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UoE students protest for validation of degrees
Lahore, March 06: A large number of University of Education (UoE) students on Friday
protested against the Punjab University and Higher Education Commission (HEC)
for not recognizing their degrees. Students shouted slogans and held
posters demanding the validation of their degrees. They also observed a two-hour
sit-in in front of the UoE Bank Road Campus. The students also announced that
they would take out a rally towards the Governor's House on Saturday. The
protesting students belonged to the first-batch of the BA/BEd and BSc/BEd
courses, introduced by the UoE two years ago. They were protesting against PU,
as the institution has denied accepting their degrees without a valid reason.
Sidra, a UoE student, said that they have completed the credit hours demanded by
the HEC and PU. "The PU administration is playing with the future of students,"
she said. Another female student said that the PU objection was illogical, "As
they first gave us admission and now they are not recognizing our degrees. The
government should take notice of the issue... we also request the Chancellor
Salmaan Taseer to secure our future," she added. PU's Public Relations
Director Tahir Jamil said the PU is clear in their stance. Jamil said that he
would disclose further information on Saturday. PU's Department of
Education and Research Director Hafiz Iqbal said that it is not
right that UoE is giving two degrees in two years. "Three years are required for
the degrees that UoE is completing in two years," he said. UoE spokesperson
Zabir Saeed said that the issue of non-acceptance of UoE's degree of BA/BEd and
BSc/BEd would be resolved very soon. He said that the UoE has informed HEC and
PU of the true perspective of the issue. The news
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PU IJT activists
Lahore: Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) activists on Friday forced canteens situated
in the Punjab University (PU) New Campus to shut down, claiming that the canteen
owners were selling "substandard items" and had not had their rates approved
from the IJT Food and Price Committee. The IJT shut down a canteen,
inaugurated by the vice chancellor last month at the PU Institution of
Communication Studies (ICS), and instructed the owner to appear before the IJT
nazim and get his rate list approved. An IJT activist alleged that the canteen
owner was intentionally selling food at higher prices, "which the students
cannot afford". He said the IJT would close all those canteens that had not been
approved by the group's food and price committee. A worker at the canteen said
they had received several messages from the IJT, asking them to seek the
approval of the group's nazim, adding that not following though with the
instructions had now resulted in the closure of their canteen. According to past
practices, canteen owners are expected to follow the rules and regulations of
the IJT Food and Price Committee. On a number of occasions, several canteens
found not implementing the committee's rates have been forcefully shut down. The
committee has, is the past, enforced a ban on the sale of imported items. On
that occasion, the group had instructed canteen owners to stock and sell local
items at the university. ICS students condemned the IJT
activists for closing the canteens. A female student said that the
owner of the canteen had been selling food items on reasonable prices and that
the students had no complains against him. She said the department was
"helpless", adding that the university's administration was not strong enough to
act against the group. PU Student Adviser Dr Iftikhar Chaudhry
said the IJT committee was "illegal", adding that IJT activists had no right to
shut down the canteen. He said he would hold an inquiry into the matter and that
action would be taken against any one found guilty. Another PU student said IJT
activists were used to eating without paying for the food and that canteen
owners were helpless to act against them, adding that forcefully closing
canteens at the varsity was "common". PU IJT nazim was not available was his
comments despite repeated attempts to contact him. Daily times
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Seminar at PU
Lahore: The PU History Department, in collaboration with Pakistan Study
Centre, organised a seminar on Afro-American struggle for civil rights in
America. Prof Clarence Lusane from Harvard University was the speaker
who, in his address, surveyed the civil rights movement in details from its
inception to the election of President Obama. He also highlighted the
role of various leaders, political parties, church, judiciary and media for the
abolition of segregation in the American society. According to him, the US
Constitution framed in 1780's was a revolutionary document, as it gave equal
rights to all the citizens. However, it was an irony in relation to the black
Americans, as due to the agreement between north and south states, it sanctioned
slavery. However, church leaders tried to integrate the whites and the
blacks who were in the forefront during the civil rights movement. Prof
Dr S Qalb-i-Abid, Dean PU Faculty of Arts and Humanities, thanked the speaker
and pointed out that the US civil society had proved that they were not racist
by electing president Obama to the highest position in the United States. The news
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IUB fires engineering college principal
Bahawalpur: The Islamia University Bahawalpur (IUB) has terminated the
job contract of acting principal of University College of Engineering and
Technology Jan Muhammad Keerio for his alleged role in on campus violence on Feb
19. The university has also `suspended' 34 students, including 23
engineering students. According to an IUB press release, the action was
taken on the report of an inquiry committee which says Mr Keerio had planned to
damage the university's property. The university also charged Mr Keerio with
masterminding an attempted murder on the vice chancellor and his involvement in
the destruction of artifacts in Khwaja Farid gallery and museum of the
university's Seraiki Department. Mr Keerio used students for his own
interests and also threatened with consequence some candidates selected for the
principal slot. He was also charged with causing a Rs47.18 million loss to the
university. The university spokesman said the suspended students' entry
to campus had been banned. After the completion of the inquiry by committee, the
students found guilty would be rusticated. Scores of
house-job doctors took out a rally on the campus of Quaid-i-Azam Medical
College, Bahawalpur, and blocked city's main Circular Road to press for the
acceptance of their demands. Medical graduates and house doctors applied
for house jobs in the Bahawal Victoria Hospital (BVH). After the submission of
their applications to seek house jobs in the BVH, they took out the rally
demanding increase in the posts of house-job posts in the BVH. The road, which
remained closed for hours, put the traffic out of gear. Dawn
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Punjab matric exams
Lahore: Punjab Boards Committee of Chairman (PBCC) Chairman Mehar Bashir
Ahmed has said that around 900,000 (0.9 million) students will appear in
matriculation annual examination 2010 to be conducted by eight boards of the
province simultaneously from March 13. Addressing a press conference
along with chairmen of other boards of the province at Board of Intermediate
& Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore on Friday, Mehar Bashir Ahmed said
special measures had been taken to monitor 'sensitive' exam centres across the
province this year. He said the process of issuing roll number slips to the
candidates had started. He said to ensure transparency in marking of
papers, the boards would follow syndicate system of marking from this year
adding paper-setters were also given training. "Though the government has banned
publications of guess papers this particular step will help eliminate
guess-paper culture from our society", he said. He said in order to
improve and ensure transparency in examination process, board chairmen had been
given powers of special magistrates. To a question, Mehar Bashir Ahmed,
who is also the chairman of BISE Dera Ghazi Khan, said no exam centre was set up
in DG Khan on directions of Khosa or Laghari families. To another
question, BISE Rawalpindi Chairman Chaudhry Abdul Hafeez confirmed that a
vehicle of Rawalpindi board was under use of Secretary Higher Education
Department Punjab, as being competent authority he could use the
vehicle. Speaking on the occasion, BISE Lahore Chairman Prof Akram
Kashmiri said out of 801 exam centres in Lahore, 26 centres had been declared
'sensitive'. The news
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FPSC CSS exams 2010
Lahore: Around 11,800 candidates have enrolled for the examination
of Central Superior Services (CSS) 2010, which would start from today (Saturday)
and will continue until the end of March. The Federal Public Service Commission
(FPSC) has set up 21 centres for the exams across the country. Candidates
enrolling for the CSS exams are increasing every year because of various
factors. Fahad Butt, a candidate for the exam said that FPSC has
become lenient in marking the exams, particularly the exam of English. He said
the media has also played an important role in highlighting the importance of
the civil service. Daily times
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Vacancies for doctors
Lahore: Punjab government has approved to create 750 additional
vacancies of post graduate (trainee) doctors in teaching hospitals of
the province and finance department has released funds to the tune of Rs 118.125
million for this purpose, said spokesman of the Punjab government on
Friday. It is worth mentioning here the decision has been taken after
publication of a news item about expected brain drain of doctors
in the country as a large number of doctors were being interviewed by a Saudi
delegation against attractive salary package in the City for last six days at a
local hotel. It was disclosed by Punjab Secretary Health Fawad Hasan Fawad
while presiding over a departmental meeting. Special Secretary Health Mohammad
Abdullah Khan Sumbal, Additional Secretary Health (Tech) Dr Mushtaq Ahmed,
Deputy Secretary Budget Sarfraz Ahmed and other officers attended the meeting.
The secretary health told that by creating these posts the scope of post
graduation for the doctors would be enhanced. Besides it will also help to
overcome the shortage of specialist doctors in the public sector hospitals. He
said the PG trainee doctors would also get Rs 22,500 per month as remuneration.
The summary regarding creation of the said seats was moved in the past but
it was kept pending by the Chief Minister Secretariat. The nation
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