International Islamic university victims compensation
Compensation announced for IIU victims
Islamabad, Nov 12: The government has announced compensation of Rs0.3 million each
for those who lost their lives in twin suicide bombs on October 20 on the
premises of the International Islamic University (IIU). Around 40 persons, who
sustained injuries in the bomb blasts, would get Rs0.1 million each, says a
press release issued by the IIU here on Wednesday. An amount of one million
rupees has already been announced for Pervaiz Masih, who sacrificed his life to
save hundreds of female students who were present in the cafeteria when the
blast occurred. "Now the government should focus on erecting boundary walls
around the IIU to ensure security of students," it said. The news
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QAU students condemn terror attacks at IIUI
Islamabad: The students of Quaid-e-Azam University and the National Institute of
Pakistan Studies on Wednesday condemned terrorist attacks on International
Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI). They expressed their desire to see
students more actively engaged in understanding the phenomenon of terrorism and
playing their role, as responsible members of society, in steering Pakistan out
of the current crises. In a student's seminar entitled 'Understanding
Terrorism', held on Wednesday at the National Institute for Pakistan Studies in
collaboration with the National Students Federation (NSF), the students
presented academic papers on different aspects of terrorism in
Pakistan. In the introductory remarks, Irum Jhatial, a student at the
National Institute for Pakistan Studies, explored the issue of what 'terrorism'
was. Kapil Dev, a student of International Relations, spoke on the role
of the media in presenting the issue of terrorism. He highlighted the
importance of media with regards to strengthening democracy and urged it not to
become involved in any anti-democratic agenda. Zahid Imroze, a student of
Physics Department, gave a brief history of the emergence of terrorism in
Pakistan. He began his description from the time of the Cold War and
highlighted the heavy cost that both Afghan and Pakistani people had to pay as a
result of it. In the end, the students vowed to continue educating
themselves about the root causes of Pakistan's problems, and expressed their
determination to play their role in bringing about the necessary positive
changes in the country and society. Dr Azam Chaudhry, the organiser of
the NIPS Weekly Seminar Series, appreciated the students' effort to tackle these
issues in an academic manner. APP
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FGCTA demands enhancement of teachers grades
Islamabad: Federal Government Colleges Teachers Association (FGCTA) has
demanded of the government for enhancement of teachers' grades, regularisation
of contract teachers and increase in the residential allowance. Newly elected President FGCTA Zahid Ali Shah showed commitment to
resolve the issues being faced by the federal government teachers on priority
basis. The Association will convene meetings with the officials of the
Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) to highlight the teachers' demands that
are lingering on for many years. The teachers who have been serving for
many years must be promoted according to the time scale promotion formula, as
they are performing a sacred job of enlightening the future of our children. The
teachers further demanded that the appointment of college teachers might be made
directly in Grade 18 instead of 17 as per being implemented at the university
level. He said around 200 teachers are working in federal government
colleges on contract basis and their services should be regularised to enable
them to play their effective role in the uplift of the educational standard with
complete job satisfaction. Another problem faced by the teachers'
community is the limited house allowance and it is arduous to find a reasonable
place to live in the federal capital with the minimum funds. Besides
increasing the residential funds, the hiring process should also be simplified
to facilitate teachers. 'Professor Zahid Ali Shah Panel' got the victory
in the annual election 2009-10 of FGCTA with 90 per cent votes. The election was
held between the panels of Professor Zahid Ali Shah and Professor Zahida Panwar
under the supervision of Chief Election Commissioner Prof Javed
Mehmood. Out of the 554 total votes, Prof Zahid Ali Shah was elected as
president with 315 votes. Prof Khalida Makhdoom contested as a senior vice
president and got 330 votes. While Prof Yasmeen Tahir Bukhari got 310 votes
against the seat of vice president. Prof Tariq Mehmood Baloch as general
secretary bagged 297 votes, while Azra Balghari as joint secretary and Prof
Mohammad Tahir Bhatti as press secretary got 391 and 308 votes respectively.
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KEF received donations to open schools
Rawalpindi: The Kashmir Education Foundation (KEF) in Pakistan and AJK has
received a donation of 70,000 pounds from the Pakistani community in the United
Kingdom. The donation was recently given to KEF in a ceremony held in
UK. On this occasion, Haji Ch Abdul Ghafoor pledged to donate a new school to
KEF in Gujjar Khan. His son Bilal Ghafoor also donated his sports car for
KEF. This was revealed by KEF Chairman Vice Admiral (r) Farooq Rashid on Wednesday. He said that the KEF has
taken initiatives for educating and grooming bright children living in rural
areas. "One day, these children would become role models for their communities
by emerging as high class citizens. They would demonstrate quality leadership in
diverse fields," he said. He was of the view that quality education is
restricted to a few expensive urban schools in Pakistan but the talented
children of rural areas are either offered substandard schooling or no schooling
at all. The KEF plans to open new schools for improving education standard in
other parts of Pakistan. The chairman said that during the same
ceremony, the Cheema family donated 48 kanals of land for opening a new KEF
school at Sang Khurd in Chakwal district. He said that in Mirpur, AJK, the Janat
Trust, Chak Sawari, has given donations to the KEF for opening a school.
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Security plan for schools
Rawalpindi: On the directions of Commissioner of Rawalpindi Caption (r) Zahid
Saeed, the six-point security plan for education institutions has been
implemented by 90 per cent. Director Search and Development, Chaudhary
Amir Abbas in a statement said that a 6-point security plan was issued to ensure
foolproof security in government and semi-government education
institutions. He said 65 government colleges in Rawalpindi Division have
been divided into two categories. The category A has colleges, which do not have
boundary wall, and a scrutiny committee has been formed led by DCO Imdad Ullah
Bosal, he added. Under the decision of the committee, the decision would be
taken regarding closure of colleges, he added. Chaudhary Amir Abbas
further stated that funds would be provided to educational institutions do not
have enough funds for security arrangements. The news
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