PU controversy | PhD faculty members
Another controversy at PU
Lahore, Feb 17: The Punjab University could have
a third-divisioner as the dean of a faculty, because the provincial
Higher Education Department (HED) has proposed the name of a
third-divisioner for appointment as dean of the Faculty of Management
Sciences, in violation of the established practice for high-level
postings in universities. This is in
contrast to the policy of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif as well
as contradictory to the announcements of Punjab Education Minister Mian
Mujtuba Shujaur Rehman and Law Minister Rana Sanaullah, who both – on
assembly floor – had claimed that no third-divisoner would be appointed
at any high-level post in education institutions across the province. According
to details, the PU vice chancellor had sent three professors' names to
the HED to recommend one name for appointment as the dean of Faculty of
Management Sciences. The names were PU Institute of Business
Administration (IBA) Director Muhammad Ihsan Malik, former director of
the Institute of Administrative Sciences (IAS) Prof Dr Zafar Jadoon and
existing IAS Director Dr Nasira Jabeen, who is the wife of Dr Jadoon. The
HED is recommending the CM the name of Dr Jadoon, who secured a third
division in FSc and second divisions in matriculation and graduation. A
senior official at PU, seeking anonymity said that Dr
Zafar Jadoon had been recommended to the HED by the administration on
the basis of seniority. He said that according to rules, the university
can recommend the name of a third-divisioner to the HED, "but the
department has to select the most capable and suitable candidate" after
reviewing the academic history of candidates. "Dr Jadoon's recommendation was on merit because he is one of the most senior professors at the IAS," he said. It
is pertinent to mention here that Dr Zafar Jadoon was also recommended
for the post of the Punjab University vice chancellor by the HED, and a
massive campaign was launched by pro-Jamaat-e-Islami teachers to appoint
Dr Jadoon as vice chancellor. Daily times
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PU result
Lahore: Punjab University Examinations Department has announced the result of LLB,
Part-I, Supplementary Examination 2011. The pass percentage in the exam
remained 35.00 percent.
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Career fair
Lahore: The Placement Office of Punjab University's Institute of Administrative
Sciences (IAS) organised a Career Fair at the institute on Thursday. The
event was aimed at strengthening linkage between the university and
professional organisations to develop the potential human resource.
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KEMU students win prizes
Three students of King Edward Medical University (KEMU) have won prizes in
different categories in Intercollegiate Arts Competition, which was held
in Government College University.
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40 faculty members of 5 universities complete PhD
Lahore: Forty faculty members of 15 selected universities of the country have successfully
completed their PhD studies from reputed foreign institutions on
scholarships provided by the Higher Education Commission (HEC). The
HEC had launched a specific programme in 2004 to strengthen the faculty
of comparatively weak universities and bring them at par with the
developed ones. Ninety-eight full time faculty members were sent to
universities of Austria, France and Germany. A total of 45 teachers
proceeded to France, 42 to Germany and 11 to Austria. The 40 returned
scholars have rejoined their parent organisations. Following scholars
have completed their studies during the last month. Dr. Zafar
Yaqub, lecturer at Department of Management Sciences, Islamia
University, Bahawalpur (IUB), has completed his PhD with distinction
from Universitat Wien, Austria, in Management Sciences. He did his
research on 'The Efficacy of Relational Governance and the
Value-creating Relational Investments in Revenue-enhancement in
Supplier-intermediate Buyer Relationships'. He has six local and 19
international publications. Dr. Naveed Ahmed Shaikh, lecturer at
Department of Economics, Shah Abdul Latif University (SALU), Khairpur,
completed his PhD with a distinction of 'Cum Laude' from the Institute
of Development Research and Development Policy, RUHR-University of
Bochum, Germany, in Social Sciences. He completed his research on 'Trade
Liberalization and Poverty Alleviation in Pakistan (Case Study of Sindh
Province)' and has two international publications. Dr. Faisal
Maqbool Zahid, lecturer at Department of Statistics, University of
Agriculture, Faisalabad, completed his PhD with distinction of 'Magna
cum Laude' from Institute for Statistics Ludwig-Maximilians University,
Munchen, Germany, in Physical Sciences. His research was entitled
'Sprinkage estimation for categorical regression models'. The scholar
has eight international publications to his credit and has also authored
a book entitled 'Regularization and Variable Selection in Categorical
Regression Analysis' in 2011. Dr. Mrs. Farhat Iqbal, lecturer at
Department of Electronics, University of Sargodha, completed her PhD
from the Department of Broadband Communication, Tecnische Universitat,
Graz, Austria, in Satellite Laser Ranging. The title of her research was
'Feasibility Study and Design of a Multi-Kilohertz Satellite Laser
Ranging System'. The scholar published four research papers in
international journals. Dr. Pershotam Khatri, lecturer at
Department of Animal Reproduction at the Sindh Agriculture University
(SAU), Tandojam, completed his PhD with distinction 'Cum Laude' from the
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Justus-Liebig-Universitat Giessen,
Germany, in Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences. He did his research on
'Placental Sulfoconjugated Estrogens in Cattle: Byproducts of
Trophoblast Giant cell differentiation or Substrates of
Pregnancy-Specific Sulfatase'. He has four local and three international
publications. Dr. Basit Niaz, lecturer at Department of
Chemistry, Hazara University , KPK completed his PhD with distinction
'Magna Cum Laude' from Universitat Greifswald, Germany, in Physical
Sciences. The title of his research was 'Synthesis of Novel Biaryl Type
Heterocyclic P, P- and P, N-Ligands'. He has four international
publications to his credit. Dr. Noman Javed, lecturer at
Department of Computer Science, IUB has completed his PhD from
University of Orleans, France in Computer Sciences. His research topic
was 'Meta-Programmed algorithmic skeletons: Implantation, performances
and applications'. The scholar published five international research
papers. Dr. Malik M. Saad Missen, lecturer at Department of
Computer Science, IUB completed his PhD from University of Toulouse,
France in Computer Science. His research title was 'Multidimensional
ranking model for Information retrieval opinion detection in Blogs'. He
has 12 international publications. Dr. Aziz Javed, lecturer at
Department of Business Administration, Gomal University has completed
his PhD from IAE Aix-en-Provence, Paul Cezanne University, France in
Management Sciences. His research was titled 'Effects of performance
appraisal politics on job satisfaction organisational commitments
turnover intention'. He has two international publications. Dr.
Nasir Mahmood, lecturer at Department of Biotechnology and Informatics
at the Balochistan University of Information Technology and Management
Sciences, Quetta completed PhD from INPL Nancy University, France. He
completed his research on 'A case study of different hydrodynamic and
nutritional constraints on Streptomyces used for the production of
antibiotic' and has one local and three international publications. Dr.
Jabbar Khan, lecturer at Gomal Centre of Bio-Chemistry, Gomal
University completed his PhD from Institute of Genetics and Development,
Faculty of Medicine, Rennes University, France in Physical Sciences.
His thesis was titled was 'Relationship between Aurora Kinase C and
Cancer'. He has 10 international publications. Dr. Nadeem
Salamat, lecturer at Mathematics Department, Karakorum International
University, Gilgit-Baltistan, has completed his PhD with a mention of
'Honourable' from University de la Rochelle, France in Physical
Sciences. He completed his thesis on 'Dynamic space relations between
objects for scene analysis'. He has seven international publications. Dr.
Ihsanullah, lecturer at Computer Science Department, University of
Balochistan, Quetta completed his PhD from Universite de Technolgies de
Troyes, France in Computer Sciences. He completed his research on
'Performance management of P2P based ALM infrastructures'. He published
six research papers in international journals.
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200,000 books distributed among Punjab students
Rawalpindi: The Punjab government is distributing dengue fever awareness books in all
schools in the province. Around 200,000 books by the Punjab Textbook
Board have been distributed in the Rawalpindi division to create
awareness among students. The books were free of cost, while
special directives have been issued to teachers to read the book during
the morning assembly to raise awareness among the students about the
dengue fever. These books have not been included in the syllabus yet. EDO
Education Qazi Zahoor Ahmed said that
they had distributed 200,000 dengue fever awareness books in the schools
of Rawalpindi division. The distribution of books would make a big
difference in creating awareness among the public and making the
environment clean. Parents said
that besides distribution of books, the Punjab government should make a
plan to spray against dengue fever to control its virus.
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US to give 100 cattle to UVAS
Lahore: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has agreed to provide 100 exotic cattle
to the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) for research
purpose under the project on "Progressive Control of Foot and Mouth
Disease in Pakistan." This was said by US Department of
Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Animal
Health Advisor Jeffrey J Hamer during a meeting with UVAS-Vice
Chancellor Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha at his office here on Thursday. Jeffrey
J Hamer said initially USDA was funding 25 exotic cattle to UVAS and
along with professional training, bringing master trainer and continuous
programme for farmer and professional, adding that after the fruitful
meeting with academia it was decided to increase the herd of cattle 100
comprising 50 cross jersey and 50 Holstein-Friesian. He also said
the time deadline of the project would be three to five year. He said,
"We are developing emergency response team during natural calamities in
Pakistan and to save the livestock in this regard." UVAS'
faculty deans and directors and USDA senior agriculture specialist Asmat
Raza also attended the meeting. Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha said that
dairy sector was the most attractive for investment due to its value
added products. About US cattle Prof Pasha suggested that Holstein
Friesians were in high demand due to butter fat adding that the herd of
cattle would come from California, Arizona and Peninsula. The news
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Students from over 25 schools attend 2nd SiMUN
Lahore: The 2nd Salamat International Campus for Advanced Studies
(SICAS) Model United Nations (SiMUN) began on Thursday at the
institute's Gulberg campus. Students from more than 25 educational
institutions participated in the opening ceremony of the event,
including young diplomats discoursing ongoing cultural, political and
social issues. The event was aimed at riding the waves of change in
terms of social and economic strata. In the welcome remarks, SICAS
Principal Shehryar Salamat said students were the ambassadors and
representatives of Pakistan. "To show that we are a peace-loving nation,
our goal is to develop leaders of tomorrow by nurturing students of
today," he said. He explained the quintessence of Model United Nations
by referring to the African Union and the Arab Spring as prime examples
of youth collectives. "You should be able to feel what others around you
see. That is when reconciliation is possible," he said. Ashab Shahzad
and Usman Rana Majid, the president and vice president of the SiMUN
Society respectively, also welcomed the delegates and reinforced the
need for the youth to be more active in social concerns and
international affairs. They talked about how diplomacy sometimes takes a
backdrop and why the sole purpose was to reach a concrete solution by
everyone sacrificing a little, before Shahzad officially declared the
event open. Daily times
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QAU, Suparco ink accord for joint research
Islamabad: Pakistan will gain a lot if the knowledge of academia is shared with organisations
like Suparco, said Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) Vice Chancellor Dr.
Masoom Yasinzai. He was speaking at the signing ceremony of a
Memorandum of Understanding between Earth Sciences Department of QAU and
Space and Upper Atmospheric Commission at the Application Research
Centre here on Wednesday. The MoU, signed by Major General (r)
Ahmed Bilal, chairman of the Space and Upper Atmospheric Commission, and
Dr. Masoom Yasinzai, aims at promoting joint research activities of
mutual interest in accordance with mutual needs and objectives and would
determine the areas and subject of such cooperation. The MoU was
signed by Dr. Zulfiqar Ahmad, chairman of the Earth Sciences
Department, QAU, with his PhD students from SUPARCO. Dr. Yasinzai,
addressing the gathering, said that QAU is not only a source of training
graduates, but also creating quality research. The news
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