FJWU Software Engineering Programme accredited by PEC
PEC recognises FJWU software engineering plan
Rawalpindi, Aug 06: Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) has
accredited 'The Software Engineering Programme' at the Fatima Jinnah Women
University. After getting the accreditation the FJWU has joined the ranks of
highly selected group of elite institution of higher education in Pakistan.This
significant milestone came after the visit of accreditation committee in October
2008, who presented their final recommendations to the board of PEC. The council
approved the status by publishing it in the gazette of Pakistan on April 13th
2009, under registration no. M-302/L-7646. PEC recognition for BSC Software
Engineering graduates of FJWU will be valid for Spring batch 2004 and 2005. The news
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Ata gets prize for building scientific institutions
Islamabad: One of the world's prestigious science prizes for outstanding
contribution towards building scientific institutions has been conferred on Dr
Attaur Rahman, coordinator general of the OIC Committee for Scientific and
Technological Cooperation (Comstech). The Third World Academy of
Sciences (TWAS) communicated their decision on Tuesday. "I have great
pleasure in informing you that you are the winner of the TWAS Regional Prize for
Building Scientific Institutions for the year 2009," stated a letter from Prof
V. Krishnan, the coordinator of the TWAS Regional Office for Central and South
Asia in Bangalore, India. Dawn
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Youth Parliament launches 'Know Your Rights' programme
Islamabad: It is definitely going to be an eventful year for youth as
another Youth Parliament of Pakistan (YPP) with more than 70,000 members from
across the country launched a national level human rights education programme on
Wednesday for young people titled 'Know Your Rights.' In this regard, a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed here with Ministry of Human Rights,
Government of Pakistan. Both Human Rights ministry and Youth Parliament of
Pakistan mutually conceived the project in consultation with Youth Alliance for
Human Rights. Under the leadership of eminent singer and social activist
Abrarul Haq, the Youth Parliament of Pakistan is going to be the largest youth
network to work and deal on youth issues. It has already established offices in
11 districts of the country and by the end of this month 8 more will be
establish in some other districts. Speaking at the signing ceremony,
Federal Minister for Human Rights Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani, said that it was a
milestone step in the history of Pakistan that a project aimed at creating
awareness among young about human rights issues had been launched by government.
"It is a widespread perception that only NGOs take up human rights issues," he
said He said that the present government's policy of democratic
governance and promotion of culture of peace and tolerance in the country would
provide support to the project. "The Human Right Ministry assures maximum
support from the government side." Chairman Youth Parliament of Pakistan
Abrar ul Haq said that four years ago when they started the concept of Youth
Parliament of Pakistan, they faced number of challenges to initiate the project
at national level. "We received huge number of applicants for YPP membership,
but by the grace of Allah almighty we have established YPP, as a branded
organisation for youth of Pakistan," he added. He said that the YPP
adheres to Universal declaration of Human Rights and designs and develops all
its programmes in alignment with this declaration. "In Pakistan, young people
were not given priority in human rights work and this innovative project would
gather attention and support of youth masses from around the country," he said.
"In the pilot phase we will focus all the districts where YPP has its
offices and staff to initiate and manage this project and will replicate in
other districts of the country," he pointed out. Project Coordinator YPP
and Chairman Youth Alliance for Human Rights Rana Bilal Ahmad described the
methodology of the project. Under this MoU, the Youth Alliance for Human Rights
is responsible for translating COMPASS in agreement with Council of Europe in
Urdu and will be responsible for providing HR expertise and technical support to
the project. The news
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President honours young IT expert
Islamabad: President Asif Zardari on Wednesday presented world youngest IT professional Babar Iqbal with a cheque of
Rs 0.5 million. The president appreciated Iqbal for grabbing four world
records in the fields of computer and information technology. He said the
nation had high hopes from the young generation, which had ample potential to
flourish if they were provided with good opportunities. National Assembly
Deputy Speaker Faisal Karim Kundi also attended the function. Daily Times
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Obaidullah awarded PhD degree
Islamabad: Obaidullah has been awarded PhD degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences
from Department of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar. He worked under the
supervision of Prof. Dr. Muhammad Nisar Ahmad. The topic of research was
Phytochemical and Pharmacological Investigations on Aconitum heterophyllum Wall
and Bergenia ciliate Haw. During his research work, he isolated four new
compounds which were found active in Alzheimer's disease and also have potent
anti- microbial properties. The research work was published in journals of
international repute and also presented in academic seminars at national level.
Presently Obaidullah is working as Deputy Drug Controller at Ministry of Health,
Islamabad. The news
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NLA releases two new books
Islamabad: National Language Authority (NLA) on Wednesday released
its two new publications titled 'Public Relations', authored by Zahid Malik, and
'Bergson aur Wajdaniyat' by Dr Qazi Abdul Qadir. Zahid Malik s' book is very
important while credit for Urdu translation of sophisticated articles of great
philosopher, Henri Bergson, goes to Dr Qazi. NLA Chairman Iftikhar Arif said
success in this modern age was merely based on positive development of public
opinion. He said, "This book (Public Relations) will fulfill needs of students
of journalism and help a common reader understand practices of public
relations," he said. As for Dr Qazi's book, he said the author had performed a
tremendous job with high passion and zeal. Daily Times
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