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BUITEMSQuality & Excellence in Education

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Chief PatronEngr. Ahmed Farooq Bazai

Editorial BoardProf. Sultan Mehmood Niazi

Prof. Dr. M.A.K. MalghaniProf. Dr. Mohammad Nawaz

Mr. Ahmad Shah DurraniMs. Zaib-un-Nisa Gharshin

DesignerMs. Fakhra Ramzan

OUR VISIONTo be among the leading universities of the world - accessible to all,imparting quality education and promoting cutting edge research.

MISSION STATEMENTTAt BUITEMS, we are committed to provide quality education withfocus on research and to equip students with the art of living asproductive members of society, contributing to the socio-economicuplift of Pakistan in general, and Balochistan in particular.

OUR GOALS1. To provide outstanding academic programs that further

strengthen our performance, pre-eminence and efficiency.

2. To provide an excellent teaching and learning environmentfor students to reach a level that matches the bestuniversities in the world.

3. To raise revenues from partnerships, research grants andtechnology transfer while strengthening our ability to moreeffectively invest and allocate resources for education.

CORE VALUESAccountability: We are committed stewards of the loyalty and

goodwill of our alumni and friends of the human,fiscal and physical resources entrusted to us.

Diversity: We recognize that diversity leads to excellence,enhancing our teaching, scholarship andservice as well as our ability to respect andinteract with people.

Integrity: We practice honesty, truth and integrity in allthat we do.

Respect: We treat each other with civility, dignity andrespect.

Social We contribute to the intellectual,cultural,responsibility: spiritual and economic well-being of the society.

CONTENTS

O Vice Chancellor’s New Year Message 03O BUITEMS Convocation 2008 03O Cash Prize Distribution Ceremony in Governor House 06O Governor’s Visit to BUITEMS 07O First Meeting of BUITEMS Alumni Association 08O BUITEMS Signs MoU with IDO 09O Best Teacher & Best Employee Awards (2007-2008) 09O BUITEMS Prompt Response to Balochistan Earthquake Calamity 10O BUITEMS Wins All Pakistan Allama Iqbal Shield Debate Contest 11O BUITEMS Wins All Balochistan IT Project Competition 12O BUITEMS Clinched 4th Position in All Pakistan Body Building Championship 12O Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony 2008 13O G-8 Youth Exchange Program Between Afghanistan and Pakistan 14O Know -How Workshop about SMEDA 14O Inter University Round Table Research Discussion 15O International Conference on Language and Literature 16O International Business and Economics Conference 2008 17O 11th IEEE International Conference on Communication Technology 17O South Asian International Conference (SAICON-2008) 18O South Asian International Conference on Globalization & Change 18O Publications 19O Newsletter Appraisal Glimpses 19


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Vice Chancellor’s New Year Message

BUITEMS CONVOCATION 2008Reported by: Prof. Sultan Mehmood Niazi

Another landmark in the history ofthe Balochistan University ofInformation Technology,Engineering and ManagementSciences was reached when the 4thConvocation of the university washeld on Tuesday,December 16,2008. The historical event wasmarked by radiance of faces of thepassing out graduates andimpressed everyone with thesplendor and air of festivity. It was aday of gratification not only for thestudents, but also for the facultymembers, and the universityadministration headed by theHonorable Vice Chancellor who

Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering & Management Sciences is nowin the 7th year of her productive services to the nation. When measured on the time scale, thepast six years form a minuscule segment of an institution's life, but in terms of quality this periodstands out as a glorious chronicle of remarkable achievements. Our constant emphasis onquality education and an environment conducive to research and meaningful learning hasprovided sound and solid foundations for our onwards march to greater success and repute.We bow our heads in gratitude to Almighty Allah who gave us the capability to stand the test oftime and pray to Him to continue His blessings on this young institution so that it may sustain itsprogress to a steady and trustworthy state of fruitfulness.

The University authorities are engaged in the continuous process of faculty development. Abouttwo years back, we sent a number of our young faculty members for higher studies abroad, andit is a matter of elation for us that they performed impressively well and have now returned toBUITEMS to add to the brilliance of our faculty resources. Some of them have again been sentabroad for the completion of doctoral studies and I am quite confident that on accomplishing thistask they will be adding greater luster to the renown of our teaching faculty.

The University provides immense opportunities to the students for the realization of theircherished dreams and expects the students to put in their maximum efforts to capitalize on themarvelous opportunities. They must not be satisfied with just floating through their programs ofstudy. They must be ready to raise themselves to a level where they can hold their heads highwith self confidence and the will to compete. Only those nations are destined to flourish andprosper which build in themselves the capacity to compete and surge ahead by dint of theirtalents and hard work. Unless this reality is grasped by our youth they'll continue to be chagrinedby their approach of seeking favors without rising to deserve any privileged treatment.

May God bless our students with greater determination to pursue and partake their share of thevaluable commodity of knowledge.

A group of passing out graduates in the academic procession


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continuously strived for immaculate performancein every field.

The morning of December 16, 2008 promised asparkling spectacle when the passing outgraduates and the learned faculty assembled in frontof the spacious Expo Centre, Takatu Campus. Theywere glamorously attired in their ceremonial gownsand oriental caps of scholars. The academicprocession was heralded by the Registrar,Mr. Mohammad Afzal Kasi and the Controller ofExaminations, Prof. Munir Ahmed Khan. Thepassing out graduates, and the respectable facultyfollowed in the reverse order of seniority. Themembers of the university senate formed thevanguard of the procession while theVice Chancellor and the Chancellor heightened thedazzling culmination.

A team of six young faculty members/studentscomprising Mr. Mohammad Shah, Ms. Nadia AliShah, Mr. Umair Afzal, Ms. Khalida, Mr. Fahad Riaz,and Ms. Batool Sajdi conducted the convocationproceedings.

The arrival of the academic procession wasannounced by Mr. Mohammad Shah with afanfare and all those present in the convocation hallstood up in their honour. The Senate members,the Vice Chancellor and the Chancellor occupiedseats on the dais. The proceedings started with theNational Anthem, during which all those presentstood in respect. Mr. Riaz-ul-Haq of BS (P&G) - IIIrecited verses from the Holy Quran. He wasfollowed by Mr. Mohammad Hammad Jaffar of BS(P&G - III) with the recital of a na'at in praise of theHoly Prophet (PBUH).

Engr. Ahmed FarooqBazai, Vice ChancellorBUITEMS, whose questfor perfection had led tocapturing the maximumimpact of the event, inhis welcome address,thanked the HonorableChief Guest for takingout time to grace theoccasion. He started hisaddress withexpression of gratitudeto Almighty Allah for the fruition of endeavors of thestudents and the respected faculty. He expressedthe optimism that passing out graduates are fully

equipped with the capabilities to ponder over theissues related to their respective fields of studyindependently on modern lines acknowledged andappreciated all over the world."I am confident that,like their predecessors, they would also play theirroles in the development of the countrymeritoriously", he said. He asserted with pride thatthe scholars of BUITEMS are constantly focusedon creating a culture of research and inquisitivelearning. "Our vibrancy as an academic andresearch institution is geared by our motto ofquality and excellence in education," he stated. TheHonorable Vice Chancellor informed theaudience that some two years back, a number ofour young faculty members were sent abroad forhigher studies where they performed impressively

well and returned to add to the grandeur of ourfaculty resource.

He noted with concern that many segments of ourdiverse society were suffering from lack oftolerance. 'Sublimation of wild sensibilities andadoption of a tolerant approach are the key tosocial cohesion and mutual progress. We atBUITEMS are endeavoring hard to instill suchessential traits in our students. Only thosenations are destined to flourish which build in them-

Honorable Vice Chancellorpresenting welcome address

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selves the capacity to compete andsurge ahead by dint of hard workand industry'.

Addressing the passing outgraduates, the Honorable ViceChancellor advised them tosafeguard the renown of theiruniversity through commendableservices, wherever they find thechance to work. He exhorted themto keep up their efforts to be amongthe best. 'Character, courage,industry and professionalism are thefundamental assets of asuccessful person. Do not under-

estimatey o u rpotentials; be positiveand optimistic. InshaAllah, you'll be able tocruise to greatness'. Heonce again thanked theHonorable Chancellor,provincial ministers,parents and othernotables for theirpresence on theoccasion.

The event for which thewhole assembly waseagerly waiting startedwith the conferment ofrespective degrees on 24separate groups ofgraduates and post-graduates. It wasenthralling to see youngmen and women, proudlymarching on to the stageand receive degrees fromthe Chancellor, Nawab

Zulfiqar Ali Magsi. They included groups of: * MBA (Regular), * MBA (Banking & Finance), * MS (Biotechnology & Informatics), * MS (Computer Science), * BS (Business Administration), * BS (Economics), * BS (Biotechnology & informatics), * BS ( Computer Engineering), * BS (Computer Science), * BS (Physics),

* BS (Electronic Engineering), * BS (Petroleum & Gas Engineering) and * BS (Textile Engineering).

It was inspiring and fascinating to see the topposition holders in 16 groups, being decorated withgold medals by the Honorable Chancellor/Governor Balochistan. Their high intellectual zestand continuous hard work were duly acknowledgedand eulogized with warm clapping.

The HonorableChief Gueste x p r e s s e djubilation on beingpresent at aceremony wheretalented youngmen and womengot the fruit of theirhard work andi n t e l l e c t u a lapplication in theform of degreesand gold medals.

He appreciated the glorious strides taken forwardby BUITEMS since her establishment just a fewyears back. He congratulated the Vice Chancellorand the learned faculty members on theaccomplishment of a valuable task.

Nawab Zulf iqar Ali Magsi aptly stated thatuniversities are the places where much wisdom andknowledge is created and accumulated. Heexpected the students to have capacity and brains

A graduate receiving her degree from the Honorable Chancellor

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to avail of the educational opportunities. Heexpected them to deal with the technology demandsand problems of commercial, social and politicallife with courage and confidence. 'Your lives shouldbe enriched with the ripest fruits of the generationsgone before us. We want you to be fit, in the fullestdegree for becoming productive citizens of thestate'. He advised the students to turn all theirenergies to the acquisition of knowledge and not tobe inspired by the empty humdrum of the politicalopportunists. He very generously announced to hosta luncheon for the gold-medalists and declared acash award of Rs. 100,000 for each of them. Heconcluded his speech by paying rich tributes to the

Vice Chancellor, the learned faculty and theorganizers of an impressive event of suchmagnitude.

Qari Arshad Yameen led the gathering in offering'dua' at the end of the ceremony, following whichthe convocation was formally declared 'closed' bythe Honorable Chancellor and the guests wereinvited to join over a cup of tea and refreshments.It was no doubt a mega event in the history of Quettacity and will long be remembered for theimmaculate planning and management.

Cash Prize DistributionCeremony in Governor HouseReported by: Zaib-un-Nisa Gharshin

Excellence creates its own opportunities andQuality and Excellence in Education are the mottoof BUITEMS. BUITEMS holds those students in high

esteem who excel through their high intellectual zestand continuous hard work and acquire top meritpositions in various programs of study. It wasimperative that their achievements were dulyrecognized and eulogized. All those position holderstudents were awarded gold medals in recognitionof their outstanding performance. GovernorBalochistan/ Chancellor BUITEMS, Nawab ZulfiqarAli Magsi got inspired of their excellentachievements and announced Rs. 100,000 for eachgold medalist. He also invited all sixteen goldmedalists of various programs of study for lunchon December 17, 2008 in Governor House Quettaand Cash Prize Distribution Ceremony for theBUITEMS gold medalists who secured top positionsin their respective programs of study. GovernorBalochistan/ Chancellor BUITEMS said on theoccasion that BUITEMS is playing a pivotal role inthe academic development of Balochistan inparticular and of Pakistan in general. Heappreciated the BUITEMS gold medalists and said

Gold Medalists of the BUITEMS 4th Convocation 2008

VIce Chancellor presenting shield to the Chancellor


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that he was proud of them asthey had set good examples fortheir successors. He praisedthe gold medalists and expectedthem to play a crucial role in thenational development. All goldmedalists thanked theHonorable GovernorBalochistan and hoped that thistradition will go on in future aswell.

Names of Gold Medalists whoreceived cash prizes :

* Mr. Haris Rehman S/o Muzaffar Ali MBAspring 2005,

* Ms. Shahina Batool D/o Muhammad SharifMBA (B&F) Spring 2005

* Mr. Riaz Ahmed S/o Mazaz MBA Fall 2007 * Mr. Samiullah S/o Sado Khan BS (BA) Fall

2004 * Ms. Samia Habib D/o Haji Habibullah BS

(Bio-tech) spring 2004 * Ms. Maryam Pervaiz D/o Rana Pervaiz

Anwar BS (Bio-tech) Fall 2004 * Mr. Jibran Paracha S/o Asmatullah Paracha

BS (BA) Spring 2004 * Ms. Hafsa Ashraf D/o Muhammad Ashraf BS

(CS) Spring 2004 * Ms. Lubna Ayub D/o Muhammad Ayub

Hussain BS(CE) Fall 2004 * Mr. Owais Talat Waheed S/o Talat Waheed

Khan BS (EE) Fall 2004 * Mr. Ahsan Khan S/o Gul Hameed Khan BS

(P&G) Fall 2004 * Ms. Maira Ayaz D/o Ayaz Ahmed

BS (Textile) Fall 2004 * Mr. Muhammad Jawad S/o Javed Akhtar

Khan BS (Eco) Fall 2004 * Ms. Farwa Amjad D/o Amjad Ali

BS (Physics) Fall 2004 * Ms. Hira Kanwal D/o Irshad Hussain

BS (CS) Spring 2008 * Ms. Rasheeda HussainD/o Mohammad

Hussain.

The Vice Chancellor BUITEMS Engr. Ahmed FarooqBazai, Pro Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. M.A.KMalghani, Registrar Mr. Muhammad Afzal Kasi,Controller Examinations Prof. Munir Ahmed andDirector Students Affairs Mr. Ahmad Shah Durraniwere also present on the occasion.

Governor's Visit to BUITEMSReported by: Ms. Bakht Bibi

It is a proof of the strong interest on the part ofNawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi in the promotion of highereducation in the province that, despite his immensepre-occupation with the affairs related tostatesmanship, he spared time for a detailed visitto the Takatu Campus of the BalochistanUniversity of Information Technology, Engineeringand Management Sciences on December 31, 2008.The Honorable Governor Balochistan visiteddifferent parts of the campus including hostels,Academic block, Owais Ahmed Ghani Hall,Laboratories and Data Centre. During this Engr.Muhammad Laiq Tariq, Director Planning andProjects explained that the students hostel wasbeing constructed at a cost of Rs. 66.7 millions.300 students would be accommodated there. Thishostel has a covered area of 60,000 sq feet. Its twoblocks have been completed while the entire projectwill be completed by June 2009. He told that theconstruction of academic block is going on at a costof Rs. 78 million. One block of this building has beencompleted while the remaining work will becompleted by May, 2009. Qazi Arif, ProjectDirector, Campus Management Solution explainedthat a Data Centre is being constructed in theuniversity at the cost of Rs. 20 million. With the im-plementation of campus Management solution theBUITEMS will be one of top universities of theWorld. Modern technology would be installed andevery kind of data related to university and studentswould be saved there. Governor Balochistanappreciated the ongoing projects and showed hiskeen interest in the future development of theUniversity.

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BUITEMS is playing a vital role in the developmentof high standard education in the province. Thestudents should avail this opportunity of gettingeducation because their better future will be basedon what they learn". These views were expressedby Nawab Zulfiqar Magsi, Governor Balochistanduring his visit to BUITEMS. He said the presentgovernment is committed to the betterment ofeducation in order to raise the standard ofeducation in the province. He said HEC will becontacted for the provision of funds for theinstitutions of province and in this referenceeffective steps are being taken. He appreciated thestandard of the university. Engr. Ahmad FarooqBazai, Vice Chancellor BUITEMS pointed out thatBUITEMS is the institution for the development ofhigh quality modern education which has a vital rolein making the future of students. He much admiredthat university administration is playing a vital rolein the completion of different projects. On theoccasion Pro VC Prof. Dr. M.A.K Malghani,Registrar Mr. Muhammad Afzal Kasi and Deans,Directors and Chairmen of different departmentswere also present.

First Meeting of BUITEMSAlumni AssociationReported by: Mr. Ahmad Shah Durrani

Balochistan University of InformationTechnology, Engineering andManagement Sciences has so farproduced hundreds of graduates invarious disciplines. It is an appreciablecontribution to the progress anddevelopment of the society. The alumniof BUITEMS are playing a pivotal role inthe national development. The FirstMeeting of BUITEMS Alumni Associationwas held on December 5, 2008 in theCity Campus auditorium. A number ofgraduates of BUITEMS of various

programs of study who are serving the society invarious spheres of life participated in the meeting.

Mr. Ahmad Shah Durrani, Student AffairsCoordinator, conducted the meeting and gave adetailed presentation on the proposed workingpaper of the BUITEMS Alumni Association. Themission statement of the BUITEMS AlumniAssociation is "Continued liaison with BUITEMSthrough consultation, social activities, andcommunity involvement". The objectives of theBUITEMS Alumni Association are to generate moraland financial support for BUITEMS from alumni andother notable citizen groups, to ensure keeping thealumni in contact with BUITEMS through the use ofactivities, events, programs and publications, tocoordinate and implement appropriate professional,vocational, personal, cultural, and educationalservices for alumni and to encourage students topursue educational goals at BUITEMS. Suggestionsfor the formation of the BUITEMS AlumniAssociation were invited and discussed such asAssociation's purpose, membership, alumnicouncil (Governing Body), meetings, and benefitsfor the members of BUITEMS Alumni Association.Vice Chancellor BUITEMS, Engr. Ahmed Farooq

Hon. Governor inspecting the development work in Takatu Campus

The Honorable Vice Chancellor addressing the first meeting of the BUITEMS Alumni Association


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Bazai, Pro Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. M.A.K.Malghani, Registrar Mr. Muhammad Afzal Kasi, andDeans and Chairpersons of various departmentswere also present at the meeting and shared theirprecious views. A twenty five-member AdhocCommittee was formed and Mr. Arbab Naseebullahwas elected its convener till the forthcomingmeeting which will be held in the last week of April,2009.

Vice Chancellor, Engr. Ahmed Farooq Bazaiappreciated the formation of BUITEMS AlumniAssociation. He expected the Association to workfor further development of the University and tospread its vision by working hard in variousdepartments and organizations both in Pakistan andabroad.

BUITEMS Signs MoU with IDOReported by: Ms. Tayyaba Akram

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed byBUITEMS and IDO. MoU was signed by the ViceChancellor BUITEMS Engineer Ahmed FarooqBazai and Mr. Ali Khan Chief Executive Officer, IDO.BUITEMS has established a Career Planning andCounseling Unit for the students to help them infinding guidance in their academic problems andcareer plans. Innovative Development OrganizationIDO is a non-profit, non-government organizationworking for education, gender and developmentsector.

This MoU envisages formalizing a partnershipbetween BUITEMS and IDO for enhancing thepractical role of career guidance and counselingdesk so that the students of university could get

benefit from the services of respective desk. TheStudents Counseling Desk will primarily focus on: * Providing career guidance and counseling

services to students; * Collection, compilation, analysis and

dissemination of data regarding jobs,universities, careers, internships andscholarships etc;

* Organizing job fairs to promote employmentof women and youths and link the jobseekers with potential employers.

Through this MoU, the BUITEMS will permit theProject team of IDO to establish a window forcareer guidance of university students and initiatejoint activities with BUITEMS career guidance unitfor achievement of the above-mentioned aims andobjectives.

Best Teachers & Best EmployeeAwards (2007 - 2008)Reported by: Mr. Raheel Naseer

Balochistan University of Information Technology,Engineering & Management Sciences alwayshonours the dedicated efforts of her staff both inacademics and administration fields. In thiscontext, the Best Teachers and Employee AwardsCeremony was held in recognit ion of themeritorious services offered by the teachers andadministrative staff of the University on December15, 2008 in the Expo-Center of the TakatuCampus.

Addressing on the occasion, Vice ChancellorBUITEMS, Engineer Ahmed Farooq Bazai, laudedthe Best Teacher & Best Employees and said that

the awards would no doubt increase the zealon their part to excel further in their fields.He congratulated them and expected themto further accelerate their efforts and alsocooperate with their colleagues as a teamfor further development of the University.The details of the Best Teachers & BestEmployees of BUITEMS for the year 2007- 2008 are as under: * Mr. Ahmad Shah Durrani lecturer,

Department of Social SciencesBest Teacher in the Faculty of Arts &Basic Sciences.

* Mr. Abrar Hussian Khan, AssistantProfessor, Faculty of Biotechnology &Informatics Best Teacher Award. Vice Chancellor BUITEMS and CEO (IDO) signing MOU


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* Prof. Dr. Ehsanullah Kakar, Best TeacherAward , Faculty of Engineering.

* Mr. Faisal Ahmed Khan, Assistant Professor,Department of TelecommunicationEngineering Best Teacher Award, Faculty ofInformation & Communication Technology.

* Mr. Usman Azhar, Lecturer, Department ofEconomics Best Teacher Award in theFaculty of Management Sciences.

Best Employee Awards:Category BPS 17 and above: * Mr. Manzoor Hussain, Deputy Registrar,

Human Resource.

Category from BPS 11 to 16: * Mr. Faisal Aziz Durrani, Office Manager,

Vice Chancellor's Secretariat, * Mr. Muhammad Safi, Office Manager,

Department of Management Sciences, * Mr. Abdul Haq, Office Manager Directorate of

Procurement, * Ms. Zainab Qurban, Office Manager, Students

and Academic Affairs and * Ms. Shafqat Gharsheen, Computer

Operator, Faculty of Arts and Basic Scineces

Category from BPS 6 to 10: * Mr. Hanif Khan, Junior Clerk, Faculty of

Information & Communication Technology

Category form BPS 1 to 5: * Mr. Gulzar Ahmed, Naib Qasid and * Mr. Muhammad Wafa, Head Mali

Special Award was given to Ms. Fakhra Ramzanin recognition of her meritorious services.

BUITEMS PromptResponse to BalochistanEarthquake CalamityReported by: Arbab Naseebullah

A series of strong jolts caused havoc inBalochistan on 29th of October, 2008which caused serious loss of life andproperty in Ziarat and Pishin districts ofBalochistan.

BUITEMS immediately felt the need ofresponding to the calamity and set tothe task of launching relief operations.

Human and material resources were hurriedlymarshalled. The Vice Chancellor and the BUITEMSfaculty and staff came up with substantialdonations and 10 members relief team was sent toKawas and nearby villages in Ziarat District. Theteam joined the relief mission planned by BRSP,an NGO known for its technical prowess andaccess to the remote communities. BUITEMS wasadvised to focus their relief activities in village Goghi,near Ziarat across the mountain but cut off fromthe main road. The team undertook the dual task ofconducting a house-hold survey and rescue andrelief operations. The distribution of relief goods wasdone on the basis of the number of members ineach household. Such judicious distribution did notleave any room for inapt or mismanageddistribution.

Recipients of Best Teachers Award: Mr. Ahmad Shah, Dr. Ehsanullah Kakar, Mr. Faisal Ahmed, Mr. Abrar Hussain & Mr. Usman Azhar

Ms. Safqat Mr. Abdul Haq Mr. Hanif Mr. Wafa


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Relief goods being distributed

The team workedtirelessly withoutcaring for theirpersonal securityin very coldconditions whilea f t e r s h o c k scontinued tocause havocperiodically. Theymanaged top r o v i d eassurance to thesuf fering andbrought smiles on the faces of the shaken kids. Itwas a great rewarding spectacle to see theexpression of relief on their faces when theyreceived the relief goods. BUITEMS teamdistributed 1160 kgs of Atta, 135 crockery sets / teapots, 135 family food packages, 117 baby foodpackages, 230 sleeping bags, 836 jackets / jerseys,226 pairs of warm clothing / shoes and 30tarpaulins during the relief mission.

The team left for Quetta with a fresh promise thatthey would again be there, as and when required.Another team of BUITEMS left for Rod Malazai onDecember 7, 2008 and distributed clothes, warm

sweaters, Coats, and Blankets worthRs. 40,000 among earthquake affectedpeople. On the other hand, another teamwent to Khanozai and surrounded villageson the same day and distributed cashamount of Rs. 150000 among 30 needy andaffected families as Eid gifts.

BUITEMS Wins All PakistanAllama Iqbal Shield DebateContest (Provincial Round)Reported by: Ahmad Shah Durrani

The educational & research based activitiesof BUITEMS are highly appreciable. Theseviews were expressed by the Provincial

Minister forQ u a l i t yE d u c a t i o nMr. Jan AliC h a n g e z ia d d ress in gthe "AllPakistan InterU n i v e r s i t yAllama IqbalS h i e l dB i l i n g u a lE x t e m p o r eD e b a t e

Contest" organized by the HEC with collaborationof the Directorate of Students Affairs,BUITEMS. Hepraised the quality of the contest and said that suchcontests increase the trend of competition amongstudents. He congratulated BUITEMS for getting topposition in the provincial round of All Pakistan AllamaIqbal Shield Debate Contest.

Vice Chancellor BUITEMS, Engr. Ahmed FarooqBazai said on the occasion that problems arediscussed through debate contests and studentscome up with different comments on the subject.He said that the matter is not of losing orwinning but there is a message for our young

Vice Chancellor Engr. Ahmed Farooq Bazai, Provincial Minister Jan Ali Changezi & Regional Coordinator HEC Ahmad Shah Durraniaddressing the audience

BUITEMS Relief team among the earthquake affected people


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generation not to forget the basic principles of life.He said that BUITEMS is the name of quality andexcellence in education and a number of steps havebeen taken for the development of education &research in the University. He appreciated thetalent of students and hoped that they will furtherdevelop the skill of public speaking. Prior to him,Regional Coordinator HEC & Students AffairsCoordinator BUITEMS, Mr. Ahmad Shah Durranialso expressed his views on the occasion and saidthat besides academics, HEC is playing avital role in the co-curricular activities ofeducational institutions. All Pakistan InterUniversity Allama Iqbal Shield DebateContest is an annual activity of HEC forpublic and private sector universities. Thelatest is 12th in the series. He said that suchextempore debates open new vistas of theart of public speaking among universitystudents.

On this occasion, the judges of the contestwere Mr. Abdul Kaleem Shah, DistrictManager Edlink Project, Mr. MohsinShakeel, renowned poet & journalist and Mr. MaqboolZafar, Senior Instructor, National Institute ofManagement, Quetta.

According to the final decision of the judges,Sami-Ur- Rehman got 1st position and NasrullahKhan from BUITEMS got 2nd position while AmirSaeed, student of Lasbella University of WaterAgriculture and Marine Sciences Othal got 3rdposition in Urdu debate. In English contestQudratullah got 1st position, Sania Sabir student ofBUITEMS got 2nd position while Syed AbdulWaheed Shah, the student of BalochistanUniversity of Engineering & Technology Khuzdar got3rd position. BUITEMS clinched first position in theprovincial round of All Pakistan Allama Iqbal ShieldDebate Contest while top three position holderstudents of each debate qualified to participate inthe national round of the said contest which will beheld at the end of January, 2009 in Islamabad.

At the end, the Provincial Minister for QualityEducation, Mr. Jaan Ali Changezi distributed cash

prizes among the position holders whileVice Chancellor Engr. Ahmed Farooq Bazaipresented a shield to the Provincial Minister onbehalf of BUITEMS.

BUITEMS Wins All Balochistan ITProject CompetitionReported by: Qazi Lashkar Khan

Pearl Institute of Management and InformationTechnology, Quetta, organized an IT Projectcompetition, inviting projects from all educationalInstitutions of Balochistan. A total of eighteenprojects were presented by the students ofdifferent institutions. First three positions in seniorproject categorywere won by thestudents ofC o m p u t e rEngineering &Computer Sciencedepartments ofBUITEMS. ChiefGuest of theceremony, HonorablePro Vice Chancellorof the University ofB a l o c h i s t a ndistributed the prizes among the winners.

BUITEMS Clinched 4th Positionin All Pakistan Body BuildingChampionshipReported by: Mr. Masood Kasi

It was a matter of great honor and pride for theSami-ur-Rahman, Nasrullah Khan, Syed Qudratullah, Sania Sabir

Students of the Department of Computer Engineeringdemonstrating their project at the competition

Qazi Lashkar receiving his prize


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BUITEMS that one of her students,Mr. Awais Khalid BS Economics 5thsemester clinched 4th position in allPakistan Inter-Varsity Body BuildingChampionship which wasorganized by the Higher EducationCommission in Lahore University ofVeterinary & Animal Sciences onDecember 23, 2008. A recordnumber of 80 contestants from 25universities of Pakistan participatedin the said competition. Mr ImranQuraishi (Mr. Asia) was the chiefguest on the occasion. Mr. AwaisKhalid also won the title of Mr. JuniorBalochistan on Dec. 20, 2008.

Annual Prize DistributionCeremony 2008Reported by: Marjaan Arbab

Directorate of Students Affairs, BUITEMS organizedAnnual Prize Distribution Ceremony on December

Mr. Awais Khan participating in the competition 15, 2008 in the Expo Center of Takatu Campus. Alltop three position holder students were awardedprizes in recognition of their outstandingperformances in various co-curricular activitiesduring the year 2008. Addressing on the occasion,Mr. Ahmad Shah Durrani, Director Students Affairssaid that five societies are working under theumbrella of the Directorate of Students Affairs i.e.Debating Society, Dramatic Society, IslamicSociety, Literary Society and Sports Society. Thesesocieties are functioning for the smooth andeffective participation of students in co-curricular

and social activities. He added that DebatingSociety organized Interdepartmental DebateContests in English and Urdu. Dramatic Societyorganized Interdepartmental Flower Exhibition,Poster Competition, Drama Competition and SongsCompetition. Islamic Society organized Interdepartmental Qiraat and Naat Competitions.

Literary Society organizedInter departmental EssayCompetitions in English andUrdu and held a multilingualMushaira. Sports Societyorganized Sports Weekwhere Relay Race, LongJump, Discus Throw, ShotPut, Javelin Throw, VolleyBall, Basket Ball, Tug of War,Lawn Tennis, Badminton,Table Tennis, Squash,Football and Crickettournaments were played.Apart from this, the studentsparticipated in variouscompetitions both onnational and international

Registrar Muhammad Afzal Kasi giving Champion Trophy to the winning team

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level and got distinctive positions.

G 8-Youth Exchange ProgramBetween Afghanistan andPakistanReported by: Sameen Khan

The Youth Exchange Programme betweenAfghanistan and Pakistan is part of the ConfidenceBuilding Measures supported by the internationalcommunity to improve relations between bothnations. The history of this exchange initiative goesback to the G-8 summit held in Germany in the year2007. During this summit it was agreed that peopleto people contacts and Exchanges of youth,between Pakistan and Afghanistan will be promoted

Federal Republic of Germany was given theresponsibility to organize and facilitate suchexchanges. The first phase began when a group ofAfghani youth visited Pakistan for a week in June2008. This visit of Pakistani delegation toAfghanistan (October 20-27, 2008) was thesecond phase of exchange of youth betweenAfghanistan and Pakistan. It was a great honor forBUITEMS that a student of Social Sciences ofBUITEMS, Mr. Sameen Khan was nominated as amember of 13-member-delegation. The delegationafter their first off icial engagement had aninteraction with the representatives of the OXFAMyouth (Kabul) as well as members of Kabul Youthinstitution.

During the tour, the delegate also met the AfghanDeputy Minister for Youth Affairs at the Ministry ofYouth Office. The honorable deputy minister briefedthe Pakistani delegation about the core principlesof Afghan youth policy. He said both governments

can initiate bilateral programs of exchange of youthto give them a better understanding of cultures andpolitical perceptions across the border. Meeting withYoung Leaders forum was the last official meetingof the Pakistani delegation. Both sides discussedpolitical participation and youth led developmentalprojects in both countries. The meeting concludedwith a general agreement that Pak-Afghan YouthInitiative for Peace (PAYIP) would be launchedthrough which understanding would be improvedbetween both groups and youth in both countries.The G-8 Youth Exchange Program betweenPakistan and Afghanistan was a fruitful trip and itwould help in improving bilateral relations betweenpeoples of both countries. Meetings withKabul Youth, government officials, members of civilsociety, journalists, writers, researchers and otherpeople of Afghanistan were very fruitful. Playingsimulation games on bilateral business of bothcountries was very interesting and informative,which would help in bringing peace andsustainable regional security to the region.

KNOW-HOW Workshop aboutSMEDAReported by: Zaib-un-Nisa Gharshin

Mr. Bakhtiar Khan, General Manager of SMEDAvisited BUITEMS on October 17, 2008. In hisaddress at this occasion; Vice ChancellorEngr. Ahmed Farooq Bazai emphasized the needfor mutual cooperation among industry andeducational institutions for human and economicdevelopment of the province. He said that theacademia and administration at BUITEMS aredetermined to produce quality research and applyit to resolve problems in various domains.BUITEMS has established linkages with differentinternational institutions for this purpose. Heappreciated the role of SMEDA in providing ampleopportunities to the students of BusinessAdministration for training which is crucial forpersonal development of students. Emphasizingmutual co-operation between the two institutions,he said that the students of engineering programswill also be provided training opportunities bySMEDA as engineering and economy are closelyrelated with each other. At this occasion theGeneral Manager SMEDA Balochistan, Mr. BakhtiarKhan said that the linkage between BUITEMS andSMEDA is bacon of hope for academia andstudents involved in research in the field ofbusiness administration. Highlighting the objectivesSameen Khan among other participants


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of SMEDA, he stated that this institution iscommitted to create opportunities for the youth anddevelopment and progress of industry.

He emphasized the need for development of newindustry in Balochistan. He opined that the problemof unemployment can be resolved by establishmentof industrial units and SMEDA is playing vital role toachieve this objective. He appreciated theinternship program of BUITEMS for students ofbusiness administration and promised to extendevery possible help for success of this program.He hoped that the cooperation between BUITEMSand SMEDA will go a long way for prosperity of theprovince and promotion of research in this region.

Inter University Round TableResearch DiscussionReported by Ms. Khalida Durrani

Film is an important media for portraying variousaspects of a society especially, in the Subcontinent.Indian film industry has emerged as one of thefastest growing industry in this domain whichproduces about 300 movies per annum. Some ofthese movies are based on concepts related withIslamic Culture and depict a biased picture of

Muslim women, probably to please the majority ofIndian cine-goers. Because of its controversial andvulnerable nature, this topic required very carefuldeliberations on a suitable forum. The Department

of InternationalR e l a t i o n s ,University ofB a l o c h i s t a nprovided this fo-rum and hosteda Round TableR e s e a r c hDiscussion on

"Gender in Indian Film Media vis-à-vis Indo-PakPolitics" particularly focusing on the followingquestions:

1. Why the role of Indian women is given to a Pakistani or Muslim female?2. Why the moral of stories of Indian films tells the subjugation of Pakistan?

A team headed by Mr. Ahmad Shah Durrani,Chairperson Department of Social Sciencesrepresented BUITEMS in this discussion. Othermembers of the team were Ms. Khalida Durrani,Ms. Sajida Raza and Ms. Tayyaba Akram.Mr. Durrani also conducted an extended sessionon the topic. In his session, Mr. Durraniemphasized the psychological, cultural andpolitical impact of film on thinking process of anindividual and the society. Film is the major tool forcultural dominance in today's world, he said. Headded that more than 6000 films have beenreleased by Bollywood till now, and every weekaround 100 million people watch movies in 15000cinemas in India. One major bias he emphasized

was that, the heroin of a good number ofIndian films is either shown as a Muslim ora Pakistani woman while the opposite malecharacter is mostly Hindu. He also analyzedthe political, social and financial motivationsfor making such films.

At the end, the coordinator of the researchdiscussion Dr. Musarrat Jabeen thanked allresource persons and appreciated theirvaluable contribution in the discussion.Finally shields were distributed among theresource persons by the chief guestProf. Dr. Salahuddin, ex-ChairmanDepartment of International Relations, UoB.

A group photograph of the research discussion participants

Mr. Bakhtiar Khan addressing the students


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International Conference onLanguage and LiteratureReported by: Ahmed Zeeshan Gul

Languages, with their complex implicationsfor identity, communication, social integration,education and development, are of strategicimportance for people. The UN General Assemblyhas proclaimed 2008 the International Year oflanguages, and named UNESCO as the leadagency. In this regard, 2nd Shaikh AyazInternational Conference on Language andLiterature was held in the University of Sindh,Jamshoro on November 7 - 10, 2008, where morethan one hundred delegates from various parts ofthe world presented their research papers.

BUITEMS had aprominent representationin the conference asMr. Ahmad Shah Durrani,Chairperson Dept. ofSocial Sciences,BUITEMS, presented his research paper on the"Survival of Pashto Language and the Challengesof 21st Century" whileMr. Ahmed Zeeshan Gul,Assistant ProfessorDepartment of SocialSciences (English),BUITEMS, presented hisresearch paper on"Universal Grammar ofCode Switching"

The abstracts of papers presented by the BUITEMSdelegates are as under:

(after Punjabi) comprising 15.42% of the totalpopulation. This paper argues that, despite thelarge number of Pashtoons, their language,Pashto, is facing a number of challenges.Literacy rate among Pashtoons, both inAfghanistan and Pakistan is comparatively lowand the literature produced in the language cannot be considered sufficient for a thrivinglanguage. This paper discusses the challengesof the 21st century and the situation of Pashtoin this age of globalization and free marketmedia. The paper also compares Pashto withmore than six thousand other existinglanguages, with half of them facing extinction inthe next few decades while a big number of themare endangered. The paper concludes thatalthough the future of Pashto language seemsto be safe in the near future, it still faces severalchallenges; including the lack of a uniform styleof writing, divided population, influence of otherneighboring languages, and a lack of practicalnetwork of writers, academicians and scholars.This paper also gives suggestions for thepromotion of Pashto, both at regional andglobal level.

"Universal Grammar of Code Switching"

This paper aims to present a contact linguisticstudy of the Agreement based model of codeswitching (CS) for bi-multilingualism. It focuseson declarative main clauses of natural speechdata from language pairs typologically differentwithin the Indo-European family. The languagepairs chosen for analysis are: Hindi-English(SOPV+Aux-SPAux+VO). This model explainscode-switching from a minimalist perspectivebased on an abstract hypothesis regarding thetwo languages participating in code-switching;one language is called the 'matrix language', thelanguage which "the mixed sentence is comingfrom",a "base language"(see Hasselmo1961:41& Joshi: 1981), and the other participatinglanguage is the 'embedded language' at threedifferent levels i.e. intra-clausal, intra-phrasaland intra-morphemic as each level requiresdifferent treatment. Agreement based model isdesigned by the author on Hindi-Englishcode-switching in the masters dissertation,which generated a number of generalizationsthat should be studied with typologicallydifferent languages in order to establish theiruniversality. This study is delimited to test onlyintra-clausal level generalizations.

"Survival of Pashto Language and theChallenges of 21st Century"

Pashto is not only a language but also theconstitution, culture, traditions and customs ofPashtoons. All Pashtoons spend their life withinthe circle of Pashto. They move around withinthis circle of Pashto, and going out of it isdisobeying Pashto constitution and law. ButPashto is basically a language spoken by around50 million people around the globe, most of themliving in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Around fiftypercent of Afghanistan's estimated 30 millionpopulation is Pashtoons. Pashto is the nationallanguage of Afghanistan as well as one of theofficial languages in the country. In Pakistan,Pashto is the second most spoken language


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International Business andEconomics Conference 2008Reported by: Mr. Abdul Raziq

The 1st Terengganu International Business andEconomics Conference 2008 (TiBEC08) was heldat the Primula Beach Resort in Kuala Terengganu,Malaysia on November 26 - 28, 2008. The TiBEC08theme was to address challenges and newdirections in the field of Business and Economics.

Mr. Abdul Raziq, Assistant Professor Departmentof Management Sciences, BUITEMS presented hispaper with the title "Relationship betweenOrganizational Physical Environment & EmployeeCommitment" in parallel session 2 of theme:Organizational Behavior/Human Resources.

The abstract of Mr. Abdul Raziq's paper is asunder:

11th IEEE InternationalConference on CommunicationTechnologiesReported by: Faisal Ahmad Khan

The IEEE International Conference onCommunication Technology (ICCT) 2008 was theeleventh event of the biennial conference seriesfocused on both theory and applications, mainlycovering the area of Communication Technology.

The conference was organized by IEEE Beijingsection, Hangzhou Dianzi University, IEEECommunication society (ComSoc), China Instituteof Communication (CIC), China Institute ofElectronics (CIE), China Committee for IFIP andScience and Technology Department of Zhejiangprovince. The conference called for papers relatedto the area of Communication Technology andafter the peer review paper by Mr. Faisal AhmadKhan was selected for presentation at theconference.

His work was on "Essential Factors InfluencingBuilding penetration Loss" which was based on anexperimental study of wave propagation intobuildings. He discussed that how propagation intobuildings is influenced by factors such as angles ofarrival, external wall configuration, height of receiverinside the building and significance of non-line-of-sight facet of the building for outdoor-to-indoorpenetration.

South Asian InternationalConference (SAICON-2008)Reported by: Engr. Muhammad Nadeem

A research paper titled "Information Technology

The basic purpose to conduct this research wasto examine whether there exists anyrelationship between physical environment inoffices and employees' commitment. The studyexplores physical environment based uponthree major sub-scales (Quality; Architecturalarrangement; & Outlook) in relation to theemployees' commitment. The results indicatethat there exists a positive relationship betweenthese variables. The study concludes with somebrief prospects with a need to pursue anotherempirical research on the factors that impedethe core concept of research.

A group of Researchers at the Languages Conference Participants of the Business & Economics Conference


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Management in Pakistani Organizations: CurrentState and Improvement Opportunities", written byEngr. Muhammad Nadeem was accepted forpresentation at South Asian InternationalConference (SAICON- 2008) organized byCOMSATS Islamabad held on November 12-14,2008. Engr. Muhammad Nadeem presented thepaper at the conference and was highlyappreciated as ground-breaking and thought-provoking.

Another research paper titled "Notations forFacilitating Software Security Design", written byDr. A. H. S. Bukhari and Engr. Muhammad Nadeemwas accepted for presentation at an InternationalResearch Conference organized by University ofSouth Asia, Lahore and HEC on November 26-28,2008 Engr. Muhammad Nadeem participated in theconference and presented the research paper. Thepaper was highly appreciated by the conferenceparticipants.

South Asian InternationalConference on Globalization &ChangeReported by Mr. Muhammad Shah Khan

Under the auspices of the Academy of GlobalBusiness Advancement (AGBA), COMSATS,Institute of Information Technology (CIIT); thecustodian of the South Asia Chapter hosted its 1stSouth Asian International Conference SAICON2008. The theme of the conference was"Globalization & Change: Concerns, Issues &Impact." More than 100 scholars from 20 differentcountries participated in the conference.

Mr. Mohammad Shah Khan, Lecturer Departmentof Management Sciences, presented a research

paper in this conference under the title: "FutureTrends in HR: What Employees Expect fromToday's Policy-makers?" The abstract of thepaper presented by Mr. Mohammad Shah Khan isgiven below:

Engr. Mohmmad Nadeem presenting his paper

Mr. Muhammad Shah Khan receiving certificate from Dr. Mukhtar

The technological and structural changes haverevolutionized every field of business andHuman Resource (HR) is no exception. In anenvironment in which the workforce keepschanging, laws change, and the need of theemployers change too, management mustcontinue to change and evolve. This isparticularly true when operating globally. HRpractitioners, through out the world, areassessing new trends in the field. Once focusedonly on clerical administration, HumanResource (HR) is now a strategic partner andhas voice in all corporate decisions. In thispaper, trends have been traced in the field ofHR globally with special focus on Pakistan. Allof these trends fall into one of the followingcategories: Demographic trends, Workforcetrends, Economic trends, and work/life trends.Every contemporary organization must givethoughtful attention to all these trends if it wantsto retain star performers. Organizations,throughout the country, are now realizing theimportance of their human capital and aretrying to provide them maximum comfort in theworkplace.

In addition to these trends, employees'expectations from today's HR policy-makersare discussed in this paper. Employees expecta "home-like environment" in the organizationwhere they devote the major portion of their daytime. They want to be treated fairly andequitably.


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Publications

It was a matter of pride and honor for the BalochistanUniversity of Information Technology, Engineeringand Management Sciences that four research pa-pers of the learned faculty members werepublished in proceedings of international confer-ences and prestigious journals. BUITEMS News-letter extends heartiest congratulations to them. Thedetails of publications are:

1. M. Nawaz and Ikramullah KhanPaper entitled "On Goldbach Conjecture" waspresented at 6th International Pure Mathematicsconference. Proceedings have been publishedrecently.

the most prevalent genotype was 3a with rateof 505 followed by genotype 3b and 1a,respectively. Nine samples remained untyped,suggesting the need of further investigation ofgenotypes in this region. It has been proposedthat sequencing of these samples may behelpful to unreveal these genotypes andfurther epidemiology of HCV genotypes.Furthermore, extensive and large sale studiesare needed to understand the epidemiology ofHCV genotypes, as no such study has beencarried in this province.

Goldbach Conjecture says that every evennumber > 4 can be written as sum of two primes(or every even number greater than 4 can bewritten as sum of two odd primes). Thefunction II which assigns to every even number2n, the number of prime less than 2n isobviously monotonically increasing. We call aprime p as Goldbach prime associated with 2nif there exists a prime q such that p+q =2n. Inthis paper we give an algorithm which yieldsthe complete l ist of Goldbach primesassociated with any even number 2n and thetotal count of such primes. Some interestingproperties of Goldbach primes are discussed.

2.Sarwat Afridi - Mohammad Naeem, AbidHussain - Naseebullah Kakar Masroor ElahiBabar - Jamil Ahmed. Paper entitled "Prevalenceof hepatit is C virus (HCV) genotypes inBalochistan“ - Published in Springer Science +Business Media B.V. 2008.

A molecular study was conducted toinvestigate the prevalence of Hepatitis C virusgenotypes in HCV infected population ofBalochistan. Forty HCV seropositive samplesbelonging to seven different locations ofBalochistan were collected from different healthcare centers. Qualitative analysis of thesesamples using PCR resulted in 28 positivesamples. The PCR positive samples weresubjected to genotyping using the methoddescribed by Ohno et al (J Clin Microbiol35:201-202, 1997) with minor modification.Genotyping of 28 samples revealed threedifferent genotypes including 3a, 3b, and 1a.

3.Abdul Raziq, Mohammad Azam Tahir &Maqsood A Khan. (2008). Relationship betweenOrganizational Physical Environment & EmployeeCommitment: An Organizational Perspective ofPublic and Private Sector Organizations inBalochistan Pakistan. Proceedings of the 1stTerengganu International Business & EconomicsConference (1st TiBEC) "Internationalization ofBusiness: Global Vision, Local Contents",University Teknologi MARA Terengganu, Malasia,November 26-28, 2008: pp488-499

4. Maqsood Ahmed, Syed Haider Syed MunwarShah, M. Inayat Khan, Imdad Hussain and K. M.Eskridge. (2008). "Nonparametric Methods inCombined Heteroscedastic Experiments forAssessing Stability of wheat Genotypes inPakistan" has been accepted for its publication inthe Pakistan Journal of Botany, 40(6): December2008.

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Newsletter Appraisal GlimpsesFor a very long time Balochistan needed a University like BUITEMS. Thanks to former Governor Balochistan,Mr. Owais Ahmed Ghani, for this remarkable job. I appreciate the way the BUITEMS newsletter covers allthe academic, co-curricular & cultural activities. It is through such educational institutions that the youth ofBalochistan can be educated on history and rich culture of the province. Ms. Fazila Aliani,Member Federal Public Service Commission, Islamabad.

My congratulations to the Editorial Board of the BUITEMS for producing such a high quality Newsletter. It isnot only impressive but also beautiful. The Newsletter purely depicts the progress of the institution andstudents of this province in a very informative way. Congratulations on bagging six Fulbright Scholarships.Maj.( R) Fazal Durrani, Chairman Balochistan Public Service Commission, Quetta.

I congratulate you on behalf of the Faculty Members and on my personal behalf on this remarkable anddistinguished presentation. Education is the need of the hour for Pakistan. We all must put our heart andsoul into this activity. Lt. Gen(R) Dr. Syed Azhar Ahmed, Vice Chancellor, Baqai Medical University,Karachi.

Thank you very much for sending us this valued publication. Our faculty and students appreciate yourcontribution to our library. Dr. Saeeda Asadullah Khan, Vice Chancellor Fatima Jinnah WomenUniversity, Rawalpindi.

I would like to congratulate you on bringing out such a nice newsletter which will definitely help the readers inkeeping themselves abreast of the latest development of BUITEMS. I pray for thesuccessful continuation of the newsletter. Engr. Imran Rahman, SI(M), PoP, Vice Chancellor, Instituteof Space Technology, Islamabad.

As before, the Newsletter was informative and well-produced. Please congratulate BUITEMS and theeditorial team of the Newsletter. Ms. Sadia Rashid, President, Hamdard Foundation Pakistan, Karachi.

It is a matter of great pleasure for me and my faculty members to see BUITEMS' Newsletter. I congratulatethe editorial board, the Vice Chancellor and other concerned with such type of contribution anddissemination of information regarding the ongoing activities and achievements. The contents and quality ofthe newsletter is impressive. I hope your board will continue the same in future in the best interest ofBalochistan as well as BUITEMS'. Prof. Saadullah Khan Tokhi, Principal, Balochistan ResidentialCollege, Loralai.

The selection of 6 Faculty Members for Fulbright Scholarship is a great credit to BUITEMS.Mr. Owais Ahmed Ghani, Governor, NWFP, Peshawar.

Thank you for newsletter. It is informative and layout is good. Students may be encouraged to writeinnovative article based on research. Brigadier Abdul Razaq Baloch, (Retd, The office of the HononaryConsul Of the Republic of France Quetta.

It is laudable that BUITEMS has carried out various healthy and rigorous activities during the second quarterof current year 2008, such as debates, workshops, musical shows and above all students' visit to the StateBank of Pakistan. Shafique Ahmed Khan, Minister for Education, Government of Balochistan Quetta.

Thank you for sending me a copy of Newsletter Vol.48. I found the publication to be informative and of highquality. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Qaisar Vice Chancellor Federal Urdu University of Arts Science &Technology

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NEWSLETTER 4th Qtrmdi Qtr.pdf · Shah, Mr. Umair Afzal, Ms. Khalida, Mr. Fahad Riaz, and Ms. Batool Sajdi conducted the convocation proceedings. The arrival of the academic procession