Special Protection Unit Personnel complete Chinese Language Course at Confucius Institute Lahore

LAHORE : Punjab University (PU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad has said that learning Chinese language can help to understand each other, promote people-to-people relations and enhance business volume.

He was addressing a Chinese language certificate distribution ceremony among Special Protection Unit (SPU) personnel, who completed Chinese language course from PU Confucius Institute.

Chinese Consul General Long Dingbin SPU DIG Omer Sheikh, Confucius Institute Director Prof Liu, Prof Dr Rana Ejaz, faculty members and SPU personnel were present on the occasion. Addressing the ceremony, Prof Niaz Ahmad said the Chinese were one of the most reliable friends whom we could trust. He said CPEC was not only a road but it would create industrial zones in all the provinces, which would strengthen Pakistan’s economy. He said CPEC was a golden opportunity for both Pakistan and China and the people of both the countries would benefit from it.

He paid tribute to the sacrifices of Punjab police and said that despite lack of resources and facilities they were safeguarding the country and the province.

Mr Long Dingbin thanked Chinese language teachers. He said Pakistan and China were strategic partners and the best neighbours. He said CPEC was an important component of Pakistan-China relations. He said we had collaborated with Pakistan in various power and infrastructure projects. He appreciated Punjab police for providing protection to Chinese nationals in Punjab without any fear and the Chinese were exceptionally safe in Punjab due to their efforts.

DIG Omer Sheikh said it was professional requirement for SPU personnel to learn Chinese language and they now would be able to communicate with Chinese easily. He thanked PU VC and Chinese Consul General for extending their support in this regard. Later, certificates were distributed among the SPU personnel.

Professor Emeritus: Punjab University (PU) has appointed the university’s former vice-chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran as full-time Professor Emeritus.

According to a notification issued here, the PU Syndicate in its meeting held on October 19, 2019, had approved the appointment of Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran as full-time Professor Emeritus of Physics.

PhDs: Punjab University (PU) has awarded PhD degrees to five scholars.

Shafaq Mubarak d/o Mubarak Warris has been awarded a PhD in Environmental Sciences’, Uzma Ashraf d/o Muhammad Ashraf in Environmental Sciences, Asma Seemi Malik d/o Malik Muhammad Bashir in Sociology, Abdullah s/o Nazar Muhammad in Islamic Studies and Sidra Maqsood d/o Mian Maqsood Ahmed in Sociology.