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LAHORE, Dec 15 (APP):Recently in Lahore, the public and private sector universities of Lahore have jointly laid the foundation of the Lahore Inter-University League with the aim of improving the quality of education and promotion of student welfare.
Under this initiative, it was decided to collaborate in various curricular and co-curricular activities.
Regarding these curricular and co-curricular activities, the first event in this series, the “Khawaja Khurshid Anwar Music Competition” was organised at Government College University, here in which male and female students from 17 universities participated, showcasing their talent in 15 different categories of vocal and instrumental music.
Renowned music expert, Ustaad Hamid Ali Khan from the ‘Patiala Gharana’ of Classical Music and celebrated singer Ms Humaira Channa served as judges for the competition.
First position holders in various categories of this competition included Ghulam Qambar, Khan Afsar, Safeera Johni, Ghiyas Haider, Tuba Khalid, Mubashir Hassan, Amina Batool, Abbas Farooq, Tussal Mehdi, Areeba Shafiq, Muhammad Abbas, Robinson, and Ghulam Shabbir.
Those who won second prizes in their respective music categories were Hammad Ahmed, Abdullah Faheem, Bisma Idris, Andaleeb, Ali Zain, Nazar Abbas, Ali Zar, Syeda Faarin, Ali Hasnain Asif, Habiba Ramzan, Ali Nawaz, Salman Yaqoob, and Syed Saqib Anwar.
Likewise, the third prize winners included Saqlain Raza, Sheeza Naeem Gul, Maham Parvez, Aman Ghulam, Syeda Faarin Fatima, Muhammad Musab, Haider Ali, Areej Zahra, Shujaat Ali, Zainab Zahra, Sarfaraz Saleem, and Junaid Alam.
Rana Sikandar Hayat, Minister for Higher Education Government of the Punjab, Chairman Punjab Higher Education Commission, Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan and Vice Chancellors from 17 Public and Private sector Universities were present in the ceremony which was arranged to ink this MoU.
Speaking at the occasion, Dr. Moeed Yousaf, Vice Chancellor Beaconhouse National University said, “This agreement is designed to foster academic excellence, advance collaborative research, and strengthen cultural and community engagement in alignment with both national priorities and international best practices”.
The signing ceremony, executed at Government College University, Lahore, united a prestigious and diverse array of educational institutions ranging from historic pillars of academia to specialized modern universities.
The signatories include established giants such as the University of the Punjab, Government College University Lahore, Kinnaird College for Women, and the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore.
The consortium further comprises of Lahore College for Women University, Forman Christian College – a chartered University, and FAST-National University of Computing and Emerging Sciences.
The partnership is fortified by the inclusion of Imperial College of Business Studies, Qarshi University, Riphah International University, Lahore Leads University, Beaconhouse National University, Information Technology University (ITU), University of Central Punjab, University of Education, University of Management and Technology (UMT), University of South Asia, Minhaj University Lahore, Lahore Garrison University, Nur International University, University of Home Economics, Institute for Arts and Culture, and Rashid Latif Khan University.
Prof Dr. Muhammad Omer Chaudhry, Vice Chancellor GC University Lahore, stated that the articles within this framework outline a comprehensive and flexible scope of cooperation, allowing members to operationalize specific aspects bilaterally or as a collective group.
The Minister HED and Chairman PHEC congratulated the Vice Chancellors for developing an atmosphere of synergy and cooperation among the Public and Private sector institution for the larger goal of raising the standard of education and a holistic growth of the Pakistani youth.