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Air varsity students awarded degrees

2015-04-03
tudents of Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi were awarded degrees at the convocation ceremony on Monday. Degrees were awarded to 2109 students in total. Forty-two students were given PhD degrees, 365 graduated with M.Phil degrees while Masters degrees were awarded to 1056 students while 646 students were awarded undergraduate degrees.

The 16th Convocation of the Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) was held at the Jinnah Convention Center in Islamabad.

Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was invited as the chief guest at the occasion and presented gold medals to outstanding students.

Gold medals were presented to 32 students for exceptional academic performance, seven students were awarded silver medals and bronze medals were presented to six.

`Pakistan is passing through a crucial phase and there is a scarcity of jobs. Work as entrepreneurs and contribute towards the economy,` the minister advised the students.

Text by Kashif Abbasi