A symposium on the eve of 90th birthday of Shaheed  Hakim  Said was held on  January 8, 2010. General (Retd)   Hamid Gul, a renowned personality, was the guest speaker. Col.(R) Qureshi, Director Admin  warmly welcomed the chief guest. The guest speaker highlighted the services of Shaheed Hakim Said and said that Hakim Muhammad Said was a great visionary and educationist  as well as  renowned Tabib who would be always  remembered. He considered Shaheed Hakim the only personality after Quaid-e-Azam who should   be followed for the progress of the country and the nation. He spoke about  different aspects of the life of Hakim Sahib and asked the student to make him the role model and serve the nation in true sprit and zeal. He advised the student to get united against corruption, illiteracy, and prejudice in present society. Mr. Naeem Qureshi, a member of Hamdard Shura, also spoke about the institutions established by Hakim Said for welfare of common people and his services to humanity. Dr. Masud  Malik Director General in his closing remarks said that the best way to pay tribute to Shaheed Hakim Said is to study his writings, follow his footsteps and remember his slogan “Love Pakistan Build Pakistan.” He thanked the distinguished guest for an enlightening talk.

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Sports not only develop mental capabilities and physical strength but also give confidence and improve personality traits of the players. Hamdard University Islamabad Campus organizes sports events on regular basis. This year 6th Hamdard 20/20 Inter University Cricket Challenge Cup 2010 we organized from March 24 to  April 1, 2010. The event was inaugurated by Mr. Zahid Maqbool, President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Twelve teams from  Islamabad and Rawalpindi Universities, namely Hamdard University, Fast University, Sarhad University,  Bahria University, Iqra University Islamabad Campus, NUML University, Federal Urdu University, Preston University, Comsats University,            MAJU, SZABIST and Riphah International University, participated in this event. Final match was played between Hamdard University Islamabad Campus and Bahria University. Bahria University was declared the winner and Champion of the Challenge Cup 2010.

Director General HUIC in his address appreciated the participant universities and congratulated the Champion team.   He also applauded display of discipline and  tolerance by all the players. He appreciated the management for making good arrangements and providing a recreation to the students in the prevailing tense situation prevailing in the country.

* A para about the sponsors and a thank you as well.

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Annual Sports Week 2009  was organized from 19th November to 24th November 2009 at F-9 Park Cricket ground were held. Indoor games  Quaid–e– Azam University courts. Inaugural ceremony was held on 19th November 2009 at F-9 Park Islamabad. Mustafain Kazmi Director General, Civic, Sports and Pubic Relations (CDA) was the chief guest. He lauded the efforts of Hamdard University in imparting knowledge as well as  extra curricular activities and sports for personality development of the students. Students participated enthusiastically in Cricket, Foot Ball, Basket Ball, Table Tennis and Badminton. In cricket, 21 teams participated and HIIT Eleven STAR were declared as winner. In basket ball 6 teams participated and DEVIL team were declared as winner.  20 students participated in the event of Table Tennis and  Mr. Zubair of HIIT won and 50 Students participated in the Badminton event and  Mr. Rehan of HIIT was declared winner. 10 Teams participated in the foot ball event and the SHINT 11 of Pharmacy won. Closing ceremony of Hamdard Annual Sports Week 2009 was held on 24 November, 2009 at F-9 Park Islamabad. Director General awarded certificates to winners and runner ups.

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Hamdard University Islamabad Campus organized welcome ceremony for the spring intake on 9th March, 2010 Director General was the Chief Guest.  Director Admin Col. Mushtaq A Qureshi while addressing, warmly welcomed the students and congratulated them for choosing Hamdard University in pursuit of their higher education. He added Hamdard University is pursuing the vision of its founder Chancellor paying special attention to the personality development and character building of students along with maintaining high academic standards and discipline. Director General while welcoming the students,  urged the students to remain vigilant  in their academics pursuits. He advised them to put in their last efforts to acquire knowledge and to achieve excellence. Back To Top

A Mehfil-e-Milad to pay homage to the Prophet of Islam (SAW) on 26th February, 2010 at the auditorium. Dr. Qari Muhammad Younas, a wellknown religious scholar was the Chief Guest. Students recited Hamad, Naat and Darood-o-Salam to invoke the Blessings of Allah Almighty upon the Messenger of Allah (SAW). It created a soothing environment leaving the audience spiritually awakened.  .

The chief Guest while  highlighting  the various aspects of life of the Prophet (SAW) said that  the true happiness lies in following commandments of Allah and sunnah of Muhammad (SAW). We have to devote our self towards Islam and its teaching to seek success in this world and the hereafter, he added. Dr. Masud Malik, Director General in his closing remarks advised the students to recite and learn the Holy Quran and follow the life of Holy Prophet (PBUH) for eternal success. The program ended with prayer for the development and prosperity of the ummah and our homeland. Back To Top

• A seminar on “Introduction to Virtual Instrumentation” was held for HIIT students on January 4, 2010. The speaker Mr. Yasir, a Research Scientist, introduced the subject and familiarized the participants with the working and operations of the Lab View software. He highlighted the importance of  the software and its validity for the vast range of applications.
• A seminar on “Open Control Industrial Automation Suite” was held on April 20, 2010 in the Auditorium for HIIT students. Mr. Muhammad Asad, Director Operations, Buraq Integrated Solutions and Mr. Muzammil were the speakers who highlighted the need of industrial automation and how it is done. They also demonstrated and showed simulation of various control systems. Students were also advised on selection of their final projects based on Open Control System in line with present day needs.

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Pharm-D Curriculum Review Workshop:
Director HIPS Mr. Azhar Hussain participated in a two day workshop organized by Pharmacy Council of Pakistan and World Health  organization to review the Pharm. D curricula, held at Lahore on April 19-20, 2010.
National Workshop on Implication of WTO/TRIPs
The Drugs Control and Traditional Medicine Division of National Institute of Health, Islamabad, in collaboration with Ministry of Health and World Health Organization, organized a National Workshop to train the Traditional Medicines/Traditional knowledge Stakeholders about the Implication of WTO/TRIPs on 6th April, 2010. Mr. Iftikhar Hussain Assistant Professor, Mr. Shezad khan Lecturer and Mr. Ahsan Khalid Teaching Assistant participated.
International Seminar on Total Quality Management
Organized by  Ministry of Health in collaboration with pharmaceutical industry, it was held on  23rd April 2010 at Marriot Hotel Islamabad and Mr. Azhar Husain  and Mr. M Yasin from HIPS participated.

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• Mr. Azhar Hussain Director Pharmacy has been designated as Technical Expert of Drug registration Board. He is also Co-opt expert members of Drug licensing   and Registration Board for Audit of Pharmaceutical Company.
• Mr. Azhar Hussain Director Pharmacy has been elected as Vice President of Pakistan Pharmacist Association(Federal branch).

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Poster Competition on Tobacco Control
Students of Hamdard University have designed and submitted 5 posters on the theme of “Tobacco Control” in poster competition arranged by The Network for consumer Protection in the last week of March 2010 to contributing to an advocacy and awareness campaign towards a tobacco free society. Ms. Madiha Malik Lecturer coordinated this event from HIPS. Ms Aatifa Mukhtar, a HIPS student, won third position in the competition along with a cash prize

HUIC students Competed in Spring Splash 2010
HUIC students competed  in various events of ‘Spring Splash 2010’. It was organized
by Preston University  from  April 12   to   April 16 , 2010. Mr. Yasin Abdullah  and Mr. Salman Tahir  of HIPS got 1st positions in English and Urdu Bilingual Declamation Contests respectively while Mr. Kaiwan Haider won First position in Na’at Competition.

Inter-university Challenge 2010 at IST
IST Twin City Inter- University Challenge 2010 organized by Institute of Space Technology dated 26th to 27th March, 2010 at IST auditorium. HUIC students participated in  Bilingual Declamation Contest, Mushaira, All Rounder, Essay Writing, Story Writing, Photography, Drama competitions and IST Twin City. Mr.    Salman Tahir (HIPS) won 3rd Position Urdu Declamation Contest,. Miss Aleen Fatima (HIPS) got 2nd position in Photography Competition and Mr. Usman (HIIT) was placed at 3rd position in Dramatic Contest. IST Twin City Inter- University Challenge 2010

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Vice Chancellor, Dr. Nasim Khan visited Islamabad Campus on March 1, 2010.  He held meeting with DG and Director,  went around all faculties and departments and met faculty members and students. He appreciated the efforts put by the faculty members to prepare the youth to meet the future challenges by imparting them the high quality professional education.

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• Mr. Azhar Hussain Director Pharmacy has been designated as Technical Expert of Drug registration Board. He is also Co-opt expert members of Drug licensing   and Registration Board for Audit of Pharmaceutical Company.
• Mr. Azhar Hussain Director Pharmacy has been elected as Vice President of Pakistan Pharmacist Association(Federal branch).

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Chancellor Senator S.M. Zafar visited HUIC on March 31, 2010 and met with the Directors to discuss matters relating to HUIC. Construction of Campus building on new site was also taken up and assured the step will be undertaken to initiate work on new site

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Students of HIPS hosted a farewell party to bid good bye to the students of Pharm. D (5th Professional) Program on 16th December, 2009. After the welcome address, the outgoing students were entertained with fabulous skits, Qawali and mushaira. Mr. Azhar Hussain, Director HIPS in the closing remarks congratulated the students on completing the their Pharm. D Program and wished  them success as Pharmacists.

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Following Faculty members   joined the University during the first quarter of 2010

 Hamdard  Institute of Information Technology

Hamdard Institute of Management Sciences

Hamdard Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Saima Kulsoom,  “Focusing on Resilience, coping strategies and reconstruction of self among women”,  National Conference at Department of Applied Psychology, University of Punjab, Lahore march 11, 2010.

Aamir Ghafoor Chaudhry, “Role of Knowledge management process on the performance of banks in Pakistan”, 2nd  International Conference of the South Asia Chapter of AGBA, SIACON-2010, South Asian International Conference, Bhurban Pakistan (21-23 July 2010). To be presented.

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• Mrs. Shahana Khattak , Lecturer HIPS has completed her M-Phil degree (Pharmaceutics) from University of Sargodha.
• Mr. Aamir Ghafoor, Assistant Professor HIMS received an MS from SZABIST and is currently enrolled for a PhD at that university.
• Mr. Aftab Ahmad, Lecturer HIMS completed an MS in Finance from MAJU Islamabad. Back To Top

 On 10th November, 2009, Poetry Recital Competition was organized by the Student Affairs Department on the eve of on the Birthday of Dr. Allama Mohammed Iqbal. Students, faculty members and staff were participated in this competition. Back To Top