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30 NUSTNEWS / OCTOBER 2013 CO-CURRICULARS CORNERPrize distribution ceremony at EME CollegeNUST College of EME held its 19th Convocation on 11 Oct 2013. On the same day, prize distribution ceremony was held at nightto award prizes for outstanding performance in co-curricular activities. Comdt EME, Maj Gen Obaid Bin Zakria HI (M) graced theoccasion as chief guest. He appreciated the performance and dedication of students in different clubs and societies and awardedprizes to the winners of sports and literacy competitions. The impressive Prize distribution ceremony was attended by parents andrelatives of the students.Drama Club also staged a drama for entertainment of audience. A large number of parents were present in the auditorium whoenjoyed the event and appreciated the skills of student performers of CEME Dramatic Club. Maj Gen Obaid Bin Zakria highlightedthe excellent performance of the student in curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities at College, both at National andInternational level. He expressed his satisfaction on their performance and prayed for the success in future assignments in theirpractical life. He also thanked the kind guidance and cooperation of Main Office NUST which enabled the institution to fulfill theexpectation of students, faculty and parents. Outgoing students also presented the souvenirs to the college and at the end all thestudents and their guests were served with a well arranged delicious dinner.Chess CompetitionThe SCME Chess Competition was organized by SCME SportsSociety at School of Chemical and Materials Engineeringfrom October 1 to 3. The faculty along with the studentsparticipated in the chess competition with spectatorscrowded around them. Four rounds took place namely R-1league, R-2 knock out, R-3 Semi final and R-4 Final stage,with different parties rooting for their favorite.Both the finalists Anas Qureshi and Zeeshan were freshmenyear students to the surprise of all school seniors. Zeeshantook home the winning trophy, which was not all unpredictedsince he had a history of accolades in chess competitionsacross Pakistan. The remaining semi finalists were WaleedMustafa and Tauqeer Shafi.Rawalpindi Railway StationvisitA visit to Rawalpindi Station was arranged for Batch 2012 ofNUST Institute of Civil Engineering (NICE), SCEE on October9. The students were accompanied by several faculty memberswhere they visited different parts of the station includingthe yards. They were acquainted of different componentsof railway engineering applied in the workings of the railwaystation. The visit was a corollary to the transportation coursebeing studied by the batch. In the year 1881, Rawalpindi wasconnected by a railway line and the beautiful colonial typebuilding of this station was built. This city then became thelargest cantonment in South Asia after having rail link.PNEC wins declamation contestsFederal Urdu University Karachi organized a debating competition on 8 October. Pakistan Navy Engineering College (PNEC)students S/Lt Talha Malik PN & Mr Serjeel Ahmed from semester 1 participated and won the 2nd Prize in Urdu category.On 9 October, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University organized All Karachi Inter-University Debate Competition 2013. Thirteenteams from all over Karachi participated, PNEC team S/Lt Umar Saqlian PN and S/Lt Talib Ahmed PN Participated in the subjectcompetition where they won the 3rd position in Urdu category.Meanwhile, Literary & Debating Society of Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College organized 1st Liaquat National AllKarachi Bilingual Declamation Contest 2013 on 10 October 2013 in Liaquat National Hospital Convention Center. Twenty Fiveteams from all over the Karachi participated, where PNEC students Team S/Lt Talha Malik PN & S/Lt Bilal Asif PN participatedand won the 3rd Team position bringing laurels to NUST.
NUSTNEWS / OCTOBER 20133105SPORTSSMME takes lead in Intra-NUST Volleyball TournamentIntra-NUST Volleyball tournament was played between sixteams of NUST; ASAB, SEECS, SCEE, NBS, SMME and SCME.The first group comprised of ASAB, SCME and SCEE while thesecond group included SEECS, NBS and SMME. After the firstround, two teams from each group proceeded to the semifinals.The first semifinal was played between SCEE and SCMEwith SCEE taking a comprehensive win taking the first 2 setsand winning straight. Second semifinal was won by SMME inthe same fashion. The final was to be a tough one with SCEE,the defending champions against SMME.The final was played on October 10. A best of five gamesfollowed with SMME taking the first three sets and flying toa victory. Smashes by SMME proved to be consequential.SMME Captain, Waqar Khan and Smasher, Zakir khan gave anexceptional performance. Experienced player of SMME keptcontrol on their nerves and played like a unit while keepingtheir nerve and taking a well-deserved victory. DD Sports, MsRubina Anser was the chief guest for the event and gave awaythe trophy to SMME team.NUST Adventure Cluborganizes Paragliding trainingThe much awaited paragliding event took place on October 5,organized by NUST Adventure Club (NAC) in collaboration withthe Pakistan Association of Free Flying. 15 students from NUSTparticipated in the training activities. Mang, Haripur was selectedas an ideal location for the training. Col. Abdul Jabbar Bhatti,General Secretary Pakistan Association of Free Flying and PresidentPakistan Paragliding School and Club along with his supportcrew shared his tales of adventures and also demonstratedproper paragliding handling techniques. Fortunately weatherconditions were suitable for ground practice which was held atHBL football ground right after the session with Col Bhatti. Onthe following day at 6:30am, the group headed towards Mang,Haripur. Besides the training, the scenic beauty itself made thewhole event worthwhile. Refreshments were provided by NUSTAdventure Club and the participants were safely driven back totheir respective campuses by 8:00pm.SCEE Cricket LeagueThe eighth SCEE Cricket League (SCL) commenced on September23 with matches throughout the month of October. A totalof 11 teams from different schools and batches of School of Civiland Environmental Engineering (SCEE) were divided into threegroups. The first semifinal was played between Oceans 11 andThe Elevens. A target of 99 runs was given by The Elevens in8 overs. An exhilarating chase was done by Oceans who wereunfortunately defeated in the end by merely seven runs. Thesecond semifinal was even more exciting and competitive. Elevens11 gave a target of 120 in the allotted 8 overs. In the secondinnings, Civil tornadoes came really close to winning but Elevens11 kept their cool and won by 9 runs.The final of the SCL was played on October 31 between Elevens11 and The Elevens both from the 2011 batch of NUST Instituteof Civil Engineering (NICE). The competition was fierce withElevens 11 batting first and giving a target of 133 runs from 10overs. Hasnain Ghuman scored 56 runs and was the top scorerfor first innings. The Elevens lost the final match with a mere 8runs and the Elevens 11 were the winners.
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