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QAU protests: LUMS 'model UN' 2007
Protests at QAU against emergency enter third week
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22, 2007: Students of the Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) continued
protests against imposition of emergency on Wednesday.
The QAU students
held protest demonstration on the premises of the university as their campaign
entered its third week on Wednesday. They raised slogans against the government
and termed proclamation of emergency unjustified.
They urged the
government to restore deposed chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry as well
as people's fundamental rights. They demanded early restoration of the
constitution and release of lawyers and political activists. Criticising the
government for curbs on media, they said that freedom of media should be
restored. They warned of dire consequences if their demands were not met and
said the government would be responsible for that.
To express solidarity
with lawyers and other segments of the society, which have been struggling
against the imposition of emergency, the QAU students said they would make a
chain of hands today (Thursday). They also announced to observe 'black day'
against suspension of the constitution and proclamation of emergency in the
country.
1,200 students to participate in LUMS 'model UN' today
LAHORE: The LUMS Model United Nations (LUMUN) 2007 will start today (Thursday)
in the Lahore University of Management of Sciences (LUMS).
A press
statement by LUMS said on Wednesday that more than 1,200 delegates from various
schools and universities from across the world were expected in the four-day
conference.
The delegates would represent countries of the world in
various model UN committees like the Disarmament and International Security
Committee (DISEC), the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (SOCHUM), the
World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the conference.
Social
events like 'global village', a musical concert and scavenger hunt will also be
held, the press release said.
The issues currently being discussed at
the UN will be announced in the committee session. The delegates will then vote
for a topic that will be discussed during the session. They will pass a
resolution by a majority vote on the topic at the end of the session.
The delegates will first participate in the global village event on the
opening day of the conference. The first committee session will commence on
November 23 (Friday). The delegates will attend a musical concert after the
first committee session is over.
The third day will start with the
second committee session. A 'talent show', will take place after the committee
session. The final committee session will be held on November 25, followed by a
dinner.
The conference will end on November 26. Daily Times
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| Education News | | Updated: 25 May, 2012 |
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