SWABI: Workshop on interaction in science, technology
By Our Correspondent
SWABI, Dec 12: Interaction among Muslim countries in the field of science and technology is key to achieving breakthroughs in different disciplines of engineering sciences.
This was stated by experts on the concluding day of an eight-day international workshop on computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) for mechanical component and design manufacturing here on Sunday.
Organized by the faculty of mechanical engineering of the GIK Institute, the workshop, eighth of the series, was financed by the Islamic Development Bank. The experts from Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Iran, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, the Maldives, Sudan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan participated in the workshop. Pro-rector Prof Dr S. Ikram A. Tirmizi was the chief guest on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, the Counsellor at the Afghanistan Embassy in Islamabad, Rehmatullah Musa Ghazi, said these workshops were very important and those who were getting the latest knowledge at the workshops would work as ambassadors of the Islamic world in their respective countries.
The workshops, he said, would boost collaboration among the Muslim states. Representing the participants, Prof Jorgaq Kacani observed that Pakistan had a unique place in the Islamic world and it had already made progress in the field of science and technology.
