Punjab university MPhil / MS / MA results 2006-2009

Punjab university announced various exams results
Lahore, Oct 1: The Punjab University has declared the results of MPhil Arabic, Semester System, Session 2007-2009, MPhil Library and Information Science, Semester System, Session 2006-2008, MS Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (Two-Year Programme), Semester System, Session 2007-2009 and MA Archaeology, Semester System, Session 2007-2009. According to a press release issued here on Wednesday, detailed results are also available at the PU website www.pu.edu.pk. The news

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Punjab government shelved two Punjab university IT projects
Lahore: Setting aside the approved PC1s, the Punjab government has shelved the two vital IT projects of Punjab University, an IT Park and multipurpose block at the new campus of Punjab University College of Information Technology. The projects were conceived to establish linkages for a holistic approach to develop both the industry and IT education in the country.

In the first phase, the PU had allocated a piece of 25 acres of land for the IT Park and another plot of same size for the second and final phase behind the SUPARCO installations in the vicinity of New Campus for these projects. The IT Park required an amount of Rs 64 million with the Punjab government to provide Rs 73.9 million for the block. However, the government failed to allocate the funds in the budget perhaps due to financial constraints.

The ambitious project have been abandoned at a time when Pakistan is in the preliminary stage of IT education and software industry whereas the IT bubble had burst in Western world at least a decade back. That is why, the IT sector required vigorous government support to flourish and bloom. In this scenario, Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), designed to promote IT, is neither enough nor has accomplished anything worthwhile so far.

Abandoning these projects is the second blow to promotion of industry in the country after the Punjab government scratched the idea of Women IT University at the premises of 7-Club Road that was an ambitious programme of women empowerment and bringing them in the mainstream. It could have been constructed at any other location in case it was not possible at the proposed site to provide more opportunities of job-oriented education to the female students.

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PU Syndicate approved various appointments
Lahore: The 1679th meeting of Punjab University Syndicate was held Wednesday at New Campus with Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran in chair.

The meeting approved various academic, administrative and financial issues of the varsity and gave go ahead to the appointments of 11 chairpersons of various departments, assistant professors under Tenure Track System (TTS) and study leave of seven lecturers, most of whom had gone or wished to go abroad for PhD. Moreover, it also approved the proceedings of 25 different meetings of the selection boards, which were conducted from October 10, 2008 to February 12, 2009. It was also decided that the income of self-supporting programmes of the teaching departments would be included in the varsity budget.

The meeting stressed the need that PU should play its role for improving standard of education in the affiliated government and private sector institutes/colleges.

Welcoming the new members of the syndicate, Vice-Chancellor Dr Mujahid Kamran said like the PU Academic Council and Advance Studies and Research Board, the Syndicate meetings would also be held on regular basis.

It is noteworthy that after October 11 last year, the Syndicate's quorum was incomplete, as new members had not been appointed. Later, two new members were included and on June 30, 2009 the syndicate met for approving the PU budget. The next meeting is scheduled on October 31.

Earlier, on the request of Dr Mujahid Kamran, fateha was offered for the departed soul of syndicate member Zia Ullah Shah, who died of cardiac arrest recently.

Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Jamil Anwar Chaudhry, Registrar Prof Dr Muhammad Naeem Khan, MPA Khawaja Imran Nazir, LHC Judge Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Additional Secretary Education Punjab Muhammad Akram Chaudhry, Rector Lahore School of Economics Dr Shahid Amjad Chaudhry, Dean Faculty of Arts and Humanities Prof Shaista Sonnu Sirajuddin, Director CHEP Prof Dr Khawaja Haris Rashid, Dr Mumtaz Anwar, Shahzad Alam, Hassan Nisar, Dr Neelam Hussain and Abida Fayyaz attended the meeting. The nation

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Welcome party at PU
Lahore: A grand welcome party for the new students of the Punjab University session 2009-2011 is scheduled to day (Thursday) at the Faisal Auditorium in New Campus. Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran will chair the ceremony.

during which students would be briefed about the academic, research, social and literary traditions of the varsity. Deans of all the faculties, heads of teaching departments and a large number of students are expected to attend the gathering. The news

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