BUITEMS convocation | Student exchange project
Convocation held in Quetta
Quetta, Dec 14: The sixth convocation of the Balochistan University of Information, Technology,
Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) was held here on Tuesday
in which master and bachelor degrees were awarded to 403 students of
different faculties and disciplines. Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Magsi, who is chancellor of the university, was chief guest on the occasion.
Speaking at the occasion, Mr Magsi congratulated the students who
were awarded degrees and hoped that they would use their capabilities
for the development of the country and participate in efforts being
carried out for boosting the national economy.
The governor announced a cash prize of Rs100,000 for each gold
medallist and invited them to have a lunch with him at the Governor
House.
BUITEMS Vice Chancellor Eng Ahmed Farooq Bazai said the graduates of
the university were capable of meeting local and internal requirements
of their subjects.
He said public sector universities were facing financial problems
which could affect their standard. The names of gold medallists of the
6th convocation are Sanam Naseer, Syed Nisar Ahmed, Kaleem Ullah, Maryam
Akbar, Zamrina Mehmood, Jasmia Sana, Beenish Aftab, Syed Sabir Hussain
Shah Gilani, Saima Ali, Saima Waseem, Mohammad Arif, Jahangir Ashraf,
Angelina Haroon, Mohammad Amin, Faizah Ashraf, Aisha Jamshed Ali,
Madeeha Sagheer, Tariq Aziz, Atiqa Sajjad and Nouman Shehzad. Dawn
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Student exchange project launched to build Indo-Pak peace bridges
Karachi: Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP) and Routes2Roots from India have joined hands
to launch a four-phase project - "Exchange for Change" - to initiate
cultural exchanges between school students from Pakistan and India. This was announced by Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, president CAP, at a press conference held at a local hotel on Monday. "It
was after painstaking planning that we have finally been able to put
this idea together along with Routes2Roots, so that children from both
side of border get to learn about each other," Chinoy said, adding, "we
have had too much of hatred and it is time to scale down the jingoistic
rhetoric between the two countries and promote peaceful exchange of
dialogue and build bridges." Introducing the project, he informed
the audience that "Exchange for Change" is a year-long project,
beginning in January 2011, in which 2,400 school students between the
ages of 10 and 14 would participate. Ten schools representing different
social strata were chosen from Karachi, Lahore, New Delhi and Mumbai to
participate in this project, which will be conducted in four phases. Outlining
further plans by CAP and Routes2Roots, Chinoy announced the two
organisations would be updating their progress on the website as well as
holding exhibitions in other cities in Pakistan and India. She added
that this would be the first of many projects over the course of next
three years as "we plan to move ahead from school students to college
students". Former information minister Sherry Rehman also spoke
at the event as she praised the initiative taken by CAP. "I have always
been impressed by their work but the Exchange for Change project is
extremely important as it focuses on the new generation to try and
inculcate in them message of love and peace instead of living off the
memories of hatred," said Rehman. She expressed her optimism
about the success of the project, and said it had the potential to bring
reforms in both countries. "It has been tough to keep dialogue going on
between Pakistan and India but both of them must continue talking as it
can keep away the threat of war and conflicts. We must ensure
people-to-people interaction to share ideas, Samosay and Masala Dossa." Exchange for Change programme Phase 1 Jan-Mar 2011 Letters to the Past Series Phase 2 April-May 2011 'ostcard Series Phase 3 September-October 2011 Photography Series Phase 4 October-November 2011 Oral History DVDs
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Matric exam certificates ready for distribution
Karachi: The "Pukka" Matric Certificate of Secondary School Certificate (Annual and
Supplementary) examination of 2008 are ready and may be collected by the
heads of the schools personally or through authorised senior
teacher/clerk of the school from Room Number 23, Ground Floor, Block-B
of the Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, between 09:30am and
1:00pm, Secretary, BSEK, Hoor Mazhar said. Schools located in
Lyari and Saddar may collect the certificates from December 20 to 27,
2010 while Schools of Keamari, SITE, Baldia, Orangi Town should receive
these certificates from December 28, 2010, to January, 2011, during said
timings, she also said. Schools in New Karachi, North Nazimabad,
Gulberg and Liaquatabad are directed to collect certificates from
January 11 to 18, 2010, from the Board office, she further said. The
schools operating in Jamshed Town, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Shah Faisal Town,
Landhi and Korangi may collect their certificates from January 6 to 13,
2011, while schools in Malir, Bin Qasim and Gadap may do so from January
14 to 22, 2011, the Secretary, BSEK added. The news
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