77th Engineering: Course convocation ceremony held at PAF Risalpur

Merit certificates and medals awarded to distinction holders

ISLAMABAD:

The convocation ceremony of the 77th engineering course was held at the Pakistan Air Force Academy, Risalpur on Thursday.

National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Rector Lt Gen (retd) Muhammad Asghar, the chief guest at the occasion, awarded merit certificates and medals to the distinction holders. The certificate for the best aerospace vehicle design was awarded to NUST Cadet Qasim Manzoor while the Best Avionics System Design certificate was awarded to Pilot Officer Ali Hanif.

The Rector’s Gold Medal for best project in Aerospace Engineering was awarded to NUST Cadet Usama Ahmed while the Rector’s Gold Medal for best project in Avionics Engineering was awarded to Pilot Officer Abdul Hannan. Moreover, the President’s Gold Medal for standing first in Aerospace and Avionics Engineering disciplines were awarded to pilot officers Rana Sufian Babar and Ali Hanif.

While addressing the audience, the chief guest said “In view of Pakistan’s needs for research and development in the field of engineering in general and aeronautical engineering in particular, you are required to pursue new horizons of opportunities and undertake new enterprises to find multi-dimensional solutions to the problems faced by the country.”  Earlier, on arrival at the PAF Academy, Asghar was received by PAF Risalpur Academy Air Officer Commanding Air Vice Marshal Aasim Zaheer.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 12^th, 2014.