Issue XXIX

ISSUE NO. 29 MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009

Issue

The Monthly Newsletter of EME College

COLLEGE OF ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Alumni Homecoming ‘09:

Reliving the Memories

NUST

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CampBuzz

Editorial Board

OIC

Maj. M. Salman Rashed

EDITOR

Malik Basharat Ali Khan, DME

CO-EDITORS

Rabia Maqbool, DEE Jawwad Ahmed, DME

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Aneeqa Ishaq, DEE Saqib Javed, DME Nauman Bashir, DMTS Syed M. Ather Ali, DCE

CORRESPONDENTS

Uzair Sukhera, DEE Talha Aftab, DCE Anas bin Aqeel, DME Saran Ahmed, DME Muhammad Junaid, DCE GC Sohaib, DME Saad Zafar, DME

COMPOSER

Muhammad Umar Bilal, DCE

PRINTERS

College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Printing Press

CampBuzz is no more local commodity: we, the editorial board, are pleased to announce that CampBuzz now goes to all the other leading universities of Pakistan. On this fantas-tic note, we bring this new issue of CampBuzz. EME college Alumni Reunion was held on the 1st of May and we saw EMENENTS flying in from all parts of the world to be a part of the event. It was a happy get-together of EME’s alumni, and a chance for the new and old of EME family to interact. NS Aneeqa Ishaq takes a closer look into the event for us. Also buzzing was the 3rd All Pakistan Bilingual Declamation contest. While previous sessions have always managed to raise the benchmark of healthy debates ever higher, it was indeed a sorry sight that this time, many of the speakers failed to live up to the expectations. Indeed, good is not enough once better is expected! The opinion section, which we introduced last time was extremely well received. We are back with it, this time we address the issue of students uniforms, taking a poll in your opinions and a feisty debate among the students. We have brought the promotions of the dedicated faculty members in the lime light in this issue. Also in the issue is the 2nd part of Noman Bashir’s contribution on the “Original Sin”. We hope that you would enjoy this edition of CampBuzz.

Keep reading and don’t forget to keep us informed with

your valuable feedback.

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Published in EME Alumni Annual Newsletter

OPINION 4 College Uniform

EVENT APDC 2009 Report 5

EVENT 8 5th Annual Alumni Reunion

EXPERIENCE 11 LUMS OLYMPIAD

FEATURED 9 A TO Z LEVEL

FEATURED Original Sin Part 2 10

Get Wise Its better to be victim of jealously than to be ordinary and object of sympathy. Lt Col Muhammad Bashir (R)

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I don’t have a problem with uniforms

as long as there are certain relaxations,

as no tie at least in hot summer, for

example...hardly makes a difference

either way. NS Hassan Ali

DE 28 ME

I don’t understand

why we are so elaborate about uni-

forms. I honestly think that it limits

our freedom. I think such small things

can have an impact on the way we

think, and of how others think of

us...fact is that MITs and Harvards do

not have uniforms, so how can we

link uniform with academic excel-

lence? I think we should be free to

wear of our own accord, so that we

may both be able to free our minds,

and enjoy college life.

NS Zaryan Ejaz

DE 29 ME

College Uniform

36%

In this edition of CampBuzz, we address the issue of College Uniforms for students. Should there be a uniform?

Or should students be free to decide what each individual wants to wear? We sought your answer, so we set out

on a survey seeking your opinion on the matter. The results are charted below, based on the replies of the fifty

random individuals to whom we posed the question.

I think that there should be no uniform enforced on us.

Students must be free to choose whatever they want to

wear. I think all universities here, and even abroad, don’t

have such a silly thing as a uniform. It is something we

should have left at our school...

Uniform at univer-

sity is totally insane! NS Junaid Khan DE 29 CE

I actually think that there should be a common uni-

form for all the students….

...I spent some time at GIKI, and I found it somewhat

irritating for students to come to classes in shorts and slippers, or in their night-dresses.

We are just a step away

from our professional

lives, and I feel that we

must be behave in a man-

ner befitting that part of

our lives. I think dressing

properly is important for

this, and uniform serves

the purpose in apt man-

ner.

NS Khawja Aetesam

DE 27 EE

I feel that there should be

some sort of a uniform.

Personally, I can’t imag-

ine myself in the hassle

of choosing what to wear next day for college. Uni-

form is much more con-

venient.

NS Moazam Hameed

DE 28 ME

Sometimes I do think about

the fact that not everyone

here has parents who own a

gold mine. There would be

people who just can’t af-ford the luxuries of being

able to change their dress

everyday. I mean, I have

heard people joking about

teachers who keep on

wearing the same thing

over and over again. Uni-

form, I think helps keep

things...uniform.

People become at

an equal footing...

NS Arsalan Ali DE 27 ME

64 %

I believe that students must be free to choose

what they want to wear. I really cannot under-

stand that arguments in favor of uniforms.

I disagree with the notion that it reflects our grooming because I think that what we actually

choose to wear reflects our personality much

better than a dress which everyone wears. Hav-

ing said that, I don't mean that students should

don exceptionally formal clothes, but I think

casual clothing would be quite nice and con-

venient.

Personally, I would want to avoid the hassle of

having the uniform ready after laundry and

ironing. No uniform means that we don’t have

to fret about if, for example, our uniform is not pressed. We simply wear what is available.

NS Muwahid Kayani

DE 27 MTS

36 %

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ALL PAKISTAN BILINGIUAL DECLAMATION CONTEST 2009

Every year the Burraq Club works to organize an

event at the college, where the best orators from universi-

ties all over Pakistan are invited to showcase their talents

by competing against each other. This year, as always, stu-

dents worked with remarkable zeal to make arrangements

for this event. Over thirty universities from all corners of

Pakistan had registered, including teams from the Karachi,

Lahore, Faisalabad and many other cities. The event was

to spread over two days, with all the teams speaking on

the first day, and four being selected out of them to speak

in the final round the following morning. The atmosphere

was ripe with anticipation, as we expected some brilliant

performances.

On Friday, the 24th, students from other cities

started arriving. This day had been reserved for the proc-

ess of registration. All participants were welcomed with

open arms and shown the best hospitality we could offer.

The participants from other cities were accommodated in

Block D.

The next day the competition began in all earnest-

ness. Around 9.30 am the auditorium saw a steady influx of

students as they gathered to enjoy the event. It had been

decorated with scarlet and gold banners, which created a

superb ambience, adding a touch of aesthetics to this event.

After a few formalities, such as the recep-

tion of the judges, the announcing of the

rules, had been completed, we were un-

derway, with speaker after speaker com-

ing on stage to address the audience.

Every team was to have one serious

speaker and one person speaking on a hu-

morous topic. As this was a bilingual con-

test, every team had to have one speaker

speaking in each language, English and

Urdu. The quality of oration, with intermit-

tent exceptions, was laudable. It was clear that the partici-

pants had come well-prepared and had rehearsed many

times over and over again in a bid to achieve perfection.

One feels that the content of the speeches, especially the

humorous ones could have been much better in most cases.

The receptive audience still laughed heartily at every joke,

but as the patron SPAL, Brig. Akhtar Nawaz, was to point

out later, true humor is achieved only after certain level of

intelligence, and that element was missing sometimes.

The speeches were split in two sessions, with half the

teams speaking in the first and the other half speaking in the

second session. Plenty of exceptional speeches were seen

made on the first day, and several partici-

pants managed to win the hearts and minds

of the audience, who sat listening intently to

every word. There were a lot of jokes made

with the college of E & ME as the context,

which were especially enjoyed. The chair,

referred to as "Mr. President", found himself

the subject of many a sarcastic remark. The

combined duration of the two sessions on

Saturday was a staggering ten hours, but

most of the audience managed to retain in-

terest and remained till the end. The judges

appreciated the quality of the declamation and specially re-

quested that five teams advance to the next round, instead of

the originally decided number of four. Four individual speak-

ers were given the opportunity to compete further as well.

After the conclusion of the second session all the participants

and organizers were led to the buses, which were to trans-

port them to Pir Sohawa. They had a sumptuous dinner at

"The Monal".

The quality of oration, with intermittent exceptions, was laud-able. It was clear that the participants had come well-prepared and had rehearsed many times over and over again in a bid to achieve perfection.

Chief Guest with Commandant and

BY OUR CORRESPONDANT

TALHA AFTAB, DE - 30 CE

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The next morning brought us back to business. For the par-

ticipants this would be the last mile in a long journey com-

prising preparation and delivery. The organizers would see

the culmination of the event they worked so hard to make a

success. The Commandant, Maj. Gen Muhammad Shahid,

and Dean, Brig. Abdul Ghafoor, were present to grace the

occasion. Vice President of International Islamic University

was the Chief Guest. The last session was opened by the

four individual speakers selected from the previous day.

Even with the uttering of the first word it was clear just

how passionate the speakers were, they would try to per-

form to the best of their abilities to try and come out on top.

The teams that followed them competed with an equal

amount of fervor, if not more. We sat rooted to our chairs as

we tried to absorb every word, with unflagging attention.

The common theme among all the serious speeches was a

note of self criticism, on what we are and where we stand.

This point was taken up by the Commandant when he ad-

dressed the audience after the conclusion of the speeches.

He said that although it was good to criticize one's self, the

good things we have done over the course of our history

NUST be noted as well. Recognizing and accepting our mis-

takes may be the way forward, but it is not healthy to be

overly pessimistic about our achievements.

The stage was declared open for a brief period of

time, as the judges compiled the results. Anyone from the

audience was welcomed to come and say a few words and

we witnessed quite a mix of performances, ranging from

satirical poetry, to a glorious hymn celebrating the honor of

Allah. The audience duly appreciated everyone. Then, the

decisions, which were being awaited by bated breath by

many, were announced. University of the Punjab was ad-

judged the best team, while the honors of best speaker fell

to MCE for English, Fatima Jinnah Women University for

English. The event was a resounding success; we should

rest assured that EME college solidified its position as imp-

ortant venue in the year round declamation circuit. As the memories of this APDC have not yet faded away, we look forward to next year, when the competition will be renewed and all competitors will enter the field with renewed passion and vigour.

Best Urdu Speaker Second in English Category

Winners Punjab University Lahore

Runners Up IIU Islamabad

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In this age of ICTs the search for jobs and openings has taken new dimensions and now hosts of online job portals have ap-peared in the cyberspace. Two most famous portals are the Rozee.pk and Brightspyre.com which also offer complete job so-lutions including the resume writing wizards and counseling etc. BrightSpyre was established in 2002 and is Pakistan’s fast-est growing online recruitment solution with a striking figure of 4 Million hits per month and a resume bank of 200,000+ from all over Pakistan and abroad. On the other hand, ROZEE.PK claims to be Pakistan's number one online job site which connects talent with opportunity serving more than 19,171 employers. Taking into account the importance of online portals, ICT and Entrepreneurship Club (ICTEC) took the initiative to try and get the job boards of these sites on the college website. This involved a good deal of effort on the part of the club to get the college administration and the stakeholders on the negotiation table. Good news for all graduating students is that these por-tals will be up and running on the college website before the open house Insha’Allah. This will provide a chance for the em-ployers to advertise their entry level positions directly on the job boards. Rozee.pk will be holding the first virtual job fair from 11th to 17th March. (For details visit http://www.rozee.pk/jobfair/). Currently the Emenents can participate by registering at the Rozee site. In order to register at the college portals of Brights-pyre and Rozee all Emenents are advised to get email IDs at the college domain (e.g. [email protected]). To apply for this ID forms can be downloaded from the college website downloads section. Filled forms are to be submitted to the server room.

By our Correspondent, Uzair Sukhera, DE - 27[EE]

Book Launching

A book launching ceremony was held at NUST Head Quarters in March 09 marking the launch of Dr

Nawar Khan’s Total Quality Management. The ceremony was graced by Rector NUST, Lt Gen Mu-

hammad Asghar, and other dignitaries.

The book by the author provides an insight into the Total Quality Management (TQM) philoso-

phies, concepts, tools, systems and awards. The book presents a logical, integrated and complete

picture of TQM philosophy rather than partial view on any particular aspect. No Pakistani author

has previously published his viewpoint on TQM philosophy in the form of a book, and Dr Nawar

Khan aims to set new grounds in the field of Engineering Management.

The book is targeted to a broad and large readership in the na-

tional market of manufacturing, service and social sector in general and education sector in

particular. External reviewers have recommended this book for postgraduate level in the

professional degree awarding disciplines; like Engineering, Management, Social and Medical

Sciences. The contents of this book are based on the research background of the author dur-

ing his Doctoral studies in TQM award models and experiences in teaching, writing, analysis,

evaluation and work practices in the field of TQM spanning over a decade.

Dr Nawar Khan is a professional Mechanical Engineer. Presently, he is serving as Professor at

the College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Peshawar Road Rawalpindi, a constitu-

ent College of the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan

Professor Brig Dr Nawar Khan, Author

MOUs Signed

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EME Alumni Association organized 5th

Annual EME Alumni Reunion on May

1, 2009 .It was attended by over 700

guests including ex-graduates from

degree-5 to 26, final year students, fac-

ulty, authorities and officers. Com-

mandant Maj. Gen Muhammad Shahid

SI (M) was the chief guest of the event.

Reunion is a time when the alumni

celebrate their association with their

institute. It’s that time of the year

when ex-graduates come back to their

dear old institute to recall old memo-

ries, to meet their teachers and men-

tors, to socialize with their class fel-

lows, to offer pieces of advice to final

year students and to introduce their

families to the institution where they

had spent some of the most brilliant

years of life. It’s a time to rejoice and

enjoy .Reunion is about cherishing the

fact that we are connected to people

like us whom we can rely on and with

whom we share a special connection.

EME Alumni Reunion 2009 was defi-

nitely such an event; event which

brought back memories and which

helped strengthen the ties among

Alumni and refreshed their ties with

their institution College of E&ME.

On homecoming eve, guests started to

come around 6 pm. The guests were

directed to officers’ mess after registra-

tion where tea was awaiting them. The

guests enjoyed the light tea and min-

gling session for a while. After Magh-

rib prayers, the event properly kicked

off with a formal session in the audito-

rium .Members of ALC, Aneeqa Ishaq

and Muhammad Uzair Sukhera con-

ducted this session. The session con-

sisted of the welcome note and video,

introductory videos of environment

club and ICT & Entrepreneurship Club

(ICTEC), Alumni association presenta-

tion by Sir Nauman Javed(De-25

C),few words by senior alumnus (Sir

Umer Azad De-14 EE) and Comman-

dant’s address. The objective of this

session was to motivate alumni to sup-

port their institution, alumni associa-

tion and different college clubs. People

could be seen mingling with each

other and enjoying light conversations

while and after dinner. It was a won-

derful time; the guests were smiling,

laughing and posing for pictures in

front of clicking cameras. Then was the

time for the Entertainment show by

SPAL which was hosted by Sana Meh-

mood Awan and Nauman Bashir.

SPAL enthralled guests with an excel-

lent play titled ‘Armaan’. Some videos

and song performances were also part

of this light session.

The college, decorated with lights and

crowded with many guests, presented

a very beautiful sight on reunion night.

Happiness and affection for the institu-

tion could be felt in the air. Motivated

with this love for their institute,

alumni made generous contributions

for Alumni Association Scholarship

Fund. This event was made possible

due to efforts of Alumni Association,

volunteer contributions of ALC and

immense support of College authori-

ties specially the Commandant and the

Dean.

EME Alumni Reunion EME Alumni Reunion

2009 was definitely 2009 was definitely

such an event, event such an event, event

which brought back which brought back

memories and helped memories and helped

strengthen the ties strengthen the ties

among the Alumni and among the Alumni and

refreshed their ties with refreshed their ties with

the College of E&ME.the College of E&ME.

5th ANNUAL ALUMNI

ANEEQA ISHAQ, DE - 27 [EE]

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A to Z Level

When one sees the cocktail of students at E&ME College, an immediate observation is the disparity of students from the Matric/F.Sc streams with the students of the glorious A-Levels. While Indian Music and that strangely pronounced accent suffices for our Intermediate students, almost every A-level student here will heartily brag about the „100 Great-est Guitar Solos‟ he/she has memorized, in that strange mix of American, British and Scottish accents – all merged in one sentence. It is hence that what seems to be a girl from afar reveals a male at a closer distance. The problem lies in the way these two groups are raised. Students from the „desi‟ edu-cation system spend their childhoods mugging up books and remembering formulae with the decider of their fates probably being a teacher at a public school in Gujranwala. Our British-wannabe counterparts, however, grow up „understanding‟ and „discovering‟ and a whole other list of such snobbish verbs. Their study, however, transcends Pakistan; their syllabi are set in Britain, papers printed in

Britain and the results e-mailed from Britain. And we all know how much Pakistan craves foreign approval. Returning to E&ME College (Yaay!), a typical A-level-ite finds himself/herself confined within walls of thought and expression. Their liberal, open-minded views are suddenly confronted with a sheer backwardness and conservative attitude in study, lifestyle, gender, and of-course, the Al-mighty Military. What I ask is this: „Ignorance is bliss‟, then why does one need to educate just a select few in an en-tirely different mindset, and mingle them with the rest? Had we all been from the same educational system, imag-ine, a lot of reservations about life in E&ME…even Pakistan, would disappear. Sure we would not be open-minded and progressive, but seriously, are we right now? For those willing to take a whip at the write, rather ironi-

cally I myself dwell from amongst the A-level crowd, al-

though I did really, really, REALLY bad, hence I don‟t

count :)

ZIAD JAVED, DE - 29 MTS

DEVIANT DELINEATION

by

NEELMA MUMTAZ, DE - 29[MTS]

CELEBRITY @ HOME

TALHA AFTAB

Much followed Television Anchor and Radio Jockey,

Fasih Zaka came to EME College, on Monday 20th

April, for a lecture titled "The Engineering Dilemma".

Organized by "The Professional's Club", it was held in

the ASG Lecture Hall and enthusiastically attended by

a large number of students. They filled every nook and

cranny of the hall, to an extent that it was hard to find

space even to stand. Fasih gave an interesting light to

the topic, stressing upon the fact that in order to suc-

ceed, Engineers had to look beyond the technical side

of things and consider the aspects of marketing and the

customers' mind frames as well. Although he spun his

whole talk around the shallowest definition of success,

that to do with materialistic gains, it was a thought pro-

voking experience. Students thoroughly enjoyed his

easy-going manner, and no one left the hall until the

lecture had concluded. We hope to see more events of

a similar nature being organized in the future.

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The Original Sin: Adam’s Fall and Man’s Ascent!

PART - 2

By this time, Eve had been made Paradise was theirs to roam free A tree was all He forbade The love, the mercy and the tree? If God wanted Adam free of defects, He would have made him so. If God loved sinlessness more than repentance and His forgiveness, He would have ele-vated Angel’s status above Adam’s. But He didn’t. The basic trait of loving someone is to accept him/her with the defects. God instilled this trait of “slipping/sinning” in Adam on purpose. He Himself designed Adam in a way that He could slip. Why? Contemplate yourself! iHe who saved Joseph’s act Could have cured Adam’s defect But how would he then learn to burn? The test, the distance and the yearn! The Almighty, who saved Joseph from committing sin, could have prevented Adam from going near the forbidden tree. Why didn’t He? And then He threw Adam out of paradise, in anger? As punishment? Adam erred at God’s instigation. Without sinning, how would he seek repentance! Without disobeying, how would he learn the real test of love is distance! How would he become a lover without yearning and heart-ache! Whilst explaining the purpose of creation of Adam, God says He wants to place a vicegerent on earth. He specifically says Adam is made for earth! (2:30 Quran) If Adam was made for earth then there had to be this climax that would conclude with Adam being forced from paradise to earth, in other words “Adam’s fall”. Then what was this anger/punishment? He made Adam for earth, He designed him in such a way that he would err and the only way he could be sent down to earth from paradise was that he erred! Sama’ni in Rawh al-arwah fi sharh asma’ al malik al-fattah says:

“ O’ Ridwan! Paradise belongs to you O’ Malik and iblis, Hell belongs to you But O’ you with burnt heart You who carry the seal of my love! YOU BELONG TO ME AND I BELONG TO YOU”

I made and cursed him for the hell And they can’t flee from sinless shell But you my friend are like the dove Me and you and the fields of love! The key to love and perfection of it is the discerning heart, one that sees God midst of all the confusions. God who would open the doors of paradise for trillions of Adam’s children, even if they sin, let Adam out just for approaching a tree? The all-merciful who says He would forgive, if we are true at heart could not forgive Adam for eating few grains of wheat? I don’t believe in that interpretation! God’s love and His mercy en-compasses everything, from the start and will till the end. Adam’s very creation underlines His love and mercy. What makes this fall man-kinds ascent is the fact that God engraved His love in Adam’s heart. Now understand why earth, moun-tains and heavens could not bear this trust of LOVE? This special seal of love had to be placed in Adam’s heart, only he knew the secret of love, for it was the underlying cause of his existence. He knew that his love could only be nurtured after he had tasted the pain of separation and distance. This world, so full of affliction and tumult was in fact “awarded” to our fa-ther, Adam, after he had accepted the trust and agreed to feel the pain of love! The sinless beings, the powerful mountains, the strong earth and the bountiful heavens could not bear what handful of dust did. In thousands of verses, between heavens and earth, noth-ing could bear the pain of this soul-wrecking and body melting verse “He loves them and they love Him” (5:54 Quran) Adam’s loss or mankind’s win Name it “slip” or original sin Void of love paradise will remain Since father sold it for some grain!

THE END

NOUMAN BASHIR

CONTINUED FROM LAST

TIME….

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The LUMS Olympiad is an annual event organ-ized by the LUMS student body. The Olympiad offers participants from universities and schools all over the country a chance to go head to head in a myriad of events, ranging from math’s quizzes, moot courts and debating to gaming, filming and dramatics. The Olym-piad is not just about the competitions though, apart from the competitions we also got an opportunity to meet the most talented personalities of Pakistan through the bunch of exciting workshops that were arranged host team. This was an ideal opportunity to interact and learn hands on from the very best. More on the workshops later though. This year the curtains were raised on the 9th of March as the host team welcomed the guests. After all the formalities of registration and opening cere-mony were done and taken care, the first of the day’s events took place in late afternoon. In the individual singing event GC Mehsam and his musician GC Moeed Paracha wowed the judges and easily progressed to the next round. Meanwhile elsewhere the team leader, Ah-mer Javaid of DE-27, beat his opponent to a pulp in the first round of the 'beat 'em up' category of console gam-ing. The workshops on the first day were on Dramatics hosted by Mr. Shah Sharabeel and Live Arts which was hosted by Mr. Saad Qureshi and renowned artists from the NCA faculty. With all the events and workshops out of the way it was time for the social events. The first day’s social events included ATV rides, dodge ball, vol-ley ball, football and the piece de resistance, paintball. The paintball challenge put teams of 10 from different institutions against each other. The object of the chal-lenge was to shoot your opponents and leave them visi-bly. The EME college team showed their military prow-ess; by winning the final match of the day with no 'casualties' and eliminating the combined team of LUMS and Aitchison College. The second day started bright and early. First up there was the preliminary round of the parliamen-tary debates. The team of Shahid Saeed (28 Elec) and Salman Abbasi(29 Mts) along with the team of Oneeb Manawar(28 Mech) and Fatima Badr (29 Comp) fin-ished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the first round of matches.

The adjudicators Nouman Bashir (29 Mts) and Omair Khan gained some valuable experience judging these

first round up of matches. It's a very different experience from actually debating, since you need to set aside your per-sonal view point and judge the debaters on their content regardless of whether you agree with them or not. Overall it was a great learning experience; hopefully the experience gained can be put to good use when the college will hold its own parliamentary debates (Let us hope! :p) Immediately after the first debate match the first round of the Mind Quest general knowledge quiz took place. The team of Omair Khan, Shahid Saeed and Talal Khaliq easily pro-gressed to the next round. Later on, in the afternoon the second round of the individual singing took place. Unfortu-nately Mehsam was ill with a sore throat. Despite his best efforts he couldn't find the right tune and was thus elimi-nated. On the other side, team leader Ahmer was ‘slugging’ it out in the gaming competition. Having beaten 3 opponents with ease, a little lapse in concentration cost him a closely fought fourth match. A tie in another match in the pool re-sulted in Ahmer falling behind on points and being elimi-nated. The social team organized a carnival for the night’s social event. With a bouncy slide, desi snacks, authentic Lebanese shawarma brought to us by Hasan Shafi of the LUMS student body, mechanical bull and a host of other ac-tivities everyone let out their inner child. Everything was going well until the closing when a hold up on the bouncy slide caused a build of people on top.

LUMS OLYMPIAD 2009

OMAIR KHAN, DE-28 [EE]

This caused the slide to collapsed sending people tumbling from 15 feet in the air. Luckily though no one was seriously injured and the LUMS medical service was on hand to tend to the injured. The third day was less hectic for the EME team as there was a break in the math enigma and debates. Later on in the morn-ing the 2nd round of the Mind Quest quiz took place. The col-lege team was set to compete in the last match of the day. An interesting event occurred in the second last match of the day. A team knew the answers to a question even before the quiz master had completed the first sentence of the question. The audience and the other teams were irked. Something was obviously off. Upon investigation by the team of University of Punjab it was discovered that there were 4 lists with the questions and their answers being circulated among a few teams. Apparently they had printed the lists from the internet and although this cleared everyone from the host team of any wrong doing, the people responsible for organizing the quiz were left red faced. After an hour’s break in which new ques-tions were prepared the competition was restarted. The col-lege team finished first with a considerable margin to pro-gress to the semi final. In the evening Xulfi from Call the band hosted a music workshop. Mean while the multi talented Ah-med Ali Butt hosted the filming workshop. The social events of the night were gave the participants a chance to vote for a movie of their choice. Debates continued the next day with the quarter finals in the morning. The quarter finals were closed round matches. Meaning that the teams were not told their standing but in-stead were told whether they progressed to the semi final or not. Meanwhile the Mind Quest continued. The event became more challenging with the addition of an audio and visual round portion in the buzzer round. The top team from each of the five matches were to progress to the final. The competi-tion was close; by the final question of the buzzer round the college team was tied for first place. . A slight miss pronuncia-tion in the final question was deemed an incorrect answer, due to that marks were deducted and we went down to 2nd place and were eliminated.

The concert arranged in the evening saw the reunification of Entity Paradigm, a band which broke up a couple of years back. The finalists from the individual and band singing com-petitions rocked out first to decide the winner amongst them and set the mood for the main attraction, E.P. The closing day saw the semi-finals and the final of the de-bates. Both the teams qualified for the final round of the Par-liamentary Debates, thanks to the brilliant adjudication by Nouman Bashir and his ‘loose contacts’ within the host team :p. The final social event was the 'God Father's Fare-well'. This was a departure from the usual weather and cul-tural themes that organizers usually opt for. Participants were to take inspiration from their favorite mafia 'heroes' and dress according to the 'mafia' style. Not a very positive inspiration but one that I'm sure all of us harbor on the in-side :). This seemed a nice twist on an otherwise regular for-mal dinner. The winners were also presented with their tro-phies and certificates. Although the college team did not win anything but we did walk away with valuable experience. Experience which will help us in organizing the Model United Nations ‘next month’ and the fortnightly debates. (The next month never came!)

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With the curtain still drawn off and the night pitch dark, with the dreadful wind ahead and the terrible storm where is NOAH’s ARK? There are no mounts to climb and no songs of the lark there are no smiles on the faces and no greens on the park where is NOAH’s ARK? My country is in unfathomable flood and the city of oppression annexed the city of ‘mistrials’ and the city of depression where is NOAH"s ARK? Still… I repent…. I hold on I cry…. I feel and I pray BUT THE DIRE NEED FOR MY LAND PAKISTAN…. INDEED A NOAH'S ARK…. INDEED A NOAH'S ARK….

NOAH’S

Today I‟d like to share some information with you people regarding BLOOD DONATION. Blood is a specialized body fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body E.g. nutrients and Oxygen. 55% of blood is plasma and the main blood cells are RED BLOOD CELLS and WHITE BLOOD CELLS or platelets. The method of blood donation used in our college is that the blood is taken from the vein as a whole and then separated into two parts, the “plasma” and “Red Blood Cells” because some recipients may need only spe-cific components for transfusions. The standard amount of blood collected is 400-500 ml. The blood is usually stored in the plastic bag containing Sodium Citrate, Phosphate etc. to prevent it from clotting for its longer storage. The donor is usually kept at the donation site for 10-15 min as most adverse reactions take place during or immediately after the donation. Donated Plasma is recov-ered in 2-3 days and the blood cells (RBCs) in average 36 days.

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By donating blood we can save the patients suf-fering from “Thalassemia” which is the disease in which the patient s body is unable to regenerate its blood .And the patient has no choice other than to take blood from external resources. It‟s a genetic disease and is transmit-ted through genes E.g. if both the father and mother of patient are suffering from Thalassemia minor then the child will suffer from Thalassemia major. It has a really very costly treatment and also nit guaranteed that it will cure the disease. Let me tell you an interesting fact that our blood cells are replaced by new ones after few months (four months to be exact - or 120 days) so wouldn‟t it be bet-ter if we put those blood cells of ours to serve someone? Think about this seriously fellows: our one donation can give life to another human being for another 15 - 20 days. Kindly decide what you are supposed to do be-cause you are now in the most fit and healthy part of your life so if not now then when….?

Donating BLOOD

GC ZARRAR MALIK, DE - 29[EE]

Twin city e-gaming competition was held at EME College (NUST), from 27-20 of March.

About fifteen schools, colleges and universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi were invited

to participate in this event. Four games were played in this event namely DOTA, FIFA08,

and MOHA. DOTA was dominated by our college teams. Winner and runner up were both

the teams from EME. Winner team comprised of Ammar Zafar, Taimur Dani, Haleem Asad,

Yahya Khan, Ahmed Habib and runners up team comprised of Hussain Ali, Asad Akram,

Zain Zaidi, Hafiz Awad and Umair Savul.

MOHAA, another game dominated by EME was won by an unbeaten EME College team

twin brothers of 29 Mts Talha and Tayyab along with 100% record. Runners up team was

from CASE. The most interesting competition was seen in counter-strike. The final was

played between defending champions “cannibals” from SEECS(NUST) and EME’s champi-

ons “Xenon”. After “Xenon” going in final as under dogs, they put some great form to win

best of three final2-0. The other team compromised of Hammad Ilyas, Salman Malik,

Awais Jilani, Adnan and 18 players participated in FIFA’08. After some very interesting matches we were narrowed down to

four teams, two from EME, one from MCS and one from MAJU. Final was played between Sabih Mazhar of EME and Shehryar

of MCS. After a much dominated performance, Sabih Mazhar won the tournament by 5 goals to 3.

Sabih Mazhar , the rocker

Professor Dr. Shahab Khushnood

Professor Dr. Shahab Khushnood, a Ful-

bright Scholar, an alumnus of NUST,

Chairman Department of Mechanical

Engineering UET Taxila recipient of Best

University Teacher Award is a regular

visiting faculty member at our college. He

was interviewed by the Editor, Campbuzz.

A name known to almost every Mechani-

cal engineer of the country, Dr. Khush-

nood was born in Karachi. He did his

matriculation from FG School No. 6, Is-

lamabad, and FSc from FG Sir Syed Col-

lege, Rawalpindi. He proceeded to UET

Lahore to pursue his Bachelors in Me-

chanical Engineering, and completed it

with flying colors. He was awarded Gold

Medal for his outstanding academic

achievements. He did his MS in Mechani-

cal Engineering, again from UET Lahore.

Dr. Khushnood chose EME College for

PhD with Dr. Zaffar Muhammad Khan

his supervisor. He successfully con-

cluded his PhD in 2005 with a Cumula-

tive GPA of 4.00 on the scale of 4.00. His

research focus was on Flow-Induced

Vibrations in Heat Exchanger and Steam

Generator Tube Bundles.

Dr. Khushnood has a lot of experience as

a researcher, teacher and an academic

consultant. He started his professional

career as a Rig-Maintenance Engineer in

Pakistan Petroleum Limited, and his

teaching profession in 1987 as a lecturer

at UET, Taxila. He has also taught at UET

Lahore between 1988 and 1990. He has

been involved with EME College as a

visiting faculty member since 1988.

From Degree 8 to Degree 29 at EME Col-

lege, students have made optimum use

of his abilities, and at the College of EME,

he is seen with utmost respect. He was

appointed as Assistant Professor in

1988 at UET Lahore, Associate Professor

in 1997 at UET Taxila, and as Professor

in 1999 also at UET Taxila. Today, he

heads the Mechanical Engineering De-

partment of UET Taxila, and has been

the fulcrum in improving the Mechanical

Engineering Department of UET Taxila.

He has also managed to establish func-

tional labs at the institution he heads.

His scope is not only restricted to Engi-

neering, but he is a magnificent manager

as well, and he obtained his MBA degree

in marketing from Allama Iqbal Open

University in 1998. Considering the

unique blend of Engineering and sound

management skills he offers, only he

was called to develop the Wah Engineer-

ing College under Pakistan Ordnance

Factories.

Dr. Khushnood lays great emphasis on

research, and has produced 55 national

and international research papers in

international conferences and journals

of excellent repute. He has also authored

a book titled Metallurgy and Heat Treat-

ment which has been well received in

academic circles, and truly serves the

needs of engineers. He has been Chair,

Co-Chair and Track-Chair at AMSE, JSME

and a host of other engineering confer-

ences.

Dr. Khusnood has taught at UET Taxila,

UET Lahore, EME College NUST, Al-

Khair University, MCS NUST, Wah Engi-

neering College, AJK UET, Mirpur, Air

University IAA and INUP (PAEC). He is

also an international PhD evaluator at

the University of Graz, Austria. On the

base of his vast experience and sound

engineering wisdom, he termed the Me-

chanical Engineering of the College of

Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

the best in the country. He opined UET

Lahore’s number 2, GIKI number 3 and

then UET Taxila. The arguments he put

forward for placing EME’s Mechanical

Engineering Pakistan’s best Mechanical

Engineering included the dedicated and

highly qualified faculty, updated

courses, state-of-the-art labs, research

emphasis and a disciplined environ-

ment, high tech projects carried out by

the department and numerous research

publications every year. He has been

deeply impressed by the scholastic stu-

dents here at EME College. He went on

to say that the students he has been

coming across at EME College are the

best he has taught at the so-many lead-

ing universities. He also spoke very

highly of the discipline of MCS, NUST

students.

Dr. Shahab Khusnood foresees a very

refulgent future and a never-ending

scope of mechanical engineering in Paki-

stan, and urges the students to go for

research, as only this would enable us to

compete with the developed world. In

his message to the students, Dr. Khus-

nood calls on the students to work

whole-heartedly with commitment and

passion.

The Editorial Board of CampBuzz wishes

Dr. Shahab Khusnood success in all his

endeavors.


Associate Professor Lt Col Dr.

Ejaz Hassan has been promoted

to the present rank. He did his

Bachelors in Electrical Engi-

neering from UET Lahore in 1985. He was commissioned in

the Corps Of EME in 1986. He

did his MS in 2002 and Phd in

Electrical Engineering from

NWFP University of Engineer-

ing & Technology Peshawar in

2007. The Editorial Board of

CampBuzz extends its heartiest

congratulations to Dr Ejaz Has-

san on his promotion.

Prof Dr Mahmood Anwar

was promoted to to Grade

20 by the Prime Minister

Islamic Republic Of Paki-

stan on 28th April 2009. Dr Khan did BE Mechanical

Engineering in 1981 from

University Of Texas USA.

He joined EME college In

1985 as Lecturer through

FPSC. He completed his

MS in 1991 and Phd in

1997 from University of

Stanford UK in the field of

Robotics. He is the only faculty member at EME College who

joined in Grade 17 and then moved to 18, 19 and subsequently

to Grade 20. The Editorial Board of CampBuzz very warmly congratulates Prof Dr Mahmood Anmar Khan on his well de-

served promotion.

Lt Col Saeed Ahmed Gill

has been promoted to the

rank of Col. Presently he is

holding the appointment of

GSO-1 Trg at EME College.

He was commissioned in the

Corps of EME in 1985. He

secured a Bachelors degree

in Mechanical Engineering.

Lt Col Saeed Gill is an old

student of Military College

Jhelum. The Editorial Board

of CampBuzz takes this

opportunity and congratulates Lt Col Saeed Gill on his promo-

tion to the rank of Colonel.

Associate Prof Lt Col Dr Khalid

Iqbal has been promoted to the

rank of Col. He was commissioned

in The Corps of EME in 1985. Dr

Iqbal did his BE in Electrical Engi-neering from EME College in

1989. He got MS degree in 1988

from NUST and a Phd in commu-

nication systems from Carnfield

Institute of Technology UK in

2008. Dr Iqbal is a former student

of Military College Jhelum. The

CampBuzz Editorial Board extends

its felicitations to Dr Khalid Iqbal on his promotion to the rank

of Colonel.

Mr. Amjad Malik PA to HOD Elec-

trical Engineering Department has

been tied into a matrimonial knot.

The Marriage Ceremony took place

on 18th April 2009 in Rawalpindi.

CampBuzz Editorial Board con-

gratulates Mr. Amjad Malik on his

marriage and wish him a harmoni-

ous life in the days to follow.

Mr. Imtiaz who hails from Tehsil

Talagang of Distt. Chakwal is a very

honest, dutiful and dedicated mem-

ber of Mess Staff. He works as a

Mess Waiter . In fact he is a role

model for other mess staff members

in terms of integrity and honesty.

Presently he is associated with Tea

bar of Mechatronics Engineering

Department.


Students of De 27 Mechanical visited Pakistan’s first ever Solar

water heating project that was designed and installed completely

by Mechanical Engineering Department of EME College. This is

the first ever project of Pakistan that produces 35000 liters with a

∆T of 40 Ċ. It was funded by HEC under the university- Industry

technology support program with the basic idea of integrating re-

search that is carried out at the academia with industrial applica-

tions. This project was started in 2005 and was completed in 2007.

It is installed at Sidique Leather Works in Lahore. It was in fact a

great learning for the students. Dean College of EME Brig Dr Ab-

dul Ghafoor also joined the consignment in Lahore. Credit goes to

the efforts of Asst Prof Ahmed Sohail who has carried out number

of Projects throughout the country.

2nd CampBuzz Article

Writing Competition

The 2nd edition of Campbuzz Article writing was held on

the 24th of April 2009. The response for the event by the

students was overwhelming, as they clearly had them-

selves geared up for some spicy article writing.

Fifty six students participated. Each student had the lib-

erty to choose to write on any one of the eleven English

topics assigned to him/her. There were a total of 55 top-

ics in this category. Similarly, there were a total of 22 top-

ics in Urdu and each student could write out of eleven

Urdu as well.

The results of the competition are likely to be published

in the next edition. The level of competition appeared to

be quite high, especially in view of the attractive prizes

that await the winners.

The fact that the College of EME offers the best Mechani-

cal Engineering in Pakistan was further re-iterated by

Honorable Professor Dr Shahab Khushnood, the

Chairman Department of Mechanical Engineering UET

Taxila in his interview with CampBuzz.

The arguments he put forward for placing EME’s Me-

chanical engineering as Pakistan’s best included highly

qualified and dedicated faculty, updated courses, a state-

of the art labs, HI-Tech projects, a disciplined environ-

ment, research emphasis and numerous research publi-

cations.

We hope that Dr Khushnood’s comments would spur us

on to new mentions.

EME College offering the Best

Mechanical Engineering in Paki-

stan: Prof. Dr Shahab Khushnood.

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De 27 Mechanical visits Pakistan’s first

ever Solar water heating project

developed by EME College, DME

Once again, students of EME stood above all and out-

shined in the “Line Following Competition, NESCON

2009” held at FAST University Islamabad. They continued

the legacy of achieving the 1st position, making all the

Emenets proud. The Participants were JNS Hassan Bin

Aqeel, JNS Jazel Ashraf & NS Ghayur Shah. Second prize

was also won by the EME Mechatronics team of Degree

28. EME Mechatronics team also won 3rd prize at UET

Lahore in the “Speed Coding Competition” .

EME Mechatronians

do it again The Department of Mechanical Engineering welcomes a new addition to the faculty in Mr. Waqas Akbar Lughmani. He comes at a volatile time for the faculty as recent months have seen both an influx and an out flux of faculty members. We hope that he would be able to blend his academia and industry experi-ences to the betterment of the department. He comes having graduated from NWFP University of Engi-neering and Technology (UET), Peshawar. From 2002 to 2006, he worked as Assistant Engineer at Chashma Nuclear Power Plant, PAEC. Later, he proceeded to South Korea, and completed his MS in Mechanical Engineering from Myongji University, Seoul. His areas of interest include Bio-fluids and FE Modeling of Ionic Polymer-Metallic Composites. The Editorial Board wel-comes him to EME College.

Department of Mechanical Engineering welcomes

another faculty member

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