RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: Punjab University Department of History & Pakistan Studies will organize international conference on “Socio-Economic Cooperation between India and Pakistan” on November 25-27, 2013.

PU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kmran will preside over inaugural session on Monday at Al-Raazi Hall, Centre for Undergraduate Studies. Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China Prof Zhou Rong, LUMS Prof Dr Muhammad Waseem, Dean Faculty of Arts and Humanities & Chairman Department of History Prof Dr Muhammad Iqbal Chawla will also speak the conference.

While Punjab University Department of Gender Studies hosted a documentary screening, organized by Interactive Resource Centre on “The Invisible Democrats” and “Mera Pakistan” at seminar hall. The documentaries were screened particularly for the students of gender studies taking the course of gender and media.

Ms. Nudrat Kamal lecturer Gender Studies said that every society has its own issues and civil society is playing pivotal role in highlighting these issues in order to come to their solutions. She appreciated IRC for their creative usage of tool of media to build consciousness among marginalized sections of the society. Nisar Ahmed Director IRC said that there is a need to portray the positive side of Pakistan along with highlighting the issues and problems in the society.