HYDERABAD, Aug 20: The University of Sindh’s Bureau of Translation and Publication has got five books on natural and medical sciences translated from English into Sindhi and they are ready for publication.

Bureau director Dr A. M. Dharejo informed Vice-Chancellor Mazharul Haq Siddiqui about this development at a bureau meeting. He said that PC-I of publication the books had bee handed over to the planning and development cell of the university for submission to the Higher Education Commission for seeking financial assistance.

The meeting decided that a letter would be sent to the vice-chancellors of different universities, principals of colleges and research scholars, requesting them to provide material, particularly on science subjects, so that the bureau could publish more books.

The meeting was attended by university registrar Mohammad Saleh Rajar, head of Sindhi department Dr Noor Afroze Khuwaja and director finance Faiz Mohammad Hingoro.

ENCROACHMENTS: The University of Sindh on Monday lodged a complaint with the Jamshoro police against three land grabbers involved in encroachments upon the university land.

The estate director, in his letter addressed to the Jamshoro SHO said that the university had sought on August 17 registration of an FIR against Din Mohammad Chandio, Shabbir Umrani and Noor Mohammad Shoro who had erected a katcha structure on the university land in Railo Deh, Kotri taluka. He asked the SHO to register an FIR and take necessary action against the accused.

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