15thIssue-June, 2019

University of Wah is a progressive institution of higher education promising a rewarding future for its
talented youth by offering a wide range of disciplines with multiple areas of specialization. Being
conscious of the emerging global challenges, it is imperative to equip our students with requisite
skills and innovative knowledge necessary for success. Hence, our HEC-based curricula are designed
on latest and efficient lines, in accordance with the insightful principles of Islam for everlasting
guidance of our future generation.
It is also a matter of satisfaction for me to share that the University of Wah is introducing rapid
infrastructural developments as well as IT-based environment throughout the campuses to
actualize the needs of current competitive environment. One key development outlined in this
regard is the establishment of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Directorate, which will cater for the
needs of young entrepreneurs interested in developing early-stage business ventures. I am hopeful
that this along with other infrastructural developments will herald a new era for our graduates to
commercialize new technologies, resources and services for sustainable growth in the
contemporary world.
This 15th portfolio/newsletter of UW showcases University's initiatives to respond to major
challenges in higher education. It is a chronicle of exciting happenings that mirror the commitment of each segment of the University for
achieving competence through excellence.
I extend my felicitations to the editorial team and all those who are providing utmost opportunities for students to embark on a rewarding
journey towards academic brilliance.
Join us to relish the tale of “UW DIFFERENCE”!!!

Prof Khaliq Ur Rehman Shad

Ph.D. (Stanford)
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University Management

Academic Council Meeting

Twelfth Academic Council Meeting of the University of Wah was
held on 20 February, 2019. Prof Khaliq ur Rehman Shad SI (M), Vice
Chancellor, UW chaired the meeting. Deans, Directors, Principal
Officers, and senior Faculty Members attended the meeting. The
Ninth Board of Advanced Studies and Research Meeting
Vice Chancellor gave a brief account of major achievements of the
University since the last Academic Council Meeting. Seven agenda Vice Chancellor’s Meeting with Student Body
items were discussed and approved by the august house including Vice Chancellor’s interaction with a broad cross section of student
Academic Calendar 2019-20. The Vice Chancellor apprised the body took place on 13 February, 2019. Suggestions for better
audience about launching of healthcare facility in collaboration with standing of UW in the academic arena and problems faced by the
POF Hospital for UW employees. The house was informed that five students were discussed with focus on evolving pragmatic solutions.
assistant professors and about twenty lecturers have been selected The session lasted for over two hours.
for strengthening the academic programs. The Vice Chancellor
appreciated the efforts of all concerned in achieving rapid academic
and infrastructural growth of the University.

Vice Chancellor’s Interactive Session with Student Body

Visit of National Computing Education

Accreditation Council (NCEAC)
The Accreditation Inspection Committee of NCEAC visited
Twelfth Academic Council Meeting
Department of Computer Science on 25 February, 2019 for
accreditation of the Computer Science program intake from batch
Board of Advanced Studies and Research (BASR) 2014 onwards. According to the report of Accreditation Inspection
Meeting Committee, the requirements for the said degree have been fulfilled.

Ninth Meeting of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research

(BASR) was held on 30 April, 2019 on the following agenda points:

l Confirmation of the Minutes of Eighth Meeting of the BASR held

on 08 January, 2019
l Consideration of the Recommendations of the Faculty of
Engineering
l Consideration of the Recommendations of the Faculty of Basic
Sciences
l Consideration of the Recommendations of the Faculty of Social
Sciences
l Consideration of the Recommendations of the Faculty of
Management Sciences
l Consideration of the Recommendations of the Faculty of
Computer Science
Visit of National Computing Education Accreditation Council
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Vice Chancellor’s Interactive Session with the
Students
Vice Chancellor's interactive session with the students was held on
14 May, 2019. Vice President Student Council expressed gratitude
that all points discussed in the last meeting have been addressed. A
fruitful discussion was carried out during the session. On the spot
decisions were taken by the VC for the solution of students’
problems.
Vice Chancellor’s Interaction Session with the Students
Open House and Job Fair 2019
Open House & Job Fair 2019 was held on 22 May, 2019 at POFIT Hall,
WEC Campus. Twenty-five projects pertaining to various engineering
disciplines were displayed by the students of WEC Campus. Prof
Aftab Sadiq, Principal WEC was the Chief Guest. Cash prizes along
with certificates were awarded to the winners
Open House and Job Fair 2019
Quality Assurance and Enhancement
Directorate
nd
2 Cycle of Self-Assessment Process-University of
Wah
Directorate of Quality Assurance and Enhancement (QA&E) initiated
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the 2nd Cycle of Self-Assessment Process as per HEC's requirements.
Self-Assessment Reports (SARs) of MS and PhD programs were
prepared by the Program Team Members. In order to assess and
evaluate the SARs, Assessment Team Visits of MS and PhD programs
were conducted from 01February, 2019 to 31 March, 2019.
Orientation Session-Freshly Inducted Faculty
Members
Directorate of QA&E arranged an orientation session for the freshly
inducted faculty members on 13 February, 2019. Director QA&E
formally welcomed the new faculty and apprised the audience with
the rules, regulations and policies of the University.
Orientation Session-Freshly Inducted Faculty Members
Institutional Performance Self Evaluation (IPSE)
As per the requirements of HEC, Directorate of QA&E carried out
Institutional Performance Self Evaluation from 17-18 April, 2019 for
the year 2018-19. A team of four members reviewed the University
Portfolio Report (UPR). The Review Panel included Dr Majid Jamal
Khan, Assistant Professor, CIIT, Wah as external evaluator.
Dr Mati Ullah Shah, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics,
Dr Ayesha Siddiqa, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer
Science and Ms. Syeda Noreen Batool, Assistant Director, QA&E
were also included.
Institutional Performance Self Evaluation (IPSE)
Annual Progress Review Meeting and Training of
Quality Enhancement Cells
Annual Progress Review Meeting and Training of QECs organized by
Quality Asurance Agency, HEC, Islamabad from 22-23 April, 2019 at
Grand Ambassador Hotel, Islamabad. Director QA&E Brig. Khalid M.
Anwar (R), Ms. Mehvish Mobeen and Ms. Nazish Nawaz attended
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the meeting which was chaired by Dr. Nadia Tahir Managing Director
QAA. Director QA&E gave a presentation on Internal Quality
Assurance of UW.

Second Internal Audit for ISO 9001:2015

Certification
Second Internal Audit of each Department/Directorate/Office of UW
was performed from 29April to 02 May, 2019. An elaborated plan was
made to perform the internal audits. Directorate of QA&E facilitated UW Cafeteria Fiber Shed
the auditors to perform the internal audits successfully. Six teams of
internal auditors conducted the audits of respective
Departments/Directorates/Offices, and highlighted their
discrepancies. The reports were discussed by Director QA&E

ISO 9001: 2015 Steering Committee Review

Meeting
ISO 9001: 2015 Steering Committee Review Meeting was held on
29 May, 2019. Director QA&E, Management Representative of ISO University Vehicle Shed
Steering Committee welcomed the distinguished members and
presented the summary of ISO 9001: 2015. Certification process was
followed by a detailed report of 2nd Internal Audit of all
Departments/Directorates/Offices. He informed that Quality Policy,
Quality Objectives, Organograms, List of Functions, Job Descriptions
and Standard Operating Procedures were reviewed according to ISO
standards and discrepancies were highlighted. He also informed the
Steering Committee members about forthcoming Surveillance Audit
for ISO certification process. Prayer Place Fiber Shed

Lab Development
l Installation of carbon coating thin film synthesizer in Materials Lab
l Electrical equipment and workbenches safety has been installed
on each workbench of the lab

IT Development
l Four sound systems have been installed in CS Lab-2 and in three
lecture rooms
ISO 9001:2015 Steering Committee Review Meeting
l 12 Multimedia Screens were installed in lecture rooms for better
multimedia display
Infrastructural Developments l LED TV were installed in Dean Computer Science Office and in
conference room of UW Lab Complex
Up graduation of Civil Works l Two LaserJet printers were installed in photocopy shop and in
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a. Construction of Footpath from Basketball Completed
Ground to 'B' Block and 'B' Block to 'C' Block Library-Quaid Campus
b. Development of Vehicle Area Completed
c. Repair Maintenance Work-'F' Block Completed Four hundred and twenty five new books have been purchased and
d. Installation of Fiber Shed at Prayer Place Completed are available to faculty, students and library members
e. Construction of 2 x Fiber Shed at UW Cafeteria In Progress

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Seminars/Workshops/Conferences/Lectures
Quaid Campus
l The Department of Management Sciences in collaboration with
Connecting Asia Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia organized one day Workshop
on “Tools and Techniques for Systematic Literature Review and
Smart-PLS” on 02 February, 2019. The workshop aimed at
pursuing faculty development program and helped in
establishing international linkages with Connecting Asia,
Malaysia. Dr. Imran Qureshi from Malaysian Institute of Industrial
Technology, University of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was the trainer
for this workshop. Academicians, researchers and students from
National and International Institutes of Higher Education
participated in the workshop
Workshop on "Tools and Techniques for Systematic Literature Review &
Smart-PLS"
l Directorate of ORIC organized a lecture on Academia Industry
Linkages on 19 February, 2019. Mr. Kanwal Masroor CEO, Tech
Pakistan was the resource person for the lecture
l Counseling and Placement Directorate (CPD) organized one day
briefing on 'Effective Composition of Statement of Purpose' on
19 February, 2019 for final year students of Quaid and WEC
Campuses. Briefing was conducted in two sessions. First
theoretical session was resourced by Ms. Ayesha Akbar Awan,
Manager International Collaborations, CPD. She shared valuable
information regarding personal statement composition.
Ms. Nuzhat Nawaz, lecturer, Department of English was the
resource person for the practical session. The purpose of the
workshop was to help students in writing effective statement of
purpose
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Briefing on "Effective Composition of Statement of Purpose"
l Department of Biosciences organized a seminar on “Climate
Change and Agriculture Sustainability” on 11 March, 2019 to
celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Commonwealth Scholarship
Commission (CSC) in the UK and the 70th Anniversary of the
Modern Commonwealth under the theme: “A Connected
Commonwealth”-selected by the Royal Commonwealth Society
for 2019. The seminar was sponsored and funded by the CSC UK.
Poster presentations were also included at the end of seminar
Seminar on "Climate Change and Agriculture Sustainability"
l Department of Management Sciences organized a workshop on
“Financial Statement Analysis” on 22 March, 2019 for Finance
specialization students. Dr Faiza Saleem, Assistant Professor,
Department of Management Sciences was the keynote speaker.
The workshop aimed at guiding students about effective
financial analysis in internship reports
Workshop on "Financial Statement Analysis"
l Video conferencing session on “Fulbright MS and PhD
Scholarships” was organized by Directorate of ORIC on 03 April,
2019 at Seminar Hall in collaboration with United States
Educational foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) and Higher
Education Commission HEC
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Video Conferencing Session on "Fulbright MS and PhD Scholarships"
l Department of Computer Science organized a lecture on
“Entrepreneurship and Freelancing” in collaboration with
E-Rozgaar Centre of Wah Cantt on 19 April, 2019. Mr. Usman
Awan, spokesperson from E-Rozgaar was the guest speaker who
provided guidelines to students in developing entrepreneurial
skills
Lecture on "Entrepreneurship and Freelancing"
l Department of Computer Science organized a two-day workshop
on “Unity 3D App and Game Development”. The workshop was
divided in two sessions held on 30 April and 02 May, 2019
respectively. Students ardently participated in the workshop and
learnt valuable coding and gaming design concepts for creating
commercial quality projects
Two-Day Workshop on "Unity 3D App and Game Development"
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l Department of English organized one-day workshop titled
“Developing Academic Writing Skills” on 03 May, 2019 for both
students and faculty. Dr. Akhtar Abbas and Dr Tehsin Zahra from
Air University, Islamabad conducted the workshop
Workshop on "Developing Academic Writing Skills"
WEC Campus
l WEC Environmental Society organized an awareness campaign on
14March, 2019 to highlight environmental issues. The awareness
campaign included poster sketching and an awareness lecture on
the topic “Nature Heals Stress and Impacts of Environmental
Change” delivered by guest speaker Dr Attique Raza followed by a
Green Walk. Students along with the faculty enthusiastically
participated in the event
Lecture on "Nature Heals Stress and Impact of Environmental Change"
l ASME organized an event titled “Awareness Session on Turkish
Scholarship” on 22 April, 2019 at WEC. Dr. Muhammad Abid,
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Department, Cyprus
International University Turkey highlighted the importance of
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l Department of Electrical Engineering arranged a lecture on

“Application of Deep Learning in Computer Vision” on 12 March,
2019. Guest speaker Dr. Fawad Ahmed, Associate Professor,
Electrical Engineering Department, HITEC University, Taxila was
the keynote speaker

Event on "Awareness Session on Turkish Scholarship"

l As per the directive of Chairman POFs Board, a lecture on “Drugs

Menace & Mobile Phone Addiction” was arranged on 06 May,
2019 at POFIT Auditorium by the Health, Safety and Environment
(HSE) Directorate of POFs. The objective was to create awareness
among the students/faculty members about the menace of drugs
and mobile phone addiction in educational institutions.
Dr. Atique Raza, Ph.D Scholar from POF was the resource person

Continuing Professional Development Activities

l Department of Chemical Engineering arranged a lecture on
“Nucleate Pool Boiling Heat Transfer Enhancement of Nano-
Fluids” on 20 February, 2019 at Auditorium-II (ETC). Guest speaker
Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Ali, Associate Professor, UET, Taxila was the CPD Activity on "Application of Deep Learning in Computer Vision"
resource person l Department of Mechatronics Engineering arranged a lecture on
l Department of Civil Engineering organized a lecture on “Research “Applications of Natural Gas Hydrates” on 14 March, 2019.
Methodology in Built Environment” on 26 February, 2019. Dr. Zabd ur Rehman, Assistant Professor, Department of
Dr. Hassan Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Mechanical Engineering, WEC was the guest speaker
Engineering, CIIT, Islamabad was the guest speaker l Department of Chemical Engineering arranged a lecture on “CFD
l Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a lecture on Simulations” on 28 March, 2019. Dr. Muhammad Younus,
“Flow Induced Vibration” on 27 February, 2019. Dr. Shahab Associate Professor, UET, Peshawar was the guest speaker
Khushnood, Dean, Mechanical Engineering Department, UET l Social Services Club-WEC organized a lecture on “Social Services
Taxila was the guest speaker Day” on 10 April, 2019 at POFIT Hall. Mr. Haider Kaiser Satti,
l Department of Mechanical Engineering in collaboration with Managing Director-Youth Club, Islamabad was the guest speaker
Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) organized a lecture titled
“Design and Development of Stealth Enabled Materials RAM
Coatings for Aircrafts/Drones” on 27 February, 2019.
Dr. Muhammad Ali Nasir, Associate Professor, Mechanical
Engineering Department, UET, Taxila was the resource person

CPD Activity on "Design and Development of Stealth Enabled

Materials RAM Coatings for Aircrafts/Drones”
CPD Activity on "Social Services Day"
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l Department of Mechanical Engineering in collaboration with

Pakistan Engineering Council organized a lecture titled
“Composites Materials Application” on 17 April, 2019.
Dr. Muhammad Ali Nasir, Associate Professor, Mechanical
Engineering Department, UET, Taxila was the resource person
l Department of Civil Engineering organized a lecture titled
“Arduino-based Embedded Systems from Concepts to
Implementation” on 30 April, 2019. Dr. Awais Yasin, In-charge
Motion and Simulation Lab UET, Taxila was the key speaker Change Making Week

Co/Extra-curricular Activities l Fine Arts Club organized 11th Annual Flower Arrangement
Competition on 13 March, 2019. The Competition was divided
Quaid Campus into six categories including Fresh Flower Arrangement, Dry
l Students from Department of Chemistry participated in EME
Flower Arrangement, Miniature Gardening, Calligraphy,
Olympiad on 09 February, 2019 at EME College NUST. They got Sketching and Painting Competitions. Department of Statistics
3rd position with silver medal and also won a cash prize of won Miniature Gardening, Fresh Flower Arrangement and Dry
Rs.2,000/- Flower Arrangement Competitions, Department of Physics was
l Debating Club, Quaid Campus organized an Essay Writing the winner of Calligraphy, Department of Management Sciences
Competition on 19 February, 2019. Department of English was stood first in Sketching and Department of Psychology won the
the winner of English Essay whereas Department of Mathematics Painting competition
won the Urdu Essay competition
l A joint Declamation Contest 2019 was organized by Debating
Clubs-UW and WEC on 26 February, 2019 in UW Auditorium. The
contest aimed at honing students' speaking skills and nurturing
their literary taste. The competition included serious and funny
debate topics both from Urdu and English languages. The
students participated in the contest with keen interest.
Department of Mathematics stood first in Urdu declamation
while Department of Electrical Engineering was the champion of
English Declamation

11th Annual Flower Arrangement Competition 2019

Declamation Contest 2019
l Department of Management Sciences organized 8th Annual Sales
l Directorate of Counseling and Placement along with the Gala on 17 March, 2018 to celebrate the diversity of cultures and
Department of Management Sciences celebrated “Change entrepreneurial activities. The 8th Annual Sales Gala was
Making Week” from 12 to 19 March, 2019 in collaboration with inaugurated by respected Begum and Prof. Khaliq ur Rahman
British Council. Mr. Ali Raza Khan, CEO, Yes Network Pakistan, Shad SI (M), Vice Chancellor, UW
Islamabad delivered a motivational speech regarding the role of
youth in society. The motive behind the event was to present the
youth as a solution, not as a problem

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l Department of Student Affairs organized “UW/WEC
8th Annual Sales Gala 2019
l Department of Computer Science along with Directorate of ORIC
organized a seminar on Digiskills on 26 March, 2019 in
collaboration with Team IGNITE. The basic purpose of the seminar
was to motivate students to move towards freelancing and to
enroll students in Digiskills free program in order to get free
courses of the fields of their interest
l Department of Biosciences organized 4th Agro Tech activity on
Seminar on "Digiskills"
l Blood Donation Society in collaboration with M/S Jamila Sultana
Foundation organized a Blood Donation Camp on 24 April, 2019 at
Quaid Campus. Large number of faculty members and students
enthusiastically participated in this noble cause
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Blood Donation Camp
Magnovita'19'-a first of its kind event on 26-27 April, 2019. The
event was divided into 44 modules with an array of extra-
curricular activities spanning from sports to technical fields. An
Auto Car Show and Battle of Bands was also organized for
students' entertainment. A large number of students from ten
universities whole-heartedly participated in the event. Winners
and runners-up were awarded cash prizes and shields while all
participants were presented Appreciation Certificates. The main
objective behind this event was to promote UW in and around
the neighboring zones and attract masses. The event was a huge
success since it provided students with a platform to display their
artistic, technical and creative skills in an apt manner
Magnovita '19'
29 April, 2019 to boost up students' interests in the field of
agriculture and technology. Prof. Khaliq ur Rehman Shad SI (M),
Vice Chancellor, UW graced the ceremony as Chief Guest. He
highlighted the importance of such activities and appreciated the
students for displaying their interest in managing the agro tech
activity. In the end, the activity was evaluated by the judges.
Department of Statistics secured 1st position with Department of
Physics standing in the 2nd position. 3rd position was shared by
Departments of Biosciences and Mathematics
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l ASME organized an awareness session titled “Highlights on

Foreign Scholarship” on 12 March, 2019. Mr. Roman Kalvin,
Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering highlighted the
importance and motivated students to pursue foreign
scholarships

Awareness Session on “Foreign Scholarships”

l Directorate of Students Affairs organized a Spring Festival

4th Agro Tech Activity Competition
l UW organized a “Plantation Day” in the premises of the
University on 09 May, 2019. Students enthusiastically
participated in the event
WEC Campus
l Blood Donation Society in collaboration with M/S Jamila Sultana
Foundation organized a Blood Donation Camp on
12 February, 2019. Large number of faculty members and
students donated blood for the noble cause
(Cultural Day) on 21 March, 2019. Principal WEC was the chief
guest at the occasion. Students from all departments
participated actively in the event. Interesting and innovative
ideas were exhibited at the stalls. Students also showcased
different cultures through cultural stalls including Punjabi,
Saraiki, Sindhi, Gilgit Baltistani and Pakhtoon. Cultural stalls
displayed ethnic products, served traditional food and
performed folk dances. Principal WEC appreciated the efforts of
the organizers

Blood Donation Camp

l Media & Mass Communication Society together with Social

Services Club organized Talent Hunt for Ray Magazine on
28 February, 2019. Students competed for different events
including Sketching, Poster Painting, Calligraphy, Poetry and Essay
Writing

Spring Festival

Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony

Quaid Campus
l Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony was held on 02 May, 2019 at
UW Multi-Purpose Hall to acknowledge the achievements of the
Talent Hunt students for the academic year 2018-2019.

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Prof Khaliq ur Rehman Shad SI(M), Vice Chancellor, UW graced the
ceremony as the Chief Guest. Col. Hafiz Sibghat Ullah, Director
Student Affairs, delivered the welcome note and highlighted the
significance of extracurricular activities in students' lives. The Vice
Chancellor congratulated the high achievers and motivated them
to work diligently towards success in academics as well as
extracurricular activities. At the end, medals and trophies were
distributed among the position holders
Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony-Quaid Campus
WEC Campus
l Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony was held on 24 May, 2019 in
POFIT Hall to acknowledge the achievements of the students for
the academic year 2018-19. Prof Dr. Aftab Sadiq, SI(M) Principal
WEC, graced the ceremony as Chief Guest. Certificates, shields
and trophies were distributed amongst the office bearers and
faculty in-charges of Students Council, Clubs/ Societies and best
player of Sports activities
Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony-WEC Campus
Farewell
Quaid Campus
l Department of English organized a farewell party for the
graduating students on 20 April, 2019
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l Department of Mathematics organized a farewell party for their
outgoing students on 30 April, 2019
l Department of Computer Science arranged a farewell party for
its outgoing batches on 04 May, 2019
Farewell Party -Quaid Campus
WEC Campus
Student Council WEC organized a farewell party for outgoing
students on 30 April, 2019. A large number of students and faculty
members attended the event
Farewell Party -WEC Campus
Sports
Quaid/WEC Campuses
l Annual Inter-departmental Sports Competitions 2019 were held
during the Spring semester. In Boys' category, Department of
Chemical Engineering won Badminton, Department of
Mechanical Engineering won Table Tennis, Basketball and Cricket
whereas Department of Physics was the winner of Volleyball. In
Girls' category, Department of Physics won Table Tennis and
Badminton matches whereas Department of Chemistry was the
winner of Volleyball
l Basketball team of UW participated in NUST Olympiad on 20
February, 2019 and secured 1st position
l Inter-departmental Athletics Competitions were held from 21-22
March, 2019.Teams from Quaid and WEC Campuses participated
in the events. Department of Civil Engineering won the Long
Jump and 100 M Race, Department of Electrical Engineering was
the winner of Shot Put and 200 M Race whereas 400 M Race was
won by Department of Mechatronics Engineering
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l Department of Chemistry organized an industrial visit to Attock

Oil Refinery, Rawalpindi

l Outdoor Activities Club-WEC organized a recreational trip to

Miranjani Top

Sports-Quaid and WEC Campuses

Study/Recreational Trips
l Department of Biosciences organized study tours to Pakistan
Museum of Natural History, Islamabad, Pakistan's largest
botanical herbarium gardens at Quaid-e-Azam University,
Islamabad and Khan Pur Dam, Haripur Study and Recreational Trips
l Department of Civil Engineering arranged Study and industrial
visits to MET Department, Islamabad, FECTO Cement Plant, Honors and Awards
Sangjani, Heavy Electrical Complex, Taxila, construction sites of
POF Wah and Swat Motorway (FWO) · Dr. Faiza Saleem and Dr. Nasir Mehmood from Department of
Management Sciences have been awarded the status of HEC
Approved PhD Supervisors in the discipline of Management
l Department of Electrical Engineering arranged study tours to
Sciences and Business Education for a period of three years
FECTO Cement Plant, BESTWAY Cement Factory, Haripur, Heavy
w.e.f., February-March 2019 respectively
Electrical Complex, Taxila, Chitral Engineering Works and Hybrid &
Grid Tied Solar System · Ms Wajiha Munib from Department of Chemistry secured 2nd
position in Poster Presentation on “Green Synthesis of Silver
l Department of Mechatronics Engineering arranged industrial Nano Particles from Medicinal Plant of Pakistan, their
visits to POF Sanjwal Cantt and HIT Taxila Characterization and Anti-Microbial Activities” at International
Chemistry Conference, Forefronts of Chemistry, Celebrating the
l Department of Islamic & Pak Studies arranged a study tour to Periodic Table Year, 2019 organized by Institute of Chemical
Taxila Museum, Taxila
Sciences, BZU, Multan from 27-29 March, 2019

l Department of Mechanical Engineering arranged study tours to · Prof. Asghari Bano received a Certificate of Appreciation on Oral
POFs, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra and Heavy Presentation and in recognition of her contribution as Session
Industries Taxila Chair in 1st International Conference on Agriculture and
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Biological Sciences at University of Haripur on 28 March, 2019
l Dr. Faiza Saleem, Assistant Professor, Department of
Management Sciences received travel grant from Higher
Education Commission of Pakistan for presentation of research
paper at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
being held on 06-07 April, 2019
· Mr. Bilal Ahmad, Lecturer, Department of Mathematics completed
his PhD from HITEC University, Taxila
l Ms. Siddra Rana, Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics
completed her PhD from HITEC University, Taxila
l Ms. Ayesha Faisal, Lecturer, Department of Mathematics
completed her PhD from University of the Punjab, Lahore
l Ms. Sania Rauf has been awarded IRSIP Scholarship for PhD
research from Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
l Dr. Wajiha Kanwal evaluated MPhil theses as an external
examiner at Qurtuba University, Peshawar on 20 April, 2019 and
18 May, 2019
Faculty Development
l Mr. Maaz Ahmed, Lecture, Department of Psychology enrolled in
PhD Psychology in National University of Modern Languages
(NUML), Islamabad
Mashal Degree College for Women
Students' Week
Students' Week was organized in the first week of February, 2019. All
four houses of MDC Campus eagerly participated in Qirat and Naat,
Urdu and English Speech, Cooking, Hand Embroidery, Funny Skit,
Flower Making and Craft Making Competitions

l The Department of Biosciences has offered Post-doc Fellowship

from Spring 2019

Participation Outside University

l Prof. Asghari Bano conducted Oral Defense of PhD Scholar at CIIT
University, Islamabad on 28February, 2019
Students' Week
l Prof. Zulfiqar Ahmad evaluated an MS Thesis as external examiner
in Azad Jammu Kashmir University, Muzaffarabad on 28 February, Funfair
2019
A funfair was organized in MDC on 09 March, 2019. Begum
l Prof. Asghari Bano conducted Peer Review of the 2019 Fulbright Prof Khaliq-ur-Rehman Shad SI(M) was the Chief Guest. Faculty as
Post-Doc applications from United States Educational Foundation well as students along with their families actively participated in the
in Pakistan on 07 March, 2019 event. The funfair aimed at generating funds for the poor and the
needy students and motivated the students to participate in charity
l Dr. Wajiha Kanwal was invited as an external evaluator of MS work.
Education students in Arid Agriculture university on 08 March,
2019

l Ms. Aisha Rasool, Lecturer, Department of Psychology moderated

a Scientific Session at "2nd International Conference Preventative
Strategies in Clinical Psychology: Preemption and Proaction" in
University of Management Technology (UMT) Lahore from 12-14
March, 2019

l Prof. Asghari Bano conducted viva voce examination of PhD Funfair

Botany at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University,
Rawalpindi on 19 April, 2019

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Prize Distribution Ceremony
Prize Distribution Ceremony was held on 20 March, 2019. Ms Aneela
Tabassum, Principal MDC was the Chief Guest. She distributed prizes
amongst the winners of the Students' Week, Annual Science and Arts
Exhibition and awarded certificates to the organizers of the funfair
and Annual Science and Arts Exhibition. A special cash prize of Rs.
20,000/- was awarded to Ms. Madiha Azam for her outstanding
performance in Fine Arts Department.
Prize Distribution Ceremony
Parent-Teacher Meeting
A parent-teacher meeting was arranged on 25 March, 2019 to discuss
the academic progress of students with their parents.
Annual Spring Flower/Lawn Competition 2019
Mashal Degree College secured 2nd position in Annual Flower/Lawn
Competition amongest Factories/Groups, Educational Institutions
and official residences organized by Field Admin Department
(Horticulture) of POF on 08April, 2019
Annual Spring Flower and Lawn Competition 2019
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Free Coaching For Pre-First Year
Free coaching classes for pre-first year were arranged from 22 April
to 22 May, 2019 before the commencement of the regular classes
Research Publications/Papers Presented in
Conferences
Research Publications
l Ashraf, A., Bano, A., & Ali, S. A, “Characterization of Plant Growth
Promoting Rhizobacteria from Rhizospheric Soil of Heat Stressed
and Unstressed Wheat and their Use as Bio‐Inoculant”, Plant
Biology, DOI:org:10.1111/plb.12972, 2019
l Khan, N., Bano, A., & Babar, M. A, “ Metabolic and Physiological
Changes Induced by Plant Growth Regulators and Plant Growth
Promoting Rhizobacteria and their Impact on Drought Tolerance
in Cicer Arietinum L. PloS One”, 14(3), e0213040,
DOI: org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213040, 2019
l Samina Siddiqui and Asghari Bano, “Hydrocarbon Degradation:
In Microbial Action on Hydrocarbon”, Springer Nature Singapore
Pte Ltd, 2018 615 V. Kumar et al. (eds.) DOI:10.100/ISBN 981-13-
1840-5, 2019
l Khan, N., Bano, A., Rehman ,MA Guo, J., Kang, Z., and Babar
,M.A., “Comparative Physiological and Metabolic Analysis
Reveals a Complex Mechanism Involved in Drought Tolerance in
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Induced by PGPR and PGRs”,
Scientific Reports, DOI:org/10.1038/s41598-019-38702-8
(IF.4.122), 2019
l Hassan., & Bano, A., “Construction of IAA -Deficient Mutants of
Pseudomonas Moraviensis and their Comparative Effects with
Wild Type Strains as Bio -inoculant on Wheat in Saline Sodic Soil”,
J o u r n a l o f G e o m i c r o b i o l o g y
DOI:org/10.1080/01490451.2018.1562498 (I.F 1.433), 2019
l Zainab, Saira, “On Starlikeness and Uniform Convexity of Certain
Integral Operators Defined by Struve Functions”, Maejo
International Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 13(02), pp.
82-95. 2019
l Naeem Khan and Asghari Bano, “ Role of PGPR in the
Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals and Crop Growth under
Municipal Wastewater Irrigation In: Phytoremediation”,
Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018 135 A. A. Ansari et al.
(eds.), DOI:org/10.1007/978-3-319-99651-6_5, 2019
l Javeed, A., Noor, U., Wali, S.S, “The Impact of Price and Country
of Origin Labels on Food Product Quality Perceptions among

Pakistani Consumers”, University of Wah Journal of Management
Sciences, Vol. 03 (01), pp. 12-27, 2019
l Khan, M. Y., Javeed, A., Khan, M. J., Din, S. U., Khurshid, A., & Noor,
U, “Political Participation Through Social Media: Comparison of
Pakistani and Malaysian Youth”, IEEE Access, 7, 35532-35543,
2019
l Saad Ahmed, Muhammad Ali, Yangben Cai, Yunhua Lu, Zaheer
Ahmad, Santosh Khannal and Shiai Xu, “Novel Sulfonated
Multi‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes Filled Chitosan Composite
Membrane for Fuel‐Cell Applications”, Journal of Applied
P o l y m e r S c i e n c e . 1 3 6 , 4 7 6 0 3 ,
DOI:org/10.1002/app.47603, 08 February, 2019
l Muhammad Taha, Maryam Irshad, Syahrul Imran, Fazal Rahim,
Manikandan Selvaraj, Noor Barak Almandil, Ashik Mosaddik,
Sridevi Chigurupati, Faisal Nawaz, Nor Hadiani Ismail and
Mohamed Ibrahim, “Thiazole Based Carbohydrazide Derivatives
as α-Amylase Inhibitor and their Molecular Docking Study”,
Heteroatom Chemistry, Volume 2019, Article ID 7502347, 04
February, 2019
l Saba Tahir, Tariq Mehmood, Faiqa Dastagir, Ihsan-Ul-Haq, Amir
Waseem and Umar Rasheed, “Design, Synthesis and Antibacterial
Studies of Piprazine Derivatives Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria”,
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Vol 166, 224-231, 15
March, 2019
l Amad Zafar, “Towards a Smarter Battery Management System for
Electric Vehicle Applications: Critical Review of the Lithium Ion
Battery State of Charge Estimation”, Energies, Vol. 12, pp. 446,
2019
l Amad Zafar, “An Optimized Methodology for the Hybrid Photo-
Voltaic and Energy Storage System Connected with the Low
Voltage Grid”, Electronics, Vol. 8, pp. 176, 2019
l Mudaser Ali, “TRIAC Based Automatic Voltage Stablizer”, UWJST,
2019
l Dr. Maria Imtiaz, “Joule Heating and MHD Effects in Flow Variable
Thickness, Physica Scripta”, DOI:org /10.1088/1402-
4896/ab0607, 2019
l Dr. Maria Imtiaz, “Axisymmetric Flow by a Rotating Disk with
Cattaneo–Christov Heat Flux”, Journal of the Brazilian Society of
Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 41, 2019
l Dr. Saira Zainab, “Fekete-Szego Problems of Functions Associated
with Hyperbolic Domains”, Sahand Communications in
UW Difference
Mathematical Analysis, Vol.14, Issue.01, pp. 73-88, February,
2019
l Khalid Zaman, “Energy, Tourism, Finance, and Resource
Depletion: Panel Data Analysis”, Energy Sources, Part B:
Economics, Planning, and Policy, pp.1-12, 2019
l Khalid Zaman, “Dynamic Linkages between International Trade,
Gross Fixed Capital Formation, Total Labor Force and Economic
Growth: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan”, ACTA Universitatis
Danubius, Vol. 15, pp. 191-202, 2019
l Syed Imran Rais, Syed Tahir Hussain Shah, Khalid Zaman,Shakira
Ejaz, and Abdul Mansoor, “Empirically Testing Keynesian Defense
Burden Hypothesis, Nonlinear Hypothesis, and Spillover
Hypothesis: Evidence from Asian Countries”, Journal of
Theoretical and Applied Economics, Vol.26, pp.169-182, 2019
l Syed Imran Rais, Abdul Mansoor, Khalid Zaman, Syed Tahir
Hussain Shah, Shakira Ejaz, “The Impact of Foreign Remittances
and Financial Development on Poverty and Income Inequality in
Pakistan: Evidence from ARDL - Bounds Testing Approach”,
Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, Vol. 7(1),
pp.71-81,2019
l Khalid Zaman, “Management of Green Transportation: An
Evidence-Based Approach”, Journal of Environmental Science
and Pollution Research, pp. 1-21, 2019
l Khalid Zaman, “Natural Disasters and Economic Losses:
Controlling External Migration, Energy and Environmental
Resources, Water Demand, and Financial Development for
Global Prosperity”, Journal of Environmental Science and
Pollution Research, pp. 1-29, 2019
l Khalid Zaman, “The Impact of Tourism and Finance on Women
Empowerment”, Journal of Policy Modeling, pp. 1-10, 2019
l Abdul Mansoor, Baserat Sultana and Khalid Zaman, “The Water-
Energy-Food Resources and Environment: Evidence from
Selected SAARC Countries”, Advances in Energy Research, Vol.6,
2019
l Prof Asghari Bano published a book chapter “Role of PGPR in the
Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals and Crop Growth Under
Municipal Wastewater Irrigation”, in book Phytoremediation
Management of Environmental Contaminants, vol 6 edited by
Abid, A Ansari, Sarvajeet Singh Gill, Ritu Gill, Guy R. Lanza and Lee
Newman
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Papers Presented by UW Faculty in Conferences

l Ms. Aqsa Atta presented paper on “Linguistic Landscape and
Language Policies: A Comparative Study of COMSATS, Wah Cantt
and Foundation University, Rawalpindi” at 2nd National
Conference on English Language, Literature and Education
(NCELLE) 2019, Garrison University, Lahore from 26-27 February,
2019
l Ms. Aqsa Atta presented paper on “Language Assortment: An
Analysis of Marketing Domain Advertisements in Pakistani
Context” at 2nd Applied Linguistic & Language Teaching
International Conference & Exhibition (ALLT 2019), Zayed
University Dubai from 07-09 March, 2019
l Fiza Ali Khokhar, Muhammad Idrees presented paper on
“Antibacterial Effects of Datura Innoxia on Bacteria Isolated from
Water Samples of Vicinity Areas of River Attoc in International
Conference on Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Focusing
Food Security & Climate Change organized by Faculty of Basic
and Applied Sciences at University of Haripur from 27-30 March,
2019
l Dr. Rukhshanda Mushtaq presented a paper titled “A Literature
Review: Artificial Intelligence” in two days conference on
Emergent Trends in Scientific Computing at Department of
Mathematics (IIT-Block), KUST from 28-29 March, 2019

l Prof. Asghari Bano presented paper on “PGPR Mediated Control
of Spodoptera Litura Infestation in Tomato (Solanum
lycopersicum L.) through Modulation of Secondary Metabolite”,
International Conference on Microbes for Sustainable
Agriculture at Forman Christian College University, Lahore from
25-28 March, 2019
l Ms. Mehvish Mobeen, Deputy Director QA & E, Ms. Syeda
Noreen Batool and Ms. Nazish Nawaz, Assistant Directors QA&E
presented papers in the 2nd International Conference on Quality
Assurance in Higher Education at University of Education, Lahore
from 23-25 April, 2019

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