PU holds Chinese bridge contest

LAHORE: Punjab University’s Confucius Institute organised the 23rd ‘Chinese Bridge Competition’ here on Friday. 

On this occasion, host director of PU Confucius Institute Prof Dr Shafiq ur Rehman said that the Chinese Bridge Competition was an important platform for international college students to learn the Chinese language and understand more about China.

He said that the competition included language competency, knowledge of China, Chinese cultural skills and comprehensive aptitude. He said that the participants first compete in a local preliminary competition and that winners are invited to semi-final and final contests in China.

Webinar

Pakistan Study Centre (PSC) of the Punjab University organised a webinar on “Understanding & Countering Religious Extremism: Strategies for a Safer Pakistan”.

Director PSC Prof Dr Naumana Kiran, Former Head of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad Prof Dr Husnul Amin, faculty members and students took part in the webinar. In his keynote speech, Dr Amin shed light on political history, incorporating the sociological context.

He presented a vision for a safer Pakistan. He suggested various radical strategies to counter religious extremism. Dr Naumana Kiran emphasised that women should be part and parcel of the counter extremism drive.