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Editorial

The functions of a university are multifaceted to the extent thatthey can be termed as 'indefinable', but all those functions can beaptly synthesized into one outcome that is "Development of theHuman Personality". Curricular and the extra-curricular activitiesgroup together for facilitating the desired development.Universities are no doubt the fountain-springs of knowledge andthe most productive centers for the generation of knowledge. Theyare also the nurseries for sports which contribute to the physicaland intellectual development of the students and inculcate in themthe qualities of justice, fair play tolerance and perseverance.

Games and sports teach us how to be human. We should not besurprised if they are termed as something that allows us toexplore and share our common roots and sensibilities, whereverwe live, whatever the cultures from which we draw sustenanceand whatever faiths we honor and respect. All of us, irrespectiveof our geographical, racial and lingual boundaries feel the urge tocompete in games of skill, agility and energy to prove our capacityto excel and simultaneously to draw enjoyment out of the activity.

A famous Dutch Sociologist and historian has remarked. "Naturecould- easily have given her children purely mechanicalexercises and emotions. But no, she gave us play, with itstensions, its mirth and its fun". The establishment of a FitnessCenter at BUITEMS, Takatu Campus is a vital step towards theprovision of facilities for physical development of the body andstreamlining the body f itness necessary for outstandingaccomplishments in all spheres.

The Balochistan University of Information Technology,Engineering and Management Sciences held comprehensivesports meet in May, 2008. The meet produced all the desiredobjectives of keen competition, sense of achievement, team spirit,compassion and acceptance of defeat etc. The meet also wasan opportunity for the students to briefly withdraw from thedemanding field of intellectual pursuit of knowledge and taste thethrill of physical contests.

Chief PatronEngr. Ahmed Farooq Bazai

Editorial BoardProf. Sultan Mehmood Niazi

Dr. Mohammad NawazAhmed Shah Durrani

Ms. Zaib-un-Nisa Gharshin

DesignersMs. Fakhra Ramzan

Faizan Hassan

CONTENTS* One Day Workshop on Intellectual 03 Break Through

* Inaugration of Fitness Centre at 04 BUITEMS

* Education Policy Dialogue 2008 04

* "Training Course on Satellite Remote 05 Sensing & Digital Image Processing"

* Visit of the official of National ICT 05 R&D Fund

* Mehafil-e-Milaad 05

* International Multi topic Conference - 06 IMTIC '08"

* All Pakistan Mega IT Event Visiospark 06 2008

* Workshop on Internationalized Domain 06 Names for Pakistani Languages

* One day seminar on "Banking 06 Industry, Growth, Competition and Its Impact on the Economy"

* One Day Seminar on "Taxation Issues 07 of Pakistan"

* "COMPPEC 2008" 07

* Flower Exhibition with Poster 07 Competition (The Rainbow of spring)

* "Training on Software Requirements 08 Engineering"

* Bilingual Inter-departmental Essay 08 Competition

* Bilingual Inter-departmental 09 Declamation Contest

* Procom Net 2008 09

* International History Conference on 09 Maulana Jalauddin Rumi* Vancoure Conference & Signing of 10 MoU’s

* 5th Annual Sports Week 10* Athletics 12

* BUITEMS Students win PTA Project 13 Competition

* Visit of Minister Information 13 Technology

* ICT Fiesta-2008 14

* One day seminar on"Islamic Banking 15 and Islamic Insurance"

* All BUITEMS Inter-departmental 16 Husn-i-Qiraat & Naat Khwani Competition

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One day workshop onIntellectual Break ThroughReported by: Prof. S.M Niazi , Director Languages

The Balochistan University of InformationTechnology, Engineering and Management Sciencesarranged a workshop on the unique topic of "MindSciences" on April 5, 2008 at Hotel Serena Quetta.The audience had the privilege of listening to therenowned Mind Scientist, Professor Dr. Moiz Hussain,Director of the Institute of Mind Sciences.

On April 4, 2008, the learned guest paid a visit to theBalochistan University of Information Technology,Engineering & Management Sciences, where he wasintroduced to the faculty and a selected group ofstudents. During the session Dr. Moiz Hussainexhorted the students to adopt a positive attitude inlife because it generally leads to success. He alsostressed the need of observing things deeply andmaking personal decisions, as the brain is the mostvital part of our existence. If the mind is not appliedby the individual it is prone to being exploited byothers. There was a lively question-answer sessionat the end of the lecture.

The second session of the workshop held at HotelSerena, Quetta attracted an impressive gathering.Mr. Ahmed Shah Durrani was responsible forconducting the workshop. In his introductory remarks,Mr. Ahmed Shah pointed out the educationalbackground, academic up-bringing and journey tofame of the distinguished speaker. He referred todifferent books authored by Dr. Moiz Hussain onvarious aspects of Mind Sciences. The honorableVice Chancellor, Engr. Ahmed Farooq Bazai, in hiswelcome address, paid rich tributes to the eminentscholar and stressed upon the need of attending to

building up the powers of mind as the tools tonotable accomplishments.

Dr. Moiz Hussain started his presentation with a drillfor the relaxation of the limbs and concentration ofmind. He stressed the need of attaining a positiveattitude 'I can do' in life, for the achievement ofoutstanding accomplishments. He remarked thatinspite of existence in the 21st century, with all mod-ern facilities, technologies and opportunities at ourcommand, we are unfortunately very conservativein our thinking. "It is the obligation of the educationalinstitutes, in particular, the universities, that theychange the mindsets and thinking of the studentsthrough the provision of awareness and practice inthe acquisition of knowledge. Core of the work-shopwas a documentary shown to the audience. Thedocumentary started with brief but pithy quotationsof different mega-minds drenched in folk-wisdom andknowledge about the capabilities of mind. Thedocumentary not only traced the power of mind withreference to different notable persons born indifferent epochs but also presented differentinteresting and incredible cases where the peopleover-came their physical handicaps such asafter-effects of illnesses and injuries by dint of theirpower of mind.

Dr. Moiz Hussain conducted a number of absorbingexercises in order to demonstrate the supremacy ofthe power of the mind over the physical powers. Hewent on to stress that subtle elements cast asublimating influence on the in-animate as well ason the animate objects. He substantiated hisarguments with the help of another documentarybased on the findings of a Japanese Mind Scientist.The documentary showed that specimens of water

Another section of the audience

Dr. Moiz Addressing the audience in auditorium

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taken from polluted / contaminated sources and fromthe natural springs produced markedly differentcrystals. Similarly water exposed to music andrecitation of holy verses showed much more artisticformation of crystals as compared to those ofordinary water.

At the end of the presentation, the Vice ChancellorBUITEMS presented a shield to the HonorableDr. Moiz Hussain, with the expression of the desireto continue liaison between the university and theinstitute of Mind Sciences.

Inauguration of Fitness Centre atBUITEMSReported by: Ms. Zaib- Unisa Gharshin (PRO)

The Balochistan University of InformationTechnology, Engineering & Management Sciencesaims at the overall development of the students.Intellectual, moral & physical development all needto go side by side in this process. The establishmentof Fitness Center at Takatu Campus is theaccomplishment of one part of our development planin respect of sports and physical education. TheFitness Centre was inaugurated by Engr. AhmedFarooq Bazai, Vice Chancellor BUITEMS on April15, 2008. The Honorable Vice Chancellor, talking tothe gathering on the occasion said that sports andphysical development are essential for the

development of a sound mind. Sports act as a tonicfor the diminished energy against exhaustion anddullness. Sports, both of indoor and outdoor typesprepare us to face the challenges of life effectively.Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities ateducational institutions provide support to thecurricular activities. He expressed happiness andsatisfaction on the completion of the project andadvised the students and faculty members to takeadvantage of the facility made available to them forthe provision of relief to the mind and body.The students, in particular, need to channelize theirenergies towards healthy recreation because suchactivities act as a sure safe-guard against so manysocial evils prevailing in the society. The staff andthe students, particularly the hostel students canlargely benefit from the centre and experience thesensational joy of working on the exercisingmachines.

Education Policy Dialogue 2008Reported by: Dr. Mohammad Nawaz

Two senior faculty members from the BalochistanUniversity of Information Technology Engineeringand Management Sciences were invited by theGovernment of Balochistan, Education Departmentto participate in the Education Policy Dialogue 2008on May 17, 2008 at Boy Scouts Hall Quetta. TheDialogue was conducted by the Society forCommunity Support for Primary Education inBalochistan (SCSPEB), in collaboration with theEducation Department. The Dialogue was aimed atanalyzing various aspects of Draft Education Policy2008. The event commenced with the recitation ofverses from Holy Quran. Mr. Irfan Ahmed Awan,Managing Director SCSPEB introduced the DraftEducation Policy 2008 and highlighted the modusoperandi of the Dialogue. In his opening address, theSecretary of Educaéion, Balochistan, Mr. MohammadYounus Durrani highlighted the main features of thepolicy and urged the participants to formulate theirrecommendations keeping in view the groundrealitias of Balochistan. Representatives fromBUITEMS deliberated on-issues pertaining to higher

Inauguration of Fitness Center

Hon. Vice Chancellor presenting the University Shield

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education in group four. The group stressed uponthe need for legislation for consistency of policiesabout higher education. Dr. Mohammad Nawaz,Dean, Faculty of Arts & Basic Sciences and Prof.Sultan Mahmood Niazi, Director Languagesrepresented BUITEMS and made valuablecontributions to the discussions.

In the concluding session the chief Guest, thehonorable Minister of Education Balochistan,Mr. Shafiq Ahmed Khan appreciated the conveningof Policy Education Dialogue. He acknowledged theefforts of participants in presenting significantrecommendations and suggestions to overcomechallenges faced by the educational setup of thecountry and he promised to extend his full support toput the recommendations into practice.

"Training Course on SatelliteRemote Sensing & Digital ImageProcessing"Reported by: Dr. A.H.S Bukhari Dean ICT

A ten day training course on "Satellite RemoteSensing & Digital Image Processing" was organizedby Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere ResearchCommission at SUPARCO Headquarters, Karachi.Mr. Faisal Ahmad Khan from the Department ofTelecommunication Engineering and Mr. ImranQureshi from the Department of ElectronicEngineering participated in the training. To share theirnewly gained knowledge during training both theparticipants held a seminar for the Faculty ofInformation & Communication Technology on April26, 2008 at the syndicate room, Takatu Campus.

Visit of the official of NationalICT R&D FundReported by: Engr. Mohammad Nadeem

The General Manager of National ICT R&D Fund,Mr. Javed Akhtar Malik, visited BUITEMS to deliver apresentation on initiatives taken by National ICT R&DFund to promote research in Information &Communication Technology areas. Dean Faculty ofICT, Registrar, Director Finance, Director QualityAssurance, chairpersons of ICT and other senioroff icials and faculty members attended thepresentation. Several areas of cooperation such asstudent scholarships and funding of researchprojects between National ICT R&D Fund andBUITEMS were discussed. Dr. A. H. S. Bukhari, DeanFaculty of ICT, also presented a research proposalto establish telemedicine facility for the remoteareas of Balochistan.

Mehafil-e-MilaadReported by: Miss Musarrat Karamat & Mr. Kashif Nazir

Eid Milaad-un-Nabi (SAW) was celebrated with greatzeal and religious & spiritual enthusiasm at theBalochistan University of Information Technology,Engineering & Management Sciences in order to getsome share of blessings of the sacred month ofRabi-ul-Awal. Two mehafil-e-Milaad were held formale & female students and members of the staff,on April 12,2008 and April 17, 2008 under theauspices of Student Affairs Office. The team oforganizers comprised Miss Musarrat Karamat, MissTayyaba Akram & Miss Qurat-ul-Ain while Mr. KashifNazir (Lecturer Department of Electronic

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Engineering) and Javaid Iqbal Mehdi (BSEE 8th) wereresponsible for holding the event for men.

All the participants were well prepared and paidhomage to Rasool-e- Maqbool (SAW) in the form ofNaats and described various events from the life ofHoly Prophet (PBUH) in a very impressive mannercasting a spell and touching the strings of the innerfeelings of audience. The participants mixed up theirvocal prowess with deep love for the Holy Prophet(PBUH). This emotional mixture of devotion andtalent produced spiritual inspiration for the audience.The very message of Holy Quran, that Allah Almightyand his angels keep on sending Darood on the HolyProphet (PBUH) and all the believers are exhorted tokeep on doing so, as long as they have to live in thisworld, deeply influenced the audience. Thebenevolent Mehafil-e-Millad ended with Salam on ourbeloved Holy Prophet (PBUH) and Dua.

"International Multi TopicConference -IMTIC '08"Reported by: Prof. Dr. A. H. S Bukhari, Dean, ICT

An International Multi topic Conference - IMTIC '08was held at Mehran University of Engineering &Technology on April 11-12, 2008. Prof.Dr. A.H.S.Bukhari, Dean Faculty of Information &Communication Technology, BUITEMS participatedin the conference as a distinguished guest and asan International Program Committee member of theConference. He was honored to chair a paperreading session on "Intelligent System". On hisreturn from the conference Prof. Dr. A. H. S. Bukharishared his intellectual views about promotingquality research culture at the university .

All Pakistan Mega IT Event-(Visiospark- 2008) Reported by: Kamraan Ali Lectuter I.T

An event titled as "All Pakistan Mega IT Event-visiospark - 2008" was organized by COMSATSInstitute of Information Technology Wah Campusfrom April 7 - 8, 2008. A team of six students fromBalochistan University of Information Technology,Engineering & Management Sciences,supervised byMr. Kamran Ali, lecturer Department of InformationTechnology performed debut entry in this mega eventamong the 26 universities from all over Pakistan. Thenames of the students who participated areMr. Khurran Shehryar (CS-8th), Mr. Khurram Aziz(CS-8th) and Mr. Irshad Ahmed (CS-8th) Mr ShoailPerviaz (CS-7th), Mr. Mohammad Umair Ahmed(CS-8th) and Mr. Venesh Parkash(CE-8th). Theirperformance was highly appreciated by the higherauthorities of the COMSATS Institute of InformationTechnology Wah Campus.

Workshop on InternationalizedDomain Names for PakistaniLanguagesReported by: Zahid Rauf Chairman I.T

A workshop titled "Workshop on InternationalizedDomain Names for Pakistani Languages" wasorganized by Center for Research in Urdu LanguageProcessing (CRULP) - National University ofComputer and Emerging Sciences, Fast-NU, Lahoreon April 20, 2008. Mr. Zahid Rauf, ChairmanDepartment of Information Technology, BUITEMSparticipated from Balochistan. Discussion on the useof Single unified script for all languages of Pakistanfor Internationalized Domain Name (IDNs) was themain emphasis of the workshop.

One day seminar on “BankingIndustry, Growth, Competitionand Its Impact on the Economy”Reported by: Abdul Raziq and Mohammad Kaleem

A seminar was arranged by the students of MBA 2ndFinance (Riaz Ahmed, M. Kalim and Shabbir Ahmed)

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on 14th June 2008 in the city campus AuditoriumBUITEMS. The Seminar commenced at 10 a.m.Mr. Atif Sattar recited a few verses from the HolyQuran .Mr. Abdul Raziq(Seminar Incharge)introduced the Speaker and Chief Guest Mr. M.A.KMalghani, Pro- V.C of BUITEMS. The speakerSyed Shakeel Ahmed Assist. Vice President UnitedBank Limited spoke on the topic of the seminar"Banking industry, growth, competition and its impacton the economy". The speaker told the participantsabout different types of products & services offeredby the banks as differentiated from the past. He alsodiscussed the impact of bank services on theEconomy of Pakistan. Finally question and answersession was conducted and the participants askeddifferent questions relating to banking industry.

One Day Seminar on "TaxationIssues of Pakistan"Reported by: Mr. Umer Saleem & Muhammad Sami

Students of MBA 2nd Finance were given theassignment of conducting a seminar on "TaxationIssues of Pakistan" by their Course InstructorMr. Abudul Raziq. All the students of the class weredivided into groups of three. The group comprisingMuhammad Sami, Ayesha Shirazee and Ch.ZohaibUllah, chose the topic "Taxation Issues of Pakistan"with major focus on Balochistan. It was Friday 9thMay 2008, at the Auditorium BUITEMS (CityCampus) that the seminar started with the name ofALLAH as verses from the Holy Quran were recitedby Atif Sattar. Ms. Sehar Faiz praised The ProphetMUHAMMAD S.A.W.S with NAAT. Mr. MuhammadIsmail Gujjar (Provincial Minister for QuettaDevelopment authority) occupied the seat of Chiefguest for the seminar with the honorable speakerMr. Sarwar Jawaid (Secretary Excise & Taxation Govt.

of Balochistan). Special guest Mr Ghous BakhsBarozai (Ex. Provincial Minister) was also with themon stage. Mr. Sarwar Jawaid defined taxes, theirtypes, functions and issues of taxation inperspective of Balochistan. He shared the workingand performance of his department in recent years.A long Question and Answer session was held afterthe speech. After the Question Answer sessionMr. Ghous Bakhs Barozai thanked the speaker andparticipants for conducting such an impressiveseminar. Honorable Chief Guest Mr. Muhammadsmail Gujjar thanked and encouraged theorganizers for conducting a very informativeseminar. He also appreciated the organizers(student group) for conducting a successfulseminar. Beautiful shields were awarded to the mainspeaker, Chief Guest and the Seminar Incharge. Theseminar was covered by ARY ONE WORLD, SAMAATV, PTV BOLAN, DUNIYA CHANNEL and RadioPakistan.

"COMPPEC 2008"Reported by: Owais Talat BS (EE) Semester 8

An event titled as "COMPPEC 2008" was organizedby College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering,NUST at Rawalpindi on April 25-27, 2008. A team oftwo students from Balochistan University ofInformation Technology, Engineering & ManagementSciences, supervised by Mr. Farhan Elahi, Lecturer,Department of Computer Science participated in thesaid event and displayed their projects in thecategory of Business/ Databases and Engineering/Interfacing competition. The names of the studentswho participated were Mr. Mohammad Attique(CS-8th) and Mr. Owais Talaat (EE-8th). Theirperformance was highly appreciated by the higherauthorities of the CEME- NUST, RawalpindiCampus.

Flower Exhibition with PosterCompetition (The Rainbow of spring)Reported by: Muhammad Arsalan

The dramatic society of BUITEMS held a flower showSpeaker Mr. Sarwar Jawaid Addressing the audians

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and poster competition in keeping with the spirit ofthe spring. Some prominent members of the societyincluding Syed Bahar Ali Shah, Vice President andMs. Sumaira Afsar Shah the General Secretary hadachieved the milestone of graduation. It was decidedto acknowledge their services to the society bygiving them a warm send off in the form of a lovelyfunction. Mr. Mohammad Arsalan with his innatemanagerial skills and leadership qualities waspicked up by the society as their new President whileMr. Nasir Achakzai, a gifted artist was selected asthe Vice President. Soon af ter taking overresponsibilities, the new cabinet decided to arrangea Flower Show and Poster Competition on April 19,2008. The flower show was held in the universityauditorium where a rich variety of flowers and flowerarrangement patterns were on display. Every tablebedecked with flowers showed the skill and taste ofthe participants, while the walls of the Auditoriumwere decorated with beautiful artwork of the studentsin the form of posters which depicted themespertaining to issues of the present day life.Mr. M. Afzal Kasi, Registrar BUITEMS and Prof. BarkatAli, Chairman, Management Sciences were thejudges for the f lower show and the poster

competition. Ms. Zahra Umar and Ms. Zarmeen fromthe faculty of Management Sciences were declaredto be the winners of the flower show, while laurelsfor the poster competition were clinched by Mr. Umair.Prizes were awarded to the winning entrants by theRegistrar.

"Training on SoftwareRequirements Engineering"Reported by: Engr. Mohammad Nadeem

A training course titled as "Software RequirementsEngineering" was held at Karachi from April 27 toMay 02, 2008. Engr. Muhammad Nadeem from theDepartment of Computer Engineering, Faculty of ICTparticipated in the said training course. Faculty ofInformation & Communication Technology arrangeda session to share the knowledge gained duringtraining of said course with the other facultymembers and senior students. This training coursewill help in promoting the quality of SoftwareEngineering courses being taught in BS (CE) andBS (CS) and software development activitiescarried out in the university.

Bilingual Inter-departmentalEssay CompetitionReported by: Fizza Jawad, Qurat-ul-Ain and Atiya Arshad,BS (BA) 7th B

Literary Society of Balochistan University ofInformation Technology, Engineering & ManagementSciences, arranged an essay competition which washeld on 3rd June 2008. Students from all departmentsassembled on a single forum to display theircapabilities as essayists. The topics provided on thespot turned out to be quite enlightening andinteresting for the students. Within 90 minutes, thestudents were able to come up with such beautifulideas and concepts that were worth appreciation. The English Topics included: * We want evolution, not revolution. * Terrorism is the biggest problem of the world. * Why Muslims are backward? The Urdu topics were:Poster Competition

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* Islami tashakhus yaa Qaumi tashakhus? * Kia Musalmaan dehshatgard hain? * Pakistan kay mawjooda masaayil aur unka hal.

About sixty students from various departments of theuniversity participated in the essay competition.The jury that checked the essay consisted ofMr. Tariq Mehmood, lecturer, Department of SocialSciences, Mr. Muhammad Shah Khan, lecturer,Department of Management Sciences, Ms. ZainabHaidar, Department of Economics and Ms. MussarratKaramat, Department of Management Sciences.According to the decision of judges, top threeposition holders in English were: 1. Qurat-ul-ain Sajid Gillani BS(BA) 7th B 2. Fizza Jawad BS(BA) 7th B 3. Ayesha Yaqoob BS(Telecom) 6thThe top three position holders in Urdu category were: 1. Maryam Pervaiz BS(Bio) 8th 2. Faizan Hassan BS(BA) 6th B 3. M.Shoaib Ali BS(Telecom) 6th

Bilingual Inter-departmentalDeclamation Contest (Anopportunity for self-confidence)Reported by: Marjan Arbab, BS (ECO) 4

BUITEMS organized a bilingual inter departmentaldeclamation contest on Wednesday, June, 18 in theCity Campus auditorium. Honourable Pro ViceChancellor, BUITEMS, Prof. Dr. M.A.K Malghani wasthe Chief Guest on the occasion.

The Jury consisted of Qari Mohamad Arshad Yameen,Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences,Mr. Ahmed Zeeshan Gul, Lecturer, Department of

Social Sciences, Miss Sajida Raza, Lecturer,Departemnt of Management Sciences and MissZainab Haider, Lecturer, Department of Economics.Sami-ur-Rehman, student of MBA 5 stood first, SyedAzmatullah Shah, student of MBA 5 stoodsecond while Ms. Safia Mansoor, student of BS(Electronic Engineering) 6 got third position in UrduDeclamation Contest. On the other hand, QudratullahMBA (Banking & Finance) 3 got first, Danish Shafqat,student of BS (Economics) 4 got second while SaniaSabir, student of BS (Economics) 1, got thirdposition in English Declamation Contest. Dr. M.A.KMalghani, while addressing the audience, expressedhis pleasure to attend such an interesting gathering.He encouraged the students to take part in activitiesthat create confidence and self awareness amongthem. Prior to him, Mr. Ahmad Shah Durrani,Student Affairs Coordinator, BUITEMS said thatStudent Affairs Off ice always providedopportunities for students to build their confidenceand to express their point of views.

"Procom.net 2008"Reported by: Engr Mohammad Nadeem

An event ti tled as "Procom.net 2008" wasorganized by National University Fast at Karachi onMay 01-02, 2008. A team of three students fromBUITEMS, supervised by Chairman of theDepartment of Computer Engineering participated inthe said event and performed extraordinarily by winning the 2nd prize among the thirty (30)participant universities in network designcompetition. The names of the students whoparticipated are Mr. Abdul Khaliq (CS-8th),Mr. Khurram Aziz (CS-8th)&Mr. Muhammad Ashraf(CE-4th). Their performance was highly appreciatedby the higher authorities of the National UniversityFAST, Karachi campus.

International History Conferenceon Maulana Jalauddin RumiReported by: Ms. Zaib- Unisa Gharshin (PRO)

An International History Conference was held on

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March 24 - 26, 2008 by the University of Sargodhaand Higher Education Commission, Islamabad tocommemorate the 800th Birth Anniversary of themystic poet and philosopher of the 13th century,Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi. A number of Scholarsfrom Turkey, India, Iran and Pakistan participated inthe conference. Mr. Ahmad Shah Durrani, IncahrgeChairman, Department of Social Sciences,BUITEMS,presented his research paper on "MaulanaJalaluddin Rumi and Maulawiyya Order". He was theonly person who represented Balochistan at theconference.

Vancouvre Conference & Signing ofMoU’sReported by: Mr. Ahmed Shah Durrani

Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistanorganized an International Conference on “CapacityBuilding of the Chief Executives of Universities”atVancouvre, Canada from May 3-19, 2008. FourteenVice Chancellors of Pakistani Universities includingEngr. Ahmed Farooq Bazai attended the conference.The Conference aimed at getting hands -onexperience on the successful practices in the fieldof higher education in Pakistan. It was focused oncapacity building in innovative education themes likeeffective quality assurance in the universities; role ofprivate affiliated institutions and their quality; turningthe digital divide into digital dividends through freeflow of knowledge and open network.

During the Conference, Vice Chancellor, BUITEMSvisited various Canadian Universities and signed twoMoUs with Simon Fraser University and University

of British Columbia, Okanagan. The scope ofcollaboration on academic and research activitiesunder these Memoranda of Understanding includedexchange of scholarly publications and informationexchange of faculty staff and graduate students,development of collaborative research programs orprojects of mutual interest, discussion of academicand administrative developments in education,including co-sponsorship of symposia, seminars andconferences, cooperation in the development ofeducation generally, including the potential foroffering joint programs and faculty development, andpursuit of consulting and project opportunities. ViceChancellor BUITEMS , Engr. Ahmed farooq Bazaiand President Simon Fraser University, Dr. MichaelStevenson as well as Dr. Doug Owram signed theMoUs on behalf of the Canadian Universities.

5th Annual Sports MeetReported By: Ms. Shazia Zafar

"Healthy minds live in healthy bodies" goes thefamous saying. In pursuit of this wise principle,BUITEMS is maintainting the tradition of holding asports meet every year. This year's "5th AnnualSports Meet" was celebrated by students with fervorand enthusiasm from June 3 to June 14, 2008.Students from all departments and all facultiesparticipated in the meet. All indoor events, includingbadminton and table tennis took place at TakatuCampus, the track and field events in athletics wereheld at Jinnah Stadium while squash competitiontook place at Ayub Stadium Quetta.

FootballThe prestigious Football world cup left all the sportsenthusiasts in a strong grip of football fever. Studentsof BUITEMS were no exception and theirenthusiastic participation in the "Inter DepartmentalFootball championship" was quite natural. Thechampionship started with the match between BSBAvs BS(Bio-technology). This thrilling match was wonby BSBA with an impressive score of 2:0. Thesecond match was set to be played between MBAvs Economics, but MBA got a walkover because BS

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Economics team failed to turn up on time. The thirdmatch was a contest between MBA 2 years and MBAregular. The latter won with a score of 2:1. The Finalmatch of Pool A was played between MBA regularand BSBA and was convincingly won by the formerteam with a brilliant 6:4. On the other hand, thecontests amongst the teams from Pool B wereequally spectacular. The competition started on asomewhat dull note when CS was declared winnerby a walkover against CE. But the second matchwas an exciting tussle between BS (Telecom) andBS (EE). This match was won by the former with ascore of 3:1. This led to the holding of the semifinals. The first semi final was played between BStelecom and BSCS. This match was won by BSTelecom with 3:1. The second big match was thesecond semi final, played between Textile Vs P&G.This match was won by P&G with a margin of 6:4.The final match was played between MBA Regularand Telecom. This spectacular final was won by MBAregular with a score of 2:1.

Table TennisTable tennis is claimed to be the most popularracquet sport in the world and ranked second overallin terms of participation worldwide. Thecompetition manifested a spectacularperformance on 5th and 8th of June atTakatu Campus. The participants wereboth male and female students fromboth the campuses of the university.From the city campus, two teamsparticipated in the event. They werefrom Biotech and BS(BA). Both theteams played against each other andthe contest was won by Biotech whoqualif ied for the final match.Frompool-B, the first semi-final was playedbetween Physics and Telecom. Thismatch was won by Physics. Thesecond semi-final was played betweenP&G and Physics. The finals wereplayed between Biotech and P&G andP&G won the finals.

BadmintonOne look at badminton players in actiondemonstrates that badminton is truly a sport whichdemands constant and highly focused actions. Thiswas manifested during the meet when badmintonmatches were organized at Takatu campus. Teamsfrom both the campuses participated. BS (Petroleum& Gas) contested fervently against BS (ElectronicEngineering) in semifinal Takatu campus. On theother hand MBA (Reg) played against BBA. In finalmatch Mr. Aniqe (EE) defeated Mr. Noman Lashari(BBA). In female matches, Petroleum & Gas showeda great game against Physics in Semi-final whereas Biotech competed with BBA. Ms. Sobia (Biotech)was declared the winner leaving Ms. Samana (P&G)as runner-up in the final match.

Volley BallVolley ball is an old and traditional game, which isone of the favorite games of the young generationonce again. For this reason volley ball was includedin this sports event right from the beginning. Againthe teams from city campus were in pool A and thosefrom Takatu campus in B. In this event the first matchwas scheduled to be played between CS and CE.

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However, walk over was granted to CS. The secondmatch was contested between Telecom vs EE,which was won by Telecom by 3:1. In the thirdcontest P&G played against IT and won the match.First semi-final of this event was played by P&G vsIT. P&G was again successful by a respectablemargin of 3:0. The second semi-final was playedbetween Telecom vs CS. Keeping up the tradition ofthe first semi-final, Telecom won the match by anequally respectable 3:0. The final match of group Awas played between P&G and Telecom. This waswon by P&G by scoring 3 against 2. In pool B, thefirst match was played between MBA (R) and MBA(2 yrs). This was won by MBA (R) by 2:0. In secondmatch, a walkover was granted to BS (BA) againstBiotech. The final match of pool B was an excitingevent between P&G and BS(BA). This was won byP&G by 3:1.

Basket BallAnother exciting sport of this festival was basket ball.In the first match of pool A, CS and Telecom playedagainst each other. CS were declared to be thewinners with a score of 25:15. The second matchwas played between IT & P&G. The latter wonscoring 25 against 10. The final match of pool A wasplayed between CS vs P&G, which was won by P&Gby 25 against 10. In pool B, the first match was playedby BS(BA) against MBA(R). BS (BA) won thiscompetition by 25:10. The final match of Basket Ballwas a tough competition for a win between BS(BA)against P&G. The game was won by BS(BA) byscoring 25 against 18.

Tug of WarAnother traditional sport which graced the annualsports meet was the Tug of war. The students ofBUITEMS participated in the event with theirtrade-mark enthusiasm. In the first match of pool A,MBA got a walkover against BS(BA) and won the nextmatch by 3:1. In pool B, the first match was playedby telecom against CE, which was won by Telecomby scoring 2:0.

100 Meter Sprint Ms. Mirjan Kasi Ms. Farwa Ms. Sormaz Khan

BS(Eco) BS(Phy) BS(EE)

1st Position 2nd Position 3rd Position

200 Meter Sprint Ms. Mehwish Ms. Sormaz Khan Ms. Farwa

BS(Bio) BS(EE) BS(Phy)


400 Meter Sprint Syed Fareeduddin M. Akram Hilmand

BS(BA) BS(Eco) BS(Bio)


800 Meter Race Azhar Shah M. Sabir Naqeeb Khan

BS(Tex) MBA

BS(Tex)


4x100 Meter Relay BS(BA) Team BS(Tex) Team MBA Team


Long Jump Syed Fareeduddin Hilmand M. Akram Khan

BS(BA) BS(Bio) BS(Eco)


Discus Throw Zohair Ahmad M. Umair Asfand Kassi

BS(CE) BS(CE) BS(Bio)


Javelin Throw Zohaib Ahmad Khan M.Akram Naseebullah

BS(CE) BS(Tex) BS(Tex)


Short Put Raheem Khan Zohaib Khan M. Hamza

BS(CE) BS(CE)

MBA


The City campus with an aggregate tally of 45 pointswon the over all trophy while Takatu Campus with 35points were the Runners-up. Syed Fareeduddin of

ATHLETICSThe athletic contest drew the largest number ofcompetitors in track and f ield events. SyedFareeduddin of BS(BA) 7 clinched the top position insprints (100m, 200m and 400m races), whileMr. Ather Shah of BS(Tex. Eng) 8 established hissuperiority and stamina in the long distance (800mrace). The final results in the athletics competitionwere as under:

(Male Athletics)

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submitted by university students from all over thecountry would be awarded Gold Medals plus cashPrizes. In response PTA received 18 projects fromMajor Universities included UET, LUMS, COMSATS,FAST, NUST besides others.

Mr. MohammadAsghar of BS( C o m p u t e rEngineering)and Mr. ArsalanHayat of BS(Computer Engineering) represented BUITEMS asthe only entrants f rom Balochistan. Theiroutstanding research project titled "Through put &Optimization of Advanced Cellular Networks andHSDPA" was adjudged worthy of the award of goldmedal and cash prize of Rs. 50,000/- Mr. MohammadAsghar was the project leader. The judges of thecompetition highly appreciated the high quality ofperformance of the BUITEMS students and declaredtheir project to be a project of outstanding quality.

Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Yousaf Raza Gilaniawarded Gold Medal and cash prize of Rs. 50,000/-to the creators of the five top ranking projects at animpressive ceremony held in Islamabad on May 17,2008. The honorable Prime Minister praised theBUITEMS project developers for their outstandingperformance. The Vice Chancellor, BUITEMS,congratulated the successful students on theirbrilliant performance and termed their success to bean honor not only for the students but for the wholeprovince as well.

Visit of Minister InformationTechnology (Mrs. Shama Perveen Magsi)Reported by: Ms. Zaib- Unisa Gharshin (PRO)

"I.T University has an important role in the progress

100 Meter Sprint Ms. Mirjan Kasi Ms. Farwa Ms. Sormaz Khan

BS(Eco) BS(Phy) BS(EE)


200 Meter Sprint Ms. Mehwish Ms. Sormaz Khan Ms. Farwa

BS(Bio) BS(EE) BS(Phy)


4x100 Meter Relay BS(EE) Team BS(Bio) Team BS(Eco)


Long Jump Ms. Marjan Kasi Ms. Sonia

BS(Eco) BS(EE)

MBA


Discus Throw Ms. Farwa Ms. Mehwish Ms. Sormaz

BS(Phy) BS(Bio) Bs(EE)


Short Put

BS(Phy) BS(EE) BS(Bio)

Mr. Muhammad Asghar Mr. Arsalan Hayat

BS(BA) was declared to be the best athlete.

(Female Athletics)

Ms. Marjan Kasi of BS(Eco) was declared to be thebest female athlete.

BUITEMS Students win PTAProject CompetitionReported by: Prof. S.M Niazi, Director Languages

It is a matter of great pride and distinction for theBalochistan University of Information Technology,Engineering & Management Sciences that two of ourstudents clinched gold at the Telecom Projectscompetition, organized by the PakistanTelecommunication Authority (PTA) Islamabad.Telecom students from HEC recognized universitiesfrom all over Pakistan submitted TelecommunicationProjects for the competition. The objective of thecompetition was to promote academic research andbuild close linkages with the distinguishedaccredited Universities/ Institutions in the disciplineof telecommunication. PTA declared that top fiveprojects in Telecom /IT disciplines out of the projects Hon. VC while briefing the Minister I.T

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(FICT), Balochistan University of InformationTechnology, Engineering & Management Sciences(BUITEMS) Quetta organised a mega event'Information and Communication TechnologyFiesta-2008' on June 26, 2008. Major activities ofthe event were: Project Competition; On SpotProgramming Competition; Poster Competition;Flower Competition.

The Chief Guest Engr. Ahmed Farooq Bazai, ViceChancellor BUITEMS inaugurated the event, whileProf Dr. M. A. K. Malghani, Pro Vice ChancellorBUITEMS was the Guest of Honour on thisoccasion. Prof. Dr. A. H. S. Bukhari, Dean Faculty ofInformation & Communication Technology in hiswelcome address welcomed all the guests andparticipants . Prof. Dr. M. A. K. Malghani, Pro ViceChancellor BUITEMS appreciated the efforts ofDr. A. H. S. Bukhari and his faculty in organising aground-breaking event and stated that students ofBUITEMS are actively participating in co-curricularactivities and ICT Fiesta is a remarkable example ofproviding opportunities for such activities.

Engr. Ahmed Farooq Bazai, Vice ChancellorBUTEMS in his opening address expressed that the

& development of Information Technology in theprovince." These views were expressed byProvincial Minister for Information TechnologyMrs. Shama Perveen Magsi when she visitedBalochistan University of Information TechnologyEngineering & Management Sciences Quetta(BUITEMS) on June 25, 2008. She appreciateddevelopment projects and the studentrepresentation of the institution at international level.On this occasion the worthy Vice ChancellorBUITEMS Engr. Ahmad Farooq Bazai briefed theMinister about the history and development of theinstitution. The university provides modern facilities,highly capable faculty and environment conducive tomeaningful learning so that the students may acquirehighest possible standards. He said more than 3000students are getting education in the institution. Whilediscussing the admission policy he told that at thetime of establishment of the institution 100%admissions were on open merit basis as provided inthe ordinance but in order to provide moreopportunities to the students of Balochistan, 30%seats are now allocated for open merit while 70%seats are reserved for the students of Balochistan.

He made this essential point clear that opportunitiesexist for students from the province to contest foradmission against 30% open merit, too. OurUniversity has linkages with 5 InternationalUniversities. He also quoted the establishment of theFaculty Development Program, Directorate ofTraining and Development and the Center forCareer Planning and Counseling. A mega PC-Icovering the housing Complex , Girls Hostel,Foreign Faculty Hostel has been prepared. TheMinister assured the Vice Chancellor of everypossible co-operation and said she was pleased tosee BUITEMS playing its vital role in Balochistan inproviding opportunities of higher education to thestudents.

ICT Fiesta-2008Reported by: Prof. Dr. A. H. S Bukhari, Dean, (FICT)

Faculty of Information & communication Technology

Inauguration of ICT Fiesta-2008

Flower arrangement Stall at the FIESTA

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* Project CompetitionMr. Adil Israr 1st Position(6th Semester BSTE from BUITEMS)Mr. Owais Talat 2nd Position(8th Semester BSEE from BUITEMS)

* Poster Project CompetitionMr. Shoaib Ahmed 1st position(8th Semester BSEE from BUITEMS)Mr. Jawaid Mehdi 2nd position(8th Semester BSEE from BUITEMS)

* Flower CompetitionMs. Rukhsana 1st Position(6th Semester BSTE from BUITEMS)Ms. Sobia Shaukat 2nd Position(FG Degree College)

* On-Spot Programming CompetitionMr. Tasawar Ali 1st Position(6th Semester BSCE from BUITEMS)Mr. Adnan Nazir 2nd Position(6th Semester BSCE from BUITEMS)

* General Poster CompetitionMr. Tariq Shah 1st Position(6th Semester BSTE from BUITEMS)Ms. Razia Kanwal 2nd Position(6th Semester Bio-tech from BUITEMS)

The ceremony concluded with the closing speechby Prof. Dr. Bukhari who congratulated the winners.Dr. Bukhari thanked the organiser's of the event Mr.Kamran Ali, Mr. Faisal Ahmad Khan and Mr. FarhanElahi for organising such a successful event.

One day seminar on "IslamicBanking and Islamic Insurance"Reported by: Mohammad Qahir TareenThe students and the faculty members of BUITEMShad the opportunity of listening to prominentspeakers from different sectors of economy at aseminar organized by the students of MBA (Finance)on June 28,2008.This seminar was organized underthe guidance and supervision of Mr. Abdul Raziq,Assistant professor, faculty of ManagementSciences. The honorable chief guest of theseminar was Pro-Vice-Chancellor ProfessorDr. Mohammad Ayaz Khan Malghani. The lectures

university is providing sound opportunities for itsstudents not only in the academic fields but also forsports and extra curricular activities. He highlightedthe need of organizing such competitions to explorethe talent of the graduates. He was of the opinionthat the main effort should be on making the Facultyhighly technical in the field of ICT. He appreciated theenthusiasm shown by the participants and visitorsfrom many renowned companies and organizations.

The Chief Guest and Guest of Honour along withDean FICT visited the displayed projects, generalposters and project posters, and flower displays andinteracted with participants from BUITEMS and otheruniversities and institutes of the city. One hundredand eighty students representing University ofBalochistan, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women'sUniversity, Balochistan Institute of Technology, PearlInstitute, National University of Modern LanguagesF. G. Degree College and BUITEMS participated inthe four category competition.

Guests from leading companies of the industry suchas Ericson, PTCL, Mobilink, Warid, Zhong and ZTEwere also invited. They were interested in hiringservices of some of the final year students whoseworks were particularly imposing. In the concludingsession Dr. M. A. K. Malghani, Pro Vice Chancellordistributed certif icates among two hundredparticipants and volunteers. After distribution ofcertif icates Dr. A. H. S. Bukhari, Dean FICTannounced the results and the Chief GuestEngr. Ahmed Farooq Bazai, Vice ChancellorBUITEMS awarded shields to the following winners:

A student explaining his Project

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in this seminar were delivered by Mr.Atif ShahzadAlam, Assistant Vice President Meezan BankLimited and Mr.Kamran Arif, Executive ManagerTakaful Pakistan Limited.

The seminar started with recitation from the HolyQuran. Mr. Abdul Raziq introduced the speakers tothe audience. He also appreciated the efforts of thestudents in organizing such seminars and said thatassignments for organizing the seminar enhance theabilities and skills of the students. He further saidthat the organization of seminars is a pre-requisiteof the subject "Seminar in Finance" taught in MBA(Finance). The seminar on "Islamic Banking andIslamic Insurance" was organized particularly by oneof the groups of the class. The group members were:Mohammad Qahir Tareen; Jumma Rahim; FahmidaFarhat. Mr. Kamran Arif, the Executive Manager ofTakaful Pakistan Limited threw light on the importanceof Islamic insurance. He said that in Islamicinsurance(Takaful) there is sharing of risk betweenthe parties as opposed to other insurance types inwhich the risk is transferred to one party.

The next speaker of the seminar was Mr.Atif ShahzadAlam, Assistant Vice President, Meezan BankLimited. He delivered a very informative lecture onIslamic banking. He emphasized that Islamic banksare playing their role in eliminating interest from theeconomy. The session of the seminar continued forabout three and a half hours. At the end of the lectureof every speaker, there was a question-answer

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session in which the faculty members and thestudents asked many questions which wereadequately answered by the speakers. At the end ofthe seminar, the honorable chief guest Pro-ViceChancellor, Prof. Dr. Mohammad Ayaz KhanMalghani thanked the speakers for giving theirprecious time and delivering very informative lecturesto the students.

All BUITEMS Inter-departmentalHusn-i-Qiraat & Naat KhwaniCompetition Reported by: Raheel Naseer

A Husn-i-Qiraat and Naat Khwani competition wasorganized by the Islamic Society of Student AffairsOffice, BUITEMS on June 26, 2008 in the CityCampus Auditorium. A number of male and femalestudents from different departments participated inboth competitions. A large number of students,faculty members and administrative staff attendedthe event. The Stage Secretary of the event was AamirMalik, student of Petroleum & Gas Engineering. Allthe participants presented Qiraat and Naat in astriking style, unremitting rhythm and with engagingvoices.

The judges of the competition were Qari SyedMuhammad Arshad Yameen, Assistant Professor,Mr. Tariq Mehmood and Ms. Afsheen Anwar, Lecturer.Department of Social Sciences. According to thedecision of the jury, in Qirat, Riaz-ul-Haq, student ofPetroleum & Gas Engineering 2 got first position,Muhammad Hammad Jaffer, student of Petroleum& Gas Engineering 2 got second position andMushtaq Hussain, student of BS (BA) got thirdposition. In the category of Naat, Muhammad Suhail,student of MBA got first position, Mehdi Ali Khan,student of MBA (Banking & Finance) got secondposition while Muhammad Sadullah and Seher Faizjointly got the third position.

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