KARACHI:Sindh Chief Secretary Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah said on Friday that that today media is not confined within local boundaries but has become international media due to information technology.
The media persons of the country have to compete on the international level. In this respect, Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU) has taken a great step by starting a 24-hour transmission of its FM Radio “Voice of Education” that will provide qualified and experienced young people to media industry of the country.
He said this after inaugurating SMIU’s 24-hour transmission of FM Radio today at the auditorium of the university. He lauded efforts of SMIU to start 24-hour service of its radio and congratulated Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh, teachers and students on the most positive addition of radio service to their academic resources and in the national service also.
The Chief Secretary Sindh said that media is a very important subject and science in present day world. In the past, there was a lack of qualified persons in the field of media. Only Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan were main sources of information in the country, but after 2002, a new era of media started in Pakistan.
He further said that SMIU, being an Alma-Mater of founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, had always played a historic role specially in importuning modern and quality education to the people of Sindh. This is why, the great leaders, who shaped the society before independence of Pakistan and in the post independent era, had received their education from this great institution.
Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah said today, after getting university status, SMIU under the leadership of its Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh is playing a major role in quality education and, he hopped that SMIU will emerge as the greatest seat of learning of Pakistan in near future.
“SMIU is rendering a remarkable national service by imparting modern education in subjects of media and environmental sciences, which are still being rarely taught in Pakistan’s universities,” the Chief Secretary Sindh said and added that students of SMIU will play their significant role in future by following the ideology of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh, Vice Chancellor of SMIU in his address thanked to the Chief Secretary Sindh for inaugurating the 24-hour transmission of SMIU’s FM radio, which has 96.6 frequency. He said that through this radio service the voice of students and education of the country will reach on the world level. He said that SMIU’s FM Radio “Voice of Education” will promote education in the country and if the government of Sindh wants services of SMIU’s radio, it can highlight educational activities of the provincial government.
Dr Shaikh further said SMIU’s radio will ultimately benefit the country in the field of education and will spread awareness among students and their parents. “Today, the voice of education is very much important for development of Pakistan, and SMIU is playing its multi-dimensional role in the field of education,” Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh concluded.
Earlier, Dr Ambreen Fazal, Chairperson Department of Media and Communication Studies of SMIU presented welcome address and highlighted features of SMIU’s FM Radio. On this occasion, Dr Shaikh also presented souvenirs to the Chief Secretary. An introductory documentary about SMIU was also screened on the occasion. Earlier, Shah visited the Jinnah Museum of the university.