GUJRAT: PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Husain says the judges showing patience with vitriol deserve appreciation.

He was talking to reporters after inaugurating a community centre in Sara-i-Alamgir town of Gujrat district on Monday.

“I have seen military and civilian regimes during my 45-year long political life and have been in opposition and [in] government but never saw such a [dirty] era when democracy is being ridiculed, abuses are being hurled but appreciable are those judges who are showing patience,” he said.

To a question, he said: “I don’t see elections will be held on time because of discrepancies in delimitations.”

UoG Olympiad: The first Hayatians Olympiad KATH ’18 which attracted students from more than 100 universities from all over the country came to a roaring success here at Hafiz Hayat Campus of the University of Gujrat (UoG) on Sunday.

The three-day social and cultural extravaganza themed “Unity in diversity” provided the country’s youth a platform to help bring their creative and innovative skills to the fore and construct a counter-narrative of ‘a united, peaceful, resilient and smiling Pakistan’.

In more than 70 categories of activities and contests as diverse as painting, sketching, film festival, theater night, musical concert, mushaira, Sufi music, master chef, photography, business, speed programming, e-gaming, mobile/web hackathons, baitbazi, trilingual declamation, hashtags, essay writing, short story writing, translation, games and sports, men’s marathon, ecological, social, technological and innovation challenges, etc.

“Innovation or thinking outside the box is what guarantees success by creating opportunities to excel in this technological age of cut-throat competitions. It must be wonderful experience to be part of the first Hayatians Olympiad for most of the visitors and I am sure the time they spent in the festive, vibrant atmosphere of Hafiz Hayat Campus will be a memory they will all cherish for years,” Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Zia Ul-Qayyum said at the prize distribution ceremony.

The All-Pakistan declamation contest, Lafz ’18 trophy was lifted by Punjab University Lahore. Shoaib Ahmad of NeoTec won the IHRM master chef motorcycle. Another motorcycle was given to UoG sub-campus Rawalpindi student Fouzia Mirza who won the translation. A University of Sargodha team won the Dubai-returned ticket in another contest organised by the IHRM. Cash prizes worth Rs1 million and awards were distributed among the winners of various other contests.

The VC congratulated the organisers for the mega event’s success.

Dr Sughra Sadaf said, “The real success of an institution depends upon how sincere its leadership is. Opportunities like the Kath ’18 provide the necessary impetus for students to work hard and excel in their life.”

Director SSC Muhammad Yaqoob praised the enthusiasm of all the participating students.

Published in Dawn, March 20th, 2018