The
Career Counseling and Placement Center (CCPC) of Abdul Wali Khan University
Mardan (AWKUM) organized a seminar titled “Improve Your Life, Not Drugs:
Society Needs You” at IBL Hall, Garden Campus, AWKUM. Students, faculty,
proctorial board members, and other university officials attended the seminar.
Dr. Muhammad Bilal, Director, CCPC, hosted the seminar. Masood Ahmad Bangash,
District Police Officer, Mardan, was the guest speaker, and Prof. Dr. Muhammad
Azam was the Chief Guest on behalf of the Vice Chancellor. Dr. Muhammad Zahid,
Chief Proctor, AWKUM, was also present and gave a short brief on drug use among
students.
Prof.
Dr. Muhammad Azam formally welcomed the guest speaker and all other
participants, including students, faculty, and other university staff. He
appreciated the efforts of the Career Counseling and Placement Center Team in
arranging such fruitful events in the university.
DPO
Mardan Masood Ahmad Bangash shared his lived experiences while dealing with
drug dealers and druggies. He shared that it is our moral, legal, and religious
responsibility to avoid the use of any kind of drugs and also play a role in
stopping others from this unlawful act. Mr. Masood also discussed how the drug
network works and affects the youth of our society. He further added that
various crimes are connected with the use of drugs. The DPO advised students to
join us as interns to see how police deal with drug-related and other crimes,
and how challenging the job is in this context.
At
the end of the seminar, Dr. Muhammad Bilal and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Azam
presented a Cactus Plant (full name: Turk's Cap Cactus) instead of a
traditional shield, highlighting the importance of promoting a healthy
environment through adding small plants to the ecosystem.
