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Seminar on fertilizer prediction model Agriculture University China team visits UAF

Three-day sport gala

Nutritional awareness of school-going children

Workshop on English for academic purposes

Orientation for boarder studentsQuaid Day marked

Rs 50m among 1500 families disbursed

UAF to have Center for Excellence

Regional Office of NIP to be set up at UAFPARB, UAF ink MoU to foster research relations

Food Security Ministry, UAF to strengthen ties

Cloth-designing exhibitionAcademia, industry linkages to be cemented

Institute of Home Sciences arranges art exhibitionPARB CEO visits Department of Entomology

UAF, ZFRI China sign accord to develop tiesSeminar on fertilizer model

1st Entrepreneurs Festival Faisalabad

ASA Oath-Taking CeremonySeminar on mobile apps and web development

Student Nutritionists Club Pakistan (SNCP) launched

Seminar on self-sustaining rural enterprises

IBCC grants equivalence to Intermediate

UAF hosts CM Laptop distribution ceremonyAbid Sher Ali calls on UAF Vice Chancellor

Seminar on Anti-Corruption

FVS arranges talent competition

FVS organises dog show

Two-day Horticulture Expo, 2018

UAF VC visits ongoing development projects

Aussie scientists, UAF Vice Chancellor discuss deteriorating water quality

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Newsletter January, 2018 Vol. 2 .. Issue 1

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UAF hosts CM Laptop distribution ceremony

Under the CM Punjab Laptop Scheme, more than ten thousand laptops were distributed in a ceremony held at the Iqbal Auditorium. Punjab Minister for Higher Education Syed Raza Ali Gilani and Punjab Minister for Schools Education Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan were the chief guests while UAF Vice Chancellor Dr. Iqbal Zafar, GCUF Vice Chancellor Dr. Muhammad Ali Shah, GCWUF Vice Chancellor Dr. Noureen Aziz Qureshi, Deputy Commissioner Salman

Ghani, Chairman District Council Ch. Zahid Nazir, MPAs Haji Ilyas Ansari, Haji Khalid Saeed, Mayor MCF Muhammad Razzaq Malik, Addl. Secretary Higher Education Tanvir Jabbar, Secretary Board of Education Khurram Shehzad Qureshi, Director Colleges Ch. Imdadullah, Chief Executive District Education Authority Rana Shabbir and others attended.

State Minister Abid Sher Ali calls on UAF Vice Chancellor State Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali has said that the government is making all-out effort to address the problems of common

man. He was talking to UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar at the latter's at the VC chamber.

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Seminar on fertilizer prediction model in Okara Sub-campusUAF Sub-Campus Depalpur-Okara arranged one-day seminar titled fertilizer prediction model for balanced and efficient use of fertilizer.Dean Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Prof. Dr. Muhammad Amjad Aulakh was the chief gust while Principal Investigator of the project Dr. Muhammad Rashid, founder Project Director Dr. Shehbaz Talib Sahi, Project Director of the UAF sub-campus Depalpur Okara Dr. Tariq Aziz, Dr. Abdul Wakeel, Patato Research Chairman Ch. M.

Maqsood Ahmad Jatt, Rao Zameer, Co-PI of fertilizer prediction model Mr Ahsan Raza Sattar and Dr. Jamil Sha� also spoke on the occasion.

Xinjiang Agriculture University China team visits UAF

A delegation from Xinjiang Agriculture University, Urumqi-China visited UAF and held meeting with Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Zafar at Syndicate Room. Prof. Dr. Madam Qu Yan Ying, Director Research Group of Cotton Melecular Breeding was heading the delegation which

co m p r i s e s C h i n e s e experts Prof. Dr. Zhang Ju Song Director Office of Postgraduate and Degree Education, Dr. Chen Quan Jia, and Prof. Dr. Geng Hong Wei The delegation was �anked by Prof Yang Zhijiang Chinese Dean, Confucius Centre, UAF. D e a n F a c u l t y o f Agriculture, UAF Prof. Dr. M. Amjad Aulakh and other notables also attended the meeting.They discussed the

future collaboration in the �eld of agriculture in order to get bene�t from each other experiences. Dr Iqbal Zafar said that poverty alleviation is directly link to agriculture sector in our country.

IBCC grants equivalence to Intermediate (Pre-Agriculture)The Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) in its 158th meeting held on 13-14 December 2017, while considering the equivalence of Intermediate (Pre-Agriculture) with Intermediate (Pre Engineering) of Boards of Intermediate & Secondary Education (BISEs), has granted one-time equivalence to already passed out students of HSSC of the Community College, UAF to HSSC Pre-Medical or Pre Engineering Group. The IBCC further urged the community

college management to include the subject of Urdu in its scheme of studies and get itself affiliated with BISE Faisalabad for HSSC (Pre-Medical & Pre-Engineering) within the period of three months for current and onward sessions. The IBCC forum also resolved that the scheme of studies of HSSC (Agriculture) be got approved from the concerned provincial authority and report in this regard may be submitted to IBCC secretariat.

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Directorate of Sports organises three-day sports gala

Directorate of Sports, UAF in collaboration with Interloop arranged three-day sport gala. The sports gala comprised football, cricket and hockey. UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar chaired the concluding session. UAF Chairman Sports Board Dr Muhammad Ashfaq, Executive Director Interloop

Brig(r) Ahmad Raza and Mrs Musadiq Zulqarnain were the guests of honour. Interloop CSC Managing Director Col (R) Ijaz Ahmad Nasir, Senior Officer Interloop Zeshan Akram UAF Assistant Director Sports Farooq Iqbal and other notable attended.

Workshop on nutritional awareness of school-going childrenFaculty of Food, Nutrition and Home Sciences, UAF in collaboration with the Global Alliances for Improvised Nutrition (GAIN) arranged a workshop titled “nutritional awareness of school going children”. In which, 200 school-teachers were trained about balanced food for school children.UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar said that malnutrition issue was aggravating due to changing life style and there is a need to create about balanced usage of food.

Seminar on Anti-Corruption The Public Relations & Publications Department and

Senior Tutor Office, UAF arranged a seminar on anticorruption at New Senate Hall, UAF.The seminar was presided over by UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar while Dean Faculty of Agriculture Dr Muhammad Amjad Aulak, Principal Officer PRP Prof Dr Jalal Arif, Senior Tutor Dr Athar Javed, Dr Muhammad Tahir Siddiqui and other notables also spoke on the occasion.


FVS arranges talent competition

UAF arranged All Pakistan Veterinary Degree Awarding Institutes talent competition in which Qirat, Naat, Urdu speeches, dramatics, and others contest were held. The concluding session arranged by Faculty of Veterinary Sciences (FVS) was chaired by UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar.Dean FVS Dr Ahrar Ahmad, Dr Zafar Iqbal Randhawa,

Dean Agriculture Dr Muhammad Amjad, Dean Food Sciences Dr Masood Sadiq Butt, Dean Animal Husbandry Dr Sajjad Khan, Dr Shahbaz Talib Sahi, Dr Sajjad Ur Rehman, Dr Misbah Ijaz, Dr Faqeer Muhammad, CEO Mukhtar Feed Muhammad Hussain and other notables attended the session.

Training workshop on English for academic purposesThree-day training workshop titled English for Academic Purposes was arranged by the ORIC, UAF in collaboration with Higher Education Commission Learning Innovation Division. UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar sa id that effec t ive communication skills were imperative not only for teaching purposes but also excel in every sphere of life. Dean Faculty of Sciences Dr Muhammad Asgher stressed upon the need of quality education to compete with the rest of the world. ORIC Director Dr Zahir Ahmad Zahir said that the workshop was meant for enhancing English language skills of the participants.

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FVS organises dog show

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Office of Chief Hall Warden arranges orientation for boarder studentsChief Hall Warden Office arranged orientation for newly admitted boarders girls students at Khaldija Hall. Chairing the session, UAF Vice Chancellor Dr M u h a m m a d I q b a l Z a f a r s a i d t h a t w o m e n empowerment and their participation in the socio-economic activities are imperative to make development and to compete with the rest of the world. He added that the university was making all out efforts to provide the modern facilties to the students. Chief Hall Warden Dr Zafar Iqbal Qureshi said that there are 26 hostels at the campus in which 11500 students are living. He said that out of the these boarders students, there are 4225 women. Dean Faculty of Agriculture Dr Muhammad Amjad,

Dean Faculty of Food Sciences Dr Masood Sadiq Butt, Dean Faculty of Sciences Dr Muhammad Asgher, and other notables also attended the ceremony.

Quaid Day markedUAF marked the Quaid-e-Azam Day at Iqbal Auditorium, UAF. The event arranged by Agrarian Society was presided over by UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar. He urged the youth to develop hardworking, faith, honesty and discipline in their lives as per vision of Father of the Nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He said that the country was achieved after the great sacri�ces, now it

is our duty to move it to the new horizon of development and prosperity. Dean Faculty of Agriculture Dr Muhammad Amjad stressed upon the need to follow Quaid's golden principal of unity, faith and discipline to make Pakistan a prosperous country. Director Student Affair Dr Shahbaz Talib Sahi also spoke on the occasion.


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Two-day Horticulture Expo, 2018 held in Lahore

The Punjab Agriculture Department arranged two-day Horticulture Expo, 2018 meant for growth of horticulture trade in domestic and international markets at the Exhibition Center, Lahore. The Expo was inaugurated by Governor of the Punjab Malik Muhammad Ra�que Rajwana. Under the banner of Horti Expo-2018, Institute of Horticulture Sciences UAF also arranged an International Horticulture Conference at the seminar hall of the Pakistan Expo Centre. More than 40 countries joined this Pakistan Horti Expo-2018 and 16 leading companies also participated in this event whereas more than 100 different stalls installed at Expo Centre Johar Town, Lahore. Addressing the participants, Muhammad Mahmood, Secretary Agriculture said that the �rst Horti Expo-2018 gave a new horizon and opened a new door of opportunities for producer, exporters and companies indulging in horticulture business in

this country. UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar said the event gives an opportunity to experts, traders, exporters and farmers to sit together and map out a strategy to promote the sector. He told the country is at 22nd positon in the global vegetable production with approximately 3.0 million tons during the last year but heavily reliant on imported seeds from Europe, USA, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, and India.Director IHS Dr Aman Ullah Malik said that there is a lot of opportunities in horticulture sector that needs to be explored. Ms Silwat Saeed Special Secretary Agriculture Marketing, Mr. Sajid Mahmood, Dr. Muhammad Sha�q, Eng. Fritz Bohmler, Mr. Dirk Jacobus Theodorus, Dr. SA Oosthuyse, Dr. Liu Wenge, Dr. Tahir Khurshid and other notables addressed the conference.

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UAF to have Center for Excellence on White�y and Pink BollwormCenter for Excellence on White�y and pink bollworm will be established at the UAF to overcome the pests that are incurring the loss of billions of rupees to national economy. It was discussed at cheaque handing-over ceremony of PARB to Department of Entomology, UAF on two projects over the management of white�y and pink boll worth 75 million. PARB Chief Executive Officer Dr Noor-ul-Islam Khan presented the initial funding cheaque of Rs 12.5 million to UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar. Whereas, Chairman Entomology and project manager Dr Jalal Arif, UAF Director Research Dr Zahir A Zahir, Dr Mansoor Sahi, Dr Dildar Gogi, Dr

Muhammad Arshad, Dr Ahmad Nawaz and Dr Abid Ali attended the ceremony.

Regional Office of National Internship Program to be set up at UAFA d d i t i o n a l S e c r e t a r y Ministry of Inter Provincial C o o r d i n a t i o n C h Muhammad Ashraf visited the UAF and called on UAF Vice Chancellor Dr M. Iqbal Zafar. NIP Director Umar

Farooq, UAF Director ORIC Dr Zahir Ahmad Zahir, Internship Focal Person Dr Abdul Naveed, NIP Deputy Director Iftikhar Ahmad and other notables also attended the meeting.

PARB, UAF ink MoU to foster agricultural research collaboration

The Punjab Agricultural Research Board (PARB) and UAF inked a Memorandum of Understanding to foster agriculture research collaboration. The MoU

was duly signed by UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar and PARB Chief Executive Dr Noorul Islam Khan at VC Chamber.


National Food Security Ministry, UAF to further strengthen ties

Ministry of National Food Security and Research and UAF vowed to further strengthen the coordination to arrest the growing pests and insect pathogens in the imported agriculture items. In this regard, a 3-member high ranking committee visited the varsity. The committee was constituted by the National Biosafety Committee (NBC), Ministry of National Food Security and Research to examine the present capacity and indicate the loopholes in the

be�tting implementation of biosafety protocols.D r Sye d Wa s e e m - u l - H a s s a n Fo o d S e c u r i t y Commissioner and DG Plant Protection headed the committee. He was �anked by Dr. Syed M. Saqlain Naqvi, Vice Chancellor, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, Dr. Tayyab Husnain Director Centre for Excellence in Molecular Biology, Lahore and Assistant Director Plant Protection Mr. Allah Dita Abid.The committee called on UAF Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Zafar and held meeting with Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). Prof Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Zafar said that the varsity has constituted an institutional biosafety committee and established state-of-the-art BSL2 and BSL3 facilities at campus. He told that students of BS (Hons.) were taking biosafety and biosecurity, and management of infectious waste courses in Microbiology curriculum.

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Akhuwat disburses Rs 50m among 1500 families as interest free loanAs many as Rs 50 million was disbursed among 1,500 deserving families as interest-free loan under Akhuwat Micro Finance, Chief Minster Self Employment Scheme meant to make them effective and self-reliance member of the society at the Central Mosque, UAF. Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar was the chief guest. While, member Steering Committee Akhuwat Akbar Pervez, UAF Chairman Department of Biochemistry Dr Khalil-ur-Rehman, Dr Naveed Farah, Incharge Cloth Bank Akhuwat Muhammad Aslam, Dr Khalid Shouq, Akhuwat Regioal Manager Khalid Mehmood, Akhuwat Area Manager Rasheed Ahmad; Akhuwat's Muhammad Aslam Javed , Saim Ahsan, Muhammad Abid and other notables also attended. The Vice Chancellor

lauded the measures being taken on the part of Akhuwat that is holding the hands of those who don't have any ray of hope for the betterment in their lives.

UAF Vice Chancellor visits ongoing development projects

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Cloth-designing exhibitionInstitute of Home Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad arranged a cloth designing exhibition at the Iqbal Auditorium. The expo was set up by the students of Clothing and Designing of the institute. It was inaugurated by UAF

Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar while Dean Faculty of Food, Nutrition and Home Sciences Dr Masood Sadiq Butt, In-charge Home Sciences Dr Ayesha Riaz and Chairman Entomology and PO PRP Dr Jalal Arif also attended.

Academia, industry linkages to be cemented

The strong academia-industry l inkages and knowledge-based economy are imperative to make the development and to compete with the rest of the world. It was discussed at a meeting of Faisalabad

Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI), Faisalabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FWCCI), and Office of Research innovation and Commercialization, UAF experts at the Syndicate Room.The meeting was chaired by UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar while FCCI President Shabbir Hussain Chawla, Faisalabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Rubina Amjad, ORIC Director Dr Zahirr Ahmad Zahir, FCCI Chairman Dr Habib Aslam Gaba,

Dean Faculty of Food Sciences Dr Masood Sadiq Butt, FWCCI Senior Vice President Hania Javed and other notables attended the meeting.


Institute of Home Sciences arranges art exhibitionThe UAF arranged one-day art exhibition, depicting the colors of eastern civilization, behaviors and other areas of social life. The expo was set up by students of M.A (Fine Arts), Institute of Home Sciences, Faculty of Food, Nutrition and Home Sconces.The exhibition was inaugurated by UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar who was accompanied by Food Sciences Dean Dr Masood Sadiq Butt, Faculty of Agriculture Dean Dr Muhammad Amjad, Home Sciences In-charge Dr Ayesha Riaz and other notables. In the exhibition, more than 20 paintings were put on display that remained center of attraction for art lovers. Talking to participants, Prof Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar said that with the art work, we can promote the tolerance, love and peace in the society. He added that in the west, art work is used as the tool to educate

children so that they can understand civilizations, and other areas effectively.The other painter, Iqra Bashir, Mahnoor Ikram, Sana Shabbir, Sehar Liaqat, Mahnoor, Sana Farooq and Sidra Iqbal gave brie�ng about their master pieces and explained creative theme.

Offseason survey for white�y, pinkboll worm would be initiated

Punjab Agriculture Research Board (PARB) Chief Executive Officer Dr Noor-ul-Islam Khan has said that offseason survey for white�y and pinkboll worm in the cotton belt would be initiated to identify its species, seasonal occurrence and host plant ranges. He chaired a meeting of white�y and pink boll worm held at the Department of Entomology, UAF. Entomology Department Chairman Dr Muhammad Jalal Arif, Dr Mansoor Sahi, Dr Dildar Gogi, Dr Muhammad Arshad, Dr Ra�que Shahid, Dr Waqas Wakeel, Dr Khawar Ahmad, Dr Dilbar, Dr Faisal Hafeez, Dr Shaheen Aftab, Dr Muhammad Asif and other notable attended the meeting.

Dr Noor-ul-Islam said PARB had given two projects on management of white�y and pink boll worth 75 million to the Department of Entomology UAF in which eight agricultural institutions are working collectively for the noble cause. He also directed the meeting to identify plants that work as white�y and pink boll worm deterrent for the better management in the cotton belt. He lauded the scientists of the Department of Entomology who are working round

the clock on the different pests. Dr. Jalal Arif said that the projects will help yield improvement, increase in export, decrease in import, improvement in input use efficiency and etc. He said that in 2015, cotton crops faced the debacle, resulting in 44 percent reduction then. He said that with improved seed and better management of white�y and pink boll worm will increase the agricultural production by 30 percent that will generate 4 billion dollar to the national economy.

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UAF, ZFRI China sign accord to develop research tiesThe Institute of Horticulture Sciences (IHS), UAF and Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute China have inked a Memorandum of Understanding to develop research and academia ties in horticulture especially fruit trees, water melon and melon.The MoU was duly inked by UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar and ZFRI Director Cao Yongsheng whereas Director IHS Dr Aman Ullah Malik, Faculty of Sciences Dean Dr Asghar Bajwa, Faculty of Animal Husbandry Dean Dr Muhamad Sajjad, External Linkages Director Dr Rasheed Ahmad, Dr Ashfaq Ahmad, and other notables also attended.It was agreed upon that both institutions will exchange scienti�c information, academic, and research materials, and publications. The both institutions will also exchange research scholars. They will also carry out international seminars,

workshops and conferences etc to get bene�t from each other experiences.

Seminar on fertilizer model

Experts have said that country can save billions of rupees by ensuring balanced usage of fertilizer that will also help overcome decreasing soil fertility. It was discussed at a meeting of fertilizer model experts and soil fertility model held at main library with UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar in the Chair.Dr Iqbal Zafar said that with the help of UAF fertilizer model, we have disseminated the information among 3.5 million farmers through short message (SMS) so far. He said that in last four months, 30,000

farmers have bene�ted from the model that resulting in increasing the productivity and reducing the cost of production, Principal Investigator Fertilizer Model Dr Muhammad Rasheed said that if we only ensure the 50 percent rational usage of nitrogen and phosphorus, it can add to billions of the rupees to national economy.ICARDA Country Manager Abdul Majeed, Engineer Mushtaq Gill, Dr Ahsan Raza and other notables attended the meeting.


1st Entrepreneurs Festival Faisalabad

UAF staged �rst Entrepreneurs Festival Faisalabad in which 70 start-up companies put their stalls on display to promote the culture of becoming job providers rather than job seekers.

FCCI President Shabbir Hussain Chawla, along with UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar inaugurated the expo following a seminar on Value added-food product and oppor tunit ies for entrepreneurs. They were �anked by FWCCI President Rubina Amjad, ORIC Director Dr Zahir Ahmad Zahir, Dean Faculty of Food, Nutrition and Home Sciences Dr Masood Sadiq Butt, National Institute of Food Sciences and Technology, Director General Dr Tahir Zahoor,

Turkish Professor Dr. Mithat Direk from Selcuk University, Turkey; Dr Muhammad Younis, FCCI Chairman Dr Habib Aslam Gaba, Dr Abdul Rasheed, Dr Khurrum Zia, Dr Abdul Naveed and other notables. In the exhibition, 70 percent of the stalls were set up by women entrepreneurs ranging from garments, grocery, food items, decoration, jewelry, and others innovative products.Dr Iqbal Zafar said that we have to take measures to hone the entrepreneurial skills among the student to become self-employed. He said that one idea can change the society. Shabbir Hussain called for strengthening academia, and industry ties in order to address different challenges and to increase the productivity.

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ASA oath-taking ceremony

Oath taking ceremony of Academic Staff Association (ASA), UAF was held at Iqbal Auditorium. UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar administrated the oath-taking ceremony. Dr Amer Jamil took oath as ASA President; Dr Haron Zaman as Vice President; Dr Aamer Maqsood as Secretary; Dr Sidra Altaf Joint Secretary; Muhammad Naveed Treasurer; whereas executive members included Shazia Riaz ; Dr Muhammad Tayyib; Dr Khurrum Ali; and Dr Saima Noreen. For Burewala sub campus, members who took oath include Dr Bijnyamin as Vice President; and Ha�z Haroon and Saba Nasir as executive members. For Depalpur-Okara UAF sub-campus, Dr Mazhar Ranjha as Vice President; Dr Tahir

Muneer and Dr Tariq Mustafa as executive members. For UAF sub-campus Toba Tek Singh, Dr Khalid Bashir as Vice President; Dr Shahid ur Rehman and Umer Farooq as executive members took oath.

Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar ‘said that it is our prime responsibility to produce skilled manpower and conduct tangible researches to address the problems of the society, agriculture and industry. He stressed upon the association to come up with staff issues and solutions so that they would be addressed effectively. Dr Amer Jamil said that the ASA will take up the matters to make the university more dynamic and to open up new avenue of the progress of the development and prosperity. ASA former president Rana Amir; former ASA secretary Dr Khurrum Zia and other office ASA bearers attended the ceremony.

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Seminar on mobile apps and web developmentAn awareness seminar on mobile apps and web development was arranged at Iqbal Auditorium. The event was a r r a n g e d b y O ffi c e o f R e s e a r c h Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) and was chaired by UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar.Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar said that IT sector has a great potential and we have to take our share in the international market. He said that with the skills of IT, the students had got online work and earned heavy money. Saylani Welfare Trust's Information Technology Department Director Zia Ullah Khan that his Trust had established state-of-the-art computer labs for the welfare of the students. He added that under the Saylani Mass IT Training Program, 10,000 software developers will be trained in the years to come that will boost the economy by one billion dollar annually.

ORIC Director Zahir Ahmad Zahir urged the students to think out of the box and start new businesses in order to move the country to new height of economic progress and prosperity. Chairman Department of Computer Sciences Tasleem Mustafa said that education and skilled manpower is the way forward to �ght the poverty like challenges. Dr Abdul Rashed urged students to devote their time for the acquiring the knowledge that is a guarantee of a bright future. Principal Officer Laboratory School Dr Khalil Ur Rehman also spoke on the occasion.


Student Nutritionists Club Pakistan (SNCP) launched Nutrition experts have called for stepped-up efforts to address the issue of malnutrition that is hitting half of the population.They were addressing at the launching of Student Nutritionists Club Pakistan (SNCP) and a magazine Voice of Nutritionist at a local hotel.Presiding over the session, UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar said that malnutrition issue was worsening due to changing life style so that there is a need to create about balanced usage of food. He was of the view that junk food had become common in our lives that is not good for health. He said that simplicity and traditional food habits would help improve the situation.

Dean Faculty of Food Sciences, Nutrition and Home Sciences Dr Masood Sadiq Butt said that there was the need of food forti�cation to overcome the issue

of malnutrition. He urged people to use balances diet and to adopt the physical activities in their daily lives. He said that we should put focus of our children on the homemade dishes full of energy.National Institute of Food Sciences and Technology Director General Dr Tahir Zahoor said vitamin D de�ciency at high with 60 percent; vitamin A 45 percent whereas maternal anaemia de�ciency stands at 49 and child stunting level 43 percent. SNCP President Hira President Hira Iftikahr and SNCP Secretary General Shoaib Aziz also spoke on the occasion.

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Seminar on self-sustaining rural enterprisesSpeakers of a seminar on self-sustaining rural enterprises urged to promote small and medium enterprises to transform the rural set-up into a growing business hubs of the country. The seminar was organized by Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics at DLC-2 with Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Zafar as chief guest.Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Zafar said that 3.2 million SMEs are contributing 30 percent share in the national economy. He emphasized the participants to involve the rural females in rural business activities.He said Turkish and Thai people are famous due to their successful model of rural enterprises, that can be replicated at the rural set-up of the country. Turkish Professor Dr. Mithat Direk from Selcuk University, Konya Turkey said that micro and small enterprises (MSE) are playing pivotal role in socio-economic development and poverty alleviation in Turkey that could also bene�t Pakistan to arrest the unemployment.In Turkey, he told that the government has created trade mark villages to boost relevant industry and business in the area. Describing the small enterprises as engines of economic growth, he said that it has the

potential to generate employment and to alleviate p o ve r t y i n a n e nv i ro n m e n t o f i n c re a s i n g unemployment and widening income inequality. Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences Prof. Dr. Ashfaq Ahmad Maann, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq, Dr. Khalid Bashir, Dr. Ishaq Javed, Dr. Umar Farooq, Mr. Tariq Tanvir CEO Agri-Tourism, Malik Ahsan (Fancy Bird Farmer) , Mal ik Iqrar (Ostr ich Farmer) , Muhammad Zahid (Quail Farmer), Dr. Nazim and other notables were among the speakers.

Aussie scientists, UAF Vice Chancellor discuss deteriorating water qualityDr. Richard Culas, and Dr. Michael Mitchell from Charles Sturt University (CSU)'s Institute for Land, Water and Society (ILWS) Australia called on UAF Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Zafar at his chamber. They visited the varsity in connection with the ACIAR funded project of CSU on “Improving groundwater management to enhance agriculture and farming livelihoods In Pakistan”

Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar said that UAF had well-established Water Management Institute (WMI), which had been successful in developing technologies on various aspects of water management creating an environment among the farming community to adopt the improved water management practices. Dr. Richard Culas said project would build the capacity of researchers, farming communities and others to improve groundwater management. The speci�c project objectives are to develop and articulate a shared understanding of sustainable groundwater use. Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq said that they had completed projects on water management with international institutes.

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