International scientific community

International scientific community
Karachi: Active participation of scientists and young researchers from Pakistan in the international scientific community is the need of the day, University of Karachi (KU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. Pirzada Qasim has said.

He was delviering the presidential address to the National Conference on "Physics and the World of Today" at the KU Department of Physics.

"The promotion of research in the emerging field of physics as per international norms of productivity and originality, and acquisition, generation and transmission of knowledge in the field of physics, should be the aim of our teachers," he said. Prof. Qasim discussed the role of teachers for the development of "scientific culture" and in the motivation of young scientists towards meaningful research.

The two-day conference, in memory of Prof. Dr M. Rafi and Prof. Dr M. Razi Hussain, has been organised by the KU Department of Physics in collaboration with the National Centre for Physics (NCP), Islamabad.

The aim of the conference is to continue research activities at the university and set up a platform for young researchers to exchange their ideas with scientists from all over Pakistan.

In the first half of the session, scientists and professors shared their memories of Prof. Dr Rafi and Prof. Dr Hussain. KU Department of Physics Chairman Prof. Dabir Hasan Rizvi spoke about the contributions of these two great scientists for the development of scientific culture at the department. Former chairman Dr Iqbal A. Khan also shared his experiences with and memories of the two professors.

The guest speakers included Prof. Dr Fayyazuddin from NCP, Islamabad; Prof. Dr Bahria University (Karachi) Department of Computer Science Chairman Khalid Anis; KU Department of Computer Science Chairman Prof. Dr S.M Aqil Burney; Prof. Dr Feroz Ahmed, Prof. Dr Ansar Ahmed Qidwai, and other former chairpersons of the KU Department of Physics.