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PMDC broods over Indian MBBS degree recognition
Lahore, May 05, 2008: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council has been contemplating recognition of MBBS degree of India, but it will give practical shape to the plan subject to a reciprocal step by the Indian Medical Council.
According to an official, the PMDC has received a request from a medical association of Aligarh regarding recognition of the MBBS degree of India and it is deliberating on the proposition.
He said the council had decided that the case should be processed through the Indian government and the Indian Medical Council.
Besides, the PMDC should also proactively take an initiative to enter into a scheme of 'reciprocity' with other South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) countries' regulatory bodies.
PMDC Secretary Dr Nadeem Akbar said that the council had been primarily exploring the possibilities of such arrangements at the Saarc level. He said a meeting of the medical councils of Saarc countries would be held in October in Nepal to discuss the modalities in this regard.
"It will be better if the recognition of the MBBS degrees is not limited to India," he said. Welcoming the initiative, a senior doctor said a number of Pakistanis worked in the UN agencies and embassies in Saarc countries, especially India, and their spouses (who are medical professionals) could not practice medicine because of non-recognition of degrees. Same was the case with the spouses (medical professionals) of those working here, he added.
"If the proposal of recognition of MBBS degrees is implemented on a reciprocal basis, it will benefit the people of Saarc countries mutually," he said.
Pakistan Medical Association Secretary Dr Haq Nawaz said the step could provide an opportunity to patients, especially those suffering from cardiac problems, to benefit from the expertise of Indian doctors. Dawn
According to an official, the PMDC has received a request from a medical association of Aligarh regarding recognition of the MBBS degree of India and it is deliberating on the proposition.
He said the council had decided that the case should be processed through the Indian government and the Indian Medical Council.
Besides, the PMDC should also proactively take an initiative to enter into a scheme of 'reciprocity' with other South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) countries' regulatory bodies.
PMDC Secretary Dr Nadeem Akbar said that the council had been primarily exploring the possibilities of such arrangements at the Saarc level. He said a meeting of the medical councils of Saarc countries would be held in October in Nepal to discuss the modalities in this regard.
"It will be better if the recognition of the MBBS degrees is not limited to India," he said. Welcoming the initiative, a senior doctor said a number of Pakistanis worked in the UN agencies and embassies in Saarc countries, especially India, and their spouses (who are medical professionals) could not practice medicine because of non-recognition of degrees. Same was the case with the spouses (medical professionals) of those working here, he added.
"If the proposal of recognition of MBBS degrees is implemented on a reciprocal basis, it will benefit the people of Saarc countries mutually," he said.
Pakistan Medical Association Secretary Dr Haq Nawaz said the step could provide an opportunity to patients, especially those suffering from cardiac problems, to benefit from the expertise of Indian doctors. Dawn
Computer keyboard 'is five times dirtier than toilet seat'
May, 05, 2008: Computer keyboards can harbour more harmful bacteria than a lavatory seat, it has been claimed.
Many users are at risk of becoming ill with stomach bugs, according to the consumer group 'Which?'
It warned that 'qwerty tummy', named after the first six letters on a keyboard, could sweep through workplaces after tests on equipment in its own London offices showed alarming results.
One keyboard was so dirty that a microbiologist ordered it to be removed, quarantined and cleaned.
It had 150 times the acceptable limit for bacteria and was five times as filthy as a typical lavatory seat.
Anyone who eats a sandwich or piece of fruit having been tapping on such a keyboard can pick up bacteria that could lead to a stomach upset.
The scientist swabbed 33 keyboards for food poisoning bugs e.coli, coliforms, staphylococcus aureus and enterobacteria and compared the results to those found on a lavatory seat and lavatory door handle.
Four of the keyboards were considered a potential health hazard and one was "condemned".
Two had "warning levels" of staphylococcus aureus and two others had "worryingly elevated" levels of coliforms and enterobacteria, "putting users at high risk of becoming ill from contact".
The expert said the findings were typical of offices all over Britain.
'Which?' computing editor Sarah Kidner said: "The shocking results revealed that some of these keyboards were harbouring harmful bacteria that could potentially give their users a stomach upset.
"The germs found could cause food poisoning symptoms such as diarrhoea.
"The main cause of a bug-infested keyboard is eating lunch at desks, as the food deposits encourage the growth of millions of bacteria.
"Poor personal hygiene, such as dodging hand washing after going to the lavatory, may also be to blame.
"Most people don't give much thought to the grime that builds up on their PC, but if you don't clean your computer, you might as well eat your lunch off a lavatory seat."
'Which?' found that one in ten people never clean their keyboard, while 20 per cent never clean their mouse.
Around half cleaned their keyboard less than one a month.
The modern practice of "hotdesking", in which staff sit at different desks every week, means that workers do not know who has been using their keyboard before them.
Miss Kidner said workers and home PC users should give their keyboards a regular clean, adding: "It's quite simple to do and could prevent your computer becoming a health hazard."
'Which?' says users should unplug computers before wiping surfaces with a damp, soft, lint-free cloth.
Keyboards should be unplugged, turned upside down and shaken. The News
Many users are at risk of becoming ill with stomach bugs, according to the consumer group 'Which?'
It warned that 'qwerty tummy', named after the first six letters on a keyboard, could sweep through workplaces after tests on equipment in its own London offices showed alarming results.
One keyboard was so dirty that a microbiologist ordered it to be removed, quarantined and cleaned.
It had 150 times the acceptable limit for bacteria and was five times as filthy as a typical lavatory seat.
Anyone who eats a sandwich or piece of fruit having been tapping on such a keyboard can pick up bacteria that could lead to a stomach upset.
The scientist swabbed 33 keyboards for food poisoning bugs e.coli, coliforms, staphylococcus aureus and enterobacteria and compared the results to those found on a lavatory seat and lavatory door handle.
Four of the keyboards were considered a potential health hazard and one was "condemned".
Two had "warning levels" of staphylococcus aureus and two others had "worryingly elevated" levels of coliforms and enterobacteria, "putting users at high risk of becoming ill from contact".
The expert said the findings were typical of offices all over Britain.
'Which?' computing editor Sarah Kidner said: "The shocking results revealed that some of these keyboards were harbouring harmful bacteria that could potentially give their users a stomach upset.
"The germs found could cause food poisoning symptoms such as diarrhoea.
"The main cause of a bug-infested keyboard is eating lunch at desks, as the food deposits encourage the growth of millions of bacteria.
"Poor personal hygiene, such as dodging hand washing after going to the lavatory, may also be to blame.
"Most people don't give much thought to the grime that builds up on their PC, but if you don't clean your computer, you might as well eat your lunch off a lavatory seat."
'Which?' found that one in ten people never clean their keyboard, while 20 per cent never clean their mouse.
Around half cleaned their keyboard less than one a month.
The modern practice of "hotdesking", in which staff sit at different desks every week, means that workers do not know who has been using their keyboard before them.
Miss Kidner said workers and home PC users should give their keyboards a regular clean, adding: "It's quite simple to do and could prevent your computer becoming a health hazard."
'Which?' says users should unplug computers before wiping surfaces with a damp, soft, lint-free cloth.
Keyboards should be unplugged, turned upside down and shaken. The News
Pakistanis flirt on Facebook
Pakistanis flirt on Facebook
Islamabad: Many Pakistanis feel that Facebook has become a good way to date and find suitors.
In Pakistan, it is not easy for girls and boys to interact with each other, so the social networking programme 'Facebook' has become quite handy. Many Pakistanis are joining the love and dating networks and making the most of whatever is offered.
"Access to quick detailed profiles with photos just makes things a lot easier and, more importantly, membership is free. Unlike a matrimonial site, we are free to interact and exchange information with anyone we like, free of charge," pointed out Ayesha Ahmed, a Facebook user. More and more young Pakistanis are getting "hooked on Facebook", which is just behind Google and YouTube in terms of popularity, according to Alexa, a United States-based web research institute.
Education institutions are taking steps to ensure that students don't waste time on such websites. Beaconhouse National University in Lahore has blocked Facebook in its computer labs because it represents a big "distraction" for students. Interestingly, while most parents are against their children, especially their daughters, chatting or dating unknown people, they are open to the idea of looking for future spouses on Facebook. Under the circumstances, dating is obviously tough for those who are not on Facebook.
"Most people think that girls on Facebook are 'available', which is not the case. I learnt to spurn such advances the hard way," said a young Facebook user who did not wish to be named. Daily times monitor
Islamabad: Many Pakistanis feel that Facebook has become a good way to date and find suitors.
In Pakistan, it is not easy for girls and boys to interact with each other, so the social networking programme 'Facebook' has become quite handy. Many Pakistanis are joining the love and dating networks and making the most of whatever is offered.
"Access to quick detailed profiles with photos just makes things a lot easier and, more importantly, membership is free. Unlike a matrimonial site, we are free to interact and exchange information with anyone we like, free of charge," pointed out Ayesha Ahmed, a Facebook user. More and more young Pakistanis are getting "hooked on Facebook", which is just behind Google and YouTube in terms of popularity, according to Alexa, a United States-based web research institute.
Education institutions are taking steps to ensure that students don't waste time on such websites. Beaconhouse National University in Lahore has blocked Facebook in its computer labs because it represents a big "distraction" for students. Interestingly, while most parents are against their children, especially their daughters, chatting or dating unknown people, they are open to the idea of looking for future spouses on Facebook. Under the circumstances, dating is obviously tough for those who are not on Facebook.
"Most people think that girls on Facebook are 'available', which is not the case. I learnt to spurn such advances the hard way," said a young Facebook user who did not wish to be named. Daily times monitor
DJ College ordered to vacate sports ground
DJ College ordered to vacate sports ground
Karachi: The Government of Sindh issued orders to the Government DJ Science College to immediately vacate the sports ground and hand it over for the formation of an Education Complex, officials said.
The ground adjacent to the Government Commerce College is under the Rangers control for the last several years. It was during the rule of General Zia-ul-Haq that most of the locations of education departments were handed over to the Rangers. A little portion of the ground was, however, left vacant for the sports activity of the students of the DJ College. The Rangers have established a regional office on some part of the ground.
The Technical Board near the National Institute of Public Adminisrtation (NIPA) is also being occupied by the Rangers where they have set up residential quarters, forcing the technical board staff to work in only two to three rooms at a time. In the same manner the bungalow of the chairman of the Hyderabad Board of Education is also being used by the Rangers.
Sources said however, that the Sindh Government had issued directives to the Works Department Education to contact the Principal of DJ College in order get the sports ground evacuated immediately, and start work on an educational complex.
The previous caretaker government also issued similar orders to the principal of the college to get control for constructing the education complex but was stopped due to the pressure of the students and teachers of the college.
The prestigious DJ (Dayaram Jethmull) Government Science College established in 1887 was the only college left where the playground was not encroached upon, while other city colleges' playgrounds were either taken over by the rangers or was trespassed upon by the settlers coming from different parts of the country.
It must be mentioned here that the DJ College has already been declared a cultural heritage by the Government of Sindh.
The Education Complex will house the office of Secretary Education, who already has two offices in his possession, one at Tughlaq House, Sindh Secretariat and the other at the Sindh Textbook Board Office, Director College, Director Private Schools and other education projects offices will be built in this complex.
Legally, a summary has to be moved for its annexation, though it's a property of DJ Science College but is controlled by the Rangers.
Expressing grave concern for illegally occupying the DJ College playground, the management of the College and Principal, Hakimullah Beg Chugtai, said that some external elements without mandatory approval required started excavation work during caretaker government and was again eyeing on this prestigious ground which was highly condemnable.
The principal alleged that the land grabbers illegally occupy playground of DJ Science College and wanted to use it for commercial purposes depriving the students of recreational activities.
In the name of constructing Educational Complex on the ground, the entire playground of about more than 1000 yards was sold out for different commercial purposes, the insider said.
The basement of the ground was sold for parking lot, while the top of the building was allocated for private office purposes. The News
Karachi: The Government of Sindh issued orders to the Government DJ Science College to immediately vacate the sports ground and hand it over for the formation of an Education Complex, officials said.
The ground adjacent to the Government Commerce College is under the Rangers control for the last several years. It was during the rule of General Zia-ul-Haq that most of the locations of education departments were handed over to the Rangers. A little portion of the ground was, however, left vacant for the sports activity of the students of the DJ College. The Rangers have established a regional office on some part of the ground.
The Technical Board near the National Institute of Public Adminisrtation (NIPA) is also being occupied by the Rangers where they have set up residential quarters, forcing the technical board staff to work in only two to three rooms at a time. In the same manner the bungalow of the chairman of the Hyderabad Board of Education is also being used by the Rangers.
Sources said however, that the Sindh Government had issued directives to the Works Department Education to contact the Principal of DJ College in order get the sports ground evacuated immediately, and start work on an educational complex.
The previous caretaker government also issued similar orders to the principal of the college to get control for constructing the education complex but was stopped due to the pressure of the students and teachers of the college.
The prestigious DJ (Dayaram Jethmull) Government Science College established in 1887 was the only college left where the playground was not encroached upon, while other city colleges' playgrounds were either taken over by the rangers or was trespassed upon by the settlers coming from different parts of the country.
It must be mentioned here that the DJ College has already been declared a cultural heritage by the Government of Sindh.
The Education Complex will house the office of Secretary Education, who already has two offices in his possession, one at Tughlaq House, Sindh Secretariat and the other at the Sindh Textbook Board Office, Director College, Director Private Schools and other education projects offices will be built in this complex.
Legally, a summary has to be moved for its annexation, though it's a property of DJ Science College but is controlled by the Rangers.
Expressing grave concern for illegally occupying the DJ College playground, the management of the College and Principal, Hakimullah Beg Chugtai, said that some external elements without mandatory approval required started excavation work during caretaker government and was again eyeing on this prestigious ground which was highly condemnable.
The principal alleged that the land grabbers illegally occupy playground of DJ Science College and wanted to use it for commercial purposes depriving the students of recreational activities.
In the name of constructing Educational Complex on the ground, the entire playground of about more than 1000 yards was sold out for different commercial purposes, the insider said.
The basement of the ground was sold for parking lot, while the top of the building was allocated for private office purposes. The News
Students, teachers demand changes to curriculum
Lahore: Students and teachers in colleges and universities of the city are demanding the new government change the curriculum and include subjects of environment, health, human rights and gender study in it.
They said that the government should also establish a culture of practical research at higher education levels. Subjects on certain local issues and industrial education should also be included in study courses, they added.
Human Rights: Wajeeha, a student of Kinnaird College (KC), said on Sunday that there were so many issues in the country that could be included in studies. Environment, health, human rights and gender study should be a part of the curriculum, she added.
Maham, another KC student, said that arts education should be upgraded and problems faced by the students of social sciences should be addressed.
Umer Khan, a student of the Foreman Christian College University, said that due to 'wrong' educational policies, the curriculum was producing extremists and fundamentalists. He said that the government should include religious harmony in the curriculum and frame a uniform education policy, adding that the curriculum should also include special subjects for minorities.
Practical research: Adeel Anjum, a student of Government College University, said that the government and the Higher Education Commission should focus on practical research, so students could gain practical experience in their relevant fields by the end of their studies.
Uniform policy: Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association President Dr Mumtaz Ahmed Salik said that the curriculum should be developed keeping in view the global educational requirements. He also called for a uniform education policy.
Khansa Nazim, a faculty member of the Lahore College for Women University, said that the curriculum at university level was good, but there was a need to improve the curriculum at primary level.
She said that although the literacy rate was increasing, and the percentage of female students was particularly satisfactory, parents in villages were reluctant to send girls to school after primary and middle classes.
Punjab University Islamic Education Department Chairman Dr Maher Saeed Akhtar praised the government for its efforts to review the curriculum and adopt a uniform policy on education. He said that Federal Education Minister Ahsan Iqbal had said that the government would frame a uniform education policy that would remain in force for ten years and would benefit student of primary to university levels. The minister had also formed the National Council for Curriculum, which would discuss the flaws of the existing curriculum and would review it, he added.
He said that the minister also had convened a meeting of all provincial textbook boards to gather opinion on the revision of the existing curriculum.
They said that the government should also establish a culture of practical research at higher education levels. Subjects on certain local issues and industrial education should also be included in study courses, they added.
Human Rights: Wajeeha, a student of Kinnaird College (KC), said on Sunday that there were so many issues in the country that could be included in studies. Environment, health, human rights and gender study should be a part of the curriculum, she added.
Maham, another KC student, said that arts education should be upgraded and problems faced by the students of social sciences should be addressed.
Umer Khan, a student of the Foreman Christian College University, said that due to 'wrong' educational policies, the curriculum was producing extremists and fundamentalists. He said that the government should include religious harmony in the curriculum and frame a uniform education policy, adding that the curriculum should also include special subjects for minorities.
Practical research: Adeel Anjum, a student of Government College University, said that the government and the Higher Education Commission should focus on practical research, so students could gain practical experience in their relevant fields by the end of their studies.
Uniform policy: Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association President Dr Mumtaz Ahmed Salik said that the curriculum should be developed keeping in view the global educational requirements. He also called for a uniform education policy.
Khansa Nazim, a faculty member of the Lahore College for Women University, said that the curriculum at university level was good, but there was a need to improve the curriculum at primary level.
She said that although the literacy rate was increasing, and the percentage of female students was particularly satisfactory, parents in villages were reluctant to send girls to school after primary and middle classes.
Punjab University Islamic Education Department Chairman Dr Maher Saeed Akhtar praised the government for its efforts to review the curriculum and adopt a uniform policy on education. He said that Federal Education Minister Ahsan Iqbal had said that the government would frame a uniform education policy that would remain in force for ten years and would benefit student of primary to university levels. The minister had also formed the National Council for Curriculum, which would discuss the flaws of the existing curriculum and would review it, he added.
He said that the minister also had convened a meeting of all provincial textbook boards to gather opinion on the revision of the existing curriculum.
Zafarullah becomes new KEMU VC
Zafarullah becomes new KEMU VC
Lahore: Prof Muhammad Zafarullah Khan became the new King Edward Medical University (KEMU) vice chancellor (VC) on Saturday under a directive issued by the Punjab Health Department.
He completed his MBBS in 1973 from the KEMU, then King Edward Medical College. Zafar was promoted to professor of medicine in 1989 and then became dean of faculty of medicine at the KEMU in 2006. Daily Times
Lahore: Prof Muhammad Zafarullah Khan became the new King Edward Medical University (KEMU) vice chancellor (VC) on Saturday under a directive issued by the Punjab Health Department.
He completed his MBBS in 1973 from the KEMU, then King Edward Medical College. Zafar was promoted to professor of medicine in 1989 and then became dean of faculty of medicine at the KEMU in 2006. Daily Times
NED opens petroleum labs
NED opens petroleum labs
Karachi: Three laboratories of the department of petroleum at the NED University of Engineering and Technology have started functioning, said the department's chairman Dr Abid Murtaza Khan Sunday. S.S. International is a private firm that has contributed Rs 18 million for the construction of the laboratory building and its chief executive Waqar Yousuf inaugurated the facilities. "Three labs are now fully functional at the building," informed Khan. He said that the enrollment of all the batches at the department is about 135. NED University Vice-Chancellor Engr. Abul Kalam said that the department has been established keeping in view the requirements of the country and the industry. App
Karachi: Three laboratories of the department of petroleum at the NED University of Engineering and Technology have started functioning, said the department's chairman Dr Abid Murtaza Khan Sunday. S.S. International is a private firm that has contributed Rs 18 million for the construction of the laboratory building and its chief executive Waqar Yousuf inaugurated the facilities. "Three labs are now fully functional at the building," informed Khan. He said that the enrollment of all the batches at the department is about 135. NED University Vice-Chancellor Engr. Abul Kalam said that the department has been established keeping in view the requirements of the country and the industry. App
KU BSc practical exam schedule
Karachi, May 03, 2008: The university, meanwhile, announced the schedules of practical examinations for the left over candidates of BSc (Pass) first and second year botany and physics.
For the students of botany, the first practical exam will be held on May 10, second on 12, third on 13, and fourth on May 14 at botany department at 1:30pm.
For the students of physics, the first practical exam will be held on May 7, second on 8, third on 9 and fourth on May 10 at physics department at 9am.
For the students of botany, the first practical exam will be held on May 10, second on 12, third on 13, and fourth on May 14 at botany department at 1:30pm.
For the students of physics, the first practical exam will be held on May 7, second on 8, third on 9 and fourth on May 10 at physics department at 9am.
SSC practical exams begin on 15th
Karachi: Third and last phase of the secondary school certificate annual exams for regular and private candidates of science and general groups will continue from May 5 to 7.
It is for the first time that the Board of Secondary Education Karachi has conducted SSC examinations of both parts simultaneously in three phases.
By holding the exams of both groups the same day in morning and afternoon shifts, sources said, the board successfully reduced not only the exam duration but also considerable money that it used to spend on conducting the examinations on alternate days.
They said the theory exams that began on April 15 would conclude within three weeks completing on May 7.
A BSEK spokesman, meanwhile, announced that certificates of all those candidates, who passed the SSC Part-II annual and supplementary examinations-2006, had been prepared. He requested the school principals or their nominees to collect the same from the board office for their distribution among their ex-students.
About practical exams of both parts, he said that the practical exams of science and general group students would begin on May 15 and continue till the end of June.
According to a notification issued by the board on Friday, the practical material will be ready for collection from May 5 to 10, PPI adds.
The board has asked the heads of recognised secondary schools to send their representative with authority letter and deposit slip to collect the practical material from the BSEK's examination store from 9:30am to 4pm.
The representatives of schools located in New Karachi, North Nazimabad, Gulberg and Liaquatabad can collect the material on May 5; those in Keamari, Site, Lyari and Saddar can get the documents on 6th; Gadap, Baldia and Orangi Town on 7th; Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Shah Faisal and Jamshed towns on 8th and the representatives of schools located in Landhi, Korangi, Malir and Bin Qasim towns can collect the practical material on May 10.
It is for the first time that the Board of Secondary Education Karachi has conducted SSC examinations of both parts simultaneously in three phases.
By holding the exams of both groups the same day in morning and afternoon shifts, sources said, the board successfully reduced not only the exam duration but also considerable money that it used to spend on conducting the examinations on alternate days.
They said the theory exams that began on April 15 would conclude within three weeks completing on May 7.
A BSEK spokesman, meanwhile, announced that certificates of all those candidates, who passed the SSC Part-II annual and supplementary examinations-2006, had been prepared. He requested the school principals or their nominees to collect the same from the board office for their distribution among their ex-students.
About practical exams of both parts, he said that the practical exams of science and general group students would begin on May 15 and continue till the end of June.
According to a notification issued by the board on Friday, the practical material will be ready for collection from May 5 to 10, PPI adds.
The board has asked the heads of recognised secondary schools to send their representative with authority letter and deposit slip to collect the practical material from the BSEK's examination store from 9:30am to 4pm.
The representatives of schools located in New Karachi, North Nazimabad, Gulberg and Liaquatabad can collect the material on May 5; those in Keamari, Site, Lyari and Saddar can get the documents on 6th; Gadap, Baldia and Orangi Town on 7th; Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Shah Faisal and Jamshed towns on 8th and the representatives of schools located in Landhi, Korangi, Malir and Bin Qasim towns can collect the practical material on May 10.
HSC, Hyderabad exams from 13th
HSC, Hyderabad exams from 13th
Hyderabad: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hydera-bad, has announced the schedule of Higher Secondary Certificate part-I and II annual examinations of Science, Arts, Commerce and Home Economics groups. APP
Hyderabad: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hydera-bad, has announced the schedule of Higher Secondary Certificate part-I and II annual examinations of Science, Arts, Commerce and Home Economics groups. APP
Student bodies striving to enhance membership
Student bodies striving to enhance membership
Islamabad: With the lifting of ban on student unions by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, a number of organisations have set up camps at the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) to woo students to join them.
A plenty of notices have been pasted on the university's main entrance and notice boards highlighting manifestos of these organisations and invitations for fresh memberships. Each notice promised to protect students' rights and interests.
The university is confronting different problems like its accreditation with the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), unavailability of transport and hostel, insufficient classrooms and unhealthy environment for education since its inception in 2002.
Imamia Students Organisation (ISO), Islami Jamiat Tulba (IJT), Pukhtoon Students Federation (PSF) and Muslim Students Federation (MSF) are prominent outfits that called for protection of students' rights and fresh memberships.
Hamza Ali, an MSF worker, said that the students were actively responding to calls of different organisations which would make the main union through elections after issuance of a formal notification for restoration of unions.
Aqeel Ahmed, a student of Physics Department, has been elected president of Applied Physics Society, which is the sole platform for students of this department to exhibit their abilities.
The students belonging to Northern Areas have arranged a rich dinner for newcomers from their area so that they could feel at home in the university. Daily Times
Islamabad: With the lifting of ban on student unions by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, a number of organisations have set up camps at the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) to woo students to join them.
A plenty of notices have been pasted on the university's main entrance and notice boards highlighting manifestos of these organisations and invitations for fresh memberships. Each notice promised to protect students' rights and interests.
The university is confronting different problems like its accreditation with the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), unavailability of transport and hostel, insufficient classrooms and unhealthy environment for education since its inception in 2002.
Imamia Students Organisation (ISO), Islami Jamiat Tulba (IJT), Pukhtoon Students Federation (PSF) and Muslim Students Federation (MSF) are prominent outfits that called for protection of students' rights and fresh memberships.
Hamza Ali, an MSF worker, said that the students were actively responding to calls of different organisations which would make the main union through elections after issuance of a formal notification for restoration of unions.
Aqeel Ahmed, a student of Physics Department, has been elected president of Applied Physics Society, which is the sole platform for students of this department to exhibit their abilities.
The students belonging to Northern Areas have arranged a rich dinner for newcomers from their area so that they could feel at home in the university. Daily Times
Reforming the curriculum
Reforming the curriculum
At long last the new coalition government has found time to address some basic issues which have been crying for attention. The other day the federal education minister presided over a meeting of all the provincial textbook boards to review the development of textbooks under the new curriculum. He also used the occasion to ask all the participants to give their expert opinion within three weeks on the draft of the education policy prepared by the Shaukat Aziz government. One hopes that our education planners will show seriousness of purpose and the commitment to reform the education system in such a way that academic standards are raised and education becomes accessible to every child in Pakistan. One also hopes that the policies which are formulated are implemented in good faith and do not remain on paper only. This calls for an effective monitoring system to ensure that public sector educational institutions actually function and the money earmarked for them is used judiciously and is not embezzled.
An issue that came up for discussion at the meeting in Islamabad was the curriculum that always emerges as a matter of profound concern for every new government that assumes office in Pakistan. This is not strange considering that policymakers have treated education as a political tool to promote the interest of the government and not of the country. Thus the curricula under Ziaul Haq's and Nawaz Sharif's governments were loaded with a heavy ideological content seeking to inculcate 'Islamic beliefs' in the students and to make 'good Muslims' out of them, leading to the growth of religious extremism. After 9/11, there was a lot of rethinking on the issue and the policy draft that is under consideration speaks of the curriculum being objective-driven and focusing on learning outcomes rather than content. The main aim is defined as developing the capacity for self-directed learning, the spirit of enquiry, critical thinking, problem-solving and teamwork, none of which is questionable. Also to be lauded is the suggestion to ensure the creation of awareness and knowledge of citizens' rights, the environment and reproductive health. These guidelines are a vast improvement over the earlier curricula, so long as emphasis is added on cognitive, emotional and social development as had been envisaged in a concept paper on the national curriculum prepared eight years ago by some experts for the ministry of education. Of course a lot would depend on how these principles are translated into the syllabus and the textbooks. Dawn
At long last the new coalition government has found time to address some basic issues which have been crying for attention. The other day the federal education minister presided over a meeting of all the provincial textbook boards to review the development of textbooks under the new curriculum. He also used the occasion to ask all the participants to give their expert opinion within three weeks on the draft of the education policy prepared by the Shaukat Aziz government. One hopes that our education planners will show seriousness of purpose and the commitment to reform the education system in such a way that academic standards are raised and education becomes accessible to every child in Pakistan. One also hopes that the policies which are formulated are implemented in good faith and do not remain on paper only. This calls for an effective monitoring system to ensure that public sector educational institutions actually function and the money earmarked for them is used judiciously and is not embezzled.
An issue that came up for discussion at the meeting in Islamabad was the curriculum that always emerges as a matter of profound concern for every new government that assumes office in Pakistan. This is not strange considering that policymakers have treated education as a political tool to promote the interest of the government and not of the country. Thus the curricula under Ziaul Haq's and Nawaz Sharif's governments were loaded with a heavy ideological content seeking to inculcate 'Islamic beliefs' in the students and to make 'good Muslims' out of them, leading to the growth of religious extremism. After 9/11, there was a lot of rethinking on the issue and the policy draft that is under consideration speaks of the curriculum being objective-driven and focusing on learning outcomes rather than content. The main aim is defined as developing the capacity for self-directed learning, the spirit of enquiry, critical thinking, problem-solving and teamwork, none of which is questionable. Also to be lauded is the suggestion to ensure the creation of awareness and knowledge of citizens' rights, the environment and reproductive health. These guidelines are a vast improvement over the earlier curricula, so long as emphasis is added on cognitive, emotional and social development as had been envisaged in a concept paper on the national curriculum prepared eight years ago by some experts for the ministry of education. Of course a lot would depend on how these principles are translated into the syllabus and the textbooks. Dawn
CPSP inter exams to be held in Peshawar
Peshawar: To provide a respite to the candidates, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP) has decided to conduct Intermediate Module Examination in Peshawar, being conducted in other cities of the country earlier.
This was decided at a meeting of the president of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, Professor Zafarullah Chaudhry, with trainee medical officers (TMOs), supervisors and faculty members here on Friday.
The clinical examination of Intermediate Module would now be held in Peshawar. Earlier, the examination was conducted in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad that caused numerous problems to the candidates. The meeting also decided to upgrade regional centre of the CPSP. It was also decided that registration, training and monitoring cell would also be upgraded. The problems of the TMOs, including registration, training slot and supervisory problems were also discussed at length.
Prof Zafrullah assured the TMOs that all their problems would be addressed accordingly. Vice president Prof Daud Khan, regional director CPSP, Prof Attaullah Jan, council members and large number of TMOs attended the meeting. The News
This was decided at a meeting of the president of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, Professor Zafarullah Chaudhry, with trainee medical officers (TMOs), supervisors and faculty members here on Friday.
The clinical examination of Intermediate Module would now be held in Peshawar. Earlier, the examination was conducted in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad that caused numerous problems to the candidates. The meeting also decided to upgrade regional centre of the CPSP. It was also decided that registration, training and monitoring cell would also be upgraded. The problems of the TMOs, including registration, training slot and supervisory problems were also discussed at length.
Prof Zafrullah assured the TMOs that all their problems would be addressed accordingly. Vice president Prof Daud Khan, regional director CPSP, Prof Attaullah Jan, council members and large number of TMOs attended the meeting. The News
MAO College reopens after clashes | Kinnaird college protest
MAO College reopens after clashes
Lahore, May 02, 2008: Government MAO College, which was closed down after some armed men tried to gain its control on Monday, will reopen on Friday (today). The college was closed down for two days. However, it had to remain closed on Thursday too because of May 1.
Meanwhile, a police contingent is still deployed at the college while wall chalking, done by the college's student group in favour of PML-N leaders, has been wiped out from the college walls by the administration.
It is important to mention here that before the elections, the same student group had done wall chalking in favour of PML-Q leaders. However, the results compelled these student leaders to change their loyalties afterwards.
It is learnt that a day earlier, police searched college students' record in order to find out how some non-student elements were granted admission in the past. A college teacher, seeking anonymity, said some over-aged people, who could never be called college-students, had been granted admission by the previous administration, adding the police were searching all the relevant record these days in order to trace those who had been granted admission, violating the merit. The News
Students protest fee increase: Kinnaird girls to meet administration
Lahore: Kinnaird College (KC) students will submit a charter of demands at a meeting with the vice principal (VP) today (Friday), students organising protests against the hike in fees said on Thursday.
The students plan to ask the VP to repeal the recent hike in college fees. They said that the increase had disturbed the students and was affecting their studies, since they could not concentrate on their studies. The vice principal on Wednesday told the students that they would be allowed to submit their fees in instalments, but the students said they would protest until the fees were brought down again. They also intend to demand more freedom of movement and recreational facilities.
Farwa Ahmed, a BBA student at KC, said that students would present a list of their demands at the meeting with the administration, deans and faculty members. She said that students would also take up the matter with KC Principal Mira Phailbus, who is currently abroad, when she returns after 15 days.
BA student Khaula Butt said many students were considering transferring their credits to other universities that had lower fees, more facilities and more freedom of movement.
Nazish Khan, another student, said there was no place for students to sit in the college due to a shortage of classrooms and many students were not attending college due to the heat. She said the classrooms were not air-conditioned and sitting in them was very difficult.
A KC teacher agreed that students were facing many problems. She said many students had complained to the administration, but no action had been taken so far. She said that the principal was expected to take action on the issue after her return. However, she added that the administration might also take some action before the principal's arrival.
The students said that they did not want to be bound to enter and exit the college at fixed times. They said they would demand freedom of movement at the gates at all times, as is common at various other universities and colleges in the city.
The students would demand the freedom to use mobile phones and iPods on campus. They also want air-conditioned classrooms and more classrooms because currently, some lectures are being held in the college grounds due to a shortage of rooms.
They said the water coolers on campus were rusty and the water at the café was hot. They added that the KC café was serving expensive, rotten-smelling and unhygienic food and action should be taken against it.
The students said that KC had been known for its extra-curricular activities, but ever since the semester system was introduced a couple of years ago the college held one annual play and one annual sports day only. They said they wanted more functions like concerts, swimming competitions, fun fairs, and celebrations of special days like St Valentines Day. They also want a TV set at the café because there are TV screens in the canteens and cafés of other education institutes in the city.
Another of the students' demand is action against teachers promoting favouritism. They said that if a student argued with a teacher, she was sure to fail that semester, no matter how good a student she was. KC Vice Principal Dr Nighat Khan was not available for comment.
The demands
* Freedom to enter and exit college gates at will
* Freedom to use cellphones, iPods on campus
* Air-conditioned classrooms and more classrooms
* Clean, cool water
* Cheap, hygienic food at the café
* TV at café
* More extra-curricular activities
* End of favouritism by teachers. Daily Times
Lahore, May 02, 2008: Government MAO College, which was closed down after some armed men tried to gain its control on Monday, will reopen on Friday (today). The college was closed down for two days. However, it had to remain closed on Thursday too because of May 1.
Meanwhile, a police contingent is still deployed at the college while wall chalking, done by the college's student group in favour of PML-N leaders, has been wiped out from the college walls by the administration.
It is important to mention here that before the elections, the same student group had done wall chalking in favour of PML-Q leaders. However, the results compelled these student leaders to change their loyalties afterwards.
It is learnt that a day earlier, police searched college students' record in order to find out how some non-student elements were granted admission in the past. A college teacher, seeking anonymity, said some over-aged people, who could never be called college-students, had been granted admission by the previous administration, adding the police were searching all the relevant record these days in order to trace those who had been granted admission, violating the merit. The News
Students protest fee increase: Kinnaird girls to meet administration
Lahore: Kinnaird College (KC) students will submit a charter of demands at a meeting with the vice principal (VP) today (Friday), students organising protests against the hike in fees said on Thursday.
The students plan to ask the VP to repeal the recent hike in college fees. They said that the increase had disturbed the students and was affecting their studies, since they could not concentrate on their studies. The vice principal on Wednesday told the students that they would be allowed to submit their fees in instalments, but the students said they would protest until the fees were brought down again. They also intend to demand more freedom of movement and recreational facilities.
Farwa Ahmed, a BBA student at KC, said that students would present a list of their demands at the meeting with the administration, deans and faculty members. She said that students would also take up the matter with KC Principal Mira Phailbus, who is currently abroad, when she returns after 15 days.
BA student Khaula Butt said many students were considering transferring their credits to other universities that had lower fees, more facilities and more freedom of movement.
Nazish Khan, another student, said there was no place for students to sit in the college due to a shortage of classrooms and many students were not attending college due to the heat. She said the classrooms were not air-conditioned and sitting in them was very difficult.
A KC teacher agreed that students were facing many problems. She said many students had complained to the administration, but no action had been taken so far. She said that the principal was expected to take action on the issue after her return. However, she added that the administration might also take some action before the principal's arrival.
The students said that they did not want to be bound to enter and exit the college at fixed times. They said they would demand freedom of movement at the gates at all times, as is common at various other universities and colleges in the city.
The students would demand the freedom to use mobile phones and iPods on campus. They also want air-conditioned classrooms and more classrooms because currently, some lectures are being held in the college grounds due to a shortage of rooms.
They said the water coolers on campus were rusty and the water at the café was hot. They added that the KC café was serving expensive, rotten-smelling and unhygienic food and action should be taken against it.
The students said that KC had been known for its extra-curricular activities, but ever since the semester system was introduced a couple of years ago the college held one annual play and one annual sports day only. They said they wanted more functions like concerts, swimming competitions, fun fairs, and celebrations of special days like St Valentines Day. They also want a TV set at the café because there are TV screens in the canteens and cafés of other education institutes in the city.
Another of the students' demand is action against teachers promoting favouritism. They said that if a student argued with a teacher, she was sure to fail that semester, no matter how good a student she was. KC Vice Principal Dr Nighat Khan was not available for comment.
The demands
* Freedom to enter and exit college gates at will
* Freedom to use cellphones, iPods on campus
* Air-conditioned classrooms and more classrooms
* Clean, cool water
* Cheap, hygienic food at the café
* TV at café
* More extra-curricular activities
* End of favouritism by teachers. Daily Times
ANP, PkSF slam for Malakand University clashes
ANP, PkSF slam IJT for 'attacking students'
Peshawar, May 02, 2008: The Awami National Party (ANP) has criticised the Islami Jamiat-e-Talba (IJT) for "carrying out an armed attack on Pakhtun Students Federation (PkSF) activists at the Malakand University on Thursday".
In a press statement issued here, ANP NWFP Information Secretary Arbab Muhammad Zahir alleged that some IJT "terrorists" opened fire on "peaceful" PSF students at the university, injuring three students.
He said that the condition of one of the injured was critical, adding that the IJT was a "terrorist student organisation that has opened centres of terrorism at educational institutions". Through such activities, he added, the IJT was trying to postpone student union elections because "the IJT has left with no future after the revival of students unions".
The ANP leader demanded that the police immediately arrest those responsible for the incident.
Separately, the PkSF has also condemned the IJT over the incident. PkSF NWFP President Shakilur Rehman Barki alleged in a press statement that the IJT was a "terrorist" organisation. "We demand that the government impose a ban on the IJT, arrest those involved in the incident and bring them to justice". Daily Times
Malakand varsity closed after students clash
Timeergara: The University of Malakand was closed for indefinite period and hostels were vacated after clashes between two student organisations on Thursday.
According to sources, clashes erupted when the Pakhtun Students Federation (PkSF) arranged a party to welcome new students and say goodbye to seniors at the convocation hall of the university in Chakdara. However, an armed group of the Islami Jamiat-i-Talaba (IJT) allegedly disrupted the function.
"They (IJT) first blew off some explosive materials near the convocation hall and then started indiscriminate firing injuring three students belonging to the PkSF," Zakir Khan, a student, reportedly told the local police.
The injured students -- identified as Kamran, Qasim and Asif -- were rushed to the DHQ hospital Batkhela, where Kamran and Qasim were referred to Peshawar in critical condition.
After the clashes, the university administration took prompt action and ordered closure of the university for indefinite period and vacated the hostels of both male and female students.
All roads leading to the university were blocked by the administration with the help of law enforcement agencies, said Dost Mohammad Khan, a spokesman for the university.
"The University Public School and University Girls School will remain open," he said.
The Chakdara police confirmed that an FIR had been lodged by a student against the workers of the IJT including Sultan, Muslim, Ashfaq, Masood Shah, Jan Alam, Inayatur Rahman, Fazlullah and Mukhtiar. Dawn
Peshawar, May 02, 2008: The Awami National Party (ANP) has criticised the Islami Jamiat-e-Talba (IJT) for "carrying out an armed attack on Pakhtun Students Federation (PkSF) activists at the Malakand University on Thursday".
In a press statement issued here, ANP NWFP Information Secretary Arbab Muhammad Zahir alleged that some IJT "terrorists" opened fire on "peaceful" PSF students at the university, injuring three students.
He said that the condition of one of the injured was critical, adding that the IJT was a "terrorist student organisation that has opened centres of terrorism at educational institutions". Through such activities, he added, the IJT was trying to postpone student union elections because "the IJT has left with no future after the revival of students unions".
The ANP leader demanded that the police immediately arrest those responsible for the incident.
Separately, the PkSF has also condemned the IJT over the incident. PkSF NWFP President Shakilur Rehman Barki alleged in a press statement that the IJT was a "terrorist" organisation. "We demand that the government impose a ban on the IJT, arrest those involved in the incident and bring them to justice". Daily Times
Malakand varsity closed after students clash
Timeergara: The University of Malakand was closed for indefinite period and hostels were vacated after clashes between two student organisations on Thursday.
According to sources, clashes erupted when the Pakhtun Students Federation (PkSF) arranged a party to welcome new students and say goodbye to seniors at the convocation hall of the university in Chakdara. However, an armed group of the Islami Jamiat-i-Talaba (IJT) allegedly disrupted the function.
"They (IJT) first blew off some explosive materials near the convocation hall and then started indiscriminate firing injuring three students belonging to the PkSF," Zakir Khan, a student, reportedly told the local police.
The injured students -- identified as Kamran, Qasim and Asif -- were rushed to the DHQ hospital Batkhela, where Kamran and Qasim were referred to Peshawar in critical condition.
After the clashes, the university administration took prompt action and ordered closure of the university for indefinite period and vacated the hostels of both male and female students.
All roads leading to the university were blocked by the administration with the help of law enforcement agencies, said Dost Mohammad Khan, a spokesman for the university.
"The University Public School and University Girls School will remain open," he said.
The Chakdara police confirmed that an FIR had been lodged by a student against the workers of the IJT including Sultan, Muslim, Ashfaq, Masood Shah, Jan Alam, Inayatur Rahman, Fazlullah and Mukhtiar. Dawn
Sindh Teachers' demands | SU expels students
Sindh Teachers' demands
Karachi, May 02, 2008: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) has demanded re-nationalisation of the St. Joseph and St. Patrick's colleges and lifting of a ban on teachers' associations.
In a statement issued here on Thursday, the SPLA recalled that Syed Qaim Ali Shah had assured the teachers' community while the PPP was in the opposition that his party would meet both the demands after coming to power.
The statement, signed by Prof Syed Riaz Ahsan, Prof Manzoor Chishti, Prof Liaquat Solangi, Prof Ayub Marri, Prof Yaqoob Chandio and Prof Athar Hussain, appreciated the government's decision of relieving retired teachers hired on a contract basis, and hoped that the government would also reverse the decisions under which educational institutions were privatised, changes were made in the academic calendar and transfers were made on political grounds. PPI
Sindh Unversity expels 2 students
Hyderabad: The Sindh University's Discipline Committee has expelled Bahram Khan Pathan of 2nd year, BCS, evening, for five years and rusticated Mehroze Ali Bhatti of 2nd year, BCS, evening, for three years and banned the entry of both students at the campus.
The university administration in the light of decision of the discipline committee issued a notification on Wednesday.
A second year student, Niaz Hussain Chandio, submitted a complaint to university authorities stating that on April 16 at 3.30pm, Bahram Mehroze and others attacked him and opened fire with pistol which resulted in serious injuries to him. He was taken to the Liaquat University Hospital, Jamshoro, for first aid and shifted to Hyderabad for treatment. The student also lodged an FIR with the Jamshoro police.
The university authorities referred the complaint to Discipline Committee which issued show cause notices to Bahram, Mehroze and others and directed them to appear at a committee meeting.
After examining the complaint and statements of witnesses and a detailed inquiry the committee unanimously recommended penalty of expulsion to both the students.
Karachi, May 02, 2008: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) has demanded re-nationalisation of the St. Joseph and St. Patrick's colleges and lifting of a ban on teachers' associations.
In a statement issued here on Thursday, the SPLA recalled that Syed Qaim Ali Shah had assured the teachers' community while the PPP was in the opposition that his party would meet both the demands after coming to power.
The statement, signed by Prof Syed Riaz Ahsan, Prof Manzoor Chishti, Prof Liaquat Solangi, Prof Ayub Marri, Prof Yaqoob Chandio and Prof Athar Hussain, appreciated the government's decision of relieving retired teachers hired on a contract basis, and hoped that the government would also reverse the decisions under which educational institutions were privatised, changes were made in the academic calendar and transfers were made on political grounds. PPI
Sindh Unversity expels 2 students
Hyderabad: The Sindh University's Discipline Committee has expelled Bahram Khan Pathan of 2nd year, BCS, evening, for five years and rusticated Mehroze Ali Bhatti of 2nd year, BCS, evening, for three years and banned the entry of both students at the campus.
The university administration in the light of decision of the discipline committee issued a notification on Wednesday.
A second year student, Niaz Hussain Chandio, submitted a complaint to university authorities stating that on April 16 at 3.30pm, Bahram Mehroze and others attacked him and opened fire with pistol which resulted in serious injuries to him. He was taken to the Liaquat University Hospital, Jamshoro, for first aid and shifted to Hyderabad for treatment. The student also lodged an FIR with the Jamshoro police.
The university authorities referred the complaint to Discipline Committee which issued show cause notices to Bahram, Mehroze and others and directed them to appear at a committee meeting.
After examining the complaint and statements of witnesses and a detailed inquiry the committee unanimously recommended penalty of expulsion to both the students.
SMC, DMC entry test | Baqai University convocation
SMC, DMC candidates worried over entry test date
Karachi, May 01, 2008: The process of receiving applications from the candidates seeking admissions to MBBS at Dow Medical College (DMC) and Sindh Medical College (SMC) as well as in the bachelors of dental surgery (BDS) course at Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences drew to a close on Wednesday.
The candidates who submitted the applications would now be required to appear in the entry test scheduled to be held on June 29, sources at the Dow University of Health Sciences said.
The DUHS has decided to hold the entry test immediately after the completion of intermediate (pre-medical group) annual examinations-2008. However, some candidates seeking admissions to the Dow and Sindh medical colleges seem unhappy over the schedule of entry test, saying that this way they would not get time for test's preparation as at the moment they were busy in preparing for intermediate exams. They said that since their intermediate examinations, which were scheduled to begin in the mid of May, would continue till the end of third week of June they would be left with no time for entry test's preparation as it had been scheduled to be held on June 29.They said that it was beyond their comprehension that why the DUHS had decided to hold the entry test soon after the intermediate examinations when none of other public and private sector medical and engineering colleges and universities, except for the Aga Khan University, had so far announced the admission policy.
Underscoring the need for adopting a uniform policy by all medical and engineering colleges and universities of the province, the students seeking admission to the DMC and SMC have urged the governor, who is the controlling authority of all the public sector universities in Sindh, to direct the DUHS to hold the entry test by mid-August so that they could concentrate on their upcoming intermediate examinations and have ample time to prepare for the entry test of medical colleges.
When contacted, senior officials associated with the admission directorate of the DUHS said that the candidates must not worry about the admission test because the entry test paper would be devised from the syllabus of both parts of intermediate examinations, which they would have studied while preparing for their intermediate examinations.
"In fact, the decision of holding the entry test shortly after the intermediate examinations has been taken in the interest of both the students and their parents," they said. This way, the officials said, parents would save a considerable amount of fee that they would have to pay to coaching centres for getting their wards prepared for the entry test but also to ensure that the academic session of the medical colleges was not delayed. Dawn
Baqai University awards degrees to 813 students
Karachi: The Baqai Medical University (BMU) Karachi awarded degrees to 813 students on Wednesday at its 6th convocation held at the BMU campus on Gadap Super Highway. The degrees were awarded in different fields. In total 474 students received degrees in medicine and dentistry, while 80 students received degrees in pharmaceutical science, 90 in basic medical science, 157 in health management, 10 in nursing and two in biological science. Masters, M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees were also awarded. Sindh governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad, although invited to preside over the ceremony, could not make it. Advisor to the governor Yousaf Jamal, BMU Chancellor Prof. Fareeduddin Baqai, BMU Vice Chancellor Prof. Daily Times
Karachi, May 01, 2008: The process of receiving applications from the candidates seeking admissions to MBBS at Dow Medical College (DMC) and Sindh Medical College (SMC) as well as in the bachelors of dental surgery (BDS) course at Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences drew to a close on Wednesday.
The candidates who submitted the applications would now be required to appear in the entry test scheduled to be held on June 29, sources at the Dow University of Health Sciences said.
The DUHS has decided to hold the entry test immediately after the completion of intermediate (pre-medical group) annual examinations-2008. However, some candidates seeking admissions to the Dow and Sindh medical colleges seem unhappy over the schedule of entry test, saying that this way they would not get time for test's preparation as at the moment they were busy in preparing for intermediate exams. They said that since their intermediate examinations, which were scheduled to begin in the mid of May, would continue till the end of third week of June they would be left with no time for entry test's preparation as it had been scheduled to be held on June 29.They said that it was beyond their comprehension that why the DUHS had decided to hold the entry test soon after the intermediate examinations when none of other public and private sector medical and engineering colleges and universities, except for the Aga Khan University, had so far announced the admission policy.
Underscoring the need for adopting a uniform policy by all medical and engineering colleges and universities of the province, the students seeking admission to the DMC and SMC have urged the governor, who is the controlling authority of all the public sector universities in Sindh, to direct the DUHS to hold the entry test by mid-August so that they could concentrate on their upcoming intermediate examinations and have ample time to prepare for the entry test of medical colleges.
When contacted, senior officials associated with the admission directorate of the DUHS said that the candidates must not worry about the admission test because the entry test paper would be devised from the syllabus of both parts of intermediate examinations, which they would have studied while preparing for their intermediate examinations.
"In fact, the decision of holding the entry test shortly after the intermediate examinations has been taken in the interest of both the students and their parents," they said. This way, the officials said, parents would save a considerable amount of fee that they would have to pay to coaching centres for getting their wards prepared for the entry test but also to ensure that the academic session of the medical colleges was not delayed. Dawn
Baqai University awards degrees to 813 students
Karachi: The Baqai Medical University (BMU) Karachi awarded degrees to 813 students on Wednesday at its 6th convocation held at the BMU campus on Gadap Super Highway. The degrees were awarded in different fields. In total 474 students received degrees in medicine and dentistry, while 80 students received degrees in pharmaceutical science, 90 in basic medical science, 157 in health management, 10 in nursing and two in biological science. Masters, M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees were also awarded. Sindh governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad, although invited to preside over the ceremony, could not make it. Advisor to the governor Yousaf Jamal, BMU Chancellor Prof. Fareeduddin Baqai, BMU Vice Chancellor Prof. Daily Times
Future of DAE holder | TEVTA DAE & DCom/DBA
Future of Diploma of Associate Engineers(Computer Technology)
May, 01, 2008: Editorial: Assalam-O-Alaikum! I want to share my own story and many other student's stories who got completed the Diploma of Associate Engineers in Computer technology from Boards of Technical Education.
As this Diploma is like other Diploma in different Trades(like Mechanical and Electrical).
There are special quota in Engineeing Universities for the Diploma Holder's to get admission in their respective field in B.Sc. Engg.But for DAE(in computer technology) has no seat in Engineering University.
I asked about the authorities of UET Lahore and UET Taxila but they said that When the Government will permit us of Education Ministry will tell us, then we will give admission to Computer Diploma Holders in B.Sc. Computer Engg.(Software Engg or System Engg).
The University authorities has no solid answer about the admission of DAE in Computer Technology.
They just tell stories or put a question mark about the policy of Education ministry or Government.
Who is the responsible for This?
and to whom we can ask about it?
I completed my DAE in 1998-2001 session but still no policy been made in this regard.
There is no quota for these students.
I want to publish my story through your website so that higher authorities may listen.
Students are suffering and each year many students pass out. Now i have also crossed the age limit which is 25 years to get admission.
So who is responsible for this ???
Government of Pakistan???
Education Ministry??
Pakistan Engineering Council??
or Higher Authorities of Engineering Universities????
Who will give us Justice??????
Muhammad Waqas Akram waqas_akram1981@hotmail.com
TEVTA incentive to students
Lahore: The Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) has allowed students, who have been declared "fail with no chance" in the DAE and DCom/DBA, first and second annual examination 2007, to appear in DAE and DCom/DBA first annual examination 2008 to clear the subjects they failed in.
According to a notification issued by the Punjab Board of Technical Education (PBTE) on Wednesday, all the principals concerned are requested to inform the students of their institutes/colleges immediately to submit their admission forms as per following schedule.
For DCom/DBA, the students will be required to submit their forms with triple fee up to May 5, 2008 and for DAE with triple fee up to May 10, 2008.
The students who have already submitted their admission forms with single fee will have to deposit an additional fee of Rs 1,400 without practical and Rs 1,600 with practical.
May, 01, 2008: Editorial: Assalam-O-Alaikum! I want to share my own story and many other student's stories who got completed the Diploma of Associate Engineers in Computer technology from Boards of Technical Education.
As this Diploma is like other Diploma in different Trades(like Mechanical and Electrical).
There are special quota in Engineeing Universities for the Diploma Holder's to get admission in their respective field in B.Sc. Engg.But for DAE(in computer technology) has no seat in Engineering University.
I asked about the authorities of UET Lahore and UET Taxila but they said that When the Government will permit us of Education Ministry will tell us, then we will give admission to Computer Diploma Holders in B.Sc. Computer Engg.(Software Engg or System Engg).
The University authorities has no solid answer about the admission of DAE in Computer Technology.
They just tell stories or put a question mark about the policy of Education ministry or Government.
Who is the responsible for This?
and to whom we can ask about it?
I completed my DAE in 1998-2001 session but still no policy been made in this regard.
There is no quota for these students.
I want to publish my story through your website so that higher authorities may listen.
Students are suffering and each year many students pass out. Now i have also crossed the age limit which is 25 years to get admission.
So who is responsible for this ???
Government of Pakistan???
Education Ministry??
Pakistan Engineering Council??
or Higher Authorities of Engineering Universities????
Who will give us Justice??????
Muhammad Waqas Akram waqas_akram1981@hotmail.com
TEVTA incentive to students
Lahore: The Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) has allowed students, who have been declared "fail with no chance" in the DAE and DCom/DBA, first and second annual examination 2007, to appear in DAE and DCom/DBA first annual examination 2008 to clear the subjects they failed in.
According to a notification issued by the Punjab Board of Technical Education (PBTE) on Wednesday, all the principals concerned are requested to inform the students of their institutes/colleges immediately to submit their admission forms as per following schedule.
For DCom/DBA, the students will be required to submit their forms with triple fee up to May 5, 2008 and for DAE with triple fee up to May 10, 2008.
The students who have already submitted their admission forms with single fee will have to deposit an additional fee of Rs 1,400 without practical and Rs 1,600 with practical.
Student politics - a violent chapter | Kinnaird college fee hike
Student politics - start of a new violent chapter
Lahore, May 01, 2008: Student politics is deeply rooted in the Pakistani education system. However, instead of being constructive, student politics has become synonymous with violence, aggression and bloodshed.
Students have killed students over differences of opinions and ideologies.
Since 1948, 178 students have been killed in student union violence. From 1947-1984, 13 students were killed in 151 violent incidents, while from 1984-2004, 165 students were killed in 525 violent incidents.
The history of student politics is rife with unions being hijacked by influential groups. This has been the main cause of students putting down their pens and picking up guns, as student workers and leaders – under the influence of power – feel they are above the law. Later, with their violent deeds behind them, influential groups use these students as hitmen, land-grabbers or even as a means to intimidate their rivals.
Many a student who turned criminal has been killed in shootouts with the police. We talked to several former student union leaders and workers to get an insight into the world of student politics in Lahore.
These men have at one time or the other been part of the Muslim Students Federation (MSF), People's Students Federation (PSF), Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT), National Students Federation (NSF), Quaid-e-Azam Students Federation (QSF) and Anjuman-e-Talaba-e-Islam (ATI). They said the lower tiers of student unions were the first to turn to violence. This, they said, happened in the late 1970s when the MSF and IJT joined hands and in collaboration with 'hidden forces' (read the government) started working against the PSF. This led to PSF members forming splinter groups to ensure their survival. The splinter groups, the most prominent being the Black Eagles, were more militant than the rest and started struggling against the MSF-IJT alliance.
Within a few years, cracks appeared within the MSF-IJT alliance and the two unions started jostling with each for campus influence. Violence hit campuses in 1983 when several IJT workers kidnapped MAO College MSF leader Khawaja Saad Rafique and beat him up. The incident led to Saad becoming influential in student politics, due to which he won the union election held on December 21, 1983, and the MSF took possession of MAO College. This was the last election before student unions were banned because of campus violence.
After the ban, these unions operated underground and the tussle between the MSF and IJT increased and became more intense. Many students were killed, while many others became criminals in the process. This is when a new breed of 'student' appeared – one who did not go to college, but was affiliated with a student union and took part in its politics.
This is also the time when students shifted from hockey sticks as their favourite choice of weapon to a more sophisticated item – .30 pistols, rifles, shotguns and machineguns. Colleges and hostels became their hideouts. During this time, many students 'came of age' and were feared on campuses. These students include Arshad Amin Chaudhry, Arif Chaudhry, Sohail, Abdul Jabbar, Ishaq Khan, Atif Chaudhry, Fawad Hussain, Sajjad Sabri, Nawaz Jatt, Akram Gujjar, Sunny Prince, Raja Umair, Agha Naveed, Tony, Rana Muhammad Azim, Tariq Gujjar, Abdur Rehman, Kamran Butt, Imran Zaidi, Shahbaz Butt, Rana Imtiaz, Ghulam Mustafa and Ibrahim. These men were in charge of Government Diyal Singh College, Islamia College Railway Road, Commerce College Allama Iqbal Town and Government College of Technology.
The IJT had possession of Punjab University and a few other institutions and a group led by Tahir Sindhu and Sunny had set camp at Government College Lahore. This group was called the Ravian Front.
In 1993, the MSF splintered into MSF and MSF-Junejo due to the political shift in Islamabad and the race for control of institutions began. The MSF once again divided into MSF-Nawaz and MSF-Quaid-e-Azam during Nawaz Sharif's term in 2000. From then until today, the MSF-Q strengthened itself and secured many colleges across the Punjab, including MAO College. However, since the lifting of the ban on student unions, the MSF-N has regained its strength and is vying for control of all colleges that the MSF-Q had taken hold of. This resurgence resulted in Monday's clash at MAO College.
By Shahnawaz Khan
Students clash at Landikotal Degree College
Landikotal: Two student groups belonging to the Afridi and Shinwari tribes clashed on Wednesday at the Landikotal Degree College. Aerial shots were fired during the scuffle between the student groups but no casualties were reported. A Landikotal Degree College student said that some Shinwari students were listening to very loud music, which disturbed Afridi students studying in an adjacent room. The clash started when Afridi tribe students asked the Shinwari tribe students to stop playing the music. A Khasadar Force officer and his colleagues intervened and mediated a truce agreement between the student groups.
Kinnaird girls protest against fee hike
Lahore, May 01, 2008: About 300 Kinnaird College (KC) students on Wednesday protested against the college administration over an increase in fees.
They shouted slogans against the KC administration and demanded that administration revoke the decision.
The protesters, mostly bachelor's students, gathered on campus and marched towards the administration block. They carried placards and banners against the fee hike.
A few days ago, the KC administration issued a notification regarding an increase in fees. KC Vice Principal (VP) Nighat Khan and other teachers tried to stop students from protesting, but to no avail.
The VP told the students that they would be allowed to submit the fee in installments. The students vowed to continue their protest till the withdrawal of the decision.
Aqsa, a bachelor's student, said the decision was unfair and against the college rules. She said, "The KC administration did not mention in the prospectus about the fee increase in the ongoing session."
Sadaf, another student, said, "Last year I paid Rs 27,000 and now the administration is demanding Rs 37,000. The college administration told us to submit the fee before May 10."
Mahwish, a student, said the college administration has also increased hostel dues. We will not submit the fee and continue to protest against this unfair decision."
A KC teacher said the decision had been taken after a meeting of the college deans. She said the fee had been increased to provide students with more facilities. Daily Times
Lahore, May 01, 2008: Student politics is deeply rooted in the Pakistani education system. However, instead of being constructive, student politics has become synonymous with violence, aggression and bloodshed.
Students have killed students over differences of opinions and ideologies.
Since 1948, 178 students have been killed in student union violence. From 1947-1984, 13 students were killed in 151 violent incidents, while from 1984-2004, 165 students were killed in 525 violent incidents.
The history of student politics is rife with unions being hijacked by influential groups. This has been the main cause of students putting down their pens and picking up guns, as student workers and leaders – under the influence of power – feel they are above the law. Later, with their violent deeds behind them, influential groups use these students as hitmen, land-grabbers or even as a means to intimidate their rivals.
Many a student who turned criminal has been killed in shootouts with the police. We talked to several former student union leaders and workers to get an insight into the world of student politics in Lahore.
These men have at one time or the other been part of the Muslim Students Federation (MSF), People's Students Federation (PSF), Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT), National Students Federation (NSF), Quaid-e-Azam Students Federation (QSF) and Anjuman-e-Talaba-e-Islam (ATI). They said the lower tiers of student unions were the first to turn to violence. This, they said, happened in the late 1970s when the MSF and IJT joined hands and in collaboration with 'hidden forces' (read the government) started working against the PSF. This led to PSF members forming splinter groups to ensure their survival. The splinter groups, the most prominent being the Black Eagles, were more militant than the rest and started struggling against the MSF-IJT alliance.
Within a few years, cracks appeared within the MSF-IJT alliance and the two unions started jostling with each for campus influence. Violence hit campuses in 1983 when several IJT workers kidnapped MAO College MSF leader Khawaja Saad Rafique and beat him up. The incident led to Saad becoming influential in student politics, due to which he won the union election held on December 21, 1983, and the MSF took possession of MAO College. This was the last election before student unions were banned because of campus violence.
After the ban, these unions operated underground and the tussle between the MSF and IJT increased and became more intense. Many students were killed, while many others became criminals in the process. This is when a new breed of 'student' appeared – one who did not go to college, but was affiliated with a student union and took part in its politics.
This is also the time when students shifted from hockey sticks as their favourite choice of weapon to a more sophisticated item – .30 pistols, rifles, shotguns and machineguns. Colleges and hostels became their hideouts. During this time, many students 'came of age' and were feared on campuses. These students include Arshad Amin Chaudhry, Arif Chaudhry, Sohail, Abdul Jabbar, Ishaq Khan, Atif Chaudhry, Fawad Hussain, Sajjad Sabri, Nawaz Jatt, Akram Gujjar, Sunny Prince, Raja Umair, Agha Naveed, Tony, Rana Muhammad Azim, Tariq Gujjar, Abdur Rehman, Kamran Butt, Imran Zaidi, Shahbaz Butt, Rana Imtiaz, Ghulam Mustafa and Ibrahim. These men were in charge of Government Diyal Singh College, Islamia College Railway Road, Commerce College Allama Iqbal Town and Government College of Technology.
The IJT had possession of Punjab University and a few other institutions and a group led by Tahir Sindhu and Sunny had set camp at Government College Lahore. This group was called the Ravian Front.
In 1993, the MSF splintered into MSF and MSF-Junejo due to the political shift in Islamabad and the race for control of institutions began. The MSF once again divided into MSF-Nawaz and MSF-Quaid-e-Azam during Nawaz Sharif's term in 2000. From then until today, the MSF-Q strengthened itself and secured many colleges across the Punjab, including MAO College. However, since the lifting of the ban on student unions, the MSF-N has regained its strength and is vying for control of all colleges that the MSF-Q had taken hold of. This resurgence resulted in Monday's clash at MAO College.
By Shahnawaz Khan
Students clash at Landikotal Degree College
Landikotal: Two student groups belonging to the Afridi and Shinwari tribes clashed on Wednesday at the Landikotal Degree College. Aerial shots were fired during the scuffle between the student groups but no casualties were reported. A Landikotal Degree College student said that some Shinwari students were listening to very loud music, which disturbed Afridi students studying in an adjacent room. The clash started when Afridi tribe students asked the Shinwari tribe students to stop playing the music. A Khasadar Force officer and his colleagues intervened and mediated a truce agreement between the student groups.
Kinnaird girls protest against fee hike
Lahore, May 01, 2008: About 300 Kinnaird College (KC) students on Wednesday protested against the college administration over an increase in fees.
They shouted slogans against the KC administration and demanded that administration revoke the decision.
The protesters, mostly bachelor's students, gathered on campus and marched towards the administration block. They carried placards and banners against the fee hike.
A few days ago, the KC administration issued a notification regarding an increase in fees. KC Vice Principal (VP) Nighat Khan and other teachers tried to stop students from protesting, but to no avail.
The VP told the students that they would be allowed to submit the fee in installments. The students vowed to continue their protest till the withdrawal of the decision.
Aqsa, a bachelor's student, said the decision was unfair and against the college rules. She said, "The KC administration did not mention in the prospectus about the fee increase in the ongoing session."
Sadaf, another student, said, "Last year I paid Rs 27,000 and now the administration is demanding Rs 37,000. The college administration told us to submit the fee before May 10."
Mahwish, a student, said the college administration has also increased hostel dues. We will not submit the fee and continue to protest against this unfair decision."
A KC teacher said the decision had been taken after a meeting of the college deans. She said the fee had been increased to provide students with more facilities. Daily Times
No changes in school syllabi | Corporal punishment
No changes made in school syllabi this year
Islamabad, May 01, 2008: Children of Pakistan will be studying the same old and stale books during the next academic year beginning from September this year because Punjab Textbook Board has not been able to revise and improve the syllabi due to what it calls 'procedural delays'.
The federal government had directed that syllabi of Class I, Class VI, Class IX and Class XI needs to be changed from the new academic year. In a recent meeting presided over by the Federal Minister for Education, a decision was taken to let children of all provinces study the same syllabi and it asked relevant textbook boards, including the PTB, to prepare new syllabi, which should be more comprehensive and all encompassing, so that children study the subjects from a national perspective and gain wider horizon of knowledge.
Prof Khalid Ali Bhatti, Director, Humanities, Punjab Textbook Board told APP that the process of adding new chapters and topics required a lengthy process and it would not be able to complete it on time for the new classes. Students and teachers of schools and colleges have been anxiously waiting for the new syllabi in order to plan their next academic calendar but now the board says there will be no changes in syllabi and the same books should be taught during the next year.
He said a decision has been taken by the 'higher authorities' in this regard. About another perennial problem of shortage of a number of text books in the market, Prof Bhatti says that the board is already in the process of allocating the bulk of the printing work to different publishers and hopes that the books short in the market will be provided in time when the new session starts in September next.
Giving good news to parents, he disclosed that the publishing cost of books has increased, though, the Board would charge the same old prices for the new books and distribute them in the market at the previous rates.
However, the board is making more attractive titles of the books and also improving the quality of binding. In all, the board publishes 178 books on various topics of arts, sciences and vocational subjects from Prep Class to Class XII during each academic year.
29,922 govt schools without electricity
Lahore: The provision of missing facilities in schools will be a challenging task for the new government as there are still 29,922 government schools without electricity, 19,304 without toilets, 33,632 with two or less classrooms and 15,380 without boundary walls in different parts of the province.
According to the data collected, before the launch of the Punjab Education Sector Reform Programme (PESRP) in 2003, out of over 60,000 schools, only 21,943 had electricity connections whereas the toilet facility was available in 28,497 schools.
Some 33,312 schools have boundary walls while the total number of classrooms in all government schools of the Punjab was 213,502. An amount of Rs 22.8 billion was allocated for the first phase of the PESRP (2004-06), with Rs 5 billion every year for the provision of missing facilities in schools.
Sources said the World Bank (WB), under the PESRP, had extended the budgetary support of around Rs 18 billion to the Punjab government, through IDA credit, a soft loan.
Sources in the PESRP said that during the previous government, owing to patchy selection of schools for the provision of facilities, a sizable number of deserving schools could not be included in the programme. They said as the selection of schools for the provision of missing facilities was made by MPAs and MNAs of the ruling party, therefore, opposition members had to face discrimination. They said the first phase of the programme had completed while the second had started in 2007 and would end in 2009. According to a senior official associated with the PESRP, an awareness campaign comprising advertisements and talk shows etc was also part of the programme to highlight its achievements i.e free textbooks and Rs 200 stipend for girl students.
He, however, said the campaign had to be stopped as the previous government used it for its political benefits. "An amount of Rs 450 million was spent on the awareness campaign during the last four years which, however, did not leave a positive impression on people," he added. He said the name of the programme was the Punjab Education Sector Reform Programme while "Parha Likha Punjab" was another programme run by the Literacy Department.
However, when contacted, PESRP Director Ahmed Javed Qazi said 9,339 schools had been provided with electricity under the programme during the last four years, registering an increase of 16 percent. He said toilets were built in 13,403 schools and boundary walls were constructed in 12,512 institutions.
"Some 17,287 classrooms have been constructed in schools during the last four years, but still a lot of work should be done," he added. Mr Qazi said enrolment had increased in government schools because of the provision of missing facilities, free textbooks, qualified teachers and Rs 200 stipend in 15 low literacy districts. "Infrastructural and HR requirements have also gone up with the increase in enrolment," he added.
Talking about the launch of the PESRP, he said an assessment had been made in 2003 for facilities in public sector schools across the province. "It revealed that primary schools and female institutions had been neglected in the past and they required immediate attention," he added. Mr Qazi said there was no credible database available with the government before 2003, while now a school census was made every year, which threw up ground realities for future planning.
"Now we have a better environment because of the management information system (MIS)," he said, adding, "Along with the MIS, decision support systems have also been developed under the PESRP and decisions, such as transfer of college teachers, have been greatly facilitated because of it."
Commenting on the monitoring mechanism, he said the system, in fact, worked as "eyes and ears" of the government. "Now the government has direct access to schools, even those situated in remoter areas, because of district monitoring officers (DMOs) and monitoring and evaluation assistants," he added. He said the PESRP had a sector-wide approach. "It took education as a whole and improving the quality of education was a priority concern under phase II. The quality depended largely on good books, better classroom environment and good teachers, besides factors, like improved governance and community involvement," he added.
Corporal punishment 'behind high school dropout rate'
Islamabad: Terming corporal punishment in schools and homes a 'culturally accepted form of child abuse,' speakers at a consultation with media representatives said it had resulted in high dropout rate from schools and an ever-growing population of runaway children.
The event titled 'Media Consultation on Child Rights and Protection Issues' was organised by the Society for the Protection of the Rights of Child (Sparc) in collaboration with Royal Norwegian Embassy and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
The speakers said Pakistan had one of the highest school dropout rates in the world that was 50 per cent, while there were about 70,000 street children nationwide. "It also adds to the army of child labourers because if 25 million children are out of school, they either work as labourers or become potential child labour," they pointed out.
They demanded repeal of Section 89 of the Pakistan Penal Code that allows parents, teachers and guardians to punish their child and urged the government to prepare a code of ethics for teachers.
"The school administration policy should have a monitoring component to check corporal punishment and the government should have its own monitoring mechanism for at least public schools," the speakers demanded.
In his introductory remarks, Sparc Executive Director Qindeel Shujaat said that society had a contradictory approach towards children. "On one hand a marriage fails to work if there are no children but on the other we observe extreme cases of corporal punishments by parents and teachers," he said.
He regretted that last year saw a new development of child suicide bombers in the country. "This trend of violence is also a product of what has been taught and the way it had been taught to our children," he added. He said that the legal system failed to provide protection to children against the menace mainly due to poor implementation.
Qindeel suggested that all children of age group from 5-7 years be enrolled in schools and those who were dropouts between the ages of 8 to 12, should be offered fast track non-formal courses and be maintained in regular education. He demanded that children, who were illiterate and above 13 years of age, should be educated in basic literacy and vocational training.
He said that union councils should be asked to ensure that every child in their locality attended school. "The international experience suggests that realistic development of countries became possible when education was accessible to all children," he said.
Highlighting the causes and consequences of corporal punishment, Sparc National Manager Promotion Fazila Gulzar said that it promotes the culture of power and blind obedience to authority. "The act is made lawful through Section 89 of the Pakistan Penal Code which empowers parents, teachers and other guardians to use corporal punishment as a means to discipline and correct the behaviour of under-12 children," she said.
She regretted that parents and teachers consider it a justified way to train a child but most of the time they took out their frustration on the child for the kids were in vulnerable position and could not retaliate.
"In addition to physical harm, the corporal punishment leaves deep psychological scars on innocent minds of children which are demonstrated in the form of violence when they grow up," she pointed out.
Discussing alternative ways to discipline a child without injuring his or her self-respect, dignity and values, Sparc School Project Coordinator Humaira Butt said that the difficult but correct way was to develop communication with the child and involve him or her in some responsibilities. "Setting a good example is another tried and tested formula," she said.
A documentary on child labour in connection with the International Labour Day was also screened on the occasion. Producer Sajjad Gul also showed clippings of his upcoming programme on kids' court that focuses on empowering children by educating them about their rights. The News
Islamabad, May 01, 2008: Children of Pakistan will be studying the same old and stale books during the next academic year beginning from September this year because Punjab Textbook Board has not been able to revise and improve the syllabi due to what it calls 'procedural delays'.
The federal government had directed that syllabi of Class I, Class VI, Class IX and Class XI needs to be changed from the new academic year. In a recent meeting presided over by the Federal Minister for Education, a decision was taken to let children of all provinces study the same syllabi and it asked relevant textbook boards, including the PTB, to prepare new syllabi, which should be more comprehensive and all encompassing, so that children study the subjects from a national perspective and gain wider horizon of knowledge.
Prof Khalid Ali Bhatti, Director, Humanities, Punjab Textbook Board told APP that the process of adding new chapters and topics required a lengthy process and it would not be able to complete it on time for the new classes. Students and teachers of schools and colleges have been anxiously waiting for the new syllabi in order to plan their next academic calendar but now the board says there will be no changes in syllabi and the same books should be taught during the next year.
He said a decision has been taken by the 'higher authorities' in this regard. About another perennial problem of shortage of a number of text books in the market, Prof Bhatti says that the board is already in the process of allocating the bulk of the printing work to different publishers and hopes that the books short in the market will be provided in time when the new session starts in September next.
Giving good news to parents, he disclosed that the publishing cost of books has increased, though, the Board would charge the same old prices for the new books and distribute them in the market at the previous rates.
However, the board is making more attractive titles of the books and also improving the quality of binding. In all, the board publishes 178 books on various topics of arts, sciences and vocational subjects from Prep Class to Class XII during each academic year.
29,922 govt schools without electricity
Lahore: The provision of missing facilities in schools will be a challenging task for the new government as there are still 29,922 government schools without electricity, 19,304 without toilets, 33,632 with two or less classrooms and 15,380 without boundary walls in different parts of the province.
According to the data collected, before the launch of the Punjab Education Sector Reform Programme (PESRP) in 2003, out of over 60,000 schools, only 21,943 had electricity connections whereas the toilet facility was available in 28,497 schools.
Some 33,312 schools have boundary walls while the total number of classrooms in all government schools of the Punjab was 213,502. An amount of Rs 22.8 billion was allocated for the first phase of the PESRP (2004-06), with Rs 5 billion every year for the provision of missing facilities in schools.
Sources said the World Bank (WB), under the PESRP, had extended the budgetary support of around Rs 18 billion to the Punjab government, through IDA credit, a soft loan.
Sources in the PESRP said that during the previous government, owing to patchy selection of schools for the provision of facilities, a sizable number of deserving schools could not be included in the programme. They said as the selection of schools for the provision of missing facilities was made by MPAs and MNAs of the ruling party, therefore, opposition members had to face discrimination. They said the first phase of the programme had completed while the second had started in 2007 and would end in 2009. According to a senior official associated with the PESRP, an awareness campaign comprising advertisements and talk shows etc was also part of the programme to highlight its achievements i.e free textbooks and Rs 200 stipend for girl students.
He, however, said the campaign had to be stopped as the previous government used it for its political benefits. "An amount of Rs 450 million was spent on the awareness campaign during the last four years which, however, did not leave a positive impression on people," he added. He said the name of the programme was the Punjab Education Sector Reform Programme while "Parha Likha Punjab" was another programme run by the Literacy Department.
However, when contacted, PESRP Director Ahmed Javed Qazi said 9,339 schools had been provided with electricity under the programme during the last four years, registering an increase of 16 percent. He said toilets were built in 13,403 schools and boundary walls were constructed in 12,512 institutions.
"Some 17,287 classrooms have been constructed in schools during the last four years, but still a lot of work should be done," he added. Mr Qazi said enrolment had increased in government schools because of the provision of missing facilities, free textbooks, qualified teachers and Rs 200 stipend in 15 low literacy districts. "Infrastructural and HR requirements have also gone up with the increase in enrolment," he added.
Talking about the launch of the PESRP, he said an assessment had been made in 2003 for facilities in public sector schools across the province. "It revealed that primary schools and female institutions had been neglected in the past and they required immediate attention," he added. Mr Qazi said there was no credible database available with the government before 2003, while now a school census was made every year, which threw up ground realities for future planning.
"Now we have a better environment because of the management information system (MIS)," he said, adding, "Along with the MIS, decision support systems have also been developed under the PESRP and decisions, such as transfer of college teachers, have been greatly facilitated because of it."
Commenting on the monitoring mechanism, he said the system, in fact, worked as "eyes and ears" of the government. "Now the government has direct access to schools, even those situated in remoter areas, because of district monitoring officers (DMOs) and monitoring and evaluation assistants," he added. He said the PESRP had a sector-wide approach. "It took education as a whole and improving the quality of education was a priority concern under phase II. The quality depended largely on good books, better classroom environment and good teachers, besides factors, like improved governance and community involvement," he added.
Corporal punishment 'behind high school dropout rate'
Islamabad: Terming corporal punishment in schools and homes a 'culturally accepted form of child abuse,' speakers at a consultation with media representatives said it had resulted in high dropout rate from schools and an ever-growing population of runaway children.
The event titled 'Media Consultation on Child Rights and Protection Issues' was organised by the Society for the Protection of the Rights of Child (Sparc) in collaboration with Royal Norwegian Embassy and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
The speakers said Pakistan had one of the highest school dropout rates in the world that was 50 per cent, while there were about 70,000 street children nationwide. "It also adds to the army of child labourers because if 25 million children are out of school, they either work as labourers or become potential child labour," they pointed out.
They demanded repeal of Section 89 of the Pakistan Penal Code that allows parents, teachers and guardians to punish their child and urged the government to prepare a code of ethics for teachers.
"The school administration policy should have a monitoring component to check corporal punishment and the government should have its own monitoring mechanism for at least public schools," the speakers demanded.
In his introductory remarks, Sparc Executive Director Qindeel Shujaat said that society had a contradictory approach towards children. "On one hand a marriage fails to work if there are no children but on the other we observe extreme cases of corporal punishments by parents and teachers," he said.
He regretted that last year saw a new development of child suicide bombers in the country. "This trend of violence is also a product of what has been taught and the way it had been taught to our children," he added. He said that the legal system failed to provide protection to children against the menace mainly due to poor implementation.
Qindeel suggested that all children of age group from 5-7 years be enrolled in schools and those who were dropouts between the ages of 8 to 12, should be offered fast track non-formal courses and be maintained in regular education. He demanded that children, who were illiterate and above 13 years of age, should be educated in basic literacy and vocational training.
He said that union councils should be asked to ensure that every child in their locality attended school. "The international experience suggests that realistic development of countries became possible when education was accessible to all children," he said.
Highlighting the causes and consequences of corporal punishment, Sparc National Manager Promotion Fazila Gulzar said that it promotes the culture of power and blind obedience to authority. "The act is made lawful through Section 89 of the Pakistan Penal Code which empowers parents, teachers and other guardians to use corporal punishment as a means to discipline and correct the behaviour of under-12 children," she said.
She regretted that parents and teachers consider it a justified way to train a child but most of the time they took out their frustration on the child for the kids were in vulnerable position and could not retaliate.
"In addition to physical harm, the corporal punishment leaves deep psychological scars on innocent minds of children which are demonstrated in the form of violence when they grow up," she pointed out.
Discussing alternative ways to discipline a child without injuring his or her self-respect, dignity and values, Sparc School Project Coordinator Humaira Butt said that the difficult but correct way was to develop communication with the child and involve him or her in some responsibilities. "Setting a good example is another tried and tested formula," she said.
A documentary on child labour in connection with the International Labour Day was also screened on the occasion. Producer Sajjad Gul also showed clippings of his upcoming programme on kids' court that focuses on empowering children by educating them about their rights. The News
Hazara university convocation | UET sub-campuses fail
501 Hazara varsity graduates get degrees
Peshawar, May 01, 2008: NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani Wednesday underlined the importance of science and technology to ensure economic prosperity of the nation.
Addressing as the chief guest at the second convocation of Hazara University at its Campus on Wednesday, the governor, who is also the chancellor of the university, awarded degrees to 501 graduates, and 61 were honoured with medals for achieving distinctive positions in their respective disciplines.
He said that the government was initiating educational reforms and ensuring rapid development. The huge investments being made in the higher education sector is an attempt to produce quality leadership that can lead the nation to achieve excellence in the comity of nations, the governor added.
Earlier, presenting the performance report of the university, Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Ihsan Ali said the institution has been placed 13th amongst the 57 universities at the national level and was given third slot at the provincial level.
Referring to the gender aspect of the enrolment, he said the ratio of boys and girls students was 50:50 on the campus and amongst the medallists, he added, 80 per cent were woman students.
Among those who got gold medals included: Saima Saleem, Tabbasam Bibi, Fiza Batool, Rizwana Sahar, Yasir Ali Khan, Sardar Asad Haroon, Mehwash Khan, Andaleeb Naz, Hina Maqsood, Fakhira Rehman, Hajra Bibi, Lubna Mushtaq, Jawaria, Aisha Jadun, Kaleemullah, Muhammad Amer, Shakeel Akhtar, Noshaba Parvez, Mehwash Syed, Maria Khan, Muhammad Faisal Mughal, Hina Shaukat, Khalid Mahmood, Mehwash Kazmi, Zunera Hassan, Ulfat Zardad, Neyyer Sultana, Faisal Zeb, Nadia Aftab, Muhammad Abid, Waqas Amer, Abdul Hameed, Ali Akber, Muhammad Ejaz, Maimoona Bashir, Naveedullah Khan, Muhammad Sajid Khan, Rabia Niaz, Raheela Naz, Jawaria Yousaf, Ismail Khan, Muhammad Tariq and Naushin.
UET varsity sub-campuses fail to meet student needs
Peshawar: The sub-campuses of the NWFP University of Engineering and Technology could not redress concerns of the parents, teachers and academicians, who say that the varsity administration has failed in overcoming urgent problems of the students at the three campuses even after five years of their establishment.
In order to meet the increasing demand of more institutions for engineering students and to lessen the burden on the NWFP UET Peshawar, the idea of establishment of sub-campuses at various parts of the province was floated and such campuses were set up at Mardan, Abbottabad and Bannu in 2002, where engineering courses were made available in a few disciplines.
Now another mega project - Jalozai Campus of the UET - worth Rs8 billion is underway near Peshawar. Students, their parents and academicians have opposed the idea of sub-campuses, saying "why sub-campuses and why not full-fledged universities."
"The NWFP UET administration wants to maintain its hold over all the engineering institutions, that's why establishment of full-fledged universities is deliberately discouraged," said a senior professor.
He said he was opposed to the very idea of sub-campuses, but it could be accepted as a temporary arrangement till establishment of autonomous universities.
An official of the Engineering University, however, opined that setting up a full-fledged university was not an easy task directly. These institutions were set up initially to overcome the increasing demand of the masses for more institutions in applied sciences and they would be converted into autonomous universities on completion of five years.
However, none of the three sub-campuses - Abbottabad, Mardan and Bannu - are being up-graded to the university level. There is, on the other hand, a possibility of closure of some of them.
According to the sources, the Bannu campus came under discussion at a high-level meeting where complaints were raised about the lack of faculty in the said campus.
The HEC representatives attending the meeting, the sources said, asked the university administration, if they could not arrange faculty for the campus, then close it down, rent out its building and furnish its laboratory equipment to other institutions, the sources said.
Established in May 2002, Bannu Campus has been imparting engineering education in electrical and civil disciplines with 50 students enrolled in each department in every batch.
A senior faculty member confirmed that the problem of faculty existed, as the teachers of the university were reluctant to go to Bannu campus.
The Mardan campus is also having same problems.
The students of the said campus have repeatedly complained about lack of accommodation, transport and other necessary facilities in the campus. A very recent complaint lodged by them was regarding the delay in delivery of the degrees. The Mardan campus, too, was set up in 2000 where two disciplines - telecommunication and computer Microsoft engineering - with 60 students enrolled in each batch.
The Abbottabad campus was inaugurated in October 2002 where only one department - electronics engineering - was set up. As all the three campuses have completed five years of their establishment, they should be promoted to the level of full-fledged university, remarked a senior academician. The News
Peshawar, May 01, 2008: NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani Wednesday underlined the importance of science and technology to ensure economic prosperity of the nation.
Addressing as the chief guest at the second convocation of Hazara University at its Campus on Wednesday, the governor, who is also the chancellor of the university, awarded degrees to 501 graduates, and 61 were honoured with medals for achieving distinctive positions in their respective disciplines.
He said that the government was initiating educational reforms and ensuring rapid development. The huge investments being made in the higher education sector is an attempt to produce quality leadership that can lead the nation to achieve excellence in the comity of nations, the governor added.
Earlier, presenting the performance report of the university, Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Ihsan Ali said the institution has been placed 13th amongst the 57 universities at the national level and was given third slot at the provincial level.
Referring to the gender aspect of the enrolment, he said the ratio of boys and girls students was 50:50 on the campus and amongst the medallists, he added, 80 per cent were woman students.
Among those who got gold medals included: Saima Saleem, Tabbasam Bibi, Fiza Batool, Rizwana Sahar, Yasir Ali Khan, Sardar Asad Haroon, Mehwash Khan, Andaleeb Naz, Hina Maqsood, Fakhira Rehman, Hajra Bibi, Lubna Mushtaq, Jawaria, Aisha Jadun, Kaleemullah, Muhammad Amer, Shakeel Akhtar, Noshaba Parvez, Mehwash Syed, Maria Khan, Muhammad Faisal Mughal, Hina Shaukat, Khalid Mahmood, Mehwash Kazmi, Zunera Hassan, Ulfat Zardad, Neyyer Sultana, Faisal Zeb, Nadia Aftab, Muhammad Abid, Waqas Amer, Abdul Hameed, Ali Akber, Muhammad Ejaz, Maimoona Bashir, Naveedullah Khan, Muhammad Sajid Khan, Rabia Niaz, Raheela Naz, Jawaria Yousaf, Ismail Khan, Muhammad Tariq and Naushin.
UET varsity sub-campuses fail to meet student needs
Peshawar: The sub-campuses of the NWFP University of Engineering and Technology could not redress concerns of the parents, teachers and academicians, who say that the varsity administration has failed in overcoming urgent problems of the students at the three campuses even after five years of their establishment.
In order to meet the increasing demand of more institutions for engineering students and to lessen the burden on the NWFP UET Peshawar, the idea of establishment of sub-campuses at various parts of the province was floated and such campuses were set up at Mardan, Abbottabad and Bannu in 2002, where engineering courses were made available in a few disciplines.
Now another mega project - Jalozai Campus of the UET - worth Rs8 billion is underway near Peshawar. Students, their parents and academicians have opposed the idea of sub-campuses, saying "why sub-campuses and why not full-fledged universities."
"The NWFP UET administration wants to maintain its hold over all the engineering institutions, that's why establishment of full-fledged universities is deliberately discouraged," said a senior professor.
He said he was opposed to the very idea of sub-campuses, but it could be accepted as a temporary arrangement till establishment of autonomous universities.
An official of the Engineering University, however, opined that setting up a full-fledged university was not an easy task directly. These institutions were set up initially to overcome the increasing demand of the masses for more institutions in applied sciences and they would be converted into autonomous universities on completion of five years.
However, none of the three sub-campuses - Abbottabad, Mardan and Bannu - are being up-graded to the university level. There is, on the other hand, a possibility of closure of some of them.
According to the sources, the Bannu campus came under discussion at a high-level meeting where complaints were raised about the lack of faculty in the said campus.
The HEC representatives attending the meeting, the sources said, asked the university administration, if they could not arrange faculty for the campus, then close it down, rent out its building and furnish its laboratory equipment to other institutions, the sources said.
Established in May 2002, Bannu Campus has been imparting engineering education in electrical and civil disciplines with 50 students enrolled in each department in every batch.
A senior faculty member confirmed that the problem of faculty existed, as the teachers of the university were reluctant to go to Bannu campus.
The Mardan campus is also having same problems.
The students of the said campus have repeatedly complained about lack of accommodation, transport and other necessary facilities in the campus. A very recent complaint lodged by them was regarding the delay in delivery of the degrees. The Mardan campus, too, was set up in 2000 where two disciplines - telecommunication and computer Microsoft engineering - with 60 students enrolled in each batch.
The Abbottabad campus was inaugurated in October 2002 where only one department - electronics engineering - was set up. As all the three campuses have completed five years of their establishment, they should be promoted to the level of full-fledged university, remarked a senior academician. The News
FG College Convocation | Job fair at NUML
37th Convocation of FG College for Women F-7/2
Islamabad, May 01, 2008: In Pakistan, 85 million people are below the age of 19 years. It is a great opportunity as well as a great challenge for the country. Those nations which have realised that their future lies in their youth are on their way to quick development. In our country, innovation and entrepreneurship is the key for development.
This was stated by HEC Chairman Professor Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman while speaking at the 37th Convocation and Prize Distribution Ceremony of Federal Government College for Women, F-7/2, here on Wednesday.
Dr. Rahman was the chief guest on the occasion, while guests of honour were Dr. Samar Mubarakmand and his wife, an educationist.
The HEC chairman said "We have great expectations from our youth who should be able to create job by themselves. Latest researches have been done in the field of biology, medicine and IT. In Pakistan now students can have access to 23,000 journals, 40,000 e-books - all free of cost. This is a silent revolution that is taking place at least in higher education. He appreciated efforts of Principal Dr. Tayyaba Siddiqui and dedicated faculty members for nurturing students, grooming them and helping them see the light of this day.
He appreciated efforts of the Punjab government with regard to its plan of upgrading colleges to degree-awarding institutions. He congratulated students who received degrees and awarded prizes on their outstanding achievements.
Federal Directorate of Education Director General Brigadier Javed Iqbal Ahmed said that this institution has served as a springboard for students. The Federal Directorate of Education has been providing necessary assistance, be it teachers' training infrastructure or any other facility to the institution. He congratulated students for bringing laurels to the institution and achieving outstanding grades in their studies and co-curricular activities.
Earlier, Principal Dr. Tayyaba Siddiqui said that in this convocation, degrees would be conferred upon 476 graduates, 124 postgraduates while 100 students would receive 'Rolls of Honour' for their outstanding performances in university examinations. She added that the college also received the 'Best Teacher Award' in the subject of Chemistry from the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education for the year 2007.
The principal said that students are the most valued assets and the staff together make up an intellectually rich and diverse learning community with untiring efforts and support of teachers. She said that in order to produce quality staff for university education, college teachers should have the opportunity of personal and professional growth in terms of incentives, awards, training programmes and fellowships. Later, shields were given to the chief guest and guests of honour. The News
Job fair held at NUML
Islamabad: Students of various departments of National University of Modern Languages (NUML) showed interest in the 4th Job Fair held on the campus on Wednesday.
Around 32 companies including banks, NOGS, cellular companies and call centres set up stalls at the Job Fair and interviewed students wishing to join them.
Students of Master of Business Administration (MBA), Good Governance, Information Technology (IT) and English departments appeared for interviews.
Inaugurating the fair, Azizullah, NUML rector, said the university was making all-out efforts to provide latest facilities to the students. Daily Times
Islamabad, May 01, 2008: In Pakistan, 85 million people are below the age of 19 years. It is a great opportunity as well as a great challenge for the country. Those nations which have realised that their future lies in their youth are on their way to quick development. In our country, innovation and entrepreneurship is the key for development.
This was stated by HEC Chairman Professor Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman while speaking at the 37th Convocation and Prize Distribution Ceremony of Federal Government College for Women, F-7/2, here on Wednesday.
Dr. Rahman was the chief guest on the occasion, while guests of honour were Dr. Samar Mubarakmand and his wife, an educationist.
The HEC chairman said "We have great expectations from our youth who should be able to create job by themselves. Latest researches have been done in the field of biology, medicine and IT. In Pakistan now students can have access to 23,000 journals, 40,000 e-books - all free of cost. This is a silent revolution that is taking place at least in higher education. He appreciated efforts of Principal Dr. Tayyaba Siddiqui and dedicated faculty members for nurturing students, grooming them and helping them see the light of this day.
He appreciated efforts of the Punjab government with regard to its plan of upgrading colleges to degree-awarding institutions. He congratulated students who received degrees and awarded prizes on their outstanding achievements.
Federal Directorate of Education Director General Brigadier Javed Iqbal Ahmed said that this institution has served as a springboard for students. The Federal Directorate of Education has been providing necessary assistance, be it teachers' training infrastructure or any other facility to the institution. He congratulated students for bringing laurels to the institution and achieving outstanding grades in their studies and co-curricular activities.
Earlier, Principal Dr. Tayyaba Siddiqui said that in this convocation, degrees would be conferred upon 476 graduates, 124 postgraduates while 100 students would receive 'Rolls of Honour' for their outstanding performances in university examinations. She added that the college also received the 'Best Teacher Award' in the subject of Chemistry from the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education for the year 2007.
The principal said that students are the most valued assets and the staff together make up an intellectually rich and diverse learning community with untiring efforts and support of teachers. She said that in order to produce quality staff for university education, college teachers should have the opportunity of personal and professional growth in terms of incentives, awards, training programmes and fellowships. Later, shields were given to the chief guest and guests of honour. The News
Job fair held at NUML
Islamabad: Students of various departments of National University of Modern Languages (NUML) showed interest in the 4th Job Fair held on the campus on Wednesday.
Around 32 companies including banks, NOGS, cellular companies and call centres set up stalls at the Job Fair and interviewed students wishing to join them.
Students of Master of Business Administration (MBA), Good Governance, Information Technology (IT) and English departments appeared for interviews.
Inaugurating the fair, Azizullah, NUML rector, said the university was making all-out efforts to provide latest facilities to the students. Daily Times
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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