120 IU students get scholarships

Iqra University (IU) Islamabad Campus on Thursday awarded scholarships to 120 talented students enrolled in the graduate and undergraduate programs of the university, says a press release.

In this a scholarships award ceremony was held at the main hall of the campus with Dean / Director Dr. Muhammad Islam in the chair.

"I am delighted to see such bright students who have dedicated themselves to a life of learning, scholarship and service, " said Dr Muhammad Islam.

He added that Iqra University high-ups are confident that the seeds being planted today through these scholarships would bear fruits for the benefit of the country.

The ceremony was attended besides others by heads of all departments and faculty members from the departments of Management Sciences, Fashion and Textile Design, Software Engineering, Electronics Engineering and Social Sciences.

The recipients of 3.5 and above CGPA were granted upto 60 percent waiver on the tuition fee. Parents and families of students also attended the awarded ceremony and celebrated their children's success with joy. 

ACCA students allowed training at ICAP-approved firms

The Lahore High Court Thursday allowed students of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) to gain professional training experience in accounting firms/training organisations established in Pakistan.
However, the court held that preference would be given to students doing local qualification of Institute of Chartered Accountant of Pakistan (ICAP).

UoG faculty learn usage of digital library

GUJRAT: Higher Education Commission (HEC) library experts on Thursday showed the ropes to more than 100 faculty members at the main IT lab in Al Farabi Block of University of Gujrat’s Hafiz Hayat Campus.

Experts Muhammad Rashid Pervez and Javed Murtaza Lodhi held three sessions in which they provided hands-on training to the participants, including MPhil and PhD scholars, from various departments.

The participants learned how to effectively use various software tools and techniques to get access to the treasure trove of knowledge stored in the HEC digital library, as well as download, copy and store the targeted material in different formats and locations.

The experts told the participants that the e-database set up by the HEC would go a long way in facilitating the researchers in country’s different universities to accomplish their projects.

UoG chief librarian Kazim Ali Syed said the entire concept of library had changed during the current technological age.

“E-books and other digitalised material, which can be accessed from anywhere on the internet, have given a new impetus to various research methodologies to help establish new concepts and theories and set the pace of technological progress at unprecedented levels,” Kazim Ali Syed said.

ACCIDENT: An employee of the University of Gujrat was killed after a UoG bus hit his motorbike along Gujrat-Jalalpur Jattan Road near Shah Bhula village on Thursday.

Reports said 22-year-old Saeed, an attendant at the varsity’s economics department, was on his way to the Hafiz Hayat campus by a motorbike when the university bus carrying at least 80 students hit him, killing him on the spot.

Earlier, Saeed’s father had also died in a road accident whereas an uncle of the deceased also works at the university as a bus driver.

The incidence of accidents on Gujrat-Jalalpur Jattan Road has increased during the last some years owing to the surge in volume of traffic.

Most of the accidents occurred on this road involved motorbikes as a good number of educational institutions apart from the UoG are situated along the thoroughfare.

As many as 70 official buses of the university use this road daily, transporting faculty members and students. Apart from the university fleet, public buses, vans, cars and trucks also use this road for travelling from Gujrat to Jalalpur Jatan, Tanda, Karianwala and Marala Headworks, Sialkot.

The Punjab government has already been requested by the Gujrat distirct administration, the UoG management and the elected representatives of the area to construct a dual carriageway as traffic would further increase following the construction of Shahbazpur Bridge over the Chenab linking Gujrat with the Sialkot International Airport.

Published in Dawn, March 31st, 2017

Rural schoolgirls to be made computer-literate

ISLAMABAD: A project to turn 33,000 schoolgirls in the rural areas of the federal capital “computer literate” was launched by the Ministry of Information Technology on Thursday.

Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, State Minister for Information Technology Anusha Rahman Khan and Minister of State for CADD Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry watched the signing ceremony of two agreements to establish computer labs in more than 100 government schools for girls which launched the project.

State Minister for Information Technology Anusha Rahman Khan said her ministry’s Universal Services Fund (USF) signed one agreement with the Federal Directorate of Education for setting up computer labs and another with Microsoft for training over 90 teachers to run the computer labs.

Welcoming the project and the signing of the two MoUs, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar praised the efforts of the people and institutions involved in promoting ICT amongst girls from rural areas. He said progress was being made to build a digital and financially inclusive Pakistan.

Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said the project will help in bridging the IT and education gap between the urban and rural areas of Pakistan Under the project, state-of-the-art Information and Communication Technology (ICT) facilities and trained human resources will be provided to the selected girl schools at primary, middle and secondary level in rural areas of Islamabad, the gathering was told.

In addition, these schools will be ensured operational and maintenance support for three years.

This special project aims to train schoolgirls of rural background in digital coding skills and building early stage aptitude for ICT related careers. The project is expected to empower them by equipping them with modern IT knowledge and opening the doors of the IT sector to them.

Centre for advanced studies set up UET in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: The University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Peshawar, with the financial assistance of the USAID, has established a centre for advanced studies in energy sector.

A team of experts and media professionals paid a visit to the centre,

Young students perform at bilingual drama festival

PESHAWAR: The Beaconhouse School System, Frontier Campus for Girls in Hayatabad, on Thursday organized a bilingual drama festival to promote creative skills of students and familiarize them with their culture, traditions and values.

The spring festival was organized at the end of the academic session in the school to get its students engaged in co-curriculum activities.Dr Fatima Shaheen, wife of Inspector General Frontier Corps (FC), was the chief guest on the occasion.

Khyber Agency students demand scholarships

JAMRUD, 13 February: The students of Khyber Agency on Monday staged a protest demonstration against the suspension of ‘political agent scholarship’ and demanded of the federal government to release political scholarship for the students of the tribal region.

Candidates allege anomalies in appointment of VCs

PESHAWAR: Showing dissatisfaction over the procedure adopted for appointment of vice-chancellors at various public sector universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a number of candidates have urged the government to declare it null and void. Addressing a news conference at Peshawar Press Club on Wednesday, many candidates led by Dr Shafiqur Rahman questioned the process and procedure adopted by search committee for appointment of vice-chancellors.

UET Kohat campus students end strike

KOHAT: Students of Kohat campus of the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Peshawar, ended a weeklong strike on Wednesday following assurance by MPA Ziaullah Bangash to refer their case of recognition of degree by the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) to the standing committee on education of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.

Students protest cancellation of laptop distribution event

BAHAWALPUR: Students on Wednesday protested cancellation of chief minister’s visit to the city, who was to distribute laptops among college and university students at Islamia University’s Baghdadul Jadid campus.

The students were holding placards inscribed with slogans against cancellation of the CM’s visit, saying it deprived them of laptops they were expecting to get.

Australia announces Video Competition and Study tour

The Australian Trade and Investment Commission invites schools from across Pakistan to participate in the Pakistan Schools’ Video Competition 2017 and win a study trip to a leading Australian university.

The competition invites students to submit short films around the theme of “Internet of Things (IOT).” It aims to broaden the horizons of students from Pakistan and expose them to new study options, particularly in fields that link to careers of the future.

The winners of Pakistan Schools’ Video Competition 2017 will have the opportunity to visit University of Technology Sydney with cost of return flights and accommodation paid.

Each school can nominate a team of two students and one teacher. The winning team will have the opportunity to visit the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

Students artwork promotes pro-democracy narrative

ISLAMABAD: Students of different educational institutions on Wednesday received awards and cash prizes for securing positions in competitions held across the country under the Hum Sab ka Pakistan campaign.

The themes for the competitions were democracy, tolerance and inclusiveness.

Urdu varsity given a year to vacate WAPDA property

ISLAMABAD: Rejecting Wapda’s plea in which it sought eviction of its building from Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday granted a year to the university to operate in the building as currently more than 5,000 students were enrolled there.

The Islamabad campus of the Federal Urdu University is being run in Wapda House in G-7 on rent since 2003. However due to some reasons, Wapda filed a lawsuit with the Rent Controller Islamabad in 2012 seeking vacation of its property. The decision went in favour of Wapda.

KU students highlight street children's plight

KARACHI: A group of 10 students of the Karachi University’s (KU) department of sociology and criminology researched the plight and different socio-economic issues faced by displaced children living on the streets of Karachi. The results of the research were shared at a programme held at a hotel on Wednesday.

The researchers exposed a gloomy picture of children living on the streets in which they chiefly focused on socio-economic issues, as well as the vulnerability of these displaced children, who had been forced by either natural or man-made disasters to move toward unknown destinations.

FUUAST may operate in WAPDA building: SC

ISLAMABAD: Turning down a plea from the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) seeking to evict the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology from one of its buildings in Islamabad, the top court on Wednesday granted the varsity a one-year reprieve.

However, the university would have to complete construction of its new campus by then, vacate the building and pay the utility due rent.

PU restricts student organisation's activity

LAHORE: Reacting to the conflict between two groups on March 21, the Punjab University administration has decided to impose rules to restrict student organisations’ activities. The objective is to control the prevailing unrest on campus.

According to a letter issued by the PU Registrar to all deans, chairmen, principals, directors, wardens and heads of non-teaching administrative departments, the university chalked an 11-point administrative order to restrict student organisations.

TQM - Short Question and Answers

1. Define Total Quality?
TQM is a enhancement to the traditional way of doing business. It is the art of managing the whole to achieve excellence. It is defined both a philosophy and a set of guiding principles that represent the foundation of a continuously improving organization.

2. Define Quality?
Quality = Performance x Expectations

S&T education to help create pool of skilled manpower

President Mamnoon Hussain on Tuesday stressed the need for the provision of quality education to the youths, especially in the fields of engineering and science and technology, to create a pool of skilled manpower in the country, and said it would strengthen national economy.

AJK universities asked for transparency in appointments

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan has asked the public sector universities to ensure fair, transparent and fault-free system of appointments.

“I wonder why allegations of nepotism, favouritism and regionalism are being levelled in the process of recruitments,” said Mr Khan, who is also the chancellor of public sector varsities in the region, at a meeting of vice chancellors (VCs), on Tuesday.

LHC orders to reopen BZU sub-campus in Lahore

LAHORE: A full bench of Lahore High Court (LHC), as an interim relief, has ordered to reopen the Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) sub-campus in Lahore, with directives to the administration not to make further admissions.

The court also ordered BZU sub-campus chief executive officer (CEO) Munir Bhatti to appear on April 6, and submit an affidavit.

BISE Federal board issues inter part 1 & 2 datesheet 2017

ederal Board Inter Date Sheet 2017 will be announced in March. As we all know that every single year the Federal Board agrees with the intermediate exams for students, so this coming year in 2017, this fee once again all set to organize a midterm exams for students. Well, not only between, but also entrance exams are also conducted for students. Federal Board to ensure that all examinations are conducted for both private and regular students on the basis of the coming year and the same rule will apply to students. In 2017 will be organized in the month of April 2017.

BISE Peshawar announce inter annual exams datesheet 2017

The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, BISE Peshawar Board every year organizes the matric and intermediate exams according to the prescribed schedule. The matric exams are generally conducted one month earlier to intermediate exams. The annual exams of matriculation are organized in the month of March and date sheet is issued in February.

LHC Suspends Decision to Hold CSS Exams in Urdu

Lahore High Court (LHC) recently instructed the relevant authorities to conduct CSS (Central Superior Services) examinations in Urdu. Today, that decision has been suspended by the LHC Chief Justice, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah.

Previously, the single bench’s decision considered the Supreme Court’s verdict regarding the status of Urdu as the official language and directed authorities to ensure that the 2018 CSS exams were conducted in the national language.

Ex-student wins 17 years battle against Punjab University

A woman of Pakistani origin, currently residing in Canada has won a 17-year legal battle against Punjab University (PU), the BBC reported on Tuesday. In its judgment, the Lahore High Court ordered the university to pay Rs 800,000 in damages to Wajiha Arooj, 38, who had sued the university for damaging her reputation.
Arooj had sought action against the university almost two decades ago when an error brought her disrepute and impacted the course of her life. While studying for her master’s degree in English at the university, Arooj was wrongly marked absent for an exam and told that she had failed.

Institute of Space Technology

Institute of Space Technology (also known as IST) is a public research university located in Islamabad, Pakistan focused on the study of astronomy, aerospace engineering and astronautics. Established in 2002 under the auspices of the Pakistan National Space Agency. IST offers a wide array of undergraduate and graduate degrees in partnership of Beihang University and University of Surrey. Since 2008, IST has an ISO certified management standard. IST is based on a 73 acre campus on the outskirts of Islamabad.

Short Question and Answers

1. What is accounting?
Accounting is the process of recording, summarizing, analyzing and communicating the financial information or transactions of an entity

2. What is bookkeeping?
Recording financial information or transactions in the books of accounts is called

NAVTTC, Baitul Mal agree on cooperation

Islamabad: National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) and Baitul Mal on Friday held a meeting to encourage the former’s trainees in the field of business and entrepreneurship for achieving economic stability.

NAVTTC executive director Zulfiqar Ahmad Cheema, Pakistan Baitul Mal managing director Abid Waheed Sheikh and their aides attended the meeting at the NAVTTC headquarters here.

Montessori education in all Islamabad schools by year end

After introducing model Montessori classrooms in 11 schools, the government will ensure Montessori education in all of its schools in Islamabad by the end of the current year under the Prime Minister’s Education Reforms Programme.

This was disclosed by Minister of the State for Federal Education and Professional Training Engnineer Balighur Rehman after inaugurating the first-ever National Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education here on Monday.

UET, LUMS bag trophies at debating contest

LAHORE: The University of Engineering and Technology (UET) and Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) on Monday won the 22nd Government College University (GCU) Parliamentary Style Debates 2017 organised by the debating society of GCU.

This year, 180 speakers from 61 educational institutions contested for the trophies at the four-day bilingual tournament, held at the university’s Bukhari Auditorium, from March 24 to 27.

CPEC study center to be set up in Turbat varsity

GWADAR: The Univer­sity of Turbat (UoT) has de­­cided to establish a China-Pakistan Economic Corri­dor (CPEC) study centre on the Gwadar and Turbat campuses.

Chaired by Vice Chan­cel­lor Dr Abdul Razzaq Sabir, the sixth meeting of the academic council of the institute was held at the city campus in Gwadar. The me­­eting was attended by Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management Sciences Dr Munir Ahmed Baloch.

Two Xinjiang varsities to teach Urdu, Farsi

BEIJING: Two universities in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will add Urdu and Farsi (Persian) to their undergraduate curriculum.

The Shihezi University and Xinjiang Normal University based in Urumqi are setting up Urdu and Farsi departments, respectively, and will start enrolling students nationwide this summer, according to a Shihezi University press release issued on Monday.

Courier service to deliver, collect exam papers for technical education board

KARACHI: For the first time in the Sindh Board of Technical Education’s (SBTE) history, the examination question papers and answer sheets will be delivered to examination centres through a courier service.

“To cope with the menace of cheating in the technical exams, we have given a courier service the responsibility of delivering the exam papers and later collecting the answer sheets,” said SBTE Chairperson Dr Masroor Sheikh while addressing a press conference on Monday.

The matric technical examination will be starting all over Sindh from April 5 and continue till April 20. More than 3,500 students have registered for the examination that will be held at 13 different centres across the province. Five of these centres have been set up in Karachi.
Education emergency: Sindh govt to upgrade 10 technical institutions

Sheikh also announced that the examination for diploma in associative engineering will be held in May. The board offers a diploma in 24 different disciplines of engineering in which 15,000 students appear every year, he said.

Three main steps have been taken in this year’s examination in order to put an end to cheating, Sheikh said, adding that unlike the matric and intermediate boards, there is only one technical board in Sindh, which is responsible for the provision of examination papers and sheets to centres as far as Daharki and Chachro from Karachi.

“Earlier, we had to print and send the question papers a day before, which is why we chose a courier service to deliver it this time,” said Sheikh, adding that the courier service will be delivering the question papers an hour before the exam and will be collecting the answer sheets one hour after the exam finishes.

Before this, answer sheets usually reached the board office one week late but now the courier service will be delivering them the very next day.

Other than this, the board has also asked its five regional directors to visit their nearest centres during the examination process.

Complaining about the curriculum, Sheikh said that it is old and poses issues for students studying from the technical board when it comes to finding jobs.

Technical education is mostly for the lower middle class and is the second choice of most students, Sheikh said, adding that it is very rare for a student to opt for technical education as their first priority.

Sheikh was of the view that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project will bring job opportunities for students studying in the technical field. However, he said that the Chinese have certain standards which would need to be fulfilled by our students.

“Our students need training in their fields, but the centres are short of equipment and machinery,” he said, adding that the technical education centres should adopt the system of developed countries where students are given theoretical education in centres and learn practical work in industries.

Punjab University restricts media coverage after clash

LAHORE: Instead of providing security at the Punjab University, the administration has restricted media coverage to stop outsiders from learning of any untoward incidents or developments on campus.

In a meeting between deans at the Punjab University on March 24, Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Zafar Mueen Nasir instructed that journalists be barred from entering the university.

Glossary of Management Terms

Affinity Diagram

A tool used to organize ideas, usually generated through brainstorming, into groups of related thoughts. The emphasis is on a pre-rational, gut-fell sort of grouping, often done by the members of the group with little or no talking. Also known as the KJ method after its creator, Kawakita Jiro.

Attributes data

Data that is counted in discrete units such as dollars, hours, items, and yes/no options. The alternative to attributes data is variables data, which is data that is measured on a continuous and infinite scale such as temperature or distance. Charts that use attribute data include bar charts, pie charts, Pareto charts and some control charts.

Sindh Government decides to change Altaf Hussain University's name

Karachi: On Monday, the Sindh cabinet has decided to rename Altaf Hussain University as Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah University.

This decision was taken during a cabinet meeting presided over by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah at the Sindh Secretariat.

Windows 98 & XP Are Still Being Taught in Pakistani Schools

Federal and provincial governments are making claims of digitizing Pakistan and what not. All of this is good and some initiatives certainly do seem to signal at some interesting times ahead.

But there’s massive room for improvement. We are living in the 21st century after all, which is why there are certain things that are inexcusable in this day and age.

Govt to patronise talented youth: Ehsan Iqbal

SIALKOT - Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ch Ahsan Iqbal yesterday described the youth as most precious asset to the nation and future of the country, saying that the government will encourage talented youth at every stage to prepare true future architects.

He was addressing the participants of Istehkaam-e-Pakistan Youth Convention held at Narowal under the auspices of the Muslim Students Federation (MSF).

Prosperity linked to education promotion

NOORPUR THAL-The promotion of education is essential for the regional development thus special steps are being taken for the purpose in tehsil Noorpur Thal, an officer claimed on Thursday.

2nd phase of PM's Youth training programme begins

The government has started the second phase of Prime Minister’s Youth Training Program. During this phase, fifty thousand internships would be awarded to youth having completed sixteen years of education.

4th Islamic Science Exhibition held at Al-Huda Int'l School

Al-Huda International School Islamabad hosted its two-day Islamic Science Exhibition at H-11/4 campus. The theme of the exhibition, which is the 4th such exhibition, was Space–Beyond the Horizon.
The main objective of the exhibition was to show the connection of the Islamic teachings with the modern day Science and Technology and to provide a forum for children to pursue their natural curiosity and inventiveness to quench their thirst for creativity.

Education termed panacea for all ills

NOWSHERA: Speakers at a seminar on Saturday said that education was the only way to steer the country out of the prevailing mess.
They were speaking at the seminar organised by the district government in collaboration with the Pakistan International Human Rights.

Education leaders from Pakistan visit HCC, STCC

Holyoke- Government officials and educators from Pakistan are touring community colleges in the area including Holyoke Community College and Springfield Technical Community College as part of the Community College Administrator Pakistan project. Here they are at HCC.

Education problem

Pakistan is amongst those countries which are going through many problems of education. There are many flaws in the current education system of Pakistan that need to be resolved. Pakistan is among those developing countries where people are mostly deprived of good quality education as our educational system doesn’t meet the international standards.

First Global’s Robotics Challange Comes to Pakistan

FIRST Global organizes a yearly international robotics challenge to ignite passion for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) among the more than two billion youth across the world.

FIRST Global invites one team from every nation to participate in an international robotics event that bridges between high school students with different backgrounds, languages, religions, and customs.

HEC & Turkey Sign Agreement for PhD Scholarships

On the invitation of Turkish Council of Higher Education (COHE), a two-member delegation of Higher Education Commission, Pakistan led by Prof. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman HEC visited Ankara to sign the Document of Understanding for providing 80 PhD slots to Pakistani students in top ranked Turkish Universities.

As per agreement, COHE Turkey will allocate 80 PhD slots in top universities of Turkey and waive tuition fee or bring it to minimum, while HEC will facilitate travel and provide stipend to the selected scholars. Prof. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed and Prof. M. A. Yekta Saraç, President COHE signed the DoU.

Zevar-e-Taleem Program Raises Monthly Stipend to Encourage Girls

Punjab Government’s new program, called “Zevar-e-Taleem”, wants to tackle the lack of girls in secondary schools. The total worth of scholarships to be distributed under this program is Rs. 6 billion.

This was announced by Chief Minister Punjab, Shehbaz Sharif at the Aiwan-e-Iqbal Lahore.

C++ Interview Question and Answers - I

1. What is C++?

Ans: C++ is created by Bjarne Stroustrup of AT&T Bell Labs as an extension of C, C++ is an object-oriented computer language used in the development of enterprise and commercial applications. Microsoft’s Visual C++ became the premier language of choice among developers and programmers.

Federal Urdu University

The Federal URDU University of Arts, Science & Technology (Urdu: وفاقی جامعہ اردو‎; alternatively known as FUU), is a public research university primarily located in the residential Gulshan town of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The university has two satellite campuses; the central campus in Karachi while the other campus is located in Islamabad.

The university offers wide range of academic programmes in undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral studies. The university is noted for its engaging research in fine arts, languages, engineering, social sciences, and philosophy. With an tentative approximated of ~13,500 enrolled students currently attending the university, it is one of the largest institution in the country and is one of the top university in "general category" ranked by the HEC.

Admission Open in Institute of Communication Technologies

Admission in Admission Notice 2017

Waseela-e-Taleem to be expanded in 50 districts

Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has planned to expand the network of Waseela-e-Taleem (WeT) initiative to atleast 50 districts till the end of next year.
Currently the programme is facilitating 1.3 million children enrolled in primary schools in 32 districts across the country which would be raised to 1.6 million by June this up.

NTS qualifying teachers verification from tomorrow

The bio-metric verification of the government school teachers who were appointed after qualifying the NTS test will start in the 9 districts of Hyderabad division from March 27.
According to a notification of the Directorate of the Schools Education, Hyderabad Region, issued on Thursday the bio-metric verification of high, junior and primary school teachers would be carried out. The teachers of Badin, Jamshoro, Thatta and Sujawal had been asked to reach the directorate on March 27 from 10 am to 3 pm for the process.

HEC Directs Universities to ensure minimum Qualification

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has directed the universities and degree awarding institutions to ensure implementation of the Commission's decision to raise minimum qualification to 18 years of education, for appointment of Lecturers.

In a letter issued by HEC to Vice Chancellors and Rectors, they have been asked to ensure that minimum qualification for appointment of Lecturer should be MPhil / MS or equivalent degree i.e. 18 years, or Masters from a foreign University. Deadline given for decision's implementation is June 30, 2017.  

The Universities which have already adopted and implemented the decision have been appreciated and advised to continue implementing the decision.

Moreover, HEC has also extended the cut-off date for raising minimum qualification of Assistant Professors in universities/degree awarding institutions to the level of PhD, to January 1, 2018.  

HEC Stresses Women Empowerment through Higher Education

The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan organized a daylong event entitled "Women Empowerment through Higher Education, Entrepreneurship and Socio-economic Development" to celebrate International Women's Day here at the Commission Secretariat on Wednesday.

Dr. Samina Amin Qadir, Vice Chancellor Fatima Jinnah Women University was chief guest of the ceremony which was also attended by Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman HEC, Dr. Arshad Ali, Executive Director HEC, Vice Chancellors, faculty members and students of various institutions.

AIOU marks World Poetry Day

Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) on the occasion of World Poetry Day on Tuesday pledged that it will fulfill its educational responsibility promoting literary culture in the country through academic and extra-curricular activities, in line with the teachings of Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal, a great poet and philosopher, says a press release.

The University has been focusing on the poetry of Dr. Iqbal and other contemporary poets while celebrating such occasions.

Prep class of AM Anglo Montessor graduates

Rawalpindi: AM Anglo Montessori School & College celebrated Graduation Ceremony of class Prep at the main campus.

The parents and students of prep class attended the function. During the function s Mahpara Amir ud Din, the founder of the school, spoke about the challenges to be faced by the children who are about to enter in the school section. She requested the parents to take time out to give individual attention to their children to help them to adapt to school life.

The function began with the recitation of Holy Quran. English speeches were delivered by the students. The children then performed on a number on rhymes. At the end certificates were awarded to the children dressed in graduation gowns and mortarboards

AIOU to bring drop-out students in educational net

Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Unicef at a consultative workshop held here on Wednesday agreed to deepen their collaborative partnership to bring drop-out students in the educational net through non-formal education (NFE).

The event was organised by the University’s Department of Distance, Non-Formal and Continuing education to formulate contents for NFE post graduate diploma course through mutual consultation. Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Shahid Siddiqui who presided over the workshop said the University would continue to collaborate with national and international institutions to promote literacy and to educate drop-out students, particularly females.

Misprinting in Malakand board's paper confuses students

Wrong questions and misprinting in question paper of grade-IX mathematics paper put thousands of students in trouble during the ongoing secondary school certificate (SSC) examination held under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Malakand here on Wednesday.

Sources said that grade-9 students had to solve mathematics paper on Wednesday, March 22. They said that question number 2, 4, 5 and 9 were missing some essential letters, due to which even the brilliant students were unable to solve the questions properly.

Pointer Basics

What is a Pointer?

A pointer is a variable that stores a memory address.  Pointers are used to store the addresses of other variables or memory items.  Pointers are very useful for another type of parameter passing, usually referred to as Pass By Address.  Pointers are essential for dynamic memory allocation.

Declaring pointers:

• Pointer declarations use the * operator.  They follow this format:

     typeName * variableName;
  
   int n;        // declaration of a variable n 
   int * p;      // declaration of a pointer, called p 
  

• In the example above, p is a pointer, and its type will be specifically be referred to as "pointer to int", because it stores the address of an integer variable. We also can say its type is: int*
• The type is important. While pointers are all the same size, as they just store a memory address, we have to know what kind of thing they are pointing TO.

    double * dptr; // a pointer to a double 
    char * c1;  // a pointer to a character
    float * fptr;  // a pointer to a float
  

• Note: Sometimes the notation is confusing, because different textbooks place the * differently.  The three following declarations are equivalent:

   int *p; 
   int* p; 
   int * p; 
  

  All three of these declare the variable p as a pointer to an int.
  

Character Sequence

The string class has been briefly introduced in an earlier chapter. It is a very powerful class to handle and manipulate strings of characters. However, because strings are, in fact, sequences of characters, we can represent them also as plain arrays of elements of a character type.

For example, the following array:

char foo [20];

is an array that can store up to 20 elements of type char. It can be represented as:

Arrays and Functions

Arrays and Functions

• Things to note about C-style arrays:
  • An array is not a type
  • An array is a primitive C-style construct that consists of many items stored consecutively and accessed through a single variable name (and indexing)
  • This is actually done by remembering the starting address of an array, and computing an offset
  • The name of an array acts as a special kind of variable -- a pointer -- which stores the starting address of the array
• An array can be passed into a function as a parameter
  • Because an array is not a single item, the array contents are not passed "by value" as we are used to with normal variables

Array Basics

Array Basics

Definition

An array is a series of elements of the same type placed in contiguous memory locations that can be individually referenced by adding an index to a unique identifier.

That means that, for example, five values of type int can be declared as an array without having to declare 5 different variables (each with its own identifier). Instead, using an array, the five int values are stored in contiguous memory locations, and all five can be accessed using the same identifier, with the proper index.
An array is an indexed collection of data elements of the same type.
1)  Indexed means that the array elements are numbered (starting at 0).

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, also known as CIIT, is a public research university in Pakistan. It is a multi-campus institute with its headquarters located in the urban area of Islamabad. Established by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South which was established in Islamabad on 4 & 5 October 1994, the commission as of 2015 has 23 member state. The CIIT was established in 1998 with charter in August 2000.

Allama Iqbal Open University

Allama Iqbal Open University

Allama Iqbal Open University (Urdu: جامعہ علامہ اقبال‎) or AIOU is a public research university located in Islamabad, Pakistan. The university is the fourth world's largest institution of higher learning, with an annual enrollment of 1,121,038 students (as of 2010), the majority of them women, and Course Enrollment of 3,305,948 (2011). Established in 1974, it is also Asia's first open university with a strong emphasis on providing distance education in engineering, law, philosophy, natural and social science. It is considered the most attractive university in the country and has the most applicants per year. The university offers extensive undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral programmes in various academic disciplines. After witnessing the success of Open University in the United Kingdom, the university was established as a public university in 1974. It is noted for its cost-effective policy to provide higher education at a minimum cost through a specialized university fund managed by the government.

Sukkur Board announces exam schedule for SSC-I, II

SUKKUR: The Sukkur Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) issued on Wednesday the schedule for annual examinations of the secondary school certificate part-I and II (Class-IX and X) in affiliated high schools of Sukkur, Ghotki, Khairpur and Naushehro Feroze district.

According to a handout, the examinations will start from March 28 and conclude on April 8 in which a total of 102,642 girls and boys will take part.

QAU employees protest after VC sends registrator on forced leave

ISLAMABAD: A large number of the Quaid-i-Azam University’s (QAU) employees on Wednesday staged a protest against the vice chancellor for forcibly sending the registrar on leave and the university not resolving their issues.

The varsity’s vice chancellor, Dr Javed Ashraf sent Registrar Dr Shafiqur Rehman on forced leave on Wednesday saying this was according to the decision of the syndicate, which met on Monday and consists of 13 members including some lawmakers, three QAU faculty members, secretary Ministry of Education and a representative of the Higher Education Commission (HEC).

Teachers give govt two weeks for their promotion

PESHAWAR: The All Teachers Coordination Council, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter, has warned of launching a province-wide protest campaign if the government failed to accept its demands for award of time-scale promotion, jobs quota for teachers’ siblings, and teaching allowances within two weeks.

Rs 6 b scholarships for girl students of 16 districts

LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has launched “Khadam-e-Punjab Zewar-e-Taleem Programme” in 16 districts of South Punjab under which educational scholarships worth Rs6 billion will be distributed every year in girl students and the program will benefit more than 460,000 students. Also, it has been decided to include students of madrassas in the laptop scheme.
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif expressed these views at the Aiwan-e-Iqbal while distributing Khidmat card among the girl students. He said the aristocracy enjoyed all facilities but the poor people drastically needed even basic facilities. He said the aristocracy should stop opposition of the programmes aimed at the welfare and development of the common people.

Arrangements for upcoming National Book Fair enter final stage

The arrangements to organize the grand festival of National Book Fair in federal capital from April 22-24 have entered into final stages.
This was conveyed by the officials of National Book Foundation (NBF) during a meeting held here Wednesday to review arrangements of book fair.

Pakistan triples representation in list of Asia's best universities

LONDON: Pakistan has tripled its representation in the list of Asia’s best universities with seven Pakistani institutions in the top 300.

The Times Higher Education list for the latest Asia University Rankings 2017 shows that Pakistan has seven institutions in the top 300, five of which are new entrants.

In a first, Karachi's UIT students develop robotic legs model for the disabled

Three students of Usman Institute of Technology (UIT), Karachi have developed a model for wearable robotic legs, which will help disabled persons move and function on their own again.

“We have developed this exoskeleton model for paraplegics to assist them in the functions of sitting, standing and walking,” explained Moutasim Abbasi, who led the project. The other two students included Adil Hanif and Muhammad Usman.

The group, working under the supervision of Associate Professor Engineer Raza Jafri, exhibited their four months of hard work and research at the Pakistan Auto Parts Show (PAPS) held recently at Expo Centre, Karachi.

UET VC told to denotify appointments

LAHORE: The Higher Education Department (HED) has again directed the University Of Engineering and Technology vice chancellor to denotify the unlawful/irregular appointments of the registrar, deputy registrar and controller within the next seven days, rejecting its stance on the issue.

As a last effort, the UET administration through a letter No Univ/PS/Reg/21 of Jan 21 along with a report of the committee, had explained its point of view to prove that the appointments were made under the law. However, the explanation couldn’t satisfy the department.

HEC, French embassy celebrate cooperation

Islamabad-Higher Education Commission in collaboration with Embassy of France on Thursday celebrated ‘Pak-French Cooperation’ in higher education sector to strengthen the bilateral relations.

The Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training, Baligh-ur-Rehman, Dr Chairman HEC Mukhtar Ahmed, Ambassador of France to Pakistan Martine Dorance, attended the ceremony.

100 model schools to be setup in GB: CM

Chief Minister Gilgit Balistan (GB), Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman Thursday said that his government was providing free books to students of class-I to class-X to promote education and 100 model schools would also be setup during next five years in province.
He said these positive measures had significantly increased enrollment in government schools and 1,65,000 children were being provided free books. He said provision of free books would help poor students to continue their studies without financial constraints.

NAVTTC imparting technical skills

To observe the practical training being imparted to the trainees under the current phase of Prime Minister’s Youth Skill Development Program, the executive director NAVTTC, Zulfiqar Ahmad Cheema, visited various training institutes today including Govt. College of Technology, Rasul of District Mandi Bahauddin and Applied Technology Institute, Dina.

Future generations must be protected from toxicity: VC

The Vice Chancellor Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam Dr. Mujeebuddin Sahrai on Thursday said that we must protect our future generations from the toxicity effects due to the excessive use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers by raising awareness and promoting use of less toxic alternatives.
He was speaking at a stakeholder’s consultation workshop which was conducted as a part of the study being carried out by Global Environmental Management Services (Pvt) Limited (GEMS) for the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA).

SU for innovative student-friendly initiatives

The Vice Chancellor University of Sindh, Prof. Dr. Fateh Muhammad Burfat has launched another innovative initiative of establishing International Standards Organization (ISO) Cell at Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah Administration Building on Thursday.

21 e-Libraries to be set up in Punjab: Shahbaz

LAHORE: (APP) Headway on the programme of establishing E-Libraries in Punjab was reviewed in a meeting presided over by Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here Thursday.

Addressing the meeting, the CM said the Punjab government was setting up state-of-the-art e-libraries in various cities of the province which would give contemplate study opportunities to residents in a conducive atmosphere that would also help to restore dying reading culture.

Fazl asks students to exercise restraint

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman on Thursday urged the seminary students to discourage the use of force and dedicate their lives to the cause of humanity.

He was speaking at the certificate distribution ceremony among the students who completed studies at the Jamiatul Arifia Al-Sharia here. The Maulana said that Islam is the religion of peace, adding the JUI-F believed in a peaceful struggle for implementation of Islamic law in the country.

US students term Hijab symbol of feminism, empowerment

WASHINGTON: While the issue of Hijab for students in Punjab has created a heated debate among mainstream Pakistani political parties, scarf-wearing Muslim students in the United States have termed Hijab a symbol of their empowerment and feminism.

Since the election of President Donald Trump, Hijab is emerging as a symbol of resistance to Islamophobia amid policies from the Trump administration targeting Muslim immigrants. As a part of its series on women of America, a mainstream American newspaper USA Today carried interviews of Muslim university students who defended their right to wear Hijab as an empowering tool.

Functions: Overloading and Default Parameters

Function Overloading

The term function overloading refers to the way C++ allows more than one function in the same scope to share the same name -- as long as they have different parameter lists

• The rationale is that the compiler must be able to look at any function call and decide exactly which function is being invoked
• Overloading allows intuitive function names to be used in multiple contexts
• The parameter list can differ in number of parameters, or types of parameters, or both
• Example: The following 3 functions are considered different and distinguishable by the compiler, as they have different parameter lists

     int Process(double num);    // function 1
     int Process(char letter);              // function 2
     int Process(double num, int position); // function 3
  

• Sample calls, based on the above declarations

     int x;
     float y = 12.34;
     x = Process(3.45, 12); // invokes function 3
     x = Process('f');  // invokes function 2
     x = Process(y);  // invokes function 1 (automatic type conversion applies)

Functions

Functions

A function is a reusable portion of a program, sometimes called a procedure or subroutine.

• Like a mini-program (or subprogram) in its own right
• Can take in special inputs (arguments)
• Can produce an answer value (return value)
• Similar to the idea of a function in mathematics

Why write and use functions?

• Divide-and-conquer
  • Can breaking up programs and algorithms into smaller, more manageable pieces
  • This makes for easier writing, testing, and debugging
  • Also easier to break up the work for team development
• Reusability
  • Functions can be called to do their tasks anywhere in a program, as many times as needed
  • Avoids repetition of code in a program
  • Functions can be placed into libraries to be used by more than one "program"

Control Structures

Control Structures - Intro, Selection

Flow of Control:

Flow of control through any given function is implemented with three basic types of control structures:

• Sequential: default mode. Sequential execution of code statements (one line after another) -- like following a recipe
• Selection: used for decisions, branching -- choosing between 2 or more alternative paths. In C++, these are the types of selection statements:
  • if
  • if/else
  • switch
• Repetition: used for looping, i.e. repeating a piece of code multiple times in a row. In C++, there are three types of loops:
  • while
  • do/while
  • for

CPSP fellows, post graduate trainees interviewed for service in UK

A team of doctors from University of Birmingham, UK is on a visit to Pakistan on invitation of College of Physician and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) for interviewing CPSP fellows and postgraduate trainees for two-year on-job training in UK.

The team comprising Mike Hallissey, Dr Phil Bright and Dr Javid A Kayani is interviewing fellows of CPSP for further training in Birmingham University Hospital for a period of two years in different specialties while postgraduate trainees who have cleared Intermediate Module exam are also being interviewed and the successful candidates would be sent to UK for further training of two years in various subjects.

Lecture on disaster management

Riphah International University and Rescue 1122 jointly organised a seminar on ‘Disaster Risk Management’ here on Monday.

The purpose of the seminar was to equip the university students with the latest developments and trends in the emergency and relief activities. District Emergency Officer (DEO) Dr. Abdul Rehman was the guest speaker in the seminar. Large number of students participated in the seminar.

AIOU conducts research work on early childhood development

Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will start soon research work on early childhood development to fulfill its academic responsibility in the nation-building for a better future.

A research journal on early childhood will be published by the end of this year. Besides this, the University will host National conference on the related subjects on annual basis as part of its consistent efforts of contributing to the country’s socio-economic development.

Pak Youth most precious asset: Gen Bajwa

RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) - Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday met a contingent of 40 college students from remote areas at the General Headquarters, reported Dunya News.

Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) revealed that the meeting was part of the COAS Youth Encouragement Programme.

BZU opposed proposed merger of its two colleges with other varsities

MULTAN: The administration of the Bahauddin Zakariya University has decided to oppose a proposal for the merger of its engineering and agriculture colleges with the Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology (MNSUET) and Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture (MNSUA), respectively.

A meeting of the MNSUET steering committee to discuss the merger of both the colleges with the two universities has been called by the Planning and Development Department on March 16 which will be presided over the by P&D Board Chairman Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan.

Quaid-i-Azam University registrar's promotion reverted

ISLAMABAD: The new syndicate of the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) at its second meeting on Monday reverted the promotion of the university’s registrar.

The syndicate met with Vice Chancellor Dr Javed Ashraf in the chair. Sources said the syndicate, the supreme decision-making body of the university, rejected the promotion of Registrar Dr Shafiqur Rehman from BPS-20 to BPS-21 approved by the previous syndicate in 2015.

Some officials of the university said the registrar had also been removed from the post and sent on a forced leave. However, four syndicate members Dawn spoke to neither denied nor confirmed the development. However, they confirmed the reversion of the registrar’s promotion.

MBBS classes started at Sukkur medical college 'without approval'

SUKKUR: A controversy over legitimacy of MBBS course at the Ghulam Mohammed Mahar Medical College was triggered on Monday by the director general of health, Islamabad, who told reporters in Sukkur that he did not issue any instructions to the principal or administration allowing admissions for the 2016-17 batch.

His remarks came on the day the college started MBBS classes for the batch after a formal ceremony held on Saturday (March 11) where Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah was the chief guest.

Political will essential inclusive education system

KARACHI: The education of girls cannot be dealt with in isolation; if you focus on them alone, boys will be left out, said development economist Dr Kaiser Bengali on Monday, at a seminar titled ‘Best practices for promoting girls’ education’.

Organised by the Indus Resource Centre (IRC), the seminar highlighted ways of encouraging inclusive education for all across the country, and how the political and ruling elite must take charge.

Stressing that education cannot be delegated to NGOs, Dr Bengali went on to dismiss one-room schools prevalent in rural areas as “useless” and said these must be shut down.

QCB to set up schools, colleges, hospital

QUETTA: The Quetta Cantonment Board (QCB) plans to set up separate schools and colleges for boys and girls and a hospital for civilians living in its housing scheme.

The schools would be set up in the first phase and colleges in the second, QCB Chief Executive Imran Gulzar said in a meeting with members of the Quetta Chamber of Small Traders and Industries (QCSTI).

The chamber’s president, Malik Nadeem Kasi, in his welcome address, spoke about the problems the business community and residents of the scheme faced.

No sign of education reforms in Hassanabdal villages

TAXILA: The initiative of the government to achieve 100pc enrollment and improve the literacy rate seems a political gimmick as most of the schools in rural areas lack basic facilities such as classrooms and teaching staff.

Looking at the state of affairs at the Government Girls’ High School Bhallar Jogi in Hassanabdal, it seems the government has no clear vision to enroll the seven million out-of-school children with many of the existing schools lacking infrastructure to accommodate the newcomers.

Sargodha varsity convocation on 29th

SARGODHA: The 5th convocation of the University of Sargodha will be held on March 29.

An official press release says eligible candidates can get themselves registered till March 17 with their respective departments.

Students of BS, MA/MSc, MS and M.Phil programmes who have completed their degrees till 2013 will get degrees, merit certificates and cash prizes. The university has also decided to award Ph.D degrees to the Ph.D scholars of the year 2014, 15 and 2016.

Candidates who have already got themselves registered for the 2015 convocation are not required to register again but they may contact their departments for registration cards.

Malir University project launched

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Mohammed Zubair on Sunday said efforts were being made by both the public and private sectors to improve education system of the province as no country could progress without modern-day education.

He was speaking after performing the ground-breaking of the Malir University of Science and Technology (MUST) on its premises.

Over 50 candidates short-listed for nine VC posts

PESHAWAR: The academic search committee has short-listed 57 candidates to fill nine posts of vice-chancellors in public sector universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to officials.

They said that appointment process of vice-chancellors entered the final stage as the short-listed candidates were called for interview. The interview will be conducted on Monday and Tuesday (today and tomorrow) by the search committee in Islamabad.

College still a dream for Allai tehsil students

BATTAGRAM: Most of the students in Allai tehsil quit education after passing their 10th grade examinations, as there is no government college in the tehsil.

Talking to this correspondent, local people said that despite announcements and promises made by political leaders in the past a college was yet to be set up at Allai, which had a population of over 300,000.

Pakistani Christian educationist selected from 'Freedom' honour

LONDON/RUGBY: British Pakistani educationist and former Mayor of Rugby Councillor Dr James Shera has been selected for conferment of the honour of “Freedom of the Borough of Rugby”.

Dr James Shera, a prominent member of the British Pakistani Christian community, is recipient of Sitara-e-Pakistan, member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE), and recipient of Formanite Award.

Golden Jubilee seminar on 'State of Higher Education in Pakistan'

Universities and Institutions of Higher Education are the fundamental source of learning and knowledge dissemination. Without rational aspect of knowledge being accorded due emphasis, intellectual growth is not possible. In the fabric of our society and with the ruling and powerful elite there is apathy towards quest for knowledge and learning. Higher Education in the country has been treated mainly as a means of acquiring and entry into the job market, rather than as a means for broadening the students vision and inculcating in them the spirit of specific inquiry.

Marriyum urges students to demonstrate tolerance

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Mariyum Aurangzeb says the nation has fought the war against terrorism with undaunted courage and determination. She was addressing convocation of Iqra University in Islamabad on Sunday.
She said there is a considerable decrease in terrorism incidents as a result of measures taken by the Government and sacrifices by the country’s valiant armed forces.

Children in school not receiving quality education

ISLAMABAD: All schools should have the same basic standard of education, and special attention should be given to the country’s education sector – particularly with regards to the recruitment and training of teachers, speakers at a session on education reform said on Sunday.

The session, titled ‘Education Reforms in Pakistan: Separating Reality from Rhetoric’ and moderated by Isfundiar Kasuri, was part of the second day of A World of Tomorrow, a conference organised by Beaconhouse.

Education challenge, opportunity: Maleeha

LONDON: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi told a packed hall of overseas Pakistanis in London that education is a great challenge in Pakistan but it is also an opportunity.

Speaking at the Annual Gala Dinner celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the UK chapter of DIL (Developments in Literacy) a non-profit body that is educating thousands of underprivileged children, she said the right to education was enshrined in the country's constitution but that provision awaited to be fully implemented, said a press release issued Sunday.

UCP distributes certificates to Chinese Language Scholarship Program

Keeping in view the importance of PCEC (Pak China Economic Corridor), UCP signed an MOU with Guangdong Ocean University, China in 2016.  Since then 11 students have availed Chinese Language scholarships including 6 students of BS Mechanical Engineering who availed MS Engineering Scholarships in Ocean University.  After successfully completing Chinese Language Course these students have returned to Pakistan.  A certificate distribution ceremony was held on date in which Mian Amer Mehmood, Chairman Board of Governors UCP, distributed certificates among the students. He appreciated the efforts of UCP management and congratulated the students for successfully completing their Chinese Language Course. The Chairman also visited Chinese Language Lab donated by Chinese Consulate General which is a state of the art lab equipped with latest Chinese language software. The Chairman Mian Amer Mehmood appreciated the efforts of the University in promoting Chinese language and thanked Chinese Consul General for donating the Chinese language lab.

LUMS Annual Book Fair 2017

The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Gad and Birgit Rausing Library organised its annual book fair at its premises. The fair was held to help nurture and build a love for reading amongst students by providing them with easy access to a wide range of quality fiction and non-fiction books.

ACCA and SECP sign MoU on Investor Education & Awareness

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) recently signed an MoU with Securities and Exchange Commission Pakistan (SECP) as both ACCA and SECP share a common vision of advancing public interest and are committed towards the promotion of investor education and awareness.

SECMC Partners with IBA to Train Thari Engineers

With an aim to produce high quality human resources from an area with the lowest human development indicators; Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) and Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to impart high quality training to engineers hailing from Tharparkar.
Under the program, IBA Karachi will teach management related courses to Thari engineers in Thar Block II of District Tharparkar, these engineers have been selected through SECMC's under Thari Trainee Engineers Program (TTEP).

Basic Input/Output

Basic Input/Output Until now, the example programs of previous sections provided very little interaction with the user, if any at all. Using the standard input and output library, we will be able to interact with the user by printing messages on the screen and getting the user's input from the keyboard.
C++ uses a convenient abstraction called streams to perform input and output operations in sequential media such as the screen or the keyboard. A stream is an object where a program can either insert or extract characters to/from it. We do not really need to care about many specifications about the physical media associated with the stream - we only need to know it will accept or provide characters sequentially.

The standard C++ library includes the header file iostream, where the standard input and output stream objects are declared.

Standard Output (cout)

Operators

Operators
Once we know of the existence of variables and constants, we can begin to operate with them. For that purpose, C++ integrates operators. Unlike other languages whose operators are mainly keywords, operators in C++ are mostly made of signs that are not part of the alphabet but are available in all keyboards. This makes C++ code shorter and more international, since it relies less on English words, but requires a little of learning effort in the beginning.
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Non-formal education way forward to achieve high literacy rate

“Without non-formal education, we will not be able to achieve 90% literacy rate & 100% enrollment as targeted in the vision 2025 of Pakistan to achieve universal primary education. For this purpose National Commission for Human Development has been tasked to prepare a realistic action plan with appropriate programme interventions and necessary resources to achieve its targets for a literate society for Pakistan”. This was observed by the chairperson NCHD Razina Alam Khan while sharing with senior management regarding her experience of two weeks visit to Japan as head of Pakistan education delegation to study the Japanese education system.

She said that National Education Policy was an excellent strategy towards promotion of literacy which will help in standardizing literacy & non formal programs in the country. She asked the senior managers to prepare accelerated syllabus for out of school children keeping in view the skill training & technical aspects. She urged for robust monitoring and evaluation program for real time monitoring of literacy drive of NCHD. She observed that multigrade teaching required specific training and this aspect of prime importance should not be neglected.

Meanwhile, Chairperson NCHD in a message on occasion of International Women Day said it reminds us that women are pivotal entity of a family and first teacher to the child. This year theme is very exciting, which says: “Be Bold for Change”. This theme has been elaborated as, “Each one of us — with women, men and non-binary people joining forces — can be a leader within our own spheres of influence by taking bold pragmatic action to accelerate gender parity. Through purposeful collaboration, we can help women advance and unleash the limitless potential offered to economies the world over.”

Students face uncertain future as BADC awaits recognition

LARKANA: The batch of 50 students shortlisted for admission to the Bibi Aseefa Dental College (BADC) in 2016-17 session face an uncertain future as the federal ministry of health has not yet issued the much-awaited notification to grant recognition to the college.

Sources in the college told Dawn on Saturday that the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council had recommended to the ministry, after physical inspection of the college, to issue the notification, and then it sent reminders twice to do the needful, but to no avail.

Mayor gifts two buses to Urdu University

Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhter has fulfilled his promise of reserving two buses for Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology (FUUAST), reported Dunya News.

The availability of new buses would facilitate the varsity students as their problems regards to conveyance would get solved to a great extent. It was almost a month ago when Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhter announced to reserve two buses for varsity students when they held a demonstration for their demands after the death of university’s students.

154 Chinese firms attend road-show for solarisation of schools in Punjab

BEIJING (China) March 10 (APP): The heads and representatives of more than 145 Chinese companies attended a road-show organized for ‘Solarisation of 20,000 Schools Programme in Punjab’ and showed their keen interest to invest in the project scheduled to be completed by the end of this year.

The road show under Khadim-e-Punjab Ujala Programme was organized by the Commercial Section of the Embassy of Pakistan.

Japan awards research scholarships to Pak students

The Government of Japan has awarded MEXT Research scholarships for masters/doctorate degrees for Year-2017 to seven (7) postgraduate students of Pakistan.

It is aimed at providing them with an opportunity to pursue higher studies in their respective fields at the public sector universities in Japan. The Embassy of Japan organized a pre-departure orientation for seven Pakistani students on Friday night who have been awarded the MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan) research scholarships by the Government of Japan.

Islamabad tops in quality education in public schools

A report on education quality in Pakistan hints improvement in the public sector.


A survey was conducted throughout the country in which numerous categories were included to study the quality of education in public schools, a private news channel reported.

Over 70pc of girls in Shangla, Kohistan out of school

SHANGLA: Over 70 per cent of girls between five and 16 years are out of school in Shangla and Kohistan districts due to lack of facilities, infrastructure and poverty, according to the District Education Rankings Report released on Saturday by Alif Ailaan, a non-governmental organisation.

According to data compiled by the NGO, Shangla is ranked 120 of the 145 districts of Pakistan, while it ranks 23 of the 25 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The report said that almost 83 per cent of the total government schools in the district catered only to the primary level needs. There are 723 government schools in the district of which 603 are primary schools. Of these schools, 73 per cent (527) are for boys and 27 per cent (196) for girls.

Two-day conference on future of education begins

ISLAMABAD: Discussions, debates, workshops and presentations marked the first day of a two-day conference that opened on Saturday, all of which aimed to understand how external forces such as geopolitics, technology, art, culture and the environment are shaping society and pose new directions for the future of education.

The conference, titled ‘A World of Tomorrow’, began at the Pak-China Friendship Centre and was organised by Beaconhouse as part of their School of Tomorrow (SOT) conference series.

FG Technical Public School student bags first position

INTER SCHOOLS STORY WRITING CONTEST

Islamabad: Iftikhar Shahzad, student of 10th class has made his teachers and school proud by securing first position in inter schools story writing competition. Iftikhar is student of FG Technical Public School No-3 (Second shift-boys), Gracy Lane Chaklala, Rawalpindi.

Number of students participated in inter school co-curricular activates competition in which Iftikhar Shahzad has got first position in story writing competition. Iftikhar while talking to media said that this is the success of his teachers specially his teacher Ms Tahira and Muhammad Ashfaq, who always encourages him to take part in competitions and make him confident.

Training of millions of youth planned

Islamabad: Our target is to train millions of unemployed young boys and girls in diversified trades so that they are able to earn their livelihood and become useful citizens of the country.

This was said by NAVTTC Executive Director Zulfiqar Ahmad Cheema during a visit to the POF Technical Training Institute, Wah, on Monday. He inspected the workshops and laboratories of the institute and asked trainees and instructors about the quality of training.

He advised students to focus on the training to be in a better position to secure jobs both at local and international market. Principal of the institute, Col (r) Muhammad Riaz briefed the NAVTTC executive director about the activities of the institute. POF chairman Lt-General Omar Mehmood Hayat later presented memento to him.

Non-formal education must for higher literacy rate

Islamabad: Without non-formal education, we will not be able to achieve 90 per cent literacy rate & 100 per cent enrolment as targeted in the vision 2025 of Pakistan to achieve universal primary education. For this purpose National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) has been tasked to prepare a realistic action plan with appropriate programme interventions and necessary resources to achieve its targets for a literate society for Pakistan.

This was observed by the chairperson NCHD and former Senator Razina Alam Khan while sharing with senior management on Monday regarding her experience of two weeks visit of Japan as head of Pakistan education delegation to study the Japanese education system.

No high school in major Mohmand locality

GHALANAI: Utmanzai, a far-flung and backward yet major locality of Mohmand Agency’s Pandiali tehsil, has no high school forcing most local residents to abandon education after passing primary and middle school exams.

The people told Dawn that the area had a low literacy rate.

Agri engineering degree being launched at university

MULTAN: The Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture has decided to launch a four-year BS programme of agricultural engineering.

The decision was taken at the ‘agro industrial stakeholders’ discussion forum’ of the university on Monday which was held to set direction for the establishment of new faculty of agricultural and bio-systems engineering and technology.

Vice-Chancellor Dr Asif Ali said the cost of production could be reduced and crop yield could be increased by adapting modern mechanisation techniques.

PU gets last chance to contest plea against equivalance dept

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday gave the last opportunity to Punjab University’s counsel to contest a petition challenging functioning of equivalence department of the university.

During the hearing, Justice Atir Mahmood also observed that prima facie the functioning of the university’s equivalence department was illegal.

The judge directed the university’s lawyer to come up with a reply on the next hearing, otherwise, the court would announce its decision. The hearing was adjourned until March 14.

Students get graduation degrees at convocation

LAHORE: The third convocation of Government Degree College for Women, Wapda Town, was held here on Monday.

Around 400 students of the 2011-16 sessions were conferred graduation degrees by Higher Education Minister Syed Raza Ali Gilani. He also gave away seven gold, six silver medals and as many bronze medals to students.

17 faculty members okayed for GCU

LAHORE: The Government College University (GCU) syndicate on Monday approved the appointment of 17 senior faculty members, including four professors and five distinguished professors.

The syndicate presided over by Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Hassan Amir Shah also sanctioned a new academic programme, BA (Hons) in Sociology.

Lecturers, professors demand higher salaries

QUETTA: The Balochis­tan Professors and Lectu­rers Association (BPLA) has called upon the government to pay extra salary to those lecturers who were appointed to the boys’ colleges but are performing duties at the girls’ colleges.

According to BPLA president Prof Saeed Mandokhel, the association has been struggling for the constitutional rights of teachers in Balochistan for several years.

GB teacher among top 10 finalists for Global Teacher Prize

“We’ve all had teachers who have inspired us, who have made a difference to our lives. Teachers have the power to make or break lives. A great lesson can inspire a passion for a subject that lasts a lifetime, while lacklustre teaching can kill any desire for learning. Teachers who make a significant difference in their students’ lives - sometimes against all odds - deserve to be celebrated. The Global Teacher Prize does just that, awarding $1 million to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to their profession.”

This is how the Global Teacher Prize blog explains the reason for the award and Pakistan can be proud that one of its teachers is among the ten nominated for this prestigious prize.

Salima Begum teaches at the Elementary College for Women in Gilgit, Pakistan. She has helped create awareness amongst parents regarding girls’ education and its benefits. To engage her students, Salima believes that classroom activities should correspond closely to real-life situations.

Salima was born in a remote village in Pakistan. Conditions in her own education were cramped and she was fortunate to complete higher secondary level. She believes strongly in students ‘constructing’ meaning for themselves through the information they receive and holds that classroom activities should correspond closely to real-life situations. She has helped create awareness amongst parents regarding girls’ education and its benefits, pioneered a strategy of mentoring in the community and encouraged aspiration in the feeder schools that send pupils to her.

Students' Week concludes at Air University

Students’ Week 2017 has concluded in a graceful ceremony here at Air University main campus here, says a press release.

Chief guest of ceremony, Air University Vice Chancellor Air Vice Marshal (r) Faaiz Amir said that the students’ week of the year was full of life with multiple events including sports, athletics, debate, poetry, singing, writing and many other competitions.

Books issue to students commencing from 01-April

Constants and Literals

Constants
Constants are expressions with a fixed value.

Literals
Literals are used to express particular values within the source code of a program. We have already used these previously to give concrete values to variables or to express messages we wanted our programs to print out, for example, when we wrote:
a = 5;
the 5 in this piece of code was a literal constant.
Literal constants can be divided in Integer Numerals, Floating-Point Numerals, Characters, Strings and Boolean Values.