IEEEP Local Centre Hyderabad held its annual Excellence Awards Ceremony at Mehran University Jamshoro. Dr. Suhail Aftab Qureshi Central President, IEEEP was the Chief Guest. Engr. Salis Usman, Honorary Secretary General IEEEP and the country’s leading expert on IGCEP also delivered a presentation on the subject which was largely appreciated.
CONDOLENCE REFERENCE
Earlier condolence reference was held in memory of late engineers Engr. Maqbool Ahmed Khawaja, Engr. Habibullah Khilji, Engr. Abdul Rafay Khan, Engr. Malik Memon, Engr. Muzaffar Sheikh and Engr. Mohib Raza Sial. Fateha for the departed soul was led by Engr. Muhammad Sharif Ansari Ex- Provincial Minister.
In token of memory of the condolence reference, memorial shields were presented to the family representatives of passed-away legends.
ENGR. PROF. A A QURESHI MEMORIAL LIBRARY
To pay homage and tribute to late Engr. Prof. A A Qureshi, one of the pioneers of Sindh University Engineering College Jamshoro and the first Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering. It was decided that the IEEEP Local Centre Library may be named AA Qureshi Memorial Library.
A large number of Engineers from HESCO, NTDC, PTCL, MUET, and QUEST attended the event. Prominent among the participants were Engr. Abdul Rehman Shaikh Member GOB PEC, Engr. Wazir Hussian Shaikh GM PTCL, Engr. Farhan Wali GM PTCL, Engr. Tanveer Ahmed Shaikh, Engr. Asadullah Qureshi from FFC Wind Power, Engr. Muhammad Danis Ayub from FFC Wind Power, Engr. Irfan Karim Liaison Officer HESCO, Engr. Prof. Dr. Faheemullah Shaikh Associate Professor MUET, Engr. Prof. Dr. Mukhtiar Mahar, Engr. Irfan Ahmed Member BOD HESCO, Engr. Prof. Dr. Faisal Karim Telecommunication MUET.
42 Engineers from MUET, QUEST, HESCO, NTDC, PTCL, GENCO-I, and Wind Power Projects were awarded the prestigious Excellence Awards.
WELCOME ADDRESS
Engr. Prof. Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry Vice Chairman IEEEP Local Centre in his welcome address paid glowing tribute to Engr. Prof. Dr. M A Uqaili Chairman, IEEEP Local Centre for his unflinching support and initiatives to establish the Local Centre office in Mehran University and for his continued guidance to hold regular events like meetings, Seminars, Launching of books, and Condolence References. He warmly welcomed the President, IEEEP, and Honorary Secretary General to take their timeout and specially come to Mehran University to participate in the event and meet the members of IEEEP Local Centre and Engineers.
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Engr. Prof. Dr. M.A Uquaili Chairman, IEEEP Local Centre In his Presidential Address welcomed the participants and thanked Engr. Prof. Dr. Suhail Aftab Qureshi President IEEEP and Engr. Salis Usman Secretary General IEEEP to grace the occasion as Chief Guest and Guest Speaker respectively. He said that the EEEP Local Center is doing everything possible to support the institution by holding regular meetings, raising membership, and arranging seminars.
He expressed that in the developed world these institutions are developing design, standards, and specifications and they give solutions of different problems encountered by the professionals in the field.
He invited HESCO, NTDC, PTCL, GENCOs, SEPCO, and Wind Power Projects to extend their support and to actively participate in the activities of the IEEEP Local Centre. He also recalled the memory of passed away Engineers for whom condolence reference was held. He also lauded the holding of the CPD Workshop by Engr. Salis Usman.
CHIEF GUEST’s ADDRESS
Engr. Dr. Prof. Suhail Aftab Qureshi President, IEEEP in his speech lauded the efforts of Engr. Prof. Dr. M A Uqaili, Engr. Prof. Dr. BS Chowdhry and Engr. Prof. Dr. Abdul Sattar Larik in their noble campaign to raise the level of Local Centre to reach a formidable position.
He informed the members that apart from technical activities IEEEP’s main effective role is to foster unity and brotherhood amongst the engineers from all over the country. He also appreciated Engr. Salis Usman Honorary Secretary General to conduct the very informative workshop on “Reshaping the Generation Mix of Pakistan- Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan” (IGCEP). He also appreciated the institutionalization of the Annual Excellence Awards. He extended every possible support to Local Centre Hyderabad on behalf of the IEEEP Central Council.
OTHER DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS
Engr. Noor Ahmed Soomro CEO HESCO and Engr. Syed Tanveer Ahmed Jafri CEO GENCO-I, the Guests of Honor, and Engr. Abdul Rehman Shaikh Member of GoB PEC also spoke on the occasion.
CLOSING CEREMONY
Engr. Prof. Dr. Tauha Hussain Ali Vice Chancellor MUET was the Honored Guest for the closing ceremony.
Engr. Prof. Dr. Tauha Hussain Ali Vice Chancellor Mehran University of Engineering and Technology distributed the shields and excellence awards certificate to the guests and other engineers. He appreciated the efforts of the IEEEP Local Centre to hold such purposeful events and hoped that the IEEEP Local Centre will continue to organize these events which will go a long way to promote the cause of the profession.
In the end Prof. Dr. Abdul Sattar Larik General Secretary IEEEP Local Centre Hyderabad paid vote of thanks to Engr. Prof. Dr. MA Uqaili, Engr. Prof. Dr. Tauha Hussain Ali, Engr. Prof. Dr. BS Chowdhry, Engr. Prof. Dr. Suhail Aftab Qureshi President IEEEP and Engr. Salis Usman Secretary General IEEEP, and other distinguished guests for their patronage and support, which made the event successful.

Under its ‘Rebuild Karachi’ initiative, Pakistan Engineers Forum (PEF) Karachi took stakeholders of the city’s transport sector onboard at a conference entitled ‘Transport and Mass Transit in Karachi – Challenges and Solutions’.
The moot was held at COTHM, Karachi, and was presided over by Jamaat e Islami Karachi deputy chief Dr Usama Razi. Karachi Transport Ittehad Chairman Irshad Bukhari, Ex-Secretary Transport Sindh Dr Tahir Soomro, and others expressed their views at the discussion.
Dr Usama Razi said the prevailing ruling regime in the province could not resolve prolonged issues being faced by the masses. He said that the megalopolis has become a city of problems and the gravity of these issues demands a public service-centric model of politics in Karachi. He urged the masses to take part in collective efforts to resolve the issues or at least play their due role by highlighting them.
Former Sindh Transport Secretary Dr Tahir Soomro said the city is facing the massive issue of traffic because the past governments ignored the mass transit project introduced by the late Naimatullah Khan, former city mayor.
“Even today the mass transit system is the only solution to resolve the transport issues in Karachi. The entire city needs to be interlinked through six corridors under the mass transit project”.
Irshad Bukhari said that in the year 2010, some 20 to 22 thousand buses, coaches, and minibusses were running on the roads of Karachi, but now the situation has become much worse.
He added that the only way forward for the transport sector in Karachi was a public-private partnership. Investors and the public sectors will have to come forward for any progress and betterment in the transport sector of Karachi.
Bukhari recalled that a driving school in Karachi used to issue a permit for bus driving after a month-long training. “The MQM played a significant role in ruining the transport in the city”. — PR

IEEEP Local Centre Hyderabad held its annual Excellence Awards Ceremony at Mehran University Jamshoro. Dr. Suhail Aftab Qureshi Central President, IEEEP was the Chief Guest. Engr. Salis Usman, Honorary Secretary General IEEEP and the country’s leading expert on IGCEP also delivered a presentation on the subject which was largely appreciated.
CONDOLENCE REFERENCE
Earlier condolence reference was held in memory of late engineers Engr. Maqbool Ahmed Khawaja, Engr. Habibullah Khilji, Engr. Abdul Rafay Khan, Engr. Malik Memon, Engr. Muzaffar Sheikh and Engr. Mohib Raza Sial. Fateha for the departed soul was led by Engr. Muhammad Sharif Ansari Ex- Provincial Minister.
In token of memory of the condolence reference, memorial shields were presented to the family representatives of passed-away legends.
ENGR. PROF. A A QURESHI MEMORIAL LIBRARY
To pay homage and tribute to late Engr. Prof. A A Qureshi, one of the pioneers of Sindh University Engineering College Jamshoro and the first Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering. It was decided that the IEEEP Local Centre Library may be named AA Qureshi Memorial Library.
A large number of Engineers from HESCO, NTDC, PTCL, MUET, and QUEST attended the event. Prominent among the participants were Engr. Abdul Rehman Shaikh Member GOB PEC, Engr. Wazir Hussian Shaikh GM PTCL, Engr. Farhan Wali GM PTCL, Engr. Tanveer Ahmed Shaikh, Engr. Asadullah Qureshi from FFC Wind Power, Engr. Muhammad Danis Ayub from FFC Wind Power, Engr. Irfan Karim Liaison Officer HESCO, Engr. Prof. Dr. Faheemullah Shaikh Associate Professor MUET, Engr. Prof. Dr. Mukhtiar Mahar, Engr. Irfan Ahmed Member BOD HESCO, Engr. Prof. Dr. Faisal Karim Telecommunication MUET.
42 Engineers from MUET, QUEST, HESCO, NTDC, PTCL, GENCO-I, and Wind Power Projects were awarded the prestigious Excellence Awards.
WELCOME ADDRESS
Engr. Prof. Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry Vice Chairman IEEEP Local Centre in his welcome address paid glowing tribute to Engr. Prof. Dr. M A Uqaili Chairman, IEEEP Local Centre for his unflinching support and initiatives to establish the Local Centre office in Mehran University and for his continued guidance to hold regular events like meetings, Seminars, Launching of books, and Condolence References. He warmly welcomed the President, IEEEP, and Honorary Secretary General to take their timeout and specially come to Mehran University to participate in the event and meet the members of IEEEP Local Centre and Engineers.
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Engr. Prof. Dr. M.A Uquaili Chairman, IEEEP Local Centre In his Presidential Address welcomed the participants and thanked Engr. Prof. Dr. Suhail Aftab Qureshi President IEEEP and Engr. Salis Usman Secretary General IEEEP to grace the occasion as Chief Guest and Guest Speaker respectively. He said that the EEEP Local Center is doing everything possible to support the institution by holding regular meetings, raising membership, and arranging seminars.
He expressed that in the developed world these institutions are developing design, standards, and specifications and they give solutions of different problems encountered by the professionals in the field.
He invited HESCO, NTDC, PTCL, GENCOs, SEPCO, and Wind Power Projects to extend their support and to actively participate in the activities of the IEEEP Local Centre. He also recalled the memory of passed away Engineers for whom condolence reference was held. He also lauded the holding of the CPD Workshop by Engr. Salis Usman.
CHIEF GUEST’s ADDRESS
Engr. Dr. Prof. Suhail Aftab Qureshi President, IEEEP in his speech lauded the efforts of Engr. Prof. Dr. M A Uqaili, Engr. Prof. Dr. BS Chowdhry and Engr. Prof. Dr. Abdul Sattar Larik in their noble campaign to raise the level of Local Centre to reach a formidable position.
He informed the members that apart from technical activities IEEEP’s main effective role is to foster unity and brotherhood amongst the engineers from all over the country. He also appreciated Engr. Salis Usman Honorary Secretary General to conduct the very informative workshop on “Reshaping the Generation Mix of Pakistan- Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan” (IGCEP). He also appreciated the institutionalization of the Annual Excellence Awards. He extended every possible support to Local Centre Hyderabad on behalf of the IEEEP Central Council.
OTHER DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS
Engr. Noor Ahmed Soomro CEO HESCO and Engr. Syed Tanveer Ahmed Jafri CEO GENCO-I, the Guests of Honor, and Engr. Abdul Rehman Shaikh Member of GoB PEC also spoke on the occasion.
CLOSING CEREMONY
Engr. Prof. Dr. Tauha Hussain Ali Vice Chancellor MUET was the Honored Guest for the closing ceremony.
Engr. Prof. Dr. Tauha Hussain Ali Vice Chancellor Mehran University of Engineering and Technology distributed the shields and excellence awards certificate to the guests and other engineers. He appreciated the efforts of the IEEEP Local Centre to hold such purposeful events and hoped that the IEEEP Local Centre will continue to organize these events which will go a long way to promote the cause of the profession.
In the end Prof. Dr. Abdul Sattar Larik General Secretary IEEEP Local Centre Hyderabad paid vote of thanks to Engr. Prof. Dr. MA Uqaili, Engr. Prof. Dr. Tauha Hussain Ali, Engr. Prof. Dr. BS Chowdhry, Engr. Prof. Dr. Suhail Aftab Qureshi President IEEEP and Engr. Salis Usman Secretary General IEEEP, and other distinguished guests for their patronage and support, which made the event successful.n

The Sindh government has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the world’s reputed energy companies, says Energy Department communication.
Sindh Minister for Energy Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh while addressing a ceremony held in Karachi for signing LoI for the 150 Megawatt waste-to-Energy project in Karachi said: It is a milestone in the history of Pakistan.
Advisor to CM Sindh for Law and Administrator KMC Barrister Murtaza Wahab, Dutch ambassador in Pakistan, Consul General of USA in Karachi, Consul General of UAE in Karachi, besides representatives of world’s reputed energy companies and Secretary Local government Sindh Najam Ahmed Shah, Secretary Energy Sindh Mr.Abu Bakar Madni and others were also present.
LoI was signed by Imtiaz Shah Director of Alternate Energy on behalf of the Sindh Energy Department with representatives of five companies such as M/s Khan renewable Pvt Ltd, M/s Babcocks, and Wilcox renewable, M/s China Machinery Engineering Corporation, M/s Green Waste Energy Pvt Ltd and M/s Engro Energy Pvt Ltd.
Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh said that Sindh Govt has crossed another milestone and this project can produce 150 Megawatts of energy daily from garbage, collected from the metropolis.
He said that this project will not only help to clean the metropolis from garbage but it will also help to fulfill our energy requirements.
He said that this unique waste-to-energy project has been pitched according to the vision of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and this project will also be expanded to other cities of the province in the future.
‘Sindh Govt will provide land for the project at the landfill site in the city’, he said.
Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh said that an approximate investment of 600 million US dollars is expected in this project and about 6 to 8 thousand tons of waste will be consumed daily for the production of 150 Megawatt energy through this project.

Department of Basic Science and Related Studies, MUET, SZAB Campus, Khairpur Mir’s in collaboration with Sindh Higher Education Commission arranged a 3-day 1st International Conference on Mathematics and Applied Science (ICMAS).
Hybrid conference sessions were held at MUET, SZAB Campus, Sukkur IBA, and Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur. The inaugural session was held at the Main Auditorium of MUET, SZAB Campus chaired by Dr. Raheem Bux Bhatti, Director, Pir Abdul Qadir Shah Institute of Medical Sciences, Gambat while Engr. Abdul Qadir Shah, former chairman PEC, Prof. Dr. Tauha Hussain Ali, VC, MUET, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Aslam Uqaili, former VC, MUET, Prof. Dr. Khalil Ahmed Ibupoto, VC, SALU, Khairpur, Prof. Dr. Raza Ali Bhatti, VC, Shaikh Ayaz University, Shikarpur, Prof. Dr. Noor Ahmed Shaikh, VC, The Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology and Skills Development Khairpur Mir’s, Prof. Dr. Abdul Sami Qureshi, Pro-Vice Chancellor, MUET, SZAB Campus, Khairpur, Prof. Dr. Hyder Abbas Musavi, Director Academics, MUET, SZAB Campus, Prof. Dr. Rafique Ahmed Memon, Conference Chair and Dr. Mazhar Hussain Lund, Conference Secretary were guests of honor. Keynote speakers and scholars from the USA, Denmark, China, and Saudi Arabia participated physically and virtually as well. More than 100 national scholars presented their papers during 2 days of technical sessions and more than 600 participants attended the conference.
The closing ceremony of the conference was chaired by Mr. Qaim Ali Shah Jeelani, former Chief Minister, Sindh while Prof. Dr. Tauha Hussain Ali, VC, MUET, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Aslam Uqaili, former VC, MUET joined the ceremony virtually, and Prof. Dr. Khalil Ahmed Ibupoto, VC, SALU, Khairpur, Engr. Ghulam Sarwar Kandhir, former PVC, MUET, SZAB Campus, Khairpur, Prof. Dr. Abdul Sami Qureshi, Pro-Vice Chancellor, MUET, SZAB Campus, Khairpur, Prof. Dr. Hyder Abbas Musavi, Director Academics, MUET, SZAB Campus, Prof. Dr. Rafique Ahmed Memon, Conference Chair and Dr. Mazhar Hussain Lund, Conference Secretary were guests of honor. Appreciation shields, participation certificates, and awards were distributed by the distinguished chief guests.
Dr. Muhammad Ali Abro, Convener of technical sessions of the conference presented the conference report and gave the following conference recommendations.
It was concluded that in order to attain sustainable development, the developing world including Pakistan needs to assign Mathematics and Applied Science a top priority
Mathematics should be taught through Concept Motivation and Action Learning action at all levels of mathematics education.
Researchers and Students require both cognitive and practical experiences throughout the continua of their mathematics education to be productive for 21st-century citizens.
Place greater emphasis on contextualized math instructions at all grade levels and in all mathematics courses.
Make a shift in emphasis on the assessments that students must take.
Increase the focus on topics, approaches, and pedagogy that better reflect the demands of the contemporary workplace in all mathematics courses.
Augment the current mathematics-for-all curriculum and assessment framework by establishing a separate rigorous pathway from the traditional trajectory, based on solving real-world problems representative of those that students may encounter after they leave school.
Create a Needed Math Center charged with expanding the reach of the Conference findings to additional stakeholders by holding follow-on conferences on relevant topics and publishing articles aimed at a wide variety of audiences including policymakers at the state and federal levels.
The problem is complex, and the solutions to it are correspondingly varied, but the basic recommendation from the Conference is that the mathematics standards, assessments, and curriculum be revisited and revised so as to place greater emphasis on the skills needed to solve the kinds of problems that arise in the real world. Although the Conference participants represented only STEM fields, several of them noted that the kind of mathematical skills useful in those areas – eg., mathematical modeling, statistical reasoning, and systems thinking – are valuable in many other career paths.
Finally, as a matter of fact, in the developed economies, academia should be taken on board in the government decision-making process as a think tank. The R&D centers in various varsities across the country should be established and with due capacity building should be tasked to undertake research on indigenous issues to suggest indigenous solutions for the sustainable development of Pakistan. — PR