Members of the winning team seen with the vice-chancellor. PHOTO: EXPRESS
This month saw the KU Public Administration Department win the I-MARC 2013, an event hosted by the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), while the varsity cricket team finished runners up at the Red Bull Campus Cricket Championship held in Sri Lanka.
To celebrate the feats, the KU vice-chancellor, Prof. Dr Muhammad Qaiser, hosted a media meet-up at his office where participants of both the events were also invited.
“These achievements clearly indicate that students of public-sector universities can make their alma mater proud against all odds, including a lack of resources,” said Dr Qaiser. “Our students perform brilliantly wherever they go and they do not have to pay a hefty sum to the institution for providing them a platform.”
He said that when the trio of students, teachers and the administration work together, success is ensured. “Together they are able to take on the most critical challenges.”
The VC informed the media personnel that the cricket kits of his students were not even comparable with the players of other countries but yet their passion made them put these things behind them and defeat teams from India, Australia and England. He also pledged that the administration will try its best to make the best resources available to the students.
A member of the KU cricket team, Abdul Jabbar, said that a few of them did not even have proper shoes. “Some of our rival teams had shoes that were way more expensive than our entire kitbags.”
Perhaps to lighten up the mood and appreciate the belief with which the squad overcame these shortcomings, the VC quipped “Momin ha tau bay-tegh bhi larta hai sipahi.” [A believer fights on even without a weapon]
The verse raised Jabbar’s spirits and he shared how he felt when he was given the opportunity of waving a 100-metre Pakistani flag at the Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, after his team made it to the finals.
The 10-member team - Team Paragon - that took part in the IBA Media Accession and Reinforcement Convention (I-MARC) earlier this month termed their achievement a great success as they outshined 13 leading universities. The team got the better of IBA, Aga Khan University, NED and Institute of Business Management among others. The event, being held for the last four years, aims to revolutionise the media.
“Time management, teamwork and prompt responses helped us march to victory,” said Nisma Fakher, a participant.
KU Public Administration Department’s Prof. Dr Khalid Iraqi said that it was the first time that they participated in I-MARC and it was a matter of great pride that the students have brought a good name for the university. He also spoke in favour of such activities and said that they prepared the youth to face the challenges of this modern and ever-changing world.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 26th, 2013.
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