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LAHORE - UK House of Commons Member Lord Nazir Ahmed on Saturday visited the Punjab University (PU) and called on Vice-Chancellor (VC) Dr Mujahid Kamran at the varsity's New Campus.
Matters of mutual interest and academic and research collaboration between the PU and British universities were discussed in the meeting. The VC briefed Nazir about the ongoing academic and research projects of the varsity and said that special focus is being given to research promotion and huge funds

LAHORE - Five senior teachers of the Punjab University (PU) denied to support PU Vice Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr Mujahid Kamran and avoided to participate in a meeting that was arranged by Teachers Front (TF) in VC's favour.
Some PU teachers disclosed that these five teachers had been 'obliged' by the VC in the past. Their names are Hafiz Muhammad Iqbal, Dr Amin Ather, Dr Zahid Karim Khan, Dr Ahsan Akhtar Naz and Dr Abdul Ghaffar. PU sources said that they were in close contact

LAHORE - A 19-member delegation of the 38th Common Training Programme (CTP) of federal civil servants visited the Punjab University (PU) on Monday. On behalf of the vice-chancellor, Registrar Dr Akhtar received the delegation while Undergraduate Studies Director Dr Amir Ijaz, Institute of Biochemistry & Biotechnology Director Dr Amin Athar, Examinations Controller Dr Zahid Karim, Resident Officer-I Javed Sami, Treasurer Dr Uzma Ikram, Adviser to VC Ikramullah Khan and External

LAHORE - A teachers' group at the Punjab University condemned Punjab University Academic Staff Association (PUASA) President Maher Muhammad Saeed Akhtar for allegedly securing the corrupt varsity teachers involved in academic corruption. The group called the Teachers' Front (TF) alleged that Maher's son was involved in 'illegal' activities at the varsity while Maher supported IJT activists and got them illegally admitted in the varsity.
They also alleged that Maher supported the

LAHORE - The Punjab University PR department has issued a notification regarding a story published in the press with reference to continuation of the jobs of retired persons at Punjab University as against the verdict taken by the honourable Supreme Court.
The notification reads: The names of Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran, Honorary Adviser to VC Col (r) Ikram Ullah, Project Director Sheikh Muhammad Ali and Hailey College of Banking and Finance

Punjab University (PU) administration has failed to control motorcycle theft from the varsity as on Friday one more student from PU Political Science Department lost his bike from the hostels' area. PU students condemned the administration for being unable to control thefts and said they will protest in the coming days against the poor security arrangements in hostels. PU students gathered at the hostels, where Ahmad was found lamenting on the loss of his motorcycle. Ahmad said he was

LAHORE - A Punjab University (PU) spokesman on Thursday termed the PUASA's press conference baseless and false, saying that senior teachers had distorted facts and that they were trying to bring a bad name to the institution.
The spokesman said that the university administration ensured objectivity and merit and usually the 'one man one post policy' is followed but due to some unavoidable circumstances, the varsity sometimes has to give additional charge to anyone according to

LAHORE - Under the directions of Adviser to Punjab University (PU) Vice Chancellor Col (r) Ikram Ullah and PU Chief Security Officer (CSO) Major Arif, the varsity's security guards with the help of the Punjab Police roughed up students, both male and female, on Wednesday.
FEMALES TORTURED: Female students were seen crying and invoking Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Chief Justice Lahore High Court, demanding PU VC Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran and Ikram Ullah's termination,

LAHORE - Print and electronic media representatives on Wednesday condemned PU Vice Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr Mujahid Kamran whose adviser Colonel (r) Ikram Ullah closed the varsity to journalists.
Ikram Ullah also misbehaved with journalists. On Ikram Ullah's order, PU Chief Security Officer (CSO) Major Arif and his subordinates seized Pakistan Today's (PT) correspondent, Adnan Lodhi, and cameraman, Murtza, and presented them before him. Major Arif threatened PT

LAHORE - Punjab University (PU) Institute of Mycology and Plant Pathology (IMPP) students on Tuesday held a protest and sit-in in front of the Vice Chancellor's Office for over three hours against the varsity administration's failure in getting the institute's degrees accredited from the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and not fulfilling promises made in the last meeting.
Students tried to attack PU VC Dr Mujahid Kamran's office for not considering their degree issues and said

LAHORE - Punjab University (PU) Vice-Chancellor Dr Mujahid Kamran on Tuesday held a meeting with students of the Institute of Plant Pathology (IPP) at the Al-Raazi Hall of the Centre for Undergraduate Studies and assured them of resolving all their problems.
The PU VC, on request of students, allowed student representatives to meet him today (Wednesday) as efforts are already being made to provide them relief. While discussing problems of IPP students, Kamran said that he had a

LAHORE - An intense clash between students of Islami Jamiat Taliba (IJT) and police was witnessed outside the Punjab University (PU) New Campus' hostels after what the IJT claims was a protest against insufficient security in the varsity premises. During the protest firing was observed with police and IJT officials blaming each other. IJT activists also threw stones on police.
Sources claim the IJT was actually protesting against the arrest of senior member, Yasir Abbasi,

LAHORE - A teacher from the Punjab University's (PU) Geography Department, Safder Ali Sherazi, is allegedly cheating on PU, Karachi University (KU) and Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan Today has learnt.
According to PU sources, Safdar took a two-year study leave from PU in 2006 to do his PhD from KU, which he later did not extend in 2008, and kept on getting salary from the PU accounts. After four years, he is still studying at the KU, and allegedly is also involved in

LAHORE - Punjab University (PU) Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran participated in the Higher Education Commission's video conference in the PU Centre for Undergraduate Studies on Saturday.
HEC Operation and Planning member Prof Dr Mukhtar Ahmad presided over the conference in which various research and development projects being executed in the participating varsities were discussed.
PU Centre for Undergraduate Studies Director Prof Dr Amir Ijaz, Planning and

LAHORE - A large number of Punjab University (PU) students and the Academic Staff Association (ASA) on Friday organised an anti-US rally against killing of three citizens by an American national Raymond Davis. Protestors said that they were annoyed on death of Pakistanis and demanded death sentence for Davis while they also chanted anti-US slogans.
After Friday prayers, a large number of students and teachers started gathering in front of the PU Mosque, as PUASA President Dr

LAHORE - An accountability court on Friday framed the charge on Punjab University College of Information Technology former principal Dr Majid Naeem involved in a reference of misappropriation of Rs 2.79 million through misuse of authority.
The accused denied the charge and claimed his innocent, after which the court summoned prosecution witnesses for further proceedings for Fabruary 3. A reference had been filed against Dr Majis that he withdrew Rs 2,797,850 from the university

LAHORE - The Punjab University Sports Sciences Department won the PU Inter-department Volleyball Championship here on Thursday. Sports Sciences Department beat Centre for High Energy Physics in the final while Punjab University Gujranwala Campus got the third place.
Director sports Punjab Dr Zafar Rashid and Pakistan's former captain Ch Rafiq were the chief guest and distributed the prizes among the winners.