Thursday, December 25, 2025
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
AWKUM Hosts a Seminar on NFC and the Rightful Share of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Merged Areas and the Path to Progress
On Monday, December 1,
2025, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan hosted a Seminar on NFC and the
Rightful Share of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Merged Areas and the Path to Progress at
IBL-Hall, Garden Campus. Dr. Aamir Raza, from the Department of Political
Science at the University of Peshawar, was the guest speaker. AWKUM’s three
campuses, including Main, Timergara, and Pabbi, along with two blocks in the
Garden Campus, were virtually connected. Affiliated colleges from across the
entire Mardan Division, along with colleges in District Nowshera, were also linked.
University Advancement
& Career Development Center (UA&CDC) and Institute of Business and
Leadership (IBL) of AWKUM facilitated the event. Dr. Muhammad Bilal, Director
UA&CDC, moderated the seminar. He introduced the guest speaker and chief
guest, and briefed the audience on the other halls on AWKUM’s campuses and affiliated
colleges, which were virtually connected to the event.
Professor Dr. Jamil
Ahmad, Vice Chancellor of AWKUM, delivered the opening remarks as the chief
guest of the seminar. The vice chancellor stressed that if KP receives its
rightful share through the NFC, it will strengthen higher education in the
province. The Vice Chancellor also indicated that the merged districts of
ex-FATA into KP are the ultimate sufferers, and that this situation could be
improved if they receive the promised budget from the federal government. He
further added that the merged districts of KP can be developed if education is
strengthened across the merged areas.
Dr. Aamir Raza, the
guest speaker, thoroughly discussed what NFC is and why it was formed. He
explained the revenue sources of the federal government, such as income tax,
customs duty, federal excise, sales tax, etc., and how the collected funds are
supposed to be equally distributed among the provinces through a rationalized
formula based on population. Dr. Aamir Raza discussed the federal government's
vertical and horizontal division of funds among the provinces. The speaker, Dr.
Aamir Raza, explained the NFC system, highlighting that the 7th NFC Award
(2010) allocated 43% of resources to the federal government and 57% to
provinces. He emphasized the need for a new NFC Award, citing the transfer of
15-18 departments to provinces after the 18th Amendment. He further discussed
the issue of merged districts (ex-FATA) that K-P has not received its rightful
share despite having a population of six million. The federal government had
promised Rs 100 billion annually for development, but this promise has not been
fulfilled. Dr. Raza warned that a lack of resources would hinder development,
leading to extremism, poor law and order, and inadequate education and
healthcare. He urged students to be informed citizens and participate in
national discourse.
Dr. Syed Rashid Ali,
Associate Professor of Sociology, concluded the session by remarking that the
guest speaker educated the audience in straightforward language about NFC and
its functions. He added that these kinds of events are essential for students
of social sciences, primarily to raise awareness about the financial management
of resources on an equal basis between the federal government of Pakistan and
all provincial governments.
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Saturday, November 29, 2025
University Advancement & Career Development Center (UA&CDC) Organized A Seminar
A one-day
seminar on “Unlock Global Research Opportunities and Make Your Career with
HEC's IRSIP (International Research Support Initiative Program) Fellowship was
organized for the PhD Students of the faculty of Social Sciences at the video
conference room of the Main Campus of Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan.
In the opening
remarks, Dr. Syed Rashid Ali, Associate Professor of Sociology, highlighted the
importance of such seminars, which equip PhD and even MPhil students with the
skills needed to secure these scholarships. He stressed the need to conduct the
IRSIP seminar regularly.
First, Dr.
Muhammad Zahid (Chief Proctor AWKUM), an IRSIP fellow at the University of
Bath, UK, thoroughly discussed the eligibility criteria of the IRSIP
fellowship. During the discussion of the basic criteria for IRSIP, required
documents, and the application procedure, Dr. Zahid explained each step in
detail. He also described his own experience as an IRSIP fellow of HEC.
As a second
speaker, Dr. Muhammad Bilal (Director, University Advancement & Career
Development Center, AWKUM), an IRSIP fellow at the University of Toronto,
Canada, spoke about how to obtain an IRSIP acceptance letter and about future
career opportunities with the IRSIP fellowship. Dr. Bilal discussed how to
write a well-structured email to a foreign professor and the possible responses
from that professor. He also explained possible opportunities related to IRSIP,
such as postdoctoral positions, jobs, and research projects.
Dr. Sanaullah,
an Assistant Professor of Sociology, delivered closing remarks and praised the
speakers' efforts and UA&CDC. Dr. Sanaullah also indicated that other
scholarships should be brought up for discussion in future seminars. He further
added that the students' interest in availing such opportunities is mandatory.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Sunday, November 23, 2025
The Department of Microbiology Students field visit to NIH, Islamabad
The students of
BS MLT program visited the National Institute of Health, Islamabad. The
students had the opportunity to learn about different sections of NIH,
dedicated for addressing National Health challenges.
The main
highlight of the visit was the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC).
The students were briefed about the Integrated Disease Surveillance and
Response system (IDSR), used to manage public health response to epidemics,
outbreaks of viral diseases, and emerging infections.
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