TOBA TEK SINGH: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) and EPTeck Technologies Pvt Ltd on Tuesday inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate in the areas of academia and research.

The MoU was signed by UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan and EPTeck Technologies Chief Executive Officer Engr Khalil Ahmed Rashid. Both parties agreed to work jointly on capacity-building, faculty and staff development programs, exchange of students and staff and exchange of academic information and materials.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof Khan said the UAF mission would lead the change through learning, discovery and community services with a special focus on agriculture and rural development.

He said the country was facing different challenges in the agriculture sector and the latest agriculture practices would have to be developed to counter them.

Engr Khalil Ahmed Rashid called for making the joint efforts for knowledge-based economy.

UAF Director External Linkages Prof Dr Waseem Akram, Prof Dr Khalid Mushtaq, EPTeck Technologies Director Amir Zahoor and Saleem Akhtar also attended the meeting.

RECOVERED: Jhang police recovered two missing girls belonging to Garh Maharaja from Soan Sakesar and Multan.

Jhang SP investigation Asghar Ali said the Garh Maharaja police had registered a case on complaint of Muhammad Ayub of Mohalla Jattanwala. He complained that his daughter Rukhsana (19) had been missing from home and he suspected that she might have gone with her class fellow, Saadia, to unknown place.

Later, the families of both the girls received on WhatsApp pictures of the girls tied with ropes. A kidnapper demanded Rs10m ransom from their parents.

Police traced the girls and arrested a man, Shahzeb Ahmad of Khanewal, and recovered the girls from Soan Sakesar and Multan on his identification. Police found out that both the girls had disappeared on their own under a plan made with Shahzeb.

Published in Dawn, December 28th, 2022