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the nations and great seers of the
world that national progress
depends on education and
training (of the people).”
—Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
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Terrorist attacks on education in world
Pak worst hit,
Nigeria 2nd
Education attacks 88% in Pakistan; worldwide 69%
315 schoolchildren killed in 753 attacks in country
BY ADIL JAVED
LAHORE: Children take interest in books at an exhibition in Expo Centre. Book reading is fast becoming a vanishing habit
in the society. Renowned British educationist May Ellen Chase (1887-1973) said there is no substitute for books in the
life of a child. —Photo by Asif Jutt
LAHORE: More than 753
terrorist attacks were made in
Pakistan killing 315
schoolchildren, teachers and
principals of different schools
besides causing injuries to 400
others between 1970 and 2014,
according to The Educationist
report based on data compiled by
the Global Terrorism Database.
Terror attacks on schools and
colleges around the world have
risen to higher level in 44 years,
according to the researchers at the
University of Maryland. The study
reveals that there is a sharp
increase in attacks since 2004.
Pakistan is the worst hit country
of the world with militants’
deliberate aggression against
educational institutions especially
girls schools. Nigeria is the second
worst hit country. Terrorist
attacks on educational institutions
targeted schools, universities, and
educational buildings at a much
higher rate (88%) than worldwide
(69%) in Pakistan between 1970
and 2014. The attacks were mostly
nonlethal (94%) with use of
explosives (90%) or firebombs
(7%) against primary, middle and
high schools. Mostly the schools
were unoccupied at the time of the
attack however December 16,
2014 attack was altogether
different one. According to the
report the main objective of the
attack was disturbance of the
educational process, particularly
at girls’ schools.
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Invention to Innovation Summit 2015
30 universities, 40 industries display 500 indigenous technologies
STAFF REPORT
NUST for laparoscopy.
Punjab University vice chancellor Dr Mujahid Kamram, Pakistan Science Foundation
Chairman Dr Muhammad Ashraf, University
of Management & Technology Rector Dr
Hassan Sohaib Murad, Institute of Research
Promotion CEO Abid Sherwani, PASTIC National Centre Director General Dr Muhammad Akram Sheikh, ORIC Director Dr Amir
Ijaz, faculty members, research scholars from
various universities and a large number of
students participated in the summit.
Speaking on the occasion Dr Mujahid Kamran said no nation can prosper without creation of new knowledge and for that purpose
more PhD teachers are needed. He said that
no country in the world could prosper without creating new knowledge. PSF Chairman
Dr Muhammad Ashraf said despite grants no
good research work was being done in universities across Pakistan. UMT Rector Dr Hasan
Sohaib Murad said the summit provided a
unique opportunity for the youth of the coun-
try. He said many great ideas of research scholars were wasted due to lack of opportunities.
IRP CEO Abid Sherwani and ORIC Director
Dr Aamir Ajaz also addressed the summit.
Pak-US linkage in social sciences
instrumental: Dr Mukhtar Ahmed
Applied research a must for
Pakistan: Dr Jamil Anwar
Home Economics students
display handicrafts
Truth Always Prevails:
Autobiography of Hashwani
ISLAMABAD: Higher Educational Commission Chairman Prof Dr Mukhtar Ahmed has said the partnership of Pak-US universities in the field of social
Sciences and humanities was instrumental to providing a boost to the waning interest among academics and researchers.
LAHORE: The Lahore Garrison University vice chancellor says applied research is lifeline for the country
and all industry is running on the borrowed technology. “Our education system is divided and going towards further divisions. We are an unfortunate
people of one of the most fortunate resourceful land.
LAHORE: Additional Secretary Education Silwat
Saeed, Principal Prof. Dr. Samia Kalsoom and chief
organizer Dr Farzan Kishwar examined the work of
Textiles & Clothing Department, Home Economics
College during an exhibition titled “Textiles
Marketing and Merchandising”.
DUBAI: Truth Always Prevails, the critically-acclaimed
insightful autobiography of Sadruddin Hashwani, one
of Pakistan’s top businessmen and founder chairman
of the internationally renowned Hashoo Group, was
launched in Dubai in a glittering ceremony attended
by celebrities, politicians and socialites.
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Interview on page 09
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LAHORE: More than 30 universities and 40
industries and private sector organizations
from across Pakistan displayed 500 indigenous technologies at the two-day 4th Invention to Innovation Summit 2015 organised by
Punjab University Office of Research Innovation & Commercialization (ORIC) in collaboration with Institute of Research Promotion
(IRP) and Pakistan Science Foundation
(PSF).
Innovations on the display included Ghulam Ishaq Khan University’s smart homes automation software, industrial dresses and
shoes of University of Sargodha, road engineering products, agricultural social fertilizer
enhancing products, Institute of Agricultural
Sciences’ Aloe vera juice, medical Robert of
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March, 2015
Education is engine of
growth: Dr Shazia Qureshi
PU Law Dean says higher education, advancement in
knowledge acquisition essential ingredients of progress
BY IQRA SHAFIQUE,MUHAMMAD DANIYAL,TEHREEMA
TANVEER,SALMAN SHEIKH & MUHAMMAD WASEEM
LAHORE: Punjab University Law College is
the oldest institute of law, even older than PU
itself, and a large number of law colleges are
affiliated with it. The Educationist spoke to
PULC Dean and Principal Prof Dr Shazia
Qureshi, who said education was the most
important area to focus on for a developing
country like Pakistan. She said education was
the engine for growth in all sectors. "The
education that we provide here is an
amalgamation of modern trends in education
and strong traditions. It is beneficial for the
youth to successfully cope with the fast
evolving social and economic international
environment and get into mainstream.
Countries like Singapore and Malaysia
developed themselves due to their heavy
investment in education, she said. Following
are the excerpts from our discussion with her:
The Educationist: Please tell us about your
family and early life.
Dr Shazia: I belong to a middle class family
based in Rawalpindi. I was born on 26 July in
Rawalpindi. We are two sisters and three
brothers.
The Educationist: How were you in your
academia?
Dr Shazia: Education was my foremost
priority during student life. I studied with
struggle and determination. However, I am an
average student.
The Educationist: Were you interested in
co-curricular and extracurricular activities
besides education?
Dr Shazia: Co-curricular and extracurricular
activities are very important and polish
leadership qualities in you and increase selfconfidence. When I was young I use to play
Badminton, Table Tennis and Squash.
The Educationist: When you were young,
were you serious or naughty?
Dr Shazia: I was neither serious nor a
naughty girl when I was young but I still
remember one of my stupid act. When I was
young I use to tease my elder sister, who was
at that time becoming a doctor, once I also
spoiled her practical notebook by writing
“Masalaywali Chhalli” (Spicy Corn).
The Educationist: Do you take interest in
literature?
Dr Shazia: Yes, “Shahaab Nama” is my
favorite book. I am also impressed by the
Philosophical thoughts of Alama Muhammad
Iqbal.
The Educationist: What is the purpose of
education according to you?
Dr Shazia: Education teaches us the purpose
of our being. It creates awareness but we need
to give attention to our educational
departments. Education doesn’t mean to get
degrees but to enlighten a mind with
knowledge.
The Educationist: How does worsening lawand-order situation impact education in
Pakistan?
Dr Shazia: The worsening law and order
situation and strikes are detrimental to
education. Good faculty tends to avoid cities
and areas where such problems exist. The
politicians and the government must address
this problem and take measures to remove
these impediments.
The Educationist: In Pakistan parents want
their children to become either engineers or
doctors, so how you took interest in Law?
Dr Shazia: After FSc I came to know that I
will be unfit in medical. In our society,
everything is connected with justice. This was
the only thing that used to motivate me that
everybody wants to be a doctor or engineer, so
I thought I should go for Law, which seriously
needs improvement.
The Educationist: Why you opted to become
a law teacher instead of going for law practice?
Dr Shazia: Teaching is the profession of
Prophets. In our society, as a teacher women
can get more respect when compared to other
professions.
The Educationist: Illiteracy is hindering
our nation’s progress. What are its causes and
remedies?
Dr Shazia: Literacy is considered the major
propellant of progress in this century.
Nations have made great strides in the
acquisition of knowledge. Now, only literacy
cannot progress a nation; rather higher
education and advancement in knowledge
acquisition at a fast pace are the essential
ingredients of progress. The remedy requires
paradigm shift in our strategy and
significantly higher budget allocation for
education at all levels i.e. primary, secondary,
tertiary and higher.
The Educationist: What you think about
present political scenario and political
leaders?
Dr Shazia: Politicians must give preference
to the national interest instead of their
personal benefits. Until and unless they start
thinking above their ego and personal
interest, Pakistan cannot progress.
The Educationist: Being the wife of Vice
Chancellor and Principal Law College, how
do you keep balance in your personal and
professional life?
Dr Shazia: As we both are connected to the
teaching profession, so we understand each
other very well. Being in a same profession,
home and college look alike.
The Educationist: What do you do in your
leisure time?
Dr Shazia: We cannot reject that the world
has progressed a lot due to IT. So I keep
myself busy on internet and finding out new
inventions and innovations. I also watch
channels like National Geographic.
The Educationist: In your view, which
relation is the most beautiful?
Dr Shazia: Mother is a beautiful relation
and nobody can replace this relation.
The Educationist: What message you will
give to students?
Dr Shazia: Students must avoid shortcuts
as per an American proverb, “You cannot
cheat nature as it takes revenge”. No matter
how long is your journey to the destination,
but one can cover it with determination and
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struggle. —P
Pak-US linkage vital in social
sciences: Chairman HEC
STAFF REPORT
ISLAMABAD: The university partnerships in
Social Sciences and Humanities between the
higher learning institutions of Pakistan and the
United States are instrumental in providing a
boost to the waning interest among academics
and researchers in these fields. This was stated
by Prof Dr Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman, Higher
Education Commission (HEC) while addressing the Follow-up Workshop for Pakistan-US
University Partnerships in Social Sciences and
Humanities that began here on Wednesday.
These partnerships, a joint initiative of HEC
and the US Embassy in Pakistan, are an ongoing activity since 2012 and aim to establish
long-term relationships between Pakistani educational institutions with those in the United
States in Social Sciences and Humanities.
Under this programme, $1 million grant is
funded by the US government and provided to
American universities to establish a three-year
partnership with a Pakistani university in Social Sciences and Humanities.
During the two-day workshop Dr Mukhtar
Ahmed urged the participants to share their
achievements and learn from each other’s experiences.
The Chairman thanked the US Government,
particularly US Embassy, for their continuous
support for development of Pakistan’s higher
education sector and initiating these partnerships for promoting research.
“Cooperation with Pakistan in higher education is a priority for the United States. USfunded university partnerships between
Pakistani and American universities are enhancing curricula and research quality. In
doing so, they will benefit future generations
moving through the Pakistani higher education
system,” said Thomas Leary, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs at the US Embassy in Islamabad.
All the University Partnerships are for threeyear duration. The projects, which started in
2012, will finish this year. This include partnership between National University of Modern
Languages, Islamabad and University of North
Texas in English Linguistics in Literature, and
English Language Teaching; Quaid-i-Azam
University, Islamabad and Ball State University
in American Studies; Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad and San José State University in Distance Education, Computer Science;
Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi
and University of Texas at Austin in Behavioral
Sciences; Gender Studies, Mass Communications; University of Gujrat and University of
Oklahoma in Mass Communication and Media
Studies; Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, Peshawar and Southern Methodist University in Psychology; Isra University,
Hyderabad and Ball State University in Business Administration; Consortium of Five Pakistani Universities in KPK and the University of
Kentucky in Business Administration. KPK
universities include Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Kohat University of Science and
Technology, University of Peshawar, Bannu
University of Science and Technology, and IMSciences, Peshawar.
Truth Always Prevails: Autobiography
of Sadruddin Hashwani
STAFF REPORT
DUBAI: Truth Always Prevails, the critically-acclaimed insightful autobiography of Sadruddin
Hashwani, one of Pakistan’s top businessmen
and founder-chairman of the internationally
renowned Hashoo Group, was launched in
Dubai in a ceremony attended by celebrities,
politicians and socialites. British Member of
Parliament Sir Tony Baldry, Indian actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, actor Javed Sheikh,
singer Abida Praveen, Pakistan’s former foreign
secretary Riaz Khokhar and Christina Lamb
OBE, Foreign Correspondent of the UK’s Sunday
Times, Ambassador of Pakistan for UAE Asif Ali
Durani and former finance minister Hafeez
Sheikh were among the present on the occasion. Truth Always Prevails is an inspirational
memoir that celebrates the remarkable rags-toriches story of Sadruddin Hashwani, a self-
made entrepreneur. The book describes his journey from sleeping in the back of trucks in the
cold deserts of Baluchistan to owning a vast
portfolio of luxury hotels and numerous other
businesses. Speaking about his book, Hashwani
said, “Through my memoir, I wish to inspire the
younger generation of Pakistan and tell them
that by sheer determination they can challenge
any odds and build a solid future for their country. By investing in their own success and their
future, they can one day give back to their own
brethren – and that is the power of the common
man.”
Allen Lane Publishing Director Udayan Mitra
described the book as an important chronicle of
the life and times of one of the most inspiring
businesspersons in the world today.
The book also chronicles his struggle against
corrupt politicians and uncooperative government officials.
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INVESTIGATION | 03
March, 2015
Libraries need national attention
300 college and 250 school libraries without librarians
LAHORE: There are only
478, 613 books and 117,
448 members in six public
libraries of the provincial
capital city with a very low
attendance of readers –
2500 to 3000 daily – while
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vacant and security
arrangements are defective,
reveals The Educationist investigative report.
The six public libraries are Quaid-e-Azam
Public Library, Government Model Town
Public Library, Dayal Singh Trust Library,
Punjab Public Library, Defence Public Library
Complex and Chugatai Public Library. Only 40
professionals are working in these libraries
many posts are lying vacant.
Libraries and Archives Department Director
General Dr Zaheer Baber said that libraries
should be so attractive to get in the people.
There is an ambiguity about the regulations of
libraries in the country. “Unfortunately in
Pakistan there is no law for libraries while on
the other hand India made a law in 1948,” he
said.
Pakistan Library Association Secretary Dr
Shahid Soroya said there were a total 1233
libraries in Punjab including 172 public
libraries, 685 collages, 26 Public sector
universities and 350 school libraries across the
province. He said several times demands were
made to the government to appoint librarians
on a large number of vacant positions, but to
no avail. Dr Soroya said that recently
Education Minister Rana Mashood issued a
directive in a meeting paying attention towards
the condition of libraries in the province.
Other PLA sources said all public libraries in
Punjab were in bad condition and no one was
taking notice of the deteriorated condition of
book banks. Another source revealed that 300
college and 250 school libraries were running
without librarians.
However, Punjab Libraries DG Dr Zaheer
Baber said out of total1033number of libraries
in the province, 550 were in colleges, 155 in
universities, 171 local government and 160
municipality libraries. Baber was not satisfied
with the budgetary allocations for the libraries
as per his gestures during the discussion. He
said public libraries must be taken care of as
these were nation building. He said education
was key to success.Replying to a query, Baber
said that he had got 1500 libraries registered.
University of Engineering and Technology
Vice Chancellor Dr Fazal Ahmed Khalid
during recent book fair said 21st century is the
country of knowledge and power and Lahore
was a centre of literature as 80 percent book of
the country were published in Lahore.
Book reading is essential for the personal
development in life. No one can gain
knowledge without consulting good books.
Reading habits are lead to a nation on the path
of success. Schools, colleges, universities and
libraries are the hub of knowledge.
Unfortunatelythese are all sectors ignored
continuously by the governments of Pakistan
since 1947. Infrastructure of libraries and
schools had old and deteriorated. On the other
hand public libraries should be building
according to the population of the country.
There was dire need to improve infrastructure
of public libraries, renovation and fumigation
labs to preserve the antique books.
Librarians said that buildings were old and
they needed professional staff as well as
renovation labs. Defense Public librarian said
that hundreds post were vacant of librarian but
government did not take steps.Professional
staff was necessary for the revival of book
reading habits among the masses. New books,
cooperative staff and campaigns were
mandatory to promote quality education
within the country.
In the most developed countries of the world
where literacy rate almost 99 and 100% the
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Reading Room at the British Museum, London, England
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Out of total 1033 number of
libraries in the province, 550 in
colleges, 155 in universities, 171
local government and 160
municipality libraries. Baber was
not satisfied with the budgetary
allocations for the libraries as per
his gestures during the discussion.
He said public libraries must be
taken care of as these were nation
building. He said education was
key to success.Replying to a query,
Baber said that he had got 1500
libraries registered.
reason behind this was to inculcate the
readings among the people. Public libraries
were waiting for the “National Action Plan” on
education. Recently Nepali government took
steps to promote reading habit among the
subjects. In Pakistan never sew a countrywide
campaign on book reading. While on the other
side in developed nation several hundred
libraries for people.
QUAID-E-AZAM PUBLIC LIBRARY:
Library Director General Dr Zaheer Baber said
that library had 50,000 members and 1,
50000 Books. The library was non-lending.
The number of employees is 104. There were
no CCTV cameras which showed the insecurity
of libraries. Professional staff was 10- 12
people. Renovation lab was available to
preserve books.
GOVERNMENT MODEL TOWN PUBLIC
LIBRARY: Chief Librarian Eid Khan said that
there were 50000 books and 10000 members
since 1986. Only 15 employees were running
the library. There were 12 computers but
unfortunately they had no access to HEC. This
library was lending and allowed people to read
their personal books over here. Like others it
had also no website. No CCTV cameras for
security. There were 10 professionals in library.
Seating capacity were 200 at one time. There
were no designed room for renovation and
preservation of books.
DAYAL SINGH TRUST LIBRARY: Chief
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Pak worst hit, Nigeria 2nd
LAHORE: PU teachers Ayoub Faridi (CHEP), Sumbal Islam Ch (Law), Sehrish Naik Ch, Abida Yaseen,
Isbah Zafar, Shazia Toor (ICS) and others rally against IJT torture of IAGS lecturer Nadeem Shad.
Continued from front page
Out of the total attacks, three-quarters’ responsibility was claimed by TTP while 77 percent of
those were carried out by known culprits.
Nearly all of the attacks attributed to TTP (131)
until 2013 were non-lethal.
December 16, 2014 TTP attacked the Army
Public School, Peshawar killing 134 children
and 10 others, while 100 children, teachers and
employees sustained injuries.
March 31, 2013 the principal of a private secondary school was killed and several children,
including his daughter, were injured after an
attack on a school in Karachi.
October 9, 2012 three attacks were carried out
in Charsadda, a government school was blown
up. In Peshawar militants blew up a government primary school. On the same day Malala
Yousafzai was injured in an attack in Swat.
October 4, 2011 gunmen on a motorcycle
opened fire on a schoolteacher in Khuzdar,
Balochistan, killing him on the spot.
September 13, 2011four schoolchildren and
their bus driver were killed in Peshawar during
an attack on their school bus.
December 13, 2010 at least 2 people were
killed and 4 others seriously injured, after a
bomb explosion struck a school bus on Kohut
road in the Bhana Marri area in Peshawar.
September 6, 2010 as many as 19 people
were killed and more than 40 injured in a suicide car bombing in Lakki Marwat. 4 children
were killed in the attack.
27 August 2010 militants blew up a government-run girls middle school in the Sipah area
of Baratehsil.
19 April 2010 as many as 23 people were
killed 40 others injured in two bomb attacks
outside a school-run by police.
3 February 2010 at least 10 people were
killed, including three US soldiers, in a bomb
blast near a school in the north-west region.
Three schoolgirls were among the dead.
20 October 2009 two suicide blasts occured
on the campus of the International Islamic
University, Islamabad killing six students and
staffers, including three women and injuring
more than 29 others . This was the first-ever attack on students in the country since 2001.
4 February 2008 at least 10 people were
killed and 27 others injured when a suicide
bomber hit an armed forces bus carrying students and officials of Army Medical College,
near the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi.
10 December 2007 a suicide attack on the
school bus carrying children injured seven near
Minhas Airbase, Kamra.
16 June 2006 two female teachers and two
children were shot dead in Orakzai Agency.
8 August 2004 at least eight people were
killed and over 40 others injured when two
bombs exploded near the Jamia Binoria
Madressah, Karachi.
5 August 2002 six people were killed and four
injured in attack on a missionary school for foreign students in Murree.
Knowledge is power in modern world: Dr Shahid Munir
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By incorporating IT we will be able to respond to queries immediately and in this way
the examination system will be more helpful.
Q: What measures have you taken to control
cheating during examinations?
SM: Good and bad students are present
everywhere. To control this menace, we have
constituted monitoring teams. University
teachers are also present during examinations. We are also providing them with vehicles and other resources so that they could
visit different examination centres. Those students who are caught using unfair means during examinations appear before a committee
and if they are found guilty they are punished.
Q: Objective evaluation system has been
adopted throughout the world, but in Pakistan subjective evaluation system is still in
use. Are you converting subjective to objective
evaluation system in BA/BSc?
SM: It is not our job to design examination
papers. Well-educated teachers of different
departments, who are expert in their area of
study, prepare examination papers. Examinations are designed to check the abilities of students. First is the test of students’ memory,
second their knowledge and third is how students apply their knowledge and answer the
questions. In BA/BSc examinations all types
of questions are asked including brief questions, MCQs, case studies and subjective
questions.
Q: What is your advice for student?
SM: Give more time to the subject you consider difficult as there is no substitute for hard
work. If you read more than you will be able
to learn more. It’s my wish to see more students in the field of science because Pakistan
needs inventors and innovators. Scientists invent and discover things because Allah has
made formulas of everything in the world and
scientists are exploring Allah’s blessings.
Knowledge is power in this modern world.
LAHORE: (Right to Left) Samaa TV anchorperson Sofia Mirza, Geo News Meray Mutabik anchorperson Shajia Niazi and media students during seminar on “Terrorism and Role of Media” at PU ICS.
LAHORE: Dr Asrar Chisti (PUCAD), Jawad Ahmed (Philosophy), Zubair Ahmed (STC), Zain Noorani
(ICS), Ali Hassan Sonu (ICS) witnessing inter departmental competitions.
LAHORE: A presentation in progress during a consultative workshop on “Gender mainstreaming in
hydropower projects in Pakistan” at PU Institute of Social and Cultural Studies.
LAHORE: Applied Psychology chairperson Dr Rukhsana Kausar, faculty and students after a seminar.
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BNU Bestival 2015 closes with record participation
STAFF REPORT
LAHORE: The fourth annual multicategory competition BNU Bestival’15
organized by the Student Body of
Beaconhouse National University (BNU)
under the aegis of the Directorate of Student
Affairs and External Relations closed on
February 22nd , 2015 at BNU Tarogil
Campus. This year the four-day event
featured 20 sub-competitions including
technopreneurship, video-production, table
tennis, thematic art, stand-up comedy, rapbattle, ramp jewelry, poetry and prose,
photography, individual singing,
instrumental music, journalism, gaming,
futsal, dramatics, fashion design, debates,
battle of the bands, art of motion and armwrestling. The latest categories to be
included in the Bestival this year were the
Plan9 Technopreneurhsip Competition,
Instrumental Music and Rap-battle.
As many as 900 participants from
GCU becomes large
size university
LAHORE: The Government College University, Lahore has become a large size university
as per the Higher Education Commission
(HEC) criteria as its overall student strength
almost doubled in the last three years.
Earlier, the university fell in the category of
medium size universities. The overall student
strength of the university has increased from
6,200 in the year 2011 to 11,557 in the year
2014 due to the increase in postgraduate programmes. Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Khaleequr Rahman said that as many as
27 new postgraduate programmes were initiated by the university in the last three years
which included PhD Computer Sciences, PhD
Applied Physics, PhD Islamic Studies, MPhil
Applied Physics, MS Industrial Psychology,
MSc Physical Education and other postgraduate academic programmes related to forensic
sciences. According to the HEC rules, universities with more than 7,000 students lie in the
category of large size university.
different educational institutions and
student organizations participated in the
Bestival including AIESEC, Care
Foundation, Planeteers, Aitchison College,
UET-Lahore, FCC, FAST-NU, NUST, LGS,
LSE, Beaconhouse School System, UMT,
LUMS, NCA, PIFD, Agriculture University
This month in history
1947 March 3: British viceroy of India lord Mountbatten visits Pakistan.
2003 March 5: A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures
exceed 50°C in the region.
1977 March 7: Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party wins elections.
1957 March 8: President Iskander Mirza lays the foundation-stone of State Bank building in Karachi.
2007 March 9: Musharraf dismisse Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.
2009 March 9 : Militants attack bus with the touring Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.
1949 March 12: Objectives Resolution moved by Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan passes.
1978 March 18: Pakistani former premier Ali Bhutto sentenced to death.
2002 March 21: Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh along with three other suspects charged with murder in
the kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
1956 March 23: Constitution takes on and proclaims Pakistan an Islamic republic. Iskander Mirza of
Republican Party becomes first president.
1940 March 23: the Pakistan Resolution was passed at Lahore.
1956 March 23: the first constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was announced.
1956 March 23: Constitution adopted; Mirza becomes President.
1960 March 23: Foundation of Minar-i-Pakistan is laid.
1985 March 24: Military chief Ziaul Haq resigns from Prime Minister Ship and Mohammad Khan
Junejo become twelfth prime minister.
2008 March 24: Yusuf Raza Gilani is elected as the new Prime Minister.
1969 March 25: Ayub Khan handed his place over to Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan who promised
return to civilian rule. He is the first chief martial law administrator.
1971 March 25: Civil war starts in East Pakistan.
Injustice with democracy in Pakistan
maximum number of people by
llah created this universe
any means.
for human beings and then
According to the constitution of
sent his messengers for
Pakistan, a person should have
guiding and enabling them to live
good character, adequate
on this planet. Allah also
knowledge of Islamic teachings
mentioned the best code of
Amna Saeed
and practices, obligatory duties
conduct of life in the Holy books he
prescribed by Islam, as well as
sent. In these books, of which
Quran is the last and a complete code of life, abstain from major sins and should be
honest. Now the question arises that are we
there are rules and founding principles of
evaluating our leaders on these grounds?
establishing a civilization.
Are we making wise decisions? Or just
Civilization differentiates animals and
blindly following the system of numeric
human beings. It is characterised by urban
success.
development, social stratification, symbolic
We as a nation are just playing role of a
communication and a perceived separation
violent mob which has no direction. We are
from and domination over natural
easily influenced by anyone.
environment. A state depends upon its
It is amazing that we have also given a
leaders/directors and authorities. The
new definition to truth and honesty. Truth,
selection of the best authority leads to the
for us, is what the majority is saying,
best civilization.
irrespective of facts and figures. We have
Ideally, this selection process should be
completely forgotten that our Holy Prophet
based upon wisdom, which is the ability to
(PBUH) was standing alone but he was
think and act using knowledge, experience,
honest. It’s really sad that we have said good
understanding, common sense and insight.
bye to our wisdom and to the teachings of
But in this era, where wisdom is
Islam which is leading us towards
appreciated in almost every field, we are
destruction. We definitely need to correct
only relying on the so-called democracy
ourselves as a nation. As Thomas Paine said,
which is enforced in Pakistan. This
“A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong,
democracy is not a true democracy, in which
gives it a superficial appearance of being
“power is vested in people, who rule either
right”. Let’s take a pledge that we will not do
directly, or through freely elected
what is acceptable, but we will start doing
representatives or in which people use their
what is right.
wisdom to elect their representative”. It is
defined by numbers not by facts, the
(The writer is studying Pharm.D (Doctor
democracy in which truth is based on biased of Pharmacy) and is a member of Youth
and paid views presented by the media and
Parliament, Pakistan standing committee of
a leader is one who gets the support of the
Education and Youth Affairs)
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Faisalabad, NTU – Faisalabad, GIFT,
SICAS, SZABIST, Lahore ALMA, LAS,
UOL, UCP, BZU – Lahore Campus to name
a few. The participants also attended daily
social gatherings featuring Jal – the Band,
Sky Lit-up, Fashion Show and a Drama
Night. The event was supported by Plan 9
Technology Incubator of the Punjab
Information Technology Board, Pak-Suzuki,
Beaconhouse School System, Turkish
Airways, Air One, Pakistan Table Tennis
Federation, Pakistan Arm-wrestling
Federation, The News International and
FM89 radio channel.
Home Economics’
handicrafts display
LAHORE: The Textiles & Clothing Department of Govt College of Home Economics,
Gulberg, organized an exhibition of handicrafts of students of 5th year of their subject
“Textiles Marketing and Merchandising”.
The event was inaugurated by Additional
Secretary Education Silwat Saeed. Principal
Prof Dr Samia Kalsoom and chief organiser
Dr Farzan Kishwar briefed the chief guest
about the work being done in the college.
The displayed items included knitted hand
gloves, gift boxes, Multani Khusa , shirts with
screen-printing, cushions, greeting cards,
hand-clutches with block-printing on them,
T-shirts, key-rings.
As many as 69 girls of Textiles and Clothing
Dept participated in the event. The hall was
beautifully decorated with balloons, banners
and posters. The chief guest Additional Secretary Education, Silwat Saeed, Javed Iqbal
(Cartoonist) and Prof Tariq Sohail appreciated the teachers and students for their work.
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Editor-in-Chief I Shabbir Sarwar
Resident Editor | Ammar Sheikh
Email: editor@educationist.com.pk
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Mismanagement in
exams and cheating
unjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has taken notice of
the mismanagement in Class-V examination and ordered
an immediate investigation. Punjab Examination Commission remained unable to deliver Class-V English question
paper to examination centers in various districts of Punjab.
English paper was postponed until next day after students
waited for the paper for around two hours.
Earlier, PEC delivered the General Science paper instead of
Mathematics question paper, changing altogether the datesheet. Such a mistake in the 21st century is perhaps intolerable
and demands serious action against those responsible. Although
the chief minister has taken notice of the sheer negligence on
part of the PEC, however to date no inquiry report has been
made public. Our examination system is not fit and up-to-date
as per the requirements of the modern era. In fact traditional
examination system is in practice for the last many decades.
This needs to be revamped and overhauled.
Cheating and use of unfair means is another menace in our
society. In the case of objective type exams, this has become even
more crucial. Every year hundreds of candidates are caught redhanded while using unfair means in exams. Many candidates
leave identification marks and even cell phone numbers with
the intention of bribing paper checkers – a practice considered
worst form of post-exam use of unfair means. This is happening in Punjab, KPK, Sindh and Balochistan – all parts of the
country. Recently, Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik
Baloch emphasised on the need of getting rid of cheating in
exams, while terming that all stakeholders would have to play
their due role in this regard. Addressing a seminar in this connection during the provincial government’s anti-cheating drive,
Malik said evils had reached its maximum and now reforms
must begin. He said the incumbent coalition government of the
province was taking concrete and serious steps to improve the
prevailing education system, getting rid of cheating and frustrate the culture of recommendation.
Last year, Sindh police arrested several people after the matriculation board officials caught 119 children in raids in six districts of Larkana, who were cheating in their exams. In Landhi
alone, 50 candidates were caught red ended using unfair means
to attempt their examinations. Moreover, a person impersonating his brother was also arrested from the scene.
Now in this modern era cheaters are adept with technology
and use bluetooth, hands-free and other electronic gadgets
linked to cell phones. The monitoring team must be provided
with proper training to keep a check on use of technology as unfair means. Cheating in exams is the beginning of all evil practices in the life of children and our youth, hence, this
malpractice needs to be stopped at the right time in order to
give them a lesson in the very beginning of their lives. Otherwise
our children and youth would learn a wrong lesson of getting
promotion to higher classes with good grades without hard
work. This is a complete disaster which should be controlled
and checked at all levels without any class distinction. On the
other hand, teachers and examination staff assisting or patronising cheating and bribe culture in exams must be fixed once
and for all by giving them exemplary punishment.
P
Journalism education: challenges
and opportunities
when it comes to imparting
very challenge is an
education in the area of
opportunity in itself
journalism, it becomes a
and vice versa. This is
challenge, given the rapid and
particularly true for
frequent changes that are
contemporary journalism
occurring in journalism in line
whose growth has touched
with the rapid changes in
heights and is assuming
Mian Saifur
socio-economic conditions and
newer dimensions. It is
Rehman
ethos of a society and polity.
because of this mammoth
Apart from being a big challenge, it is
growth of media that journalism is
simultaneously a great opportunity for
now being ranked as the first pillar of
the empowerment of society. Rather,
the state instead of the old, relegated
education in journalism is the
position of the fourth pillar.
opportunity that paves way for allOf course journalism in the
encompassing empowerment of
contemporary world has taken the
position of the top pillars of the state, if individuals - meaning thereby the
empowerment of the students of
not exactly the first position of the
journalism and also of the society as a
state. The reason for this elevation is
whole. Those who view journalism
that journalism has, for all practical
education only in the employment
purposes, become the central modeperspective need to review their
and hub-of communication not only
perception about journalism. It is not
among different communities and
wrong to study journalism for
fraternities living in a particular
becoming a working journalist in the
society, but also among civilizations.
times to come, but it is wrong to index
The fact is that the world stands
the education of journalism as merely a
globalized like one consolidated village
tool to get a money-making job.
due to, inter alia, this spillover effect of
If employment is the sole objective,
journalism. Now the question arises
then preference should be given to
what further directions and nuances
other disciplines and sets of studies
are expected to be born out of this
because whatever opportunities of
phenomenal expansion of media? The
employment, prestige and social status
answer is that the phenomenal growth
journalism offers to the people, it
of media is a challenge as well as an
remains a business of passion and
opportunity. And so is the case with
devotion. Certainly, hardworking and
journalism education. The reality is
committed people are found in all
that journalism and education are
spheres and activities of life, but the
directly proportional to each other
deadlines and challenges that a
rather contingent on each other. So,
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journalist has to face throughout his
career, are far greater in frequency and
number than any other challenging
task. A journalist is always in a state of
war, a war that has to be won through
round-the-clock research and incessant
legwork or fieldwork in the face of
counteractive threats, perils and
influences (read challenges) that have
of late multiplied manifold with the
ever-widening split and schisms in the
fabric of global understanding
(avoiding the words ‘global harmony’
and ‘global unity’ by design since they
still seem to be a remote possibility
despite the rise of an interdependent
world and increased need for peaceful
co-existence).
It is in this context that the literati
and intelligentsia committed to a
unified goal of the entire humanity talk
about global citizenship, which they
think is the sole responsibility of the
media. In plain words, establishing
and then promoting global citizenship
is the prime responsibility of media.
Fulfilling this responsibility is a
daunting task since journalism
education is all about foreseeing all
these currents and undercurrents. It is
also about removing the stumbling
blocks in building a unified
humankind that aims at the
establishment of a world free from
misinterpretations and misconceptions
of sorts.
(The writer is a seasoned journalist
and media academician)
Child Labour a curse for Pakistani society
hildren, the most beautiful and
purest creation of God, when
go out for work, it definitely
leads towards the calamity of the
nation. Wordsworth, the poet of
work at their age of playing and
nature, used children to illustrate the
dreaming. Curse of child labour stems
wholesomeness, simplicity and
AR Sajid
from numerous factors like poverty,
innocence of man in the natural
unemployment, illiteracy, higher population
world. Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was
growth, unavailability of health facilities,
very kind to children and he always loved them
outdated norms, traditions and uneven
very much. He also advised his followers to
distribution of resources and wealth. According
treat children well. Once, a tribal chief who
to World Bank, almost sixty percent of people
visited the Holy Prophet (PBUH), when saw
in Pakistan are living below poverty line.
him kissing the kids, he said that I have ten
Children of poor people are forced to earn
children but I never kissed them. Holy Prophet
bread and butter in order to run their
(PBUH) turned angry and said, “One who has
domestication. Numerous children are being
no pity for others, is himself not pitied by
deprived of their childhood. There are many
Allah”. He also said: "If Allah leaves your heart
international laws to abandon child labour but
barren of love, I cannot help you", (Bukhari).
they’re not being practiced in true spirit.
Unfortunately, in Islamic Republic of Pakistan
According to United Nations International
children are the most deprived and ill treated
Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and
members of society. They are being forced to
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ILO an estimated 168 million children, aged 5
to 17 worldwide, were involved in child labour
in 2013. The problem is even worse in Asian
countries where every 1/10th manpower
consists of children. In Bangladesh, the
number of child labour between the ages of 10
to 14 is 812 million, in India, the number has
crossed 44 million whereas in Pakistan this
number is reported to be around 8 to 10
million. During recent months, there is an
alarming increase in Child Domestic Workers
(CDWs) in Pakistan. Unfortunately most of the
reported cases belong to educated families living
in urban areas. According to 1098 Madadgaar
Helpline, 69,604 cases of child abuse were
reported from 2000 to 2003 out of which 56%
belong to Punjab province. Constitution of
Pakistan strongly protects children’s rights but
lawmakers and national institutions failed to
comply with it. Article 19 of the Convention on
the Rights of the Child states:
States Parties shall take all appropriate
legislative, administrative, social and
educational measures to protect the child from
all forms of physical or mental violence, injury
or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment,
maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual
abuse, while in the care of parent(s), legal
guardian(s) or any other person who has the
care of the child. Overcoming the menace of
child labour is not a difficult task. The only
thing required is political will and commitment
by every citizen of Pakistan. There is the need to
raise awareness among parents regarding
adverse effects of child labour and convincing
them to take care of others’ children like their
own kids. Enhancing punishment for those
responsible of child labour, improving
rehabilitation measures and providing other
viable alternatives for children and their
families can help to eradicate this curse. The
worst part of this sad practice is that these
children mostly remain unable to get education.
(The writer is a PhD scholar)
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Educating the
generations
here is no doubt the education system of
Pakistan is in a bad shape, but a segment of
the society doesn't even have access to the
kind of education available to the rest of the country. As the world marks International Women's
Day, women in our country have been left without
basic education for years and not much is being
done on this front.
Ammar Sheikh
While there are separate schools for girls in Pakistan, number of schools, social dogma, terrorism, negligenceon part
of the government are some of the factors that have made the situation worse for women education. On the one hand, terrorists blow up
girls' schools and colleges and on the other parents refuse to send
their daughters to schools.
According to data compiled by Alif
Ailaan, only 11.9 million girls are enrolled in schools out of the total 25.6
million while 53% of girls between 5 to
16 years of age are out of school. The
report further says that the share of
out-of-school girls is higher across the
country, while the most disparityis seen
in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where 50 per
cent of girls are out of school.
This situation is very concerning as such a large number of the population is being neglected and denied their most basic right. Even the
constitution of Pakistan guarantees the right to education for every
citizen of Pakistan, but women in our country are deprived of this
basic right.
Another report by the Ministry of Education & Training titled
"Country Report of Pakistan Regarding: Accelerating Millennium
Development Goals 2013-15" gives parents' refusal as the top reason
for girls not attending schools followed by the expense of education.
It is also concerning that the major hurdle in educating women is
their own parents. This is particularly challenging because building
schools and hiring teachers are easier than changing the perception of
the people. Bringing change in the society seems to be the only solution to this long standing problem.
Government needs to adopt a pro-active approach by initiating a social change. It is a good sign that the government has itself identified
the hurdles for women education. Similarly, it is also the duty of the
educated class of the country to play their part and help the government to ensure that education is provided to all regardless of gender,
race and religion. There is only one solution for all the ills of the country, and that is through meaningful education of all members of the
society.As Brigham Young famously said, "You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.”
T
The major
hurdle in
educating
women is their
own parents
Improving educational
standard in Pakistan
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midst a lack of
competitors. Our classmeaningful rerooms have been virtually
forms and susuntouched by the technoltained improvement, the
ogy revolution that has
sorry state of affairs at edswept the rest of the world
ucational institutions in
as smart deployment of
Pakistan paints a grim
technology could empower
picture thereby causing
teachers, engage students,
Muhammad
Zaheer Saddique customize learning, and
the country to lag far behind other nations, losing
make schools more efficient.
its edge in the global competition,
However, with policies to take
putting the economy at risk, and
corrective measures for thwarting
consigning the future generations
the aforesaid shortcomings could
to limited opportunities.
rectify the situation, as education
Here are a few shortcomings we
has become an issue that every
should work to eradicate so as to
improve our education system:
accountability
which is crucial
to closing the
achievement gap
is no where insight in schools.
As there are no
country must make a top priority in
consequences for underperforming
order to build the foundations for
schools, the status quo prevails and
future prosperity and quality of life.
broad swaths of students - most of
When we protect kids, provide
belonging to poor families - conbetter schools, and prepare our futinue to slip through the cracks.
ture leaders, we create a better
This is unacceptable for a nation
quality of life for our nation. And
founded on the basis of ideology,
that's the proper job of a governand it’s a recipe for economic dement. We can help teachers put
cline.
The public sector schools and col- down roots, encourage literacy with
our libraries and ensure safe camleges particularly prove to be
puses that are ideal for learning.
chronically failing thus parents
We can lead by bringing our comhave the option to send their chilmunity together to enable teachers,
dren somewhere else, while those
parents and schools to focus on
from lower strata have no other altheir highest goal: helping our chilternative.
dren learn so as to make a positive
Likewise, the country lacks a naimpact and create a better future
tionwide movement to raise stanfor the nation.
dards so that our students are
We have to invest in preschool
better prepared for college or career
programmes, quality childcare and
and can contend with international
early literacy. One of the most effective ways we can improve academic success is preparing children
to learn before they enter school.
We must offers a broad range of
after-school recreational and enrichment programmes to benefit
schools and students, as positive
after-school activities help children
do better in the classrooms and
stay away from crime, drugs and alcohol.
At the government level, we
should patronise schools that show
improvement. We often point to
what's wrong in our schools. We
need to do more to
recognise what's
right. Similarly, parents should be encouraged to be active
in their children’s
education. The degree of a child's success is directly
related to parent involvement. So,
we should encourage parents to get
more involved in their children's
lives. We, at all levels, should support efforts to improve school facilities as a nation’s commitment to
education can be judged by the
quality of its schools.
The only way out we have is to
beat the drum to strengthen public
support for quality public education. We can use our influence with
civic leaders, our fellow elected officials, businesses, community organisations and the media to
ensure that education stays at the
top of the public agenda, to celebrate success and to achieve results
that benefit our students and community. (The writer is an English
teacher)
Education has become an issue that
every country must make a top
priority in order to build the
foundations for future prosperity
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Outdated system
Sir: Our education system is in
tatters and desperately needs an
overhaul. Everything – from
teaching methodology to examinations – is outdated. We are following the system that was given to us
by the British and, it seems that
we want to continue doing that
without trying to upgrade anything.
Teachers also seem uninterested
in innovating their teaching style
and methodology. They teach the
same thing, over and over again,
to every class every year. Experimenting and learning through trying various methods is unheard of
in our country. Some teachers
maintain notes which they read
from to each and every class they
teach and don’t allow their students to explore the subject.
Because of this, students also use
rot learning to pass their exams.
Such practices have made education in the country meaningless
and useless. If we want to progress
we need to upgrade and overhaul
the entire education system from
the ground up. The government
should not be the only one to do
this, every section of the society –
especially those who are education
abroad – should contribute and
devise a new system for our future
generations.
Umar Ashraf, Faisalabad.
Civic education
Sir: Lahore being the second
largest city of the country and a
metropolitan lacks order, especially
on the roads. People of the city,
having access to better education
opportunities than most of Pakistan, do not follow traffic rules.
Everyone tries to get ahead, as if it
was some sort of a race. Even traffic
signals are ignored. This issue
should be taken up by the media
and educational institutions in the
city.
Another similar problem is of
keeping the city clean. People
throw their garbage anywhere and
everywhere, making the city filthy.
People complain about the filth,
but no one is willing to start cleaning or placing a dustbin in their
neighbourhood. Commuters also
throw garbage out of their vehicles
without thinking about the consequence for others. Such issues must
be addressed as a matter of lack of
education. Instead of tackling such
matters individually, educational
institutions should step up and education their students. By doing so,
a big problem will be solved and we
will have better city to live in.
M Ali, Lahore.
Merit vs money
Sir: Every public college and university provides self-supporting programmes in which students pay more
fees that is almost equal to that of private institutions. Teachers pay more attention to these programmes as
they are paid more for these evening classes. Teachers don’t even care about the morning classes in which
students, who get admission based on merit, study. In our public educational institutions, morning students
are left without teachers most of the time, as teachers care more about their financial interest and take only
evening, self-support programmes.
Muneeb Hayat, Narowal.
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March, 2015
WHO
STUDIED
WHAT?
SHAHID KHAN AFRIDI, known as Boom Boom
Afridi, born on 1st of March 1980 at Khyber Agency,
FATA, Pakistan. The full name of Shahid is
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi. He is
known for aggressive batting style. His father
name is Fazal Rehaman and wife’s name Nadia
Afridi. His family comprises four daughters Aqsa,
Ansha and Ajwa. He got early school education
from his native place FATA. According to his father
During the time of education Afridi was most of
the time found of playing cricket with his friends in
parks and street and for this habit the father of
Shahid Afridi had beaten him many a times.
BY MUHAMMAD ITTEFAQ
The sportsperson education always remained focal
interest of Pakistani society as well other countries of
the world. Keeping in view our readers’ interest and
the ongoing mega sports activity Cricket World Cup
2015 The Educationist compiled the data regarding
academic qualifications of eminent sportsperson.
Pakistan Cricket Team
captain MISBAH-UL-HAQ
Khan Niazi born May 28,
1974, Mianwali, Punjab did
his BSc in double Mathematics and Physics and
then did MBA from University Of Management and
Technology Lahore.
Tennis Star SANIA MIRZA
was born in Mumbai, India on the 15th
November, 1986 to Mr. Imran Mirza
and Naseema. Saniya Mirza’s father
Imran was a sports journalist. Saniya
Mirza got her schooling from Nasr
School Khairatabad and passed her
SSC examination with first division securing 63% marks. Saniya was drawn
to the lawn tennis by her father. Sania
Mirza learnt the professional tennis at
Sinnet Tennis Academy in Secunderabad after that she moved to the Ace
Tennis Academy in the United States.
SANA MIR
Pakistan Women
Cricket Team
Captain did
Matric, FSc and
then went
straight to
medical college.
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Born April 19th,
1987 in Nyagan, Siberia, Russia, she attended
high school Keystone National High School, online. She enrolled at the tennis academy at age
nine, and by the time she was seventeen.
Sharapova did not attend college. A friend of
her father watched her practice and after noticing her graceful ability, he recommended she
move to the Sates. There she could receive a
proper education at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis
Acadamy in Florida. Her parents, wanting the
very best for her, left their jobs and packed up
the family, moving them to the United States.
ROGER FEDERER was born August 8, 1981 in
Binningen, near Basel, Switzerland. He is the
son of Swiss national. Federer has both Swiss
and South African citizenships. “I actually
stopped school at 16 so that was a pretty big
risk for me because I didn’t have any ATP
ranking, maybe 800 or something, and in the
juniors I was like 60 or something”. At 16, the
tennis centre changed to the part of Switzerland where they speak both languages. For
the future, they can go in French-speaking
schools and German. “I decided to quit
school at that time, at 16, because I felt like
school was bothering me from my best tennis.” He left school to make a mark in sport,
never has had to look back since then.
Indian cricketer SACHIN
TENDULKAR discontinued his studies due to nonstop
cricket engagements since 1989.
Highest academic engagement for
him has been Shardashram Vidyamandir where he wasn't able to give
10th exams due to India Pakistan
series. Cricket prevented him from
getting more schooling, not education! After high school Tendulkar enrolled at Kirti College, where his
father also taught. The fact that he
decided to go to the school where
his father worked was of no surprise.
MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI
Indian Cricket Team Captain, born July 7, 1981 in
Ranchi, Bihar, zodiac sign
Cancer , nick name Mahi
got early education from
DAV school, Ranchi and
then he went to Gossner
College
AISAM UL HAQ graduated from
University of the Punjab. He has
written a book “Lessons Learnt
from the Tennis Tour with Robert
Davis”, Aisam proudly said that he
is a recipient of Roll of Honour and
a Gold Medal in Tennis from GC University Lahore. “While playing for
GCU, I also won the Inter-Collegiate
Tennis Championship in the year
1997-1998,” he added. He had attended a very few classes at the
Government College University, Lahore as he had always been busy in
training at the university tennis
court or playing tournaments.
Renowned football player MESSI
complete name Lionel Messi was
born, 24 June 1987, in Rosario, Argentina to a working class family. His
father was a factory steel worker, and
his mother a cleaner. My record stood
for 40 years – 85 goals in a year –
and now the best player in the world
has broken it, and I’m delighted for
him. He is an incredible player, gigantic.” He began playing from an early
age, and his talent was soon apparent. However, at the age of 11, Messi
was diagnosed with growth hormone
deficiency (GHD).
WASIM AKRAM
former Pakistani
cricketer and Captain
– now internal
commentator got
education from
Government Islamia
College Civil Lines,
Lahore.
IMRAN KHAN
cricketer
turned politician educated at Aitchison College in Lahore and the
Royal Grammar School
Worcester in England,
where he excelled at
cricket. In 1972 he enrolled in Keble College,
Oxford where he studied
philosophy, politics and
economics and graduated with honors in 1975.
RAMEEZ RAJA earned
MBA degree from University of the Punjab
and now serving as a
regular commentator
in international cricket
matches.
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LAHORE: Punjab University teachers rally against torture on lecturer Nadeem Shad by IJT activists and non-arrest of three nominated
accused at New Campus. Dr Shazia Qureshi, Dr Mehboob Hussain, Dr Abid Ch and others present.
LAHORE: Balochistani students perform traditional dance on Baloch Cultural Day outside
Institute of Education and Research, Punjab University.
LAHORE: Eminent Old Ravian and Industrialist Syed Babar Ali presents shields to alumni to Government College
University, Lahore at the oath-taking ceremony of new executive committee of Old Ravians Union. Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman is also present.
LAHORE: A schoolboy gets trophy for his distinction in inter-school competition. Dr Massarrat Abid and
Col (r) Ikramullah also present.
LAHORE: University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha
inaugurates Sports Complex.
LAHORE: Former Cabinet Minister UK Sayeeda Warsi, PU VC Dr
Mujahid Kamran and Registrar Dr Liquat Ali listen to the national
anthem during Ms Warsi’s special visit to Punjab University.
LAHORE: UET students release a sky lantern on the last day of book fair. Vice Chancellor Dr Fazal
Ahmed Khalid, PRO Rana Tanveer Qasim, faculty and students witness the event.
LAHORE: Government College University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman
presents a shield to a delegation of Beijing Education Commission, China during their visit to GCU.
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100-year celebrations of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity at PU
International conference on Relativistic Astrophysics
STAFF REPORT
LAHORE: A 5-day International Conference
on “Relativistic Astrophysics” to celebrate 100
years of Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity
was organized by Punjab University
Department of Mathematics in collaboration
with Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Abdus
Salam International Centre for Theoretical
Physics, International Mathematical Union
and Pak Land Builders.
Over 200 national and international
researchers participated in the event and 60
research papers were presented. Researchers
from USA, UK, Italy, Japan, Venezuela,
Turkey, China and Switzerland also presented
research papers. Punjab Higher Education
Commission Chairman Dr Nizam Uddin, PU
Vice Chancellor Dr Mujahid Kamran,
Mathematics Department Chairman Dr
Muhammad Sharif, Founder of Relativity
SEMINAR ON ‘TERRORISM
AND ROLE OF MEDIA’
Group in Pakistan Prof Dr Asghar Qadir were
among the galaxy of scholars who participated
in the event.
Punjab Higher Education Commission
Chairman Dr Nizam said the rapid increase in
production of PhDs by Punjab University was
a good omen and other universities should
follow trend.
PU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid
Kamran said the research work and theories of
Einstein paved way for new discoveries and
inventions for understanding the universe. Dr
Muhammad Sharif said the conference was
devoted to celebrate centenary of Einstein’s
theory of general relativity which he developed
in 1915 . He said that Einstein’s view on Quran
was that “Quran is not a book of algebra or
geometry but it is a collection of rules which
guides human beings to the right way, the way
which greatest philosophers are unable to
decline it”.
NEVER TO SCHOOL
No power can defeat
a country where
media, judiciary free:
Sohail Warraich
STAFF REPORT
LAHORE: No power can defeat a country
where judiciary and free are free, Pakistan is
facing the challenge of terrorism with
courage and every part of the society need to
play its due role to counter the extremist
elements, said renowned journalist Sohail
Warraich while addressing a seminar on
“Terrorism and Role of Media” held at
Punjab University (PU) Institute of
Communication Studies’ (ICS).
ICS In-charge Director Dr Noshina Saleem
presided over the event. Dr Ahsan Akhtar
Naz, Dr Waqar Malik, Dr Bushra Rahman,
Shabbir Sarwar, Akram Soomro, Aamir
Mehmood Bajwa, Fahad Mehmood, Shazia
Toor, Samma TV Anchorperson Sofia Mirza
and a large number of students were present
at the event.
Warraich said that Pakistani media had
been playing a positive role in eliminating
terrorism from the country but still
sometimes it sensationalised certain issues.
Warriach said media could only exist if it
establishes and sustains its credibility. Media
without unbiased approach could help
establish a just society, he added.
In response to a question regarding
PEMRA rules, Warriach said media in
Pakistan was maturing and learning from its
past mistakes. He said media was an
important part of a democratic society and
without it no modern-day democracy could
survive. ICS In-charge Director Dr Noshina
Saleem said Sohail Warriach was not only an
excellent journalist but also a teacher, an
analyst and a writer who wrote several books
on various socio-political topics including
terrorism. In the end students participated
in a question and answer session and Sohail
Warraich responded to the critical queries of
media students.
HARRAPPA: Slum children kill leisure time in the ruins of Harrappa, more than 30% children in Pakistan never went to school for even a single
day, according to a study conducted by Alif Ailaan. —Photo by Ali Zain
Knowledge is source of power: Dr Shahid Munir
BY MAIMONA ANEES, BAZLA SARDAR,
KOMAL HUMAYOON, NIDA RAHEEM
here is no substitute for hard work,
students must work hard and acquire
knowledge because knowledge is
power in this modern world, said Punjab
University Controller Examinations Dr
Shahid Munir during an exclusive interview.
Dr Shahid Munir is the Director of Centre for
Coal Technology, Punjab University as well as
Controller Examinations.
Question: Please tell us about your
education and career?
DR SHAHID MUNIR: In 1992 I did BSc
in Chemical Engineering from Punjab
University and I did my MSc Engineering
from Punjab University and was awarded the
gold medal. Later, I did MBA Executive from
Punjab University and PhD from Leads
University, UK.
Before joining Punjab University, I worked
in different private sector chemical
companies. In 2003, I started teaching at the
Punjab University Institute of Chemical
T
Engineering & Technology (ICET) as
Assistant Professor. In 2011, I was promoted
to the post of Professor and also Director of
Centre for Coal Technology. For the last six
months I took responsibility as the
Controller Examinations.
Q: You are heading two different
departments, how do you manage these
responsibilities?
SM: I have been serving as the director of
Centre for Coal Technology for four years. In
my daily routine, I spend two hours in the
centre. Weekly I deliver a lecture at ICET and
also teach students of MPhil programme.
Q: What type of problems do you have to
face on a regular basis?
SM: The most common problem I face is
the excess paperwork and our system needs an
overhaul. Specialised software can speed up
our work and help us work faster in less time.
Q: How many candidates appear in
BA/BSc exams annually, and how many
colleges are affiliated with the university?
SM: Almost 0.5 million candidates appear
in the BA/BSc examinations annually. We are
conducting 360 different exams every year.
As many as 600 colleges are affiliated with
the university, including two medical colleges
- Sheikh Zayed and Fatima Jinnah medical
college. We also conduct exams in Gilgit and
Skardu.
Q: What are the shortcomings in our
examination system and what is needed the
most?
SM: There are several shortcomings which
we need to change. First of all our system is
outdated, for that we need to make use of
latest technology and upgrade our system.
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