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BAHAWALPUR(PR)The Islamia University of Bahawalpur has jumped from 51^st to 11^th position in general ranking of universities. According to the Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) ranking announced yesterday, IUB stands at 11^th position with score of 57.836. This achievement is very significant as previously university was ranked at 51^st position. Education circles have lauded efforts of Prof. Dr. Qaiser Mushtaq, Vice Chancellor, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur for betterment in administrative and academic affairs of the university leading toward academic excellence. 

PU teachers adjourn protest to campaign for ASA elections

LAHORE(PR)Punjab University teachers who have been protesting outside Punjab Assembly against the unlawful appointment of interim vice chancellor at Punjab University for a month announced to adjourn their protest to participate in Academic Staff Association (ASA) on Tuesday.

Teachers who launched PU Save Movement said the ASA election as to be held on March 10^thand they had decided to fully participate in it. “We will do our campaign by wearing black bands on our arms. We know that the unlawful VC will do his best to pressurize teachers to support his group in the elections but we will confront them,” teachers said.

 “We hope the government will remove the unlawfully appointed Mujahid Kamran but if it doesn’t we will be back on the Mall to protest from March 11,^” said Samee Uzair, one of the protesting teachers.

 The teachers who have launched Save PU Movement said, “We did not come out for pay raise or any other perks or facilities. We have PhD professors and the most qualified teachers with us. It is extreme helplessness when university teachers come on the roads. We have taken to roads to protect our prestigious institute from becoming a laughing stock. There is extreme unrest among the teachers on the unlawful appointment of Mujahid Kamran as interim VC. We want him removed from the office and the senior most professor at the varsity should be appointed as acting VC in accordance with the University Act,” the added.

“We will continue our struggle for the restoration of our institutes’ prestige. ASA election will prove that teachers don’t want the illegal VC at the university,” they said.

PU Syndicate member Javed Sami, Shumaila Gull, Law College faculty member Samee Uzair, Dr Shahbaz Cheema, former member Syndicate Dr Ismatuallah , Dr. Naveed Ahmed, Madam Khujista Rehan, Dr. Shahid Ghazi, Dr Ehsan Sharif participated along with their colleagues at the protest.

First phase of Zakat Rozgar Rickshaw Scheme is being launched

Lahore (PR)Provincial Minister for Zakat & Ushar Malik Nadeem Kamran has said that the first phase of Zakat Rozgar Rickshaw Scheme “Mustahqeen-e-Zakat se Sahib-e-Nisab Tak” is being launched from February 24 and 63 auto rickshaws will be distributed among deserving persons for their permanent rehabilitation. He said that the basic purpose of this scheme is to enable mustahqeen-e-zakat to stand on their own feet. A function will be held in this regard at 10 am on 90-Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam.

He was talking to mediamen regarding Zakat Rozgar Rickshaw Scheme at Assembly Chamber, here today.  The Minister said that free auto rickshaws will be provided to zakat mustahqeen on soft terms and auto rickshaws will be given only to the eligible persons who will meet the conditions. Malik Nadeem Kamran further said that the policy and procedure evolved by Provincial Zakat Council regarding distribution of auto rickshaws among mustahqeen-e-zakat is being implemented. He said that this scheme is being started from nine districts of divisional headquarters as a pilot project which include Lahore, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Multan, Sahiwal, Bahawalpur and Dera Ghazi Khan. He said that six to seven auto rickshaws will be given to mustahqeen in every district under this scheme. He said that only the poorest mustahqeen meeting the terms and conditions will be selected for Zakat Rozgar Rickshaw Scheme.