Issue II - Greenwich University

PatronChancellor

Ms. Seema Mughal

EditorRizwana Amin

CoordinatorsAhmed Kamran

Anum Naz DurraniIqbal Jamil

Misbahuddin QadriRub NawazShazia Nasir

Dr Salahuddin Ahmed

ContributorsNimra Irfan

Ramsha SultanSajjid BalochSaba Ahmed

Umer Siddiqui

Layout & DesigningShazia Anwar

PhotographySajeel Liaqat

Editorial Board

FROM THE EDITOR

Dear Readers,

It is with immense pleasure, we would like to welcome you all to the Fall2018 issue of GVision Magazine. With this issue we mark the end of 2018and 2019 is a chance to start afresh. Many people will be making New Year'sresolutions as they wave goodbye to 2018 and prepare to make the best of anew year. The Editorial team of GVision also enters 2019 with the resolutionto please our readers with a restructured GVision.

I am sure that this copy will move you to the dimensions of life that you havenot viewed lately. In this issue, our cover story revolves around the ItalianLanguage Week 2018 celebration in collaboration with Italian Consulate inKarachi. This event has further cemented the ideology of Globalization ofEducation and the sheer importance of it in today’s world.

Other glimpses comprise of interviews of Mr. Moonis Abdullah Alvi, CEO,KE and Mrs. Ambareen Kazim M. Thompson, Executive Director, I AMKARACHI along with different intriguing activities, guest speaker sessionsand seminars conducted at Greenwich University.

I would like to appreciate and acknowledge the effort of the entire editorialteam who assisted me in compiling up this magazine.

Lastly, I would invite you all to visit the official page of GreenwichUniversity to eye over real time updates of ongoing and upcoming socio-cultural events and view images on the online gallery.

Your valuable thoughts, comments, ideas, feedback, contributions andsuggestions are more than welcome!

Rizwana Amin

Vol. XVII, Issue II

CO – CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

05 ORIENTATIONFall 2018 Semester

06 EDUCATIONAL COLLABORATION with Universities of Malaysia

07 SARAH JONES - MORRISvisited Greenwich University

07 VISIT OF VARIOUS MALAYSIAN AND SRI LANKAN UNIVERSITIES

08 GSK CORPORATEVisitation Program

09 SUCCESS OF ANY INSTITUTE LIES WITH ITS EMPLOYEES Mou Signing ceremony

10 GREENWICH SIGNED AN MOU with the Consulate of Ita;ly in Karachi

10 TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN academic and corporate world

11 ROLE OF YOUTH IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIAA Guest Speaker Session

12 LEADERSHIP EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENTSeminar

13 GREENWICH UNIVERSITY COLLABORATESwith SPELT as silver partner

15 A MOTIVATIONAL TALKby Maya Khan

16 AWARNESS ABOUT NUTRITION By Dr Anila & Mr Salahuddin

17 RADIO WILL NEVER BE OBSELETEGuest Speaker Session

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EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

18 GREENWICH UNIVERSITY CELEBRATESITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK in collaboration with italian Consulate inKarachi

21 CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAYwith the International Community

25 QUIZ COMPETITION Jinnah- Pakistan Move

27 GREENWICH UNIVERISTYPays Glowing Tribute to Martyrs

28 INTERVIEWMs Ambreen Khazim Main Thompson

31 MOTIVATIONAL SESSIONSBeconhouse, Metropolitan Campus Islamabadand Unique Group of Colleges, Lahore

32 WE DO NOT DISCUSS THOSEMATTERS THAT PEOPLE LIVE WITH:Mental Health Awareness Session

34 DICE Foundation WorkshopFilm, TV and Creative Arts

34 SOUTH ASIA MEDIA CONFERENCEGreenwich University represented by Iqbal Jamil

35 ACROSS PAKISTAN 10000 KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS HAVE BEEN DONEKidney related Awareness Session

36 BREAST CANCER AWARENESS by Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital and Research Centre

37 GERMANY REUNIFICATION DAYCelebrations

38 CLEAN AND GREEN PAKISTANActivities

39 WALK A CAUSESeminar

40 INTERNATIONAL CINEMA WEEKCelebrations

40 CULTURAL AND SOCIAL LIFE OF THECHINESEArticlle

41 MAURITIUSActivities

48 SPORTS

51 BEACH PARTY By Student Development Center

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY

52 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYSociology Activity

54 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYfor Special People

55 INTERVIEWMr Syed Moonis Alvi

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Newly inducted batch of studentsattended the Orientation Ceremony,Fall Semester 2018 at GreenwichUniversity, Karachi, on August 28,2018. The main purpose of theOrientation was to ensure that thestudents have a successful transitionand integration into GreenwichUniversity and to provide them anopportunity to build and upgrade anetwork of resources that would

assist them to initiate their newjourney.

Parents, students, faculty and peoplefrom different walks of life attendedthe graceful ceremony. The Orienta-tion started with the National An-them. Ms. Shazia Nasir, Ms. AnumNaz Durrani, Ms. Rizwana Amin andMr. Ali Saeed addressed the studentsfurnishing them with the Universityrules and regulations.

Orientation Fall Semester, 2018

Welcome Speech by Mr. Naveed Mughal

Motivational Speech by Ms Shazia Nasir SDC presntation by Ms. Rizwana AminMs Anum discussing university

rules and regulations

Mr Ali Saeed conducting an inspirationsal speech

Mr Umer giving information of Media Lab, Web TV and Web Radio

SDC office bearers being introduced by Ms Rizwana Amin


The Vice Chancellor, Ms. Seema Mughal had a fruitfulmeeting with the High Commissioner of Pakistan toMalaysia H.E Nafees Zakariya. They discussed aboutpromoting a positive image of Pakistan around the globe.

Greenwich University signed an Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) with MAHASA University,Malaysia on September 21, 2018. The Vice Chancellor,Ms. Seema Mughal signed the MoU. Student Provost,Greenwich University, Mr. Naveed Mughal was also

present at the ceremony.

Greenwich University signed an Memorandum of Un-derstanding (MoU) with UniMAP Malaysia on Septem-ber 21, 2018. The Vice Chancellor, GreenwichUniversity, Ms. Seema Mughal and Prof Rezuwan,Deputy Vice Chancellor, UniMAP signed the MoU. Stu-dent Provost, Greenwich University, Mr. Naveed Mughalwas also present at the ceremony.

Greenwich University signed an Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) with Asia Pacific University,Malaysia on September 20, 2018. The Vice Chancellor,Greenwich University, Ms. Seema Mughal signed theMemorandum of Understanding (MoU).

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Sarah Jones-Morris, Acting Head of InternationalRecruitment International Education Centre, BangorUniversity, UK visited Greenwich University Karachi

Campus. On her visit, she inspected the Campus andshowed her interest towards more collaborative ventures.

Sarah Jones-Morris, Acting Head of International Recruitment International Education Centre, Bangor University, UK visited Greenwich University

Head-School of Linguistics, Assis-tant Professor and Soft-Skill Trainer,Ms. Shazia Nasir visited Malaysianand Sri Lankan Universities in themonth of August 2018. A very warmwelcome was extended by all theUniversities to her.

This visit was arranged for a mean-

ingful purpose of collaborations indifferent areas ranging from ShortMobility Programs to ExchangePrograms.

In Malaysia, she visited LimkokwingUniversity, MAHSA, UiTM,UCSI, and A.P.U. She alsodelivered a session on “Effective

Communication Skills” to theMarketing and Sales Team ofMAHSA University.

In Sri Lanka, she visited CINEC andHorizon University. At CINEC, asession on “Positive Attitude andPride in Self-Identity,” wasconducted for the cadets.

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As part of Greenwich University’s endeavor to develop& groom our students, a corporate visitation programwas arranged for BBA & MBA students; to Glaxo SmithKline (GSK); H.O. / West Wharf factory.

GSK is not only the leading pharmaceutical company inPakistan, but also worldwide. The corporate strength ofthis conglomerate can be gauged from the fact that itsInternational President/Chairperson based in Britain hasdirect access to the British PM; and can fly at shortnotice, to any subsidiary in GSK’s private jet.

This was a real-life learning experience for our students,where they saw the corporate gurus at work to deliver“ultimate customer satisfaction”. The full-day visit com-

prised talks by Marketing, Supply Chain & HR; spacedhospitably with hi-tea and a sumptuous lunch; culminat-ing in visits to Production & QC. Souvenirs wereexchanged when wrapping up the visit.

GSK CORPORATE VISITATION PROGRAM

Students with course instructor at GSK

Students visiting GSK

Students and course instructor in meeting with GSK officials

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The success of all the institutions rests upon, not merelyon the boss who heads the institute, but also the employeeswho are integral part of any institution.

This having been stated that soft skills need to be pres-ent in not merely office employees but individuals be-longing to various other fields as well. If teachers wish tohave a powerful impact on their students and make theirclasses lively and memorable it is vital that teachers havesoft skills. Without proper soft skills, they will be unableto have proper classes and deliver their lectures in aproper manner. As we all know, students have a very lowattention span and their attention needs to be attracted bythe use of innovative techniques. A teacher who has soft

skills will be able to modulate her voice and even makecharts according to the need of the moment so that stu-dents are able to grasp the maximum amount of knowl-edge.

Greenwich University knowing the importance of soft-skills signed an MoU with All Private Schools Manage-ment Association Sindh on September 6, 2018. TheChairman APMAS, Mr. Tariq Shah and Ms. ShaziaNasir, Head School of Linguistics signed it. The purposeof this is to visit different schools not only in Karachi butthroughout Sindh to educate the teachers and studentsabout soft-skills.

Success of any Institute lies with its employeesMoU with All Private Schools Management Association Sindh

MoU signed by Ms Shazia Nasir and Mr Tariq Shah

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Greenwich University signed an MoU with theConsulate of Italy in Karachi on August 9, 2018. ThisMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) aims to promoteItalian Language among youth.

Head School of Linguistics, Ms. Shazia Nasir andH.E Anna Ruffino, Consul General (CG) of Italy inKarachi, signed the Memorandum of Understanding.

To bridge the gap between academia and corporate world, Mr. Naveed Ahmed Mughal, Student Provost, GreenwichUniversity and Mr. Mukkarram Jafri, Head of Human Resources, Al Baraka Bank signed an Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) on June 27, 2018.

Greenwich University signed an MoU with the Consulate of Italy in Karachi

To bridge the gap between academia and corporate worldMoU with Al Barka Bank

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Greenwich University in collaboration with Governmentof Sindh organized a Seminar on Role of Youth in theDevelopment of Media on October 1, 2018 at Dr. KamalKhan Auditorium, Greenwich University, Karachi. TheGuest Speakers included renowned producers, Hosts andAnchors of Pakistan Media.

The Seminar was attend in large by the faculty

members and students. The speakers Mr. Zafeer,Mr. Umer, Ms. Lish Sharbeen and Ms. Rafia Awandiscussed about the challenges and opportunities inMedia for youth. They further emphasized on theimportance of Media in today's world.

The seminar ended with Greenwich Mementos beingpresented to the guests.

Seminar on Role of Youth in the Development of Media

Mr Mian Muhammad Afzal presenting Shield to guests


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The guests who shared their experiences regarding lead-ership were Mr. Talha Batla, Director Hilal Silk, Mr.Mujtaba Javaid, CEO, White Space Publicist, Mr.Haider Afaq: Director Shafiq Press, Mr. Syed UsmanIbrahim, Deputy General Manager HR & Admin,Yamaha Motor Pakistan ((PVT) Ltd, Mr. KhurramQadeer Baig, Director Corporate Affairs, Geo Network,Mr. Mohammad Intesaruddin, CEO, Deokjae Con-

struction Co. Pvt Ltd.

The guests delivered some fruitful and concreteinformation on the given topic. Students queries wereresponded to in the question answer session.

The seminar ended with the Guest Speakers beingawarded the token of appreciation and refreshments.

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Students during the session


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Greenwich University collaboratedwith SPELT as its silver partnerin the 34th International Conference2018. A musical evening anddinner was also hosted in thehonor of the members of Societyof Pakistan English LanguageTeachers and the presenters of 34thSpelt International Conference 2018on the second day of its Conference,November 05, 2018.

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A group photo of Greenwich officials with Spelters

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SPELT is that organization which is working devotedlyin providing an international platform to the teachers ofPakistan to excel in their field by training them throughworkshops, seminars, short courses and conferences.The best segment is that it is a not for profit administered

by volunteers.

SPELT Veterans and all the national and internationalspeakers attended the musical evening followed bydinner which was enjoyed thoroughly by everyone.

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Greenwich officials with International Speakers Dean and faculty members, Greenwich University

Samir Ansari displaying his talent Talented Sajeel enthralling the audience

Volunteers with Ms Rizwan Amin

Students of Mass Communication and Media Studies atGreenwich University had a great time while talking to afamous media icon, Maya Khan on October 13 , 2018 .Maya Khan in her exquisite informal way, shared herexperiences and journey of life to the aspiring leaders oftomorrow.

Media is a professional field where you learn not only bystudying at an Alma mater but also by gaining insightsfrom true professionals of this discipline. Keeping inmind the same strategy, faculty members always inviteMedia personalities to share their journey of learningwith the upcoming talent. These interactive sessions play

a tremendous role in encouraging graduating students tojoin the industry with passion and enthusiasm. MayaKhan has proven herself quite successful in various fieldsof the show biz industry in various roles as an actress, ananchorperson, a host, or simply a person with a goodheart and exceptional personal values to believe on.

Majority of the participants, the students of Masters’Degree who are about to graduate in few months time,were keen to know the dynamics of industry where theyare going to enter soon. Maya passionately answeredtheir queries with true life examples of her own. She en-couraged all students to deliver their best when they enterin their fields with hard work and honesty, while leavingthe results and success of their efforts on the Almighty.

Maya apprised the participants how she overcame thehurdles in her private and professional life and how shemanaged to get a place where she proudly stands todaydespite lot of personal, financial and ethical pressures.She agreed on a point that the mindsets towards assign-ing roles to a gender will never change in the society butthis should not be a demotivating factor for a male or fe-male while pursuing their dreams.

Students raised many pertinent questions regardingMedia Industry’s role in bringing a change for society.Maya stressed on the need that in order to bring a posi-tive change we need to observe and change ourselvesfirst, because accountability starts from “You” and onlythen it may create a positive impact on others.

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with motivation, this was the concluding remarks and apowerful message given by her.

In a big round of applause, as per Greenwich’s tradition,a memento was presented to her on being a distinguishedguest and sharing a useful insight with the students. Agroup photograph was also taken in the end to preservethe memories of a wonderful session.


A session pertaining to create awareness about nutritionwas organized for the faculty members and staff ofGreenwich University, Karachi, at its Campus on De-cember 12, 2018. The session was addressed by the well-known nutritionists Dr. Anila Taqi and Mr. Salahuddin.

The speakers highlighted the importance of organic foodand emphasized the need for prevention to remainhealthy. They also called upon the audience to avoidjunk food and instead use home made food with ample ofvegetables and fruits. further, they added that to behealthy one should focus on importance of hygienic foodas well.

Awareness about NutritionBy Dr. Anila Taqi and Mr Salahuddin

Dr Anila Taqi Mr. Salahuddin

A Guest Speaker session wasarranged by faculty member,Assistant Professor, Syed MisbahUddin Qadri for Radio (GMED 448)students at Dr. Kamal Khan Audito-rium on October 12, 2018 to giveglimpse of challenges and moderntrends of radio world.

RJ Wasif Burney, RJ Rizwan Zaidiand RJ Azhar Ali Baig weresummoned as guest speakers. WasifBurney who is currently workingwith FM 107 shared his know-howas an RJ and responded to queries ofstudents about radio shows and howto improve speaking skills. Hestrongly emphasized on a point thatRadio will never be obsolete, onlythe alternatives of listening to radio

will keep on changing withtechnological innovation andadvancement.

Rizwan Zaidi from FM 105 cheeredup the audience with his jokes andfunny short incidents which heexperienced as he interacted with his

listeners as an RJ. He said thatpresently, people in media have for-gotten the morals while giving whatthey called “Awareness”.

On the other hand, Azhar Ali Baigfrom HTV and Samaa FM, talkedabout present-day news TV shows inPakistan. He encouraged students tohave more and more knowledgebecause whether you are an RJ or ananchor you need to be loaded withinformation that way you can engagea listener or viewer.

The session ceased with AssistantProfessor, Mr. Iqbal Jamil present-ing University mementos to theguests.

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Faculty members with Guest Speakers

Attentive audience during the session

Greenwich University in collaboration with ItalianConsulate in Karachi celebrated Italian Language Weekat its campus on Tuesday and Wednesday, October16 – 17, 2018.

When we hear about Europe, Italy, is one of the firstcountries that come in our minds. From the etherealarchitecture of Milan , to the scenic beauty of Venice;from the historic heritage of Rome , to the picturesqueviews of Florence; Italy is diverse in what it consists!

Amazing culinary delicacies, renowned fashion andbrands, timeless arts, rich culture and history, the veryfamous La Dolce Vita . Event hosted in 02 days startedwith a welcome address and national anthems beingplayed of both the countries. An informative session wasconducted by an Italian Professor, Madam LucianaCaramia. The Italian Language students of GreenwichUniversity conducted a theatre under the able guidance oftheir Course Instructor, Madam Maria Paolo. HerExcellency, Anna Ruffino, Consul General, Consulate


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Greenwich University Celebrates Italian Language Weekin collaboration with Italian Consulate in Karachi

Greenwich Students showcasing Italian suiting brand, Francesco Romero

of Italy in Karachi, in her speech,expressed her pleasure at thestudents’ performance. The eveningended with a cordial vote of thanks.

Day 2 was a mega event organized atGreenwich University which con-sisted of fashion show, dance per-formance and Italian food. The chief

guest of the evening was Syed Sar-dar Ali Shah, Provincial Minister ofSindh for Education, Culture,Tourism, and Antiquities.


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H.E Anna Rafino Conducting SpeechMs Seeman Mughal expressing

her view point Syed Sardar Ali Shah, expressinghis sentiments at the event

Ms Seema Mughal presenting shield to the Chief Guest Volunteers at the occassion

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The entire show from the inceptiontill the execution had been put up bythe students of GreenwichUniveristy. The fashion show wasput up by Pakistan’s premierdesigner Shameel Ansari, who hasbeen awarded with Lux Style Awardin 2018 for her achievement in

Fashion Design. The second displaywas of Italian Suiting Brand,Francesco Romero, which is wellknown for making their items withextreme precision and attention withdetails.

Furthermore, the students took theaudience on a roller coaster ride with

their dance performance on Italianand Pakistani songs. The perform-ance left the audience enthralled.The evening ended with a tokengratitude being presented to theChief Guest and the eminent guestsby the Vice Chancellor and DirectorAdministration & Personnel.

Students performing Italian dance

H.E Anna Rafino, Ms Seeman Mughal and Syed Sardar Ali Shah, expressing their views to print media


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Every year, Greenwich University celebrates, Inde-pendence Day with full zeal and enthusiasm. This yearalso, Greenwich University maintained its tradition andcelebrated Independence Day in collaboration with theAmbassador Magazine, on August 14, 2018 with full fer-vor. The campus was decorated with Pakistan flags andcolorful banners. The celebrations were unique as the

members of the diplomatic corp also shared our joythrough their presence.

Present among the eminent guests were Her Excellency,Anna Ruffino, Consul, Consulate of Italy in Karachi, HisExcellency, Mishal M. Ali. Ansari, Consul General, Con-sulate General of State in Qatar, His Excellency, KhairulNazran Abd Rehman, Consul General, Consulate Gen-eral of Malaysia in Karachi, Mr. Ingolf Vogel, Develop-ment and Cultural Attaché of German Consulate inKarachi, His Excellency, Chen Xiaodong, Deputy Con-sul General, Consulate General of the People’s Republicof China, Mr. Nguyen Hong Tein , Commercial Coun-selor, Head of Vietnam Trade Mission, Mr. Ivan Ko-rzhenko, Vice Consul, Russian Federation, Mr. RuslanAliev, Head Trade Representative, Russian Federation inPakistan, Mohammad Sajjad Azam, Commercial Head,Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Mauritius.

Celebrating 71st Independence Day with the International Community

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Faculty, students, staff and their family members partic-ipated equally in the celebration with utter devotion

Ms. Shazia Nasir and Mr. Ali Jillani were the hosts of theevent who echoed the ambition of our nation. The cele-brations started with the recitation of the Holy Qura’anby Mr. Abdul Hadi . After the recitation, which flag hoist-ing ceremony was conducted by our respectable ViceChancellor, Ms. Seema Mughal along with Director Ad-ministration & Personnel Mr. Saeed Mughal, StudentProvost Mr. Naveed Mughal, Diplomatic Corp, facultymembers, Students and Staff. National anthem was alsosung at this occasion with full motivation and patriotism.

Vice-Chancellor, Madam Seema Mughal resketched thevision of Pakistan and shared her thoughts. collection.She highly appreciated the organizers, administration andall the students for making this day a memorable one bytheir participation and hard work.

Students sang national songs and celebrated cultural di-versity by performing Balochi Chapp, Punjabi Bhangra,Sindhi Jhumir and Pashto Attan.

Two skits were also performed by the students onImportance of Girls Education and Gender Equality.They recommended policy action for Gender Equality inPakistan through their skits.

Best National Dress Award was presented to MariamYousuf, Student of Greenwich University in femalecategory and in male category it was presented to Muza-mmil Eimani, Sohail Shaikh and Saad Abeer.

The best segment of the day was “Envision the futureof Pakistan” where students reported their aspirations,converted into policy recommendations for governancereforms in Pakistan.

Celebrations ended on a cordial note with refreshmentsbeing served.

The most interesting event was the Best DressCompetition. Almost everyone took part in which thebest dressed person was selected by the jury.

Ms Seema Mughal, Vice Chancellor and Mr Saeed Mughal, Director Administration & Personnel presenting shields

Greenwich University in collabora-tion with Pakistan Quiz SocietyInternational organized a QuizCompetition on, Jinnah-PakistanMovement, at Dr. Kamal Audito-rium, Greenwich Karachi campus onSeptember 12, 2018.

Twelve teams from 05 differentcolleges took part in the Competi-tion. Quiz questions were derivedfrom Pakistan Freedom Movementand Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad AliJinnah. Two students from eachcollege were selected to answer thequestions. judges Mr. KamranAhmed, Mr Misbah Qadri and Syed

Jawed Raza Naqvi performed as thejudges, decided the winner.

ARTT College won the quiz compe-tition while Vocational Training Cen-tre, New Karachi, came second and

the third position was acquired byGovernment National College.

Syed Jawed Raza Naqvi congratu-lated the teams and stressed upon the

importance of reading books as abook can be a person’s best friend.He further said that the aim of or-ganizing the Quiz Competition wasto increase the knowledge about thecountry and Pakistan Movement

among the students.

The Chief Guest, Former Director ofSchools and Colleges, DHA, Captain(Rtd) Sajid Mehmood said on the

occasion that only path to success isto follow the principles of Quaid-e-Azam, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Heappreciated the performance of thestudents and their knowledge aboutthe Founder of the Nation.


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Syed Misbah Qadri, AssistantProfessor, Greenwich University, inhis vote of thanks stated that theFounder of the Nation should be therole model of every youth of thiscountry.

Shields were distributed among thewinners of the Quiz Competition byGreenwich University along with theChief Guest being honored with atoken of appreciation. Shields andcertificates were also awarded to stu-dents by the Pakistan Quiz SocietyInternational.

The students, faculty and the staff ofGreenwich University celebratedSeptember 06, 2018, with the pledgethat all kind of sacrifices will begiven to safeguard the interest ofmotherland. At the ceremony theNational Anthem was played, whichwas followed by the National songssung by the students of GreenwichUniversity.

A documentary on the 1965 warproduced by the students of MassCommunication & Media Studies

was also screened on the occasion.The documentary was liked by theaudience.

A short film on the recipients ofNishan-e-Haider, which was narratedby the Advisor to the Vice Chancellor,Mian Muhammad Afzal, was alsoshown on the occasion.

Addressing the Gathering AssistantProfessor, Iqbal Jamil said that dueto sacrifices rendered by theShaheeds we are an independentstate. He said that the Shaheeds andthe Ghazis courage and bravery dur-ing various wars with the enemyhave made proud all of us.

While showering praise and payingrich tributes to the Shaheeds andtheir families, Iqbal Jamil, said thatPakistan will rise to the peak and no-body on the earth can harm the in-tegrity of this great nation.

He called upon the youth to workdeligently for the country to make ita welfare and prosperous state. Theceremony was concluded with theFateha for the Shaheeds.


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Greenwich University (G U):What was the needof establishing I Am Karachi when there are somany similar organizations working for Karachi?

Ambareen Kazim Mian Thompson (A T) : Veryfew organizations are working on counteringdivisiveness, intolerance through neutral platformslike culture, art, music, Talks and Sports – IAK isusing these multiple asocial, apolitical platforms tobring people together, break down communaldivides that Karachi has seen in the last threedecades. Further very few cultural / creative oppor-tunities are being provided to the city’s youth – 60%

of the entire population is under the age of 30 so notproviding them creative opportunities means we aretaking away employment opportunities (in the hun-dreds of channels, film industry, music industry etc.)but also their ability to think critically and creatively.Everywhere else in the world education has movedfrom STEM to STEAM as Arts is considered essen-tial to all the sciences as well as technology, mathsand engineering.

G U: What is the mission and vision of your organ-ization?

A T: Mission:I AM KARACHI inculcates hope, pride & owner-ship within the citizens of Karachi using sustainablesocial & cultural initiatives to improve qualityof life, break down class and communal barriers &empower youth.

Vision:I AM KARACHI works towards a peaceful, vibrant& progressive Karachi that elicits pride and owner-ship in the hearts & minds of its citizens

G U: What are the challenges and hinderancesfaced by you in the execution of different projects?

A T: First of all, convincing people of the impor-tance of including arts in their lives, in the syllabusas without it we will create drones, not creative,critical thinking young people. In the West theconcept of STEM has been related with STEAM asthey realize without creativity no new solutions orinventions can come about. Secondly and mostimportantly the lack of funding for arts, for musicfor young people. If you ask a donor for funding fora school or hospital people will give willingly

Mrs. Ambareen Kazim Main ThompsonExecutive Director, I AM KARACHI

Karachi's most vibrant platform , providing a platform for youth to Counter Violent Extremism (CVE),reclaiming public spaces and engaging in public discourse. Promoting Sport, Music, Theatre,

Dialogue, Talks that bring diverse communities together on a common platform. Strong talent and mentorship programs with extensive outreach

but when you ask for funding for giving youngpeople a more rounded education and they will beless forthcoming

G U: Do you find any difference amongst the youthof Pakistan and the rest of the world with respectto the response of Pakistani youth to your variousprojects?

A T: Yes, Pakistani youth is immensely talented,keen and enterprising but they lack opportunities,platforms and face innumerable challenges. Theserange from societal and parental restrictions, lack ofplatforms for healthy narratives, public spaces andthe lack of platforms.

G U: How do you see your organization creatingchange in the society?

A T: We work across 82 communities, many inunder resourced areas, largely with young people.We give them the opportunity to engage in healthyalternate narratives, the ability to express themselvesthrough music, art, culture, talks, sports, dialogue.With a population that is 60% under 30’s the impor-tance of these alternate narratives is very important.It helps with the creative and critical development,in many cases mental health is enhanced. Our ini-tiatives most importantly break down communal, so-cial and ethnic barriers.

G U: What is the procedure of joining yourorganization?

A T: Its free and people can volunteer, partner withus or just attend our initiatives. They simply follow

our pages and social media platformG U: Is I am Karachi a platform for elites?

A T: Not at all. Our work in 82 communities isspread across all districts of Karachi from Mauripurto Lyari, from Tariq Road to Ibrahim Hyderi, fromClifton to Pehalwan Goth, so far from elitist.

G U: What is the response of the Civil Society?

A T: Generally, very accepting, participative andhelpful

G U: How do you promote your organization andwhat are your marketing strategies to boost it up?

A T: Through partnerships, media, outreach, socialmedia, newsletter, through activities and mix


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G U: What are your three biggest organizationalaccomplishments yet?

A T: Outreach, engagement, sustainability

G U: Why do you think experimental learning isessential for the youth?

A T: With all the challenges our society and envi-ronment faces, many unprecedented and manyunique, without experimentation solutions will not

be possible.G U: How would it help them in accomplishingtheir future goals?

A T: Increasing creativity and critical thinking helpsyoung people think bigger and better. Also, in Pak-istan we have created 100 plus channels and an up-

coming film industry but are not producing the man-power that is needed so we are importing con-tent from neighbors like India, Turkey, etc. insteadof producing enough content at home. Investment increative fields will create more employment oppor-tunities away from traditional sectors where em-ployment opportunities are reducing.

G U: How do you maintain balance between yourpersonal and professional life?

A T: I am first a mother than anything else. Likemost professional women I work twice as hard tojuggle my personal and professional levels.

G U: Your message for the students of GreenwichUniversity

A T: You are incredibly privileged to be students inone of the city’s premier schools and to live in a citywhich is hugely vibrant but has a myriad of prob-lems. It needs young people to take greater owner-ship of their city, to give back, to make this city andthis country something they can be proud of.

Pakistani youth is immenselytalented, keen and enterprisingbut they lack opportunities,platforms and face innumerablechallenges. These range fromsocietal and parental restric-tions, lack of platforms forhealthy narratives, public spacesand the lack of platforms.

Ms. Shazia Nasir, Head School of Linguistics and a soft-skill trainer conducted motivational talks with the stu-dents of Beaconhouse School, Islamabad and UniqueGroup of Colleges, Lahore during her visit to Lahoreand Islamabad.

“I tried to inculcate in the minds of our youth that a pos-itive attitude helps us cope more easily with the daily af-fairs of life. It brings optimism into our lives and makesit easier to avoid worries and negative thinking. If oneadopts it as a way of life, it would bring constructivechanges into one’s life, and makes him happier, brighterand more successful.

With a positive attitude we see the bright side of life, be-come optimistic, and expect the best to happen. It is cer-tainly a state of mind that is well worth developing.

Our attitude controls our life. But the good news is thatwe control our own attitude.

Attitude creates the way we feel about people and sit-uations. Our actions are a result of our attitude—which inturn creates a reaction from others”.

“It is our attitude toward others and the universe that de-termines the resulting attitude toward us. Have a posi-tive, joyful attitude and we’ll have positive, joyful results.Put out a bad, negative and we’ve failed before webegin”.

Talking about success and failure she said that since they

would be going to the university by next year, thereforethey must keep in mind that the preceding chapters oftheir lives were largely written by others – their parents,guardians, families, teachers and the like. They would bethe principal author of the next chapter – they would havethe opportunity to determine the direction, the plot andthe tempo of their story. This can seem as daunting as itis exciting, as challenging as it is empowering.

She concluded her talk on this note that the great thing is, they are doing something that they have chosen to do,not something that was chosen for them by others. Suc-cess has nothing to do with high grades, status, moneyor race. A successful person is one who is happy in hislife.


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Motivational Sessions at Beaconhouse.... Metropolitan Campus Islamabad and

Unique Group of Colleges, Lahore

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Greenwich University in collabora-tion with First Hand Foundationand Foundation Fighting Povertyorganized a Mental HealthAwareness Seminar on September14, 2018 at Dr. Kamal KhanAuditorium.

The issue raised in the seminar isan absolutely essential topic whichhas not been given more attentionin our society. It is considered astigma.

“First Hand Foundation” wasfounded by Ms. Hira Zehra in 2012and is a proper functioning

registered NGO. They work onthree basic agendas includingEducation, Employment andAwareness.

“Foundation Fighting Poverty”was founded by Syed AbdullahEhsan in 2009. He has workedtirelessly in building up a presti-gious NGO which works oneradication of poverty andestablishment of a better society byraising bars socially, economicallyand other wise.

Doctor and professor at HabibUniversity, Dr. Muhammad Moiz,psycho-therapist, Humera SethiAffan and Zainab Tufail Arbab,Sabih Hasan, psychology studentat Bahira University and AnumImran, student at College ofBusiness Management (CBM)were the speakers of the session.

Dr. Mohammad Moiz initiated thesession by highlighting the fact thatlanguage is sometimes, a barrier


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We do not discuss those matters that people live with:

Mental Health Awareness Session

Guest Speakers with Greenwich Officials and students

that people do not have right wordsto communicate and explain theirproblems. Furthermore, he said thatwe only talk about those issues thatkill people but do not discuss thosematters that people live with.

According to Humera Sethi Affan,illiteracy is the main issue when itcomes to mental illness. Peopleconsult to wrong people when theyface any mental issue. She alsotalked about stress, symptoms ofstress, tools to reduce it and physi-cal diseases that are connected tothe mental illness. Moreover, psy-cho-therapist; Zainab Tufail en-couraged students to stop thestigma and let’s talk about it withno shame. She advised parents andteachers to teach children not only

about physical health and hygiene but emotional hygiene as well.

Suicide is very common in Pakistanbut facts are hidden because no onepays attention to it, according toSabih Hasan. He spoke about howcan you recognize a person ifhe/she is going through somestress. Sudden obesity, avoid thoseactivities which he/she usually

likes or become anti-social aresome of the visible signs of those

who are facing stress. While, AnumImran shared her experience thatshe was being bullied throughwords during her university yearsand how she coped with it. She saidthat your words can have a power-ful impact on others, use themwisely.

Hira Zainab, who was the organizerof the seminar, ended the sessionby thanking Greenwich Universityand its faculty for cooperating withher in arranging such an informa-tive session. She promised thatthese kinds of seminar will beorganized in future also.

Ms. Hira Zainab and Mr. AbdullahEhsan, founders of both the NGOswere also present and concludedthe event.

As per the tradition of GreenwichUniversity, Mementos werepresented to the speakers.


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Mr. Iqbal Jamil, Assistant Professor, GreenwichUniversity, Karachi with Federal Minister forInformation and Broadcasting, Ms. MaryamAugrangzaib at the South Asia Media Conference heldin Islamabad.

DG, ISPR, Maj General Asif Ghafoor alongwithGreenwich Faculty Mr. Iqbal Jamil and otherparticipants at the South Asia Media Conference heldin Islamabad

South Asia Media Conference Greenwich repreresented by Mr. Iqbal Jamil

DICE Foundation WorkshopFilm, TV and Creative Arts

Mr. Iqbal Jamil, Assistant Professor GreenwichUniversity, Karachi attended a workshop on Film, TVand Creative Arts, Organized by the Arts Council ofPakistan and DICE FOUNDATION. He can be seen withrenowned play writer, Haseena Moin, Actor- Director,Misbah Ishaq and Director, Mr Bakhtiar Ahmed at theworkshop.

The speakers said that paralled cinema is making in roadsbut the commrcial aspect is affecting the quality. Thespeakers say incentives should be given by the govt formaking films

The Mass Communication and Media StudiesDepartment organized an awareness session onKidney related diseases on August 20, 2018 atthe Campus. Faculty, students and staff mutuallybenefitted from this session.

The Chief Guest was Mr. Raja Rizwan Ahmed,Consultant Kidney Centre. Speaking at the occasionhe said that the main cause of Kidney related diseasesis the use of unhygienic water.

He further said that Pakistan is one of the countrieswhere Kidney related diseases are increasing very rapidly. He informed the audience that the life of a

dialysis machine is 40000 hours and it is replaced afterthe completion of its timeline. He also spoke about theprevention and treatment of Kidney diseases. More-over, he updated that till now across Pakistan, 10000Kidney transplants have been done successfully.

The session was followed by the Question-Answer,during which the students asked about causes,treatment, cost and working of Kidney Centre.


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Across Pakistan 10000 Kidney transplants have been done succesfully

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Fall 2018

Breast Cancer Awareness Sessionby Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital and Research Centre

Greenwich University in collaboration with byShaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital and Research Cen-tre arranged an awareness session on Breast Cancerand its prevention on October 15, 2018 at GreenwichUniversity.

Maya Ali, Artist and Brand Ambassador, SibghatAsad, Deputy Manager Fundraising, Dr. RababZehra, Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital,Adnan AliSyed, Regional Marketing and Alumni, Javeria Alivi,

Fundraising Officer represented Shaukat KhanumMemorial Hospital.

Around 150 female students, faculty and staff werepresent at the session and were imparted informationregarding the early symptoms of breast cancer and itsprevention. Leaflets were also distributed for aware-ness purpose.

The students were also asked to donate Rs. 100/= toShaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital.

Dr Rabab Zehra Chief Guest Ms Maya Ali Adnan Ali Syed, Alumni Mian Muhammad Afzal

Greenwich University, Karachi, celebrated theNational Day of Germany at its campus. HisExcellency, Ingolf Vogel, Head of Cultural affairsSection, Cultural Attaché Economic and Political af-fairs, Consulate General of the Federal Republic ofGermany was the chief guest on the occasion.Addressing the students His Excellency Ingolf Vogelsaid that Pakistan and Germany enjoy goodrelationship. He further said that Goethe Institutepromotes cultural values of both the countries through

different events.

A documentary, produced by the department of MassCommunication & Media Studies, on Pakistan -German relationship and history of Germany was alsoscreened at the ceremony. A presentation on GermanUnification Day was given by the faculty member,Assistant Professor, Muhammad Faisal Ansari.

The evening ended with Greenwich Memento beingpresented to the chief guest.


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Germany Reunification Day

In order to keep up the spirit ofClean and GreenPakistan Move-ment, Greenwich University incollaboration with HEC a seminaron Environment was held atGreenwich University, Karachi, onNovember 14, 2018. Prominentexperts on different types of Envi-ronmental hazards addressed theSeminar.

Dr. Muhammad Asim, Deputy Di-rector Fisheries addressing the stu-dents said that sea pollution isincreasing day by day due to theoil discharge by various ship. Hesaid the population living near thecoastal areas are facing health is-sues. Dr. Asim said that due to theindustrial waste and chemicals dis-charged from factories the marinelife is badly affected.

Dr. Salahuddin Qadri in hisaddress said that dengue fever is inincrease due the un hygienic con-ditions where we live. He said thatthe mosquito breeding increasesdue to bad sanitary conditions andmosquito is one of the worstsource which is creating issuesof environment. Dr. Qadri said thatthe community should work for asafe and clean environment. Hecalled upon the Government to in-

crease awareness among themasses about pollution.

Speaking on Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed,Pride of Performance, saidthat plantation of tree is verynecessary for the betterment of en-vironment and controlling themenace of pollution. Plants aresource of not only greenery, but itcan be fruitful for atmosphere.

Dr. Imtiaz said that deforestationis one of the major factors for thedegeneration of environment. Heidentified various plants which canhelp to create better environment.

Syed Misbah Qadri, Assistant

Professor, Greenwich University,addressing the students said that avery large number of the popula-tion is suffering due to noise pol-lution. He said that disease of earare in increase in and mental ill-ness is on rise due to noise pollu-tion of traffic. Misbah said that inpresent world the problems ofelectromagnetic waves is anothersource of pollution. He said thatthe use of mobile phones is theworst kind of pollution which isaffecting the health of commonman.

Later shields were distributedamong the speakers.


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Clean and Green Pakistan MovementSeminar on Environment

In order to keep up the spirit of Clean and Green Pak-istan Movement, Greenwich University in collabora-tion with HEC organized a walk to raise awarenessabout clean environment on November 20, 2018.

It was held from the University Campus to Sea view.Avery large number of students, faculty and crosssection of people a participated in the walk. Theparticipants of the walk were carrying banners inwhich hazards of environment was highlighted.

The banners also mentioned the Sea, Smoke and Airpollution and its impact on human health. After reach-ing the Sea view the participants took part in cleaninga portion of the Clifton beach. The students gatheredvery large number of rubbish and wastage from thebeach. Around 20 KG of garbage was collected by thestudents and faculty during the beach cleaning.

On the occasion, In charge Student Affair, AhmedKamran planted a sample of 'neem' on behalf ofGreenwich University. Addressing the gatheringAhmed Kamran said that we should make ourcountry greener and greener by planting samples.


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Walk for a Cause Clean and Green Pakistan

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Fall 2018

Greenwich University in collaboration with the Consulate Generalof Japan in Karachi celebrated International Cinema Week byscreening the Japanese movies. Mai Amano Vice - ConsulConsulate-General of Japan in Karachi and other friends fromJapanese community, faculty members and students thoroughlyenjoyed the documentary which highlighted the after effects ofTusanmi. They were fully entertained by a thriller movie which wasplayed after the documentary .

International Cinema Week

Greenwich University in collaboration with the Consulate of Italy inKarachi celebrated International Cinema Week by screening theItalian movie, L’Intervallo. Consul, Consulate of Italy in Karachi,Her Excellency Anna Ruffino, Prof. Marco Brozoli, our friends fromItalian community, faculty and students thoroughly enjoyed the film.

Professor Dr. Syed SalahuddinAhmad, Professor of InternationalRelations/ Political Science,Greenwich University arranged asession at Dr. Kamal Khan Audi-torium, Greenwich University onOctober 24, 2017.

Former Pakistani Ambassador toNorth Korea, Mr. Hasan Habibcurrently a faculty member ofIOBM, Karachi, spoke at lengthon the cultural and social life ofthe Chinese people. Students and

Faculty of Greenwich Universityenthusiastically attended thelectures and warmly welcomedthe guest whom they found as apleasant personality.

At the occasion, Prof. Dr.Salahuddin Ahmad also delivereda lecture on “What CPEC is? AndWhat CPEC is not? Thus, relatingit to the main discussion of thesession.

Ms. Shazia Nasir, Head School ofLinguistics awarded shields to theHonorable Speaker. Refreshmentwas served after the session.

Prof. Dr Salahuddin AhmedProf. Dept. of Humanities

Cultural and Social Life of The Chinese.... A Guest Speaker Session

www.greenwich.edu.pk Gvision

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Aina Njara, the Student of MBA degree programpresented his research paper on “Incubator andAccelarator, involving Crowdfunding and Crowdsourcing and the Application of the Model inAfrica” in Morrocco, at a 2 Day InternationalConference organized by ENCG Settat, UniversityMorocco, in partnership with: Université de Namur,Belgium, Texas State University, Ohio University,ESC Clermont France, Alma Mater StudiorumUniversity of Bologna,

Congratulations Aina !! we are proud of you and wishyou best of luck for your future endeavours!

Achievement of MBA program student from Madagascar

In the context of 50th Anniversary of the Independenceof Mauritius, the Committee for the Promotion ofNational Unity (Under the aegis of the Office of thePresident) in collaboration with the Ministry ofEducation and Human Resources, Tertiary EducationScientific Research and Municipal Council of BeauBassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius, held an Elocution Conteston the “Values Promoting National Unity”, onWednesday, November 14, 2018, at Salle desFetres-Plaza, Rose Hill, Mauritius.

40 students from different universities of Mauritiusparticipated in this event. Out of these 40 participants,12 were down listed as finalists. Proudly, 02 ofGreenwich University Pakistan Mauritius BranchCampus students, Matthias Anayo Okorie and AshleyJoseph made it to final list. Matthias Anayo Okorie,secured Bronze Medal, as the first ever foreigner toparticipate and win in the prestigious event.

The event was well attended by His Excellency, theActing President of the Republic of Mauritius, Mr

Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory, G.O.S.K., Representativefrom Ministry of Education and Human Resources,Tertiary Education and Scientific Research, Mr. FongSuk Koon Ken Fat, Mayor of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill,amongst others.

The event started with a Welcome address byMrs. Sheila Desha, OSK, Chairperson, Committee forthe Promotion of National Unity and a welcome danceby the representatives of popular Mahatma GandhiInstitute. It was fully covered by print and electronicmedia

Greenwich University Participated In Elocution ContestOn The Values Promoting National Unity In Mauritius

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Fall 2018

On September 19, 2018, asVisiting Fellow to the Institute ofAdvanced Studies, UWA,Professor Rivière, Director,Centre for Research and Develop-ment, Greenwich UniversityPakistan Mauritius BranchCampus delivered a public lectureon Matthew Flinders on Isle deFrance (Mauritius): ‘A degree ofreciprocity’ in friendship: TheFlinders-Pitot Correspondence(1805-1814)’. The lecture was wellreceived by over 80 people presentfrom the University Communityand general public.

On September 20, 2018,Professor Rivière, Director,Centre for Research and Develop-

ment, Greenwich UniversityPakistan Mauritius BranchCampus, gave a one-day masterclass on Techniques of Translation,taking as his main subject hisbook-translation of the Journal of

Rose de Freycinet on her voyagearound the world (1817-1820) inher husband’s ship the Uranie.

Professor Rivière’s book A Womanof Courage (Canberra: NationalLibrary of Australia, 1996, 2003 –second edition) was the focus ofattention of the workshop attendedby 20 academics and postgraduatestudents, as well as professionaltranslators. This master class wasentitled Rose in Translation: Tryingto capture a Woman’s Voice andGaze; it was organized on thecampus of UWA by the Institute ofAdvanced Studies, led by ProfessorErika Techera, Professor ofEnvironmental Law, UWA.

Lectures delivered at the Institute of Advanced Studies and Forrest Foundation in the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.

On September 26, 2018, faculty members and thecounselors of Greenwich University MauritiusBranch Campus addressed the parents, studentsand teachers of the Mauritius College for girlsand boys.

On October 07, 2018, Prof. Dr. Serge, Director,Centre for Research and Development, GreenwichUniversity, Pakistan, Mauritius Campus Ebene,Mauritius, was at Fremantle Maritime Museum, UWA,as part of a double exhibition on Nicolas Baudin’s

scientific expedition to Western Australia (1800-1804)and Louis de Freycinet’s expedition called at SharkBay (1817-1820).

Professor Rivière gave a public lecture attended by 90people on ‘A Woman’s perception of a three-yearscientific voyage around the world: ‘The Differenceof value’.

The chief focus of the lecture was the significance andvalue of the Journal of Rose de Freycinet, the firstwoman to have kept a diary on a three-year scientificvoyage which included stopovers in Mauritius, ShardBay (Western Australia), Sydney and a shipwreck inthe Falklands (1820).

Lecture Delivered at Fremantle Maritime Museum, University of Western Australia.

Career Counselling Session at Mauritius College


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Dr Chintamanee Sanmukhiya, Asso-ciate Professor and Research Associ-ate presented research papers invarious Conferences held in differentcountries like Amsterdam , Dubai,Mauritius, Malaysia. The conferencewas largely attended by the researchscholars and the participants fromaround the worldShe presented a research paper on‘Education Equity in the Republic ofMauritius: A two-tier secondary ed-ucation system' on the 21st June2018 at the IISES 5th Teaching andEducation Conference, Amsterdam,Netherlands combined with theIISES 39th International AcademicConference.

Various Research Scholars from allover the world including Dr WongAdam, Dr Stephany Veuger, DrOlumuyiwa Viatonu, Dr CornelisVan Dorp and Dr Yan Wangpresented their research papers in theconference. The conference waslargely attended by the researchscholars and the participants fromaround the world including Nigeria,Hong Kong, UK, Netherlands,Turkey, United States, Macau,Lithuania, Germany, Japan,Australia, Korea, South Africa,Israel, Malaysia, United ArabEmirates, Rwanda, Austria and India.A research paper on ‘Causes of vol-untary labour turnover: A case studyof a five star hotel in Mauritius' onthe 2nd July 2018 at the 5th Interna-

tional Conference on Education,Social Sciences and Humanities(SOCIOINT 2018), Dubai, UAE

Various Research Scholars from allover the world including Assoc. ProfDr Alina Kulminskaia, Asst Prof DrAkio Nawakura, Dr Andrew Kibet,Dr Aditi Tyagi, Dr Basma MohamedAboelyazeed and Dr Josef Polak pre-sented their research papers in theconference. The conference waslargely attended by the researchscholars and the participants fromover 50 countries includingMalaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Pak-istan, Egypt, India, Nigeria, SriLanka, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iran,Vietnam, Yemen, Iraq and Thailand.

A research paper on 'Women andDigital Government: The case ofMauritius' on the 21st September2018 at Greenwich University

Pakistan, Mauritius Branch campusduring a conference on ‘Women inTech Week 2018 – MauritiusChapter’ organised by ‘Tech Africa’Various Research Scholars fromMauritius including Prof HarrishBheemal, Assoc. Prof. Dr ArchanaBhaw-Luximon and Dr. Devika Sad-dul presented their research papers inthe conference.The conference waslargely attended by the researchscholars and the participants fromMauritius and Africa.A research paper on 'PredictingE-government Use in Mauritius:Non-Parametric Procedures' on the8th December 2018 at the LangkawiInternational Convention Centre inLangkawi, Malaysia during the 4thASIA International Conference (AIC2018) organised in collaborationwith the Universiti TeknologiMalaysia

Various Research Scholars from allover the world including Assoc. ProfDr Hendrik Lamsali, Dr Chee YoongLiew, Dr Rachel Chan Suet Kay, DrMuhammad Ahmad-Ur- Rehmanand Dr Sumayya Chughtai presentedtheir research papers in the confer-ence. The conference was largelyattended by the research scholars andthe participants from 32 countriesincluding Malaysia, Indonesia,Brunei, Pakistan, Egypt, India,Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia,Oman, Iran, Vietman, Yemen, Iraqand Thailand.

Congratulations !! Dr Chintamanee Sanmukhiya, Associate Professor and Research Associate

We are proud of you at your Achievements

As one of its Corporate Social Responsibility, and ina bid to campaign for an inclusive society, GreenwichUniversity Pakistan Mauritius Branch Campushosted “Mr & Mrs Able”- a beauty pageant contestand arts exhibitions for physically challenged peoplein Mauritius, Organized by Flame of Phoenix onOctober 09, 2018. It was a colorful event thatput smile on the faces of disabled brethren.


Fall 2018

Greenwich University Mauritius Branch Campusorganized a Christmas and Year End Party 2018 at thecampus for small children. The students, faculty andmanagement participated fully in this fun filled event.

Christmas and Year End Party 2018

AIESE organized a Business Case Challenge 2018,at Greenwich University Mauritius Branch Campus inSeptember & October.

The students from all over Mauritius participated &presented ther unique ideas in the Business CaseChallenge 2018.

Greenwich University Mauritius Branch Campus teamorganized career counseling fair in Madagascar inAugust 2018 for the counseling of youth. Mr. RicardoAnna Thou, faculty member & counselor along withMr. Rab Nawaz, Manager Academics and largenumber of students participated.

AIESEC Business Case Challenge 2018 Career Counselling Fair in Madagascar

Joy for the disabled as Greenwich hosts Beauty Contest

Greenwich University Pakistan Mau-ritius Branch Campus organized shortcourses for the HSC School with theaim to prepare them for real world.

The short courses comprised of Eng-lish for Tourism, Presentation skill,Microsoft Office/ Social Media tools,Entrepreneurship and Music &Dance.

The faculty of Greenwich UniversityPakistan Mauritius Branch Campus

involved the students in the courses insuch a way that they became a part ofGreenwich University family.


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A Certificate Awarding Ceremony forthe short courses was conducted forthe youth by Greenwich UniversityPakistan Mauritius Branch Campuson December 14, 2018. Mr. EddyJoliceour, CEO, Mauritius Institute

of Directors graced the occasion withhis presence which was a source ofmotivation and inspiration to our dy-namic leaders of tomorrow.The short courses program wasdesigned and delivered in an effective

and modern way by our experiencedfaculty members to prepare the youthfor the real world. We are delighted tohave played our role in the develop-ment of these ebullient champions inthe making!

Certificate Awarding Ceremony

Short Courses for the Future Leaders!

Most of us have heard this ideaalready: if you educate a girl or awoman, you educate a family, andmaybe even a community. But as ICTsand media become increasingly avail-able around the globe, when you edu-cate a girl or a woman, you may alsoeducate a region, or even a country.

This forms the ideology of this year’s

Women In Technology, Mauritius,hosted by Greenwich University fromSeptember 18-22, 2018, on the theme:“Be inspired, Energized andMotivated”.

Dr. Chintamanee Sanmukhiyadelivered a lecture titled “Woman &Digital Government-Mauritius”.

Women in Tech Week 2018

First time Independence Cup was Introduced in 2016 byCoach Asif Razzak and serial continues every year inGreenwich University. This time in 2018 one more in-duct in Independence Cup Inter-varsity table tennis tour-nament with A/Levels Boys and Girls Event to promotesports in Greenwich University campus. Opening Cere-mony was held and inaugurated by Director Sports SaeedKamal Mughal and Mr. Muneer Khan. This is also firsttime in any game by any coach can do so. Top universi-ties of Karachi has been participated in this event likeIqra, IBA, KU, NED, Dow, Hamdard, Bahria, SzabistAga Khan & 2 Teams of host Greenwich UniversityRed & Blue.

In A/Levels Top Schools and Colleges Participated in thisevent like, Nixor, Bahria College, Rayden College,DHA Girls College, Zamzama College, AmericanCollege, Askari College etc.3 Events played in this tournament, Boy’s team event,Boy’s single & Girls single.All Matches was played as per ITTF Rules. The Majorpart of this event is no Misbehaving by any studentsNither any complain about umpiring. A smooth and suc-cessful mega event conclude. All matches was organ-ized by Official Umpires Of Sind Association. There was a league system in boys team event.8 teamsare divided in 2 groups. After playing with each other top4 teams qualify for the semi-final stage;

Greenwich University(BLUE) IQRA, IBA & SZABIST.In Semi-Final Greenwich University meet tough oppo-

nent Iqra university No.1 team in HEC, Greenwich boysplayed very well Salman Lari Lost the first game againstArsalan Alvi 1-3, Usman Masood Lost 0-3 to Ahil Shahto lead Iqra 2-0 Up in the match. Farhan of Greenwichuniversity played superbly and won the match 3-2 againstHuzefa from Iqra University to give up some hope toGreenwich, but in the reverse single Salman Lari givelittle tough time but lost the game against Sind No.1 AhilShah 1-3 and match goes in the favor of Iqra Universityto secured his place in the final.

In the 2nd semi-final SZABIST played very well to beatIBA 3-1 and qualify for the final.

In the Final Iqra University and Szabist University meeteach other. , both played very well ping pong game withfine shorts and spin but Iqra players was too good againstSzabist team they won the match 3-1 to become NewIndependence cup Champion.

Greenwich University WON 3rd Position MatchAgainst IBA by 3-1 Margin.


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SPORTS

Greenwich Independence Cup Inter-Varsity and A/Levels Table Tennis Tournament

Held from 3 to 6, September 2018

Greenwich University Blue Team: Zeeshan Ahmed,Farhan, Salman Lari, Umer Iftikhar, Usman Masood,

Greenwich University Red Team: Zohaib, Basheer,Rehan Lari, Irfan Chaudry, Inzamam Chaudry

Ist Semi - Final Result 1. Salman Lari Lost Arsalan (Iqra) = 1-32. Usman Masood Lost Ahil (Iqra) = 0-33. Farhan Beat Huzefa (Iqra) = 3-24. Ahmed Aslam Beat Mubashir (Bahria) = 1-3

Grrenwich University Lost to Iqra University = 1-3

2nd Semi-Final Result Szabist University Beat Iba University By 3-1 Margin.

Final Result 1. Arsalan Alvi (Iqra) Beat Saim Adnan (szabist) = 3-22-Ahil (Iqra) beat Umair (szabist) = 3-03-Huzefa (Iqra) lost to Adul Rehman Lari (szabist) = 0-34-Ahil (Iqra) beat Saim Adnan (szabist) = 3-0

Final ResultIqra University Beat Szabist University By 3-1 Margin.

1- Iqra University 2 - Szabist University 3- Greenwich UniversityIn mens single event 32 boys from 8 universities partic-ipated in this event. Once again some thing New to pro-mote the game and A/levels Players 2 players of A/LevelsBoys single event finalist are allow to play in Mens Inter-varsity single event.10 boys from Greenwich universityare in top 32 boys, Once again the team event HEROSALMAN LARI prove his superior quality to beatUsama Nathani of Iqra University 3-2 in a tough quar-ter-final match. But lost the Semi-Final match AgainstFurqan Patel Of Nixor College who secured his place forthe final.2nd semi-final between Ahil And Arsalan fromIqra University, Ahil won the match 3-2 to meet Furqanin the Final.In the Final Ahil Beat Furqan 4-3 To become Independ-ence cup champion.In A/Levels Team event 8 Schools divided in 2 groups:Nixor College and Rayden college qualify For the BoysFinal.Nixor Beat Rayden by 3-0 Margin and won the Title.

In A/Levels Girls Team Event 6 schools divided in 2 groups:Nixor college and DHA college qualify for the final.Nixor college beat DHA by 3-0 Margin and won the title.

In Boys A/Levels Singles event 24 boys Participated inthis event.Nixor college Furqan Patel and Shayan qualify for the Final.Furqan beat Shayan 3-1 and won the title.In Girls A/Levels Single event 16 Girls Participated inthis event.Nixor college dominate with both finalist Esha khurramand Mira Lari.Mira Lari beat Esha khurram 3-0 and won the tiltle.Prize Distribution Ceremony was held after the Finalsand Cash prizes along with Trophy’s given to 1st , 2nd &3rd position holders in every category. Refreshmentarrangement also arrange for the players.


Fall 2018

Mr. Vijay Ratan, Sports Coordinator,represented Greenwich University at the 53rdStanding Sub-Committee meeting of PakistanUniversities Sports Board organized at Hill ViewHotel, Islamabad on September 27, 2018.

Greenwich University had organized Basket BallEvent 2018, on January 27, 2018 at GreenwichUniversity as per HEC’s allocation. Once again,HEC has allocated Basketball Event 2018-19 toGreenwich University. It is indeed a great achieve-ment of Sports Department.

Mr. Vijay Ratan, Sports Coordinator,represented Greenwich University at the53rd Standing Sub-Committee meeting

Greenwich University sports department organized volleyballtournament. Opening ceremony was held and inaugurated byDirector Administration Saeed kamal Mughal and Mr.Muhammad Muneer Khan. Draws had been taken out inwhich from all over karachi 16 teams has been participated.There was a knock out stage in which Greenwich Universitywon their round matches against different universities & clubsto qualify for the Quarter Final stage. All matches was super-vise by Sind Volleyball Association Umpires.

In Quarter Final Greenwich University beat Internationalcollege by 3/2 margin to qualify for the semi final stage.

In the Semi-final against Al-Jadoon boys Greenwich boysfought bravely, a close match were seen after a good start andget a lead but Unfortunately in the end it was not in the favor

of Greenwich boy’s, who lost the match 1/3.

In the Final Kashmir College Vs Al-Jadoon college, Al Jadoonboys are better than Kashmir Boys, they played professionalgame and they beat Kashmir by 3/ 1 margin.

Chief Guest Sardar Faisal President Pakistan Peoples PartySind & Azad Jammu Kashmir gave trophies and Cash prizes tothe Winner & Runner-up Teams.


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Greenwich University All Karachi Volleyball Tournament 2018 Held from 28 to 30, September 2018

Congratulations to Greenwich Universitystudents Aliya Waqar and Fatima Waqar forsecuring 2nd position in PAF KIET badmintontournament'18,in team event of singles and

doubles girls.The chief guest penning down his precious comments


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Ali Suria, Greenwich University student completed hat-trick of crowns as he also won the professional categorysingles title in the Azadi Cup Tenpin Bowling Champi-onship 2018 in Islamabad at the Leisure City BowlingClub.

The mega event was organized by Pakistan Tenpin Bowl-ing Federation (PTBF) in collaboration with Bin AlamCity.

On the final day of the championship, master singles finalmatches were played. It was surprise package of SaleemBaig, Sikandar Hayat, Ahmer Saldera and Ali SuriaIn the final round, each player was awarded two games.Ali and Ahmer Abbas and Saleem Baig displayed qual-ity bowling skills. It was two-way battle as both Ali and

Saleem were giving their best while two major mistakesin the last two attempts committed by Saleem denied himtitle win.

In the last try, Ali just held on to his nerves and succeededin winning the title by scoring total 396 pins with an av-erage of 198, while Saleem Baig finished second withtotal 385 pins with an average of 192.5, while former na-tional champion, Sardar Ahmer Abbas Saldera finishedthird with total of 355 pins.

It was maiden national title for Ali in Islamabad, who hadutmost desire to win title in the capital city. Talking toThe Nation after winning the title, Ali said: “I started tak-ing interest in this wonderful game by watching Ijaz UrRehman, who is my ideal and after Ijaz, I want to giveentire credit to Khawaja Ahmed Mustaqeem, who is a fa-therly figure and not only sponsored me, but also spent alot of time with me. “He urged me to give my best, whichresulted in title triumph in even Islamabad while playingagainst bowling giants. I have also won AED 750 in UAErecently after good show in an event in UAE,” he added.

Report by: Asif Razzak, Table Tennis Coach

Members of Sports Committee: Mr. Asif Razzak, Table Tennis Coach, Mr. Azam Khan, Football Ball Coach, Ms. KoshelaKumar, Throwball Coach Sarfraz, Volley Ball Coach Syed Arif, Gym Instructor & Mr. Vijay Ratan, Sports Coordinator


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A Beach Party was Organized by StudentDevelopment Council on Tuesday, May 1, 2018at Hawks Bay.

Students enjoyed camel and boat ride andparticipated in the activities of live music andgames.

Beach Party

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The students of sociology, visited ‘Binte Fatima’ the oldage home on October 18, 2018. It was merely a new yetdifferent experience for all of us. The old age home wasfilled with old women who were very sweet and wereeager to interact. We all had very interesting conversa-tions with them. Each one of us sat individually with eachone of them and talked to them. They opened their heartsout in front of us which touched us deeply.

For some entertainment, we sang songs of their choiceswhich made them very happy. Seeing them smile wasdefinitely an amazing feeling. We are very proud of our-selves for visiting them and we surely want to go again.We even talked with the manager

who told us the history of ‘Binte Fatima’, as I heard whathe had said, and my heart sank as to what I heard.

We bought stuff for them which they needed and will beuseful for them in their everyday life. The things webought includes: Soaps, Shampoos, Surf, Milk, Fruits,Tooth paste, Tooth brushes, hand moisturizing creams,and eatables like biscuits, etc.

We had a very fascinating overall experience, and hope-fully we would tend to keep helping them in the future.

Muhammad Ismail MemonBS56 6788


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Corporate Social ResponsibilitySociology Activity

visit to Bint - e - Fatima


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Sociology students conducted a CSR activity and 3students namely Rafia Waheed, Angel Alfred andSumair Siddiqui went to Sahara Village (Old age home)

. It is located near Kausar Medicos, Clifton and is aproject of Sahara Public Rights founded by Mr. AkbarAli Rana.

This is a center which strives to serve the sick, old andchildren. Sahara village has around 35 people, both menand women of ages 18 to 85. Some of them had beenabandoned by their families while the others have no oneat all.

It was a depressing as well as an eye opening experiencefor us, to spend time with them and listen to what theyhad to say. It was sad to come across a resident of Saharavillage who was just eighteen years old and had beendumped by her family members due to her anger man-agement problem. It’s a strange world where one can bedeserted, even by his/her family.

We not only visited there but also distributed differentgoodie bags to all the members of the house. Uponreturning from there we thanked Allah for all theblessings he has bestowed upon us.

Ramsha FaisalBS58 6766

Visit to Sahara Village (Old age home)

As a Sociology course assignment,on September 13, 2018 a group ofstudents visited the footpath schoollocated on Khayaban-e-Badar,DHA Phase 6, Karachi. We experi-enced something that can be de-scribed as a truly incredibleinitiative taken by one woman whohas adopted the slogan #stopbeg-gingandstartlearning which is trulydoing something great for the com-munity.

Creating awareness about educa-tion and its benefits to the ones whocan’t afford or the ones who can notchoose for themselves because theythink that fate has chosen thislifestyle for them. The overall vibeof the children was very positive

and we saw something we usuallydon’t see in students nowadays.They had a drive in them to takeevery opportunity presented tothem regardless of where they areborn.

Umer SiddiquiBS58 6787

Footpath SchoolIncredible Initiative to Promote Education

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Greenwich University, Karachi, as part of theCorporate Social Responsibility, organized a three daycomputer training session for Special People at itscampus. The IT department of Greenwich Universitycarved out various activities for the Special Peopleaccording to their needs.

The session was organized in association with theBlind Association of Pakistan. During the three daytraining various computer related skills and usage ofsoft wares was taught to the special people. Advisor tothe Vice Chancellor, Greenwich University, MianMuhammad Afzal said at the occasion that GreenwichUniversity always strive to work for projects which can be beneficial to the Special People

CSR Activity for Special People

Mian Muhammad Afzal, Director, Corporate Affairssharing his view on special people.


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A HUMBLE AND GROUNDEDINDIVIDUAL, MOONIS ALVI, CEOOF K-ELECTRIC WAS KINDENOUGH TO TAKE OUT PRECIOUSTIME FROM HIS BUSY SCHEDULEAND MEET WITH THE EDITORIALBOARD OF GVISION, GREENWICHUNIVERSITY’S BIANNUAL,PUBLISHED MAGAZINE, AT KE’SHEAD OFFICE FOR A DISCOURSEON HIS SUCCESSFUL JOURNEYWITH K-ELECTRIC.

Mr. Moonis Alvi was appointedCEO of K-Electric in June 2018and has more than 28 years ofdiversified experience in thefinance industry, with a focustowards driving operationalefficiencies, financial planning andcapital restructuring. Since join-ing K-Electric in 2008, he hasserved in various leadership rolesincluding as the company’s ChiefFinancial Officer, CompanySecretary and Head of Treasury andhas played an integral role in thepower utility’s transformation.Being a Chartered Accountant byprofession, he is also a Fellowmember of the Institute of CharteredAccountants of Pakistan.

In Conversation with Syed Moonis Abdullah Alvi,Chief Executive Officer K-Electric

“ K-Electric Remains Committed to DeliverUninterrupted Power to Karachi ”

-Syed Moonis Abdullah Alvi

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Mr. Alvi discussed in detail about the power landscapeand specifically discussed the challenges and opportu-nities facing KE which is the country’s only privatizedand vertically integrated power utility, managing all 3stages of generating, transmitting and distributing elec-tricity to Karachi and adjoining areas of Dhabeji,Gharo, Hub, Uthal, Winder, Bela. He addressed allquestions patiently while reaffirming that the powerutility remained committed to supplying uninterruptedpower to customers within its territory.

He stated that KE’s journey of transformation started 9years ago following its privatization, and throughinvestment and better governance, the company hasseen a turn-around which has also contributed to theeconomic development of the city. KE had sufferedannual losses between PKR 14 to 16 Billion up until2012, when for the first time in 17 years, the powerutility declared a profit of PKR 2.6 Billion. The com-pany has continued to strengthen its operations andinvest further in its capabilities and this cycle of rein-vestment and improvement have allowed it to remainprofitable. Per their recent Annual Report 2016, thecompany reported a profit of PKR 32.75 Billion. Thisprogress has been enabled by an investment-friendlytariff which encouraged investment across the energyvalue chain and emphasised efficient operations. Thistariff underpinned K-Electric’s robust business modelwhich prioritized customer-centricity and optimizedefficiency and resulted in 1,057 MW of generationcapacity being added, improved operational efficien-cies across all business areas, reduced Transmission& Distribution losses and upgradation of energyinfrastructure.

Since 2009 to date, investment of more than USD 2Billion has been made in the company – as a result ofwhich the fleet efficiency has improved from 30% to37.4% and T&D losses have been reduced from 35.8%to around 22.2%. This has resulted in more than 70%of Karachi now being load-shed exempt vs. 23% in2009 and 100% exemption for industries. Thus overthe last 9 years, K-Electric has strengthened the relia-bility of power supply to all residential, commercialand industrial consumers.

When asked about how Mr. Alvi sees the prospects ofthe power sector in the country, he responded, “I ampositive about the growth of the sector, but I will haveto say that this growth will come at a cost.”

He elaborated that electricity in Pakistan isn’t cheap ifcompared to other parts of the world where powergeneration is from cheaper sources. HistoricallyPakistan’s cost of energy was lower due to a largershare of hydel-power in the energy mix as well asavailability of indigenous gas. However with theexponentially increased demand for power, our energymix has shifted towards thermal and simultaneouslythe availability of cheaper indigenous gas has becomescarce.

To address this issue, Regasified-Liquified Natural Gas(R-LNG) fueled power plants have been commissionedin Punjab but these also are not cheap since the fuel isimported. At the same time, coal is also being exploredas a fuel and efforts are being made to increase itsproportion in the fuel-mix. Currently, Pakistan’s powerproduction through coal averages around 8%,compared to other countries which produce around40% of their power through coal. Mr. Alvi highlightedthat if power generation from Thar Coal sources iseffectively harnessed then it will be a cost-effectivefuel source. There are also efforts to increase the share


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of renewable sources through solar and wind powerplants but these are also extremely expensive withlower reliability and efficiencies. At the same timedams are also in the pipeline which will help in lower-ing cost of power production, however, these take timeto be implemented.

Mr. Alvi remained optimistic about Pakistan’s poweroutlook stating, that given the ongoing investments inthe power sector, power availability should soon out-pace demand. The only caveat is that investmentsshould continue to match demand growth so that powersupply and demand equilibrium is maintained.

Mr. Iqbal Jamil, Assistant Professor, Greenwich Uni-versity and a leading journalist asked about how K-Electric responded to the challenge of power theftwhich was an inherited issue. Responding to this Mr.Alvi confidently stated, “K-Electric has made signifi-cant progress in combatting the societal menace ofpower theft. Where previously losses were hoveringaround at 40% with very low recoveries in most area;through use of technological interventions such as Aer-ial Bundled Cables, community awareness and en-gagement efforts under Project Ujala and large-scalekunda removal efforts, we have successfully managedto bring losses down to almost 22% with close to 100%recovery in most areas.”

Mr. Alvi also mentioned KE’s policy of segmentedload-shed, which based on its success was made partof the National Power Policy 2013 and now imple-

mented across Pakistan. Per this policy, load-sheddingis connected to power theft and recoveries with areaswhere power theft is low, being entirely exempted fromload-shed. As a result, there developed a social con-sciousness about the menace of theft and its impact onavailability and reliability of power and has also re-sulted in public support for elimination of illegal ab-straction of power. This has enabled KE to drasticallyreduce the theft in areas such as Lyari and Lines Area.

When asked if the problem of load-shedding or theft isexperienced primarily in industrial or residential areas,Mr. Alvi replied that prior to 2009, load-shedding wasa universal problem, however the power utility decidedthat in the interest of the economic progress of the city,the industrial sectors should be exempt from load-shed.At the same time, residential areas with low theft andhigh recovery ratios were also exempted from load-shed. Since this was a departure from the usual practiceof universal load-shed at the time, there was some ini-tial resistance which was overcome by the merit of theargument that customers who are fully paying theirbills deserve to receive uninterrupted power supply. Asmentioned earlier this practice has been made a part ofthe National Power Policy 2013, which is another tes-tament to its merit.

Talking about K-Electric’s future, he said that thepower utility needs to invest continuously across areasof generation, transmission and distribution so as tokeep pace with Karachi which is growing by 4 – 5 %per annum. Plans in the pipeline include a coal-firedpower plant, a 900 MW RMG RLNG fueled powerplant, a USD 450 Million transmission enhancementproject which will add 1000 MVA to KE’s transmis-sion capability by March 2019 and other ongoing in-vestments in distribution upgrades. Mr. Alvi mentionedthat nearly USD 1.5 billion is expected to be investedover the next 1.5 to 2 years as part of a continuouscycle of improvement.

Mr. Alvi was also asked about K-Electric’s transactionand what made the power utility such an attractive in-vestment for a regional energy player like ShanghaiElectric. According to him, there is tremendous un-tapped potential in Karachi’s energy landscape thatShanghai Electric can unlock through its commitmentof USD 9 billion investment, supplemented by its tech-nological prowess and regional experience. He com-pared Shanghai and Karachi which had similarpopulations, yet Shanghai’s energy consumption was


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10 times that of Karachi.

Speaking about some of the challenges that the powerutility faces, which in addition to theft and recovery is-sues also include unplanned developments and en-croachment of power infrastructure, Mr. Alvimentioned that the megacity of Karachi is unique andoften the circumstances that are faced locally have noparallel in other parts of the country. Despite this, K-Electric continues to engage with communities acrossall areas including Surjani, Orangi, North Karachi andLines Area and build stronger relationships with itscustomers. The utility constantly strives to createawareness about the collective societal responsibilityto combat theft and ensure sustainable growth whichbenefits everyone and drives the city’s and in fact thenation’s progress. Mr. Alvi also briefly touched uponthe circular debt challenge that the energy sector is fac-ing and its resultant impact on cash management andsustainable operations.

Mr. Alvi also talked about K-Electric’s effort towardsa smart grid solution which is a transformative techno-logical development taking place across the world. Atthe same time he also clarified that the taxes and feesapplied in customer electricity bills are as per govern-ment directive and are only collected by KE on behalfof the government and deposited with the national ex-chequer directly.

A key driver of K-Electric’s business transformationhas been its people transformation strategy whichstressed the recruitment of skilled and talented engi-

neers and business managers. The utility today has over10,500 employees and is harnessing the strength of adiverse and talented workforce to take the organisationto the next level.

Mr. Moonis Alvi concluded by saying that as patrioticPakistanis it is our individual responsibility to con-tribute to the progress of our country. He stressed aus-terity and stated we must strive towards bettermanagement of our spending, savings and income. Healso emphasised individual responsibility for safety andenergy conservation while highlighting that K-Electricactively advocates both these areas and has educatedthousands of consumers through its outreach programs


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Mr Moomis Alvi and KE officials with inteview panel

Undergraduate — Spring 2018

Faculty of Management Sciences Department of Business Administration

ROLL NO NAME GPABS52 5992 Amirta Devi Lohana 3.83BS52 5923 Madiha Malik 3.83BS58 6792 Syed Anas Shahid 3.75BS49 5504 Sundia Devi 3.75BS51 5717 Uzair Usman 3.67BS49 5605 Rida Anwar 3.58BS47 5277 Subul Arif 3.50BS54 6340 Fahmida 3.50BS49 5506 Marium Durrani 3.50BS51 5706 Mahnoor Shoaib 3.42BS54 6137 Nadia Rashid 3.42

Faculty of Social SciencesDepartment of Mass Communication & Media Studies

ROLL NO NAME GPABS51 5721 Nimra Irfan 4.00BS56 6582 Bilal Lodhi 3.92BS51 5820 Asfand Mari 3.92BS58 6719 Aliya Waqar 3.83BS56 6574 Maria Sadiq 3.83BS48 5310 Talal Kamal Zuberi 3.67BS58 6987 Aleena Nadeem 3.58BS58 6747 Alma Nazir 3.50BS47 5223 Haris Riyaz 3.50BS56 6611 Waqas Ali Qureshi 3.50

Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Humanities

ROLL NO NAME GPABA52 5894 Hafsah Dero 3.92

Faculty of Management Sciences Dept. of Economics & Finance

ROLL NO NAME GPABS51 5775 Manahil Fatima Nizami 3.67

Graduate — Spring 2018

Faculty of Management SciencesDepartment of Business Administration

ROLL NO NAME GPAMS55 6446 Palak Lashari 4.00MS59 7196 Arhama Nasim 3.88MS59 7189 Awais Ali Agha 3.75ME52 5973 Khawaja Shehreyar 3.75MS55 6426 Anosha Mumtaz Ali 3.75

Faculty of Social SciencesDepartment of Mass Communication & Media Studies

ROLL NO NAME GPAMS45 4076 Sadaf Sattar 4.00MS54 6170 Rehmat Ullah Salim 4.00MS54 6201 Syed Muhammad Shahabuddin Soharwardi 4.00MS55 6417 Syeda Wareesha Masood Ali 4.00MS55 6482 Saba Ahmed 4.00MS55 6527 Filza Iqbal 4.00MS55 6432 Asif Akbar 4.00MS58 6802 Mahnoor Abbas 4.00MS56 6625 Faizan Ali 3.88MS58 6960 Sameer Ahmed Khan 3.75MS59 7164 Khizer Hayat Shah 3.63


ROLL NO NAME GPAMA59 7162 Hira Sagheer 4.00MA56 6587 Madiha Zahid 3.88MA58 6996 Sana Hasan 3.88MA59 7208 Tanya Hassan Khan 3.88MA56 6588 Bilquis Hizbullah 3.75MA58 6807 Iqra Fida 3.75MA58 6808 Farhat Shehnaz 3.63

Faculty of Management Sciences Department of Economics & Finance

ROLL NO NAME GPAMS52 5984 Saad Bin Aziz 3.88

M.Phil / Ph.D — Spring 2018


ROLL NO NAME GPAMP56 6624 Sahar 3.75MP58 7036 Afsheen Fatima Sabir 4.00

We offer our heartiest felicitation to all the distinguished students who made it to the Dean’s List.

WELL DONE !

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