Day: November 30, 2022

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The Indus Academy partners with Indus’ Youth Volunteer and Ambassador Program

Karachi, November 30, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Indus Academy school signed a memorandum of understanding with Indus Hospital and Health Network for its Indus Yaqeen – a youth volunteer and ambassadorship program. The School has been inspiring children with values, attitudes and attributes, for them to become responsible citizens in contributing towards transforming the lives of the people and communities in need.

This partnership, will provide the students of Grade 9-11, a platform to volunteer their time and services to use their knowledge, skills and discover their strengths to develop and execute creative solutions to help IHHN save lives. Students, will be creating awareness about current health issues of Pakistan, spread the word about IHHN and help raise funds to support the various causes of Indus Hospital and Health Network.

Following the signing ceremony, Dr. Abdul Bari Khan, President, IHHN met the students and faculty and shared his inspiring journey of establishing IHHN. He encouraged that as young enterprising youth, they must dream big, have faith in Almighty to achieve big in life. He also emphasized that every student should never forget the love and support which their parents provide, as it is because of them that each one of us stands where we are today.

Mrs. Naila Malik, Principal of The Indus Academy appreciated IHHN and Dr. Abdul Bari Khan for inspiring the students and providing The Indus Academy an opportunity for its students to be conscious citizens of tomorrow and play their role in making Pakistan a healthier nation. Ms. Maha Daniyal, Ms. Shameneh Chowdhury senior faculty and members of the student’s council of The Indus Academy were also present at the event.

For more information, contact
The Indus Hospital (TIH)
C-76, Sector 31/5, Opposite Darussalam Society,
Korangi Crossing, Karachi – 75190, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-35112709-17
Fax: +92-21-35112718
Email: crd@indushospital.org.pk
Website: http://www.indushospital.org.pk/

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Fakir Syed Ayazuddin Establishes Endowment Fund to Support National Outreach Programme Scholars 

Lahore, November 30, 2022 (PPI-OT):Honorary Consul Portugal, industrialist and political analyst, Fakir Syed Ayazuddin has signed a MoU to establish the ‘Fakir Syed Waheeduddin Endowment Fund’ in memory of his late father. The Fund will support National Outreach Programme (NOP) scholars studying at the Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE) at LUMS.

Mr. Ayazuddin was born in 1938 in Lahore and studied at the prestigious Aitchison College. He went on to pursue his higher studies at Berkhamsted School, England and later Trinity College, Dublin. He is a former columnist and author of Pakistan – Victim of Democracy.

The Fakir family has been living in Punjab for over 200 years and is one of the oldest families in the region. Mr. Ayazuddin father, Fakir Syed Waheeduddin, is a descendant of Fakir Nooruddin, prime minister at the court of Maharajah Ranjit Singh in the 1800s.

The Fakir family’s pledge to establish an endowment was formalised at a MoU signing ceremony on November 19, 2022. Mr. Fakir’s son, Syed Amin Uddin Fakir; his brother, Fakir Syed Aijazuddin and other close family members were also present at the occasion.

Representing LUMS were members of senior leadership and Deans including Founding Pro Chancellor, Syed Babar Ali; Pro Chancellor, Mr. Abdul Razak Dawood; Member, LUMS Board of Trustees, Mr. Osman Khalid Waheed, and Vice Chancellor, Dr. Arshad Ahmad.

Ms. Nuzhat Kamran, Director, Office of Advancement, also an alumna of the University, addressed the gathering and spoke of the transformational experience of being a LUMS student and how over 17,000 alumni across the globe are making their alma mater proud. She highlighted the University’s efforts to provide accessible education.

She shared that the NOP is a highly prestigious scholarship, providing full tuition waivers and additional support for meritorious scholars to facilitate their education at LUMS, and it received the CASE Platinum Award for the ‘Best Practices in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ category in 2021.

Mr. Ayazuddin spoke about his motivation towards giving to LUMS. “The National Outreach Programme is a brilliant vehicle to help talented students gain quality education and bridge economic disparity. The Programme takes LUMS forward in its mission of offering an outstanding educational experience to talented scholars regardless of financial and social constraints.”

Founding Pro Chancellor, Syed Babar Ali appreciated Mr. Ayazuddin for his generosity. Talking about the transformative impact of the NOP, he shared that during his recent trip overseas, he met several NOP scholars who have now graduated and are studying at top universities in the USA.

“They told me how their lives were transformed as a result of the Programme. Thank you, Mr. Ayazuddin; I am sure that with your generosity, we will be able to support many more talented, deserving students and make their dreams come true,” he said.

Pro Chancellor, Mr. Dawood also thanked the Fakir family for establishing the endowment. “It is our priority to provide students with accessible opportunities at LUMS, and with the help of our partners, we will continue to provide these students with a chance to achieve their ambitions,” he said.

Vice Chancellor, Dr. Ahmad appreciated Mr. Ayazuddin and his family’s support for the NOP. He stated that it is through the generosity of such partners that the University continues to provide access to higher education to talented students across Pakistan. He said, “I want to thank you and your family for giving so generously to LUMS, to our signature scholarship initiative, the National Outreach Programme. We look forward to many more collaborations with you.”

For more information, contact:
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
D.H.A. Lahore Cantt. 54792
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-35608000
Fax: +92-42-35725048
Website: www.lums.edu.pk

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Punjab University Vice Chancellor calls for restoration of student unions – National dialogue need of the hour, says Dr Asghar Zaidi 

Lahore, November 30, 2022 (PPI-OT):Punjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi has called upon the need to restore student unions and said that there was a need to initiate a great national dialogue to create harmony, eliminate polarization and sentiments of hatred from our society. He was addressing a one-day symposium on “Grand National Dialogue on Pakistan’s Political and Governance Issues: Navigating for a Sustainable Future” organized by Punjab University Department of Political Science at Al Rsazi Hall.

On this occasion, Chief Executive Officer PILDAT Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, former Governor Punjab Lt. Gen. (Retd) Khalid Maqbool, former Ambassador Shahid Malik, senior journalist Salman Ghani, Professor Emeritus Dr Hassan Askari Rizvi, Chairperson Department of Political Science Prof Dr Iram Khalid, faculty members and students were present.

In his address, Dr Zaidi said that we have to create an environment in our educational institutions where there is freedom of speech and this program was just a beginning. He said that it was our responsibility to highlight the intellectual thinking of the youth for a sustainable future.

He said that our young students were very talented and to produce the best leadership to run the country, student organizations should be restored, which could help create leadership abilities among the young students. He said that young students should be given due representation in the Syndicate and Senate of the universities as well so that they could raise their voice for their rights.

He said that no nation could develop without promoting research culture and creation of new knowledge is the primary responsibility of universities. He said that everyone had to play a role to end chaos, conflict and hatred from the country.

Lt. Gen. (r) Khalid Maqbool said that every institution of Pakistan liked constructive criticism and moved forward by learning. He said that Pakistan was no less than a blessing for us where women, children, minorities and all the people from all school of thoughts were getting their rights.

He said that Pakistan was not a failed state in anyway but we had progressed in many fields in the last 75 years. He said that the martyrs of the Pakistan Army controlled terrorism by sacrificing their lives.

Shahid Malik said that the failure of diplomacy depends on the country’s conditions. He said that the charter of governance and national dialogue was necessary to bring the country out of the economic crisis and create harmony. He said that to eliminate extremism from the country and speed up work on CPEC, further steps must be taken. He said that it was a good omen to organize such events for the governments to make better policies and promote a correct narrative.

Ahmed Bilal Mehboob said that the power of decisions in the country should be given to the elected members. He said that a lot of money was spent on elections, so it is the responsibility of the state institutions to ensure transparency in the polls. He said that the government must focus on human resource, trade and exports to strengthen the economy.

Dr Iram Khalid said that the purpose of organizing the symposium was to provide students with the knowledge about the political and historical background of Pakistan. She said that mobilizing the youth in politics was the guarantee of a strong Pakistan. Salman Ghani, Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi, Dr Shabbir Ahmed Khan and others also expressed their views in the event.

For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/

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Punjab University Hailey College of Banking and Finance organizes convocation 

Lahore, November 30, 2022 (PPI-OT):Punjab University Hailey College of Banking and Finance (HCBF) has organized its convocation at a private hotel here on Wednesday. PU VC Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi, HCBF Principal Prof Dr Mubasher Munawar Khan, Rector University of Management and Technology Dr Asif Raza, Registrar Muhammad Rauf Nawaz, faculty members, students and their parents were attended the ceremony.

On this occasion, degrees were distributed among 240 students of various sessions of BBA and MBA Banking and Finance and Insurance and Risk Management programs. In his address, the VC appreciated and congratulated the hard work of the parents and teachers of the degree awarding students.

He advised them to play a dynamic role for the development and strengthening of the country’s economy by using their full potential after graduating from the best institution of the great university of Pakistan. Dr Mubasher Munawar Khan shed light on the history and ongoing activities of the college.

He thanked the Punjab University administration for improving the infrastructure of the college and supporting in MPhil, PhD programs. He said that it was a matter of honour for him to build a mosque at his own expense in the college.

For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/

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Punjab University Child Welfare Center to mark Int’l Day for person with Disabilities 

Lahore, November 30, 2022 (PPI-OT):Punjab University Child Welfare Center will organize an event to mark International Day for Person with Disabilities on Thursday (today) at 9:30am in the auditorium of Law College. PU VC Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi will participate in the event.

For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/

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Pakistan People’s Party is the only federal political party in the country, which believes in politics of hope, unity and unity of the nation, Chairman Pakistan People’s Party and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari 

Karachi, November 30, 2022 (PPI-OT):Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that he has played on matters like relations with the US and negotiations with the IMF and will never do such politics in the future, but if the people support him.

So they will change the fate of the country. Addressing a grand rally held at the historic Nishtar Park in Karachi on the occasion of the 55th foundation day of the Pakistan People’s Party, the PPP Chairman said that his party rejects the politics of hatred, anarchy and division of the nation. Pakistan People’s Party is the only federal political party in the country, which believes in the politics of hope, unity and unity of the nation.

The leadership of this party has served the people for 55 years. He further said that by raising the slogan of Jai Bhutto, we have chased away not one but three dictators and given rights to every class.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was the founding chairman of PPP and the country’s first elected Prime Minister Shaheed Zulfiqar Paying homage to Ali Bhutto, he said that the leader of the people took the leadership of a war-losing country and a broken nation, gave them hope and showed them standing on their own feet.

He said that after the military failure, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto freed 90 thousand Pakistani soldiers from the captivity of the enemy with his wisdom, political insight and diplomacy and also handed over 5 thousand square kilometres of land to the enemy.

Today, black gold is coming out of this land, and the industry of Faisalabad is running on the electricity generated from it. He further said that today if Pakistan is a nuclear power in the world, it is because of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

PPP Chairman said that Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto gave the first unanimous constitution to the country, gave rights to the people, gave the right to vote and arms to the common man, protected the economic rights of the poor, and made the landless farmers the owners of the land, and workers’ rights to unionize and petition, as well as their children He was given the right to free education and health facilities.

He said that today’s youth do not know that it was Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who gave rights to the youth for the first time in the country and while he was the prime minister, he used to take their opinion on his foreign policy from the student union. He further said that today the youth is wrongly told that those who are leaders, they take Uturn. We need a leader like Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who accepted his martyrdom, but did not take his stance.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, while paying tribute to the former chairperson of the party and the first elected woman prime minister of the Islamic world, martyred Ms. Benazir Bhutto, said that the daughter of Mashreq had witnessed the martyrdoms of her father and brothers, the torture and imprisonment of her mother and herself.

However, he did not do the politics of hatred and anarchy. He said that the bravery of martyr Ms. Benazir Bhutto is on one side and the bravery of all the male politicians of the country is on the other side. He said that despite the threats to her life, martyred Ms. Benazir returned to Pakistan and despite Pakistan’s biggest terrorist attack on Karsaz, she continued to visit the corners of the country and stood in Rawalpindi to challenge dictators and terrorists. She was Bhutto’s daughter, used to talk with eye contact.

The PPP Chairman while giving details of the historical steps taken by Shaheed Ms. Benazir Bhutto for the country and nation said that if the father had given rights to the workers and the youth, then the daughter restored those rights. Father made the country a nuclear power, daughter gave missile technology.

Employed women as well as men and started programs like Lady Health Workers. Today’s Internet in the country owes its existence to the initiative taken by martyr Ms. Benazir Bhutto in 1990. He said that Shaheed Muhtarma Benazir Bhutto also accepted martyrdom, but not like her father.

took Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that after the martyrdom of Ms. Benazir Bhutto, if we wanted to do politics of hatred and revenge, we could have done so, but when the time came, President Asif Ali Zardari said that we should give up Pakistan, while I If he had said anything, it was that democracy is the best revenge.

We have not been taught the politics of hatred and anarchy. He said that the government formed under the leadership of President Asif Ali Zardari restored democracy and the 1973 constitution in the country, sent Musharraf home, gave provincial autonomy and NFC awards, fulfilling the promise of bread, cloth and housing. Started income support program, founded CPEC and released all political prisoners. He said that when you shout slogan “Ek Zardari Sab Par Bharri”, they stop and say “Ek Zardari Saab Yaari”.

Because we do politics of unity and solidarity. The foreign minister said that when he started politics were doing, a conspiracy was being hatched to limit the PPP to one province and eliminate it, as well as to establish Select Raj in the country.

Party MLAs including President Asif Ali Zardari and Faryal Talpur were jailed and we were walled up, but still we did not do politics of hatred. But still we did not do politics of hate. I said then that we will compete, but in a democratic way.

We did not knock the door of the court or looked elsewhere. For the first time in the country’s history, we sent a prime minister home through a no-confidence motion. It was the struggle and hard work of Jayalas. But Imran Khan wants to give credit to the White House for the hard work of the Jayalas.

He said that Imran Khan should accept his defeat. Addressing the people, he asked them to become a part of the Pakistan People’s Party. Just as we together chased Niazi, this is how the country faced it Will solve the problems. He said that when I started politics, treatment was very expensive. Had to go to India for liver and kidney treatment. But now there are institutes like NICVD in Sindh.

Treatment of various diseases including liver and kidney transplantation is provided free of charge. Referring to the Thar coal project, public transport, urban garbage collection system and ambulance service, he said that these are the achievements of the PPP provincial government.

The foreign minister said that when he took over the duties of the post, apart from the neighboring countries, relations with the US and Europe were also strained. The countries which were to be removed from FATF’s gray list were unnecessarily disputed. He said that I have restored relations with these countries and Pakistan has completed its journey from gray list to white list.

Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that we call our political opponents that they are hatred and chaos Abandon politics. When all the institutions are talking about doing constitutional work instead of controversial, all the selected are worried.

He said that Imran Khan wants to hide from stolen watch, Farah Gogi, Aleema Baji and foreign funding case. He said that those threatening to resign from the assemblies ask the court to stop these resignations from being accepted because they are doing politics. He will not resign from the assemblies of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that those who want to resign should do so, PPP is ready to fight them. He said that the next mayor of Karachi will be Jayala. They ask the court to stop these resignations from being approved because they are doing politics.

He will not resign from the assemblies of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that those who want to resign should do so, PPP is ready to fight them. He said that the next mayor of Karachi will be Jayala. They ask the court to stop these resignations from being approved because they are doing politics. He will not resign from the assemblies of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that those who want to resign should do so, PPP is ready to fight them. He said that the next mayor of Karachi will be Jayala.

For more information, contact:
PPP Media Cell (Sindh)
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)
Peoples Secretariat Shikarpur Colony,
Behind Mazar-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Karachi, Pakistan
Cell: +92-305-3370383
Email: contact@ppp-tu.com
Website: https://www.ppp.org.pk