hons) Elementary
and Associate Degree in
Education programmes in
colleges and universities in
Punjab.
A total of Rs. 800,475 will be
disbursed over 11 months. Dr.
Mahmood ul Hassan Butt, the
Chief of Party of the USAID
Teacher Education Project
presented the award to Dr.
Samina Amin Qadir, Vice
Chancellor, FJWU.
The decision to award the
research grant was made
following a rigorous review
process conducted by the
Research Evaluation and
Advisory Committee (REAC),
led by the Higher Education
Commission (HEC).
R E A C c o m p r i s e s
representatives from HEC and
experienced education
researchers working in
Pakistan.
Approximately 20 research
grants will be awarded by the
USAID Teacher Education
Project to promote research on
teacher education in Pakistan
a n d s u p p o r t t h e
implementation of the twoyear Associate Degree in
Education (ADE) and fouryear BEd (Hons) degrees
programmes across the
country.
The USAID Teacher Education
Project is a five-year $75
million initiative which is
assisting the Government of
Pakistan to improve the
quality of basic education
through better-prepared
teachers.
The project works closely with
HEC, provincial and regional
Departments of Education and
teacher training institutes
across the country.
NUML Lecturer Bags 2 Gold Medals
Ms. Sana Tariq, a Lecturer in the Faculty of English and also a Lecturer of MPhil courses at
the Department of Advanced Integrated Studies and Research at National University of
Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad has won two Gold Medals in MPhil for her first
position. She obtained an MPhil degree in American Studies with specialization in
American Literature from Area Study Centre, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad. She
received Chancellor’s Gold Medal for first position in her Department, Area Study Centre and a
President’s Gold Medal for first position in the Faculty of Social Sciences (including all departments of
Social Sciences) of the Quaid-i-Azam University (session 2009-10).
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All Pakistan Students’ Project
and Poster Competition
All Pakistan Students’ Project
and Poster Competition
(SPPC-2012) was recently held
at University of Engineering
and Technology, Lahore’s Kala
Shah Kaku Campus. The event
was organized by the
Department of Mechanical
Engineering in collaboration
with the Faulty of Mechanical
Engineering, Ghulam Ishaq
Khan Institute (GIKI). About
200 students from different
Institutes throughout Pakistan
participated in SPPC-2012.
In the Poster Category, GIKI
teams won first and fourth
position, University of
Agriculture, Faisalabad
clinched second while UET
Lahore and KSK campuses
won third and fifth positions,
respectively.
In the project competition,
CIIT won first position, UET
Taxila second, UET Lahore
third and fifth and NUST
fourth position.
IST Workshop on Small Satellite
Platform - Spacecraft Data Processing and Control
was developed for educational
purposes.
The platform provides
wireless interface to data
measured by different sensors
and it also allows controlling
actuators - reaction wheels that provide possibility to
close control loop for position
stabilization in one dimension.
A two-week hands-on
workshop on Small Satellite
Platform - Spacecraft Data
Processing and Control was
recently conducted by Dr.
Paval Paces of Czech Technical
University, Czech Republic at
the Institute of Space
Technology (IST), Islamabad,
in collaboration with the
Higher Education
Commission. The course was
designed for the professionals
and students having keen
interest in exploring the
potentials of Small Satellite
Platform - Spacecraft Data
Processing and Control
techniques in the field of
spacecraft systems, orbital
attitude control systems,
navigation algorithms, data
processing, space
environment and electronics.
The main purpose of the
course was to provide handson experience to the
participants with Small
Satellite Platform (SSP) which
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processed data provided by
platform sensors and used
their outputs to design control
algorithms of various types of
devices such as reaction wheel
and for the whole platform.
The workshop enhanced
capability of students in the
field of space system design,
data processing and provided
opportunity to directly see
influence of different settings
on the spacecraft performance.
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National Conference on Eastern Medicine at IUB
The first-ever national conference on Scope and
Development of Eastern Medicine, organized by
the University College of Conventional Medicine
(UCCM) in collaboration with HEC was held at
Islamia University, Bahawalpur. Engr. Mian
Muhammad Baleegh ur Rehman, Adviser to
Chief Minister, Punjab inaugurated the two-day
event. Medical practitioners, Eastern Medicine
experts and manufacturers, and students from all
over the country attended the event.
The Vice Chancellor said that the land of
Cholistan has been blessed by nature with a
number of qualities including the abundance of
such medicinal plants which are used in
production of traditional medicines and
treatment of some fatal diseases is concealed in
these plants.
“The Islamia University of Bahawalpur will soon
embark on such research products which will
enable UCCM to manufacture traditional
medicines and after getting the approval of Food
and Drug Authority, the University will not only
be able to meet the expenses through the sale of
these products but it will also reduce the deficit of
university budget to a great extent.” He
announced setting up of a herbarium to facilitate
the faculty and students.
Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, Federal Minister for
Professional and Technical Training was the chief
guest in the concluding ceremony. Speaking at
the occasion, he was hopeful that the conference
will compile recommendations to include the
services of Eastern Medicine in the public health
sector by keeping intact its exclusive identity .
Dr. Farzana Perveen Publishes 2nd Book as Editor
D r. F a r z a n a Pe r v e e n ,
Chairperson, Department of
Zoology, Hazara University,
Mansehra has published her
second book “Insecticide-Pest
Engineering” as Editor. She
has also written a chapter in it.
The subject matter in this book
will attract the reader's
concern to support rational
decisions regarding the use of
pesticides.
The book consists of 24
chapters divided into four
sections.
Dr. Parveen has written 22
books as author and more than
55 articles in reputable
international journals with
impact factor.
The chapters have been
written by authors from
universities all over the world.
Speaking at the launch
ceremony of the book, Dr.
Syed Sakhawat Shah, Vice
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Chancellor, Hazara University
appreciated Dr. Parveen for
her achievement, adding that
this book is a source of
international recognition of
Hazara University.
University News
LUMS Scholar Wins Award at POMS Conference
Mr. Muhammad Shakeel Sadiq Jajja, a PhD
scholar in Management at Suleman Dawood
School of Business, LUMS has won the Emerging
Economies Doctoral Student Award 2012 for the
Asia Pacific region at the 23rd Annual Production
and Operations Management Society (POMS)
Conference recently held in Chicago.
Mr. Jajja is specializing in the area of supply chain
and innovation management under the
supervision of Dr. Syed Zahoor Hassan and Dr.
Shaukat Ali Brah.
He presented his research paper, co-authored by
Dr. Brah and Dr. Hassan, at the conference. In
addition, Mr. Jajja chaired a session on supply
chain strategy in the track on supply chain
management at the conference.
Mr. Shakeel Jajja with his PhD supervisor, Dr. Syed
Zahoor Hassan, former Vice Chancellor, LUMS
abstracts/papers and over 1000 registered
attendants from over 45 countries. The
conference theme “Socially Responsible
Operations” was developed through 29 tracks.
An award plaque along with the prize money up
to USD 2000 is presented to the winners at the
POMS Annual Conference every year.
The POMS Annual Conference is among the
premium operations management knowledge
disseminating event in the area. This year, the
conference was the largest to date with over 1000
FUUAST Courses on
LTE Technologies, Smart Grid Technology
The Federal Urdu University
of Arts, Science and
Technology, Islamabad and
LTE Technologies, University
of Tennessee, USA, recently
h e l d a c o u r s e o n LT E
Essentials 4 t h generation
Wireless Communications and
a workshop on Smart Grid
Te c h n o l o g y a t F U U A S T
campus recently.
The five-day course in LTE
Technologies was attended by
teachers, researchers,
professionals and students.
Dr. Yaqub Raziq, a professor at
the University of Tennessee
was the resource person who
provided an in-depth
knowledge of LTE
Te c h n o l o g i e s t o t h e
participants. Similarly, a fiveday workshop on Smart Grid
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Te c h n o l o g y w a s a l s o
organized, which was
attended by faculty members,
researchers, telecom
professionals and students.
Dr. Yaqub Raziq conducted
this activity too.
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Nestlé, UAF to
Collaborate for
Agri/Livestock
Research
The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) and
Nestlé Pakistan will enhance their cooperation in the
areas of agricultural and livestock research, especially
keeping in view the uplift of agrarian and dairy sector
to increase milk, meat production and per acre yield
with highly nutrient foods.
In this regard, a Memorandum of Understanding was
signed by Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor,
UAF and Mr. Ian James Donald, Managing Director,
Nestlé Pakistan Ltd.
Dr. Faqir Muhammad Anjum, Director General,
National Institute of Food Science and Technology and
Syed Yawar Ali, Chairman Nestlé were also present.
Nestlé will also invest in internship and general
scholarships for the UAF students to increase their
skills and equip them with state-of-the-art education.
The Vice Chancellor said that nutrient
food is one of the areas in which country
was lagging behind. “Tangible steps on the
part of farming community and scientists
are required to meet the challenge. Per
animal milk production in the country was
very low as compared to other countries
despite the fact that we were having 50
million livestock animals,” he added.
Mr. Donald urged the University scientists
to give them suggestions to meet the
challenges of food security and nutrient
food across the country to redress the
sufferings of the common man. He
showed commitment of his organization
to step up efforts in this regard.
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women
st
University, Peshawar Holds 1 Convocation
The first convocation of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto
Women University, Peshawar was held recently.
Barrister Syed Masood Kauser, Governor, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa awarded over 230 degrees in various
disciplines and 32 gold medals to students for
distinctive achievements in their respective fields.
The Governor, in his speech, expressed his gratitude
over the splendid performance of the students and
extended his heartiest facilitation to the faculty,
graduating students and their parents. He called for
concerted efforts to promote education in the province
and FATA to face the present day challenges in a
befitting manner.
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In her speech, the Vice Chancellor
presented five-year progress of the
University. Addressing the students, she
said, “Be steadfast, resolute, determined,
loyal to your community and country.”
Annual Sports Day 2012
Annual Sports Day was also celebrated at
S h a h e e d B e n a z i r B h u t t o Wo m e n
University. Syed Aqil Shah, Minister of
Sports was the chief guest. Certificates and
prizes were distributed among 270 prize
winners in the 3rd Inter-Colleges games
which were organized by the University.
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UoP’s Material Research Laboratory: A Successful Initiative
The establishment of Materials Research
Laboratory (MRL) at the University of Peshawar
with the financial support of the HEC is an effort
to train students and scholars in the optimization
of utilization of local mineral resources and
designing of new compositions and processes to
tailor their properties in accordance with the
desired applications.
their human and natural resources which needs
dedicated institutions.
Scholars at MRL are working on designing of
compositions and processes for materials used in
telecommunication, electro caloric and solar cells
applications.
The research activities at MRL are focused on the
development of materials for highly-technical
applications, characterization, designing,
processing and testing of material made from
local minerals and imported chemicals. MRL is
being used by researchers coming from various
parts of the country. In spite of its infancy, MRL
has been producing quality literature.
The significance of materials can be estimated
from the fact that various eras marking the
developmental stages of human history such as
Stone Age, Bronze Age, etc. are defined in terms
of the materials used or developed during those
periods. Even today, only those nations are
considered developed who can optimally utilize
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4 National Wheat Conference & Kisan Mela
at University of Sargodha
Renowned scientist Dr. Samar Mubarakmand
recently inaugurated the 4th National Wheat
Conference and Kisan Mela Agriculture College,
University of Sargodha. Lt. General (R) Faiz Jilani
Malik and Maj. General Imtiaz Hussain Sherazi
were the guests of honour.
He said that a heavy amount of coal gas was
being produced in Thar desert that could be used
to produce cheap electricity, diesel and even
petrol for our home consumption. “This idea is
not a new one; already South Africa has done it
successfully and boosted up its economy from its
mineral reserves,” he added.
Dr. Mubarakmand also inaugurated a Hi-Tech
laboratory and an agricultural exhibition at the
Agriculture College. Speaking at the occasion,
Dr. Mubarakmand stressed that Pakistan should
utilize its natural resources and reserves of coal,
natural gas, gold and copper to overcome the
prevailing energy and electricity crisis.
He suggested the agricultural scientists that “we
should not only increase our agricultural yields,
but also develop the agriculture sector as an
industry.” He praised the University of Sargodha
for providing an exemplary educational
environment.
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Dr. Muhammad Akram Chaudhary, Vice
Chancellor, University of Sargodha said that UoS
teachers will follow the footsteps of
Dr. Mubarakmand to evolve new high yielding
crop varieties and disease-free citrus nurseries.
He welcomed the cluster of agricultural scientists
from all over the country to share their research
with UoS agricultural scientists. Lt. General (R)
Faiz Jillani Malik, Maj. Gen. Imtiaz Hussain
Sherazi, Dr. Muhammad Afzal, Dean, Faculty of
Agriculture, and Dr. Ijaz Rasool Noorka,
Secretary General, Pakistan Agricultural Scientist
Society (PASS) also addressed the conference.
Seminar on Palm Oil Refining Competency
Pakistan Edible Oil Refiners
Association (PEORA) and
Malaysian Palm Oil Board
(MPOB) jointly organized a
one-day Seminar on “Palm Oil
Refining Competency” in
Karachi. Vice-Admiral
Muhammad Shafi, Chairman,
Port Qasim was the chief guest.
Dato Ahmad Anwar Bin
Adnan, High Commissioner of
Malaysia in Pakistan also
graced the occasion. The
Seminar was attended by a
large number of distinguished
guests from the Palm Oil
Refining Industry and Ghee
Industry of Pakistan.
Mr. Rasheed Jan Mohammed,
Vice Chairman PEORA, in his
presentation, pointed out the
obstacles in the way of smooth
and viable operation of
refineries in Pakistan and
informed the participants that
the pertinent areas are
anomaly in duty structure,
issuance of timely quota of
CPO export from Malaysia
and uninterrupted supply of
Crude Palm Oil to Pakistan.
Other papers were presented
by Dr. Tufail Sherazi from the
Dr. Tufail Sherazi emphasized that measures should
be taken to make the Palm Oil Refining Industry
more viable in Pakistan as this sector can play a vital
role in saving considerable valuable foreign
exchange for the country.
National Centre of Excellence
in Analytical Chemistry,
University of Sindh, Jamshoro
on “Quality Aspects of Palm
Oil Refining”, Dr. Ahmad
Khushairi Din, Deputy
Director General (R&D)
MPOB on “An Update on
Malaysian Palm Oil Industry”,
Mr. Mokmin Bahari, Head of
Unit Food Safety and Code of
Practices, MPPOB on “Palm
Oil Refining” and Mr. Farius
Hidzir, Regional Manager,
MPOB, Karachi on “Crude
Palm Oil Supply”.
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Dr. Sherazi discussed the
quality issues in detail
associated with processing,
storage, loading and
transportation of crude as well
as refined palm oil.
He emphasized that certain
measures should be taken to
make the Palm Oil Refining
Industry more viable in
Pakistan as this sector can play
a vital role in saving
considerable valuable foreign
exchange for the country.
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577 Veterinary Officers
Complete Training at UVAS
As many as 577 Veterinary
Officers of Punjab have
completed capacity building
training organized by the
University of Veterinary and
Animal Sciences (UVAS) in
collaboration with the Punjab
Livestock and Dairy
Development Department.
The purpose of the monthlong training entitled
“Capacity building of
livestock dairy development
department officers for the
establishment of advisory
services” was to enhance their
capability and polish
innovative skills to contribute
to the livestock services across
the province.
Mr. Hamid Yaqoob Sheikh,
Secretary, Punjab Livestock
and Dairy and Development
was the chief guest in the
certificate distribution
ceremony. He said that
poverty alleviation in the
country was dependent on
development of livestock
sector to a great extent.
“The livestock sector has the
potential to grow and we have
to exploit it to the maximum
for uplift of the people. And
UVAS has to play a pivotal role
by conducting such trainings.”
Dr. Talat Naseer Pasha, Vice
Chancellor, UVAS assured
that the University would
provide all out technical
support and training to uplift
the livestock sector and open
all available facilities for
livestock officers.
Competition of Retrofitting Seismically Essential
Structures at NED University
Pakistan-US Cooperative Programme in the
Earthquake-related Research funded a research
project in the aftermath of 2005 earthquake. The
NED University of Engineering and Technology
Pakistan, and GeoHazards International (GHI), a
California based non-profit organization
collaborated for this project.
improved understanding of the masonry infill
behaviour in the analysis and design of
reinforced concrete (RC) structures and to
develop retrofit solutions appropriate for the
Pakistani context.
The focus of the project was to improve Pakistan's
capacity for reducing earthquake risk by
building the capacity of its universities to teach
and conduct research in earthquake engineering
and transfer the knowledge needed to
seismically retrofit essential structures to both
new graduates and practitioners.
It also aimed at strengthening the already
existing academic-industry relations by bringing
them together on a common platform. The
competition was open to individual participation
of invited professionals. Teams comprising
professional engineers participated in the
competition. A consultative workshop was
organized in February 2011 in order to sensitize
the participants. The case-study buildings were
As part of the project activity, a design
competition entitled “Competition of
Retrofitting Seismically Essential Structures
(CORSET)” for seismically retrofitting existing
buildings was announced in January 2011. The
competition was held to transfer and promote
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selected from a group of existing buildings and
the teams were asked to submit the best retrofit
scheme for the building in their professional
judgment. Each team submitted a report with a
conceptual retrofit design plan with explanatory
text and computer models.
May 2012 during a certificate and prize
distribution ceremony. The winning teams
included (Team-1) Mr. Muhammad Anis Bilal,
Mr. Muhammad Ahsan Nadeem, Ms. Sadaf
Fatima, Mr. Adnan Rais Ahmed (Team-2) Ms.
Saima Amir (Team-3) Mr. Moinuddin Khan, Mr.
Raheel Bashir, Mr. Ali Husain Shaukat (Team-4)
Dr. Abdul Qadir Bhatti.
The retrofit solutions were then evaluated by a
jury comprising of members from the NED
University and the US team members. Each team
submitted a report with a conceptual retrofit
design plan with explanatory text and computer
models. The retrofit solutions were then
evaluated by a jury comprising of members from
the NED University and the US team members.
The results of the competition were announced in
The ceremony was attended by faculty members
of the NED University and professional
engineers and HEC representative. Engr. Abul
Kalam, Vice Chancellor, NED University, was the
chief guest. Certificate of participation and cash
prizes were distributed on the occasion.
Seminar at TIAC, QAU
Contribution of Italian Archaeologists
in Pakistan Lauded
steady growth. “While
thinking about the future, we
cannot ignore the past as we
have a rich history of ties
between Mediterranean and
this Part of the world”, he
added.
“Strengthening the economic
and trade links between
Europe and Pakistan is the key
for prosperous future
relation.” This was stated by
Mr. Vincenzo Prati, the Italian
Ambassador to Pakistan while
delivering a lecture on “Issue
of Growth in the Relation
between Europe and
Pakistan”.
The event was organized by
the Taxila Institute of Asian
Civilization (TIAC), Quaid-iAzam University and the
Embassy of Italy with an aim
to acknowledge the efforts and
contribution of Italian
archaeologists in the
promotion of cultural heritage
of Pakistan. A large number of
scholars, social scientists and
students attended the seminar.
He said that the European
Union should come forward
and help Pakistan for its
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The Department of
Archaeology and Museums,
Government of Pakistan, and
the Italian Archaeological
Mission of IsIAO has a
successful story of 50 years of
cooperation. This consists of
visits of the experts of
archaeology and museum,
exchange of publications and
reports and scholarship
programmes.
Dr. Masoom Yasinzai, Vice
Chancellor QAU said that
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since 1955 a number of
a r c h a e o l o g i s t s ,
anthropologists and geophysicists of the Italian
Archaeological Mission
handsomely contributed to the
reconstruction of the history
and culture of the area.
“The Mission is to be credited
as the first foreign mission
authorized to carry out
archaeological activities in
Pa k i s t a n a n d t h e l o n g standing one in the country.
Approximately 400 historical
and archaeological sites have
till now been documented by
the Italians in Pakistan.”
Dr. Luca Maria Olivieri, a
renowned archeologist and
International scholar, also
shared the results of Italian
Archeological activities in
Swat.
Dr. Yasinzai said that TIAC has
also signed an MoU with the
IsIAO Italian Archaeological
Mission aiming at promotion
of academic cooperation
between the two institutes.
Dr. Ashraf Khan, Director,
TIAC presented the Special
Italian Issue of the Journal of
Asian Civilizations to the
Ambassador.
UoG Seminar on Translation Studies
A seminar on Translation Studies was recently
arranged by the newly established Centre for
Languages and Translation Studies at University
of Gujrat. The first session of the seminar was
presided over by Dr. Samina Amin Qadir, Vice
Chancellor, Fatima Jinnah Women University
whereas keynote address was delivered by
Dr. Anwar Ahmed, Chairman, National
Languages Authority. Dr. Syed Noman-ul-Haq
from LUMS also spoke on the occasion.
nations. Dr. Samina expressed the need to
integrate modern subjects like critical discourse
analysis and pragmatics besides other important
development in linguistic into Urdu and national
languages.
The second session was presided over by Prof.
Razi Abedi from Lahore. Dr. Sarmed Hussain
gave a detailed presentation about machine
translation. Dr. Mirza Hamid Baig talked about
different types of translation. Dr. Yasminsaikia
and Dr. Chad Haines from Arizona University of
USA dwelled on the role of translation as dialogic
practice between nations, civilizations and
cultures.
Dr. Nizamuddin, Vice Chancellor, UoG made the
opening remarks. He said that the latest books
were not being translated forthwith. “Translation
can act as a bridge between the nations,” he said.
The third session was presided over by Dr. Anwar
Ahmed. Dr. Saadat Saeed, Dr. Safeer Ahmed
Awan, Dr. Nighat Shakoor and Dr. Najeeb Jamal
made valuable presentations on the subject.
Dr. Anwar Ahmed appreciated the ambience
created at UoG and welcomed the new initiative
of opening so vital a department. Dr. Noman-ulHaq said that the Department will immensely
help in integrating cultures, civilizations and
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List of Approved Research Projects under
National Research Programme for Universities
April 2012
S. No.
Principal
Investigator
University
1
Dr. Tariq Aziz
University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad
2
Dr. Kiramat Khan
COMSATS Institute of
Information Technology,
Islamabad
3
Dr. Amina Zuberi
Quaid-i-Azam University,
Islamabad
4
Dr. Dildar Ahmed
Forman Christian College,
Lahore
5
Dr. Abdul Rehman
University of Sargodha,
Sargodha
6
Dr. Saeed Akhtar
Bahauddin Zakariya
University, Multan
7
Dr. Amer Iqbal
Lahore University of
Management Sciences,
Lahore
8
Dr. Zafar Iqbal
KPK Agricultural
University, Peshawar
9
Dr. Khalid Abbas
University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad
Title of Project
Use of silicon for
amelioration of salinity
stress in Maize: A
sustainable approach
Development and release
of indigenous maize
hybrids for hilly areas of
North-western regions of
Pakistan
Effect of early rearing
environment at hatcheries
on the growth and
development of brain
structure and
hypothalamic-pituitaryinterrenal (HPI) axis of
Mahseer (Tor putitora)
Activity-Guided isolation
of bioactive compounds
from the roots of
medicinal plant Carissa
Opaca
Weed crop interference
and management studies
of some invasive weed
flora in major rabi and
kharif crops of semi-arid
zone of Punjab
Management of mango
industrial waste (mango
seed kernel) for the
production of value-added
food products
Knot/Link Invariants and
Topological Strings
Exploring new bioactive
natural products from the
fungal sources of Pakistan
Molecular markersassisted monitoring of
major carps fishery stocks
throughout Punjab for
genetic enhancement
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Approval
Date
Approved
Cost
(in million)
13-04-2012
1.116
13-04-2012
3.451
02-04-2012
7.922
16-04-2012
1.256
02-04-2012
5.272
04-04-2012
3.088
02-04-2012
0.866
13-04-2012
7.537
13-04-2012
3.252
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S. No.
Principal
Investigator
University
10
Dr. Rashid Masood
National Textile
University, Faisalabad
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Dr. Safeer Ahmed
Quaid-i-Azam University,
Islamabad
Title of Project
Development and
characterization of
multifunctional
polysaccharide based
non-woven wound
dressings
A study of structural
modifications and their
effect on the efficiency of
dye sensitized solar cells
Approval
Date
Approved
Cost
(in Million)
25-04-2012
9.964
13-04-2012
11.603
May2012
1
Dr. Nazar Abbas
Saqib
National University of
Sciences and Technology,
Islamabad
Secure dial (secure voice
and fax communication)
30-05-2012
3.838
2
Dr. Khalida Inayat
Noor
COMSATS Institute of
Information Technology,
Islamabad
Research unit of academic
excellence in geometric
function theory and
applications
30-05-2012
8.728
3
Dr. Nasreen Aslam
Shah
University of Karachi,
Karachi
Socio-economic,
environmental and legal
study of child labour in
Karachi
15-05-2012
3.793
4
Dr. Ahmad Sattar
Khan
University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad
Post-harvest storage life
and quality management
of litchi
17-05-2012
5.894
5
Dr. Moinudding
Ghauri
COMSATS Institute of
Information Technology,
Islamabad
Production of synthesis
gas from biomass in
bubbling fluidized bed
gasifier
30-05-2012
7.532
6
Dr. Amjad Riaz
University of Veterinary
and Animal Sciences,
Lahore
Parthenogenetic activation
and development of
mouse embryos
17-05-2012
9.459
Honour for Isra University’s Faculty Member
f i e l d o f p h a r m a c o l o g y,
toxicology, and herbal drugs’
screening. An HEC approved
PhD supervisor in the field of
Pharmaceutical/Biomedical
Sciences, he has won three
research grants and two international travel
grants, and has 19 publications in highly reputed,
indexed journals.
Dr. Zahid Iqbal, Assistant Professor, Department
of Pharmacology, Isra University, Islamabad has
been selected as Associate Young Scientist of the
Pakistan Academy of Sciences (Karachi Chapter).
Dr. Iqbal completed PhD in 2008 from the
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. He has
eight years of biomedical R&D experience in the
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Grants to Organize Seminars/Conferences
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) sanctioned following grants for organizing seminars and
conferences, during meetings held in May 2012:
Name and Address of the Applicant
Prof. Dr. Javed Ahmed Chattha,
Director, Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering, Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Institute (GIKI), Swabi
Prof. Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad, Professor,
Department of Physics, University of
Malakand, Dir
Dr. Rafiq Muhammad Choudhry,
Associate Professor, School of Civil
and Environmental Engineering,
NUST
Prof. Dr. Masroor Hussain Shah
Bukhari, Professor, Department of
Biomedical Engineering, NED
University, Karachi
Dr. Muhammad Abid, Dean, Faculty
of Mechanical Engineering, GIKI
Prof. Dr. Sarfaraz Khan, Director,
Area Study Centre (Central Asia),
University of Peshawar
Prof. Dr. Saqib Ali, Chairman,
Department of Chemistry, Quaid-iAzam University, Islamabad
Dr. Yasmin Zafar, Chairperson,
Department of Marketing, Institute of
Business Administration, Karachi
Prof. Dr. Etazaz Ahmad, Dean,
Faculty of Social Sciences, QAU
Prof. Dr. Syed Dilnawaz Ahmad
Gardezi, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture
Rawalakot, University of Azad
Jammu and Kashmir
Dr. Shoaib Ahmad Khan, Department
of Computer Engineering, NUST
Dr. Bilal Shams, Assistant Professor,
KUST Institute of Engineering
Sciences, Kohat
Maj. Gen. Ziauddin Najam, Director
General, Institute of Strategic Studies,
Research and Analysis, National
Defence University, Islamabad
Seminar/Conference/
Symposium
International Mechanical
Engineering Convention
Venue
Amount
(Rs.)
20-22.04.2012
220,000
2nd International Workshop
on Materials Modelling and Dir
Simulation 2012
21-24.05.2012
865,000
International Workshop on
Occupational Safety and
Health Training
Islamabad
22-23.05.2012
854,000
1st Pakistan National
Biophysics Symposium
Karachi
01-02.06.2012
652,000
Islamabad
07-08.06.2012
1,002,000
Peshawar
11-16.06.2012
460,000
Islamabad
09-11.07.2012
386,000
Karachi
05-06.05.2012
718,000
Islamabad
27-29.04.2012
1,120,000
Rawalakot
14-16.06.2012
666,000
Rawalpindi
27-28.06.2012
410,000
One Day Workshop on
"Why Use Latex"
Kohat
03.07.2012
National Workshop on
Balochistan
Islamabad
17-18.07.2012
2nd International
Symposium on Frontiers of
Computational Sciences
Selection of Research
Topic, Research Methods
and Writing MPhil/PhD,
Proposals/Dissertation
Symposium on Hydrogen
and Fuel Cells
IBA International
Conference on Marketing
2012
Conference on Emerging
Issues of Social Sciences in
Pakistan
Agriculture and Food
Security Issues in Global
Environmental
Perspectives
ICT COMPPEC and
National C & IT
Symposium
36
Swabi
Conference
Dates
61,000
344,000