BAHAWALPUR - South Punjab Additional Chief Secretary Saqib Zafar has said that all measures will be taken for the early establishment of Bahawalpur Industrial Estate. He expressed these views here today at Circuit House Bahawalpur Chamber.
The delegation led by President Chamber of Commerce and Industries Tanveer Mahmood included Senior Vice President Ghulam Farid, Vice President Muneeb Malik, Seth Muhammad Arshad, Malik Ijaz Nazim and Ishtiaq Basra. Secretary Planning and Development South Punjab Syed Shoaib Iqbal, Secretary Agriculture Saqib Ali Ateel and Secretary Local Government and Community Development Altaf Baloch were also present on the occasion.
The delegation informed AIG about the problems faced by the industrialists on which he assured immediate solution of the problems and also issued instructions to the concerned departments on the spot. Talking to the delegation, South Punjab Additional Chief Secretary said that land acquisition process for setting up South Punjab Secretariat in Bahawalpur was underway and soon the Prime Minister of Pakistan and Chief Minister Punjab would lay the foundation stone. He told that suggestions had been sought from the concerned departments for connecting Bahawalpur with the motorway. He also said that a policy had been formulated to promote the local livestock sector in South Punjab.
The stock project will take steps to increase the quantity of milk and meat of local cattle and the livestock project in Cholistan will provide a disease free environment to the cattle and enable the production of meat and milk for international export. He vowed that facilities would be provided to the Bahawalpur Chamber of Commerce and Industries and investment would be promoted to end poverty and unemployment and people living in backward areas would enjoy the fruits of development equally.
IUB VC for adopting technology during challenging times
Islamia University of Bahawalpur Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Athar Mahboob said that in the age of globalization, only the nations which were technology-oriented would be successful. Information technology must be used to make teaching and administrative matters efficient, fast and transparent. The Vice Chancellor expressed these views during a training session held a few days ago on effective use and monitoring of the learning management system for online teaching.
Organized by the Executive Training Center, the Directorate of Information Technology and the Directorate of Academics, the training session was attended by Deans, Directors and Heads of Teaching and Administrative Departments. In view of the increase in numbers of students, teachers and officers of the Information Directorate, will have to work together to maintain the quality of education and the quality of teaching materials up to international standards.
He said that the Islamia University of Bahawalpur was overcoming the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis in two semesters saved valuable time of thousands of students.
Dean Faculty of Management Sciences Prof Dr Jawad Iqbal said that according to the vision of the Vice Chancellor, the Learning Management System was successfully launched by the IT Directorate last year in the situation of COVID-19 and lockdown. It is the result of the hard work and dedication of our teachers and IT officers. In order to maintain this success, the monitoring chain also needs to be strengthened. Director Information Rizwan Majeed gave a detailed briefing on the teaching and management modules of the Learning Management System on this occasion. He also briefed about the new expenditure schedule and TADA modules related to administrative and financial matters. He answered the questions of the audience on the occasion and said that the learning management system was a continuous process which was being improved over time and this process of reform was not possible without the cooperation of teachers and officers.
