TOBA TEK SINGH: Co-curricular and extracurricular activities play a key role in personality development for which the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) is providing all possible measures to refurbish the skills of the students, VC Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan said on Tuesday at a ceremony to award medals to students in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.

He said that without providing the proper platforms and opportunities, we cannot refurbish the hidden creativity of the students. He said the university was taking all possible measures to promote an environment of competition.

Arid Agriculture University VC Prof Dr Qamaruz Zaman said he hoped the young generation would focus on sharpening their skills, which was a guarantee of a bright future.

The students who won the gold medals included: Huma Priya, Waseem Abbas, MuhammadAli Qamar, Akhtar Munir, Syed Ali Raza Bukhari, Shoaib Aziz, Nauman Khuram Shehzad, Muhammad Haris, Asad Farooq, Mukkaram Ejaz, Muhammad Naveed Ilyas, Muhammad Haroonur Rasheed, Muhammad Rizwan, Arooba Talat, Arslan Ali, Azka Hassan, Talha Farooq, Muhammad AammarTufail, Seemab, Abdul Haseeb, Muhammad Tauseef, Tariq Kisana, Zubair Khalid, Yabaiz Tahir, Muhammad Irshad, Rabia Latif, Ali Hasan, Gul Hooria, Mehroz Asif, Muhammad Muddassir, Hamza Tariq, Rana Ehtisham Akbar, Muhammad Usman Khadim, Muhammad Saad bin Zafar, Nauman Haider Zia, Fahad Bashir, Ahmad Kamal, Shahzaib Asif, Ali Wasiq, Usama Sarwar, Muhammad Jahanzaib Mughal, Khizra Farooq, Saman Zahid and Hafiz Asad Ali.

OBITUARY: The Government Girls Elementary School, Chak 156-GB, headmistress died and her son was critically injured in a road accident on Tuesday in Gojra.

Farzana Begum was a pillion rider with her son on his motorcycle when a car hit them. Both were injured critically. They were rushed to the Gojra THQ hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. However, her son was stated to be in a serious condition.

BURNT: A worker was burnt critically when the valve of a boiler exploded in a textile mill at Faisalabad on Tuesday.

At Arshad Textile Processing Mills, located at Khurrianlwala, Nazir Ahmad was at work near the boiler when suddenly it exploded, which triggered a fire and he was seriously wounded. He was rushed to the burn unit at the Allied Hospital.

Published in Dawn, October 26th, 2022