SARGODHA UNIVERSITY Quarterly NEWSLETTER

JANUARY-MARCH 2020 | VOL 14, NO 1

Sargodha University Proudly Launches TELEMEDICINE CENTRE Because Your Health Matters

CHANCELLOR VOWS TO MAKE IT CENTER OF EXCELLENCE COVER STORY AGES ABDULLAH NAYYAR DEPUTY COMMISSIONER INAUGURATES RD INSIDE P 3 SARGODHA LITERARY FESTIVAL 2020 PAGES 6-14 COMBATING CORONA CHANCELLOR SARGODHA INAUGURATES UNIVERSITY TELEMEDICINE RANKED CENTRE 501+ EMERGING ECONOMIES o provide f ree clinical services online, the UNIVERSITY Chancellor/Governor Punjab, Chaudhary RANKINGS Muhammad Sarwar inaugurated the 2020 T Governor Punjab inaugurates Telemedicine centre through video link Telemedicine Centre at Sargodha University on March 26 MESSAGE FROM THE he Sargodha University got featured in Times through a video link. categories including Surgery, Medicine, Higher Education (THE) Emerging The Telemedicine Centre will mitigate overcrowding in VICE CHANCELLOR Paediatrics, others and primarily Corona as the major Economies University Ranking 2020, for the the hospitals and reduce real-time interaction between T e are indeed living through challenging category will render their services. first time by securing a position among top 501+ doctors and patients, hence contribute in reducing the ¢ times, as coronavirus epidemic brings The Centre will provide free clinical services from universities, according to the latest rankings issued risk of exposure to COVID-19. by THE on 20th February. public life to a virtual halt in . medical consultation to diagnosis followed by e- W While appreciating the university's prompt institutional prescription. The ranking was based on 13 performance indicators, However, as we have learned from our preliminary response to this urgent call to fight the Coronavirus ¢ The corona medical experts would be available 24/7 including teaching, research, knowledge transfer, steps amid this crisis regarding health, safety and e- threat, the Chancellor assured full support to the Vice through calls, WhatsApp and Skype IDs, which is and international outlook, but the weightings were learning at Sargodha University, we must take a Chancellor and his medical team for the initiative connected with the local and national numbers. different to reflect the development priorities of challenge as an opportunity and then act decisively. ¢ Corona suspects would be inquired, history would be universities in emerging economies. Our foremost responsibility is to provide the students We are extending the scope of corona telemedicine recorded and upon the diagnosis, the patient would The Emerging Economies University Ranking and researchers the best possible avenues for quality helpline all over Punjab, to provide instant advisory and be referred to the focal person in DHQ hospital for includes only institutions in countries classified by education and critical inquiry. Therefore, without awareness regarding corona hazards. Therefore, I must screening and would be sent to isolation or the London Stock Exchange's FTSE Group as wasting any time, we have managed to switch over to 'advanced emerging', 'secondary emerging' or congratulate the Vice Chancellor and his team for timely quarantine centre according to the nature of severity. online mode of teaching and learning, and hence are 'frontier'. starting the free online medical service for corona and ¢ In case of emergency, Rescue 1122, ambulance service implementing the teaching schedule of Spring Earlier, with major reforms at academic, institutional other health problems. We will extend all possible help would be utilized. semester well into early summer vacations without and research levels, SU, ranked at 1000+ in the Times to this initiative so as to transform it into a Centre of ¢ The doctors having expertise in the rest of four any break. Higher Education World University Rankings 2020, Excellence. categories would be available from 8:00 AM to 8:00 Adding to it, we have done this strictly in line with the 801+ for Physical sciences, 601+ for Life sciences in the PM on call, WhatsApp and Skype ID through the local policy guidelines issued by both the HEC and PHEC. Ch Muhammad Sarwar Times Higher Education Subject Rankings 2020, and Governor Punjab and national numbers generated. retained its positions as one of the Top 500 Asian In testing times such as these, teachers must teach ¢ The Telemedicine Centre, through university Universities in QS World University Rankings 2020. and students must study. Our task as administrators FUNCTIONS To combat with corona outbreak, the centre will perform website and social media outlets, will display not only Since 2017, Sargodha University has made is to ensure that the learning process runs smoothly. the following functions: its own contact details but also the national incremental progress in quality teaching, productive Meanwhile, true to our institutional value of social ¢ A team of 20 doctors having expertise in five phone/WhatsApp contact numbers for the general research, knowledge sharing, and global outlook, responsibility, we have also taken due steps for the public. whose outcome was reflected in its steady annual health and safety of our faculty and staff as well as the performance in the two world's prestigious rankings. community at large. The start of Telemedicine Centre is a remarkable step in this regard. The public HOSTELS BECOME ¢ the custody of Hall council with properly tagged awareness campaign in local languages through our names and room numbers. SU PLEADS THROUGH FM radio to contain the spread of Covid-19 adds to our QUARANTINE FACILITIES ¢ The vacated hostels were washed and cleaned with outreach activities that are always intended for all Council of Sargodha University immediately antiseptics. VOV FM 98.2 ¢ grassroots impact. vacated all boys' and girls' hostels to facilitate the Initially boys' and girls' hostels of Sargodha Medical University FM Radio 98.2 - College and University College of Agriculture are We had not yet fully concluded both the Literary local district administration for establishing Voice of Varsity has H handed over to District government for quarantine Festival and Sports Gala when the hell broke loose. quarantine centres. launched an awareness Insha'Allah, the deadly virus will soon die its natural From vacating the hostels to sanitizing, the following centres having capacity of 1000 beds collectively, whereas all the hostels of main campus are in drive on COVID-19 outbreak death and life at campus will resume with even strategy was implemented: for the illiterate localities in ¢ Initially, students were properly intimated through standby for further orders. bigger vigour and fanfare. Until then, we shall all take the regional local languages good care of ourselves and the people we care. text messages and social media to take their In total, Sargodha University hostels have the capacity to belongings and vacate from hostels on March 21-22. accommodate around 5000 people which would be including Punajbi, Jangli, Ishtiaq Ahmad ¢ The left-over luggage of the students was taken into utilized in the hour of need during corona pandemic. Rangri and Siraiki.

2 3 SMOOTH SHIFT TO DIGITAL SU EXPRESSES SOLIDARITY WITH CHINA PEDAGOGY AMID CORONA PANDEMIC n the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak, as the ¢ To ensure regularity of online classes as per the Federal government and subsequently the time table schedules, the attendance of the IPunjab government decided to close down students would be submitted weekly to the educational institutions for early summer break till Secretary of Vice Chancellor by each department. May 31, Sargodha University wasted no time in opting ¢ The rubric development for assessment was for online mode of teaching. discussed at length. In place of Mid Term exams, The University did not have any Learning students have to submit a term paper of 30 Management System in place, but it had started an Marks; whereas, for Final Term and practical extensive digitization process in 2017, which led to courses, the assessment mechanism would be fully online admissions and progressive decided later. improvement in managing essential administrative ¢ The principals of College of Pharmacy and and communication affairs. Therefore, within days Sargodha Medical College would liaison with all after the Federal Ministry of Higher Education and the affiliated colleges offering the degrees of Professional Development decided to close down Pharm-D and Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT) the universities on March 13, SU's senior regarding the continuation of online classes and management began exploring new modes of conduct of final term exams with the Main pedagogy through digital technology. Campus as per schedule. Within a week, the Department of Computer The participants of the walk – carrying banners and play cards inscribed with “We are united” – were chanting slogans to show their support to Chinese people coping with novel coronavirus Sciences and Information technology, Noon All the online classes at SU are being arranged he students and faculty members of great appreciation from the Chinese Ambassador on Business School and Department of Economics were through Zoom Cloud Meeting App. In order to resolve Sargodha University, along with the Chinese his twitter page and in the Chinese media as well. fully online. By the end of next week, the rest of the the connectivity issues of the students, lectures are language teachers, actively participated in a departments also followed suit. recorded and shared with the students along with T Dr Ishtiaq Ahmad, Vice Chancellor of Subsequent to HEC's Policy Guidelines issued on notes in the form of PowerPoint slides and PDFs walk and produced video messages to express Sargodha University walked with teachers March 28, Sargodha University has devised and through emails and WhatsApp. The coordinators of solidarity with China in its struggle against and students from the University to show implemented a comprehensive policy regarding the each department are responsible to monitor the coronavirus. The walk was arranged by the Pakistan solidarity with China. So proud of the deeply- continuation of online classes, without quality and regularity of the online classes, and Institute of China Studies (PICS) on February 13, when rooted friendship!#pakstandswithchina compromising quality education. In a meeting of all submit a weekly report. the pandemic was still largely confined to China. Tweet by the Chinese Embassy, Islamabad the teaching and administrative heads chaired by In addition to the above, SU in collaboration with The efforts made by Sargodha University received the Vice Chancellor on March 31, the following Virtual University, HEC and PHEC is working on the decisions were taken: development of a proper Learning Management ¢ To safeguard the academic loss of the students, System, which would be introduced in due course. online classes would be continued as already Meanwhile, the University will continue to CHINA'S HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY being practiced in the campus without any incorporate the policy guidelines issued by HEC and compromise on quality teaching. PHEC in the days ahead. RECIPROCATES BY DONATING 3,000 MASKS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY hina has always offered its unflinching Sargodha university is the long-term cooperative MANUFACTURES COST-EFFECTIVE Social responsibility is one of the core values of support to the people of Pakistan at the time partner of our school. The two universities have Sargodha University. It has been rendering Cof need. Luckily, Sargodha University and reached a high degree of consensus on academic HAND SANITIZER community service through various initiatives, China's Henan Normal University (HNU) have an exchanges and cooperation. We hope to build the including free consultancy service to local MoU, which guides the activities of SU's Confucius Confucius Institute into a typical understanding farmers under an outreach program; providing Institute as well as other areas of mutual cooperation. one. At this special time, we will support you and safe drinking water to faculty, staff and students; Unsurprisingly, therefore, as Pakistan faced a surge in always be with you. We strongly believe you will instilling rainwater to increase underground corona cases in late March, Prof Li Xuezhi, Vice overcome the difficulties by the virus and will water table through aquifer recharge wells; and President HNU assured full support to Sargodha defeat the epidemic in the end. offering free corneal transplantation at DHQ University in the fight against corona virus through a Prof Li Xuezhi Sargodha. The Telemedicine Centre, currently condolence letter on April 1. Vice President HNU operating from the Facilitation Centre, will soon In the letter, Prof Li shared the fact that China had be shifted to the adjoining block, where the overcome the disease with united efforts and B e fo re t h a t , m a ny C h i n e s e s t u d e n t s a l s o University Medical and Research Centre wer continued its academic activities through online reciprocated to SU's China solidarity campaign, already offering OPD medical services besides teaching. For the prevention of epidemic, the HNU thanking the people of Pakistan for their sincere running a model university pharmacy for the donated 3,000 masks to Sargodha University. support. people of Sargodha city.

4 5 While speaking at the inaugural ceremony Dr Ishtiaq Ahmad, the Vice FILM SCREENING HIGHLIGHTS 3RD SARGODHA Chancellor, welcomed the guests and informed the audience that the SLF The third multilingual Sargodha An award-winning feature film, initiative was taken to set a stage for generating critical discourse by the Art=(Love) 2 , was screened at Literary Festival 2020, creates an LITERARY meaningful exchange of ideas. SLF is an incredible opportunity for the youth Shaheen Cinema for the students. intellectual space for critical (P-9) discourse and exchange of ideas, FESTIVAL 2020: to participate in dialogue culture for creating a better social and cultural featuring interactive sessions, environment. He urged the students to adopt a reading habit to broaden the ar tist talks, book fest , ar t CHANGING PERSPECTIVES, BUILDING NARRATIVES AND INSTILLING CRITICAL THINKING AMONG INQUISITIVE YOUTH horizon of thinking and instil a spirit of augmentative debate. exhibitions, film screening and THEATER PERFORMANCES theater performances. To mesmerize the audience with The unique feature of the SLF is its multilingualism outlook performing art, theater was embracing diversity by conducting sessions in English and performed on Shakespeare's Macbeth and George Orwell's as well as in Punjabi. Animal Farm. Dr Ishtiaq Ahmad (P-14)

DAY Appreciating the efforts on organizing SLF, the chief guest of the opening ONE ceremony Deputy Commissioner Sargodha Abdullah Nayyar highlighted the role of literary festivals in breaking taboos and stereotypes by promoting the culture of dialogue, the idea of raising questions and the norm of respecting DAY POLITICS MEDIA AND opinions of others. SOCIETY The students, who fall in love with reading, theatrical performances, art works TWO A critical session on 'Politics, Media and exhibitions underlined the need of such events. Fiza Arshad, Student of and Society' moderated by Mr Amir R a n a , w a s a t t e n d e d b y M r Mass communication appreciated the initiative while claiming that this TRYST WITH MUSIC: Zafarullah Khan, Mr Yasir Pirzada Dr Ishtiaq Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, Abdullah Nayyar, Deputy Commissioner Sargodha and Dr Amir Sohail, Professor, Islamia literary festival infused new life into the intellectual well-being of people and CELEBRATING THE LIFE and Mr Gull e Nokhaiz Akhtar. University, Bhawalpur sharing their remarks at opening ceremony of SLF'20 (P-8) provided an ample opportunity for exchanging constructive thoughts and AND WORKS OF KHAWAJA he third edition of the Sargodha Literary Festival, held at Sargodha ideas across all social boundaries. About 20,000 literati, book lovers and culture enthusiasts flocked to the NAJAM UL HASSAN University during March 11-12, provided an electrifying platform for a Khawaja Najam ul Hassan, was FROM SCRIPT TO lively exchange of views on literature, art and books, left an indelible Festival to learn more about the literary endeavours of national think tanks paid a rich tribute in a session titled T and to experience the cultural heritage from close quarters. 'Tryst with Music: Celebrating the SCREEN: THE ART OF colorfast memory in the hearts and minds of visitors. Life and Works of Khawaja Najam CREATIVE PRODUCTION The festival lasted two days, had seven interactive sessions in two parallel ul Hassan' moderated by Sheraz streams and featured 20 guest speakers. Film Screening, three art exhibitions, Haider. Usman Peerzada, legendary actor, (P-10) producer and director chaired a pastel color workshop, two theatrical performances and book fest were also session 'From Script to Screen: The Art of Creative Production' while part of the festivity. award-winning f ilm director The brainchild of Dr Amir Sohail, Sargodha Literary Festival, started its journey AN INTERACTION WITH Mumtaz Hussain and f ilm in 2018, continues to make conscious efforts in bringing intellectuals, activists, producer Rashid Khawja shared SARGODHA ALUMNI: their experiences. famed writers, celebrities, and artists, to engage its attendees in vigorous (P-9) critical discussions to revive the tradition of art, culture and historical legacy. SOHAIL WARRAICH In opening remarks, Dr Amir Sohail shared his experience of being part of A large audience turned up to attend an interactive session previous SLFs and shed light on the idea behind its conception. ' S a r g o d h a A l u m n i : S o h a i l LANDSCAPE OF PUNJAB Warraich.' An informative session 'Landscape The Sargodha Literary Festival - is now three editions old and has (P-11) of Punjab' attended by , Dr Rahat Masaud and become the region's biggest literary fest. It promises to get Nadeem Alam discussed the better and better as its reach expands with each episode. landscapes of Punjab. WOMAN VOICE IN (P-8) Dr Amir Sohail Professor of Urdu PUNJABI LITERATURE Islamia University of Bahawalpur Experts in Punjabi Literature, Dr Saeed Bhutta, Shehzad Rafique, BOOK FEST Neelam Bashir and Dr Sughra Sadaf revealed the women To cultivate book reading culture, Film Pastel empowerment in a session wide range of books by more than 02 Days Screening 'Woman Voice in Punjabi 20 vendors at discounted rates 20000+ 07 20+ 03 02 Color Literature.' were displayed at book fest. (P-10) (P-14)

WORKSHOP ART EXHIBITIONS Art Theater 2 To revive the tradition of art and A one-day 'Pastel Color' workshop Attendees Sessions Speakers Book Fest Art=(Love) historical legacy through visuals, introduced the students with an Exhibitions Performances Art Workshop three art exhibitions were curated art of pastel colors in paintings. on both days as a part of SLF. (P-12) (P 12-13)

6 7 INTERACTIVE SESSIONS POLITICS, MEDIA LANDSCAPE OF FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN: PUNJAB THE ART OF CREATIVE PRODUCTION AND SOCIETY MAESTROS REVEAL THE POWER OF SCRIPT BEHIND MASTERPIECES ANALYSTS URGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ARTISTS PUT FORTH THE IDEA TO TAKE THROUGH MEDIA FOR STRONG INSPIRATION FROM DIRECT POLITICAL INSTITUTION OBSERVATION FOR PAINTING PICTURESQUE LANDSCAPE OF PUNJAB

Rashid Khawaja Usman Peerzada Mumtaz Hussain Zafarullah Khan Gull e Nokhaiz Akhtar o sharpen the creative skills of students and and institutes. provide an opportunity to interact with the ¢ For the conception of creative ideas, students M. Amir Rana Yasir Pirzada Tmaestros of entertainment industry, an should learn considerable skills and imagination itizens should play more active role in interactive session 'From Script to Screen: The Art of for TV and film script writing that comes from Dr Rahat Masud shaping political processes including Creative Production' was held on March 11, at Noon practicing the creativity one has on an decision and policy making, public services Auditorium. individual's intellectual level. There is a need to C Mian Ijaz ul Hassan Nadeem Alam Usman Peerzada, the legendary actor, producer and understand and tap the potential offered by the and public communication. This was the crux of the deliberations held at Noon Auditorium during director along with award-winning US based creative industry. o share the ideas for the projection of fertile ¢ Sargodha Literary Festival in a panel discussion titled Pakistani film director Mumtaz Hussain and film and To appreciate the ideas and art of creative and alluvial plains of Punjab through artwork, drama producer Rashid Khawaja participated as content, audience must be intellectually rich and 'Politics, Media and Society' on March 11. eminent artists and art critics participated in keynote speakers. The speakers from entertainment possess aesthetic sense. The session, aimed to reveal the role of media in T ¢ an Artist Talk titled “Landscape of Punjab” on March industry shared their insightful experiences to For drawing people's attention towards Pakistani strengthening political institutions and creating 11, the first day of Sargodha Literary Festival. promote the art of creative production from its cinema, produce creative scripts as films are robust civic engagement, generated a new debating The session aimed at deliberating the role of art conception of idea to final execution with an cultural archives of a nation. thread about the interplay of politics, media and teachers and artists in shaping up the tradition in essential element of creativity. ¢ For the revival of film industry, the government society. landscape painting and exploring the role of artists in should provide financial assistant and promote highlighting the scenic beauty of Punjab through KEY POINTS the idea of depicting historical and scenic beauty KEY POINTS ¢ To inculcate creativity in the entertainment of Pakistan as it will strengthen the economy and ¢ painting on various mediums. The speakers underlined that media must industry, the art of storytelling, the ability to pen industries. demonstrate responsibility and refrain from KEY POINTS down creative ideas through powerful script and agenda setting as f raming is crucial in transforming the script into visual through ¢ To preserve the history, evolution and popularity influencing public opinion and political strong direction must be encouraged and of landscape painting in the Punjab, the art works ABOUT THE SPEAKERS communication, however without democracy, promoted at student level. ¢ Usman Peerzada, Actor, Producer and Director should be documented and preserved. the existence of a free media is inconceivable. ¢ Professionals can play due role in uplifting the ¢ Mumtaz Hussain, Director, Artist, Painter and ¢ To produce real time effect in the paintings, ¢ Media should project citizen voices and political standard of professional degrees like film, theater Writer artists should take inspiration through keenly institutions should pay heed to public concerns and TV production by establishing academies ¢ Rashid Khawaja, Film and Drama Producer observing the beauty of Punjab. to facilitate social cohesion and support. ¢ In digital era, naturalism and a realist style should ¢ The debate also discovered the weaknesses of be promoted 2 political systems, particularly the political parties, ¢ Artists should showcase the love for the Land of the way they interact with voters and claim to FILM SCREENING: ART=(LOVE) Punjab and logics behind paintings and prop up speak for segments. s a part of Sargodha Literary Festival 2020, an award-winning feature film the tradition of painting Punjab's landscape. ¢ Citizens should make wise political decisions “Art= (Love)2” a whirlwind story of love, death and closure, directed by during elections. AMumtaz Hussain, was screened for the first time in Sargodha at Shaheen ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Cinema for the students of Sargodha University. The show left the audience mesmerized with strong script and powerful acting ¢ Mian Ijaz ul Hassan, Chairman, Artists' ABOUT THE SPEAKERS while some may label it psychological thriller-meets-drama, Hussain has linked ¢ Mr Muhammad Amir Rana, Security and Political Association of Punjab & National Artists' the subject matter to mysticism. Analyst Association of Pakistan The film has received a number of international awards and official selections for festivals ¢ Mr Zafarullah Khan, Civic Educator ¢ Dr Rahat Masaud, Visual Artist and Educationist including Best Cinematography in feature length category at Jaipur International Film ¢ ¢ Nadeem Alam, Art Critic, Historian and Mr Yasir Pirzada, Civil Servant and Columnist Festival 2013, Award of Merit at Lucerne International Film Festival 2012 in Switzerland and ¢ Mr Gull e Nokhaiz Akhtar, Writer and Humorist Academician official selection Delhi International Festival 2012.

8 9 PROUD ALUMNUS

How do you think that the literary environment at the then WOMAN VOICE IN GCS imparted journalistic skills which helped you in TRYST WITH MUSIC: pursuing the field of journalism? CELEBRATING THE LIFE PUNJABI LITERATURE Under the able guidance of Prof Riaz Ahmad Shad, SPEAKERS URGE TO PRODUCE LITERATURE Prof Khursheed Rizvi and Prof Rafi uddin Hashmi, AND WORKS OF KHAWAJA FOR WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT GCS offered wonderful literary environment. It NAJAM UL HASSAN provided me an opportunity to polish my skills of speaking and editing, which helped me throughout SESSION CALLS FOR PRESERVING my professional career. I remained secretary of HIS PIONEERING WORK Majlis-e-Quaid, Majlis-e-Iqbal, celebrated Saal-e- Iqbal and Saal-e-Quaid-e-Azam with great enthusiasm, and worked as an editor of 'Zia Bar', so I

Dr Saeed Bhutta Shehzad Rafiq got my initial training of journalism form GCS. Despite continuing your family profession of teaching, Neelam Ahmed Bashir Sughra Sadaf why did you opt the field of journalism? c o m p r e h e n s i v e p a n e l d i s c u s s i o n I am a journalist first and then a lecturer, as I started highlighting the characterization of women practicing journalism during student life. Though, I Ain Punjabi Literature was hosted by Lincoln continued teaching for 17 years and worked as a Corner Sargodha, on March 12, as part of the journalist side by side. But When I started working Sargodha Literary Festival. with the TV, I couldn't maintain balance between the Khawaja Najam ul Hassan and Sheraz Haider interacting with the audience during the session The session titled, 'Woman Voice in Punjabi AN INTERACTION WITH two professions. So, I left regular teaching and o pay rich tribute to the services of Khawaja Literature,' was addressed by experts in Punjabi continued as a visiting professor in Punjab University. Najam ul Hassan, the session titled 'Tryst with Literature who discussed why woman has been SARGODHA ALUMNI: I consider this field of journalism same as teaching. Music: Celebrating the Life and Works of conspicuously absent from our literary stage from T With the rise of new media, how do you think that Khawaja Najam ul Hassan', moderated by Sheraz tenth to nineteenth century. traditional media will maintain its credibility? Haider, was held on the second day of SLF'20 on The speakers discovered the real beauty of Waris SOHAIL WARRAICH We are in the evolutionary phase of media. New March 12 at Noon Auditorium. Shah's 'Heer' when she fights the odds, when she jam-packed concluding session titled 'An media is at its nascent stage hence it is immature Khawaja Najam ul Hassan is one of the pioneers of speaks to the Qazi, the mullah and her family; she interaction with Sargodha Alumni: Sohail than the mainstream media. In my opinion, the sense television, star maker, talented producer and director exhibits great awareness of women's rights in Warraich', an eminent journalist, renowned PTV has ever produced. He has been bestowed with religion and society. A of responsibility lies on both and their merger anchor and writer, captivated the audience with his many awards including best TV producer for Moods change the dynamics of media. Now, people are causal style on the final day of Sargodha Literary and Melodies in Singapore and . more aware and educated about the content than KEY POINTS Festival. Sohail Warraich shared his experiences as The insightful talk shed light on his contribution for ¢ before. Mainstream media has to play vigilant role to The imaginative construction of women's a student in the then Government College Sargodha producing legends in the music industry of Pakistan maintain its credibility by showing professionalism sufferings might be essential but not sufficient (GCS) and in the field of journalism as an anchor, and his work with Malka Pukhraj, , enough to persuade the public policy makers to and balanced reporting. , , and Ustad political analyst and a writer. He appreciated the change the course. efforts of University administration for exposing Storytelling is the one of the distinguished features of . ¢ Women have been portrayed in the Punjabi He produced unforgettable dramas and musical students to intellectuals and scholarly figures your columns. From where did you get the inspiration? Literature as a lover rather than the beloved. shows for PTV including Taansen, Tal Matol, Dastan through Sargodha Literary Festival. It is said that sense of an age is literature, and in my ¢ Woman is the creator, the nurturer and the Go, Taranum series with Melody Queen Noorjehan, opinion, literature is the best part of society. I love oppressed as well, who has been the keeper of Sur Ka Safar with and and reading contemporary literature. So, I tried to essential human heritage. wedding songs with Mussarat Nazeer. introduce this new trend into column writing which ¢ Literature in Punjabi should be produced to What was the biggest challenge you faced in your is appreciated and valued by the readers. empower women. academic life? KEY POINTS During my stay at college, I had been actively Do you think media as fourth pillar of the state and ¢ The pioneering work of the living legend should involved in co-curricular activities, so, I failed to meet opinion maker? be documented and preserved for the future ABOUT THE SPEAKERS ¢ expectations of my parents in science subjects. I had Quaid-e-Azam considered journalism as the fourth generations to come. Dr Saeed Bhutta, a prolific writer and oral to work hard to proof my interest in arts subjects and pillar of state. He founded Dawn and man ¢ As pop music is replaced with classical music, in historian of Punjab y other ¢ gain proficiency in English, I opted English literature newspapers which contr order to revive the traditional culture of , Dr Sughra Sadaf, a poet, a columnist and a ibuted in the Independence for my master's degree from Punjab University and of P classical music should be promoted. government servant akistan. The role of media is to inform the society, ¢ For the revival of music industry in Pakistan, ¢ Shehzad Rafiq, a renowned Film director and nailed it by securing overall second position. I believe not to lead it. It's just a watchdog. The role of media is music academies should be opened and producer mental toughness and hard work for specific goals to evaluate and criticize the governments through professionals should give training to the ¢ Neelam Ahmed Bashir, a famous fiction writer are the keys to success. With focused mind, you can facts. youngsters. and poet achieve anything.

10 11 ART EXHIBITIONS CURATING THE CREATIVE IDEAS THROUGH VISUALS DEPICTING THE ESOTERIC o broaden the horizon of audience in creativity and visual communication, Sargodha Literary Festival showcased three exhibitions, SOUL OF INDUS CIVILIZATION Tfrom March 11- 12, at Zubeida Agha Art Gallery in Institute of Art and The series of paintings, collectively called “The Soul of Civilization”, the artwork of Design. It features the artwork of renowned artists, painters and photographers. world famed multifaceted artist, Mumtaz Hussain, featuring the rich historical The theme of the exhibitions depicted the historical legacy dating back to Indus roots of the Indus Valley Civilization was displayed during the Sargodha Literary civilization, rejuvenating the beauty of Punjab's alluvial and fertile land through Festival. The fusion of cultures, an affinity to ethnic roots of the painter was paintings on different mediums and reviving the tradition of an adventurous evident in his paintings. The relationship of hieroglyphs and ancient sculpture in game of ancient origin through photography. this series made direct pictorial statements. Figures in many of the works were built up in low relief, giving them a living, three-dimensional quality. PROJECTING THE SCENIC BEAUTY OF PUNJAB'S LANDSCAPES ON CANVAS

A painting exhibition, portraying the scenic beauty of Punjab through canvasses of various painters across Punjab on the first day of SLF'20. The exhibition featured 50 masterpieces depicting the alluvial and fertile land of Punjab by 26 artists. Through watercolor and oil paints, the artists magnified the beauty of Punjab's countryside on canvas. SHOWCASING THE PASTEL COLOUR SPECTACULAR WORKSHOP MOMENTS CAPTURED EXPERIMENTING DURING TENT PEGGING WITH PRISMATIC On the second day of SLF'20, PURE COLOURS a solo photo exhibition titled 'Pegs and Peggers' by Ahmed To inculcate aesthetics and apprise Faraz, was displayed in the the students with an art of pastel Institute of Art and Design on colour theory in paintings, one-day March 12. Through the lens of 'Pastel Color workshop' was held on camera, the photographer the first day of SLF'20 . The students showcased the valor and the delved into vibrant pastels and spirit of cavaliers during tent plunged into gorgeous colors, to pegging through 23 create spectacular effects while photographs which left the creating a beautiful landscape audience in awe. painting.

12 13 YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMP PREPARING YOUNG LEADERS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME BOOK FEST two-day 'Youth Leadership Camp', to empower and train youth with leadership two-day “Book Fest” at Jinnah Block, skills, was hosted by the Lincoln Corner Sargodha University portrayed a picture, A Sargodha in collaboration with the US Consulate where visitors of different backgrounds A , on March 4-5. Brian Brendle, Deputy Public enthusiastically thronged the venue in search of their Affairs Officer US Consulate, Lahore, and Aurangzeb, favorite books. Manager Punjab Lincoln Corners, were the chief The book fest, with wide range of books with massive guests of the concluding ceremony. discounts, was held on March 11-12, to cultivate the The Camp was aimed at nurturing new generation in book reading culture among the students. The grand understanding leadership styles and knowing the book exhibition unfolded books of more than 20 critical skills required to be an effective leader. There publishers. Some of the leading vendors were Allied were three sections and nine modules in the course, Book Company, Pak Book Corporation, Multiline around different themes including Understanding Books, Van Guard Books, English Books, and Faree Leadership, Know Your Personality, Developing a Brian Brendle, interacting with student during Youth Leadership Camp Communications. Vision, Leadership Styles and Behaviors Dimensions of Goal Setting and Value Based Leadership. This kind of nurturing and training would enable the youth to become confident, motivated and able, and it would prepare them to be the next generation THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES ON MACBETH KEYPOINTS of leaders in the workforce and in communities. ¢ To become a good leader, one must understand Brian Brendle AND ANIMAL FARM one's leadership style ¢ Deputy Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate, Lahore tudents from the department of English Leadership is the process of influencing people mesmerized the audience through their and providing a milieu for them to achieve their theatrical performance on Shakespeare's goals and objectives. ABOUT THE TRAINERS S ¢ An effective leader must possess critical thinking ¢ Waqar Ahmed, CEO, Talent Development Macbeth and George Orwell's Animal Farm at Jinnah skills and persuasive communication. Hall on the eve of March 11, 2020 Company ¢ A leader should be able to inspire people with a ¢ Mobin ul Haque, Director, Talent Development The theatrical performance on the Shakespeare play vision, for a cause that is bigger than life. Company 'Macbeth' dramatized the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition of those who seek power for its own sake. The other performance was based on George Orwell's allegorical novel 'Animal Farm', depicted the story of CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS a group of farm animals who rebelled against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the o apprise the students about Chinese rich animals can be equal, free and happy. The costumes, culture rooted in old traditions and modern lighting and sound effects fascinated the audience. Ttrends, Pakistan Institute of China Studies, on February 24, celebrated Chinese Spring Festival 2020 known as rat year, with its Chinese Language Teachers. MUSICAL GATHERING FOR THE STAFF & FACULTY Students from the various departments of the or the musical festivity, University, learning Chinese language, brought their M u s i c a l N i g h t w a s own traditional Chinese handicrafts to decorate the Forganized exclusively for Chinese classroom. The students enjoyed the the families of faculty and staff festivity and showed affection towards the Chinese members on March 10, 2020, at people by decorating classroom with crafts made 7:00 PM in Maula Bukhsh f rom paper-cutting, traditional lanterns and Auditorium. The students of the Ms Tan Jie and Ms Su Xiaoqin, Chinese language teachers celebrating spring expressed their love through couplets describing festival with students Music Society and Sargodha elements of the rat year. Following activities were Medical College performed organized to develop better understanding of ¢ Asked questions and answers in Chinese reprised versions of classical and Chinese spring festival: ¢ Send New Year's red envelopes pop music. Students from the ¢ Played game of kicking feather dusters At the end, certificates of merit were distributed for Institute of Food and Nutrition set ¢ Used Chinese chopsticks to pick up peanuts and students' new year's handicrafts, and group photo up food stalls for the families of the was taken. staff and faculty. soybeans

14 15 SPORTS GALA 2020 MIND GAMES

week-long annual inter- BOOSTING BRAINS THROUGH departmental sports competition were held BRAIN TEASERS A or mental workout, Career on March 4-10, in a festive and jubilant manner with Development Center thousands of students Fengaged students in mind participated in various stimulating activities through mind sports activities. games, from March 5 - 10, as a part of The purpose of these the University Sports Gala 2020. competitions was to More than 15 games were divided in encourage the students to five different categories including take part in extracurricular creative, social, intellectual, e- and healthy activities. Various gaming, cultural and technical games had been organized as games. Above 300 teams part of the event including, enthusiastically took part in the cricket, badminton, volley ball, table tennis, tug of war, athletics games. These games were designed in such a way that they could and indoor games. Sports are an enhance creativity, time management, team building, networking, integral part of the campus life at effective communication, critical thinking and strategic planning Sargodha University as it imparts sense of skills of the students. discipline and sportsmanship and make a Sports are an integral part of the campus life at Sargodha University as signif icant contribution to the all-round they make a significant contribution to the all-round harmonious harmonious development of the minds and bodies of development of the minds and bodies of the students. the students. 5 15 Categories Games 300Teams

UNIVERSITY SPORTS LEAGUE 2020 SU TEAMS QUALIFY FOR THE NEXT ROUNDS different sports of the University Sports League. ¢ Badminton team defeated University of Gujrat, GCU argodha University, girl and boy teams won their The top performers of the university league will receive Faislabad and Islamia university Bahawalpur in cricket, football, basketball, badminton and scholarships and cash prizes worth Rs 18 million, while Sargodha. ¢ volleyball games played under University Sports monthly scholarship would also be given to the top Our table tennis team outplayed University of S three position-holders of the sports events. Gujrat, GCU Faislabad and Islamia university League 2020 organized by the Higher Education Department Punjab. The SU teams have been moved Bahawalpur. Volleyball team surpassed some big forwarded to the next round of the league. names like University of Punjab, GCU Faislabad and RESULTS Islamia university Bahawalpur. The league was being held to promote sports in the ¢ SU cricket team(male) defeated The Ghazi ¢ Female teams of University of Sargodha played country and it would also help in producing university DG khan in DG khan and university of some breathtaking stuff in various games starting international standard players. The University also Gujrat while playing at home ground in Sargodha. with cricket, they defeated Islamia university hosted number of matches of various games. ¢ Football team defeated university of Gujrat in Bahawalpur and GCU Faislabad. The sports include cricket, football, hockey, squash, Gujrat. Hockey team bossed the event by beating ¢ Volleyball team outperformed Islamia university table tennis, tennis, volley ball, badminton, basketball university of Punjab and GC University. Bahawalpur. Badminton and table tennis teams and athletics. Thousands of students of 59 public and ¢ Basketball team was triumph against university of defeated Islamia university Bahawalpur in both the Areeba Sammar Msc sports science 2nd semester got 1st position in private universities of the province are participating in Gujrat and Islamia university Bahawalpur. events. Shot Putt in University Sports League 2019-20.

16 17 CONFERENCES 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE LOCKDOWN IN KASHMIR: ON FUTURE MED CONSEQUENCES AND CHALLENGES MEDICAL EXPERTS RECOMMEND VIRTUAL CARE TECHNOLOGIES FOR BETTER LIFE

Dr Narendra Pinto Dr Sunial Kumar Sharma

he Faculty of Medical and Allied Health ¢ Due to widespread availability of molecular Science, Sargodha University, in collaboration methods such as multiplex real-time polymerase Prof Nazir A Shawl, Executive Council Member of Organization of Kashmir Coalition, discussing the Indian atrocities in Locked down Kashmir Twith the Punjab Higher Education chain reaction (Viral PCR panel), clinical workflow Commission, organized 3rd international conference has changed dramatically, hence increasing the titled, 'Future Med-2020' to discuss the healthcare sensitivity of viral diagnostics. n Jan 10, the Department of Politics and blasted since the lockdown started. challenges and to better serve the future generation ¢ The breast cancer awareness programs should International Relations organized a seminar ¢ Indian government wants to change the of the patients. be designed to highlight the growing rate of titled, 'Lockdown in Kashmir: demographic realities of and Kashmir in O The conference, held at Sargodha Medical College on breast cancer in Pakistan, inform the public Consequences and Challenges', in the context of an order to manipulate the future plebiscite, if held indefinite lockdown imposed by Indian authorities in any. Its long term plan is to setup Sainak colonies February 12-13, aimed at deliberation on advancing about the curability of the disease and Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of and infiltrate Kashmiri pandits and to give land to achievements in medical and health sciences, disseminate that such patients can live a normal Article 370 and 35-A. corporate sector of . encouraging research and providing necessary life after timely detection and proper treatment. ¢ ¢ Passing of National Citizen Act bill, which makes communication to progress. It will help in finding There is a dire need to retrieve the nature for KEY POINTS every illegal migrant eligible for Indian important applications in the field of health science sustainability and explore the plant-based ¢ Kashmir issue is about the suspension of right to citizenship except Muslims, reveals that political and open new doors of exposure for the future polymers for various useful products. self-determination and other fundamental regime in Delhi is a supremacist, fascist and medical practitioners. ¢ The in vitro bioassays are useful tools for bio- human rights, therefore, it should be seen in its regressive government, working on the ideology testing and biocompatibility of new materials. humanitarian dimension rather than being of Hindutva and polarizing India on the concept International medical experts, scientists ¢ High resolution melting analysis is a powerful taken as a territorial conflict. of 'Hindi, Hindu, Hindustan.' and clinicians explored innovative methods technology for scanning sequence alteration in ¢ Initially, India accepted Kashmir as an ¢ The oblivious international community should of diagnosing diseases as well as treatment screening beta thalassemia mutations. international issue, later, it reduced it to bilateral understand that what is happening in Kashmir is strategies through keynote lectures, then unilateral level, and now, by abrogation of the sheer violation of human rights which needs presentations and panel discussions. The ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Article 370, the issue is being portrayed as India's to be taken seriously as Kashmiris' basic right to technical sessions were comprised of 15 ¢ Dr Narendra Pinto, Senior Consultant Orthopedic internal matter. However, Kashmir has always life is being infringed. plenary lectures, 12 oral and 4 poster & Trauma Surgeon, Dr Neville Fernando Teaching been and will always be an international issue ¢ We need to share the reports of Office of the presentations. Hospital, Sri Lanka and a matter of regional stability. United Nations High Commissioner for Human ¢ Dr Sunial Kumar Sharma, Professor, Chief ¢ The abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35-A was Rights released in 2019 to reveal the real face of RECOMMENDATIONS Digestive Disease and General Surgery, Mediciti a part of Bharatiya Janata Party's election extremist BJP, and should pursue aggressive ¢ Artificial intelligence has the potential to be Bhaisepati Kathmandu, Nepal manifesto, clearly stating that by voting BJP, you diplomacy to gain the support of international applied in almost every f ield of medicine ¢ Dr Naveed Ahmad, Consultant Pediatric will be able to get land in Kashmir. community. including diagnosis, drug development, patient Oncologist, King Abdullah Specialized Children's ¢ As a result of revocation of Article 370 and monitoring and personalized patient treatment Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ongoing lockdown, thousands of innocent plans. ¢ Dr Mueed Ahmad, Consultant in Emergency Kashmiris have been arrested and ethnic ABOUT THE SPEAKERS ¢ Lack of awareness, limited availability of expertise Medicine American Hospital, Dubai, UAE cleansing in being continued. This year is ¢ Prof Nazir A Shawl, Executive Council Member of and provision of services within the disciplines of ¢ Dr Abdul Qayyum Naz, Consultant Psychiatrist announced as year of genocide in Kashmir. Organization of Kashmir Coalition pediatric oncology, neurosurgery, radiotherapy Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, United ¢ According to Indian Women Delegation Report, ¢ Mr Mohammad Altaf Khan, Deputy Lord Mayor, and nursing care are all contributing to the Kingdom 13,000 people, including children of age group 9- Oxford, United Kingdom current state of affairs in the diagnosis of brain ¢ Seema Afzal, Researcher University of Malaya, 15, have been arrested, 42 have been killed, 1989 ¢ Dr Farah Masood, Commissioner, Sargodha tumor in children. Kaulalumpur, Malaysia have been injured and 59 houses have been Division

18 19 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RESEARCH TRENDS & SYNOPSIS WRITING PURE AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS he Department of Library and Information SPEAKERS DISPERSE GREATER ACQUAINTANCE OF LATEST TRENDS IN MATHEMATICS Science (LIS), Sargodha University on January T08, organized an international symposium under the theme of 'Research trends and Synopsis Writing.' The symposium was aimed at providing an opportunity for LIS professionals and students to learn about research trends of information sector and synopsis formatting up to the international standard. The speakers emphasized on taking in consideration the international shift of methods in social sciences and humanities towards qualitative approach and your area in for consideration. studies focusing on in-depth exploration of facts. ¢ A number of international funding opportunities are available. Every one of them has its unique demands. You need to be abreast and Dr Dumitru Baleanu Dr Abdon Atangana Dr Zakia Hammouch RECOMMENDATIONS ¢ Extensively read the literature before choosing a compatible with these demands, which is he 5th International Conference on 'Pure and biology to diagnose the problem and present the topic for a research. possible through embedding innovation within Applied Mathematics,' organized by the efficient solution. ¢ Choose some top cited authors / projects and go yourself. TDepartment of Mathematics, Sargodha ¢ In order to represent the natural groundwater side by side with them while working on your University, dispersed greater acquaintance of the flow in the environment, a groundwater model own project. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS latest trends in the field of mathematics. could be useful. Exact and numerical solution of ¢ Choose right methods and provide rationale for ¢ Dr Asim Qayyum, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt The two-day conference – held on February 24-25 in mathematical model of groundwater flow solved less compatibility of other methods. University, Australia ¢ Identify supervisors before selecting a topic and ¢ collaboration with the Punjab Higher Education many engineering problems related to Mr Arif Khan, PhD Scholar, Charles Sturt see if you can work on their areas or they can let Commission and National Mathematical Society of groundwater flow both in natural and artificial University, Australia Pakistan – provided a venue to academics, form. researchers, professionals and practitioners from ¢ A fractal is non-regular geometrical that has the across the world to share and discuss research same degree of non-regularity on all scales. By NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EMERGING findings, experiences and practical issues. implementations of the fractal derivative to fractal media model can be effective for heat MEDIA TRENDS On the occasion, 16 international and more transfer and water permeation in multi-scale SPEAKERS CALL TO ADOPT MODERN SCIENTIFIC APPROACH IN MEDIA STUDIES than 50 national mathematicians ocusing the current media practices and the highlighted the role of mathematics in fabric and wool fibers. emergence of discourses and perspectives thinking logically through oral ¢ Like Turkey, STEM, a paradigm based on the with the advent of new media, a day-long presentations, research articles and collaboration of Science, Technology, F national conference was organized by the keynote speeches. Engineering and Mathematics disciplines should Department of Communication and Media Studies, be incorporated to training the techno-brains of Sargodha University on January 30. RECOMMENDATIONS st the 21 century. Mathematics can play vital role in The discussion revolved around different themes The mathematicians from across the world including giving numerical thinking skills which is the basis including Islamophobia in western media, and USA, China, Morocco, Croatia, Turkey, South Africa, of technology and engineering. postmodernism and current media practices. The Romania, Malaysia and United Arab Emirates speakers talked about war framing in discussed the innovative ideas, shared new postmodernism, construction of image building information, talked about the challenges taking through media, Islamophobia in media and ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Dr Dr Syed Abdul Siraj place in the field of mathematics and made ¢ Dr Abdon Atangana, Professor, University of the discourse analysis techniques. following recommendations: Free State, South Africa ¢ Muslim world should unanimously speak about ¢ Computer simulation tool for mathematical ¢ Dr Zakia Hammouch, Professor, Moulay Ismail RECOMMENDATIONS the growing wave of Islamophobia in the west. modeling could be used for predicting behavior University, Morocco ¢ Advanced research methodology should be and many other real-world problems. ¢ Dr Dumitru Baleanu, Professor, Institute of Space adopted to counter the black propaganda ABOUT THE SPEAKERS ¢ Numerical computation and simulation can be Sciences, Magurele-Bucharest, Romania against Muslims. ¢ Dr Syed Abdul Siraj, Professor, Department of used to solve cavity flow problems which occurs ¢ Dr Haci Mehmet Baskonus, Associate Professor, ¢ To promote critical thinking, encourage dialogue Mass Communication, Bahria University, in biological, physical and engineering models. Harran University, Turkey culture about the latest discourses in media set Islamabad ¢ Mathematical modeling, especially fractional ¢ Dr Ali Akgul, Associate Professor, Siirt University, by western media ¢ Dr Zafar Iqbal, Professor, Department of Media ¢ calculus modeling can play important role in Turkey Authenticity and credibility of the news sources and Communication Studies, International should be verified and cross checked Islamic University, Islamabad

20 21 WORKSHOPS BUILDING ARCHIVES TO PRESERVE GLORIOUS CAMBRIDGE ISLAMIC BANKING HISTORY OF GOVERNMENT COLLEGE SARGODHA r Sheraz Manzoor Haider, the founder of MASTER WORKSHOP Central Archives of the Department of 1st 2nd Step Step Documentation Organization f inancial concepts, products, institutions and Auditor General of Pakistan and former M 3rd 4th Arranging Step Step markets through infotainment. Convener Pakistan Railways Heritage Committee, Prioritization and Describing delivered a presentation on the 'Concept and 5th 6th Step Step Practice of Archives to the Stakeholders' at Lincoln Outreach Digitization KEY POINTS Corner, Sargodha University, on January 27. ¢ 7th Islamic Finance is one of the fastest growing The presentation laid the groundwork for developing Step Display sources of finance in the global financial industry the archives of erstwhile Government College as its global assets are expected to reach US$3.5 Sargodha, presently Sargodha University. The affairs. However, they assume archival trillion in 2021. College has a fabulous history of more than hundred importance when their primary function is ¢ Islamic banking can contribute heavily to solving years starting from the De'Montmorency College, served already. poverty alleviation, affordable housing, which was established at Shahpur, Sargodha in 1929. ¢ The format of the documents does not matter; it microfinance, financial inclusion and can be medieval parchment document, maps, Dr Humayon Dar, delivering lecture on Cambridge Islamic Banking Master workshop educational outreach. KEY POINTS photographs or even digital files. Moreover, the documents of archives can be centuries old or ¢ Specific workshops and training programs ¢ Archives are as important to an institution as just weeks old. oon Business School at the University of should be designed for corporate customers, memory to an individual. As they collect Sargodha organized 'Cambridge Islamic general public, scholars, government officials materials to help the institution to better It is a matter of immense pleasure for me to Banking Master Workshop' for the and judiciary to create awareness of the products understand its past as well as the present and be doing some good for my alma mater. I N and services of Islamic banking. prepare for the future. would frequently visit the University to development of Islamic finance in Pakistan and to ¢ provide technical assistance during the raise awareness about Islamic banking concepts, ¢ Muslim countries should increase the size of Archival documents are primary sources which hold informative, evidential, legal and historical entire process of developing archives. products and markets. trade amongst them to achieve the objectives of value and are created through normal conduct of Mr Sheraz Manzoor Haider The day-long workshop, held on January 15, sustainable development. discussed the potential of Islamic finance as a viable alternative to conventional finance in the country. ABOUT THE SPEAKER In the end, Cambridge Islamic Banking Master Quiz ¢ Dr Humayon Dar, Director General, Cambridge was also held that offered insights into Islamic Institute of Islamic Finance, UK CPEC ENTREPRENEURSHIP GATEWAYS FOR SKILLED YOUTH MAXIMIZING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF CAMERA akistan, having one of the largest youth THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY WORKSHOP bulges, can take enormous benefit from PChina-Pakistan Economic Corridor by The event provided a platform to emerging assisting youth in materializing their business ideas potentials with regards to photography and on f inancial management, growth strategies, videography to explore and develop their expertise marketing and sales funnels and strategic in order to meet professional market. partnerships. During the workshop, professional trainers imparted These views were expressed by Mr Hamza Saeed knowledge about the shoot plan f rom pre- Orakzai, Chief Executive Officer of OBORTUNITY production to post-production for executing full- while delivering a lecture titled 'CPEC-Driven Hamza Saeed Orakzai, Chief Exectuvie Officer of Obortunity Entrepreneurship' at Sargodha University on Jan 23. fledged photography campaigns. They trained the employment as well as entrepreneurship for students about camera operations, lighting Pakistani youth, who yet need training and techniques, photography rules and basic DSLR KEY POINTS grooming for exploiting these opportunities. terminologies like shutter, aperture, speed and ISO. ¢ Entrepreneurship delineates the ability of a ¢ Youth should focus on research to generate At the end, to solve the queries of the students, the nation to generate wealth, produce goods and innovative ideas in order to get benefit from Syed Rizwan Ali, training the students about Photography and Videography event was followed by Q&A session. services, create jobs and transform ideas and CPEC as the market will become more knowledge into commercial activities. competitive in future. o hone the skills of the photography and ¢ Pakistan is facing a challenge of unemployed ¢ To prepare itself for the grand change that OBOR videography of the students, the Institute of ABOUT THE TRAINERS youth rapidly entering the labour market that is supposed to bring about in the region, Pakistan Art and Design in collaboration with ¢ T Syed Rizwan Ali, Certified Photography Trainer, poses several risks to prosperity and stability. is required to engage its youth in entrepreneurial Camtronx Nikon Pakistan, organized a day-long Camtronx Nikon, Pakistan However this demographic dividend could also activities, realign its education system, reshape 'Photography and Videography' workshop on ¢ Syed Zubair Qutab, Certif ied Photography lead to great opportunity. its policy ambiance, craft entrepreneurial January 22. Trainer, Camtronx Nikon, Pakistan ¢ CPEC offers attractive opportunities of ecosystems and reorient its societal values.

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