Two found dead
February 7, 2021
BAHAWALPUR: Two friends were found dead under mysterious circumstances near Chak 133/6-R in the vicinity of Faqirwali police of Bahawalnagar district on Saturday.
Muhammad Irfan and his friend Irfan were found dead having bullet signs on their bodies. The police have registered case against unidentified killers.
MOU SIGNED: A memorandum of understanding (MoU ) was signed between Prof Dr Athar Mahboob Vice Chancellor, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, and Dr Rasheed Masood Khan, Chief Executive Officer BEEF to provide Rs 3.7 million scholarships annually to students of Balochistan who are studying in the varsity.
The MoU was signed during a meeting and documents were exchanged.
IUB vows to promote tourism
VC discusses cooperation in Desert Jeep Rally with TDCP
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January 28, 2021
People found it difficult to get a vacant room in Murree on the weekend on reopening of tourism after four months. PHOTO: IMRAN ASGHAR/EXPRESS
BAHAWALPUR:
During a meeting with Managing Director of Punjab Tourism Development Corporation Tanveer Jabbar at his office,
Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) Vice Chancellor Prof Athar Mahboob has said that the institution is playing a vital role in promoting tourism in accordance with the policies of the federal government.
During a meeting with Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) Managing Director Tanveer Jabbar, he said a Tourism Management Department has been set up where a degree programme has been introduced. Similarly, the IUB Tourism Directorate has been set up for the long-term promotion of tourism.
LUMS student protesters want campus reopened for everyone
Management says only 30% students allowed on campus SAMAA | Daniyal Umer and Ahsan Ansari - Posted: Jan 25, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 months ago Editing & Writing | Yasal Munim
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Students of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) want the varsity to reopen its campus for all students as Pakistan has instructed all universities to resume physical classes from February 1.
The students boycotted online classes on Monday and some staged a sit-in outside the university.
Saare milke bolo: LUMS kholo, LUMS kholo [Everyone chant together: Open LUMS, Open LUMS], students chanted as they sat and held placards.
Civil engineering lab inaugurated
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January 20, 2021
BAHAWALPUR:
Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) Vice Chancellor Dr Athar Mahboob has inaugurated a state-of-the-art laboratory in the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering.
Speaking on the occasion, the vice chancellor said that the laboratory was a great addition to the Faculty of Engineering.
He said Bachelor, Master, MPhil and PhD students in civil and mechanical engineering will benefit from the devices. The latest equipment for the laboratory was imported from Germany. With the development, the engineering laboratories of the IUB had been equipped with unique and modern machines of their kind.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 20
IUB to generate 2.5MW solar power
Under Clean and Green Pakistan programme, educational institutions shifting to renewable energy
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January 12, 2021
BAHAWALPUR:
Under the Clean and Green Pakistan programme, educational institutions including Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) are being shifted to solar energy on the direction of the Punjab government, stated IUB Vice Chancellor Dr Athar Mahboob.
“The IUB is also at the forefront of this mission of national service.” According to the IUB VC, installation of 5,624 solar panels on an area of 11 acres in the university was in its early stages.
He further said it would also provide supply to the national grid system. The pilot project would generate electricity at a very low rate of Rs1.7 per unit. This would save the university expenditure about Rs70 million annually, the vice chancellor added.