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Textile Institute of Pakistan is a group of very diverse people, coming from various backgrounds, to acquire education in that far from the city of Karachi. And we as students have always nourished a common soft spot in our hearts for those kids, who don’t get a chance to study, and the ones who get a chance but cant utilize it due to lack of resources.

One such institute is a school at Ghagar village near our institute, as Government Secondary School at Ghagar village. We thought of a literacy drive where we collected few books from our institute and our colleagues wholeheartedly contributed in the cause, as I said that we nourish a common soft spot for those kids who get a chance but cant make most of it due to lack of resources, we thought of helping those kids.

Our team comprised of me, i.e. Mohsin Madad Ali, Rahim Jindani, Ahmed A. Rehman, and Ibad-ul-Islam. We went to the school and met with the authorities and kids and tried to figure there needs what do they want, and we discovered some shocking realities for a school. We found that the Read the rest of this entry »

Following the tradition of representing TIP on a global level that began over a year back, Daoud (TS3) and Noman (TS4) along with Aasim Ahmed of the Textile Research and Innovation Centre, TIP are in Hong Kong at this very moment, gearing up to present their recently written research papers at the 86th Textile Institute World Conference. TIWC is an annual conference that is organized by the Texile Institute, Manchester, UK.

According to available information, one of the research papers, co-authored by Daoud (TS3) and Noman (TS4) focuses on modification of existing spinning machines towards further optimization. The second paper, being presented by Aasim Ahmed is related to modification of fiber surfaces and properties through plasma treatment. Quack! team wishes them a successful trip!

Last year, a group of five students [Muzammil Razzaq(TS07), Aasim Ahmed(TS07), M.Ali Hakeem(08), Furhan Hussain (TMM4) and Zaid Bin Zafar (TMM4)]  from TIP were awarded bursaries by the Textile Institute, UK to attend the 85th Textile Institute World Conference which was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The evening of Nov 14 brought with it TIP’s long awaited annual carnival. The theme, unexpectedly for some people, was ‘Arabian Desert Safari’. It was gutsy of TISF to carry on with the execution of the theme despite a lot of protests, confusion and even boycott threats, since many people believed that there wasn’t much they could do with such a boring theme.

One believes that the TISF did manage to pull off a tough theme such as this one quite well and made sure that most people had a good time. Personally, the best part was that this carnival was attended by a large number of Texperts compared to previous two years’ carnivals. One must admit that their presence not only brightened the event, it also brought back the nostalgia of their golden days spent with each other as well as with current students before they graduated.

With just a few comments that we gathered off the grapevine, Quack! invites you all to give your input as to what you liked best about the event, and vice versa. Read the rest of this entry »

Blood is life and life is blood. We can live without water and food but we can never live without a certain amount of blood circulating in our body. This red liquid, if lost, can bring living human to death and the same liquid, if inducted, can bring a dying patient closer to life and existence. Donating blood is donating an amount of your precious life which can actually bring a change in someone else’s life. For the love and care of humanity, Rotaract Club of Textile Institute of Pakistan organized a blood camp on 3rd November 2008 at Bin Qasim campus.

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Our dear friend Mairaj Bin Waqar from TS3 passed away yesterday, September 26, ‘08 (26 Ramadan, 1429 A.H.) leaving behind only memories of his goodness, warmth, humility, and all the times he brought smiles on our faces.

He was traveling home to spend the end of Ramadan and Eid ul Fitr holidays with his parents in Lahore when he met a tragic accident on board his train. Shaikh Adil Fareed and Awab Ahmed were some of his friends traveling with him. Attempts were made to quickly transport him to a nearby hospital but he gave in to his injuries and died on the way.

We all pray to Allah to give his family and all his friend the courage to cope with his loss, and that he be granted eternal peace and tranquility on his heavenly abode.

Mairaj, Kahan chala gaya yaar? We miss you.

We all often use a lot of English words and terms during our Urdu conversations. This Urdu/English blend has become so common that we find ourselves unable to speak entirely in our national language, Urdu, when the need arises. Using English words when speaking Urdu not only affects the beauty and taste of both the languages, but also takes us farther from our own culture and heritage.

Literary Society, considering this declining trend of Urdu speaking and it’s diminishing vocabulary is organizing an event called “40 Sawaal” in which the Urdu meaning of 40 English words and textile terminologies will be asked from the ever-intellectual audience of TIP People with the correct answers will be given prize money on hand as well to encourage the use of Urdu.

Please be a part of the event. Participation is open for all the currently enrolled students, permanent and visiting faculty members, admin staff, peons and lab staff.

Date: 24th September (TISF slot)
Venue: Auditorium

Looking forward for your participation…

Literary Society of TIP
(A Step Towards Evolution)

For Further Details Contact;
Rameez Ahmed Khan, Head, 03323419170
Muhammad Furqan Khan, Member, 03333908140