PU Mycology, Plant Pathology protest
PU Mycology, Plant Pathology students protest against degree recognition
Lahore, May 13: A number of students of the Punjab University Institute of
Mycology and Plant Pathology staging a demonstration on Wednesday protested
against the university administration and the Higher Education Commission for
not considering their degrees equal to the degrees of agriculture
graduates. Dozens of students gathered at New Campus. Carrying placards,
they chanted slogans against the HEC and the PU administration. They told
reporters that they were studying subjects of agriculture in their academic
courses but the HEC and the university did not consider their degrees equal to
agriculture related degrees due to which the graduates of the IM&PP were
facing immense difficulties in getting jobs. Institute of Mycology and
Plant Pathology In Charge Dr Ghazala Nasim said the nomenclature of the
institute was creating confusion. She claimed that it had been decided to change
the nomenclature of the institute as "Institute of Plant Pathology" and to
implement HEC approved syllabi afterwards. She said the issue would be
placed before the Board of Studies, claiming that it would be resolved soon.
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'5,300 schemes for education uplift'
Lahore: Punjab Education Minister Mujtaba Shuja ur Rehman has claimed that
5,300 development schemes worth Rs 14 billion of the School Education
Department, Punjab, are being speedily completed as compared to the schemes of
other departments. According to a DGPR handout, he was talking to a
delegation of teachers here on Wednesday. He claimed Rs 10.5 billion out
of Rs 12 billion funds released for districts had been spent on development
projects in education sector. He said that Rs 7 billion were being spent
on 2,800 schemes and upgrading of 835 schools had been started. The
minister said 1,665 schemes of boundary walls construction, building of new
rooms and supply of water and electricity in schools would be completed in
stipulated time. He said a school councils system had been introduced to enable
local population to play an important role in the promotion of education, adding
that better results could be achieved in education sector through public-private
partnership. The news
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Another four GCU students get PhD degrees
Lahore: Four more students of the GCU's Abdul Salam School of
Mathematical Sciences have obtained PhD degrees. They are Ms Fozia
Bashir, Mr Ali Ahmad, Mr Muhammad Kashif Shafiq and Mr Gohar Ali. The number of
PhD degree holders in mathematics from ASSMS is now 46, says a press release.
The board of examiners consisted of foreign experts Edy Tri Baskoro and
Martin Baca. The local examiners included Syed Muhammad Husnine, A.D.R. Choudary
and Faqir Muhammad Bhatti. The theses were evaluated by experts from
Australia, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic and Spain. These young Pakistanis
have carried out their research in branches of mathematics that have useful
applications in Graph Theory and Combinatoris. They worked under the supervision
of one of the world's most respected expert in the field of Graph Theory, Prof
Dr Martin Baca (Department of Applied Mathematics, Technical University,
Slovakia). Dawn
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GCU academic council elected
Lahore: Election for appointment of members of
academic council of the Government College University (GCU) was held on
Wednesday. A press release said Islamic Studies Assistant Professor Dr Humayun
Abbass, Physics Assistant Professor Dr M Nauman Qureshi, History Lecturer Saeed
Ahmed Butt and Political Science lecturer were elected new members of the
academic council. The news
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Books' launch brings class subjects side by side
Lahore: Two books – 'Name Class Subject' and 'Side By Side' -- were
launched at Rohtas-2 on Wednesday.
The books 'Name Class Subject' by
Aisha Khalid and 'Side by Side' by Imran Qureshi were commissioned and published
by 'Raking Leaves', a London-based organisation. 'Name Class Subject' is
inspired by the exercise books used by government schools in Pakistan to teach
writing in Urdu and English. Ms Khalid's book traces the imposed hierarchy of a
society shaped by a bilingual culture, experienced by the artist as a child
growing up in Pakistan. The book is produced from over 300 paintings by her
making each page in the traditional Mughal style of miniature painting.
'Errors' in the printing and discrepancies in the lined sheet highlight
the distinctions between the Urdu section and the English-ruled pages.
Void of images the lined pages of the book invite the reader to imagine
their suggested narrative, whilst also encouraging them to literally write their
own text between the lines. 'Side by Side' brings together two books,
'The True Path' and 'Moderate Enlightenment' both rendered in the traditional
Mughal style of miniature painting. The concertina format of 'The True
Path' allows the view to unfold the pages of a painted landscape to a full-eight
meter-length with the simple instructions "Please join the dots from number 1 to
566". Moderate enlightenment, the smaller of the two, is a collection of 20
paintings depicting figures dressed in traditional Islamic grab shown in
habitual postures and ordinary contexts. In contrast to the stereotypical
notions of Islam from a Western perspective, a natural piety, and a passive
sense of devotion gives spirit to the religious subjects of moderate
enlightenment. At the ceremony, Sharmini Pereira, a London-based curator
who designed and curated the show at Rohats-2, told the audience that her
non-profit organisation 'Raking Leaves' was established by herself in 2008. The
organisation is funded by the Arts Council England. Ms Pereira said that
'Raking Leaves' commissioned and published artists' book projects and special
editions. The organisation aims to internationally platform and distribute art
projects that use publishing strategies to explore how art can be created,
viewed and owned. She said the organisation commissions two projects each
year. In 2008 'Raking Leaves' invited Ms Khalid and Mr Qureshi to make an artist
book accompanying a special edition. Both projects were published in 2010. The
curator said that books were rather an effective medium for expansion of ideas. Dawn
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Students to paint messages on handkerchiefs
Toba Tek Singh: Hundreds of students, including boys and girls, will take part
in a programme being held at Saint Peter's High School here on Thursday in
connection with Aman Ki Asha, an initiative launched by Times of India and Jang
Group to promote peace between India and Pakistan. The students will paint their
messages on handkerchiefs, which will be sent to Aman Ki Asha office in
Pakistan. Later, the messages will be sent to Times of India which will
distribute these kerchiefs among Indian students. The Indian students will also
send message-carved handkerchiefs to Pakistani students. PML-N MPA Main Muhammad
Raifque and others will address the students on the occasion. The news
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