SAHIWAL: Around 1,235 students, including 691 females, were awarded bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the second convocation of the University of Sahiwal (UoS), held here at the Arts Council Hall on Wednesday.

Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan, who is also chancellor, had nominated UoS Vice Chancellor Dr Javaid Akhter for distribution of degrees and medals among the students on his behalf.

Those awarded degrees and medals belonged to 2017-19, 2017-21, 2018-22 and LLB 2017-2021 batches of the varsity.

Degrees were awarded to the students from 13 academic disciplines being taught at the UoS.

As many 25 students, including 16 females, were awarded medals for their outstanding performance in different disciplines.

The convocation was attended by students, their parents, faculty members and heads, besides district and divisional administrative officers and PML-N’s local parliamentarians.

The students of the faculties of Economics & Management Sciences, Sciences, Arts and Languages, Social Sciences, Computing and Law were awarded degrees.

As per the UoS spokesperson Dr Ayub, those awarded medals included Alina Naz, Zobia Fatima, Numan Javed, Sonia Maqbool, Kiran Fatima, Mohad Jillani, Qamar Farooq, Faiza Noreen, Hassan Azeem, Maryam Ajmal, Sehar Naveed, Waqas, Mahreen, Nida Fatima, Ammara Sherin, Areej, Munaza Jabeen, Mohsin Iqbal, Hafsa Zafar, Hifzah, Mahnoor Ali, Sehar Hameed, and Uzma Naeem.

JAILED: Anti-Terrorism Court Special Judge Ziaullah Khan on Wednesday handed down 31-year imprisonment to a member of banned outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for keeping explosive material and other improvised devices.

Reports said suspect Khalid Bhutta was arrested during a sting operation conducted by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) at village 87A/6-R, Noor Shah Road, on the evening of Oct 30, 2023. Khalid, a resident of Mohalla Mughlan, Rukanpur, Tehsil Rahim Yar Khan, was found in possession of explosive materials, prima cord, detonators and other electronic devices.

The CTD Sahiwal registered a first information report against Khalid under sections 4 and 5 of the Explosives Act, 1908, and section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, on the complaint of Muhammad Anees.

ACID ATTACK: Judge Ziaullah Khan granted a three-day physical remand for suspect Ali Naseem, while sending his sister to judicial remand at Central Prison, Sahiwal, on Wednesday.

The suspects are alleged to have thrown acid on their neighbour Rubina in an act of revenge.

The incident reportedly occurred because Rubina had objected to male members of Naseem’s family using the shared rooftop without prior notice. Out of grudge, three of Naseem’s siblings - Ali, Uzma, and Saqib - allegedly carried out the acid attack in village 23/SP.

The case was registered on the complaint of Rubina’s son Muhammad Husnain under section 336 of the Pakistan Penal Code at Chak Badian Police Station, Tehsil Pakpattan. The suspects would be presented before the judge on Dec 21.

Published in Dawn, December 19th, 2024