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FAISALABAD:18 April: The book reading habit among the youth is declining due to excessive usage of telecommunication and changing lifestyle. The trend needs to be curtailed for a healthy society, said University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Zafar. He was speaking at the launch ceremony of the new edition of UAF Students Magazine Kisht-e-Nau 2017-18.

LAHORE:10 April: Ajoka Theatre is organising a three-day “Azadi Theatre Festival” at Alhamra Arts Council from today (Tuesday). This is a continuation of Ajoka’s theatre events to mark the 70th anniversary of independence. Besides Ajoka’s regular performing team, young and dynamic theatre groups, including Agriculture University Faisalabad and Punjab University’s Makhotay Theatre will present their plays revolving around the theme of freedom and human dignity.

Faisalabad:April 1:Murderers of a Government College University Faisalabad student remain at large as the police still struggle to arrest the culprits. Three days ago, a Government College University student A* was kidnapped by unidentified people in broad daylight and was killed after being subjected to sexual abuse, Express News reported. The student’s body was discovered from a drain in Dijkot while the post-mortem report confirmed the deceased was sexually abused. Faisalabad police is still unable to get hold of the culprits and the murderers are still at large.

FAISALABAD:09 March: Punjab government is making all-out efforts to empower women, end gender discrimination, domestic violence and to make them active members in socio-economic activities of the country. This was said by MPA Najma Afzal while addressing a seminar titled “Punjab Women Empowerment Initiatives” arranged by the Institute of Home Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), a press release issued on Thursday stated.

FAISALABAD:15 December:Faculty of Food, Nutrition and Home Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad and Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology (FIC) inked a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in academia, research, training, internship and other areas of mutual concern with a special focus on health and nutrition.

FAISALABAD:03 December:Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) will organise its 8th annual convocation at new campus on December 13. A spokesman of the university said here on Saturday that Punjab governor and GCUF chancellor would grace the occasion as chief guest, whereas GCUF vice chancellor would preside over the event for which all arraignments were being finalised.

FAISALABAD:November 14: At least 10 schoolchildren suffered injuries when a tractor trolley hit a school van due to thick smog on Millat Road, Faisalabad on Monday. Millat Town Police Station Assistant Sub-Inspector Shahid said that a school van, bearing registration number FSO-1261, carrying children was on its way when a recklessly driven tractor trolley coming from behind hit the vehicle near Rasoolpur due to poor visibility. As a result, 10 children sustained minor injuries. They were shifted to Allied Hospital for treatment. Later, they were discharged after provision of first aid.

Faisalabad:October 16:Meanwhile, Javed Iqbal also took notice of absence and suspended Nia Madrassa High School Head Maqsood and three teachers of MC High School Raza Abad, including Hafiz Munir, Irfan and Bushra. The CEO education said the government was spending billions of rupees on the provision of best education facilities to the masses and negligence in this regard will not be tolerated. Published in The Express Tribune, October 16th, 2017.

FAISALABAD:October 16:District Education Authority Chief Executive Officer Dr Javed Iqbal Chishti removed heads of two high schools over poor performance and negligence. He also suspended four schoolteachers for their absence from duty. The CEO visited various schools in the district and observed that computer labs were not activated in Government High School Raza Abad and Millat Islamia High School Ghulam Muhammad Abad. Therefore, the CEO immediately removed heads of the schools identified as Abdul Ghaffar and Malik Hamid.The news.

FAISALABAD:03 october:The scholars included Faizul Hassan Shah from the National Institute of Food Science and Technology, Zeeshan Aslam from the Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Zulqurnain Khan from the Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Ghulam Abbas from the Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Asma Irshad from the Department of Biochemistry and Ummara Batool from the Department of Zoology.Published in The Express Tribune, October 3rd, 2017.

FAISALABAD:03 october:At least six scholars were awarded PhD degrees by the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) on Monday. The total number of PhDs from UAF rose to 1,587. A spokesman of the university said that on the recommendations of external examiners and after fulfilling all the requirements, the UAF vice-chancellor issued directives to issue PhD degrees to six scholars who passed their final examination in 2017.

FAISALABAD:October 3:Chief executive officer (CEO) Education has suspended 24 male and female teachers of four schools on charge of absence from duty without permission and without informing the department formally. A spokesperson for the education department said on Tuesday that Education CEO Javaid Chishti conducted surprise visits to four schools and found 24 teachers absent from duty.

LAHORE:11th august: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Wednesday restrained University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) acting-Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan from working and directed the varsity’s pro-vice chancellor Prof Dr Zafar Iqbal to look after the varsity’s affairs.

LAHORE:August 10: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday stopped University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) acting Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan from functioning and ordered its Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Zafar Iqbal to take control of the varsity’s affairs.

FAISALABAD :02 August:At least nine students of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF), who were expelled on charges of criticising the university administration and putting up ‘critical posts’ on social media, were allowed to continue studies after the vice-chancellor accepted their appeals. Those expelled included Sehrish Amin, Waqas Zia, Awais Shabbir, Muhammad Awais Ali Khan, Arabaz Hasan, Umar Bilal, Muhammad Isfandyar Javed, Ghulam Jelani and Zubair Iqbal. UAF – serving as a ray of hope for country’s agricultural woes