IJT expelled activists & Punjab University employees

Expelled IJT activists abduct PU employees
Lahore, Aug 28: A group of more than 15 Islami Jamiat Tulaba (IJT) activists and expelled students kidnapped three employees of the Punjab University (PU) Centre for Excellence in Solid State Physics on Thursday.

The abducted employees included security guard Abdul Qayum, gatekeeper Shahid Mehmood and driver Mohsin Rasool. According to a PU spokesman, the IJT activists took the hostages to Hostel No 4. However, officers of the administration reached the hostel and managed to have the employees released after some time.

Forced entry: The Centre's Director Prof Dr Shahzad Naseem reported to Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran that the department's guards brought a boy Usman Ashraf to him and complained that he had misbehaved when asked to show his identity.

The director said he tried to cool down the angry boy, but Ashraf said he was an expelled student of the university and could go anywhere in the university. He said even the VC could not stop him. According to the director, he asked the boy why he was in the department, but he refused to talk and threatened the director with dire consequences.

The director said Ashraf left the centre, and returned later with other people, and tried to abduct some of the centre's staff. The director said he went outside, and saw Ashraf with four or five other students.

Lesson: He said the activists said they had abducted the employees of the centre "to teach them a lesson".

PU Resident Officer Shahid Gul told Aaj Kal that he and other officials reached Hostel No 4 on receiving information, but the IJT activists released the employees on seeing the officials coming. He said the IJT activists also threatened the centre employees of dire consequences. He said they also returned the guard's kalashnikov after negotiating with the administration.

PU IJT Nazim Qaiser Sharif claimed the activist had gone to the centre to get some information, but the guards misbehaved with him. He alleged the guards also manhandled the activist. Daily times

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IUB's deficit budget
Bahawalpur: The finance and planning committee at its meeting held here on Thursday under the chairmanship of Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Bilal A. Khan approved Islamia University Bahawalpur's deficit budget for the year 2009-10.

According to a press release, the estimated income during the year will be Rs937 million as against the expenditure of Rs1194 million. The deficit of Rs256 million will be met by savings and cuts by good governance, austerity measures and grants from the HEC and the Punjab government.

The major allocation of Rs712 million will be spent on enhancing hostel facilities, foreign faculty hostel, library extension, upgradation of science laboratory, agriculture college, print media laboratory and sports complex.

While Rs540 million will be allocated for six faculties, Rs101 million for sub-campuses of Rahim Yar Khan and Bahawalnagar and Rs232 million for the general administration. The vice-chancellor said the IUB syndicate, which is due to meet in September, would finally approve the budget. Dawn

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PU MA Education exam schedule
Lahore: The PU Examination Department has issued the schedule for submission of admission forms for MA Education (Elementary & Secondary) Part-I and Part-II Annual Examination 2009. The last date for submission of admission forms with single fee is September 10 and the forms with double fee can be submitted till September 17. The MA Education (Elementary & Secondary) Part-I Annual Exam 2009 will commence from October 13 while MA Education (Elementary & Secondary) Part-II Annual Exam 2009 will commence from October 14.

Four PhDs awarded at PU
Lahore: The Punjab University has awarded PhD degrees to four students in different subjects.

Muhammad Alam Saeed s/o Muhammad Saeed has been awarded a PhD degree in the subject of High Energy Physics after the approval of his research thesis entitled "Measurement of Branching Ratios of Decay Modes of Lambdac". He completed his thesis under the supervision of PU Centre for High Energy Physics (CHEP) Director Prof Dr Fazal-e-Aleem while State University New York, USA Physics Department Chairman Prof Dr M S Alam, was his Co-Supervisor.

Arjumand Shah Bano d/o Malik Abdul Aziz has been awarded a PhD degree in the subject of Zoology after the approval of her research thesis entitled "Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Buried Mild Steel Pipes and its Prevention by Bacterial Antibiosis".

Asif Mehmood s/o Ghulam Rabbani has been awarded a PhD degree in the subject of Arabic after the approval of his research thesis entitled "Philosophy of the Rhetorical Brevity in Quranic Ayaat and its Effect on Islamic Laws".

He completed his thesis under the supervision of PU Department of Arabic Chairman Prof Dr Khaliq Dad Malik.

Anees Fatima d/o Syed Wajid Ali Naqvi has been awarded a PhD degree in the subject of Education after the approval of her research thesis entitled "Educational Effects of Linguistic Policy of British India". The news

'Outsiders' beat up GCUF students
Faisalabad: A group of students backed by some outsiders thrashed students of the Government College University Faisalabad on Thursday, forcing the university administration to close information desks meant for admission seekers, it has been learnt.

Sources said students of the Banking and Finance department were present in their department when more than two dozen youngsters, led by Ali Gujjar, tortured them. They said the security staff remained a silent spectator.

During the clash, employees present at help desks ran for cover leaving the desks deserted. Students said the administration was least interested in reining in a group of students which had been given a free hand to terrorise other students.

They said when they approached the vice-chancellor office for help, they were told to go back to the department.

Earlier, on July 14 this group had beaten two students in the presence of security officials. The group also resorted to aerial firing to panic the people, sources said.

They alleged that this group on Jan 13 last also tortured some students and a case was registered against its members with the Gulberg police under sections 148, 149 and 427 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

The group also subjected some students to torture on the campus in December last and the university got registered a case against two dozen people.

Security chief Ashraf said efforts were on to maintain order on the campus, and the administration would act against the miscreants. He said a probe into the issue had been initiated. Dawn

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