1. The “Tablighi Jamaat as a “Global Religious Service Provider” in different Cultures and Continents” on Friday, 2 November, 2012 at 11:00 a.m in the IRI Seminar Room, Faisal Masjid Campus, IIUI.
2. “Regional compulsions and opportunities after US/Nato withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014” on Monday, 5 November, 2012 at 11:00 a.m in the Seminar Room, Main Library (Ibn-e-Sina Library Complex), New Campus, IIU.

All Male/Female faculty/students are cordially invited to attend the lecture. Given the importance and relevance of the topic of the 2nd day the faculty/students hailing from central Asia are requested to kindly attend the lecture.

The committee members discussed various issues regarding forth coming seminar and constituted a Sub Committee to evaluate the topics which will be presented in the seminar. According to the decision of the committee the seminar will be held in the second week of February, 2013. Eminent scholars of IIUI and abroad will be invited to present their papers in the said seminar.

Mr. Ibrahim Anwar, Director WAMY and Dr. Khalid Rehman, Director, Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) were the key speakers on the occasion. Dr. Ibrahim Anwar said that being a muslim it is our prime duty to follow the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) in every walk of life, it is also our duty to study the Hadiths to know the guidance of Holy Prophet in the day to day problems.

Dr. Khalid Rehman said that in-fact blasphemy is a conspiracy of the West about the Islamic civilization and the West wants to eliminate this civilization from the world, since there is no solution with the West to eliminate the Muslims from all over the world therefore they are satisfying their inner feeling by such conspiracies.

He said that the incidences of blasphemy were also occurred during the lifetime of Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) and it is our right to protest against such incidence because the love of the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) is the integral part of our faith. He added that if some one don’t feel the pinch of such incident in his heart he cannot be called a complete faithful because it is the faith of the Muslim to keep the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) dearest to the heart as compared to his parents, children and wealth. faculty members and a large number of students also attended the seminar.

Mr. Ibrahim Anwar, Director WAMY and Dr. Khalid Rehman, Director, Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) shall be the speakers on the occasion.

On the first day of the conference Prof. Dr. Qaiser Mushtaq, Dr. Asif Ali, Dr. Muhammad Aslam, Prof. Muhammad Shabbir Bhatti, Munazza Naz, Jamshaid Ahmad, Dr. Mujahid Abbas, Da. Tallat Nazir, Dr. Jahan Nawaz, Dr.Muhammad Arshad, Dr. Nasir Ali and Dr. Ahmad Zeeshan presented their papers on the subject. The conference shall remain continue till October 20, 2012.

Prof. Dr. Asad Zaman in his concluding remarks said that the world economy is facing crises one after other. While referring to Stieglitz, noble prize laureate, he pointed out the inability of the existing economic theory to predict the vital socioeconomic issues including preservation and utilization of natural and human resources. He emphasize the need to preserve biodiversity and ecological equilibrium in the process of development. Dr. Asad Zaman assured the delegation to do joint effort with SANDEE for research and training of IIIE faculty and research students in the field of environmental economics.

Dr. Mani Nipal has said that the SANDEE is a regional network that uses economic tools and analyses to address South Asia’s environmental challenges. The SANDEE brings together South Asian researchers and institutes interested in the inter-connections among development, poverty and environment. Its main goal is to build the professional skills required to enable South Asians to address local and global environmental concerns. To achieve this purpose SANDEE is facilitating research, training, curriculum development and policy making process in the sphere of environment. The specific areas of research include climate change, ecosystem management and green growth.

Dr. Mani added that SANDEE organizes two research and training workshops in a year which are focused on grant-related training. At theses meetings, new grant proposals are considered, existing and continuing research grants are reviewed and advanced training programmes are organized. He invited the researchers of IIIE for their active participation in the research and training program of SANDEE.

Before this Prof. Dr. Pervez Zamurrad Janjua welcomed the guests and briefed the audience about the academic programs & research activities of the institute. He emphasized the need for research on environmental economics because the geographic, climatic and societal conditions of South Asian region require joint efforts to address common issues of environment and development.

At the end a question answer session was held in which Dr. Mani Nipal and Ms. Anuradha answered the questions raised by the participants.

Dr. M. Abdul Wahhab, Professor, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh inaugurated the events. 87 female students from various departments participated in the poster competition. Poster competition was on the theme of “Let The Green Grow”. Dr. Zaitoon Begum, Director Female Campus, Dr. Munazza Yaqoob, Student Advisor (Female) and Faculty Advisor of HRF were also present on the occasion.

Essay Competition at male side was on the theme of “ Flaws in our existing education system”. 35 students wrote essay for the contest, 5 choose Urdu medium while the rest went for the English medium. Dr. Munazza Yaqoob, Student Advisor (Female) and Faculty Advisor of HRF also appreciated the talent shown by the students.

It was decided by a high level meeting, presided by Dr. Ahmad Yousif A Al-Draiweesh, President IIUI. The Meeting decided to constitute various committees to perform academic, administrative and other miscellaneous staff. As a first step in the meeting the academic committee was constituted under the chairman ship of Prof. Dr. Tahir Mansoori, Director General Shariah Academy, IIUI while Prof. Dr. Nabi Bux Jumani, Dean Faculty of Social Science has appointed as the secretary of the committee. It was decided that other committees will be constituted later on.

Speaking on the occasion Dr. Ahmad Yousif Al-Draiweesh said that this International seminar will play pivotal role in achieving the aims and objectives of the university and it will speed up academic and research activities in the university. He directed the members of the committee to come with comprehensive plans and report regarding holding of seminar if possible. Prof. Dr. Sahibzada Sajid ur Rehman considered the seminar as a turning point for the progress and prosperity of the university.

He said that we all should work for the welfare of Muslim Ummah and for betterment of the societies where we live in. For this purpose we have to work with sincerity and concentration toward this objective. He said that in order to cope the university with new dimensions an international conference will be called soon where renowned scholars and intellectuals will be invited and in their guidance and consultation comprehensive plan for the development of the university will be chalked out. He further said that to establish the strong relationship with the other universities and to share the information the university will develop a particular website which will be helpful to establish close relations with other universities.

Regarding the expansion of the university Dr. Al-Draiweesh said that several departments shall be converted into complete faculties to make them work independently. To promote the research culture in the university he insisted that the faculty members and the students will be properly guided and all facilities will be provided to them. Addressing to the teachers of the university he said that we should work together to lead the university to the new heights of providing quality education.

On the occasion Dr. Sahibzada Sajid ur Rehman, Vice President, IIUI assured full cooperation and hoped that the in the leadership of Dr. Al-Draiweesh university will achieve its objectives.

He said this while addressing the sectional heads meeting of various departments of the university. Heads of various departments briefed the President about the activities of their respective departments. The President showed his satisfaction over the briefing and directed the heads to submit comprehensive reports and future planning about their departments.

Dr. Ahmad Yousif hoped that the performance of the various departments will be enhanced in his supervision. He said that only President cannot solve all problems single handedly. However, he hoped that in order to achieve the targets; the employees will provide him full cooperation. He said that the students, teachers and employees are three main components of the university administration and he will try his best to achieve the targets of the institute with the help of these components.

Prof. Dr. Sahibzada Sajid ur Rehman, Vice President IIUI thanked the President on the behalf of the employees and assured him about full cooperation of the employees.

Dr. Ahmad Yousif A. Al-Draiweesh has also served as a Vice-Rector of Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia and President of Pakistan Mr. Asif Ali Zardari on the recommendation of search committee and in consultation with Rector IIUI, appointed him as a President of International Islamic University, Islamabad.

Dr. Al- Draiweesh thanked the President of Pakistan, Mr. Asif Ali Zardari for his appointment as President, IIUI and said that He will try his best to come over the expectation of the President of Pakistan. He also thanked the Khadim ul Harmain Sharifain who choose him for the service of Pakistani peoples. He said that Islamic University is the nucleus of the hopes and expectations of Islamic world. In order to fulfill these expectations such a generation will be produced in the Islamic University which will be free from the passions of extremism and terrorism and will be provided a better and balanced leadership to Islamic world.

He further said that he will try his best to bring this university at par to the prestigious and remarkable university of the modern world. But he added that this goal cannot be achieved without sincerity and mutual cooperation. In order to start this journey towards this destination he directed the heads of all the departments to come with short term and long term plans. Dr. Al-Draiweesh said that cooperation will be enhanced with the remarkable universities of Islamic world, mutual visits of the teachers and students will be arranged and mutual experiences in the fields of teaching and research will be shared. Referring towards the importance of training programmes he said that in order to uplift the capabilities of teaching and administrative staff, indoor training programmes will be arranged and in order to acknowledge the outstanding performance of the participants they will be awarded with prizes. He said that to increase the financial sources of the IIUI the Philanthropists will be invited to cooperate with IIUI and finance its programmes and projects.

Dr. Al-Draiweesh further added that in order to introduce new disciplines chairs will be created in IIUI and for the promotion of research no stone will be left unturned. In order to attract the foreigner students Dr. Al-Draiweesh announced that a special fund will be generated for this purpose and the educational expenditures of the foreigner students will be met out of this fund. He said that although Islamic university is based on Islamic disciplines but beside these disciplines other sciences and disciplines will also be introduced in the university because these sciences are also the part and paved of our religion.

He said that in order to get benefit from the knowledge and experiences of the scholars of international repute they will also be invited in conferences and seminars. The President said that after assuming of the charge the university he wished to see visible changes in the routine of the university. He directed the academic and administrative staff to work hard with devotion and Islamic spirit. He said that Pakistan is my own home and I feel no alienation and beside IIUI, I will try my best to serve Pakistani people.

Earlier Prof. Dr. Masoom Yasinzai, Rector IIUI warmly welcomed his appointment as a president and considered it a good omen for the university and hoped that a new era will be started in Islamic University on his arrival as a president. He lauded the role of Saudi Government and highlighted which was played in the past and hoped that they will support Islamic University effectively in the future and will bring visible changes in the university. He also hoped that under the dynamic leadership of Dr. Al-Draiweesh the IIUI will became such a lighthouse which will enlightened the whole Islamic world.

Dr. Sahibzada Sajid ur Rehman, Vice President IIUI, Director General, Deans, Directors, Faculty members and a large number of administrative officers were also present on the occasion.

Dr. Sajid ur Rehman said that today a minority nation due to its mental power ruling the world which proves that not only numerical superiority but mental power is the basic cause of progress and development. He added that without these proper thinking if someone goes towards a destination he will never reach on his destination therefore in order to ensure the success, individually and collectively it is imperative for us to think a lot before any action. Therefore we should take every step consciously.

Speaking on the occasion Dr. Tahir Khalily, Head Dept. of Psychology (Male), IIUI said that mental health problems in Pakistan have reached to an alarming stage in the past few decades due to violence, insurgency, natural calamity and the current situation in the country. Dr. Khalily pointed out these issues as depression, substance & Alcohol use disorders and suicides etc. He showed deep concerns over the suicide ratio in the youth of Pakistan and said that the media of our country should aware the society about mental health problems.

Dr. Seema Gul, Chief Organizer of the seminar and Head Dept. of Psychology (Female) of the university highlighted the importance of “Mental Health Day”. Dr. Zaitoon Begum, Director Female Campus, IIUI and Dr. Nabi Bux Jumani, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, IIUI also addressed to the seminar. Faculty members, administrative officers, staff members and a large number of male and female students also attended the seminar.

Director QEC thanked Higher Education Commission (HEC) for starting Quality Assurance Procedures implementation in Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) for evaluation all academic programs and to accelerate the quality improvement process of education in the country. He appreciated the role of Quality Assurance process to fill the gap between HEC Policies for academic programs and IIUI Policy. He thanked all Program Team members for achieving the goals and completing the task assigned to them. Director QEC informed the participants that QEC of our university has achieved 90% score in the latest score card by HEC and has been placed at Top category ‘W” by HEC. Which is all due to valuable support from Worthy President Prof Dr Sahibzada Sajid Ur Rehman and Rector Prof Dr Masoom Yasinzai.

Director QEC discussed all the updated procedures of QA and role of Program team & assessment team in identifying issues in academic programmes offered at universities. By finding such weak areas in academic programs, all such issues and weak areas will be brought into notice of high authorities and will be resolved soon Insha’Allah. Schedule of Assessment Team visit were asked from concerned departments.

At the end Mr. Imran Ullah Khan Marwat, Assistant Director QEC, shared the future plan for Current semester of Fall 2012 with faculty members and requested them to complete all the task assigned to them in due time.

Dr. Irshad Ahmad Arshad, Director Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) of the International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) addressing to the seminar titled as “Quality Assurance and Self Assessment Procedures” at IIUI.

He said that IIUI acknowledges the services of Syed Manzoor Hussain Shah and Ishtiaq Ahmed and we pray for their further success in lives. Dr. Masoon Yasinzai also directed the IIUI administration for promotion of female officers. Khurshid Alam, Director Finance IIUI paid rich tribute to excellent services of the two officers and said that all the officers of IIUI should follow these officers as their character is exemplary for others.

Raja Muhammad Munir, President OWA also mentioned the services of Syed Manzoor Hussain Shah and Ishtiaq Ahmed and expressed his best wishes for their future lives. Gifts and IIUI Shields were also presented to both the officers on the occasion.

The president, showed satisfaction over the construction work completed, improvement in education standards and reduction of unessential expenditures of the university. He said that university is on the way of progress and as we have different atmosphere as compared to other universities therefore, the officers should work hard to maintain standard in every field.

A farewell lunch was arranged by the sports department in honor of Manzoor Shah, attended by huge number of Officers, Teachers and officials of the University. Tabraiz Aslam, Director Human Resource, Khalid Mehmood Raja, Director Administration, Khurshid Alam, Director Finance, Raja Munir, President Officers welfare Association, Dr. Mohammad Sher, President Academic Staff Association, Dr. Shabeer, Principal Medical Officer, Tahir Khan, Director Planning & Projects , Muzamal Hussain Shah, Deputy Director Press and Khalid Chaudhry, Assistant Sports Officer spokes on the accession. They all paid rich tribute to the services of Manzoor Shah for the University.

Dr. Sahibzada Sajid ur Rehman said that an officer should have a visionary personality and he should be aware that their decisions will effect the future of any organization. The lack of vision will create hurdles in the process of progress of an organization. Dr. Sajid ur Rehman insisted the IIUI Officers to have confidence in the decision because without confidence no one can be motivated effectively. He also advised the officers to neglect personal liking and disliking because almighty Allah is watching you all the time.

Dean Faculty of Social Sciences Dr. N.B Jumani and Dr. Saeed ul Hassan Chishti, Project Director IPD also spoke on the occasion. Earlier Kashif Suhail, Resource Person of the Training Programme presented a detailed briefing to the participants.

Course aims at providing a platform for BPS 17, 18 & 19 officers to share and learn from each other. It will enable the participants to revisit their ideas and practices in the context of changing management trends and benefit from the reflective sessions and course readings. Course will also help officers to evaluate their competence and equip themselves with skills required to be at par with 21st century leadership and management approaches.

Dr. Talib Hussain Sial, Kashif Suhail, Ms. Saniha Khalid, Dr. Saeed ul Hassan Chishti, Raja Khalid Mehmood, Khursheed Alam, Prof. Abrar Anwar, Ms. Shagufta Haroon and Nisar Bajwa will deliver lectures on different topics in this month long training programme.