Qudrat Ullah Shahab

Qudrat Ullah Shahab (or Qudratullah Shahab; 26 February 1917 – 24 July 1986) (Urdu: قدرت الله شهاب) was an eminent Urdu writer and civil servant from Pakistan. He is best known for his autobiography, Shahab Nama.

 

After coming to Pakistan he was first posted in the Ministry of Commerce as a Deputy Secretary and then as Chief Secretary of the new state of Azad Kashmir at Muzaffarabad. Thereafter, he became Deputy Commissioner of Jhang, Punjab. He also served as Director of Industries of Punjab and dealt mostly with settlement issues concerning migration. He was appointed by Governor General Ghulam Muhammad his Principal Secretary and remained on this post during Iskander Mirza’s and Ayub Khan’s regimes. He served as Ambassador of Pakistan to Netherlands in 1962 and later as Secretary of Information and Education. He resigned after a clash with the new regime of Yahya Khan and opted for a self-imposed exile at UK. Shahab was elected a member of the executive board of UNESCO in 1968.

Literary works

Shahab had published in English and Urdu languages for contemporary newspapers and magazines of Pakistan Writers’ Guild, founded at Karachi in January 1959.^[3]

He is best known for his autobiography Shahab Nama.^[4] In the first chapter, Shahab mentioned how the idea of writing a memoir occurred to him when he paid a visit to Ibn-e-Insha in London.^{[citation needed]} While they were discussing the philosophy of life, it inspired him to pen his own experiences. The complete work was published after his death in 1986, and then soon became a favorite among the Urdu knowing circles of the Indian sub-continent.^{[citation needed]}

Spiritualism

There has been much debate on the spiritual side of his personality. Mumtaz Mufti, Shahab’s close friend and a well-known writer, wrote about it. Also in Shahab Nama, Shahab shared some of his spiritual experiences, especially the bewitched bungalow of 18 civil lines (Cuttuck) that contributed to his understanding of Parapsychology.^{[citation needed]}

The real disclosure came in the final chapter of Shahab Nama that alluded to an out-of-world personality whom he used to call Ninety^[5] as his spiritual guide. After Shahab Nama published, which was actually after Shahab’s death, Mufti wrote his autobiography, Alakh Nagri, and openly discussed the hidden traits of Shahab’s life. Mufti wrote in the foreword of the book:

“Since Shahab has opened his own secrets in the last chapter of Shahab Nama, I find no reason not to share experiences which I witnessed about the mysticism of Shahab”^[6] – _{(English translation of the original text in Urdu)}.

Legacy

From the early days of Pakistan, Shahab worked with the national leadership country until the regime of Yahya Khan. Shahab revealed in Shahab Nama, as Mumtaz Mufti did in Alakh Nagri, that the idea of giving Pakistan the name “Islamic Republic of Pakistan” was actually proposed by him to Ayub Khan. Shahab argued in the parliament in favor of this idea, which was unanimously accepted by the leaders.^{[citation needed]}

The last chapter of Shahab Nama about his exposure to spiritualism has been controversial.^[7] Though throughout his lifetime, Shahab had enjoyed a respectful image among his colleagues and friends. Many of them paid him tributes in their essays and short stories. Notably, Mumtaz Mufti made him the subject of his autobiography Alakh Nagri and later dedicated another book Labbaik. Bano Qudsia, a veteran Urdu writer, wrote a book Mard-e-Abresham on Shahab’s personality. A collection of essays about Qudrutullah Shahab has been compiled in a book, Zikr-e-Shahab.^[8]

Death

Shahab died on 24 July 1986 in Islamabad and is buried in H-8 Graveyard Islamabad Pakistan.^[

Jaun Elia

Jaun Elia (Urdu: جون ایلیا‎, December 14, 1931 – November 8, 2002) was a notable Pakistani Urdu-language poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar. He was the brother of journalist and psychoanalyst Rais Amrohvi and journalist and philosopher Syed Muhammad Taqi, and husband of columnist Zahida Hina. He was fluent in Arabic, English, Persian, Sanskrit and Hebrew.

Early life

Jaun Elia was born on 14 December 1931 in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh. He was the youngest of his siblings. His father, Shafiq Hasan Elia, was involved in art and literature and also an astrologer and a poet. This literary environment modeled him along the same lines, and he wrote his first Urdu couplet when he was just 8.^{[citation needed]} As a young man he was interested in Islamic history.

A close relation of Elia’s, Syed Mumtaz Saeed, recalled that Elia also went to Syed-ul-Madaris in Amroha, a Madrasah. Apart from Arabic and Persian that he had learned at the Madrasah, he acquired proficiency in English and a smattering of Hebrew.^{[citation needed]}

During his youth, Pakistan gained independence as a Muslim state. Being a Communist, Elia was averse to the idea, but finally accepted it as a compromise. He migrated to Pakistan in 1957, and made Karachi his home. His poetry won him both acclaim and approbation in the local literary circle.^{[citation needed]} Poet Pirzada Qasim said: “Jaun was very particular about language. While his diction is rooted in the classical tradition, he touches on new subjects. He remained in quest of an ideal all his life. Unable to find the ideal eventually, he became angry and frustrated. He felt, perhaps with reason, that he had squandered his talent.”^{[this quote needs a citation]}

Poetry

His first poetry collection Shayad (an Urdu word which means “Maybe”) was published in 1991, when he was 60. His preface in this collection provided deep insights into his works and the culture within which he was expressing his ideas. The preface can also be considered^{[by whom?]} as a fine example of modern Urdu prose. The second collection of his poetry Ya’ani was published posthumously in 2003. Later his companion, Khalid Ansari, compiled and published his three consecutive collections, Gumaan (an Urdu word which means “Illusion”) in 2004, Lekin in 2006 and Goya in 2008.^{[citation needed]}

An eminent Urdu literary critic, Muhammad Ali Siddiqui, has called Elia one of the three most eminent ghazal poets of Urdu of the second half of the twentieth century.^{[citation needed]}

Elia was an open anarchist and nihilist in generally a conservative and religious society. His elder brother Rais Amrohvi, himself a poet and influential intellectual, was murdered.^{[citation needed]}

Other work

He briefly worked as an editor with Ismaili Tariqah and Religious Education Board in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. His translation of various Mautazalite treatises, a book on 12th century Fatimid revolutionary Hassan Bin Sabbah, and also various texts about the Ismaili sect in Islam are a major contribution to the Urdu language and literature.^{[citation needed]} His prose and other translation of major Ismaili philosophical works can be found at Ismaili Tariqah Board libraries in Karachi.

He acquired knowledge of philosophy, logic, Islamic history, the Muslim Sufi tradition, Muslim religious sciences, Western literature, and Kabbala. His synthesis of this knowledge into his poetry differentiates him from his modern contemporaries.^{[citation needed]}

He also edited the Urdu literary magazine Insha, through which he came to know another Urdu writer, Zahida Hina, whom he later married.^{[citation needed]} Zahida Hina writes for Jang and Express on current political and social issues. He had two daughters and a son with her. Jaun and Zahida divorced in the mid-1980s which left him alcoholic and depressed.^{[citation needed]} He died after a protracted illness on 8 November 2002 in Karachi.

Works

Poetry collections

• Shayad, 1991.  
• Ya’ani, 2003.  
• Gumaan, 2004.
• Lekin, 2006.
• Goya, 2008.
• Farnood, 2012

Shaukat Siddiqui

Shaukat Siddiqui (20 March 1923 – 18 December 2006) was a Pakistani writer of fiction who wrote in Urdu. He is best known for his novels Khuda Ki Basti (God’s Own Land) and Jangloos.

Life

Siddiqui was born on 20 March 1923 in a literary family of Lucknow, India. He gained his early education in his home town and earned a B.A. in 1944 and a M.A. (Political Science) in 1944. After the partition of India, he migrated to Pakistan in 1950 and stayed in Lahore but soon permanently settled in Karachi. His early days in Pakistan were full of financial trouble and political opposition, which he soon overcame. He accompanied Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in several foreign tours.

He was an active member of Pakistan Writers’ Guild and a partisan of progressive writers association. Shaukat Siddiqi worked at the news-desks of the Times of Karachi, Pakistan Standard and the Morning News. He finally rose to be the editor of the Daily Anajam, the Weekly Al-Fatah and the Daily Musawat Karachi, before bidding goodbye to journalism in 1984.

He died on 18 December 2006 in Karachi at the age of 83, leaving behind a wife, two sons and three daughters.

Literary work

Siddiqui’s first short story, “Kon kisi ka”, appeared in Weekly Khayyam Lahore. In 1952, his first collection of short stories, Teesra Admi, was brought out and proved to be a great success. Subsequently, other collections of short stories Andhere Dur Andhere (1955), Raton Ka Shahar (1956) and Keemya Gar (1984), followed.

His magnum opus is Khuda Ki Basti (God’s Own Land) which has appeared in 46 editions and been translated into 26 languages. It has been dramatised time and again. Its English translation was by David Mathews of London University.

The novels Kamin Gah (1956), Jangloos Three Volumes (1988), and Char Deewari (1990) are fictionalized accounts of his childhood.

Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (commonly referred to as SZABIST) is a Pakistani university, with headquarters at Karachi and campuses at Islamabad, Karachi, Larkana and Dubai. The institute offers programs in Business Administration, Computer Science, Media Sciences, Social Sciences, Management Sciences, Law and Development Economics, Engineering (Mechatronics), Project Management.

 

SZABIST was established through an act of Sindh Assembly (Sindh Act No. XI of 1995) and is approved and recognized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) as a degree granting institution. SZABIST has campuses in Karachi, Islamabad, Larkana and Dubai. It is a registered member of the International Association of Universities (IAU), Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW), Asia University Federation (AUF), The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)and the Association of SAARC Universities (ASU).

SZABIST has five campuses (including one foreign campus) three diploma centers, three intermediate colleges and one research center. Over 5,000 degrees have been awarded by SZABIST

Academics

The school offers programs in management sciences, computer sciences, media sciences, law, economics and social sciences. Some of the programs offered are external programs offered in collaboration with universities in the UK. Following is a list of offered degrees:

• Management Sciences: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science (MS) in Management Sciences and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Management Sciences.
• Computer Sciences: Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Sciences, Master of Science (MS) in Computer Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Sciences.
• BE Mechatronics Engineering: Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Mechatronics Engineering
• Social Sciences: Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Media Studies, Bachelor of Sciences (BS) in Social Sciences and Economics, Master of Science (MS) in Social Sciences & Economics and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Social Sciences & Economics.
• External programs: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology offers external programs in Law (LLB) and Economics and Development (BSc) in collaboration with the University of London.
• Intermediate program: SZABIST offers Intermediate at SZABIST Intermediate Larkana in affiliation with Bise Larkana.

BS (Media Sciences)

SZABIST offers a four year (eight semesters) BS (Media Sciences) degree with majors in Production and Advertising. The BS Program is a day program and consists of 46 courses and a thesis (six courses per semester) with a total of 144 credit hours (all electives and certain courses may be offered in the evening), and an Internship. The maximum time limit to complete the BS degree is seven years.

http://www.zmf.szabist.edu.pk/- The ZAB Media Festival is an annual event organized by the Department of Media Sciences. The 5th ZMF celebrates the art of filmmaking and Pakistani cinema. Courses integrate the study of local and global media history, theory and research with production work in photography, journalism, graphic design, advertising, radio, film, video, audio, digital, online, and emerging communications technologies.

SZABIST annual Media Festival (ZMF) is produced each year by students in the sixth semester class and faculty in the Department of Media Sciences.

Alumni

SZABIST graduates are members of the SZABIST Alumni Association. The SZABIST Alumni Association assists them through counseling and career development.

Ranking

SZABIST has been ranked at No. 3 in Business/IT category by the Higher Education Commission (HEC).^[1]

International agreements

SZABIST has signed articulation agreements with the University of Wales Newport, UK and the University of Northampton, UK. SZABIST has signed MoUs with the State University of New York, USA; University of London, UK; Philippines Women University, Philippines; and the Asian Academy of Film & Television, India..

The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology

The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology (Urdu: (وفاقی اردو یونیورسٹی (وفاقی جامعہ اردو‎) is a coeducational public university with its main campus located on University Road in Gulshan Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It has two satellite campuses; Abdul Haq Campus at Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi and Islamabad Campus near Zero Point, Islamabad. Approximately 13,500 students are pursuing degrees primarily in technical fields, such as electrical engineering, computer science, Urdu, management science and economics.^[1]

 History

Urdu College was first established by Baba-e-Urdu Maulvi Abdul Haq in 1949. Then this college was given the status of a University in 2002. The Federal Urdu University was established on 13 November 2002 by presidential order, and is the first university in Pakistan to teach primarily in the Urdu language. It was established by merging the Federal Urdu Arts College and the Federal Urdu Science College, both in Karachi. President Pervez Musharraf was the university’s first chancellor. Currently President Asif Ali Zardari and Professor Muhammad Qaiser are the chancellor and vice-chancellor of the university respectively.

Campuses and departments

 

The Federal Urdu University comprises three campuses and a number of departments:

• Abdul Haq Campus at Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi (previously known as Federal Urdu Arts College)
• Gulshan Campus at University Road, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi (previously known as Federal Urdu Science College)
• Islamabad campus, Sector G-7/1, near Zero point, Islamabad (established in 2003)

The Aga Khan University (AKU)

The Aga Khan University (AKU) is a coeducational research university spread over three continents. It was granted its charter in 1983 as Pakistan’s first private, autonomous university.^[1] AKU was founded by His Highness the Aga Khan, and is part of the Aga Khan Development Network. AKU is an international university with 11 teaching sites spread over eight countries – Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Syria, Egypt and the United Kingdom.

 

Its principal campus is located in the metropolitan city of Karachi, Pakistan with another major teaching hospital in Kenya. A 450-million dollar campus is planned for Arusha, in north-eastern Tanzania to be built in the next 15 years.^[2]

According to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) ranking of Universities in Pakistan, The Aga Khan University is ranked first in Health Sciences, with a cumulative rank score higher than any other university in Pakistan.^[3] The HEC also ranked the University number one overall in Pakistan based on the global impact of its research

Scientific research and clinical trials

The Aga Khan University accounts for 70% of all biomedical research in Pakistan while the remaining 30 per cent is shared by all the other institutions.^[5] AKU publishes more research articles in peer-reviewed, indexed internationally recognised journals than any other university in Pakistan.^[5] Faculty promotions are dependent on publications in indexed journals while most medical students have published by the time they graduate.

The university maintains a Research Office to guide and support research conducted at the University.^[6] A University Research Council also funds grants after a competitive review process facilitated by a Grants Review Committee.^[7] Particular emphasis is also placed on community related health sciences research. AKU organizes international and national research workshops and seminars. A Health Sciences Research Assembly is held annually in which faculty and students present their research.^[8]

The university is the site for NIH clinical trials.^[9]

Campuses and facilities

The Aga Khan University is an international university, operating on campuses in Central and South Asia, East Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

Existing campuses and international programmes include:

• Faculty of Health Sciences located on a 84-acre (340,000 m²) campus in the heart of Karachi, Pakistan, built in the 1980s^[10]
• Aga Khan University Health Sciences campus in Nairobi, Kenya^[11]
• A USD 500 million campus for the university’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences is under development in Karachi Pakistan. An area of 1,100 acres (4.5 km²) has been acquired just outside Karachi, and Payette Associates are the project architects.
• Institute for Educational Development in the Karimabad area of Karachi, Pakistan and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations in London, United Kingdom;
• A USD 450 million campus planned for Arusha, in north-eastern Tanzania to be built in the next 15 years.^[2]
• Advanced Nursing Studies (ANS) Programmes at campuses in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda;
• Programmes for capacity development for teachers and nurses in Afghanistan, Egypt and Syria;

Impact of AKU on society

• AKU played a major role in the relief efforts after the 2005 Pakistan earthquake ^[12]

Role of religion in the University

Although AKU was established by the Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, the university is open to people of all religions and does not discriminate on the basis of religion. The campus has students, faculty and staff of both genders and a variety of religious backgrounds, including Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Parsis, Sikhs, agnostics, Humanists, and atheists. The fact that the number of Ismailis among the student and faculty body is low, is a testament to the merit-based admissions and hiring process at the university.

Seal

 

The seal (logo) of the Aga Khan University is a visual representation of the principles which underlie the founding of the university.^[13] The circular form of the seal has its roots in the rosettes of early Islamic periods. It also symbolizes the world and reflects the internationality of the Aga Khan University. At the centre of the Seal is a star or sun representing light – a universal symbol of the enlightenment that education provides. The light is also symbolic of Nur (Divine light). The star incorporates 49 points to commemorate the university’s founding by Prince Karim Aga Khan, the Forty-Ninth Imam of the Ismaili Muslims.

The outer ring circumscribes a Quranic Ayat (3:103) rendered in classic thuluth script and reads as follows:.^[4]

 

 

IQRA University

IQRA University is a private higher education university in Pakistan with main campus located at Karachi, Sindh and campuses at Islamabad, Karachi and Quetta, (Formerly up to 2010 its campus was also located at Peshawar). It was established in 1998 by the businessman Hunaid H. Lakhani. Initially known as “Asian Management Institute”, the institution was renamed later on as the “IQRA university” on the request of the governor of Sindh.

 

It is chartered by the Government of Sindh vide Sindh Government Ordinance No. VI of 2000 and is recognized by HEC (Higher Education Commission). It has collaborations with foreign universities. It offers a range of graduate and postgraduate courses as well as PhD programmes in Management Sciences, Computer Sciences, Engineering, Education, Media Sciences, and Fashion Designing.

IQRA University has the highest number of faculty members with Ph.D. in Pakistan.^[1] All engineering programs offered are Pakistan Engineering Council approved

Management

Its owner and Chancellor is a Pakistani businessman Mr. Hunaid Vice Chancellor is Dr. U. A. G. Isani, Retired Civil Servant Government of Pakistan.

Campuses

Karachi

• Main campus – Defence View, adjacent to Expressway, Karachi.
• Gulshan Campus – Abid Town, Block-2, Gulshan-e-Iqbal.
• Clifton Campus – Metro Tower, Near Teen Talwar, Main Clifton Road. (This campus has been named as Asian Institute of Fashion Design).
• North Nazimabad Campus – Block B, North Nazimabad.

Islamabad

• Islamabad campus is located at Khayaban-e-Johar, Sector H-9, Islamabad..

Ranking

IQRA University has been ranked at No. 3 in Business category as per Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) rankings 2012.^[3] Latest figures from ISI Thompson shown that IQRA University has published research papers more than the other top business schools of Pakistan.^{[1][4][5][6][7]} In 2011 IQRA University was ranked as the no.1 institute among all private institutions in the province, according to the Charter Inspection and Evaluation Committee (CIEC). ^[1].^[2]

The Institute of Business Administration

The Institute of Business Administration (IBA) is a regionally acclaimed and distinguished,^[2][2] business administration university in Karachi, Pakistan. According to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, IBA is one of the best business and IT institutes in Pakistan.^[2] The IBA was set up in 1955 in collaboration with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is the first business school in South Asia set up on the U.S. MBA model.

 

The school has alumni who are leaders in industry, government, and academia in Pakistan and abroad. It started as a business school within the University of Karachi. IBA’s status was elevated to become an independent, degree-granting institution in Pakistan in 1994 when it received a charter from the Sindh government. In 2011, the Institute of Business Administration joined a group of seven other top business schools in South Asia, six from India and LUMS from Pakistan when it was awarded the coveted certification by the South Asian Quality Assurance System (SAQS)

History

The IBA was established in 1955 by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The United States Aid for International Development (USAID) sponsored the program and approached the Wharton faculty to establish a business school in Karachi, Pakistan in order to meet the demand for business managers in the port city. IBA, Karachi, is the first ever business school sponsored by the Wharton School.

 

The IBA offered post-graduate programs only for day scholars. In 1957, an evening program in graduate studies was started to cater to the needs of working executives and managers who were interested in furthering their careers through part-time business studies. In 1982, a three-year BBA (Honors) program was introduced; this was upgraded to a four-year program by the Musharraf administration. The institute’s graduate program offering includes executive MBA for banking and financial services professionals, corporate managers, and public sector executives. These programs require work experience in the industry, resulting in a high average age of the class – upwards of 30 years. Till 1994, the University of Karachi awarded degrees to the graduates. In that year the Sindh Assembly elevated the institute’s status to that of a degree-awarding institution.

 

The Center for Computer Studies (now referred to as the Faculty of Computer Science) was established in 1983 with the collaboration of IBM, Pakistan. It offered a diploma in systems analysis. It now offers BBA (MIS),BS (Economics and Mathematics), MBA (MIS) and BS (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology), MS (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology), and Ph.D. programs. In addition, a Ph.D. program in MIS/Computer Science and Engineering/ICT was launched in August 2005. The Ph.D. degree has been expanded to include Operations Research, Artificial Intelligence, Cryptography, Numerical Analysis and Numerical Computing. The Center for Computer Studies is ranked number 1, according to the Higher Education Commission rankings.^[4]

 

When established the university had its only campus, called University campus, at Karachi University. Later another campus, known as City campus, was established for evening studies. City campus now holds morning and evening classes.

In 2006 the Institute of Business Administration was granted 50 acres (200,000 m²) of land by the Sindh Government for the development of an Education City in Karachi.^[5] The Tabba foundation in Pakistan donated the institute Rs.120 million for upgradate of facilities on the IBA campuses.^[6]

The Institute of Business Administration (IBA) was a pioneer in the field of management education when it began its MBA programme in 1955 at Karachi in collaboration with the Wharton School of Business. MBA degrees were highly valued and admission to the IBA, and later also in LUMS, was highly competitive.^{[citation needed]}

 

The United States government and the IBA are to establish a centre for entrepreneurship at the school to support new businesses, help create Pakistani enterprises and link students with private sector venture capitalists.^[7] The centre is being funded with an initial investment of Rs.42.5 million ($500,000,) by USAID. Babson College is assisting with that effort. Babson, which has a strong reputation in the field of entrepreneurship, is helping IBA design an entrepreneurship curriculum, train its faculty and help it institute extracurricular activities such as business plan competitions and student clubs.

IBA has also started its Entrepreneurship Development Program ^[8] in collaboration with Sindh Board of Investment.^[9]

Faculty

Dr Ishrat Husain, former governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), is the dean and director Institute of Business Administration.^[10]

 

IBA has 80 full-time and 85 part-time and visiting faculty members teaching courses in Management, Marketing, HR, Strategy, Finance, Economics, Quantitative Methods, Organizational Behavior, Computer Sciences, Ethics, Social Sciences, Chinese, Arabic. The faculty is drawn from two streams: academic and practical. The academic faculty mostly consists of those holding Doctorate or Master’s degrees, while the practical faculty draws upon the large reservoirs of top leaders, chief executives, and or managers in the corporate sector.

 

Faculty members engage in research and writing papers, advising companies and organizing training courses for the industry, public sector etc. Teaching tools include lectures, class participation, role-playing, business games, class presentations, case studies, research reports, and company visits.

Affiliation

• IBA was accredited by the South Asian Quality Assurance System (SAQS) in 2011.^[11]
• Member of the European Foundation for Management Development.^[12]
• CFA University Partner and the first university in Pakistan to be granted that status by the CFA Institute.^[13][14]

Notable alumni

This is a partial list of notable alumni of Institute of Business Administration, Karachi.

• Shaukat Aziz, former Prime Minister of Pakistan. He has also had a distinguished career at Citibank across several geographies at senior positions.
• Irfanullah Khan Marwat, former Provincial Minister of Sind, is a senior Pakistani politician and a leader of Pakhtoons living in Karachi.
• Asad Umar, ex-CEO Engro Corporation, politician
• Abdul Quayyum Khan Kundi, ex-president Pakistan Chamber of Commerce USA, businessmen, columnist

IBA Students Council (ISC)

In 2009 a new students council system was put in place. One student body was put in place for both campuses as opposed to program-based student councils (previously BASC, ESF and BITS). The main governing student body structure includes elected vice president, treasurer, general secretary, two campus coordinators and three executive council members.

Clubs and societies structure

Each club and society has a manager, treasurer, two campus coordinators, and three executive council members. Beside the students governing body, a faculty member is assigned as its patron, who acts as an advisor. The difference between a club and society is that for clubs only a current MBA student can qualify to run for the election of a manager (beside meeting a minimum GPA requirement), whereas a society can have a manager from any program (MBA, BBA, BS, MS).

IBA clubs

• Leadership Club
• Entrepreneurship Club
• Human Resource Club

• Marketing Club
• Finance Club
• Economics Club
• Social Sciences Club

IBA societies

• Iqra Society
• Community Welfare society(CWS)
• Music Society
• Dramatics Society
• Literary Society
• Sports Society
• Web Society
• Info System Society(InfoSys)
• Public Speaking Society(PSS)
• Arts Society
• Media and Publication Society(M&P)
• Go Green Society
• Photography Society
• Adventure Society
• Alumni Society
• Placement Society.^[3]

The NED University of Engineering and Technology

The Nadirshaw Eduljee Dinshaw University of Engineering and Technology (NED University) is a public university in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded in 1922 as an engineering college, making it the oldest school in Pakistan for educating graduate engineers. In 1924, the Prince of Wales Engineering College was renamed to Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw University in the name of famous Parsi Businessman and owner of many factories at that time by his sons.

 

Faculties and departments

The university offers graduate and post-graduate degrees in engineering disciplines. It has seven main faculties:

• Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture
• Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
• Faculty of Chemical and Material Engineering
• Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Faculty of Information Sciences and Humanities
• Bio-Medical Engineering Department

History

 

The NED University of Engineering & Technology, was established in March 1977 under an act of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh after upgrading of the former NED Government Engineering College, which was set up in 1922. The NED University is thus one of the oldest institution in Pakistan for teaching and producing Engineering graduates. Prior to this, the D.J.Sindh College , used to run classes to train subordinates for the Sindh P.W.D., the Municipalities and Local Boards.On August 29, 1921 College Principal C.S Shahani made a concerted effort to get Engineering Degree classes started to meet demands of Civil Engineers on the project for completion of the Sukkur Barrage. Application to this effect was made to the University of Bombay through the Commissioner of Sindh, who was ex-officio president of Sindh Collegiate Association (a registered society of subscribers for providing higher education in Sindh). The Bombay University however rejected the application on the grounds of insufficient finance and insisted on entirely separate buildings, laboratories for the engineering college as a separate institution.

After collection of donations from the Puribai and Becharbai Trust, Vishandas Fatehchand Brothers and one huge donation (for that time) of Rs.150,000 from Mr. Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw, the new college buildings and laboratories were constructed on separate land. The new college was originally the Prince of Wales Engineering College but later renamed in memory of Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw. The NED College was provisionally granted affiliation on 23-05-1923 by the University of Bombay for the first and second year courses in Civil Engineering and 78 students were provisionally admitted into first year classes in 1922. Permanent affiliation followed in February 1927.The first-full time Principal of NED Engineering College was Mr. G.N.Gokhale who joined on 1st July 1923. Prior to this, Rai Sahib Bhupatrai had acted as Honorary Principal. The first professor (and Vice Principal) was Mr. S.B. Jannarkar who, along with Mr. Gokhale, did all the spadework in organizing and equipping the various departments and ordering the equipment for the Power House, Boiler Room, Hydraulics Laboratory, Engine Room and Machine Shops.The original NED Engineering College was housed in four blocks of buildings and two sheds. The main block was named as Seth Fatehchand Dewandas Khilnani Hall. The block housing the Power House, Electrical and Hydraulics Laboratories, and Workshops was named after Bai Puribai and Bacharbai.

Further additions were made to this block to provide accommodation for the Machine Shop on the ground floor and a (Mechanical) Drawing Hall on the first floor. The fourth block, completed in 1945, contained a Classroom and Clerk’s Office on the ground floor and another (Civil) Drawing Hall on the first floor. Two sheds were also built, one to house the Carpentry and Smithy Shops, and the other, alongside the Electrical Laboratory and Engine Room, to train technicians. The total cost of the buildings was just over Rs. 265,000 and the cost of equipment (including machinery, electrical instruments; models, steam, gas and oil engines; surveying and leveling instruments), books and furniture was just under Rs. 400,000. The college remained affiliated to the University of Bombay from its inception in 1922 to 1947, after which it was taken over by the Government of Sindh; renamed as NED Government Engineering College and affiliated to the University of Sindh.

After establishment of the University of Karachi in 1951, the affiliation of the College was transferred to this University. In 1964 a comprehensive plan was prepared to shift the college from its location in the congested downtown area (where no expansion was possible) to a new site adjoining the University of Karachi. The project was carried out with the assistance of the World Bank which provided Rs.118 millions in two phases and the College was shifted to its new 40 hectare Main Campus in 1975. On the 1st of March, 1977 the NED Government Engineering College became the NED University of Engineering and Technology. From an enrolment of 50 students in 1923, the student population, at both undergraduate and graduate levels, has now gone up to nearly 7000. The faculty of Bio-Medical Engineering is located at NED LEJ Campus for which the land and building – estimated value Rs. 350 million – was donated by (Late) Latif Ebrahim Jamal, a well known philanthropist. The first Vice Chancellor of the University was Mr. A. M. Akhoond who was succeeded in sequential order by Prof. Dr. A. T. Khan, Prof. Dr. Jameel Ahmed Khan, Prof. Dr. M. Munir Hasan and Prof. Dr. A. Q. Qazi. Engr. Abul Kalam, is the present Vice Chancellor, whose tenure as VC began in year 1996.

The University has seen an unprecedented growth in all areas – buildings, laboratories, etc. The number of undergraduate disciplines have gone from 4 to 22

Facilities

 

The main campus at present has adequate teaching and laboratory facilities for undergraduate programs leading to the degree of the Bachelor of Engineering in various disciplines viz. Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Computer & Information Systems and Textile Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering. It also offers Master of Science Degree in Computer Science to graduates in Engineering as well as in the relevant sciences.

The Central Library with over 95,000 books, one auditorium of 600 seating capacity , one Hostel for 200 students, Medical Centre, Mosque, Student Cafeterias, Gymnasium and some outdoor sports facilities are some of the facilities available in the new campus.

The NED University has also its own internet facility along with its own internal Network so that all students can access it from their own departments. The University intends holding online Courses in collaboration with other Universities both local and foreign. These courses could be on subjects in which required expertise is not available . Interactive desktop video conferencing for discussions on research topics can also be one of the possible future developments.

By developing Systems integrating all essential functions of an information network, NEDNIC (NED Network Information System) can be the catalyst for the next generation infrastructure for Engineering, Communications, Science and Research which could have far-reaching effects on the lifestyle and livelihoods of students, faculty, and staff of this institution

NED Academy

 

To provide cheap educational and professional in training to existing professionals, NED University established NED Academy.^[1] The academy has two sections:

• Centre for Continuing Engineering Education (CCEE),
• Centre for Multidisciplinary Postgraduate Programmes (CMPP).

CCEE

CCEE offers courses for Engineering, Information Technology, Management and Conversion Programs. Short and long duration courses are offered in these subjects.

Industrial liaison

The Directorate of Industrial Liaison works to securing internship and job opportunities for NED students and graduates. Almost all students get the opportunity of doing an industrial internship in their summer and winter breaks during their third year of undergraduate studies.

Research

Although the main focus of the university had been on its teaching programs, the university has started M.Eng. by Research and PhD programs. The university publishes a research journal – NED University Journal of Research.^[2]

Scholarships

The university offers Need cum Merit scholarships, and distinguished student scholarships for students securing top three positions in class.^[3] Most of these are provided by private foundations, NGOs, and Alumni.

Admission criteria

Like other professional institutes, NED administers an entrance test of 100 multiple choice questions in four sections. The passing cutoff is 50%, however the marks obtained in the test have no effect on the field of engineering the student is admitted to study. One major issue is the test for color blinded people. Disciplines like electrical engineer or electronics engineering are not offered to them. However they can choose other fields that are available to colorblind people e.g. Civil Engineering.

Affiliated Colleges

Institute of Industrial Electronics Engg. (IIEE) Government College of Technology(GCT) (PAF-IAT)PAF Base, Korangi Creek, Karachi PCSIR Pak swiss Training Centre Karachi Tools, Dies & Moulds Centre

Notable alumni

• Elahi Bux Soomro: ex-Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.
• Zaid Hamid : Defence Analyst
• Abdul Quayyum Khan Kundi, ex-President Pakistan Chamber of Commerce USA, businessmen, columnist
• Ashraf Habibullah, S.E.^[4] (B.S. 1969): co-creator of the first computer-based structural-engineering applications^[5] and Founder, President, and CEO of the structural-engineering software company Computers and Structures, Inc.^[6]
• Izhar Haider: Pakistani engineer.
• Saeed Anwar: international cricketer, former captain of Pakistan cricket team.
• Musharraf Ali Farooqi: author and translator.
• Ali Haider: musician,singer and actor.
• Farhat Ishtiaq: Writer, author and screenwriter, most recognised for her novel ‘Humsafar’.
• Roland deSouza: consultant and activist
• Muhammad Taimoor – Protection Engineer KESC
• M.Ahmed Siddiqui – Protection Engineer KESC
• Mudassar Qaiser – Protection Engineer KESC
• M.Saad Ghauri – Design Engineer Schneider Electric
• Saqib Hasan Khan – Energy Planning KESC

Events

The University also hosts events such as Musical events, Sports Events and IT events. Its famous IT event of Pakistan is ITEC (Information Technology Exhibition & Competition), it is an annual mega IT event organised by the students of university’s Department of Computer Science and Information Technology. It is an all Pakistan competition with the participation of almost all the major universities, sending their skilled students with IT niche.^[7]

The National Stadium Karachi

The National Stadium (Urdu: نیشنل اسٹڈیم‎) is a cricket stadium in Karachi, Pakistan. It is currently used for cricket matches, and is home to Karachi’s domestic cricket teams. The stadium is able to hold 34,228 spectators,^[1] making it the 2nd largest cricket stadium in Pakistan after Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Its widely criticised that the city of this size with a population of over 15 million having such a small capacity stadium. In the recent past, PCB has announced on different occasions that the capacity of the stadium will be increased to 90,000 but this approval looks a bit stale at the moment.

The Pakistani cricket team have a remarkable Test record at the ground, having only lost twice (vs. England, December 2000–01, and South Africa, October 2007–08) and have won 21 times in 40 Test Matches and in over 50 years. The stadium has witnessed several memorable moments, such as Viv Richards 181 against Sri Lanka at the 1987 Cricket World Cup, Mohammad Yousuf‘s record ninth century of the year to break Viv Richards record of most runs in a calendar year, and Kamran Akmal‘s famous century against India on a very difficult pitch in 2006, after Pakistan had collapsed to 39 for 6, as part of a memorable come-from-behind victory.

 

largest and most populous city, presents an interesting and colourful combination of the old and new. The National Stadium became Karachi‘s fifth and Pakistan’s 11th first-class ground. The inaugural first-class match was played at NSK between Pakistan and India on 21–24 April 1955, and it became a fortress of Pakistan Cricket. In 34 Tests between that first match and December 2000, Pakistan won 17 and were never beaten. Their only Test defeat on the ground came in the gloom against England in 2000–01.

 

The first ODI at the National Stadium was against West Indies on 21 November 1980, and it went down to the last ball as Gordon Greenidge drove Imran Khan imperiously to the cover boundary with three needed. It has been a far less successful limited-overs venue, with defeats outnumbering victories. In fact, in a little under five years from the start of 1996, Pakistan failed to win on the ground. It also staged a quarter-final match in the 1996–97 World Cup.

Sachin Tendulkar played his first test match in this stadium.

Records

Test

• Highest Team Total:764/6d, by Pakistan against Sri Lanka in 2009.
• Lowest Team Total: 80, by Australia against Pakistan in 1956.
• Highest Run Chase Achieved: 315/9, by Pakistan against Australia in 1994–95.
• Highest Individual Score: 313, by Younis Khan against Sri Lanka in 2009.
• Highest partnership: 437, by Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera against Pakistan in 2009..

One Day International

• Highest team total: 374/4, by India against Hong Kong, 25 June 2008.
• Lowest team total: 115, by Bangladesh against Pakistan, 4 July 2008.
• Highest Run Chase Achieved: 310/4, by India against Sri Lanka, 3 July 2008.
• Highest Run Chase (Won or Loss) 344/8 by Pakistan against India, 13 March 2004.
• Highest individual score: 181, by Viv Richards against Sri Lanka, 13 October 1987.
• Highest partnership: 201, by Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara against Bangladesh, 30 June 2008