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TheAnnual General MeetingofIMechE Pakistan Group组织在Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi, on6thof Juneby Mr. Raza Khan (NED University),Mr. Gohar I. Shoukat(Young Members' Panel chair 2018-19) andMs. Namrah Khalid (Young Members' Panel vice chair 2018-19). Around sixty (60) IMechE members and volunteers from all over Pakistan attended the meeting along with experienced engineers from Pakistan industry.
The meeting started with the recitation of Surah Al-Alaq (The Clot) from The Holy Quran (religious book of Islam), followed by a warm welcome address by the immediate past chair of IMechE Pakistan Group, Dr. Muhammad Tufail. The former chair highlighted the vision of Pakistan Group, which was to decrease the gap between industry and academia, so that future engineers and researchers were able to focus on the issues faced by the industry. His address was followed by a Group presentation by Mr. Hassan Ghayasuddin Ansari, the former treasurer of Pakistan Group. Mr. Ansari, after briefing the audience about the strategic objectives of the group, discussed the exponential increase in the number of members, benefits of IMechE membership and the efforts of the group in engaging students and youth. Addressing the guests, Mr. Sikandar M. Khan, who is the Chairman of Millat Tractors Limited and the patron of IMechE Pakistan Group, observed that the Group required insightful people who shared their vision of improving the world through engineering.
The chair of the Young Member's Panel, Mr. Gohar I. Shoukat, describing some of the highlights of the year, gave an impressive presentation. He brought attention of the guests to the efforts of the YM Panel, and prompted the representatives of the industry to put their belief in the group. His presentation was followed by the announcement of the election's results by Mr. Sarfaraz Ahmed (Eur-Ing), who acted as the independent election supervisor.
Two keynote speakers, Mr. Farrukh Khan (HUBCO) and Dr. Bilal Siddiqui (DHA Suffa University), were invited to share their knowledge on Turbine Retrofitting and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launcher (UAVL) respectively.
These speeches were followed by a presentation by NUST Team Airworks, who shared their experience of victory in UAS Challenge 2019. Later, Ms. Hajra I. Mirza, who is the runner-up of Speak Out for Engineering (SOfE) Pakistan 2019, presented on “Solution for the foreseeable crisis with drinking water”. Her commendable presentation skills were appreciated by all and sundry.
Later, Dr. Muhammad Tufail, Dr. Muhammad Uneeb, Mr. Hassan Ghayasuddin Ansari and Mr. Hassan Naziruddin Ansari presented speakers of the meeting with awards. The returning chair, Dr. M. Tufail, concluded the ceremony by encouraging the guests from industry to put their faith in the young generation. His thought-provoking address was followed by an elaborate lunch for the guests, allowing them to network and socialize with each other.
At 1500 hours, the YM Panel meeting - attended by the student chairs, the YM and the Executive Committe - was held, followed by the 16thExecutive Committee meeting - attended by the chair (Dr. Muhammad Tufail), the vice chair (Dr. Muhammad Uneeb), honorary secretary (Mr. Hassan Ghayasuddin Ansari), treasurer (Mr. Arsalan Allahyar), webmaster (Ms. Sunia Tanweer), YM chair (Mr. Gohar I. Shoukat) and YM vice chair (Ms. Namrah Khan) - where crucial affairs regarding future activities of IMechE Pakistan were keenly analyzed.
Written By:Ms. Sunia Tanweer (SMME, NUST, Pakistan)