Sindh Madressatul Islam University organised 3-Day Independence Day of Pakistan Celebrations
Vice Chancellor Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai leads Azadi Walk and participate in flag hoisting, cake cutting and tree plantation campaign:
Sindh Madressatul Islam University, an Alma-Mater of founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and other leaders of the Pakistan Movement celebrated 78th Independence Day of Pakistan from 12th August to 14th August with great enthusiasm, national spirit and patriotic zeal. During the three days of celebration multiple activities were organised to express love and reverence to the country and its people. Some details of the three days’ activities are as under:
1st Day:
Jashn-e-Azadi Cricket Series
On the first day, Monday, 12th August 2024, SMIU's Tapeball Cricket Teams (Boys & Girls) took to the field at Hamdard University's Main Campus for an exhilarating Jashn-e-Azadi Friendly Cricket Series.
SMIU’s Boys' Team emerged victorious with a thrilling 2-1 lead, demonstrating skill, teamwork, and a winning spirit that made the university proud. Similarly, SMIU’s Girls' Team played with remarkable sportsmanship, securing the Runner-up spot in a fiercely contested series.
2nd Day:
Students Activities at SMIU’s Auditorium
The Directorate of Students’ Affairs and Counselling of SMIU organised students’ activities on the second day, Tuesday of the celebrations at the Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto Auditorium of the university. Vice Chancellor SMIU was chief guest on the occasion. The celebration was commenced with recitation from Holy Quran, then the National Anthem was played, on which the audience stood in its honour.
Thereafter in his speech Vice Chancellor Dr. Mujeeb Sarahi in congratulated the entire nation of the 78th Independence Day of Pakistan. He also paid great tribute to the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, who was an alumnus of SMI and other leaders of the Independence Movement for their successful peaceful struggle for Pakistan.
He said young generation of Pakistan must be optimist and value the freedom they are enjoying today. Dr. Sahrai further said that we have to forget that what has happened in the past, now every individual of the country has to play his/her role to bring peace, harmony, prosperity and development in the country. He further said about 30 years before achieving independence on 14th August 1947, there were more critical and difficult conditions for Muslim leaders when they were struggling for Pakistan without arms under the leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, but they ultimately achieved their independent Country-Pakistan. He said it was a great leadership of the Quaid that he united all Muslims who were divided on the basis of ethnicity, political thoughts and sectarian matters. “Today we have to honour the Quaid’s legacy and ideology and work for the country without any discrimination,” Dr. Sahrai said.
He maintained that today the big problem of the country is its growing population, that must be controlled, because our resources are becoming limited, that could not meet the needs of huge population in the near future.
Earlier, Mr. Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Director Students' Affairs and Counselling (DSA) presented welcome address and informed the audience that the DSA has organised three day independence day celebrations from August 12 and that will continue till 14h August. Dean Dr. Jamshed Adil, Dr. Subhash Babu, Chairman of Department of Social and Development Studies at SMIU, Mr. Muhammad Naeem Ahmed, Director Students Affairs and students Abdul Basit, Sana Ali, Khushi Bai and Abdul Samad delivered speeches and Laiba and Habiba presented national songs. On this occasion the Vice Chancellor and other officials distributed certificates among the students, who participate in the Independence Day Celebrations.
3rd Day:
14th August: A Mega Event:
SMIU organised various activities to celebrated Independence Day of Pakistan on Wednesday, 14th August 2024. Vice Chancellor SMIU Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai performed flag hoisting and cake cutting ceremony at 9:00 am. Then he led the Azadi Walk within the campus. Deans, chairperson of different academic departments, heads of different administrative departments, faculty, teachers of SMIU Model School, officers, other employees and students participated in the Azadi Walk, which culminated at the ground of the university.
At the ground the Vice Chancellor planted a sample of tree near the Talpur House of SMIU. The plantation derive was organised by SMIU’s faculty headed by Mr. Asif Ali Samo, Assistant Professor, Ms. Quratulain Nazeer, Assistant Professor and Dr. Abdul Hafeez Khan, Advisor to the Vice Chancellor on Academics. Vice Chancellor appreciated their most positive role being played for development of the university and said he was proud of the faculty, officers and other employees that they are sincerely and dedicatedly working for uplift, quality and progress of the university. Mr. Asif Hussain Samo also shared his views and said the SMIU faculty sincerely works for betterment of the university and try to contribute in its different areas.
Additionally, the Directorate of Students Affairs and Counselling had organised the Independence Day Celebration at the open space of the Main Building of SMIU. The Vice Chancellor in his address congratulated the entire nation of the Independence Day on behalf of the Alma-Mater of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
In his speech the Vice Chancellor said it will be a great tribute to the Father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, and other leaders of the independence movement that we shall work for the country with honesty and loyalty. He said we need loyalty of every citizen with his/her country, nation, profession, institution, province and the world. He further said prosperity of the country lies beneath the education and we need reforms and improvement in our primary education. “Quality primary education will produce successful generations that will change destiny of the country and we will come out from difficult economic conditions and thereafter there will be no need of loans from IMF and other world monetary organizations,” the vice chancellor said.
Citing example from Sindh Madressatul Islam University’s financial stability, the Vice Chancellor Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai said when he had taken charge of SMIU as its vice chancellor exactly four years ago, in August 2020 the university was running in about 60 percent deficit, but during the last four years, he saved its money by cutting all unnecessary expenditures, now SMIU is in surplus. “Even during the last four years I didn’t visited any country on the expenses of the university,” the vice chancellor said and added that we have generated our resources to run the university and its SMIU Model School without any financial difficulty. “Same policy must be adopted by other institutions of the country for their sustainability,” the Vice Chancellor suggested and maintained that by that way the country and its people will be prosperous. He emphasized that the country needs loyalty and austerity at this moment.
On this occasion Dean of SMIU Dr. Zahid Ali Channar also delivered his speech and mostly talked on the economic conditions of the country and said that up to 1960s our country was giving loans to others, but today we are getting loans from other countries and monetary organizations. He said we have to contribute for betterment of the country. He also talked on the role teachers in transforming the society. Syeda Nazia Ashraf, lecture at SMIU presented a national song and Taqleed, a student spoke on importance of the Independence Day. Ms. Zonaira Jalali, Manager DSA conducted the proceedings.