DHA Suffa University (DSU) Karachi, in collaboration with The Institution of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Pakistan (IEEEP), organized the 35th All Pakistan IEEEP Students Seminar at DSU’s premises.
Pakistan’s prominent scientist, Prof. Dr. Atta ur Rehman who concurrently Chairman of Prime Minister’s Task Force on Science and Technology, Vice Chairman of Prime Minister’s Task Force on Technology-Driven Knowledge-Economy, Co-Chair Task Force on Information Technology and former Chairman HEC graced the inaugural session as Chief Guest.
While addressing the audience, Dr. Atta ur Rehman highlighted that education is the lifeline of a nation. The progress and prosperity of any country depend on the standard and quality of its education system.
He appreciated DHA Karachi and DHA Suffa University for providing quality higher education facilities to the community. Furthermore, he insisted on the need for having indigenous solutions for energy challenges.
Vice-Chancellor DSU, Engr.Prof. Dr. Muhammad Afzal Haque presented Memento to Dr. Atta ur Rehman.
In his opening remarks, VC DSU reminded the youth that they are left with no choice but to keep pace with the rapid growth in scientific and technological fields if they are to survive in the comity of nations with peace & dignity.
Engr Irfan Ahmed, Chairman IEEEP Karachi Centre, highlighted the research being done at the local universities in the fields of renewables, energy efficiency and storage and spoke about their commercial applications which were given due coverage in the IEEEP student seminar.
He further stated that the Students Technical Seminar has provided a liaison between Final Year Students and Industry Professionals.
At the closing ceremony, Mr. Asad Said Jafar, CEO & Chairman of Signify (formerly known as Philips Pakistan) spoke about the local capacity building and how that can be synergized to produce globally recognized entrepreneurs.
He also appreciated the efforts of DSU and IEEEP for providing the students with this opportunity to showcase their skills and hard work.
Mr. Asad Said Jafar congratulated DSU and IEEEP for organizing the event.
At the 35th IEEEP Student Seminar, undergraduate students from all over Pakistan submitted their final year research work and presentations.
In total 36 papers were presented in five technical sessions. The organizing committee of DSU’s Electrical Engineering Department strictly checked the quality of technical papers presented at the seminar as per the HEC policy.
The Jury selected the top six papers for participation in the IEEEP Multitopic Symposium 2020 and award of medals and cash prizes at the IEEEP International Symposium later in February 2020.
The event was widely attended by students of Electrical, Computer & Software Engineering/Computer Science, Electronics, Biomedical & other ICT related fields.
The participants lauded the efforts of IEEEP Karachi and DHA Suffa University for bringing new technological trends under discussion.
IEEEP’s efforts were highly fruitful in terms of encouraging students and improving the industry-academia relationship

In an effort to provide equal learning and development opportunities for children with disabilities, Pakistan Cables, as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) program marked the inauguration of NOWPDP’s The Inclusion Academy in Karachi. The Inclusion Academy is a school-project that aims to target children with disabilities that hail from the underprivileged segment of society.
During the inauguration ceremony, NOWPDP’s President Mr. Amin Hashwani acknowledged the commitment of all contributing stakeholders and expressed appreciation towards the growing support for creating opportunities for persons with disabilities.
The Inclusion Academy is first such project targeting children with disabilities launched by NOWPDP, an NGO that has been offering skill-based programs for persons with disabilities in Pakistan by partnering with various other NGOs.
Earlier in 2019, Pakistan Cables signed an MoU with NOWPDP committing to contribute towards the establishment of the Inclusion Academy and lending awareness to the cause of empowering persons with disabilities.

Islamabad has decided to complete the privatization of two power plants located at Balloki and Haveli Bahadur Shah by April this year.
The sale of these units would generate a minimum of $1.5 billion (Rs300 billion)
While speaking 8th meeting of the Transaction Committee for privatization of National Power Parks Management Company Limited (NPPMCL), jointly chaired by the Minister for Privatisation and Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Petroleum, Nadeem Baber Federal Minister for Privatization Mohammad Mian Soomro said we are leaving no stone unturned towards the completion of privatization of these power plants. The bidding will start in mid-April this year.
Chairman NEPRA, CEO, NPPMCL, Federal Secretary Privatization, PC board members, representatives from Power Division, Petroleum Division: PSO, SNGPL, SSGC financial advisors and PC team attended the meeting.
The moot discussed the progress in relation to a range of matters in connection with the proposed privatization of two power plants: Haveli Bahadarshah and Balloki after 12 investors were prequalified for the final bidding process.
The federal minister added that PM is apprised regularly to that effect, and we are in liaison with concerned Ministries/ Divisions to discuss the issues and their resolution so that the subject transaction could be completed within stipulated time in an organized manner. Chairman NEPRA reported significant progress in relation to matters within his purview.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Petroleum Nadeems said that the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has been fully cooperating and will be persistent in its support to resolve relevant matters in order to expedite the process.
Moreover, it was told in the meeting that with the inauguration of Virtual Data Room (VDR), in National Power Parks Management Company Limited (NPPMCL) most of the information for the potential investors has been uploaded after verification by NPPMCL team. Mohammed Mian Soomro said that we are moving closer towards the privatization of these RLNG power plants, and all the stakeholders are committed to proceeding in line with the decision of Cabinet Committee on Privatization (CCOP) and directions of Prime Minister

Professionals who shape up the industry are always a few and it is so in engineering fraternity of our country. We were surprised to observe an impressive mix of engineers from the founding batch of Electronics Engineering in Pakistan, young mechanical, chemical,
materials and textile engineers leading the team of engineers in Karachi or a large number of professionally excellent engineers who have already been recognized in the field Civil Engineering and carry a hallmark of dedication and honesty throughout the market.
They all gathered at Karachi School of Business and Leadership (KSBL) this month to mark the 42nd foundation day of the organization of engineers they’re members of, named Pakistan Engineers Forum.
Speaking to the participants we got to know that they considered themselves the most structured and largest body of engineering professionals in Pakistan which includes like-minded engineers striving for honesty and integrity in the profession of engineering with excellence. Some of PEF’s functions are to;

• Communicate about available jobs and internships assisting fresh graduates in placements.
• Periodically conduct training programs and seminars focusing on continuous growth and updating new trends as well as technical achievement in the relevant field.
• Guiding towards leadership and role-model in their respective fields and society.
• Become an effective voice of engineers on the relevant forum (Pakistan Engineering Council – PEC).
  It was one of its kind, fabulous networking opportunities in which senior, mid-career and young engineers were seen all along mingling with each other and discussing prospects in these difficult times. Among the dignitaries, were the senior-most Engr Humayun Qureshi who is also from first batch graduate of Electronics Engineering in Pakistan and now serving the industry with Information Technology and Internet of Things solutions, Dr Muhammad Bashir Lakhani who is a senior consultant and country’s renowned water resources expert, Engr Al Kazim Mansoor who is an expert on geotechnical services, Engr Muhammad Shafique Vice Chairman Pakistan Engineering Council Sindh, Engr Sohail Bashir Chairman Institute of Engineers Pakistan Karachi, Engr Saleem Azhar President Al Khidmat Foundation Karachi, Engr Islamuddin Zafar Engineering and Management Consultant, renowned celebrity Engr Ayaz Khan, Engr Haris Mehmood Lead Corporate Trainer, human resources expert Mr Muhammad Akram, Dr Irfan Hyder Dean Institute of Business Management, Dr Imran Amin Head of Computer Engineering SZABIST, Engr Abdul Saboor Zaman President PEF Karachi, Engr Muhammad Imran General Secretary PEF Karachi, Engr Syed Ammad Rizvi Vice President PEF Karachi, Dr Hassan Jamil Syed Associate Professor FAST-NU, Dr Saad Nadeem Assistant Professor NED University and Engr Muhammad Mustafa Ahmedzai who is a young and shining entrepreneur. Some of them shared their thoughts on the occasion. The memorable event concluded at a formal hi-tea