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Prospectus: Faculty of Life Sciences & Informatics 

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CONTENTS 

FOREWORD 04 

Pro Vice Chancellor’s Message 06 

Dean’s Message 08 

Faculty of Life Sciences & Informatics 09 

Department of Biotechnology & Informatics 10 

o BS (Biotechnology & Informatics) 12 

o MS (Biotechnology & Informatics) 16 

o Ph.D (Biotechnology) 17 

Department of Microbiology & Pathology 19 

o BS (Microbiology & Pathology) 21 

Department of Plant Sciences & Informatics 24 

o BS (Plant Sciences & Informatics) 27 

o MS (Plant Sciences & Informatics) 29 

o Ph.D (Plant Sciences & Informatics) 30 

Higher Degree Program Chart 32 

Laboratories 34 

Research Projects in Progress 38 

Academic Staff List 39 

Lab. Staff List 40 

Administrative Staff List 40 

Faculty Profiles 41 

o Department of Biotechnology & Informatics 42 

o Department of Microbiology & Pathology 49 

o Department of Plant Sciences & Informatics 51 

Facilities & Student Services 55 


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FOREWORD 

Scientific advances in biotechnology are leading into a new era enriching 

researchers with wide and diverse applications in medicine, pharmacy, 

agriculture and environment for the betterment of humankind. The development 

of new biopharmaceutical drugs and vaccines, production of genetically 

modified crops, diagnosis and cure of hereditary defects and environmental 

remediation and protection are the main areas being explored through this 

new technology. 

The integration of life sciences and the information technology, unlike the 

conventional understanding, is a fascinating synthesis contributing to the 

Biotechnology, the science of 21st century. It is further captivating that this 

integration of Biotechnology and Information was first realized in the country at 

BUITEMS as it provides the ideal atmosphere of information and 

communication technology for its progress. 

The Faculty has kept in view the importance of this field of study and has 

extended the teaching and research at all levels and has been offering highly 

innovative BS, MS and PhD degree programs in Biotechnology and Informatics. 

The Faculty has taken up the initiative in addressing the regional issues 

specifically the genetic disorders and infectious diseases. The Faculty is also 

gearing up to contribute in the public services by building such as 

Forensic Laboratory. 



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The Biotechnology and Informatics program has high priority among other 

programs of the university because development of a biotechnology based 

industry in the province will not only help the economic diversification of the 

province but will also produce broad-ranging, cutting edge education and top 

quality academic research to the region. The young Faculty are specifically 

addressed to develop its expertise from the experienced colleagues and not to 

loose the initiative this institution has taken up so far. 

Engr. Ahmed Farooq Bazai 

Vice Chancellor, BUITEMS, Quetta 


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Pro Vice Chancellor’s Message 

Prof. Dr. M.A. K. Malghani 

It is my honour to write following lines for the faculty being its founder member 

when it was established in September, 2003 as a first Center for 

Biotechnology and Informatics in the country. Since its inception the Faculty 

has gained significant recognition nationally and internationally and is 

increasingly contributing to the global vision and mission of BUITEMS 

providing its services to ensure quality and excellence in education by 

targeting its academic goals in line with legacy of the university. I am confident 

that it will uphold the proud tradition of the university in times to come. The 

faculty is committed to advance teaching and research in the fields of 

Agriculture, Biotechnology DNA technology, Molecular diagnostics, Genetic 

diseases, molecular sciences and many other areas of applied sciences 

crucial for the development and progress of the nation moreover this faculty is 

leading the university with respect to number of researcher projects sponsored 

by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan Science Foundation and BUITEMS 

which will go a long way to the credit of the faculty in terms of publications and 

patents. Its enlightened graduates will not only serve the nation, but will also 

prove as leading members in the forefront of scientific society internationally. I 

believe and pray that these ambassadors of BUITEMS will take the cause of 

the university to further heights to match the best of the best. This university has 



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to enhance even further and provide opportunities to all students and teachers 

alike to become world class scholars and contributors in elevating the 

sufferings of mankind and this planet. I take this opportunity to congratulate the 

faculty, its Dean teachers and students for introducing new departments and 

subjects like plant sciences and microbiology and pathology most demanded 

and needed. 


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Dean’s Message 

BUITEMS is a pioneer in recognizing the dependence of biotechnology on 

informatics and introducing the Degree of Biotechnology & Informatics in the 

country. The institute is gradually narrowing the gap between the life sciences 

and the informatics in order to produce the scientists with grasp on both fields 

of study for the contemporary education and research. Microbial, plant sciences 

and animal sciences biotech approaches are contributes in meeting the 

diverse needs in agriculture & livestock, health & medicine, industry and 

environment. Biotechnology is considered to be the technology of 21st 

century for it vast application in R&D globally. Only some of the applications 

may only be mentioned here. In agriculture it provides the technologies for 

protecting the crops and livestock from pests and diseases. It develops the 

crop varieties with greater output and resistance to various stresses. It assists 

in developing highly efficient growing techniques for crops and yield of meat, 

milk and other products and improving nutritional quality of the produced foods. 

The modern biomedical research finds cures for diseases with a strong focus 

on treatments for cancer, heart diseases and diabetes. It explores automated 

systems for detecting single nucleotide polymorphisms that are believed to 

hold clues about disease contest and drug targets. It relates to the synthesis 

and screening of combinatorial libraries; robotic techniques for screening these 

libraries; assay biophysics; and the impact of biochips and DNA arraying 

techniques on modern drug discovery. It is the field of genetic therapies, tissue 

engineering, advanced drug delivery technologies, imaging, and robotics. It 

develops efficient industrial processes for the production of products for use 

as fuel and energy such as ethanol and biogas. Industrial production of novel 

products specific only to organism such as human insulin, interferon etc is only 

possible through strong grasp of biotechnology. It explores engineering 

principles involved in the growing of cells and isolation of bioproducts; new 

technologies such as protein engineering, DNA finger printing, cloning of cells 

with new genetic characteristics, and genetic mapping; case studies of recent 

technical, medical and commercial successes and failures. Biotechnology in 

modern industries is focusing on the use of enzymes, microbes and microbial 

products from common household cleaning to massive environmental 

disasters such oil spills in seas. It is employed in understanding the past history 

of the earth in term of billions of years to know the consequences and prepare 

for the safer future globally. Informatics has now emerged as an essential tool 

and vehicle in almost all processes of biotechnology discussed above. Invokes 

the life scientists and informatics experts to collaborate in producing the 

resource persons in biotechnology & Informatics in life science. There is 

enormous opportunity in this field of study for research and development in 

Pakistan specifically and in general globally. 



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Faculty of 

Life Sciences 

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Informatics 


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Vision 

To share the global community integrating the life sciences with 

technology of other sciences for betterment of life. 

Mission 

Biotechnical approaches in microbial, plant and animal sciences are 

the hope for human kind in the 21 century. With the help of 

Bioinformatics, Biotechnology researchers are vigorously exploring 

the boundaries of science to benefit mankind by finding remedies for 

diseases, increasing the food production and protecting the ecology 

and environment. 

Our mission is to produce well-trained young scientists with 

theoretical knowledge, technical skills, and experience for 

understanding developments in the rapidly evolving field of 

Biotechnology and Informatics, Microbiology & Pathalogy and Plant 

Sciences & Informatics. 

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Objectives 

Study of cellular, molecular and chemical mechanisms 

of life. 

Learning the unanimity of diversified life at chemical, 

molecular and cellular levels and understanding the 

mechanisms contributing in diversity in structures and 

functions in organisms. 

Application of the aquired knowledge of technological 

procedures in agriculture,health,industry & environment. 

Skills in understanding, sorting and identifying the 

massive chemical and molecular information of living 

organisms obtained thorough researches. 

Understanding the concepts in use of bioinformatics for 

biotechnological procedures in agriculture, health, 

industry and environment. 

Know how of use of global network of biotechnology 

and bioinformatics. 

To adapt multidisciplinary approach as to equip the 

students with multidisciplinary career opportunities. 



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Learning Outcomes 

A student holding a degree of Biotechnology & Informatics, 

Microbiology and Plant Sciences will be able to: 

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Understand adequately and specifically the unity of 

molecular and cellular mechanisms in diversified life. 

Know that molecular arrangements are the expression 

of the function; therefore manipulations in the molecular 

architecture may be used in altering the function for 

beneficial purposes in agriculture, health, industry and 

environment. 

Have the concept that the complex architecture of 

macromolecules and their functional outcomes are very 

extensive, however, a system of functional information 

on the basis of architecture can be developed digitally 

through bioinformatics. 

Impart the basic concepts of science of informatics. 

Grasp the use of informatics in sorting and manipulating 

macromolecules for understanding basic and applied 

aspects of life. 

Be familiar with global bioinformatics sites and their 

applications in biological studies. 

Have a concrete understanding of Biology and 

Informatics for solving critical issues related to 

Agriculture, health and environment. 


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Department of Biotechnology 

& Informatics 

Programs Offered by Department 

1. Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology & Informatics (BS) 

2. Master of Science in Biotechnology & Informatics (MS) 

3. Doctor of Philosophy Biotechnology & Informatics. (PhD) 

BUITEMS 

Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology & 

Informatics (BS) 

Pre-requisite: Twelve years of education with biology & chemistry, physics/ 

mathematics subjects. Computer literacy is additional benefit. 

Summary of the Degree Course: 

First Semester 

S.# Course Code Course Title Credit Hours 

1 HUM-101 Islamic Study 2 

2 HUM-165 Foundations of English 3 

3 MATHP-101/ 

BIOL-101 

General Mathematics / General Biology 3 

4 CS-101 Introduction to Computer 2 + 1 = 3 

5 BIOTECH-102 Introductory Biotechnology 2 + 1 = 3 

6 CHE-104 Chemistry 2 + 1 = 3 

Total 17 

Second Semester 


1 HUM-102 Pakistan Studies 2 

2 HUM-363 Academic English: Reading & Writing 3 

3 MATHP-66 Calculus 4 

4 CS-111 Introduction to Computer Programming 2 + 1 = 3 

5 BIOL-301 Cell Biology 3 + 1 = 4 

Total 16 

Third Semester 


1 HUM-268 Communication Skills 2 

2 MATHP-266 Advance Calculus 3 

3 CS-214 Data Structure & Algorithms 3 

4 BIOCHEM-301 Biochemistry 3 + 1 = 4 

5 GENET-301 Genetics 3 + 1 = 4 

Total 16


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Fourth Semester 


1 BIOINFO-202 Introduction to Bioinformatics 1 + 1 = 2 

2 CS-212 Object Oriented Programming 1 + 2 = 3 

3 MOLBIOL-301 Molecular Biology 3 + 1 = 4 

4 MICRBIOL-301 Microbiology 3 + 1 = 4 

5 BIOL-303 Evolution & diversity 3 + 1 = 4 

Total 17 

Fifth Semester 


1 CS-332 Database System 2 + 1 = 3 

2 BIOTECH-301 RDNA Technology 2 + 1 = 3 

3 PHYSIOL-302 Plant Physiology 3 + 1 = 4 

4 BIOCHEM-403 Enzymology 2 

5 IMMUNOL-302 Immunology 2 + 1 = 3 

6 PHYSIOL-301 Molecular Physiology 2 + 1 = 3 

Total 18 

Sixth Semester 


1 CS-215 Introduction to Computer Graphics 2 + 1 = 3 

2 NUTR-301 Plant Nutrition and Ecology 3 + 1 = 4 

3 BIOTECH-201 Cell & Tissue Culture 2 + 1 = 3 

4 BIOTECH-408 Proteomics 2 + 1 = 3 

5 BIOTECH-303 Industrial Biotechnological Applications 2 + 1 = 3 

6 BIOETH-301 Bioethics 2 

Total 18 

Seventh Semester 


1 BIOINFO-403 Bioinformatics Methods & Applications 2 + 1 = 3 

2 BIOTECH-402 Plant Biotechnology 2 + 1 = 3 

3 METHOD-302 Research Methodology 2 

4 DISS-490 Research Report / Specialized Course* 3 

5 NUTR-401 Nutrition & Dietetics 2 + 1 = 3 

Optional (option from the list ) 2 + 1 = 3 

Total 17 

Eighth Semester 


1 BIOINFO-405 Bioinformatics Software Development 2 + 1 = 3 

2 GENET-401 Human Molecular Genetics 2 + 1 = 3 

3 DISS-491 Research Report / Specialized Course 3 

4 STAT-401 Biostatistics 3 

Optional (option from the list ) 2 + 1 = 3 

Total 15 

* Research Report will be completed and assessed in 8th Semester 

** As decided by the Department 


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List of Optional Courses 

The content exhibit integration of basic concepts of the course with 

biotechnological and informatics aspects and applications: 

Optional Courses 


01 CS-412 Artificial Intelligence 2 + 1 = 3 

02 CS-431 Advance Database Systems 2 + 1 = 3 

03 BIOINFO-406 Algorithms in Bioinformatics 2 + 1 = 3 

04 BIOTECH-409 Gene Microarray 2 + 1 = 3 

05 BIOTECH-411 Protein Microarray 2 + 1 = 3 

06 BIOTECH-424 Gene Therapy 2 + 1 = 3 

07 BIOTECH-401 Transgenicity & Applications 2 + 1 = 3 

08 BIOTECH-412 Transcriptomics 2 + 1 = 3 

09 BIOTECH-413 Nutrigenomics 2 + 1 = 3 

10 BIOTECH-414 Pharmacogenomics 2 + 1 = 3 

11 BIOTECH--415 Toxicology & Toxicogenomics 2 + 1 = 3 

12 Clinical Biochemistry 

13 BIOCHEM-402 Protein Chemistry 2 + 1 = 3 

14 MICRBIOL-403 Clinical Microbiology 2 + 1 = 3 

15 METHOD-303 Epidemiology 

16 BIOTECH-419 Stem Cell Technology 

17 BIOTECH-202 Environmental Biotechnology 2 + 1 = 3 

18 BIOTECH-418 Medical Biotechnology 3 + 1 = 4 

19 BIOTECH-417 Immunobotechnology 2 + 1 = 3 

20 Food Biotechnology 

21 BIOTECH-302 Industrial Biotechnology 2 + 1 = 3 

22 BIOTECH-403 Agriculture Biotechnology 2 + 1 = 3 

23 BIOTECH-423 Vaccine Biotechnology 2 + 1 = 3 

24 PHYSIOL-601 Molecular Endocrinology 2 + 1 = 3 

25 PHYSIOL-603 Neuroscience 2 + 1 = 3 

26 PHYSIOL-702 Lipoprotein in Health & Life Style 2 + 1 = 3 

27 PHYSIOL-604 High Altitude Biology & Adaptations 2 + 1 = 3 

28 PHYSIOL-602 Exercise Physiology 2 + 1 = 3 

29 RADBIOL-402 Radiation Biology 

30 BIOTECH-405 Seed Technology 2 + 1 = 3 

31 GENET-403 Cancer Genetics 2 + 1 = 3 

32 GENET-402 Genetic Disorders 2 + 1 = 3 

33 PHYSIOL-302 Plant Physiology 

34 MICRBIOL-402 Soil Microbiology 2 + 1 = 3 

35 PHYSIOL-401 Plant Stress Physiology 2 + 1 = 3 

36 PHYSIOL-701 Signal Transduction 2 + 1 = 3 

37 MOLBIOL-401 Plant Molecular Biology 2 + 1 = 3 

38 BIOTECH-422 Bio-Fuel Technology 2 + 1 = 3 

Total 114 



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Overview of the Courses 

Semester 

Compulsory 

Biotechnology 

Bioinformatics 

Core Allied Core Allied 

Semester 

Total 

No. of 

Courses 

Credits No. of 

Courses 


Courses 


Courses 


Courses 

Credits 

I 4 11 1 3 1 3 - - 17 

II 3 9 1 4 - - - - 1 3 16 

III 2 5 2 8 - - - - 1 3 16 

IV - - 2 8 1 4 1 2 1 3 17 

V - - 3 9 2 6 - - 1 3 18 

VI - - 3 10 2 5 1 3 - - 18 

VII - - 3 8 2 6 1 3 - - 17 

VIII - - 2 6 2 6 1 3 - - 15 

Total 9 25 17 56 10 30 4 11 4 12 134 

Total 

Total Courses 

Total Credits 

Compulsory 9 25 

Biotechnology 27 86 

Bioinformatics 8 23 

Grand Total 43 134 


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Master of Science in Biotechnology & 

Informatics (MS) 

Pre-requisite: 

o BS Biotechnology& Informatics, Bioinformatics or equivalent 

degree. 

o BS/16 years of education in a Life Sciences discipline. These 

graduates will take up 4/5 remedial/foundation courses prior to 

joining the regular first semester. 

The remedial/ foundation courses include: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, 

rDNA Technology, Microbiology, General Mathematics, Introduction to 

Computer & Bioinformatics 




1 BIOTECH-502 Genomics 3 

2 PHYSIOL-608 Advance Molecular Physiology 3 

3 BIOINFO-501 Applied Bio-informatics -I 3 

Total 9 



1 BIOTECH-601 Proteomics 3 

2 BIOTECH-504 Tissue Culture Technology 3 

3 BIOINFO-502 Applied Bio-informatics - II 3 

Total 9 



1 IMMUNOL-501 Immunobiotechnology 3 

2 * Research Reading -I 3 

3 DISS-690 Thesis work continues to 4 th semester 3 

Total 9 



1 * Research Reading- II 3 

2 DISS-690 Thesis 6 

Total 9 

* To be Decided by supervisor on specialization of research work 



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Overview of the Courses: 

Biotechnology: 

Informatics 

Research Readings 

Total 

Thesis: 

Grand Total 

15 Credits 

06 Credits 

06 Credits 

27 Credits 

09 Credits 

36 Credits 

PhD (Biotechnology) 


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MS Biotechnology& Informatics, Bioinformatics 

MS with equivalent courses to MS Biotechnology & 

Informatics of BUITEMS 

A) Plant & Agriculture Biotechnology 

B) Animal & Biomedical Biotechnology 




1 

Contemporary Plant Biotechnology/ 

BIOTECH-701 

Contemporary Animal Biotechnology 

3 

2 

Agriculture Bio-informatics / Biomedical 

BIOINFO-601 

Informatics 

3 

Total 6 

DISS-990 Thesis work (provisional selection of 

field of study and supervisors) 



1 

Contemporary Agriculture 

3 

BIOTECH-702 Biotechnology/ Contemporary Animal 

Biotechnology 

2 

Advance research reading I(topic to be 3 

* 

decided by supervisor) 

Total 6 

DISS-990 Thesis Work 


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1 

Research Reading -II (topic to be 

3 

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Total 3 




1 

Advance research reading III (topic to 

3 

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be decided by supervisor) 

Total 3 


* As decided by supervisor on specialization of research work 

Total Credit Hours = 18 

PhD student will continue in the subsequent semesters and charged for fee in 

each subsequent semester until the internal defence of thesis. 


Biotechnology: 

Informatics 

Research Readings 

Total 

Thesis: 

Grand Total 

06 Credits 

03 Credits 

09 Credits 

18 Credits 

36 Credits 

54 Credits 



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Department of Microbiology & Pathology 

Introduction 

Microbiology is the study of micro organisms, including bacteria, fungi, viruses 

and lies at the heart of life sciences embracing the additional disciplines of 

immunology, genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry and pathology. There is 

hardly an area of medicine or industry unaffected by microbes, as well as 

microbe are also important for different environment cycles. 

Although microbes can harm humans, animals and plants by their 

pathogenesis but there negative aspects are over weighted by their benefits. 

To diagnose the different diseases that threaten our lives, crops and livestock, 

it is very essential to know the process of pathogenesis, which would be 

covered by the microbiology related pathology section. 

Importance 

When choosing a career in microbiology & pathology one should be prepared 

to embrace the multidisciplinary sciences. Many microbiologists and 

biotechnologists are responsible for different drug discoveries and techniques 

which benefits the lives in one way or other. 

Because of the immense importance of microorganisms to all aspects of our 

health and wealth, microbiologists are always in demand specially in fields of 

pharmaceuticals, food & beverage industry, vaccine development, health care 

products, agriculture, plant and seed prevention, clinical human & livestock 

pathologies and diagnosis , research centers & laboratories, environmental 

companies, renewable energy and bioremediation sector, public health 

laboratories and teaching & academia. 


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Objectives 

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New developments in microbiology and diagnostic 

animal & plant pathology. 

Microbial diagnosis, research, and monitoring treatments 

Learn the basic principles of microbiology through the 

study of the causes, mechanisms of development and the 

possible outcomes of disease. 

Understanding the defense and repair processes which 

are commonly used by the body when a malfunction of a 

tissue or organ occurs. 

Study of cellular, molecular and chemical mechanisms in 

life. 

Learning the unanimity of diversified life at chemical, 

molecular and cellular and the mechanisms contributing 

in diversity in structures and functions in organisms. 

Application of the above knowledge will help in 

technological procedures in animal, plant, health, 

industry and environment. 

Skilled in the tools and processes of computronics, in 

understanding, sorting and identifying the massive 

chemical and molecular information in living organisms 

obtained thorough researches. 

Know how of use of global network of microbiology 

related technologies. 

To adapt to multidisciplinary approach to equip the 

students with multidisciplinary career opportunities. 

Microorganisms also play a central role in recombinant 

DNA technology and act as the agents for genetic 

modification. Applying knowledge gained from these 

techniques can lead to many improvements in the quality 

of our lives. In this way microbiology makes an important 

contribution to biotechnology, an area of science that 

applies industrial techniques to biological processes. 



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Bachelor of Microbiology & Pathology (BS) 

Summary of the Courses 




2 HUM-165 Foundation of English 3 

3 MATHP-101/ Introductory General Mathematics / 

BIOL-101 General Biology 

3 

4 CS-101 Introduction to Computer 3 

5 MICRBIOL-201 General Microbiology 2 + 1 = 3 

6 BIOCHEM-201 Principals of Biochemistry 2 + 1 = 3 

Total 17 



1 HUM-102 Pak Studies 2 



4 BIOL-301 Cell Biology 3 + 1 = 4 

5 PHYSIOL-201 Physiology 3 + 1 = 4 

Total 16 



1 HUM-268 English Communication skills 3 


3 MICRBIOL-302 Microbial Genetics 2 + 1 = 3 

4 BACTRIOL-201 Bacteriology & Microbial Taxonomy 2 + 1 = 3 

5 PATHOL-201 General pathology(animal 

& plant) 

2 + 1 = 3 

Total 15 



1 IMMUNOL-302 Immunology 2 + 1 = 3 

2 MYCOL-302 Mycology & Mycopathobiology 2 + 1 = 3 

3 MOLBIOL-301 Molecular Biology 2 

4 PLPATHOL-302 Molecular Plant Pathology 3 

5 VIROL-301 General Virology 2 

BIOCHEM-302 Clinical Biochemistry 2 + 1 = 3 

Total 16 


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1 PATHOL-401 Animal Diseases 2 + 1 = 3 

2 BIOTECH-425 Microbial Biotechnology 2 + 1 = 3 

3 PATHOL-402 Cellular & Molecular Pathology 3 + 1 = 4 

4 PARASIT-301 Parasitology and Vector Biology 2 

5 PLPATHOL-303 Nursery and seed pathology 2 + 1 = 3 

6 MICRBIOL-404 Food & Dairy Microbiology 2 + 1 = 3 

Total 18 



1 MICRBIOL-405 Environmental microbiology 3 

2 METHOD-304 Instrumentation & lab management 2 + 1 = 3 

3 IMMUNOL-303 Immunopathology 2 + 1 = 3 

4 BIOL-401 Cancer Biology 3 

5 MICRBIOL-406 Marine / Fresh water Microbiology 2 + 1 = 3 

BIOETH-301 Bioethics 2 

Total 17 



1 BIOSAFE-301 Biosafety & Risk Management 2 + 1 = 3 


3 BACTRIOL-401 Clinical Bacteriology (animal & plants) 2 

4 PLPATHOL-401 Plant disease control 3 


Optional ** 3 

Total 17 

*Research Report will be completed and assessed in 8 th Semester 

**As decided by the department 



1 MICRBIOL-407 Industrial aspects of microbiology 3 + 1 = 4 

2 BIOINFO-302 Microbiological informatics 2 + 1 = 3 

3 STAT-401 Biostatistics 3 


5 Optional** 3 

Total 16 

*Research Report will be completed and assessed in 8 th Semester 

** As decided by the department 



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Total Courses 

Total Credits 


Biological Sciences (basic & 

15 45 

molecular) 

Plant Micro & Pathobiology 7 22 

Animal Micro & Pathobiology 14 40 


Optional Course 

Optional Courses 


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BIOTECH-201 

Cell and tissue culture 

2 + 1 = 3 

2 

Diagnostic Microbiology (plant and 

MICRBIOL-408 

animal) 

2 + 1 = 3 

3 MICRBIOL-409 Diagnostic Hematopathology 2 + 1 = 3 

4 NUTR-301 Plant Nutrition and Ecology 2 + 1 = 3 

5 GENET-401 Human Molecular Genetics 2 + 1 = 3 

6 MICRBIOL-410 Food preservation technology 2 + 1 = 3 

BIOTECH-301 Recombinant DNA Technology 2 + 1 = 3 

BIOCHEM-403 Enzymology 2 + 1 = 3 

Total 24 


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Department of Plant Sciences & Informatics 

Introduction 

Plant are utterly fundamental to life on earth. From single-celled algae to the 

planet's largest living organism, they all contribute to our world's biodiversity 

and generate the oxygen, food, fibers, fuel and medicine that allow human life 

to exist. Plants produce, directly or indirectly, all of the food we eat, and with a 

growing world population, that fact is more important than ever. Three plant 

species - rice, wheat and maize - between them account for 80% of the world's 

food. 

Balochistan occupies half of land in Pakistan. There are five ecological zones. 

All kind of plants ranging from tropical to deciduous are grown in the province. 

It is imperative to improve the sustainability in different agro-ecological zones 

by reversing the degradation of fragile ecologies. Balochistan is also a goldmine 

for medicinal plants. Millions of dollars can be earned if these medicinal plants 

are scientifically regenerated and produced on large scale. Balochistan is 

extremely deficient in water resources due to its arid and fragile environment. 

One of the solutions for the water scarcity is to produce and grow drought 

resistance plants. 

Balochistan's agriculture sector is currently under-staffed in terms of scientific 

manpower in various disciplines of dry land farming, irrigated farming, forestry 

and range management. 

Importance 

The Department of Plant Sciences will provide students with the knowledge, 

skills and understanding critical for professional success in a changing world. 

Students will gain a firm understanding of the importance of plants in the world 

as well as the knowledge and tools to manipulate their genetics and biology. 

These students graduate with an acute understanding of people-plant 

interactions and the important role plants play in society. The department will 

be committed to effective and timely transfer of research-generated knowledge 

and technology to the agricultural industry and the larger scientific and public 

sectors to benefit the province, the nation and the world. 



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The Aims of the Department 

Comprehensive studies of 

o Genetic improvement of economically important crops 

o Plant physiology 

o Plant production 

o Post harvest physiology 

o Seed Science and Technology 

o Computer software and programming related plant 

sciences 

o Precision Farming 

o using computers, GPS, and remote sensing devices 

o Plants grown on 

- Filed scale (crops) 

- Intensive scale (horticulture/land landscaping 

- Turf grasses (rang land) 

Job Opportunities 

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Agriculture industries 

Provincial and Federal Government Services 

Teaching 

Postgraduate Research 

NGOs 

Self Employment 

- Floriculture 

- Plant Nurseries 

- Green houses/Tunnel Forming 

- Hydroponics Forming 

- Fruit and Food storage Facilities 

Future Growth 

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Center of Excellence for Plant Sciences and Informatics 

Transgenic plant 

Drought resistance - Disease resistance 

Production of Medicinal plants 

Post harvest life of fruits and vegetable 

Tissue culture 


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Objectives 

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To provide the students the theoretical education 

necessary for continuing on for advanced degrees in plant 

related fields 

To enhance the capacity-building and upgrading the skills 

of people through education and long-term training. 

To enhance student's academic training and professional 

competitiveness in the field of Plant science 

To provide skillful manpower to the economy of the 

region 

To provide technology for self-employment in the 

province 

Programs Offered by Department 

1. Bachelor of Science (BS) in Plant Sciences & Informatics 

4 years / 8 semester 


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Twelve years of education with biology & Chemistry, 

physics / mathematics subjects. Computer literacy is 

additional benefit 

2. Master of Science (MS) & MS leading to PhD. 



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Bachelor of Plant Sciences & Informatics (BS) 

Summary of the Courses 




2 HUM-165 Foundations of English 3 

3 MATHP-101/ 

BIOL-101 

General Mathematics / General Biology 3 

4 CS-101 Introduction to Computer 2 + 1 = 3 

5 PLSCI-101 Introduction to Plant Science 2 + 1 = 3 

6 CHE-104 Chemistry 2 + 1 = 3 

Total 17 



1 HUM-102 Pakistan Studies 2 



4 CS-111 Introduction to Computer Programming 2 + 1 = 3 

5 PLCLBIOL-301 Plant Cell Biology 3 + 1 = 4 

Total 16 



1 HUM-268 Communication Skills 2 


3 CS-214 Data Structure & Algorithms 3 

4 PNBIOCH-401 Plant Biochemistry 3 + 1 = 4 

5 PLGENMB-401 Plant Genetics & Molecular Biology 3 + 1 = 4 

Total 16 



1 BIOINFO-202 Introduction to Bioinformatics 1 + 1 = 2 

2 PHYSIOL-302 Plant Physiology 1 + 2 = 3 

3 HORTICHL-201 Introductory Horticulture 3 + 1 = 4 

4 MICRBIOL-301 Microbiology 3 + 1 = 4 

5 HORTICHL-301 Seed Science and Technology 3 + 1 = 4 

Total 17 



1 CS-332 Database System 2 + 1 = 3 

2 PLPATHOL-301 Plant Pathology 2 + 1 = 3 

3 HORTICHL-401 Greenhouse Crop Production 3 + 1 = 4 

4 SOILSCI-301 Soil Fertility 2 

5 PLMORANA-401 Plant Morphology & Anatomy 2 + 1 = 3 

6 PHYSIOL-301 Molecular Physiology 2 + 1 = 3 

Total 18 


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1 PLECOL-301 Plant Ecology 2 + 1 = 3 

2 PLNUTRI-301 Plant Nutrition 3 + 1 = 4 

3 BIOTECH-201 Cell & Tissue Culture 2 + 1 = 3 

4 BIOL-303 Evolution & diversity 2 + 1 = 3 

5 BIOTECH-403 Agricultural Biotechnology 2 + 1 = 3 

6 BIOETH-301 Bioethics 2 

Total 18 



1 BIOINFO-403 Bioinformatics Methods & Applications 2 + 1 = 3 

2 HORTICHL-402 Nursery Management and Production 2 + 1 = 3 



5 BIOTECH-420 Integrated Pest Management 2 + 1 = 3 

6 Optional (option from the list ) 2 + 1 = 3 

Total 17 



1 HORTICHL-402 Post Harvest Physilogy 2 + 1 = 3 

2 BIOTECH-402 Plant Biotechnology 2 + 1 = 3 

3 DISS-491 Research Report / Specialized Course 3 

4 HORTICHL-404 Rangeland Management 3 

5 STAT-401 Biostatistics 2 + 1 = 3 

Total 15 


Total Courses Total Credits 


Plant Sciences 28 93 

Bioinformatics 6 17 


Optional Course 


1 PLPATHOL-302 Molecular Plant Pathology 2 + 1 = 3 

2 PLPATHOL-303 Nursery Seed Pathology 2 + 1 = 3 

3 PLPATHOL-401 Plant Disease Control 2 + 1 = 3 

4 MICROBIOL-405 Environmental Microbiology 2 + 1 = 3 

5 BIOSAFE-311 Bio safety and Risk management 2 + 1 = 3 

6 BIOTECH-202 Environmental Biotechnology 2 + 1 = 3 

7 PHYSIOL-401 Plant Stress Physiology 2 + 1 = 3 

8 MICROBIOL-402 Soil Microbiology 2 + 1 = 3 

Total 24 



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MS in Plant Sciences 


BS Biotechnology and Informatics, BS Botany (4 years) or BS/16 years of 

education in a related life sciences discipline, MSc Botany, BSc honors 

Agriculture. These graduates will take up 4/5 remedial courses prior to joining 

the regular first semester. 

The remedial/foundation courses include: Introduction to Plant Science, Plant 

Biochemistry, Plant Molecular Biology, Introduction to Computer & 

Bioinformatics, General Mathematics. 



1 BIOTECH-505 Agriculture & Plant Biotechnology 3 + 0 

2 BIOINFO-501 Bioinformatics -I 3 + 0 

3 PLGENMB-501 Plant Genetics & Molecular Biology 3 + 0 

Total 9 + 0 



1 PLPHYSIO-501 Advance Plant physiology 3 + 0 

2 PLPATHOL-402 Plant Microbe Interaction 3 + 0 

3 BIOINFO-502 Applied Bioinformatics -II 3 + 0 

Total 9 + 0 



1 HORTICHL-501 Rangeland management 3 + 0 

2 * Advance research reading I 3 + 0 

3 DISS-690 Thesis work continues to 4th semester 3 + 0 

Total 9 + 0 



1 * Advance Research Reading - II 3 + 0 

2 DISS-690 Thesis 6 + 0 

Total 9 + 0 

* As decided by supervisor on the specialization of research work 


Plant Sciences 15 

Bioinformatics 06 

Research Reading 06 

Total 27 

Thesis 09 

Grand total 36 


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PhD in Plant Sciences 


MS Plant Sciences, MS Biotechnology and Informatics, MS/ MSc Botany, MSc 

honors Agriculture or MS with equivalent courses to MS Biotechnology & 

Informatics of BUITEMS. 

The remedial /foundation courses include Plant and Agriculture Biotechnology. 



1 BIOTECH-701 Contemporary Plant Biotechnology 3 + 0 

2 BIOINFO-601 Agriculture Bio-informatics 3 + 0 

Total 6 + 0 

DISS-990 

Thesis work (provisional selection of 

field of study and supervisors) 



1 

Contemporary Agriculture 

BIOTECH-702 

3 + 0 

Biotechnology 

2 

Advance research reading I(topic to be 3 + 0 

* 


Total 6 + 0 

DISS-990 Thesis work 



1 * Advance research reading II (topic to be 3 + 0 


Total 3 + 0 




1 

Advance research reading III (topic to 

* 

be decided by supervisor) 

3 + 0 

Total 3 + 0 


* As decided by supervisor on the specialization of research work 



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PhD student will continue in the subsequent semesters and charged for fee in 

each subsequent semester until the internal defense of thesis. 


Plant Sciences 06 

Informatics 03 

Research Reading 09 

Total 18 

Thesis 36 

Grand total 54 


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Higher Degree Programs Chart 

MS Leading 

to PhD 

With 16 years of 

education 

Direct 

PhD 

With 18 years 

of education 

Subject written test 

30 CH 

At least 24 CH course 

work. 

12 – 18 CH 

Foundation/ 

Remedial 

MS 

Degree 

No 

Chance 

No 

to 

improve 

No No No 

CGPA 3.0 

CGPA 3.0 Chance to 

improve 

Yes Yes Yes Yes 

Out of 

Program 

18 CH Advanced Courses 

& Research Readings 

No 

Chance to 

improve 

No 

Yes 

CGPA 3.0 

Yes 

** 

One 

Chance 

Doctoral Qualifying 

Exam (DQE) 

At least one 

publication in HEC 

approved Journals. 

No 

Yes 

Advisor/Research 

committee announced 

Thesis/dissertations 36CH 

The detail 

of these is 

on next 

Page 

CH* = Credit Hours 

Award PhD degree 

* Cont. 



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** 

One 

Chanc 

Doctoral Qualifying 

Examination 

No 

Yes 

Advisor & Research 

Committee announced 

Research Proposal 

Defense 

Pre-Defense 

(Internal) 

No 

Yes 

Evaluation of thesis/Dissertation by two 

referees approved by Advanced Board of 

Studies 

No 

Yes 

Final Dissertation 

Public Defense 

At least one 

publication in HEC 

approved Journals. 

No 

Yes 

Recommendation for 

Award of Degree 

Award of PhD 

Degree 


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Laboratories 

1. Laboratory for Molecular Biology and Human genetics 

Laboratory for Molecular Biology and Human genetics was established in June 2006 

by Dr. Jamil Ahmad. The laboratory has the facility for the research groups to 

conduct the research on Molecular Bases of different Genetic diseases prevalent in 

the region and Molecular diagnosis of infectious diseases such as HBV (Hepatitis B 

Virus), HCV (Hepatitis C Virus) and Tuberculosis patients through PCR. 

Equipment used by Laboratory for Molecular Biology and Human Genetics includes 

the best machines including. 

* Thermal Cycler from BIO-RAD (for multifold amplification of desired 

segment of genome). 

* Electrophoresis system from SCIE PLAS and Consort. 

* U.V. Transilluminator from UVP, UK (for visualizing ethidim bromide stained 

bands in agarose gel). 

* Ultra-pure system water purification system by LAB-TECH. 

* Microcentrifuge from Micro, Hettich, Germany. 

* Ice maker machine by LAB-TECH (necessary for maintaining quality of 

solutions and chemicals while performing PCR) 

2. Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory 

The tissue culture laboratory was established in 2005 to use clean propagation 

technology utilizing plant growth regulators to develop and optimize protocols for the 

large scale production of economically important plants. A large number of Orchids, 

Pine apple, Ixora and banana were produced successfully through tissue culture 

technique using different media and were distributed further. They grew fast and 

well during last two years. More emphasis was given on pine apple and banana as 



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they have a high economic value and have become the most important plants 

industry in the world. More than 250 different varieties of rare, endangered, 

medicinal, ornamental, drought resistant, unique herbs, shrubs and trees were grown 

in covered area at Chiltan campus BUITMS, for the purpose of conservation, 

education and sustainable use. 

3. Health Biotechnology Laboratory 

The laboratory has the facility for 

the research groups to conduct 

the research in life style related 

health profile in various ethnic 

groups in Balochistan and also 

to investigate specific 

biochemical parameters for their 

adaptations at higher altitude 

region of Balochistan. 

4. Natural Product Laboratory 

The main objective of the lab is to explore natural products in every respect. The 

work is based upon the combined approaches of both development and exploration 

of medicinal plants and other natural products which can be utilized in future to 

pursue a new line of investigation. The main focus of investigation being in the 

domain of natural product research, specifically herbal medicine and allied 

approaches relating to their quality, safety, efficacy and conservation, by cultivation 

and dry medicinal plant herbarium development. Vouchers and all other selected 

medicinal plants from different localities of Balochistan province are collected and 

mounted for dry herbarium using herbarium techniques. These materials are 


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identified and kept in the medicinal plant herbariums which are valuable sources of 

information. Herbaria are also important resources as DNA banks of innumerable 

species used in evolutionary studies. Therefore, medicinal plants are correctly 

collected and stored to be usable for DNA analysis in future. 

5. Plant Regeneration Laboratory 

A climatically controlled facility for the studies in regeneration of economically and 

environmentally medicinal ly importance plants is being established in this 

laboratory, those include important plants like juniper and pine species. 

6. Computer Laboratories 

Two sate of art computer laboratories are equipped with more than twenty five 

computers each to teach the courses of computer sciences and bioinformatics. 

The researchers can access to on line library of Higher Education Commission 

from here. The courses of object oriented programming and data bases are also 

taught in the laboratories. International online data bases like FASTA, BLAST, PDB 

and EMBOSS can be accessed for their research work. 

7. Undergraduate Laboratory 

The general labs are equipped with basic facility to conduct the practicals of 

biochemistry, cell biology and microbiology. 



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8. Cell Culture and Fermentation Laboratory 

An advanced fermentor is installed for the fermentation studies related to 

biotechnological aspects are being established in the laboratory. 

Chiltan Campus, Hazarganji 

Tissue Culture Laboratory 

The laboratory has been developed with the funds provided by HEC and used for 

the Micropropagation of elite varieties of carnation flowers. University has provided 

manpower to look after the facility. 

Green Houses Facility 

In order to propagate the plants in control condition a green house and shade house 

facility has been developed. 

Field Facility for Experimental Plants 

An area of 10 acres is utilised for various experiments on fruit orchards including 

olive, Pistachio, apple and grapes. The field facility is utilised for the practical of the 

various courses and also for the research work of post graduate students. 

Irrigation Facility 

The plants are being irrigated by trickle irrigation system for which round the clock 

Tube Well facility is established for the irrigation purposes. 


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Research Projects in Progress: 

Principal & 

S.# Co- 

Investigator 

1 Dr. 

Mohammad 

Saeed 

2 Dr. 

Mohammad 

Saeed 

3 Dr. 

Mohammad 

Saeed 

Title of the Project 

Development of the economical 

protocol for micro propagation 

of different varieties of 

carnation using tissue culture 

technology. 

Germination & Regeneration of 

Chilgoza pine (Pinus 

gerardiana Wall. ex Lamb.) 

through conventional and 

unconventional methods 

Studies on the Regeneration of 

Juniper (Juniperus excelsa 

Bieb.)in Balochistan. 

Year of the 

Project & 

Amount 

Second (2006-9) 

Rs.1.8 M. 

First (07-09) 

Rs.0.927 M 

First (08-10) 1.0 

M 3 year 

Funding 

Agency 

HEC Islamabad 

HEC Islamabad 

PSF Islamabad 

5 Professor Dr. 

A. M. Cheema 

Joint Research Work in 

Molecular Physiology with Prof 

Gary Frost, Dept of Nutrition & 

Dietetics, Imperial College, 

London 

Second Rs.5.00 

M 

HEC under 

(International 

Linkage of Pak 

Univ. with 

Foreign Univ.) 

6 Dr. Jamil 

Ahmad 

7 Dr. Arsala 

Mansoor 

Genetic and Molecular studies 

for identification of genes 

responsible for Recessive 

Mental Retardation in Pakistani 

Population 

Microprogation & Cultivation of 

etonomical plants of 

Balochistan 

First (09-11) 

Rs.4.016 M 

Third 5,71,950 

HEC Islamabad 

HEC Islamabad 



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Academic Staff Strength 

S. # Name 

01 Prof. Dr. A.M 

Cheema 

02 Prof. Dr. Dost M. 

Baloch 

Highest 

Qualification 

PhD, UK 

Ph.D, USA 

Designation 

Professor/ 

Dean 

Professor/ 

Chairman 

03 Dr. Muhammad 

Saeed 

PhD, Athens Associate 

Professor 

04 Dr. Arsala Mansoor Ph.D, Pak Associate 

Professor 

05 Dr Jamil Ahmad PhD Pak Assistant 

Professor 

06 Dr. Jaffer Hassan PhD, China Assistant 

Professor 

07 Mr. Abrar Hussain MS Assistant 

Professor 

08 Dr. Agha M Raza MS Assistant 

Professor 

09 Mr M Naeem 

MSc (Hons) Assistant 

Shahwani 

Professor 

On Study Leave 

Research Interest 

Endocrinology & 

Reproduction, Molecular 

Physiology, Nutrition & 

Nutrigenomics 

Plant Nutrient 

Transformations and 

Availability; Nitrogen 

Cycling 

Plant Physiology 

Tissue Culture 

Biochemistry and 

Pharmacognosy 

Molecular Biology, 

Molecular Genetics & 

Genetic Disorders 

Plant Physiology, Plant 

Environment 

Interactions 

Biochemistry 

PON Genetics 

Biomedicine, Clinical 

Microbiology 

10 Ms. Samia Perveen MSc Lecturer Applied Microbiology 

11 Mr. Muhammad 

MRes UK Lecturer Tissue Engineering 

Azher 

12 Mr. Rashid Hameed MSc Lecturer Bioinformatics Method & 

Application 

13 Mr. Naseebullah MSc Lecturer Molecular Genetics 

14 Ms. Hajrah Doutani MS BUITEMS Lecturer Epidemiological studies 

in local populations 

15 Mr. Samiullah MRes UK Lecturer Plant Gene Expression 

Studies, Stress 

Conditions in Plants 

16 Mr. Umair Afzal MRes UK Lecturer Plant Science 

17 Mr. Muhammad 

Hussain 

MS BUITEMS Lecturer Database Management 

System, Data mining, 

Automata Theory and 

Software Engineering 

18 Ms. Hafsa Dar BS BUITEMS Lecturer Artificial Intelligence 

Applied 

Data Structure & 

Algorithm 

19 Ms. Imrana Niaz MSc Lecturer Nutrition & 

Biotechnology 

20 Ms. Asma Yousafzai MSc Lecturer Plant Biochemistry 

21 Ms. Nusrat Jahan MS BUITEMS Lecturer Plant Biochemistry 

22 Mr Mohammad Atif BS BUITEMS Lecturer Computer programming 

23 Ms Humaira BS BUITEMS Lecturer Bioinformatics 

24 Mr Hammad MBBS On Study Leave - 

25 Ms Sarwat Afridi MSc On Study Leave - 

26 Mr Nasir Mehmood MSc On Study Leave - 

27 Mr Nazir Ahmd MSc (Hons) On Study Leave - 

- 


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Laboratory Staff 

1 Sr. Lab. Assistant Mr. Muhammad Asif 

2 Sr. Lab. Assistant Mr. Abdul Qadir 

Administrative Staff 

1 Office Manager Mr. Abdul Malik Raisani 

2 Senior Clerk Mr. Sadullah 

3 Jonior Clerk Ms. Baseerat Naseer 

4 Naib Qasid Mr. Shabbir Ahmed 

5 Naib Qasid Mr. Azizur Rehman 



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Faculty 

Profiles 


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Faculty of Life Sciences 

& Informatics 

Professor Dr Abdul Majeed Cheema 

Professor & Dean 

He joined the University as Professor in July 2004. He 

graduated for BSc Honours and MSc at Government 

College, Lahore from University of the Punjab in 1963 

& 1964 respectively. He obtained his Doctoral Degree 

from University of Aston, Birmingham, England in 1972. He has more than 

forty years teaching and research experience abroad and in Pakistan. 

He had served in University of the Punjab, Lahore for more than 30 years. 

He has taught dozens of courses in Physiology, Endocrinology, Molecular 

Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences apart form parent 

University and others in the capacity of visiting Faculty. He has supervised 

research work of more than 110 MSc, 06 MPhil/MS and 16 PhD Degree 

awarded students in the fields of Clinical & Comparative Endocrinology & 

Reproduction, Nutrition, Molecular Physiology and Biochemical basis of 

disease. He has published more than 114 research papers in the journals of 

national and international repute. 

He has supervised several research projects funded by various funding 

agencies. His present fields of interest are Nutrigenomics and Higher 

Altitude Physiology. He is collaborating with Department of Nutrition and 

Dietetics, Imperial College, London, UK in his recent research interests in 

local populations. He is Fellow and Member of numerous scientific, 

professional, academic and administrative bodies. 



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Department of Biotechnology & Informatics 

Professor Dr. Dost M. Baloch 

Professor & Chairman 

Dr. Baloch acquired MS and PhD degrees majoring in 

Crop Science from Oregon State University, USA, in 

1994 and 1998 respectively. During his MS research 

program, he evaluated the vernalization requirement of 

winter wheat varieties grown in Pacific Northwest. He developed and 

successfully implemented a greenhouse procedure to determine the 

vernalization requirement of new wheat varieties and his greenhouse 

procedure is widely being used in Pacific Northwest, USA. While in PhD 

research, he assessed the effects of crop rotation on nitrogen 

mineralization in a moist xeric environment and evaluated the suitability of a 

nitrogen balance model for predicting nitrogen needs of winter wheat. He 

also documented the nitrogen uptake patterns of spring wheat and winter 

wheat. 

His field of interests are; plant nutrient transformations and availability; plant 

environment interactions; nitrogen cycling and environmental effects and 

soil & environmental chemistry. He has more then twelve years of 

professional experience and expertise working at different institutes in the 

US, Canada and Pakistan. 

He has a professional membership with British Columbia Institute of 

Agrologists, British Columbia, Canada, American Society of Agronomy (ASA), 

Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) and Soil Science Society of America 

(SSSA), since 1992. He has numerous national and international 

publications, proceedings and seminars 


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Dr. Arsala Mansoor 

Associate Professor 

She graduated from Government College for Women, 

Quetta. She did her Masters in Biochemistry from 

Colorado State University (USA). Her PhD was 

conducted on Medicinal plants in HEJ research 

Institute, Karachi and awarded the Degree from University of Balochistan. 

She did her Postdoctrate in 2007 on Natural Products at the University of 

Mississippi, USA. She was awarded foreign scholarships by USAID and 

HEC. She had been teaching biochemistry to medical and dental students 

at Bolan Medical College, Quetta. She joined BUITEMS in 2004 and had 

been teaching the courses of biochemistry, protein chemistry, enzymology 

and radiation biology to the students of BS, MS and PhD. She is supervising 

BS, MS and PhD students at BUITEMS. She has more than 22 research 

articles and presentations made at National and International Conferences 

at her credit. She supervised two research projects and presently one is in 

progress. 

Dr. Jamil Ahmad 

Assistant Professor 

Dr. Jamil Ahmed has completed his M.Phil and PhD 

from University of the Punjab, Lahore. He worked for 

PhD at CEMB (PU), Lahore. Dr Jamil Ahmad leads 

Molecular Biology and Human Genetics Research 

Group that is working on different common and rare genetic disorders 

prevailing in Balochistan. His research group in collaboration with a German 

research group is investigating those causative genes and mutations 

responsible for hereditary disorders like cataracts, deafness, and migraine. 

In year 2008, his research group has published four research articles in 

international journals of high repute including BMC Medical Genetics, 

Molecular Biology Reports and Journal of Genetics. His team research 

paper published in BMC Medical Genetics, have identified first stop codon 

mutation (p.R405X) in HSF4 gene in a family having eight affected 

individuals with cataracts (Sajjad et al 2008, BMC Medical Genetics). 



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In future, we will help these families to screen out disease carrying 

individuals for developing genetic counselling strategies and prenatal 

diagnostics procedures to reduce these disorders in Balochistan 

population. He has supervised 11 students that have completed their theses 

for the degree of "M.S in Biotechnology and Informatics" on different aspect 

of infectious and genetics disorders. He is doing WHO Postdoctoral 

Fellowship in France. 

Mr. Abrar H Khan 


Mr. Abrar H Khan has completed M.Sc. MS and LLB 

with distinction (Gold Medal) in M.Sc.Biochemistry. He 

has worked as J. Research Fellow for two years at H.E.J 

and as Research Associate at Agha Khan University 

and worked in various Research projects. He joined in Feb. 2004 

Department of Biotechnology & Informatics, his M.Sc. research project on 

autileishmamal smpound. So far he has four international and five national 

publication. He is also a member of Bioinformatic committe with an experience 

of nine years of teaching and research. 

Ms. Hajrah Doutani 


She did her Master in Botany from University of Balochistan with distinction. 

She joined BUITEMS as Research Associate and after serving two years in 

this capacity is now Lecturer. She did her MS/M.Phil in Biotechnology & 

Informatics with research interest in epidemiology of breast cancer in 

Balochistan. Her fields of interest are: Molecular Biology, Plant sciences, 

and Biology. She has a research publication in national journal. Her 

research interest is in epidemiological studies of local population. 


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Mr. Mohammad Hussain 


He is serving BUITEMS as Lecturer in the Faculty of 

Information and Communication Technology and 

currently deputed in the Faculty of Biotechnology and 

Informatics. He did his MS in Computer Science from 

Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and 

Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Quetta . He has also secured his Post 

Graduate Diploma in Information Technology from COMSATS Institute of 

Information Technology, Islamabad . 

His areas of interests are Database Management System, Data mining, 

Bioinformatics, Automata Theory and Software Engineering. His technical 

expertise is graphic designing and database design by using different 

software tools. Mr. Hussain also having excellent administrative 

experience and has served BUITEMS as an Assistant Registrar in addition 

to his duties of Lecturer. 

Mr. Rashid Hameed 

Lecturer 

He did his BSc in Mathematics & Physics from 

University of The Punjab. He did his MCS (Master in 

Computer Sciences) with interest in Computational 

Mathematics from International Islamic University 

Islamabad. He joined BITEMS in 2006 in the Faculty of Information and 

Communication Technology (FICT). He was appointed as Research 

Associate in under Faculty Development Program by HEC. He joined the 

Faculty of Biotechnology & Informatics for teaching Informatics as a 

Lecturer. He teaches the courses of Programming for Bioinformatics, 

Database Design for Bioinformatics, Artificial Intelligence and Object 

Oriented Programming. His research area is Expert-Driven Data Analysis 

and Visualization in Genomics. 



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Mr. Naseebullah Kakar 

Lecturer 

Mr. Naseebullah Kakar has completed his graduation 

from University of Balochistan in 2002 and completed 

Master Degree with distinction from the same 

university in 2004. He Joined Faculty of Biotechnology 

and Informatics in 2005. His area of teaching is Genetics and its related 

courses. His area of research is Molecular Genetics where he is working on 

genetic disorders. He is registered in MS in the faculty of 

Biotechnology and Informatics and completed his MS research work on 

genetic linkages study on DFNB1 locus (GJB2 Gene) responsible for 

Nonsyndromic hereditary hearing loss. He is the co author of the two 

research papers published in international Journals. 

Ms. Imrana Niaz Sultan 

Lecturer 

She completed her Masters in Biochemistry from 

University of Balochistan with research for thesis on the 

eradication and control of malaria in rural and 

urban areas of Balochistan. She has taught the courses of Introduction to 

Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Cell and Tissue Culture, Food and 

Nutrition Biotechnology and Biotechnology and Pest Management. She has 

done research on the micropropagation of carnation plants by using tissue 

culture techniques. 

Ms. Hafsa Javaid Dar 

Lecturer 

She did her BS Computer Engineering from Balochistan 

University of Information Technology Engineering and 

Management Sciences Quetta in 2006 with distinction. 

Soon after completion of her degree she was appointed 

Research Associate in the faculty of Biotechnology and Informatics. She 

has worked on fiber Optics Access network as her final year project. Special 


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areas of interest are Mobile Communications, OFAN Networks, Computer 

Networks, Wireless LANs, and Network Security. She is completely 

proficient in working with C , Java, Verilog, HTML, SQL, and VB. She is 

currently teaching the subjects of Bioinformatics, Data structure and 

Algorithm, Artificial Intelligence and Object oriented Programming in the 

Faculty. 

Ms. Asma Yousafzai 

Lecturer 

She did her MSc (Biochemistry) from University of 

Balochistan. She is teaching the courses of 

Enzymology and Epidemiology. Her areas of research 

interest are Protein Extraction and DNA Extraction of Juniperus species. 

She has a publication on Phytotoxicity of Acropitilon repens (Asteraceae) 

and Nepeta pretervisa (Laminaceae). She is also a member of HEC 

sponsored project team on micropropagation and cultivation of 

economically important plants of Balochistan. She is registered for M.S 

Biotechnology & Informatics at BUITEMS. 

Ms. Humera Javaid 

Lecturer 

She did her Bachelors in Biotechnology and Informatics 

in Spring-2008 from Balochistan University of Information 

Technology Engineering and Management Sciences, 

Quetta. She joined Faculty of Biotechnology and 

Informatics as a "Lecturer" in October '2008. Presently she is teaching 

General Biology course. 

Her area of interest is Bioinformatics and research focus areas are gene 

locus finding, chromosomal mutation analysis, various silicon biology 

techniques that can be used in identifying and characterizing genetic 

disorders and macromolecular studies. 



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Department of Microbiology & Pathology 

Dr. Agha Mohammad Raza 

Assistant Professor & Chairman 

Dr. Agha Mohammad Raza completed his M.S from 

Faculty of Biotechnology & Informatics, Balochistan 

University of Information Technology Engineering & 

Management Sciences, Quetta. He did his bachelors 

degree in Dental Surgery from Bolan Medical College, Quetta. He served as 

Dental Surgeon and Demonstrator, for more than four years in Civil 

Hospital, Quetta. Presently he is serving as Assistant Professor in BUITEMS. 

His M.S research work was on "Oral health condition in relation to nutritional 

profile and biochemical assessments of various ethnic groups". The study 

of this nature in Pakistan has not appeared so far. These investigations 

were carried out to generate the research regarding oral health and oral 

health associated biochemical and physiological parameters for probable 

elucidating genetic causes along with life style in various ethnic 

populations. 

His field of interests are; microbiology, medicine, biotechnology, 

immunology and environmental sciences. He has more than nine years of 

teaching and research experience, working at various institutes. 

He has a professional membership with Pakistan Medical & Dental Council 

He has participated in National and International Conferences & Seminars 

and presented his research works. Currently he intends to complete his 

studies for Doctor of Philosophy in Biotechnology & Informatics. 


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Mr. Muhammad Azhar Khan 


He graduated from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 

in B.Sc.(Hons.) Animal Husbandry in 2000. After 

serving different organizations, he joined BUITEMS in 

2006 under Faculty Development Program of HEC and 

obtained the degree of Master of Research (M.Res) in Biomedical Sciences 

from University of Glasgow, UK. In M Res he has done projects in the fields 

of Molecular Pathology and Tissue Engineering. He teaches the courses of 

Medical Biotechnology and Vaccine Development. His research interests 

include construction of three-dimensional scaffolds with micro and nano 

topographical features that can be explored for differential cell guidance 

with the objective of making small diameter vasculature and neuronal 

regeneration in tissue engineering. 

Ms. Samia Parveen 

Lecturer 

She did her Masters in Clinical Microbiology (Gold 

Medal) from Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur Mir's 

Sindh. She joined BUITEMS Research Associate in 

2006. She has six years teaching experience in Higher 

Secondary Classes. Her field of interest is in Environmental Microbiology. 

She has a research publication in wheat seed mycoflora. 



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Department of Plant Sciences & Informatics 

Dr. Muhammad Saeed 

Associate Professor & Chairman 

He obtained Master Degree in Botany from 

University of Balochistan in 1987 and Doctoral 

Degree at Department of Botany, University of 

Athens, Republic of Greece in 2000, on 

ecophysiology of seed germination of Pinus species native to Pakistan, 

namely Pinus gerardiana, P.roxburghii, and P. wallichiana. During his 

research studies the effect of various light and temperature regimes and 

the role of phytochrome in germination of seed have been investigated. 

Techniques to break seed dormancy, seed viability testing and seed 

storage requirements have also been within the scope of the study. 

Besides seed germination he has explored the unconventional 

propagation methods i.e. tissue culture on P. gerardiana. He has worked 

in Education Department, Government of Balochistan for 18 years. He 

is working in BUITEMS for more than three years and teaching courses 

in Plant Physiology, Agricultural Biotechnology and Environmental 

Biotechnology. 

His recent fields of interest are seed germination of ecologically and 

economically important indigenous plants of Balochistan specially 

Pinus spp. and native conifers. He has more than ten publications in 

journals of national and international repute. 

At present he is working as a principal investigator on two project funded 

by HEC and one by PSF, granted for the development of the 

regeneration protocol for chilgoza, pine, juniper and carnation using 

tissue culture technology. 


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Dr. Jaffar Hassan 


Before Joining BUITEMS in October 2007, Dr Hassan 

was working in Zhejiang University, China as a foreign 

expert (involved in teaching and research) for three years, 

He earned his PhD from Zheiang University China in 2004 

in Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology with distinction. He has also his 

done double post doctorate from the same university, in Abiotic stresses and 

Environmental and natural resources Sciences. Dr. Hassan has published 

more than 12 articles in well known international journals possessing 

different impact factors. He hasbeen honoured the symbol of Pak-China 

friendship award by linking NWFPAgri. University, Peshawar with Zhejiang 

University, China, working asco-principal investigator in the project. 

During his work in China he has won the best researcher and excellent post 

doctorate awards. After joining BUITMES, he became the youngest HEC 

approved PhD supervisor from Balochistan in March 2008. Presently he is 

involved in teaching and research of BS and BS students.His research 

interests is mainly focused on the effects of environmental stress on plant 

performance based on the physiological, biochemical and genetic approach 

to determine the environmental stress factors affecting the plants. 

Mr. Samiullah Khan 


He completed his MSc (Botany) from University of Arid 

Agriculture Rawalpindi in 2002. He joined BUITEMS, 

Quetta in March 2006. After joining BUITEMS he has done 

his Masters in Research (MRes) in Plant Science from 

University of Glasgow United Kingdom in 2007. 

His teaching interests include Recombinant DNA technology and Plant 

Physiology. 

Research Interests: Plant Gene Expression Studies, Plant Physiology, 

Stress Conditions in Plants. 



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Ms. Nusrat Jahan 


She did her M.Sc (Botany) from University of Balochistan and completed 

her MS in Biotechnology & Informatics from BUITEMS. She teaches Natural 

Products and Pest Management to BS students. Her areas of interest are to 

research on Biological and biochemical activities of medicinal Plants of 

Balochistan. She has a publication on Phytotoxicity of Acropitilon repens 

(Asteraceae). She is a member of HEC sponsored project team on micro 

propagation and cultivation of economically important plants of Balochistan. 

Mr. Umair Afzal Khan 

Lecturer 

He graduated from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan in B.Sc(Hons) 

Agriculture with Plant breeding and genetics as major subject. He joined 

BUITEMS in March 2006 under "HEC Faculty Development Programme" 

and obtained the degree of Master of Research (M.Res) in Plant Science 

from University of Glasgow, United Kingdom .At Glasgow, he did two projects 

in the areas of gene expression and root architecture in Arabidopsis thaliana. 

His research interests include tissue culture and ageing in plants. 

Mr. Muhammad Atif Younas 

Lecturer 

He did his BS (Computer Science) in year 2007 with the interest in 

Computer Programming Languages. He joined BUITEMS in the year 2007 

as a visiting faculty and later on appointed as a lecturer in the year 2008. 

He teaches the courses of Programming for Bioinformatics, Artificial 

Intelligence, Data structure and Algorithm and Introduction to Computers. 

His fields of research are databases, Computer Programming and 

Image. 


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Facilities 

& 

Students Services 


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Facilities & Student Services 

Library and Research Resources 

The City Campus of University maintains a computerized library that remains 

open to all students and teachers from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.The library has a core 

collection of more than 5000 books, references, research journals, 

magazines and periodicals in the areas of Management, Finance, Economics and 

Marketing. In addition, the library maintains a wide variety of specialized information, 

including publications of international and national organizations and statistical data 

and government documents. On-line research facilities and access to internet are 

conveniently available to teachers as well as students. 

At Takatu Campus the library consists of about 3000 essential Engineering text 

books, as well as reference books, journals and on line PERN available on HEC 

Website for down loading research materials. 

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Audio-Visual Facilities 

The faculty is well equipped with all the modern facilities including slides, 

overhead projectors, multimedia systems, television and V.C.R. The teaching staff 

and the students, working in groups or alone, make the optimal use of the audiovisual 

aids.


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Computer Laboratories 

The faculty has four computer laboratories namely Blue Chip, CAD/CAM, Multiprotocol 

and Advanced Computing laboratories with more than 200 computers and with 

internet and latest software facilities. The faculty has also hardware laboratories of 

Electronic Engineering and Telecommunication Engineering equipped with latest 

sophisticated equipment. All the teachers are provided with personal computers 

for use in their offices. Besides, adequate printing facilities are made available for 

all teachers and students. They have also access to photocopying facility.. 

Counseling Service Unit 

The counseling services unit works closely with students throughout their career 

development process, helping them develop career options and establish contact 

with potential employers. The students are provided with occasions to 

reorient their behavioral pattern, their basic self-goals and socio-cultural values 

through perpetual counseling, group discussions, dialogues and consultation with 

their teachers. 

Research and Development Centre 

The Faculty of Information & Communication Technology (FICT) has Research and 

Development (R&D) Centre equipped with human resources of sound caliber and 

competence to provide research, training and consultancy services to government, 

non-government and business organizations. 


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Ms. Fakhra Ramzan 

Deputy Director HRD

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