In the meeting between PEC Team and Rector IIUI, future matters pertaining to FET and Mechanical Engineering Department were discussed. Dr. Masoom Yasinzai shared the views about higher education trends and future of engineering departments in the Pakistani universities.

Later, during his meeting with PEC, President IIUI Dr. Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh assured all his support to the Dean FET and Chairman Mechanical Engineering Department for the labs, building equipment and hiring of new faculty. It was also vowed on the occasion that both sides would further strengthen mutual cooperation. University souvenirs were also presented to the PEC Team.

The PEC Team concluded its visit with meeting to Dean FET, Chairman DME, Senior Mechanical Engineering faculty members and exchanged their findings about their visit. PEC team appreciated the establishment of additional 5-new Labs in DME, hiring of 7- new teachers, hiring of 6- new Lab Engineers. It also visited new DME building that is under construction.

Earlier, Dr. Mansoori thanked to Moulana Sherani and Council of Islamic Ideology for cooperating and threw the light on main features of the courses. He said, the process of Islamization of the Laws in Pakistan and Islamic World getting pace, and Shariah Academy also working on these lines. He said through these efforts influenced our Fiqhee attitude and reduced the stress on sectarianism. Dr. Mansoori made aware that Shariah Academy working on the project to make the changing trends understandable. It’s worth mentioning, in the six day workshop, detail lectures will be delivered on the topics as Use of new Technology in the Problems of Fiqh, Islamic clauses in constitution of Pakistan, New medical Problems and Islamic Fiqh, including visit of Federal Shariah Court, Council of Islamic Ideology.

On the same occasion in his address Dr. Ahmad Yousif Al-Draiweesh also paid congratulation to Hujjaj and vowed that the dedicated persons from university will be sent to perform Hajj & Umrah every year. Dr. Al-Draiweesh also prayed for the health of Dr. Masoom Yasinzai and said under his supervision university is heading towards the core goals of the university. Dr. Al-Draiweesh also paid tribute to the services of former vice president Prof. Dr. Sahibzada Sajid ur Rehman and expressed best wishes for him. He said the services of Prof. Dr. Sahibzada Sajid ur Rehman will always be memorable in the history of the university. He further said that Dr. Sajid ur Rehman showed great devotion and dedication with university during his job, due to this even today people respect and honored him.

Dr. Al-Draiweesh while giving direction to the participants said, with their devotion, good conduct and hardworking, university will lead among the top universities of the world. He assured his cooperation will always be with the university. He said IIU has talented and hardworking people who have the ability to set a line towards the high destiny. He also announced the construction of new hall for get together of faculty and administrative staff.

While addressing to the ceremony, Vice President Academics Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad also appreciated president IIUI on the arrangements of Eid Milan party and said this informal gathering will help to settle the matters. He said we should forget our differences and work for the cause of the country.
On the occasion the officials who performed the Hajj also shared their views. Additional Director (P&PR) D.K. Hairan Khattak thanked president IIU and Saudi government and said that during Hajj a delegation also visited different Saudi universities that will promote the educational and research based activities with Saudi Universities. Director HR, Muhammad Tabrez Aslam, Student Advisor Dr. Safeer Awan, Dr. Farkhanda Zia, Dr. Asma Gull, Dr. Najma and Muhammad Adnan Khan also admired the arrangements of Saudi Government.

He was addressing as chief guest to concluding ceremony of a five-day “National Conference on Computational Biology” organized by Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology in collaboration with Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) and Pakistan Society of Computational Sciences/Biology. Chairman Pakistan Science Foundation Dr Khalil Ahmed and Vice President Academic, IIUI Dr. Mumtaz Ahmed were guest of honor on the occasion. Chairman National Cyber Security Syed Ammar Jaffer, President Pakistan society of computational sciences, Dr. Syed Nasir Shah, Director General IBGE, Dr. Muhammad Ismail, Chairman Bioinformatics & Biotechnology of IIUI Dr. Jabar Zaman Khan Khattak also shred their views.

Dr. Masoom yasinzai, while delivering an informative presentation on the topic of “Recent Advancement in Biotechnology & Computational Biology” said biotechnology advancements can help in curing human diseases and the field has vast scope in the future. He said to the students of Biotechnology that they have made a right choice by opting this subject and it may lead them towards their bright future and service of humanity. He also threw light on innovations in Biotechnology and apprised the participants about the genetically engineered food. Rector IIUI’s presentation also covered the field of nanotechnology in which he informed about the advancements made by scientist to cure the life taking diseases in an easy way. He hoped that students and the teachers would apply the achievements in their work while saying “if worked with commitment, computational Biology can make the human life easier”. Rector IIUI announced on the occasion that IIUI would start work on establishing a computational lab.

Dr. Khalil, being guest of honor briefed the audience about the achievements of PSF in scientific development. He urged the scientific community to keep arranging such conferences to promote scientific research. He assured that youth will be granted opportunities to get knowledge of advancements in the field of science under the network of computational society.

Dr. Jabar Zaman Khan Khattak, who was also the chief organizer of the conference, paid tribute to the scientific researcher while thanking the experts who took part in the conference.
The conference which lasted for five days in which students from schools, colleges and Universities participated from across the country and presented 20 projects, presentations and activities. At the end of the conference students, who got position in the competitions, held during the conference regarding their research projects, were awarded shields and certificates.

In his remarks while addressing, Dr David explained that IFPRI is engaged in the promotion of research to provide feedback for policymaking process. He informed that capable researchers of IIIE may apply for research funding when a third round of PSSP research will be launched. Prof. Dr. Asad Zaman, the Director General IIIE, discussed the future opportunities of collaboration between IIIE and IFPRI. He said that IIIE faculty should engage themselves in research activities to influence policy through research outcome.

Prof. Dr. Pervez Zamurrad Janjua, Chairman School of Economics and Project Manager, introduced the delegation with the faculty members of IIIE. He emphasized the need to harness the opportunity for raising research funds from national and international sources.

Dr. Atiq-ur-Rehman, the co-investigator, briefed about the progress of research project and its relevance for students and academia. It is pertinent to mention that the aim of this project is to explore and analyze the ratio of skilled graduate and market demand capacity.

The project will provide policy guidelines for the students and the educational institutions for their future educational plans. The project is being completed with the support of Pakistan Strategy Support Program (PSSP) initiated by the Planning Commission of Pakistan.

At the end, the delegation thanked the faculty and administration for hosting the session and expressed deep satisfaction in the progress of the project. The Delegation also appreciated the contributions of IIIE in policy oriented research.

Ijaz Mkhtar said Pakistani youth is actively participating in the field of research, young students should be encouraged to launch modern and innovative scientific research projects and termed the recent conference as a milestone in this regard. He said that we have a variety of opportunities for development and young scientists while utilizing their abilities in the field of scientific research can lead our country towards a journey of prosperity and success. “I appreciate IIUI; PSF, Pakistan Society of Computational Biology; Higher Education Commission and Pakistan Science Foundation for organizing this mega National event and their invaluable contribution to promote the spirit of scientific research in Pakistan” he said. He added, due to efforts of research community Pakistan has achieved excellence in the field of modern scientific disciplines.

Dr. Masoom Yasinzai, being guest of honor lauded the effort of IIUI and KRL and welcomed the worthy guests and experts while hoping the recent effort would pave the way for excellence in the field of scientific research. “ IIUI not only striving for promoting Islamic values and research but also it is committed to provide a platform for progress in the field of scientific subjects” he said. He added that progress in the field of science has become a prerequisite for development and prosperity of nations. He urged young scientists to learn latest scientific techniques to compete the challenges of modern era. He maintained that young students must apply the latest techniques in the relevant areas of their research as it would provide valuable results. He expressed full confidence in the abilities of young IIUI scientific researchers while vowing that university would remain committed to encourage the potential of its students.

Dr.Naabi Bux Jummani, on the behalf of the President IIUI, Dr. Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh welcomed the worthy guests and appreciated the efforts of IIUI and KRL and hoped students would get useful knowledge from the conference. He also assured every possible support for arranging such conferences in future.

Earlier, Dr. Jabbar Zamman Khattak, briefed the participants about the aims and objectives of the conference and welcomed them on the behalf of the department.

Scientific experts, Prof. Dr. Syed Walayat Hussain Shah and Dr. Naushaba Atta also spoke on the occasion and apprised about the aims and vision of such conferences. Valuable lectures were delivered on the first day on various important scientific topics of computational Biology by Dr. Danial Christian Hoselli, Syed Ammar Jaffery, Dr. Nasir Mirza and Syed Nasir Mehmood Shah. The conference will last till October 25.

The delegation was led by Dr. M Junaid and was briefed about the academics activities and research based projects of Bioinformatic and Biotechnology Department of IIUI. The message of President IIU Dr. Ahmad Yousif Al-Draiweesh was also conveyed in terms of collaboration in research and development among the universities in Pakistan.

It was decided in a meeting at NUML on Thursday where President IIUI Dr. Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh while heading a 10- member delegation called on Director General NUML (DG) Brig Azam Jamal. IIUI delegation included Dean Faculty of Language and Literature Dr. Munawar Iqbal Gondal, Dean Faculty of Arabic Dr. Muhammad Bashir, Dean Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences Dr. Muhammad Sher, Dean Faculty of Engineering and Technology Dr. Aqdas Malik, Dean Faculty of Management Sciences, Dr. Bashir Khan, Director Academics Shagufta Haroon, Director Female Campus Dr. Zaitoon Begum and other staff members of the university.

During the meeting it was decided to practically launch road map within short span of time, two focal persons, Dr. Munawar Iqbal Gondal from IIUI and Dr. Ali Akbar from NUML will be responsible to supervise and coordinate about it. Both, the President IIUI and DG NUML agreed upon the point that existing cooperation between the universities in departments of Islamic Studies and Arabic would be extended and collaborations between different departments would also be initiated in near future on priority basis.

It was also agreed in the meeting that a grand MoU of mutual cooperation will be signed between both institutions soon, which will cover all the aspects including exchange of students and teachers, departmental joint ventures to organize workshops and seminars.

Dr. Al-Draiweesh, speaking on the occasion said that IIUI was committed to extend its cooperation with all the Pakistani and International universities and his recent visit was an effort to strengthen the resolve. “universities of Islamic countries are guarantors of bright future of Muslim Ummah as they are nurturing the talented minds of our youth, all educational institutions would have to be united and devise strategy to cope the contemporary challenges”, he said. President IIUI added people of Pakistan are known for hard work not only in Saudi Arabia but globally and urged the participants of the meeting to utilize this attribute for educational development. He also invited Brig Azam Jamal to visit IIUI alongwith a delegation and hoped the visit would further pave the way for mutual understanding and cooperation.

Brig Azam Jamal said on the occasion, IIUI is a reputed institution for providing quality education integrated with teachings of Islam and cooperation between both the institutions including language departments would be proved as milestone for educational development in the country. He assured that MoU between both universities would not be a formality but it would produce new avenue of research and learning.

At the end, a souvenir was presented to Dr. Al-Draiweesh by Brig Azam Jamal on the behalf of NUML while the IIUI delegation later also visited various departments of the university.

The seminar aims to create awareness about the field of translation and its importance by focusing on the opportunities of translation jobs in translation market. It will also be highlighted that professional translation learning is one of the most important investments.

Dr-Al-Draiweesh said on the occasion that IIU would keep encouraging every step to promote the standard of education and in this regard, it would cooperate with all of the universities of Pakistan. He said IIUI is committed for promotion of quality education and production of highly skilled personalities.

Prof. Dr. Altaf Ali while lauding the role of IIUI said it is a prestigious institution which is not only serving Pakistan but whole Muslim Ummah. He also admired the role of Dr. Al-Draiweesh for his efforts for uplifting of education integrated with teachings of Islam. The mutual cooperation between both the Universities was also vowed on the occasion. At the end, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh presented IIU Crest to Dr. Altaf Ali Sheikh.

The above said first book is translation from Arabic in which he addressed the issues and problems that directly linked with social disturbance, anarchy and conflict over perception minutely. The author also directed in this book to the dilemmas of youth regarding religion. The second book threw the light on the aspects of justice and judicial system in Islam. The credentials abilities and conditions to become a judge also highlighted in this book with details.

While Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Editor-in-Chief Asian Journal of Distance Education Dr. Paul Kawachi and Dean Faculty of Education Bedford Shire University UK Dr. Marilyn Leask were the resource persons of the seminar. Dean faculty of Social Science Dr. Nabi Bux Jumani, chairman department of Psychology Dr. Tahir Khalili, chairman department of Education (female) Dr. Sameena Malik including large number of students were also present.

Dr. Al Draiweesh urged research scholars to take benefits from this opportunity and make themselves familiarize with the new technologies of learning and enhancing the knowledge. He stressed the need to get acquaintance with new and varied aspects of research. “Students must choose the research oriented topics to make it meaningful and fruitful. Today time demands us to overcome the deficiencies regarding technological advancements and posting positive image globally”. He said.

President further said our students are very much talented and IIUI trying to provide them every possible facilities to utilize their abilities in the field of education, research and technology. He envisioned the way that everybody should be literate in the country, to materialize this dream, he emphasized to pace the project up of Distance learning Education. Dr. Al Draiweesh also paid special gratitude to the foreign recourse persons for sparing their precious time.

While both the resource persons gave detail presentation on the topic and briefed the students about the course curriculum and the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT). They also threw light on the methods and professionalism in teaching. At the end President presented university crest to both the guest speakers.

VIVA-VOCE EXAMINATION COMMITTEE

External Examiners:
1. Dr. Ejaz Ghani, Professor / Dean, Department of Economics , PIDE, Islamabad.
2. Dr. Zahid Asghar, Subject Specialist Econometrics, NIBAF, Islamabad.

Internal Examiner:
Dr. Arshad Ali Bhatti, Assistant Professor, IIIE, IIUI.

Supervisor:
Dr. Asad Zaman, Professor, IIIE, IIUI.

All faculty members of IIIE are requested to attend the defense of thesis / dissertation. The MS / Ph.D students are also directed to attend the viva.

The program was attended by 35 female teachers belonging to various cities of the country while guests of honour of its concluding ceremony were Vice President (AF & P) Sahibzada Sajid ur Rehman and Vice President (Academics) Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad. Incharge Dawah centre for women, Shugafta Omar was also present on the occasion.

Dr. Mumtaz Ahmed, in his address said that role of women for disseminating Islam’s message was neglected in the history of sub-continent and now it’s our responsibility to give them due place for accomplishment of the purpose. He congratulated Muslim women for service of Islam while naming the world known female Islamic scholars. “If we want our nation among the ranks of successful nations, we would have to work for women empowerment in our society” he said.

Addressing the participants, Sahibzada Sajid ur Rehman said misconceptions about Islam are due to inappropriate knowledge about our religion, Islam gives core importance to the education of women. “No society can excel until an educated woman has an opportunity to play her vital role in it” he said. He added that real nations are those which rule on hearts instead of ruling on necks and to be a real nation and conquer our enemies, we would have to adopt the weapon of education. He stressed upon female participants to devote themselves for promotion of education while terming them real asset which can make the fate of nation. Sahibzada Sajid ur Rehman said teaching and training are in instinct of a woman and they should utilize this granted blessing to develop an educated and harmonious society.

Earlier, Shugfta Omar briefed the guests and participants about the performance and achievements of Dawah Centre for women. She apprised that so far, centre has arranged 85 training programs including Hajj training programs which were duly appreciated by Ministry of Religious Affairs.

Before that, Faryal Ambreen, coordinator of program gave an overview of the program. At the end certificates of completion of the programme were also distributed among the participants by Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad and Prof. Dr. Sahibzada Sajid ur Rehman.