KARACHI: The 33rd convocation of the Pakistan Navy Engineering College (PNEC) was held here on Monday.

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Mohammed Amjad Khan Niazi was the chief guest on the occasion.

The naval chief presented 317 graduates with PhD, Masters and Bachelor’s degrees. Some 34 medals were also awarded to students for outstanding performances in various academic disciplines.

Speaking on the occasion, Admiral Niazi highlighted navy’s commitment to train its officers on par with regional and international navies. He extended his heartiest felicitations to the graduating students for earning honours and distinctions for their outstanding performance in academics.

Earlier, during his welcome address, the PNEC commandant, Commodore Kamran Ahmed, highlighted that the college was imparting quality education in the field of engineering and that its graduates were spread across the globe in top organisations of the world today.

He also apprised the audience that teams from PNEC had participated in five international and four national competitions to return with laurels for Pakistan.

The convocation was also attended by officials of defence forces, civil organisations and parents of the graduating students.

Published in Dawn, December 14th, 2021