The former QALB 2022 cabinet was thanked for their successful tenure during the ceremony, and the office holders received certificates.
The Quaidians Association of Leading Biotechnologists (QALB), which was established in 2019 at the Department of Biotechnology at the Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, held an oath-taking ceremony for the new cabinet in 2023 in conjunction with an orientation ceremony for newly admitted BS, M. Phil., and PhD students on February 27, 2023.
QALB was primarily founded by Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad’s (QAU) biotechnology department students.
Each year, the students in the biotechnology department (QAU) elect a new cabinet to run the department’s various educational and extracurricular activities, as well as some public-interest activities like tree-planting drives and other initiatives.
The former QALB 2022 cabinet was thanked for their successful tenure during the ceremony, and the office holders received certificates. The event’s main guest was Dr. Shazia Naseem, the directorate of student affairs’ in charge.
In addition to extending a warm welcome and thank you to the visitors, Dr. Muhammad Ali introduced the degree programmes (BS, M. Phil., and PhD) that the department offers and emphasised the need for the students to be dedicated to their studies.
Dr. Ali additionally exhorted students to engage in worthwhile extracurricular pursuits. He commended the newly elected QALB office bearers, acknowledged the organisers’ efforts, and expressed gratitude to the distinguished guests. A short introduction to QALB was given before the Holy Quran was recited to begin the event.
Dr. Shazia Naseem urged the students to engage in healthy activities through their departmental associations, which served as her representatives, and to win her support through the directorate of student affairs.
The newly elected cabinet and the coordinators were then called to the stage for the ceremony to take the oath of office. Dr. Shazia took the new cabinet’s oath. The cabinet swore an oath to support the Department of Biotechnology and the QALB with their best efforts and to uphold their loyalty to their positions.
In addition to congratulating the newly elected cabinet, the former president of QALB, Mr. Mohib ur Rehman, thanked everyone for their assistance and support. Bhajan Kumar, the newly elected president, pledged to work closely with his team and create a cabinet that people would remember.