Lucky Cement sponsors NOP students

Lucky Cement sets up scholarship fund with LUMS

Lucky Cement Chief Executive Officer Muhammad Ali Tabba has joined hands with the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) to set up the “Abdul Razzak Tabba/Lucky Cement Scholarship Fund”, which will sponsor approximately 23 students of the National Outreach Programme (NOP) over a period of four years, according to a press release issued on Wednesday.

A contract to this effect was signed between the two parties, in Karachi. The first batch of the Abdul Razzak Tabba/Lucky Cement Scholars will graduate in 2014. The NOP is an initiative taken by LUMS, in order to identify, nurture and extend the benefits of its quality education to deserving students belonging to the country’s underprivileged segments. Through the NOP, which was initiated in 2001, 45 students have graduated from LUMS to date. staff report

Source: http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\08\26\story_26-8-2010_pg13_7

Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry contributes for scholarships

Four varsities receive Rs 10m for scholarships


IN an effort to improve the human resource standards of the country, the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has given Rs10 million to four universities for scholarships.


The LCCI provided Rs 2.5 million each to Government Collage University, Punjab University, University of Engineering and Technology and Lahore University of Management Sciences with the objective to promote education in the country.


“It is a scholarship for the talented deserving students,” said LCCI President Mian Muzaffar Ali. He said the LCCI decided to give money to universities to ensure transparency and distribution of monetary assistance in a right manner to right students.


LCCI Senior Vice President Tahir Javaid Malik, Founding Father of LUMS Syed Baber Ali, Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Dr Khalid Aftab, Lahore University of Management Sciences Vice-Chancellor Dr Ahmad Jan Durrani, Prof Dr Noor Mohammad Sheikh, Dean of Electrical Engineering representing UET Vice Chancellor and Department of Pharmacy Dean Dr Jamshaid on behalf of PU Vice chancellor also spoke on the occasion. Muzaffar said the LCCI has decided to support education in view of its education.


The key objective of which is to provide merit-based scholarships for pursuing quality education with equal opportunities. Universities and institutions will be independent to select candidates on the basis of merit, without the interference of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he said.


He said that history was a race between education and catastrophe and we must get education if we do not want to be history. He said change did not necessarily ensure progress, but progress undoubtedly required change. Education was essential to change since education created both new wants and the in-house ability to satisfy them, he said. It was this ability that defines development and bifurcated nations into developed and undeveloped categories.


“I strongly believe that education is the bridge to sustainable development. Abraham Lincoln said “if I had six hours to chop down a tree, I would spend the first four hours sharpening the axe”.


Education to a developing nation is the tool that sharpens this axe which subsequently accelerates the speed and efficiency at which we can chop down the trees,” he said.


The LCCI president said that an increased productivity, once achieved, would not only help multiply the country’s gross domestic product but would also help lower inflation and make life affordable for a lot more that just the select few. “We want to fight and reduce poverty, we need to think long term and invest in education today,” he said.


Mian Muzaffar Ali said that education is a debt due from the present to the future generations. “It is a long term objective that needs investment today. It’s a tree which planted today would bear fruit for our future generations.

If we want Pakistan to be a truly developed nation one day, we need to sow the seeds today. We want Pakistan to compete with the rest of the developed world, we want to make sure that we have strong and affordable institutions that impart education to the masses,” he said.


Former LCCI presidents who were present on the occasion said that the Education Support Fund launched by the chamber would go a long way in promoting higher education in the country.


At the end of the function, all vice-chancellors and representatives of universities thanked the LCCI for contributing to a national cause.



Source: http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=168551

FATA students get scholarships

Peshawar: Khushhali Bank Limited (KBL) in association with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded merit-based scholarships to the students from FATA studying at the University of Peshawar. Syed Zahid Raza, the head of Khushhali Bank Limited’s Human Resources Department, awarded the scholarships to deserving students at a ceremony hosted at the university.

Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, Professor of Statistics, Faculty of Numerical and Physical Sciences, University of Peshawar, congratulated the students and wished them success in their future endeavors in front of an audience of faculty and other university students. Khushhali Bank in association with USAID initiated the scholarship program in 2005, allowing universities across the country to provide opportunities to eligible students from marginalized areas in Sindh, Balochistan and FATA to acquire higher education. These scholarships are merit based and awarded to the students who qualify for a degree program per the admission criteria of the respective university.

The scholarships cover tuition and examination fees, in addition to course-related materials, books, and boarding expenses. Highlighting the importance of education Mr. Syed Zahid Raza stated, “Education is the gateway to an enlightened society and through these scholarships we take a step towards facilitating access to education and the development of the country’s vast pool of human capital and painting ourselves a brighter future. It is with great pride that we reward these students for their efforts by investing in their tomorrow.” With these 27 new scholarships the number of scholarships awarded to the students of University of Peshawar in 2008’ alone comes up to 61, bringing the total number of scholarships extended to this university to 74 since the inception of the program. While the sum total of all scholarships awarded to various universities during the year 2008 amounts to an impressive 180.

These scholarships have been awarded to the students of the prestigious national universities, including Lahore University of Management Sciences, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, Institute of Management Sciences, Hayatabad, City University, Peshawar, and Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta. Since the start of the program in 2005, Khushhali Bank has awarded 268 scholarships. Commending the program, Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, Professor of Statistics, Faculty of Numerical & Physical Sciences, University of Peshawar, said, “Access to quality education is a fundamental human right and, it is a matter of great honor to be a part of Khushhali Bank’s efforts to play a constructive role in protecting this right and creating opportunities where by hardworking students can realize their ambitions and true potential.”

Source: http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=cn&nid=1604&ad=30-12-2008