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NUST Bazm-e-Pakistan successfully orchestrated the inaugural NUST Cultural Fest on February 24, 2023. This event served as a remarkable platform for promoting the rich and diverse culture of Pakistan among the students, enabling them to reconnect with their roots and heritage.
The dedicated and talented students comprising the organising committee undertook a special initiative as part of the festival. A distinctive Urdu Calligraphy Shawl was crafted, which embodied cultural representation and individuality. Each student contributed a one-liner infusing the shawl with sentimental value. This creative endeavour not only celebrated cultural diversity but also embraced the linguistic diversity of various regions by incorporating native languages.
Some of the lines written are listed down below in Roman Urdu:
- Sab Maya Hai – Hamza
- Sab ko sab nahi milta – Shahzad
- Pappu yaar tung na kar – Habiba
- Faasla rakhain warna pyaar ho jaye ga – Fatima
- Dekh magar pyaar say – Hadia
- Sab saath hain magar aarzi – Amaar
- Saadgi mai khoobsurati hay – Amna
- Baraye farokht, qeemat sirf aik muskurahat – Haniya
- Zindagi hai naam jeenay ka – Sheikh Momin
- Milnay kay nahi nayab hain hum – Aimen
- Umeedain kam, sakoon ziada – Gulraiz
- Muskura kay, miss karao – Zainab
- Kuch tou hota hay, kuch ho gaya hay – Abdullah
- Acha waqt durr nahi – Wadood
- Saajan koi koi, dushman har koi – Eeman
- Hum chalay dushman jalay – Shahwaiz
- Muskurao kay zindagi abhi baqi hay – Irtiza
- Ab umar khuwab dekhnay wali kahan – Hadia
- Nawa aya sohniya – Faras
- Zindagi kuch bhi nahi magar apni pasand ki inteha – Shujaat
- Ghum ko sehnay mai bhi qudrat nay maza rakha hay – Zainab
- Yeh jou dil mai qayam kartay hain, jeena haraam kartay hain – Zohaib aur Zain
- Koi kamaal nahi iss ko likhnay mai na-cheez ka, kay ghalti iss qalaam mai beshumaar chuppi hay – Mahad
- Jou loug sitaaron kay neechay tameer kartay hain woh bohat neechay tameer kartay hain – Zainab
- Pehchano, apnay aap ko – Ali
- Chor gaya har saathi de kar dou pal ka saath – Asad
The Founding Rector
(27 Feb 1991 – 10 Jul 2007)
Lieutenant General (Retired) Syed Shujaat Hussain, founded NUST by combining the core competencies of military academic institutions and civilian academia. His career including tenures in civil bureaucracy, command of Frontier Works Organization and as Engineer-in-Chief of Pakistan Army; gave him the necessary experience to envision and actualize a high-quality higher education institution.
He laid the foundation of NUST in 1991 by putting together 6 technical colleges of Army, Navy and PAF. He also initiated raising of 15 highly specialized centers of excellence in phases, for interdisciplinary research in relevant fields including defence technology, with the help of Royal Military College of Sciences (RMCS) UK.
He was able to weld diverse components of NUST into a homogeneous entity beyond the two broad categories of military-civil, to create a common mindset that is open, analytical, innovative, creative and knowledge driven.
Acquisition of H-12 Sector for NUST’s Main Campus and the laying down of a very strong foundation for the university’s development, based on the culture of merit and quality was yet another feather in his cap. With his visionary and dynamic leadership, he created an ecosystem that has enabled NUST to grow in size, quality and stature over the years.
For his outstanding contributions towards the establishment and growth of NUST, he was awarded ‘Hilal-e-Imtiaz’ by the President of Pakistan on 14 Aug 2007.
Naming the university’s Main Office after him is a humble expression of gratitude for his monumental contributions to the present and future generations of Pakistan, which will continue to benefit from the educational excellence of NUST.
