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MAIMAR



Publication of


NED 2012 DC
October 12 to 14 Arlington, Virginia


NED Alumni Association of Washington DC
NEDA-DC

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Convention Program Summary

Day 1: Friday, October 12, 2012

6:00 8:00 PM Check-In (Maghrib Prayers at 6:35 PM)
8:00 9:30 PM Dinner
9:30 PM 02:00 AM Entertainment / Talent NED NEDians performing

Day 2: Saturday, October 13, 2012

07:30 08:30 AM Check-In / Breakfast
08:30 09:25 AM Professional Development Sessions (Simultaneous, chose one)
Setting up MBE / 8(a) Enterprise
Speaker: Randall K. Guttenberg, US Small Business Administration
Moderator: Abul Islam, CE 1981, NEDAANE
Intelligent Transportation Systems: (PDU to be awarded)
Speaker: Deepak Gopalkrishna, VDOT
Moderator: Azam Khan, NEDA-DC
09:35 10:35 AM Alumni Session
Moderator: Tanweer Mallick, CE 1979, NEDEA
Processional of Delegates
Welcome Remarks & Opening Statements
Presentation by Delegations
Awards
10:35 11:40 AM Main Session I: Project Indus: NEDians Initiative for Leadership in Pakistan
Moderator: Pamela Constable
11:40 11:50 AM Break
11:50 AM 12:40 PM Main Session II: NED ALEF
Moderator: Rashid Ali Baig, CE 1982, NEDATS
12:45 2:30 PM Lunch & Zuhr Prayers
1:30 5:30 PM DC Tour
2:30 4:00 PM Special Breakout Sessions 1. Project Indus 2. NED ALEF
(follow-up for people who want to get actively involved in these projects)

6:30 7:15 PM Check-In / Social Hour (Maghrib Prayers at 6:35)
7:15 PM Entrance to Banquet Hall
7:30 PM 2:00 AM Grand Banquet
MC: Dr. Asma Ali, CE 1994, NEDA-DC
Speeches, Recognitions & Presentations
Featured Speaker: Syed Aftab H. Rizvi, CE 1978
Entertainment (Music) Program

Day 3: Sunday, October 14, 2012

08:00 11:00 Farewell Breakfast
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Table of Contents
MESSAGES
Robert F. McDonnell, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.. 5
Dr. Muzaffar Mahmood, Pro-Vice Chancellor-I, NED University of Engineering & Technology.... 6
Dr. Syed Firasat Ali, ME 1965, Ex-Professor, NED; Associate Professor, Tuskegee University. . 7
Ahmed Ali, Chairman, NED International Alumni Network, NEDIAN-NA.... 8
Athar Javaid, Chairman, NED Alumni Association of Washington DC, NEDA-DC... 10
Qamar Kazmi, Chair and Arif Sattar, Co-Chair, NED 2012 DC Steering Committee.. 11
NED, O NED!
Glory of NED Tanweer A Mallick, CE 1979. 13
Meray NED kay Din Down Memory Lane.. 14
NED Alumni Endowment Fund NED ALEF.... 17
NED for NEDians, NED International Alumni Network, NEDIAN-NA 18
NED University of Engineering & Technology A profile; Dr. Sarosh Lodi, Dean, NEDUET. 20
You Made A Difference.
Thank you, Sir Prof Mohammad Nauman Safwan Shah, EE 1985.. 23
My Most Unforgettable Character Mr. A. K. M. Rashid Qamar Kazmi, CE 1976... 24
An Inspiring Teacher Zafar Razzak Anas Hashmi, CE 1994.. 25
Mentor Madam Neelofar Master Suhail Akbar, CS 1988 26
NEDians for A Better World
OBAT Helpers Anwar Akmal Khan, ME 1982.. 27
The SET School Syed Niaz Hussain, CE 1983.. 28
The Koshish Foundation NEDians of Silicon Valley. 29
The Ali Academy Arjumand Zaidi, CE 1989. 30
Featured Speaker Syed Aftab H. Rizvi, CE 1978.... 31
NEDs Yoda Syed Mehdi Kamal, CE 1982 Safwan Shah, EE 1985.. 32
Blessed are those who Give Sponsors Profiles.. 33
NEDA-DC
Pilgrimage of An Alumnus The NEDA-DC Story Arif Sattar, ME 86 39
NEDA-DC Board of Directors.. 42
NED 2012 DC Steering Committee... 43
NED 2012 DC Subcommittee Volunteers. 50
Other NED Alumni Associations in North America
NEDIAN-NA Members
NED Engineers Association (NEDEA) of Greater Chicago.. 53
NED Alumni of Tri-State (NEDATS). 55
NED Alumni Association of the Silicon Valley, CA 57
NED Alumni Association of the Southern California. 57
NED Alumni Association of New England.. 59
NED Alumni Association of Texas (NEDA-TX). 61
NED Alumni Association of Alberta (NEDAAB).. 61
Non-Members
NED Alumni Association Canada (NEDAC) 63
Past Conventions.. 65
The Next Generation Works of Children of NEDians.. 75
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COMMONWEALTH of VI RGI NI A
Office of the Governor
Robert F. McDonnell
Governor
October 13, 2012
Dear Friends:
On behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia, I am pleased to extend warm greetings to everyone
attending the Eighth Annual Convention of NED Alumni Associations in North America, here in
Arlington.
I want to thank the organizers for their hard work and dedication to this event.' The convention
provides an important service to the region as it allows alumni to share their heritage and celebrate our
country's cultural diversity. Virginia is strengthened by the diversity of its residents and we are blessed
by such a diverse population. I am pleased that your conference will provide a wonderful opportunity
to gather and exchange ideas, learn from one another, and network with others from across the nation.
The economic and cultural outreach efforts of your non-profit organization have enriched us all. As
one of the oldest engineering educational institutions in Pakistan and with the growing importance of
technological and engineering economic initiatives, your institution has made a valiant effort to
confront the changing market. My administration is committed to creating a diverse environment that
is conducive to job creation and opportunities for all Virginians. Our country needs exemplary citizens
and positive role models like you to inspire citizens to construct positive changes in themselves and
serve for the benefit of our society. I am confident that your many contributions have greatly
benefitted our Commonwealth. It is my hope that by celebrating past accomplishments and setting
new goals for the corning year, your conference will continue to grow and flourish.
Thank you for everything that you do to improve the quality of life here in Virginia. Maureen and I
join your friends, family and colleagues in wishing you the best in all your future endeavors.



RFM/tal

Patrick Henry Building 1111 East Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 786-2211 TTY (800) 828-1120 www.governor.virginia.gov
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NED University of Engineering and Technology
Karachi, Pakistan

Dr. Muzzaffar Mahmood
Pro Vice Chancellor-I
NED University of Engineering & Technology
It was some date in May 1980 that I came to NED University of Engineering & Technology to see the then Chairman
of the Mechanical Department, Dr. Jameel A. Khan. I was looking for a job where I would be able to use what I had
learnt after leaving NED College as a student. I had just landed after six year stay at Cranfield, England, where I had
completed my Master's and Doctorate in Applied Energy. What I remember of that day was clamor of the students
and the warmth shown by Dr. Syed Firasat Ali. Dr. Jameel managed to get me appointed as an ad hoc Assistant
Professor in about two months.
I joined in July 1980 and from then onwards, except for some hiccups during earlier years, it has been an excellent
experience till I formally retired on 1st January 2011 after having reached 60. Looking back thirty years, I am glad
to have taken teaching as profession. I have been able to pass on whatever little I had learnt to the future
generation. During my teaching career I came across some wonderful students, and it is indeed very pleasing to see
them reach peak of their professions. The rewards of being a teacher cannot be measured in worldly terms.
Nothing satisfies me more than meeting a familiar face at the airport telling me that he was my student, say in 1987,
and he still remembers me smoking like an engine during the class and, somewhat to my embarrassment, on some
occasions trying to write on the board with a burning cigarette instead of chalk.
During my teaching career I taught Heat Transfer for most of the time and I feel happy to meet former students who
have taken advance course(s) in this subject and followed careers in thermal sciences. Their claim that I was the
main instrument which made them make this choice gives me pleasure which cannot be described in words.
I was later given the task of helping to set up new departments at NED and was involved very deeply in setting up
Textile Engineering and later in setting up the Automotive and Biomedical departments. While I have been given
several other administrative tasks, what I will remember most are the years when I have stood before the
blackboard in the class. At times it seemed to be an oasis in a desert. I enjoyed entering the room with all those
eyes watching, some with a twinkle of mischief, some looking bored and tired, some dutiful, most of them benign
and then the change I could see during the course of an hour: attention and satisfaction; even happiness perhaps
knowing that the hour is over but what I would like to think is the feeling that the hour was well spent.
What NED stands for is something which can truly be understood only by those who have been in NED: education
being provided almost free of cost, admission being on merit, students coming from simple background; and with
desire of becoming good and effective professionals.
With best wishes for NED Alumni.
Muzzaffar Mahmood

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Message from
Dr. Syed Firasat Ali
NED Alumnus and Associate Professor
Aerospace Science Engineering Department
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088

Many engineers agree with the view that sincere and transparent pursuance of global progress opens up avenues of
accomplishments and brings innumerable benefits to individual engineers and their organizations.
As I see the world of engineering, I discern with pleasure that NED alumni have been making appreciable
contributions toward peace and progress of our global community.
NED alumni have various forums for their mutual communication aimed at bringing their service to the entire world.
NED Alumni Association of Washington DC (NEDA-DC) is one of these forums.
Amongst many commendable and enjoyable sessions of the 8th NED International Alumni Convention, the
discussion for establishing the NED Alumni Endowment Fund would bring far-reaching rewards to the NED
University community and its alumni.
I congratulate the organizers and participants at the 8th NED International Alumni Convention.
With the best wishes for everyone,
Syed Firasat Ali

Profile
The essential work experience of S. Firasat Ali consists of teaching since 1976, including 12 years
at NED University of Engineering & Technology in Pakistan and 22 years at Tuskegee University in
the Alabama. At NED, he served as Dean of Engineering for one year. In visiting or adjunct
capacities, he has worked at Philips Electrical Industries, Mercer County Community College,
Raritan Valley Community College, Trenton State College, Boeing Aircraft Company, Columbia
University, Michigan State University and Missouri University of Science and Technology.
At NED University, he taught mechanical engineering courses including IC Engines, Fluid
Mechanics and Lubrication. In the 1980s, he promoted increase in the number of seats for
admission, supported the efforts of the Electrical Engineering Department to introduce a
computer systems engineering degree program, and contributed in documenting post graduate
procedures and regulations. His NED University students remember him as Dr. Firasat.
At Tuskegee University, he has been teaching aerospace engineering courses including
Conceptual Airplane Design, Propulsion and Aerodynamics. He has taught more than ninety-
percent of Tuskegee University graduates in aerospace engineering. These graduates constitute
more than fifty percent of the total number of African American aerospace engineers in the USA.
His Tuskegee students call him Dr. Ali.
Dr. Firasats published work encompasses research on conceptual study of hurricane dynamics,
above real time training of novice pilots on simulators, hot-wire anemometry for measurement of
turbulent flows and imbedding hands-on experience in engineering education. He has been
Principal Investigator on research projects sponsored by the US Air Force, NASA and the US
Department of Energy.
Dr. Firasat is a 1965 NED graduate in mechanical engineering, receiving a gold medal for his first
class first distinction. He has a Masters degree from University of Windsor, Canada and a PhD in
Fluid Dynamics from The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. He has membership in
the Pakistan Engineering Council, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American
Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Engineering Education and Sigma Xi.
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NEDIAN-NA Chairmans Message
Dear Fellow NEDians and Friends of Ned University,
Assalamo Alaikum
NEDIAN-NA is the national platform for NEDians in North America. It has taken us 2
years to organize and move closer towards the goals set up by the Alumni Outreach
Committee (AOC) preceding the 2010 Chicago convention. The role of the NEDIAN-NA
has been gradually evolving as we meet at our annual conventions from New Jersey last
year and on to our Washington, DC convention this year. The unity and our ability to
work together has been exemplary as exhibited by the democratic organization structure
with input from partnering networks consisting of Silicon Valley (San Francisco / San Jose area), Southern California
(greater Los Angeles), Houston, Chicago (includes Indiana, parts of Michigan, Iowa), Tri State (New York / New
Jersey),New England (Connecticut), Alberta (Vancouver / Calgary-Canada) and Washington DC.
We believe that it is now time for us NEDians in North America to establish an endowment fund. The fund is
designed to be a vehicle for undertaking projects that will support our Alma Mater and NEDUET students as well as
engineering projects within our local communities in North America. The NED Alumni Endowment Fund (NED ALEF)
launched today in DC is being managed by NEDIAN-NA. NED ALEF will be jointly sponsored and funded by the
network of the NED Alumni Associations across USA and Canada with support of friends and well wishers.
NEDIAN-NA has strengthened its ties as an umbrella organization with NEDUET, at the same time embracing the
direct contributions of its networks to NEDUET. NEDIAN-NA provided financial and moral support to NEDUET team
in competing at Shell Eco Marathon, 2012 in Malaysia where The N5 vehicle achieved 103 kilometers per liter,
highest in its category from Pakistan and took 4th position in its category.
Our ongoing/future goals are:
1. To become a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.), a program designed to facilitate the professional
development of PMI members, PMI credential holders, and other project management stakeholders.
2. Conduct technical seminars in collaboration with national professional organizations in USA.
3. Coordinate and arrange special classes / seminars by NED Alumni at the NEDUET campuses.
4. Compile a ready list of experts available in various fields of engineering to facilitate webinar classes for
multiple disciplines.
5. Provide a bridge to the business community and chamber of commerce activities here and in Pakistan.
6. Facilitate and or conduct feasibility studies on infrastructure projects in Pakistan in water resources,
transportation, energy, environmental assessment and other subjects of interest.
We love to promote our outstanding fellow alums for their achievements. A sample of just a few success stories that
have been shared by NEDIAN-NA with its members, fellow alums and friends are:
Ashraf Habibullah, CEO of Computers and Structures, Inc. received the Structural Engineers Association of Northern
California (SEAONC) H. J. Brunnier Lifetime Achievement Award for changing the practice of structural engineering
for the better with his development of efficient and usable structural analysis programs, in addition to the American
Concrete Institute (ACI) Charles S. Whitney Medal for development of world-class computer applications.
Dr. Jami J. Shah, Professor, Arizona State University received American Society of
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) CIE Lifetime Achievement Award In recognition of his
outstanding contribution to furthering the discipline of computers and information
engineering.
Khawaja Nizamuddin took charge as president of Structural Engineering Association of
Illinois (SEAOI) which represents over 4000 practicing Structural Engineers; Nizam holds the
honor of being the first South Asian to be elected to this post at SEAOI.
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Dr. Faraz Hasan co-authored the book Intelligent Transport System, a major addition to
vehicular communications, traffic congestion monitoring application and among other
things intra-ISP and inter-ISP handovers.
Ms. Farhat Ishtiaq, an NEDian by education, received great recognition as an author and
drama writer, with the most successful drama series of all times on HUM TV HUMSAFAR
followed with a second hit Mata-e-Jaan. She has portrayed her characters working in
engineering professions in her writings in a very positive light.
Professor Aquila Ismails book Of Martyrs and Marigold a story of her life in what was then
East Pakistan 1970-1972. Currently, she is in Abu Dhabi working with an NGO.
We are honored by the presence of several of NEDUET staff / faculty with us; they are our host for 2012 NED Alumni
International Convention from November 30 through December 2, 2012. You still have time to join us in Karachi by
logging on to convention@neduet.edu.pk. This 3 day event with a gala dinner at the end will take us to the old
campus, bio medical engineering school, and the main university. We anticipate a large gathering of Alumni from all
over the world including USA / Canada. I hope to see many of you next month in Karachi, Pakistan. It will be a
memorable event for all of us, Insha Allah.
My sincere thanks to NED Alumni Association of NEDA-DC for hosting the 2012 convention. They have an amazing
array of speakers and notable guests. It takes a lot of planning and commitment of time to organize a convention of
this high caliber. Congratulations to the Athar Javaid Chairman, NEDA DC and Qamar Kazmi, Chairman, Convention
Steering Committee and rest of their team for a superb convention.
Last but not the least please help NEDUET by joining the alumni association. You can join on their website at
www.neduet.com.pk. The Alumni Association helps you connect with your class mates while helping the institution
with your contributions.
Look forward to seeing you all at our 2013 convention to be held in Bay Area, California.
Ahmed Ali, Class of 71, Civil

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DARE TO DREAM
NED 2012 DC
8th International Alumni Convention

Athar Javaid
Chairman, NEDA - DC Board of Directors
Dear Fellow NEDians, NED Supporters and Honored Guests:
Every NED convention is a glowing endorsement to the philosophy of blending business and philanthropy for
common good and service to the society we are part of. NED conventions are reminiscent of what Nadirshaw Edulji
Dinshaw did nearly a century ago.
NEDA-DC as host of this Convention is thankful to all those NED Alumni who have in a way rekindled the spirit of
Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw by their generous financial contributions to make this convention a possibility. Next, my
heartfelt thanks are due to a wonderful and diligent NED 2012
Convention Steering Committee that worked hard for almost a year to
ensure that this convention, like many others in the past, will be a
memorable one.
Alumni associations are a force for service and support to the alma
mater. However, alumni associations of overseas educational
institutions functioning in various parts of the world have to be aware of
their obligations to their adopted homelands and be inclusive in the
service to the community and society they are part of.
Since its inception in January 2011, thanks to a dedicated team, NEDA-
DC has achieved:
Registration of the organization in Washington, DC
Alumni interaction and networking through various events such as Annual Dinner, Technology Lectures, Picnics
and Eid get togethers
Initiating formation of NED Alumni Endowment Fund (NED ALEF)
Hosting the NED 2012 DC, Eighth International Alumni Convention with the theme Dare to Dream
As a new kid on the NED Alumni Associations block, NEDA-DC has its share of fresh thinking and new ideas to
running Alumni Associations: namely, responsibilities to adopted homeland, service and support to the community
we are part of, and our strong belief in NED for a Better World.
As our token of concern and deep commitment for prevailing conditions in Pakistan, NEDA-DC is facilitating a
dialogue on Project INDUS: a proposal to mobilize the intellectual capital of Pakistan both overseas and in Pakistan
cultivating leadership evolution to help attain sustainable political strength and stability. Once we are on the road
to developing a strong passionate and selfless political leadership, the rest takes care of itself.
As a service to the alma mater, NEDA-DC has led the idea of NED ALEF. A North American NED Alumni Associations
Endowment Fund will provide service and support as well as help to NED students. Under the banner of NEDIAN-NA
and with the help of each and every one of you, we will make a difference for the better.
We firmly believe that NEDs continued strength will come from the strength of its homeland, Pakistan. We
therefore believe that collectively, the NED alumni associations should shoulder their part of responsibilities
towards a stronger Pakistan. Our initiatives to serve the Alma Mater and the Motherland are our contributions in
living NEDA-DCs slogan NEDians for a Better World: The journey has just begun..
May the plumb rule prompt us
that neither passion nor prejudice
should make us deviate from the
strict path of virtue; the level
whisper to us that we should
neither look down upon some nor
cringe before others; and
hammers remind us that skill
without exertion is of no avail.
NEDs Motto

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The Chairs Chime In:
We Dare to Dream




Its a clich, but true. It seems like yesterday that we met to plan for this day. Now it is here! The journey of
planning and executing the 8th International Alumni Convention has had its ups and down, to be sure. But the ups
outweighed the downs by far.
NED alumni conventions are now an annual tradition over 8 years old which NEDains all over anticipate and look
forward to. Teamwork is needed to pull off such events successfully. We hope that you will find our teamwork
worthwhile. We are blessed to have a dedicated team of volunteers who helped to bring this all together. Each and
every member of the Steering Committee worked tirelessly to put the event together, to make it happen. We are
thankful to all of them. We would like to especially acknowledge some who have gone above and beyond their call
for duty and deserve our special gratitude: Kamal Mehdi, Dr. Asma Ali, and Tanweer Mallick.
This year, in addition to the goal of bringing the NEDians together, we have organized the convention around a
theme: Dare to Dream.
We invite you to join us in a journey to dream big dreams together. We all have had dreams of using our God-given
talents for the betterment of the Society; to use our knowledge and experience to help the fellow human beings.
To various degrees, many of us are fulfilling these dreams. However, there still many more who are now settled in
their professions, have raised their families, and have more resources to devote to the pursuits of helping others.
We hope that this convention will be the start of NEDians coming together to shape our dreams. What can we do
help NED and its students? What can we do to help Pakistan? What can we do to help our new homeland in North
America? What can we do to help the world at large?
Why do we need to dream? We need to dream so that we can create our own reality. We must create the reality
so that we are faithful to our dreams!
Qamar Kazmi Arif Sattar
CE 1976 ME 1986

Qamar Kazmi, Chair
Convention Steering Committee NEDA-DC
Arif Sattar, Co-Chair
Convention Steering Committee NEDA-DC
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NED, O NED!

Glory of NED
Tanweer Mallick, CE 1979
NED was established in 1921 as the Prince of Wales
Engineering College by the citizens of Karachi to
commemorate Prince of Wales visit to the city. It was
affiliated with the University of Bombay and offered
Bachelor of Engineering in two disciplines: Civil and
Electrical-Mechanical. Upon the partition of India in
1947, it was affiliated with the University of Sindh and
four years later, upon the establishment of the
University of Karachi, NED saw its third affiliation.
During the early years of the Ayub Khan regime, when
the wheels were set in motion to create Engineering
Universities it would have been logical for NED, being
the oldest engineering institution in the country, to get
the nod. NED was, however, passed over, and in 1961
the Engineering Universities were created in Lahore and
Dhaka. What followed was years of neglect of NED.
Not only was it deprived of its rightful status, it was also
neglected when monies were being allocated. But NED
survived. Not only did it survive, it thrived. It kept on
taking in young boys (and later girls as well) and making
skilled and capable men and women out of them.
And all these years, NEDians struggle to obtain their
rights continued. In the mid to late sixties, with the
assistance of the World Bank, a plan was initiated for
the construction of a new campus adjacent to that of
the University of Karachi. This plan survived
bureaucratic negligence and incompetence until
construction was finally undertaken in 1973. It took
two years, but eventually the move was realized. On
September 20, 1975, history was made as proud
NEDians boarded a handful of buses, cars and yes
motorcycles, flying the maroon flag with the hammer,
chisel and level of NED to undertake the journey from
the old to the new campus on University Road. NED
had survived to see its move into a brand new home.
The fight for survival was still on. With all its Glory, it
was still an Engineering College, still affiliated with its
new neighbor, the University of Karachi. The strife
continued. In 1976 the Government announced that
NED would be upgraded to the status of an additional
Campus of the University of Karachi, and instead of the
Principal, will now be headed by a Pro-Vice Chancellor
(PVC). This was good; but not good enough. NED had
to become a University: NEDians made it loud and
clear, in their meetings with the Government, in their
General Body Meetings, and in the headline of the next
issue of Maimar, the College newspaper: Let PVC come
with a Date! The message was heard. Mr. Abdur
Rahman Akhund, then Chairman of Pakistan Railway
Board, himself an Alumnus of NED, a career civil
servant, was appointed the PVC and he came with a
Date March 1, 1977.
But there was yet another caveat. As of that date, NED
Engineering College would be upgraded to the
University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi.
Conspicuously absent were the letters NED. The
struggle was not over. So, the NEDians started the
conversation with the Government. The conversations
did not get anywhere. So, as per the custom of the
time, the NEDians boarded a few buses and descended
on the Chief Ministers House. While the rest of them
waited outside, a delegation went in to deliberate with
Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, then the Chief Minister of
Sindh. After a good hour and a half, or so, the
delegation emerged chanting NED, NED. And the skies
of Karachi filled with roars of NED, NED. NEDians had
prevailed. And so, thirty-five years ago NED
Engineering College became NED University of
Engineering & Technology. It was indeed, the beginning
of another chapter in the Glory of NED.
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NED, O NED!
Meray NED kay Din Down Memory Lane






Mr. Ashraf Jan (B.E. Civil 1959) receiving Best Speaker award
for the year 1957 from Principal Kewal Rehmani (Courtesy:
Engr. Ashraf Jan, C.E. 1959)
Mr. Ashraf Habibullah, Mr. Riffat Hayat and Mr. Khalid Tai,
campaigning for their friend Mr. Suhail Qureshi for the
Arts Secretary elections
(Courtesy: Engr. Suhail Qureshi, C.E. 1969)
Mr. Tanweer Mallick, announcing upgrading of NED
College to NED University.
(Courtesy: Engr. Tanweer Mallick, C.E. 1979)
Election excitement
(Courtesy: Engr. Tanweer Mallick, C.E. 1979)
Posing in front of the Auditorium
(Courtesy: Engr. Zulfiqar Durrani, C.E. 1982)
Having fun with friends
(Courtesy: Engr. Umair Ahmed, E.E. 1990)
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The first Ferrocement Projects competition
(Courtesy: Engr. Ashfaq Ahmed, C.E. 1994)
The C.E. faculty at a dinner
(Courtesy: Engr. Ashfaq Ahmed, C.E. 1994)
In the group photo no one should be left behind
(Courtesy: Engr. Nusrat Ashfaq, C.E. 1998)
So many good memories to share
(Courtesy: Engr. Furqan Ahmed, C.E. 2003)
Celebrating the Independence day
(Courtesy: Engr. Fakeha Sehar, Electronics, 2005)
And Finally!!!
(Courtesy: Engr. Fakeha Sehar, Electronics, 2005)
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NED, O NED!
NED ALUMNI ENDOWMENT FUND - NED ALEF
Alumni Associations recognize the need for a
perpetual source of income to support their mission
by building an endowment for sustained service and
support to their Alma Mater as well as objectives
associated with stated mission, focus, and purpose of
the organization. These are generally financial
endowments involving a transfer of money or
property donated to an institution. The endowment
is typically organized as a public charity, private
foundation, or trust.
We believe that it is time for us NEDians to come
together for a greater cause and to give back to NED
and our communities. To that end, we have
established an endowment fund. The fund is
designed to be a vehicle for undertaking projects that
will meet the needs of the Alma Mater and the NED
students as well supporting engineering projects
within our local communities. The NED Alumni
Endowment Fund (NED ALEF) will be under the
management of the NED International Alumni
Network (NEDIAN-NA) and will be jointly sponsored
and funded by the network of the NEDians and NED
Alumni Associations across USA and Canada, with
support of friends and well-wishers. However for the
fund to be effective, it is imperative to have the
partnership of the administration of NED UET. We
have had communications with the administration of
NED to be a partner in this venture. We have an
understanding; details are being worked out.
The endowments financial activity and its outcome
are designed to achieve specific goals. The
Endowments investment capital, its income and use
of the income depends on the objectives and
restrictions placed by donors in reference to funds
utilization. Objectives of an Alumni endowment may
consist of some or all of the following:
Alumni Professional Development /
Academic Enrichment Grants
Alumni Research Grants and Fellowships
Endowed professorships
Endowed scholarship/fellowship
NED - ALEF objectives, as envisioned currently are
listed below and may be modified as and when
needed by a Board of Trustees in view of NED ALEF
performance and/or changing needs of the Alma
Mater and NEDUET students. Additionally, NED ALEF
would also support worthy causes within the local
communities in North America.
Examples of fund allocation include:
A percentage of NED ALEF annual income /
funds allocated to enhancing NEDUET
Academic Excellence. An example would be
eliminating the Curriculum gaps in
comparison to a selected world class U.S.
institution (e.g., MIT). A formal agreement
with the U.S. institution can be made to
update the NED curriculum.
A percentage of the NED ALEF annual
income/ funds allocated for Alumni
professional development locally and in
Karachi.
A percentage of NED ALEF annual income /
funds allocated for Community Integration
and Community enrichment programs in
homeland USA or Canada.
Funds from NED ALEF annual income / funds
allocated for grass roots level endeavors
designed for the underprivileged in Karachi.
The operations of NED ALEF are to be managed by a
Board of Trustees. The details on projects to be
undertaken and funded, modes of raising and
spending funds, etc., will be developed and modified
as and when needed by a Board of Trustees based on
NED ALEF performance.
It is an exciting time in the history of NED Alumni
one that we approach with hope and optimism - that
together we will realize our dream and make NED a
better educational institution, make Pakistan a better
country and make the world a better place.
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NED, O NED!
NED International Alumni Network of North America
NEDIAN-NA
NEDians for NED
Tanweer A. Mallick
CE 1973-79
Secretary, NEDIAN-NA
We know how much involved and how influential
alumni groups in North America are in the matters of
their respective Alma Maters. These groups not only
support their schools with donations and endowments
but are active in policy-making and image-building
activities of their Alma Maters. It has been the desire of
many of us to create an active relationship between
NEDians world-wide and work together to enhance the
status and good name of NED. So while we had the
Alumni base eager to perform, we needed to clearly
define objectives, time-lines and strategies and
establish a means to channel the enthusiasm and fervor
to accomplish these goals.
There were several NED Alumni organizations
throughout North America, serving their members as
well as NED, independent of each other. Since we
believed that The whole is greater than the sum of its
parts, an umbrella organization would be more
effective in coordinating efforts towards realizing goals
that are common to all these groups.
The idea therefore, was to congregate, deliberate and
associate the various NED Alumni Associations across
North America to form an alliance of these
organizations. While the member organizations would
continue to serve their local memberships, the North
American NEDian alliance would work on matters of
common interest. This organization would then
communicate with other NED Alumni (Pakistan, Middle
East, etc.) to create a global NEDian alliance.
As NEDians we share a bond with thousands others
around the world. It is with this sense of camaraderie
that NED Engineers Association (NEDEA) of Greater
Chicago hosted NED 2010 Chicago: Alumni International
Convention with the theme Bringing NEDians
Together. The objective was not just to bring NEDians
together for the weekend, but to create a broad, strong
and long-lasting alliance.
Towards achieving this goal, and upon the
recommendation and authorization of the Steering
Committee of the NED 2010 Chicago (Convention), the
Alumni Relations Committee invited representatives
from all NED Alumni Associations in North America,
plus individuals from regions with large NEDian
population (but no formal Alumni Association) and
formed Alumni Outreach Committee (AOC). The AOC
was charged with laying the groundwork for the
formation of an International NEDian Alliance, starting
with North America.
Indeed, assembling the eight Alumni Associations of
North America in a teleconference on April 4, 2010 was
a wonderful milestone, worthy of recognition and a
congratulatory pause. At this historic teleconference
attended by twenty-one NEDians from the eight
existing regional NED Alumni Associations, it was
unanimously agreed that a need did exist for a
coalition of Alumni Associations in North America to
work on matters of interest common to all Associations,
as well as matters pertaining to NED; and that the AOC
should work towards achieving that goal with utmost
diligence. In subsequent months the delegates
worked hard and developed the Mission, Vision,
Objectives, Structure and Governance of this National
Alliance of NEDians, leading to the declaration on July
31st at the NED 2010 Chicago: Alumni International
Convention of establishment of NED International
Alumni Network of North America: NEDIAN-NA.
Currently, NEDIAN-NAs members are the Alumni
Associations of Greater Chicago, Houston, New
England, Silicon Valley (CA), Southern California, Tri-
state (NJ, NY & CT) and (from Canada) Alberta, (the
Founding Members), and its newest member
Washington, DC.
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The Mission Statement of NEDIAN-NA reads: Establish
and maintain a community of Alumni of NED University
of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
connected regionally, throughout North America (NA)
and the world; by building and nurturing a viable and
durable educational, professional and social network of
Alumni, Students, Faculty, Patrons and Friends of NED
across business, industry, government and academia to
enhance educational cooperation between NED and
other educational institutions, benefit NEDians in
particular, and the engineering community in Pakistan
in general, to boost their image and professional
standing, to enhance the image of NED and to
strengthen NED and Pakistan.
The Vision is that NEDIAN-NA will be an umbrella
organization of NED Alumni in North America, linking
Alumni with NED, NED with the Alumni and Alumni with
each other with the ultimate goal of uniting and
empowering Alumni to serving and bettering our Alma-
Mater NED and Pakistan.
So we not only have the Alumni base mobilized as an
entity eager to perform, we have established what
needs to be done and we have a plan on how these
objectives are accomplished. The goals are tri-fold.
Here in North America promote, facilitate and
support the amalgamation of Alumni to enrich
the lives of fellow Alumni and to better the
communities we live in.

Secondly, NEDIAN-NA has been engaged in
communication with NED to come up with plans
of how the NEDians of North America can
contribute towards the betterment of NED.
And, finally, our hearts ache at the sad state of
affairs in the old country, the motherland. Are
we going to allow the status quo to continue, are
we going to let this bleeding to go on, or are we
going to do something about it?
A study of the History of Indo-Pakistan shows how a
group of Alumni shaped history and initiated the
movement that ultimately changed the picture of the
sub-continent, accomplishing the creation of Pakistan.
The students and alumni of the Aligarh Muslim
University did it for us. We have to pay it forward.
Taking inspiration from our grandfathers and great
grandfathers, it is incumbent upon us, the NEDians to
step up to the proverbial plate and go to bat for the
future generations of Pakistan.
Just as NEDians, we have accomplished more than we
thought we could, coming together as Alumni, we can
do a lot more than we realize we can for NED and for
Pakistan.
Build a Better NED, Build a Better Pakistan
NEDians for NED, NEDians for Pakistan
NED Alumni Association of
Washington, DC (NEDA-DC) thank
for his generous sponsorship
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NED, O NED!
NED University of Engineering and Technology
Karachi, Pakistan
A Profile
Dr. Sarosh Lodi
Dean, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Brief History
The NED University of Engineering & Technology is the
oldest engineering institution in Pakistan. Though the
University was established in March 1977 as an upgrade
of NED Government Engineering College, Karachi, the
College itself was founded in 1921. Starting with an
enrolment of 50 students in Civil Engineering more than
nine decades ago, the student population
(undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate) in the
three campuses today is now approximately 8,000.
NED was initially founded as the Prince of Wales
Engineering College in 1921 as a commemoration of the
Princes visit to the city in that year. The school was
funded through the donations of the citizens of Karachi.
The College was renamed as the NED Engineering
College in 1924 in memory of Mr. Nadirshaw Edulji
Dinshaw, a well-known philanthropist, whose heirs
made substantial donations for the development of the
College.
After the creation of Pakistan, the Government of the
Province of Sindh took over the management of the
college and renamed it as the NED Government
Engineering College. Before it was granted the status of
a full university, NED was affiliated with the University
of Bombay (inception-1947), University of Sindh (1947-
51), and University of Karachi (1951-77).
The University presently offers undergraduate
programs in 23 engineering disciplines, as well as in
Architecture and Information Technology. The
University also offers 29 graduate programs; this
number is also increasing each year.
Research Productivity
Since 2002, the faculty at NED University has been
highly active in research. Establishment of the Higher
Education Commission has facilitated in developing
research infrastructure; more than Rs. 3 billion have
been invested in establishing laboratories throughout
the University.
Faculty Strength
There are currently 102 Professors, 176 Associate
Professors, 514 Assistant Professors and 1,205
Lecturers teaching at NED University of Engineering and
Technology.
Faculty Development
NED University has a comprehensive faculty
development program, which has enabled the
University to intensify and broaden its research
programs. Since 1999, more than 200 faculty members
have benefitted from this program; and currently more
than 100 faculty members are pursuing MS and PhD
degree programs in USA, Germany, UK, Sweden,
Finland, Australia, China, Malaysia and Korea.
Research Publications of NED University
The faculty and students have published more than
3,000 journal articles, research reports, and books.
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Professional Development and Outreach
With the rapid advance of technology, it is vital to
continue the education of professionals in the
workforce. To cater to the educational and
professional training needs of professionals in the
industry, NED University established the NED Academy
(formerly the Centre for Continuing Engineering
Education) in 1998.
The NED Academy develops and conducts short courses
in Engineering, IT and Management to provide
continuing education courses for engineers and
professionals to prepare them for wider responsibilities
and to enhance their productivity and creativity.
International Collaboration and Connections
NED University is part of numerous international
research projects. The total worth of its international
research collaboration is estimated at well over
US$ 3 million.
NED University has awarded 9 PhD degrees so far and
another 15 PhD scholars are enrolled in different
department of the University. With adequate financial
support provided by the University Research Fund,
MOST and Oman IT Endowments, HEC and other
collaborative research projects this number is
expending.

In 2009, NED became the first university in Pakistan to
participate in the European Unions Erasmus Mundus
Mobility Program. The Erasmus Program provides
opportunities to NED University students, alumni and
faculty members to study and conduct research at
leading European universities.
Research Infrastructure
The NED University of Engineering & Technology is
proud to possess a well-equipped and fully
computerized Central Library. It is the locus for
imparting in-depth and up-to-date knowledge in the
related technical and research fields. The Central
Library devotes considerable efforts and resources to
the development of an outstanding library collection to
meet the needs of the students, teachers and
researchers and serves as the regional reference library
of engineering & technology.
The library collection includes general circulation books,
reference books, encyclopedias, handbooks,
periodicals, research journals, government and archive
documents, microfilms, microfiches, audio / video
cassettes, CD-ROM databases and software. The library
offers specialized services in the University campus
utilizing computerized retrieval of bibliographic
databases containing references to thousands of
articles, books, proceedings, technical reports and
statistics.
The NED University Information Technology
Department, since its establishment in 1999, has played
a pivotal role in developing Universitys IT infrastructure
providing robust internet facility to its users within and
outside the campus. Equipped with the state of the art
equipment, backed by the fiber optic core network the
Information Technology Department acts as the IT hub
providing the standard Internet, Network Operation
Control and Support services round the clock.
Continuing the expedition of producing the best in the
country, the Department also hosts corporate training
for its faculty and staff along with the video
conferencing facility enabling its faculty and students to
join the rest of the engineering and technological hubs
of the world.
NED is the first higher education public sector
engineering institution in Pakistan that realized the
importance of quality management and procedures in
engineering education. With this vision, NED University
opted for ISO-9001 certification in 1998 and was
certified in 2002. NED University is about to complete a
decade of providing engineering education, following
rigorous standardized quality management procedures,
to meet the satisfaction of their customers (i.e.
students in particular and industry in general).
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You Made A Difference
Thank you, Sir.
Professor Mohammad Nauman: An institution within an institution
(1951-2009)
Dr. Safwan Shah, EE 1985
CEO and Founder of PayActiv, Inc.

The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not
whether there is a god or not. Eric Hoffer, American Social Writer
Years ago at the Sakhi Hasan graveyard in Karachi, I
overheard a dervish repeatedly saying, Some people
buried here are not dead. I inquired, So, are they
living inside the graves? The dervish angrily
responded, If a person has brought good to ten people
and those ten people bring good to another ten people,
then the original person doesnt die, he continues to
live through others. We live through our actions and
deeds, only the flesh dies, the deeds multiply forever.
Do good and live forever; do bad and be reviled
forever.
Professor Nauman is an example of someone who
made such a huge social impact that he will continue to
live for generations. Not only was he a revered teacher
to thousands of his students, but he also propagated a
sense of social responsibility and deep compassion in
those he met and knew. There were always a few
compelling causes that he was applying his time, energy
and indefatigable spirit towards. Often these projects
involved using technology to help the poor and
disenfranchised; but more commonly, these projects
involved acts of support for social uplift in the city of
Karachi. I remember spending hours with Professor
Nauman in the mid 1980s when he was helping the
Edhi foundation deploy a communication infrastructure
to help the ambulances get to the needy.
We often talked about the foundations of political
thought, mass movements, progress and repression,
the future of Pakistan and the rising tide of intolerance
and fundamentalism. Professor Nauman had an
amazing ability to separate the superficial from the real.
A true progressive and an enlightened leftist, Professor
Nauman was an institution inside an institution. He
was the soul of NED University.
My last meeting with Nauman Sahib was in March
2009. After spending a few minutes in his extremely
modest home in faculty housing, where he also took
care of an ailing relative, we walked around the NED
campus. I vividly remember that day because for the
first time I noticed Nauman Sahib was a little impatient,
almost angry, as if time was running out and much work
had yet to be done. I carefully asked him if all was well,
he responded in his amazingly gentle way, Are you
hopeful that things will get better? Not knowing what
else to say, I responded, Sir, with you around to inspire
us, hope remains alive. He smiled. A few months
later, in November 2009, Nauman Sahib passed away.
It was like losing dearly very close relative.
Today, Professor Nauman lives and shines brightly in
the hearts, minds and actions of his many students and
colleagues. The Nauman Social Responsibility Initiative
(NSRI), operated by Koshish Foundation, continues to
sponsor NED students and in a small way keep the spirit
of Professor Nauman alive.
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You Made A Difference
My Most Unforgettable Character
Qamar Kazmi, BE Civil, 1976
Of course, I am borrowing this title from the Readers
Digest, but also from my friend, Saif Ahmed Saeed (CE,
1976), especially as it relates to Mr. A.K.M. Rasheed,
who taught us Soil Mechanics in the third year and was
my groups external advisor for the final year project.
Saif has often said that Rasheed Sahib, or AKM, as he
was sometimes referred to by us, was the Most
Unforgettable Character he had met.
When I decided to write about Rasheed Sahib, I
reached out to friends and his former students for
comments that I could share with you. In addition to
Saif, a number of them shared their memories of this
great man: Abdul Moid and Rukhsana (Rahman)
Rahooja (both CE, 1976); and Qamar Hanafi (ME, 1982).
When he came to teach us, Rasheed Sahib was the
Chief Engineer at Haydari Boring and Piling Company. I
remember his first class when he walked in his usual
brisk manner, smiling, and took us by a storm! One of
the first things he told us was If you are concerned
about how you will do in this class, dont worry. I
assure you that the whole class will score at least first
class [more than 60 percent] marks. How much more?
That will depend on you.
Rasheed Sahib had a phenomenal memory. Not once
did he walk into the class with a set of notes or books!
He engaged his students by his animated lectures which
for some of us became the reason to pursue careers in
geotechnical engineering. Several years after NED, one
friend told me that he met Rasheed Sahib after a
number of years and Rasheed Sahib picked up their
conversation from the last time they had met!
There was not a single student in our class whom
Rasheed Sahib had not paid a visit outside of the class
room whether at their own home, a friends home, or
in their hostel rooms. When your teacher takes that
much interest in you, it is difficult not to become
interested in the subject he is teaching.
Some excerpts from those who shared their memories
of Rasheed Sahib follow:
AKM called my Chacha Abdul Karim and asked for his
permission to meet him in the capacity of my teacher.
Chacha was immediately swept off his feet by AKM who
had come to meet him at our family home From then
onwards, AKM and Chacha Abdul
Karim became buddies!! I
moved to England in 1976 after
completion of my BE to join my
parents there and was surprised to learn that AKM and
Chacha remained in touch. May Allah bless their souls
in heavenly abodes. AMEEN!
I will never forget the day when I was very cross with a
friend I was working with and was ready to tell him
what I thought of him, when Rasheed Sahib stopped me
and drove to meet me just to tell me that even though I
am right, I am old enough to learn to close the door
and not slam it when leaving after having a difference
of opinion with someone.
One thing which impressed me so much was his care,
not only about us but our family as well. I remember
the day when my father died and he came to know
about it. I did not ask for any financial help to foot my
father's hospital bill. When I joined the office after two
or three days, Rasheed Sahib went to Seth Ghaffar (the
then- MD of Haydari) and brought a check of Rs 5,000
and told me that this money is for the medical expenses
of my father while he was in hospital.
He was a teacher, a great friend, and a father to us. I
worked for him for a number of years. He used to guide
us and give us work according to the family situation we
were in. Not many bosses know this trick. I still get
tears whenever I think of Rasheed Sahib. We can never
repay for what he did for us.
During college days AKM had given me permission to
call him late in the night if I had a problem with my
studies. It was usual of me to call him at 12 midnight or
even as late as one in the morning. After he got
married, I was hesitant to call him late. He asked me
why I had stopped calling. When I explained, he
answered in his inimitable style: You are being
unnecessarily kind to me. You see I am an unorthodox
person...so you can call me just like before I got
married...
It may be a clich but it is so true for Rasheed Sahib:
Hazaaron saaal nargis apni bay-noori pay roti hai
Bari mushkil say hota hai chaman mai.n deedawar paida
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You Made A Difference
An Inspiring Teacher Zafar Razzak
Anas Hashmi, BE (Civil) 1994

It is often said that if parents give their children a good
foundation, they will grow up to be happy, well-adjusted
adults. While this cannot be disputed, it can also be said
that a good foundation is built upon by the teachers we
were lucky enough to have in our lives who contributed in
molding us into what we are today. A teacher has great
opportunities to inspire a student; not only to achieve but
more importantly, to dream of the many.
Many of us can reflect on our educational experiences
and think of few teachers that truly made
a difference in our lives. It may have been
a teacher who supported us at a
challenging time, a teacher who inspired
us, or maybe a teacher who instilled a
hope of a possibility we had not
considered.
Zafar Razzak, was one of those teachers.
He left a lifelong impression on me with
his approach to life and teaching. He
made me realize that nothing is difficult
and it only depends how it is presented to you. He
brought his passion for teaching and his sincere
commitment to the class every day. He had great
expectations for every student in his class and
motivated each of us to meet those expectations. His
support, encouragement and smile were always there.
I started my classes in Civil Engineering Department at
NED University in hot summer days of July in 1989. Like
every academic year, I found some of the courses
interesting and easy while others appeared as if they
were not for me. One of those was the Statics portion
of Engineering Mechanics. From the very first class, I
believed that if I was able to get passing grades in that
class, I should consider myself more than lucky. The
only thing I understood in that first class was that the
book we are going to use for this was written by a
pioneer of modern Engineering Mechanics: Timoshinko.
The next few classes were not much different. Each
class left me uninspired; and disconnected me more
from the subject than before. I found that I was not the
only one; the whole class felt the same.
After about a month into the classes, the professor
stopped the lectures and we discovered that he would
not continue. Our new teacher for the subject would
be Zafar Razzak. His very first class made me feel that
there was something special about this person. The
concepts which were unimaginable to grasp started to
make sense. In a matter of days, the subject became
one of the favorites of the entire class. Everyone
started working hard with an ever-increasing interest.
Before the final viva exams, I was with him when a
group of my fellow students came to his office. One of
the clarifications they sought was: would
he ask us questions blowing us off or would
the viva have questions which could be
answered? He replied, I feel that these
exams are to see how much a student
knows and not to find out how much they
do not know. So I am not going to start
from the end but will start from the
beginning to go as far as you can take me.
He added that even a person who has
studied and taught this very course for
years can stumble with questions if
someone really wants to do that.
The most effective educators truly dedicate themselves
to the job. They celebrate student successes, show
compassion when they are struggling, tell stories from
their own lives, share their unique quirks, and aren't
afraid to be imperfectly human in front of their
students. These teachers are a special and a rare breed
who play a multitude of different roles in a given day
with fluidity and grace, while remaining true to
themselves that is how Zafar Razzak was. Though he
himself was a gold medalist of his class, he understood
the needs of all his students and reached to the level of
each individual to help them connect and be effective.
He was only in his mid 40s when he left this world on
November 18, 2007. Though he is no longer amongst
us, the hope and inspiration he created is alive in his
students wherever they are. The intellectual curiosity
and occasional merriment that characterized his classes
will be missed by students at NED University. He will
always live in the memories of the pupils hearts he has
touched in his short stay in this world.
May Allah bless him and give him place in Jannah.
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You Made A Difference
Suhail Akbar, BE (Computer Engineering) 1993
men
.
tor: a wise and trusted counselor or teacher (American Heritage Dictionary)
The first day of classes at any university is hectic; mine
was no different at the NED University. It was a bright
sunny day back in 1988. Unaccustomed classroom,
strange faces, unfamiliar corridors and new teachers--
newness was the order of the day. Teachers would
enter the classroom, briefly introduce themselves,
deliver their lectures, and would leave. Third or fourth
teacher to enter the room was somewhat different.
Different because, first, the teacher was a woman: slim,
tall, young and graceful; second, she was very confident
and quickly had the whole class (including the
backbenchers) under full control; and, third, her lecture
was well-prepared and excellently delivered.
Yes, that teacher was Madam Neelofur Master.
Madam Neelofur Master taught us Chemistry and
taught it really well. Outside the class, Madam
educated us and did so
subtly, without the
students even realizing
it. Many students used
to visit her office. She
would patiently listen,
advise, and, if appropriate, would get involved to make
things easy for the student. I was a first-hand witness
to her amazing counseling skills. Madam Neelofur was
the true embodiment of the word mentor.
Since 1981, Madam Neelofur Master has been serving
my - and her- beloved NED University, and continues to
profoundly influence young minds. Currently, she is the
Acting Dean of Bio-Medical Engineering.
Without a doubt she is a change-maker in the society
we all care so deeply about.


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NEDIANS FOR A BETTER WORLD

OBAT Helpers

Started and being managed by Anwar Akmal Khan, NEDian, BE Mech, 1982 and his wife Afshan Khan

OBAT Helpers is a non-profit, 501(C) 3 organization
committed to providing aid, support, education and
economic empowerment to the unfortunate, displaced
forgotten population residing in camps in Bangladesh.
Commonly known as stranded Pakistanis, they have
been suffering silently in the countless slums or
makeshift camps scattered across Bangladesh, for the
past 40 years. They are unclaimed by both the
governments of Bangladesh and Pakistan. Altogether,
there are about 300,000 people languishing in sixty-six
makeshift camps in extremely poor conditions. They are
a population living in abject poverty with no access to
basic amenities or sanitation facilities.
These people in the camps have no access to clean
water and live on less than a dollar a day; they live in
tiny tin and bamboo huts; their children dont go to
school so that they can help their parents make a living;
they suffer from infectious diseases and malnutrition;
and the living conditions are unsanitary and shameful.
These people need immediate help. OBAT has
established schools, health clinics, tutoring and
computer training centres and most importantly, a self-
empowerment program. The underlying goal here is to
improve the lives of these unfortunate people and to
replace the misery in their lives with happiness, hope
and self-worth.
OBATs mission is to work for the welfare, support and
rehabilitation of indigent, stateless and displaced
people. The primary focus is to alleviate the suffering of
thousands of stateless people stranded in refugee
camps. The goal is to provide them with better living
conditions, education and economic empowerment.

Currently, the target is to build and provide basic
amenities and decent living conditions for the camp
dwellers. Education and economic empowerment are
the areas of focus. The emphasis is on providing them
with tools to help themselves and their fellow beings in
the community, in the most effective manner. The
philosophy is that a judicious and strategic mix of aid,
education and vocational training and self-
empowerment initiatives will help achieve this goal.
OBAT Helpers is incorporated as a non-profit, non-
religious, and non-political organization in the state of
Indiana, to address this predicament. It is solely
dependent upon donations and volunteer support to
carry out its programs and activities.
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NEDIANS FOR A BETTER WORLD
THE SET SCHOOL
A school project started and operated by an NEDian Syed Niaz Hussain, BE Civil, 1983
The SET School, started in 1998, is run by the Saran
Educational Trust in Karachi, Pakistan. It aims to provide
quality education at the cost that is affordable by most
segments of the society, particularly the less-privileged.
The School has two
campuses, one for
elementary and
primary classes
and the other for
secondary classes.
The school boasts
two libraries, two
computes labs and
a science lab.
The SET school
currently has 360
students on the roll. The fee structure is 25 to 50
percent lower than other private schools. Additionally, a
subsidy of 30 percent is given to needy students. Sixty
percent of the students at SET School benefit from the
subsidized fee structure. Half of the schools expenses
are met from the tuition fee collected from the students
and the other half is met from the donations given by
several philanthropists. Throughout the school year,
students take part in co-curricular activities, including
excursions, inter-school competitions, and sports events.
The school is registered by the Board of Secondary
Education, Karachi. Since
registration, three batches
have graduated from the
school and passed their
matriculation examination
with good grades. The school
alumni have been able to
enter renowned colleges of
Karachi such as Adamjee
Collage, Delhi Collage, Sir Syed
Girl's Collage, and Bahria
Collage. Students from the
first batch are now studying at
premiere universities such as NED University of
Engineering & Technology and Baqai Medical University.
For future expansion of the school two plots were
purchased in 2009. Construction on one plot started in
November 2011. The construction of three blocks is near
completion, while construction of the remaining building
is scheduled to be completed in 2013 and 2014.

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NEDIANS FOR A BETTER WORLD

THE KOSHISH FOUNDATION
A group started and being managed by a group of Silicon Valley NEDians

Koshish Foundation (www.koshish.org) is a nonprofit
registered in the state of California. It is a group of
NEDians who believe in giving back to the institutions
and communities they have benefited from. Koshish is
a 100% volunteer organization, members contribute
their time and money to support all its activities.
Koshishs area of focus is education. It is creating
channels of technology and knowledge transfer
between countries and raising the level of education in
less privileged parts of the world. In this regard, Project
Learntive (www.learntive.org) was started under the
umbrella of Koshish
Foundation. Learntive is
an education-focused
initiative launched across
Sindh with the belief that
students should not fall
behind because of fewer
learning opportunities.
Learntive produces high
quality educational
videos (DVDs and online) for science subjects
(curriculum) taught in Sindh schools and makes them
available to students free of charge. Koshish also
provides full 4-year scholarships to 100 deserving
students of NED University of Engineering and
Technology. Its a $130,000 commitment by Koshish
members started from March 2012.
Another major project of Koshish is Nauman Social
Responsibility Initiative (NSRI). Named in the memory
of the late Professor Mohammad Nauman of the
Electrical Engg Department at NED, it inculcates social
responsibility in NED students and empowers them to
bring a positive change in the
society. NED students form teams,
submit proposals, win funding,
work on their social change
projects throughout the year and
get recognized for their hard work
at the end of the year. NSRI is an
$80,000 commitment from Koshish
volunteers and has been running
at NED since 2010.
Project Learntive
NED Alumni Association of
Washington, DC (NEDA-DC) thank
Mr. Zaheer Sharaf
for his generous sponsorship
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NEDIANS FOR A BETTER WORLD
THE ALI ACADEMY
A school project started by an NEDian, Arjumand Zaidi, BE Civil, 1989

Dr. Arjumand Zehra Zaidi and her team of dedicated
volunteers operate Ali Academy in a suburb of Karachi,
Pakistan. It is a pilot project focused on bringing social
reform as well as education to the kids who live in
make-shift shelters along the roads and have no access
to education. Without education, most of these kids
will spend their entire lives in poverty and will be forced
into odd jobs at an early age, never really living or
enjoying their childhood.
Ali Academy has dedicated its efforts to bring hope into
the lives of these kids and give them a chance for a
better future. Dr. Zaidi and her family have a dedicated
the upper floor of their house for the school. It is a
relatively small school with only one class room of
about 30 kids ranging from 4 to 10 years of age. Each
child at Ali Academy is provided with a school bag, pair
of clothes, art and school supplies. Kids at Ali Academy
study math, reading and writing, English, Urdu, and
Arts. The objective of Ali Academy is to educate these
kids enough so that they can hopefully join a
mainstream school.
NED Alumni Association of Washington, DC
(NEDA-DC) thank
for their generous sponsorship
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FEATURED SPEAKER
Syed Aftab H. Rizvi
Founder & Former CEO
Continental Associates


After working for Gammons on major projects in Karachi
(Steel Mills, Port Qasim, etc), in 1980, Aftab established and
successfully ran Continental Associates, an Engineering and
Contracting Firm, working on projects like the Saindak
Copper Gold Project. In 1998 he migrated to Canada, to
escape sectarian persecution in Pakistan. In Canada, he has
set up a successful Development and Construction Business
in the Greater Toronto area with international operations.
Aftab was very active in extra-curricular student activities
during his student life. He was the Literary and Debating
Secretary of NED Students Union, 1975-76; he also
represented NED in debates and over the years won
numerous trophies and awards. He has been a regular
columnist in different news papers since his student days,
and still writes weekly for Akhbaar-e-Pakistan and quite
often for the Daily Jang.
He was a regular anchor of Pakistan Television talk and news shows for almost 25 years, including live coverage
of two elections in Pakistan. He currently runs a TV show with Rogers TV titled "Weekend with Aftab".
Aftab is an intellectual, satirist, a humorist, a short story writer, a columnist and a featured / keynote speaker
in different workshops, sessions and cultural and political events in Pakistani Communities in Canada and USA.
He lives in the Greater Toronto area, in Aurora, with his wife Sofia (formerly Sofia Jamali, NED Civil, 1978) and
they have three daughters (all are married), a son, and three grandchildren.

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Dr. Safwan Shah, (EE, 1985)

No! Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.
- Yoda, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

To be admired by everyone that knows you and respected
by the ones that you have differences with is no small feat.
Very few people can claim an honor so powerful. It is my
privilege to know such a person Syed Mehdi Kamal our
friend, Kamal Bhai.
A few weeks ago, when asked to put together a few words
about Kamal Bhai, I agreed instantly. It should take me
only a few minutes, I thought. Well, it didnt quite turn
out that way. Every time I started writing, words escaped
me. This happened several times and then I gave up,
dreading that I wont be able to keep my promise, until I
went to Karachi and met some old friends and talked to
them about Kamal Bhai.
One conversation went like this:
Me: Yaar, Kamal Bhai yaad hein?
Friend (smiling): How can one forget him?
Me: What do you mean?
Friend: Yaar, acha aadmi tha. Kahan hai aaj kal?
Me: Amreeka mein.
Friend: Hmm. Hamari qismat hi kharab hai.
Not satisfied with this conversation, I decided to have this
conversation differently and with more specifics with
another friend:
Me: Yaar, Kamal Bhai yaad hein?
Friend: Unko kaun bhool sakta hai.
Me: Kyon, un mein kiya khaas baat thee?
Friend (thinking): Yaar, hamisha behtri karney ki
sochta tha.
Me: kiya matlab?
Friend: (Describes a personal story of how Kamal Bhai had
helped him.)
Still not getting anywhere, I decided to start calling other
friends and asked them about Kamal Bhai. After a dozen
calls, the net result Kamal Bhai has no glaring faults and
flaws, he is a good man, he went out of the way to help
me (a common theme). Seems impossible, but that is
what I heard from everyone I called. Just to make sure, I
also asked about other people and usually the responses
about them were dismissive when compared to Kamal
Bhai.
So, what is it that makes Kamal Bhai revered and
respected by almost everyone? Speaking for myself, it is
his complete sincerity and earnestness. His selfless
outlook and never judge anyone attitude. His
compassion for the weak is astounding and I often think
that if he hadnt become an engineer he could have
become a mystic or a social worker like Edhi or Ansar
Burney.
So many times I remember him talking about the less
privileged and figuring ways to help them through
scholarships and other support. As I think more, one other
aspect of his personality that stands out is that he never
looked for anything in return. So what does this make
him?
Whereas most of us are transactional: do this for me and I
will do that for you; give this to me and I will give you that;
Kamal Bhai just did. For me, Kamal Bhai is the most
transformative figure that I know. He makes you feel
better, do better, be better, do more, be more and he
has been doing it for the 30 years that I have known him.
May Kamal Bhai continue to share his amazing gift.


(Safwan Shah knows Kamal Bhai since 1980. Over the course of these 30 years, he has kept in touch with Kamal Bhai
as a friend and respected him as a mentor. Safwan privately calls Kamal Bhai a Jedi warrior and believes that Yoda is
actually Kamal Bhai. Much thanks to Rashid Ali Baig for his input.)

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Blessed are those who Give
And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue;
through the hands of such as these God speaks, and from behind their eyes He smiles upon the earth Kahlil Gibran
Platinum Plus Sponsors
Safwan Shah
CEO and Founder, PayActiv, Inc.
Safwan Shah is the CEO and Founder of PayActiv, Inc. He is a lecturer in Haas School of
Business at University of California, Berkeley, a venture partner at Melbourne based
Adventure Capital Pty Ltd., a board member of Techlogix, a leading software and
services company, an advisor and investor in several Silicon Valley startups.
Safwan founded Infonox, a market leader in payments, underwriting and transaction
services for banks, casinos, retail and money transfer businesses. Under Safwans
leadership, Infonox annually served over 100 million consumers and settled over $20 billion worth of transactions.
In 2009, Infonox was acquired by NYSE:TSYS. Prior to that, Safwan held research positions at BioServe Space
Technologies (a NASA center for commercial development of space), where a number of his experiments were part
of US space shuttle missions.
Safwan has a BS (EE) from NED University of Engineering & Technology and MS and PhD degrees from the University
of Colorado at Boulder. He is a graduate of Stanford Executive Program (SEP) from Graduate School of Business,
Stanford University. Safwan is a patron of the Charter Hill Society and is included in the University of California's
honor roll of major donors.
At NED 2010 Chicago, 6
th
International Alumni Convention in Chicago, Safwan was awarded the Pride of
Performance for his dedication, commitment and contributions to the NED Alumni cause.
Nadeem Yunus
CEO, Quantum Global Communication Inc.

Nadeem Yunus is an entrepreneur, an innovator, a team leader and a successful
businessman. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Quantum Global Communication
Inc., a US-based company. Under his leadership, in a short span of time the
company has developed a most innovative MVoip application (Kite) which is one of
its kind in the field of Telecommunication. The application will soon be launched all
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around the world. His group also runs a MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) in UK by the name of Kite Mobile
which has achieved a total of 50,000 customers in the span of six months. The company will be starting the Kite
Mobile operations in the USA shortly. Apart from Quantum, Nadeem is also engaged in International Voice, a
whole sale business that does around 2 billion International minutes per annum. The company connects more than
100 International carriers.
Yunus is also the Chief Operating Officer of Redtone Telecommunications Pakistan, a Licensed Long Distance Voice
and Data company in Pakistan. Under his guidance, Redtone has achieved the status of the third largest LDI
operator in Pakistan bringing in more than 3 billion minutes per annum.
For the first time in Pakistan, Redtone, in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Government, will launch Satellite
Internet Broad Band services. Through this revolutionary technology and with the help of the International and
Government sponsored Service Fund for Telecommunication, his company aims to serve free Internet services to
20,000 villages across the country. His dedication and determination has made it possible for him to achieve
something as massive as providing internet services at the grass root level in Pakistan.
Under his leadership, his Dubai-based company, Steelman, has completed many prestigious projects in UAE but the
most significant is the installation of the latest security, public address, and telecommunications systems in 40
stations of the Dubai Metro Project.
Yunus obtained his Bachelor of Sciences in Electrical Engineering from NED University of Engineering & Technology.
Nadeem lives in Karachi, Pakistan.

Syed W. Haider, P.E.
President, HAIDER ENGINEERING, P.C.
Mr. Syed W. Haider is a Professional Engineer, licensed in the State of New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut. He completed his undergradute degree from NED University of
Engineering & Technolgy, Karachi, Pakistan in 1982. He came to the United States in
January 1985 as a student with the aim to get higher education. He got his Master's degree
in Structural Engineering from City College, City University of New York. After completing
his masters in the spring of 1986, he worked with various consulting firms to enhance his
experience. He worked as a Project Manager and a Resident Engineer on various projects
in New York State, New York City and the State of New Jersey for different government agencies.
In August 1989, he became a Licensed Professional Engineer from the State of New York and in October, 1990 he
founded his own consulting firm as a sole proprieter. Since then, the firm has gradually grown and established as
one of the top mid-sized engineering firms in the New York metropolitan area. It became a Corporation in July
1998. He has over 20 years of experience in the construction industry as a Professional Engineer.
As the Principal of Haider Engineering, P.C., he has been managing a staff of about 75 people and serving many
government agencies in the metropolitan area. He has also dedicated his services to the private sector and is
available for consultation.
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Platinum Sponsors
Husam Ahmad
Chairman and Co-Founder, HAKS

Husaam Ahmad is Chairman and Co-Founder of HAKS. The firm was established as a
partnership in 1991 and was incorporated in 1994. Since its inception, HAKS has
grown steadily into a leading, mid-sized consultant in the New York Metropolitan area
with a multi-disciplined staff of over 500 employees. Under his leadership, the firm
has established a reputation for providing all of his clients with the highest quality of
engineering, architectural and construction management services, and completing all
assignments on schedule, within budget and without comprising quality or function. Mr. Ahmad is responsible for
planning, directing and evaluating the operations of HAKS' eight offices.
Hussam has served as the Principal-in-Charge of the company's major projects in construction management,
engineering, architecture, land surveying and materials testing. He has over 30 years of diversified experience in
design and construction supervision of bridges, roads, and buildings. Mr. Ahmad plays a lead role as a Board
member in numerous professional organizations, such as the Concrete Industry Board, the American Council of
Engineering Companies; the New York Building Congress; The Municipal Engineers of the City of New York; South
Asian American Association, Inc.; and The Society of Indo-American Engineers, among others. Most recently, he was
recognized as leading one of the nations fastest growing firms in a Hot Firm interview in The Zweig Letter. Mr.
Ahmad lives in Forest Hills, Queens, New York with his loving wife and four beautiful children.

Sarwat Izhar, P.E.
President & Co-founder of SI Engineering, PC

Ms. Sarwat Izhar is President and Co-founder of SI Engineering, P.C. (SIE). She is a
licensed Professional Engineer practicing in the states of New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut, Virginia and Washington, DC. She obtained her Masters degree in
the field of Transportation Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology
(NJIT) in 1995. She is a proud graduate of NED University of Engineering &
Technology in the field of Civil Engineering, 1989. SIE was established in 2003. In
the last nine years, SIE has built its reputation and stands strong with more than 40
full-time employees providing multi-disciplinary engineering services in the fields of Structural, Civil/Highway,
Traffic/Transportation Engineering, Lighting Design and Construction Management and Inspection.

Sarwat has 21 years of experience in the field of Traffic/Transportation Engineering and Lighting Design. She serves
as a Principal-in-Charge on all major design projects for the firm. She guides the growth of the firm and performs
QA/QC for all design projects which contributes significantly towards the overall success of the firm. Under her
leadership, SIE has developed into a reputable firm. Sarwats focus is on providing the highest quality consulting
engineering services and building a long-term relationship with all clients. She feels very proud to contribute
towards building a better future by leading a firm that has technical diversity, winning spirit and the desire to
satisfy its clients. She keeps up with fast growing technology and professional advancement through her
membership of various professional societies in the NYC Metropolitan area and in the state of New Jersey. She lives
in Livingston, New Jersey with her husband, Izhar, and their two sons, Raim and Aalin.
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Muhammad Izhar, P.E.
Principal & Co-founder of SI Engineering, PC

Muhammad Izhar is a Principal and Co-founder of SI Engineering, P.C. (SIE). He is
a licensed Professional Engineer practicing in the states of New York and New
Jersey. Mr. Izhar earned a Masters degree in the field of Construction
Management from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in 1989 and a
Bachelor of Civil Engineering from NED in 1986 in the field. Since its founding in
2003, SIE has grown steadily each year, having more than 40-full time employees
providing multi-disciplinary engineering services in the fields of Structural,
Civil/Highway, Traffic/Transportation Engineering, Lighting Design and Construction Management and Inspection.
Mr. Izhar has 25 years of diversified experience in the design and construction of bridges, roadways, facilities and
buildings. He leads the construction management and inspection department of the firm and serves as a principal-
In-charge on all major CI/CM projects. He provides the QA/QC expertise for each project he leads which contributes
significantly towards the overall success of the firm. His leading role in the leadership of SIE is continuously
strengthening the firm to stand strong especially in the competitive market of NYC. His efforts are towards
providing the highest quality consulting engineering services and building a long-term relationship with all clients.
SIE have proudly completed as well as currently working on various large and small sizes of projects of its various
clients. Muhammad Izhar is a member of various professional societies in the NYC Metropolitan area and in the
state of New Jersey. He lives in Livingston, New Jersey with his wife, Sarwat, and their two sons, Raim and Aalin.

Abul Islam
Founder and President, AI Engineers, Inc.

Mr. Islam is the founder and President/CEO of AI Engineers, Inc., a 100-person
consulting engineering/construction management firm providing services in
transportation, transit, bridges, highway, civil engineering and buildings including
high performance building projects of various magnitudes. Currently, the firm
operates from its corporate facility in Middletown, CT with regional offices in New
York, NY; Albany, NY; Boston, MA; Cranston, RI and Richmond, VA.
With over 29 years of diversified experience in managing large and complex
engineering projects, Mr. Islam leads project teams to attain top performance by focusing on managerial, financial
and communication skills. He is a strong advocate of sustainability in all infrastructure design, construction and
maintenance projects. He believes in restoring vibrancy in urban centers by investing in physical infrastructure,
including transportation/transit projects.
Mr. Islam also believes in improving the quality of education from grades K-12, and community colleges for further
economic development of our urban centers. Towards this goal, he is very active in Connecticut, particularly in the
City of Hartford. He is a member of the Advisory Board for the Hartford Public Schools, Academy of Engineering and
Green Technology, the Board of Directors for Capital Community College and the Civil Engineering Industrial
Advisory Board for Central Connecticut State University.
Mr. Islam is also the owner/developer of a new green 200,000 SF retail/commercial and residential tower in
Hartford, CT, seeking LEED certification as per the US Green Building Council Rating System.
Mr. Islam and his wife, Rubina, co-founder of AI Engineers, live in Glastonbury, Connecticut with their two children.
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Saleem Khan
President, Perkan Concrete

Saleem Khan is a 1984 graduate from the NED University of Engineering and technology. He is the president of
Perkan Concrete Corp, which has been serving the tri-state area since 1992. Perkan specializes in heavy earth
construction, cast in place concrete for commercial foundation and building superstructures, for new building
construction, building alteration, site work, storm drainage work, athletic fields and ADA accessibility compliance.
Perkan has vast experience in working with a broad range of public agencies and private clients. Perkan has an
office staff of well-qualified, trained and experienced Estimators, Project Managers, Architects, and support staff.
To complement the office staff, Perkan has a very experienced field staff ready to undertake complex construction
assignments. Perkan owns all equipment required to run its operations, including excavators, cranes, trucks, etc.

Khalid Mallick
President, Techno Consult Inc

As President of Techno Consult Inc., Mr. Khalid Mallick is the head of the
firms financial management, business development, and client relations.
He is also responsible for overall management of professional services,
and performance of project budgets, schedules, and quality control. Mr.
Mallick is a Registered Professional Engineer, and holds a Masters Degree
in Construction Management from the New Jersey Institute of
Technology. Prior to establishing Techno Consult Inc. in 1998, Mr. Mallick
worked for over 20 years with several major companies in the region,
including Terminal Construction Corporation, IT Corporation (presently,
Shaw Environmental, Inc.) and Bovis Lend Lease, Inc.
Khalid has a proven track record as a Project Leader who specializes in directing all phases of Construction
Management. He has over 25 years of experience in construction management, estimating and cost control, project
planning and scheduling, and construction supervision, inspection and quality assurance of various heavy
transportation, industrial, and institutional projects, such as Light Rail, Mass Transit, Schools, Parking Facilities, Bus
Terminals, Power Plants, Wastewater Treatment Plants, Water Pollution Control Facilities, Correctional Facilities,
Sports Complex/Stadiums and Research & Development Laboratories.
Some of the signature projects Techno Consult has been or is currently associated with are the construction
management services for the $1.5 billion Newtown Creek WPCP; $1.3 billion CAT/DEL UV Facility Project; $2.5
billion Croton Water Filtration Project; $260 million Wards Island WPCP Project; $150 million Avenue Pumping
Station & Force Main Project; $600 million Hunts Point WPCP Project; $115 million Train Storage Yard, Phase: II, for
NJ Transit; $25 million Kensico Flow Control & Improvement Project; $44 million North River Water Pollution
Control Plant (Contract NR-33 & 34); $160 million Flushing Bay CSO Retention Facility; $14 million Annadale Road
Storm & Sanitary Sewer Lines Project.
Techno Consult was also a part of the consortium providing Design and Construction Management Services for the
$6 billion Trans Hudson Express Tunnel, New Jersey, which was terminated by the Governor of New Jersey.
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Rich Standing
Marketing Manager,
Prosurance/Redeker Group

Prosurance/Redeker Group is a singularly-focused architects & engineers professional
liability insurance specialist with offices in New York and New Jersey.
Prosurance/Redeker Group is able to distinguish ourselves from other insurance
brokers by the level of service it provides along with the experience of its staff in this
specialized line of coverage. Prosurance/Redeker represents more than 1200 design
firms as well as over 30 specialty insurance brokers. Rich Standing joined
Prosurance/Redeker in 2000 and currently services over 350 design firms. Rich is
pleased to have the opportunity to support the NED Convention for the second straight
year. Rich lives in New Jersey with his wife and three young children. He can be
reached at 212-693-1550.
Gold Sponsor
Amir Ulislam
President / Owner Jersey Precast Corp.

Amir Ulislam, P.E., is an alumni of the Civil Engineering class graduating in 1986.
Amir then proceeded to acquire a Masters Degree in structures form Auburn
University in Alabama and an MSCE (Const. Management) from New Jersey
Institute of Technology.
Amir started his professional career as a project engineer with Cris-Tec
Associates in 1988 and moved up to the position of the Chief Engineer for the
company in 1992. During his tenure he worked on a large number of projects including infra-structure, treatment
plants, landfills etc with single project values of up to $ 20 million.
In 1994, Amir joined KiSKA Construction where he was involved in the management of a variety of high profile infra
structure projects in the NY metropolitan area.
Since 1997, Amir has been a principal and President of Jersey Precast, a leading manufacturer of pre-cast and pre-
stressed concrete products in the tri-state area. Salient projects completed by Jersey Precast during this time
include: Earle Naval Weapons Station, Erosion Control for PATH Tunnels, Tappan Zee Bridge Rehabilitation, Tri-boro
Bridge Deck Replacement, I-93 Fast 14 Project. In 2004, Amir acquired Concrete Safety Systems, another
manufacturer of pre-cast concrete products in Pennsylvania, from bankruptcy proceedings. Since then, this
company has re-emerged as a key supplier of pre-cast products for heavy, highway and transportation projects.
Amir as a partner and Director, co-founded Marmonyx (Pvt) Ltd, a state of the art processing factory for marble and
onyx in Karachi. Marmonyx is now the leading exporter of marble and onyx products from Pakistan.
Amir is s a prolific writer and speaker; he represented (and collected victories for) NED in many a debates; was
responsible for several of the publications at NED. Amir was a prominent student leader of his time; he was elected
and successfully served as Publication Secretary of NED, 1983-84
Asma and Amir reside in Neshanic Station, NJ with their children Alina and Zain.
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NEDA-DC

Pilgrimage of an Alumnus the Story of NEDA-DC
Arif Sattar
Director Communications NEDA-DC
When I retrospect to my academic associations - from
St Pauls High School to DJ Science College to NED
University and finally Oklahoma State University in US,
- I have to admit that NED takes the cake and the kitchen
from a life time impact on my personal, professional and
social relationships. I have been in the DC area since
2003 when I moved here from Toronto, Canada to take
an opportunity with a local financial giant. Guess who
played a pivotal role in that life changing event? Yes, it
was an NEDian, Shafqat Mallick, who is like a brother
and friend to me. Shafqat has had also worked for
couple of years on some R&D projects with me in
Pakistan in the early 90s.
As I was settling down, I noticed that the core
ingredients to incubate an NED Alumni forum in DC
metro already existed between VDOT, Fairfax County
in Virginia, a University of Karachi Alumni Association
(UKAA), there was a sizeable number of NEDians who
interacted on a regular basis using personal and social
platforms. I was introduced to this circle mainly by
Waqar Siddiqui, who is still a live wire in these circles.
Though Waqar and I talked many a times about forming
an NEDian group for social interactions and events, we
never pushed the envelope to formalize an organization.
It was not until Fall of 2010, while organizing a UKAA
event honoring Mirza Ghalib, that I was introduced to
Mr. Tanweer Mallick, the key force and architect behind
formation of NED Alumni in DC metro.
The first or the founding meeting was organized at BBQ
Delight, a local restaurant in Manassas Virginia, on
December 4, 2010. Twenty two NEDians, who are also
known as the founding members of NEDA-DC, showed
up and they were very passionate about forming an
alumni organization. At that event I was introduced to
quite a few NEDians, but my blessing was to get re-
introduced to Syed Mehdi Kamal (Civil 82). I cant speak
say enough good things about Kamal bhai; I will need
another article or, more appropriately, a book on to fully
discuss his services to NED and NEDians. Most of you
probably know or have heard of Syed Mehdi Kamal; If
not, please find the time to meet him at the Convention.
you will not regret it.
At the Manassas meeting a small task force was set up
to address mainly three aspects of the organization;
create by-laws, name the organization, and garner more
support. We were to re-group in a couple of months to
formalize a democratic organization. A group of sixty,
mainly 35 NEDians and their families, gathered under
the NEDA-DC name for the first time at Aabshaar
Restaurant, on Jan 29, 2011 - the birth date of NEDA-
DC. The by-laws, which were already published via an e-
group, were approved unanimously by the attendees,
followed by nominations and election of the candidates
for the nine positions forming the first Board of
Directors of NEDA-DC.
Before sharing NEDA-DC activities and the adventures
we have had in the first 21 months of our existence, let
me briefly introduce our mission, goals and
organizational framework. The mission of NEDA-DC is to
build a social platform for NED Alumni and their families
to network locally and to use this platform to promote
and support enhancement of education and image of
Alma Mater, specifically, and of Pakistan, in general.
Locally, NEDA-DCs goal is also to help provide
community integration at our homeland, USA. The
organization itself is structured around four organs
namely: General Assembly, Board of Directors,
Committees, and Charter Members. For details about
these organs and their functions please visit the by-laws
section of our website, www.neda-dc.org.
Development of the by-laws required a lot of thought
and energy as its the foundational document governing
the organization. In this respect, I simply cannot
appreciate in words the efforts of the team consisting of
Mr. Athar Javaid, our respected and fearless chairman;
Mr. Tanweer Mallick, our chief architect; Mr. Kamal
Mehdi, our beacon of humility and empathy; Mr. Arif
Mehmood, who was key to our first by-law amendment
pertaining to creation of a charter council organ; and of
course Mr. Anwar Ansari, our ever curious and
concerned supporter. Last but not the least, I would like
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to recognize the efforts of Dr. Asma Ali, who we fondly
call gem of a find, for not only NEDA-DC but for the
broader Alumni circle in North America. She has been
both a glue and a driving force behind all the NEDA-DC
activities over the past 2 two years from converting 95
% percent of all annual members to life members to her
untiring efforts for this Convention.
The following were activities and events hosted by NEDA DC over the last couple of years:
January , 2011 Birth of NEDA-DC approval of by-laws and first election of the Board of Directors
June, 2011 1st Annual Picnic
September, 2011 1st Eid Milan sponsored by DMY Engineering
October, 2011 1st Professional Development Seminar on Solar Energy by Leosunergy
November, 2011 1st Annual Function with an audience of 200+ people
January, 2012 1st birthday of NEDA-DC and approval of the revised by-laws
April, 2012 2nd Professional Development Seminar on Implantable Devices, presented by Johns Hopkins University
and George Mason University faculty
June, 2012 2nd Annual Picnic
September, 2012 2nd Eid Milan


Seminar on Solar Technology,
October, 2011
Picnic on June, 2011
Eid Milan Lunch on
September, 2011
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In the first year of our existence there were moments,
such as meeting and events, and then there were
moments of truth. For us the real moment of truth, after
the birth of NEDA DC, arrived on in October, 2011 at the
7th NED Alumni Convention in New Jersey, hosted by
NEDATS. It was my first Alumni event and I was really
floored by the camaraderie, the energy, and the
organization of the event. But the defining moment was
when NEDA-DC board sat across from the NEDIAN-NA
umbrella organization, discussing, and then agreeing, on
to hosting the 8th NED Alumni Convention in DC. I still
cant believe we agreed to this undertaking after just ten
months of existence it was a huge risk, surreal and
dreamlike but we took the challenge like most crazy,
dreamy NEDians would. Now here we are with this event
called Dare to Dream how appropriate! Lets keep
the dreams alive - be it the dream of NED Alumni
Endowment gathering steam and accumulating millions
of dollars for supporting NED and other social projects, or
creation of a strong Indus lobby in the US to help
instrument the right leadership and priorities in Pakistan!
Please keep the dreams alive.
Annual Dinner on November 2011 NEDA-DC 1
st
Anniversary on January, 2012
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NED 2012 DC STEERING COMMITTEE

Qamar A. O. Kazmi, PE
Chair, NED 2012 DC Steering Committee, NEDA-DC
Qamar Kazmi (better known as Qamar Adil Owais in his NED days) graduated with a
degree in Civil Engineering in the 1975 batch (actual graduation year 1976). After
working for a short time in Karachi at Engineering Consultants and NESPAK, he
headed to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he obtained an MS in
Civil Engineering in 1980. Since then, he has worked with some of the major
consulting firms in the field of geotechnical engineering. Currently, he is a principal
and senior vice president at Schnabel Engineering, one of the largest privately-held
geotechnical consulting firms in the US.
Qamar has managed or directed geotechnical investigations for a wide variety of
infrastructure, building and dam projects, including some of the major projects in
the Washington DC metropolitan area including the Inter County Connector (Route 200) in Montgomery County,
Maryland, and the Nationals Baseball Stadium in Washington, DC. He served on the Geotechnical and Tunneling
Panel of the Project Review Board for the DC Waters 2-billion dollar Long-term Control Plan (Clean Rivers Project).
An active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) throughout his career, Qamar is currently
serving as the President of ASCEs National Capital Section.
During his student days, Qamar served as the Arts Secretary of the NED Students Union and had the honor of
editing the Urdu Section of The Young Engineer twice. Qamar is also an Urdu poet and represented NED at various
mushairas at other educational institutions.
Qamar lives in Montgomery Village, Maryland, with his wife, Uzma, and son, Humza.


Arif Sattar
Vice-Chair, NED 2012 DC Steering Committee
Director Information and Communication Committee, NEDA-DC
Founding Member, NEDA-DC

Arif Sattar graduated with a bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from
NED in the 1986. Immediately after graduation, Arif proceeded to
Oklahoma State University to pursue his masters in Mechanical
Engineering with concentration in Computer Aided Design/Manufacturing
and Real-time systems.
While he was still in US on practical training, he was made an offer to join


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Integrated Control Systems (ICS) in Pakistan as a software development lead. At ICS Arif worked with one of the
best young talents from NED and BCCI FAST to develop the first real-time operating system in Pakistan for an
indigenous eight-axis motion controller board. Arifs clients included Pakistan Steel, Pakistan Machine Tool Factory,
Precision Engineering Complex and Naya Daur Motors. While he was still at ICS, Arif started teaching computer
graphics and real-time systems at BCCI FAST Institute of Computer Sciences. In 1993 he took a full time position at
FAST and set up the first network infrastructure including Internet email at an educational institution in
Pakistan. Arifs other major accomplishment in Pakistan was to lead the establishment of Digicom in 1995 as the
first online Internet service provider in the country.
Arif migrated to Canada in 1996 and joined Deloitte and Touche Consulting Group in Toronto. At Deloitte he worked
as a senior consultant advising a host of Fortune 500 companies on strategic technology transformations. After
spending a couple of years at Deloitte, Arif joined Divine/Whitman Hart in 1998 as Associate Partner of the
technology practice in Toronto. Arif successfully delivered several multi-million dollar engagements in Canada, US
and Brazil. He also managed a P&L of more than $15 million. Arifs partial list of clients included TD Canada Trust,
State Farm, Royal Bank of Canada, AT&T, Newbridge, Editora Abril, and Telesp.
Arif moved to Washington, DC area in August 2003, where he joined Fannie Mae as a Senior Manager. He has
managed, led and architected a cash payment platform handling over $20 Trillion in cash payments annually. He is
currently Director, Technology, managing a team of over 60 direct or matrix reports and is managing a budget of
more than $25 million.
He currently lives in Manassas, Virginia with his wife, Samina; daughters, Nida and Sana; and son Maaz.

Akbar Y. Ansari
Member, NED 2012 DC Steering Committee
Chair, PR & Marketing Subcommittee, NED 2012 DC
Member, BOD, NEDIAN-NA
Founding Member, NEDA-DC

A Baltimore resident, Akbar Ansari is a Senior Manager with Proctor &
Gamble Cosmetics. He holds a masters degree in Mechanical Design from
Clarkson University, NY and a bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering
from NED, 1978. He is a Certified Packaging Professional and a Technical
Package Design Engineer.
Akbar is actively involved in several volunteer organizations including
United Way; Habitat for Humanity, Chesapeake Chapter; and Meals on
Wheels. He has been appointed by Governor to Maryland Advisory
Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness. He is also a member of
the Task Force on Industrial Job Creation in Baltimore County.
Mr. Ansari is leading the establishment of a community center in Baltimore
County that provides total community development opportunities beyond
a place of congregation.
Akbar is also the Director and General Secretary of United Maryland
Muslim Council, a non-profit organization aimed at Muslim activism in political and social systems in Maryland. He is
also member of Middle Eastern Chambers of Commerce.
Akbar served as the President of the Student Union, NEDUET.
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Furqan H. Siddiqi
Member, NED 2012 DC Steering Committee
Founding Member, NEDA-DC

Furqan graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from NED in the 1978.
He then joined Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, where he obtained an
MS in Mechanical Engineering in 1980, with concentration in Energy and Power.
After working for the City of Chicago, Energy Group for a year, Furqan moved to
Pennsylvania to join Bechtel Power & worked at the Limerick Nuclear Power Plant.
Furqan has acquired extensive experience in engineering, development, and
construction of hydro, wind, solar, gas and other clean energy generation for joint
ventures and IPP owned projects in US and internationally. His experience includes leading the project
development team for the 330 MW Shrinagar Hydroelectric Project in Uttaranchal, India, the 593 MW Kohala
Hydroelectric Project in Azad Kashmir, and the 84 MW Matiltan Hydroelectric Project in Northwest Pakistan.
Currently, he is a vice president with Synergics Energy Services, heading the Wind Energy Group developing and
constructing utility scale wind energy projects. Furqan developed and implemented the first wind project in the
State of Maryland, the 50 MW Roth Rock Wind Energy project which became operational in June 2011, selling
electricity to Delmarva Power, State of Maryland and the University of Maryland.
During his student days, Furqan served as the Publication Secretary of the NED Students Union.
Furqan lives in Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, with his wife, Saba, a Dow Medical College graduate, engaged in
private practice as an internist. They have two children, a daughter who is a practicing attorney in Chicago and a
son, a second year resident in Emergency Medicine at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York.

Tanweer Alam Mallick
Member, NED 2012 DC Steering Committee
Secretary, BOD, NEDIAN-NA
Founding Member, NEDA-DC

Known during his NED days as Tanweer Alam Mohammadi (a pen-name), Tanweer
graduated in 1979 (Civil); joined the Karachi Development Authority and worked on
the Civic Center before moving on to NESPAK, in July 1980, where he worked until
coming to the United States in January 1988.
Chosen by Rotary International as a Rotary Scholar and Ambassador of Goodwill;
Tanweer attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, earning a Master of
Science degree in Construction Engineering & Management in December 1988.
Tanweer then moved to Chicagoland where he worked in Program and Construction Management with
Architectural, Consulting and Engineering Firms on a wide variety of building projects. In 2003 Tanweer formed ASR
Associates, a consulting firm partnering with its clients in Program, Construction & Management Solutions.
Mr. Mallick is listed as a Member in the National Registers Whos Who in Executives and Professionals 2002-2003.
He has the rare distinction of being the founding member of three NED alumni organizations: NED Engineers
Association of Greater Chicago (NEDEA) founded in 1996, - NED Alumni Association of Washington DC (NEDA-DC)
founded in 2010, and the NED International Alumni Network (NEDIAN) formed in 2010. Tanweer has served as
Chairman and Director NEDEA, and is currently serving as the Secretary of NEDIAN-NA.
Tanweer is married to Samina (BE Elect, 1980). They are blessed with three wonderful and smart children: son,
Ameed 28, (married to Brooke), and daughters Saleha 24, and Rabeya, 19.
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Syed Hasan Mehdi Kamal
Member, NED 2012 DC Steering Committee
Chair, Sponsorship Subcommittee, NED 2012 DC
Director, Public Relations Committee, NEDA-DC
Member, BOD, NEDIAN-NA
Founding Member, NEDA-DC

Mehdi Kamal graduated with a degree in civil engineering from NED in the
year 1982 and obtained an MS in civil engineering in 1997 from NED. After
working for a short time at Haydari Construction, MLC, MIC, Gammon &
MES, he joined KDA in 1986 and remained there till 2001. He then moved to Canada from Pakistan and worked
there at CFM Majestic in Ontario. In 2005, he headed to Virginia. Since then, he has worked at DC Water with two
consulting firms, including 6 years at E2CR Inc. Currently, he is a Resident Engineer at Louis Berger Group, one of
the major privately-held consulting firms in the US. Kamal is involved in construction of Combined Sewer Outfall
(CSO-019) a part of DC Water Clean Rivers Project.
Kamal was elected twice from the Province of Sindh as a member executive committee for the Pakistan Engineering
Council (PEC). He served as General Secretary, Peoples Engineers Forum, Karachi Division during the Zia regime.
During his student days, Kamal served as the Senior Vice Chairman, Progressive Students Front (PSF); Convener,
Union of Progressive Engineering Students (UPES); Editor, PSF newsletter Mahaz (Front); Editor, monthly magazine
Maimar, and Editor, Young Engineer. NED University awarded Pride of Performance to Kamal in recognition of his
performance in Academics and extra-curricular activities at an annual gathering in 1981.
More recently, at NED 2010 6
th
International Alumni Convention in Chicago, Kamal was awarded Award of
Excellence for his commitment, dedication and contributions to the NED Alumni cause.
Kamal lives in Herndon, Virginia, with his wife, Ghazala, sons Mustafa and Murtaza, and daughter, Marium


Anwar A. Ansari, PE
Member, NED 2012 DC Steering Committee
Chair, Day Program Subcommittee, NED 2012 DC
Director, Professional Development Committee, NEDA-DC
Founding Member, NEDA-DC
Anwar Ansari graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering from NED in 1982.
He worked in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia before coming to the US in 1991. He
obtained his MSCE degree, majoring in Transportation Engineering, from Wayne
State University, Detroit, Michigan in 1993. Since then, he has worked with
renowned contracting and consulting firms in the Washington metro area on several projects , including the
Glenmont Metro Station and Running Tunnels at Glenmont, MD, Rehabilitation of SE/SW Freeway, at Washington
D.C., US 50 & Rte. 2 Interchange Reconstruction at Annapolis, MD, Woodrow Wilson Bridge Mega Project, etc.
Currently, he works as a Construction Manager with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), providing
senior-level project management. In his most recent assignment, he is working as an Intelligent Transportation
Systems (ITS) Installation/ Construction Manager, providing management oversight and administration through all
phases of planning, design, contracting, and deployment of significant technology and security ITS assets in
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Northern Virginia as well as statewide deployment of Advanced Traffic Management Systems, Real Time Traveler
Information Systems, etc. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Virginia.
Recently, Anwar has served on the Executive Committee of the Karachi University Alumni Association (UKAA) for
two consecutive years in the member-at-large capacity. He is a founding member of the NED Alumni Association of
Washington DC (NEDA-DC) and is currently serving on its Board of Directors as a Director of Professional
Development. He has organized two very successful technology lectures/ seminars providing continuing education
opportunities to the NED community in the Washington, DC area.
Anwar resides in Nokesville Virginia, with his beloved wife and four beautiful children.


Arif Mahmood, PE
Member, NED 2012 DC Steering Committee
Chair, Hospitality Subcommittee, NEDA-DC
Director, Management and Administration, NEDA-DC
Founding Member, NEDA-DC

Arif Mahmood graduated with a degree in civil engineering from NED in the
1987. After working for a short time at Umar Munshi Associates, he headed to
Iowa State University where he obtained an MS in Civil/ Structural Engineering in
1993. He then worked for more than a year with Osmani & Company in Karachi
before joining Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd. While working in Singapore, Arif
received his Master of Science degree in Computer Science from National University of Singapore. Since May 2003,
he has been working at Tadjer-Cohen-Edelson Associates, one of the leading structural engineering firms in the
Washington, DC metropolitan area, where he is currently a Senior Project Manager. Arif has managed and designed
a variety of residential and commercial buildings throughout Asia Pacific and Washington DC metro area.
Besides being a member of several professional organizations and associations, Arif has also been a member of the
American MENSA. He was also an elected member of Local Council of Institute of Engineers Pakistan (Karachi
Chapter). He is a founding member of NEDA-DC and serves as the Director of Administration.
Arif lives in Crofton, Maryland with his wife and four children.

Waqar Siddiqui
Member, NED 2012 DC Steering Committee and
Chair, Social Subcommittee, NED 2012 DC
Director, Social Affairs, NEDA-DC
Founding Member, NEDA-DC

Waqar Siddiqui obtained a bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from NED
University in 1990. After graduating from NED University, he proceeded to
USA to obtain an MS in Civil Engineering from University of California, Los
Angeles in 1992. While still in his Masters program, he was offered a job at
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in 1991. At Caltrans,
Waqar completed a two year project development program in highway
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design and construction and traffic operation.
Waqar worked at Caltrans until 1995 and then moved to Florida to join LBFH, Inc./Boyle as a project manager. At
LBFH, Waqar managed and supervised a number of major projects for Florida Department of Transportation. He
worked there until 2002 and then moved to Virginia and joined Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).
Waqar has been working as a senior project manager and prepares and supervises roadway construction plans,
PS&E, and contract documents and permitting in compliance with VDOT standards. Some of the major projects that
he has managed include Fairfax County Parkway, Extension, I-95/I-395 HOT Lanes, and Hazard Safety Elimination
Project. Waqar is a registered professional engineer in the state of Virginia. He is an active member of American
Society of Civil Engineers and Institute of Transportation Engineers. He received a Star Partner award from
Department of Defense in 2010.
Waqar was a captain of college hockey team and NED hockey team player for 4-years. He was the founder and Vice
President of Pakistan Student Association at UCLA. He has served as the Events Committee Chairman for University
of Karachi Alumni Association. Waqar is one of the founding members and Event Committee Chairman of NED
Alumni Association of Washington, DC. (NEDA-DC) He has organized many successful events for both UKAA and
NEDA-DC. Waqar is an active member of Human Development Foundation, USA.
Waqar lives in Springfield, VA with his wife Sarwat and daughters, Maham and Ameena.


Dr. Asma T. Ali
Member, NED 2012Steering Committee
Chair, Finance Subcommittee, NED 2012DC
Director, Membership & Finance, NEDA-DC
Founding Member, NEDA-DC

Asma Ali graduated with bachelors in Civil Engineering from NED University in 1994.
After graduating from NED University, she worked in Karachi for six years as a
structural design engineer at Vazirali Associates and Meinhardt Pakistan. In the year
2000, she headed to George Mason University, US and obtained an MS in Civil and
Infrastructure Engineering in 2003 and a doctorate in Traffic Engineering in 2007. Since her PhD, Asma has actively
published and presented her research work at Transportation Research Board Annual Meetings.
Currently, Asma is working as a Transportation Engineer at T3 Design Corporation, a women- owned company,
specializing in transportation planning, traffic engineering, and Intelligent Transportation Systems. At T3 Design, she
has worked on a wide variety of traffic operations and safety projects in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.
Some of the major projects Asma has worked on include, I-495/I-95 HOV, HOT Lanes, I-95/I-395 Integrated Corridor
Management, I-66 Active Traffic Management, and Regional Travel Management Plans (RTMP).
Asma has been conducting on-site and online seminars and lectures on traffic operations and safety, research
methodology, and statistical analysis for research at George Mason University, NED University, and Institute of
Space Technology, Karachi.
Asma is a member of the leadership team of Learntive, an education-focused initiative launched to teach
mathematics and basic sciences, taught in schools of Sind, using video recorded lectures (available online and on
DVDs). Learntive aims to provide DVDs of these lectures free of cost to the students in Sind. Asma also volunteers
for the e-learning initiative of Ali Murtaza Zaidi Center by conducting online lectures on statistical analysis. She is
one of the founding members and supporter of Ali Academy, Karachi, established to provide free of cost education
to the under privileged children in the local areas.
Asma currently lives in Fairfax, Virginia.
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NED 2012 DC Subcommittee Volunteers





































Mujahid Ali
Subcommittee: Sponsorship
Discipline: Civil Engineering
Year of Graduation: 1982

Nusrat Ashfaq
Subcommittee: PR & Marketing
Discipline: Civil Engineering
Year of Graduation: 1998
Muhammad Furqan Ahmed
Subcommittee: PR & Marketing
Discipline: Civil Engineering
Year of Graduation: 2003
Muhammad Faraz Rafi
Subcommittee: PR & Marketing
Discipline: Computer & Information Systems
Year of Graduation: 2005
Ashfaq Ahmed
Subcommittee: Hospitality
Discipline: Civil Engineering
Year of Graduation: 1994

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Fakeha Sehar
Subcommittee: PR & Marketing
Discipline: Electronics
Year of Graduation: 2005
Shafqat Mallick
Subcommittee: PR & Marketing
Discipline: Computer Science
Year of Graduation: 1994
Sanaullah Nihal
Subcommittee: Hospitality
Discipline: Electrical
Engineering
Year of Graduation: 2000
Khurram Ali
Subcommittee: Hospitality
Discipline: Electrical Engineering
Year of Graduation: 2001
Jaleel Syed
Subcommittee: Hospitality
Discipline: Civil Engineering
Year of Graduation: 1998

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Fax: (301) 696 - 8832
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Board Cerified Pediatrician
110 Baughman Lane
Suite #204, Frederick, MD 21702
NED Alumni Association of Washington, DC
(NEDA-DC) thank
for their generous sponsorship
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NED Engineers Association
(NEDEA) of Greater Chicago


In August 1995, a handful of NEDians got together at
Pakistan Day Parade at Warren Park, Devon Ave,
Chicago. The group decided to arrange a picnic for the
NEDians residing in the Chicago Metropolitan area. The
picnic was arranged at the Forest Preserve in Kane
County. After the success of the picnic, NEDians
decided to arrange a meeting to establish an
Association. The first meeting was held in December
1996 at Shabbier Hassans basement in Carol Stream,
IL. Many of the attendees did not even know each other
they were from different disciplines and different
batches . However, that NED feeling was the common
connection shared by all of them. They decided to
formalize that connection and formed NED Engineers
Association of Greater Chicago (NEDEA), to include
Chicago and its suburbs, Southern Wisconsin and
Northwest Indiana. Thus was established the first NED
Alumni Association in North America NEDEA.
The objectives of NEDEA were to provide a social
platform for the NEDians and their families, to provide
opportunities of professional growth and development
of NEDians, and to keep NEDians informed of
employment opportunities in their respective fields.
NEDEA over the years has played a significant role in
bringing NEDians, living in the greater Chicago area,
closer.
The founding Members of NEDEA were: Mohammed
Shabbier Hassan, Fatal Hafez, Tanweer Mallick, Khawaja
Nizamuddin, Imia Rehman, Khairulbashar Siddiqui,
Farhan Siddiqui, Arshad Ansari, Rehan Wahab,
Mohammad Naeem Khan, Shamshad Wali and Syed
Naeemuddin.
The founding Chairman of the organization was
Mohammed Shabbir Hassan who served a two year
term, followed by Afzaal Hafeez, Tanweer Mallick,
Khawaja Nizamuddin and Imtiaz Rehman, Khairulbashar
Siddiqui, Anis Paya, and Haroon Sheikh (each of whom
served two year terms, except Khairulbashar and Anis).
The current NEDEA Chairman is Rashid Ahmed who has
been elected for a two year term.
NEDEA is a 501C-7 (Not-for Profit) Organization,
registered in the State of Illinois. Today the organization
has 150 members and is growing. It regularly arranges
family picnics in the summer and a dinner in the winter.
The annual dinner also serves as a General Body
meeting. Besides this, NEDEA has arranged educational
seminars, Iftar parties, cricket matches and has
participated in Pakistan day parade. NEDEA has, over
the years, also established and maintained contact with
the Alma Mater in various capacities, including
providing scholarships and technical and material
assistance from time to time. NEDEA has also
participated in raising funds for relief efforts for victims
of natural disasters in Pakistan.
NEDEA is a member of the Illinois Engineering Council.
It has also collaborated with the Arab American
Association of Engineers and Architects (AAAEA).
NEDEA and AAAEA have discussed the avenues for
cooperation between the two associations
NEDEA was the host of NED 2010 Chicago 6
th

International Alumni Convention and facilitator for the
establishment of NED International Alumni Network of
North America (NEDIAN-NA), of which it is a Charter
Member.
NEDEA is a staunch supporter and well-wisher of NED
Alumni Associations in all parts of NA. We extend our
heartiest congratulations to NEDA-DC on hosting NED
DC 8th International Alumni Convention.


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NED ALUMNI OF TRI-STATE
(NEDATS)
Anas Hashmi, General Secretary, NEDATS
NED Alumni Association of Tri-State (NEDATS)
represents NEDians living in the states of New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut.
NEDATS was formed in 2009 with the objective of
promoting interaction and closer contact amongst its
members for the benefit of NEDians and their Alma
Mater. As a non-profit corporation with formal by-
laws that control its actions, NEDATS is structured to
thrive for many years to come. In the few years of its
existence, our organization has not only been able to
create enthusiasm in alumni by promoting all that has
been good about NED University, but has also
nurtured continued friendships allowing us to
celebrate as a big family. It is because of this zest
that a large number of alumni and their families are
part of this convention and the majority of the
sponsorships for the convention came from NED
alumni associated with NEDATS.
While NEDATS organizes several events during the
calendar year, its annual Eid Milan Party gets the
most attendance. Eid Milan Party 2012 was held on
September 8, 2012 at Hotel Sheraton in Edison, NJ. It
was attended by 250 people and it was unfortunate
that several interested alumni and their families were
not able to join because of limited space.
One of the main goals of our organization is to create
and setup mechanisms so NEDians and their families
can benefit from each other, especially in times of
need. Last year, when a fellow alumnus suffered
from a heart condition which led to a long-term
illness, a fund was created by NEDATS under the
patronage of NEDIAN-NA, which successfully
provided support to the family and lessened their
financial burden.
With the help of generous donations from
prosperous alumni, NEDATS has successfully set up
four annual scholarships in the amount of $2,500
each awarded to deserving candidates determined by
comprehensive evaluation criteria. These
scholarships are provided to NED alumni pursuing a
masters degree or children of alumni pursuing a
Bachelors degree in the United States. Last year, with
the help of funds saved from the annual convention
hosted by NEDATS, we were able to award an extra
scholarship for an NEDian who was enrolled in
masters program.
NEDATS quarterly newsletter, Alumni Konnection
keeps members informed of the activities of the
organization. This newsletter is sent via electronic
mail to all registered members.
NEDATS enjoys unconditional support and
encouragement from NEDians living in the tri-state
area. We are very fortunate to be the home of many
successful NEDian entrepreneurs, who not only take a
keen interest in NEDATS activities but also play an
active role by sponsoring various programs
benefitting the NED community of the tri-state.
NEDATS take this opportunity to thank the entire
alumni community and sponsors for their continued
support and on their behalf we extend heartiest
felicitations to NEDA-DC on hosting this years
convention.

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NED Alumni Association of the
Silicon Valley, CA: An Introduction
Imran Qureshi, Prseident


The silicon content of the Silicon Valley soil is no higher
than that of soil in other places. The Silicon Valley
derives its name from the fact that the area around the
south San Francisco Bay and especially the south
peninsula area with the Santa Cruz mountains to its
west and the Bay to its east has for decades provided
a lions share in pushing the world in the modern age of
fast communications and light speed computations; the
semiconductor industryusing silicon based wafers
being the backbone of this high-tech revolution. The
NED graduates have been at the forefront of this
technology revolution. With the oldest NED alumnus in
the San Francisco Bay Area being a 1958 graduate and
the young ones coming every year, the Valley is
estimated to have over two hundred NED graduates.
The NED Alumni Association of the Silicon Valley with a
mission to connect, serve, empower and support
NEDians and the NED University holds regular
meetings on the third Wednesday of every month.
Join our Yahoo group at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDIANS-SV
Or look us up on Facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/NED-Alumni-
Association-of-Silicon-Valley/


NED Alumni Association
of Southern California USA
(NEDAASC)
NEDAASC - Open to all USA Engineers & NED Students

The mission of our organization is to serve as a forum to facilitate and enable the best interests and traditions of
NED University and its alumni worldwide. We are dedicated to connecting alumni, students, and friends in lifelong
support of the University and each other. Our membership has had a long-standing record with philanthropic
activities and we firmly believe in giving back to our Alma matter, its students and faculty and community in large
through the NEDAASCs Charitable Organization.
We are a Charter Member of NED International Alumni Network, NEDIAN-NA and support all member organizations.
We are especially thrilled to congratulate NEDA-DC NEDians on hosting NED 2012 DC 8
th
International Alumni
Convention in Arlington, VA.
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The primary objective of NED Alumni Association of New England (NEDAANE) is to identify and build a network of
NEDians in the six New England States of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and
Maine. It is registered as a non-profit, exempt organization under section 501(c) (7) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The association provides a platform for NEDians to come together in mutual support. It assists graduates, new and
seasoned, with transition to the New England region. One of the stated goals is to develop NED's academic
atmosphere into a more vibrant one in which constant year-round visits by committed and high achieving Alumni
will impart a new spirit and bring the audience with current practices in both industry and the academia.
NEDAANE is proud to have hosted the 2008 annual NED Alumni convention in Farmington, Connecticut. The
convention was a very successful full day event, bringing together leading engineers, entrepreneurs, NED University
faculty members, and noted Pakistani dignitaries. NEDAANE has also organized Mushairas, Musical Evenings, Iftar
Dinners, Eid Milan parties and other social gatherings. NEDAANE holds monthly meetings of the board members to
discuss the issues related to the alma mater and the Alumni.
In addition, we have recently setup annual scholarships to be awarded to needy NED students determined by
parents/guardian monthly income and the candidates residence.
NEADAANE is organized to
1. promote closer relations between Association Members with other individuals, groups, organizations,
associations and the like allied to the NED University
2. promote the dissemination, transfer and exchange of information among NED alumni on various topics of
interest, including but not limited to, structural and civil engineering issues and professional engineering
practices;
3. conduct, sponsor and promote classes, courses and/or seminars for the education and advancement of
both members and non-members desirous of learning and understanding more about NED and
professional engineering practices;
4. establish and maintain an unbiased forum for technical information pertaining to professional
engineering practices;
5. build a network of NED alumni, students, faculty, and patrons across business, industry, government, and
academia to benefit NED and Pakistan; and
6. further the common interest and professional opportunities of all members consistent with the goals,
purposes and aims of NED, including for such purposes, any purpose that qualifies the organization as an
exempt organization under section 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of
any future federal tax code.
We are proud Charter Members of NED International Network, NEDIAN-NA.
We wish our fellow NEDians of NEDA-DC the very best of congratulations on hosting NED 2012 DC 8
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International Alumni Convention.
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NED ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS NEDA-TX
Mohammed Munawar
President

At last, a handful of NEDians assembled this year in Houston with an ambition to initiate the NED Alumni Association
of Houston, Texas (NEDA-TX). NEDA-TX was registered with the Secretary of State in Austin. It is intended to
include NEDians in the Greater Houston area and neighboring suburbs.
NEDA-Texas will be a non-profit, professional, educational, and social organization with service to NEDians as its
primary objective. The purpose of the association shall be to promote social activities and organize events through
the cooperation and the understanding among its members. NEDA-TX shall promote activities and programs to
foster interaction between NEDians and between NEDian families.
We plan to organize a variety of programs for the community to help with NEDians professional development and
work towards achieving the goals which are essential to such an organization.
The association is still in early stages of existence, but has recently acquired a space to designate its registered
office. We will be applying for non-profit organization status very soon.
Our strength is the large NEDian presence in Houston, which has migrated from Pakistan. Several hundred NED
graduates in the area are estimated to be working in major organizations, city and state agencies, and more
importantly, are owners of the businesses and construction. We are now working towards a membership around 20
to 40 to initiate the elections for formulating the first officially elected working body which could take
responsibilities to organize social activities.
I offer sincere prayers for the success of all NED Alumni Associations. I am confident that all the entities in the
different parts of USA will work together under NEDIAN-NA.
Finally, my best wishes to NEDA-DC for organizing a successful event and hope someday all of the Alumni chapters
could assemble in Houston as well.
Long Live NED.

NED Alumni Association of Alberta (NEDAAAB)
Khurram Tauheed
President

The NED Alumni Association of Alberta (NEDAAAB) was founded in year 2006, and I really feel proud of being one of
the founding members of NEDAAAB. Now this association has grown to include over 350 alumni living all over
Alberta. Each year, approximately 30 to 35 new NEDians join our alumni family. Although its not a very huge
number but still this number shows that we are expanding.
NEDAAAB strives hard to contribute positively in the overall growth of Alberta through the continuous introduction
of its best engineering professionals in the local job market. It maintains a high value for its members and it always
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encourages them to interact amongst themselves by participating in professional and social events organized
through this platform.
NEDAAAB AGENDA
To establish and maintain relationship among NEDAAAB members by regularly arranging social
gatherings, professional courses, workshops, and seminars
Promote and facilitate effective communication for exchange of mutually beneficial information
Focus on the professional development of our members
Improving the quality of NEDAAAB website and making it more interactive for users
Continue to provide assistance/guidance for those who are looking for job (We can achieve this task by
organizing interactive Resume review and interview preparation workshops on a regular basis)
Strive to build an involved community of NED graduates living in Alberta
Encourage a friendly relationship with other fellow North American Alumni
To ensure NEDAAAB charter is fully implemented
To promote the culture of check and balance within Elected Committee
Get sponsorship for our programs (to reduce the burden on general members)


NED ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CANADA (NEDAC)
Ismat Kamal
President

NED Alumni Association Canada (NEDAC) was founded in 2006 at Toronto. The basic objective of NEDAC is to
promote interaction and closer contact among its members by such means as holding technical and social meetings,
free lectures, seminars, training courses and other such activities for the welfare of NEDians settled in Canada.
NEDAC is a registered non-profit organization which is managed through 15 elected Board members within the
framework of approved By-Laws. The office bearers are elected for a two years term. No office bearer is permitted
to hold any office in the association for more than two consecutive terms.
During the last six years, NEDAC has grown to greater heights and ranks amongst the most prestigious organizations
in Canada. It has the largest number of registered members in North America totaling 396 life members. Its current
President is Ismat Kamal (Civil -1966) who was elected twice.
NEDAC has provided assistance and mentoring services to the NEDians in obtaining professional engineering
licenses, upgrading skills, job searches, and placement. The activities of NEDAC can be seen at the website:
www.nedalumnicanada.org and information can be obtained from info@nedalumnicanada.org.
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CONVENTIONS PAST
First NED Alumni Convention
Houston, TX; July 5, 2005
The First NED Alumni Convention was held in Houston on July 5, 2005.
That year, APPNA was holding its meeting in Houston and spouses of many physicians, who happened to be NEDians
were expected to be present in Houston at the same time. Moin Ahmed was coming in from New York and he
suggested that the Houston NEDians hold a Convention of NED Alumni and officials. He was in touch with
Professors Shamsul Haq and Sahibzada Farooq. This idea was adopted.
Though there was no formal Alumni Association, a group of NEDians (Zareen Sultana, Aman Khan, M J Khan, Arif
Gafur, Shamshad Wali, etc) took the responsibility and the Convention was held at the Sheraton Hotel in the
Houston Galleria area. Approximately 250 people from Dallas area and other places in Texas, Louisiana, New York,
California, Alabama attended the convention. The event had speeches by Professors and local NEDians followed by
dinner and musical entertainment.
The aim of having this Convention was to start a tradition by bringing NEDians together and get to know each other.

Second NED Alumni Convention
Iselin, NJ, August 6, 2006
There used to be social gatherings much before the convention. But when Moin Ahmed approached us and told us
that his umbrella organization is registered and has nonprofit status and we should open an organization as a
chapter, we agreed to hold a convention. The theme of the convention was to create an organization where more
alumni can join in a proper and organized way and use the power of networking to help one another.
The convention was expanded to an all day event. The attendance in the Day session was poor (only 20), but the
evening program saw about 100 NEDians and another 200 guests. Safwan Shah was the keynote speaker.
It was considered a successful convention because the efforts of the organizers to put things together and contact
alumni for the event paid off in the healthy attendance. People came to see their friends and class mates, socialize
with them and get to know one another better.

Third NED Alumni Convention
Santa Clara & San Jose, CA; September 8, 2007
Keynote Speakers
Morning: Tanweer Mallick, NED (Civil), 1979, Principal, ASR Associates, Naperville, IL:
Return to Glory And today, as we gather here in Silicon Valley, let us remind ourselves
who and what made our journey possible ...
Evening: Dr. Pervez Hoodboy, Professor and Chairman of Physics Dept, Quaid-e-Azam University
The Power Of Ideas And The Modern University
Panel 1: From NED to NASDAQ - NEDian panelists who have been successful on all sides of the spectrum, panelists
whose companies have gone public or been acquired to VC funded private startups to self funded successful
companies talk about getting your company to NASDAQ, successful M&A, etc.
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Moderator: Asghar Aboobaker (Managing Director, K2 Ventures, LLC, Venture Partner Horizon Ventures)
Panelists: Idris Kothari - Cofounder and VP Engineering Vertical Systems
Raghib Hussain - Cofounder and CTO of Cavium Networks
Rehan Jalil - Founder and CEO of Wichorus
Rashad Ali - Founder of IP Mobile (sold to Cisco), Mavenir (Founder), now in a Stealth-mode StartUp)
Amir-Lisle - President & CEO Jersey Precast
Amman Hanafi - General Partner, Alloy Ventures
Panel 2: NED History and Heritage It was a celebration of what NED means to NED Alumni. Panelists talked about
how it impacted their lives, what is so unique about NEDians that sets NED apart from all other institutions in the
Country? How could we explore and exploit the rich history and heritage of one of the oldest institution in the
subcontinent to make NED better? It was reliving NED sort of - remembering the Student activities like welcome
parties, Annual Functions, Industrial Tours of the Country, the Students week, sporting events, etc.
Moderator: Rashid Ali Baig (CE-1983). Past President NEDSU
Panelists: Ali Ahmed Mina - Associate Professor University of Cincinnati
Farad Duran - Member of Convention 2007 Steering Committee
Amir Ulslam - Founder and CEO of Jersey Precast
Akbar Yunus Ansari - Sr Exec P&G. Past President NEDSU
Moin Ahmad - Founder of NED Alumni Association of America
Sharif Ahmed - Executive Board Member, NED Alumni of Canada
Abul-Islam - CEO AI Engineering
Nadeem Hussain Led the charter to start Computer Engineering at NED. Past President NEDSU
Panel 3: Beyond Engineering Listening to people with advanced degrees in fields of science and engineering often
go beyond their areas of training. Many have pursued professions in Creative Arts, Finance and other Non-
Engineering areas. We heard. Why did they make this transition? Does their engineering training help them in their
chosen professions? Did they enter engineering because our system treats engineering degrees as a status symbol?
Moderator: Safwan Shah, Co-Founder Chowk & President of Infonox, Inc.
Panelists: Ali Hasan Cemendtaur - Social Activist, Writer
M. Rashid Yousuf - Certified Public Accountant
Arif Mansouri - Executive Editor, Pakistan Link
Sabahat Ashraf - Writer, Activist, Blogger
Nadeem Moghal - IT Consultant
Arif Gafur - Social and Political Activist
Nabiha Mauiyyedi - Ex-President of International Organization of Pakistani Women Engineers (IOPWE)

Fourth NED Alumni Convention
Farmington, CT; November 01, 2008
The growth and evolution of local chapters of NEDians was what led to New England hosting 2008 Convention,
building upon the success of previous conventions. The motivation in hosting the convention was to unite NEDians
in North America. As NED University was facing many challenges that were preventing it to be the prominent
institution it had been in the past. It was believed that a united voice of Alumni through these conventions can
certainly help achieve this goal. It was also felt that the success of many NEDians in business, industry, government
and academia here in the United States could help forge strong and active links in local communities as well as
nationally, by participating and being highly visible and engaged on issues of the larger community
Abul Islam and Aslam Siddiqui with the help of several other dedicated NEDians, spearheaded, coordinated and
monitored all the efforts in putting together the convention and making it a success.
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Attendance: Day Session 125; Evening Session 450
Keynote Speakers
Morning: Tanweer Mallick, NED (Civil), 1979, Principal, ASR Associates, Naperville, IL
The Status of Education in Pakistan and solutions for betterment
Evening: Dr. Faisal Manzoor Arain, Canada
Brilliance in Education: Improving Professional Intellect
Panelists / moderators / topics
Panel Discussion I Moderator: Rashid Ali Baig
Topic: Declining academic standards of NED resulting in Higher Education Commission downgrading NEDs
rating to 10th position amongst other institutions of Pakistan.
Panelists: Prof. Sahibzada Farooq, Dr. Shams, Zehra Karim, Arshad Rizvi, Nadeem Hussain, Javed Saeedi, Riazul Haq
Panel Discussion II Moderator: Abul Islam
Topic: The state of engineering, technical and scientific education in Pakistan in the context of potentially
emerging economies in the region. A question of quality vs. quantity or both?
Panelists: Rashid Yousuf, Prof. S.H.Lodi, Akbar Ansari, Farooq Ansari, Arif Mansoori, Aftab Siddiqui

Fifth NED Alumni Convention
Anaheim, CA; July 18, 2009
NEDians, their friends, and families from places throughout USA, Pakistan and the rest of the world came to attend
the 5th NED Alumni Convention, organized by NED Alumni Association of Southern California (NEDAASC). The day
sessions were attended by nearly 200 people. The evening banquet with dinner and entertainment was well
received by a sold out crowd of 500 people. Dr. Rafeeqi, Dean of the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
at NEDUET, and Dr. Shamsul Haq, pro Vice-Chancellor of NEDUET, travelled from Karachi to attend the convention.
The convention consisted of two sessions including a day program of technical discussions and an evening program
complete with dinner and entertainment. Farhat Siddiqui served as the host for the day program. Mr. Arif Mansuri
was the Master of Ceremonies for the evening program.
The first technical discussion of the day was entitled Secrets of Success in Entrepreneurship. It was moderated by
Farhat Siddiqui. The panelists presented their views, vision, and the hurdles they faced in pursuit of success.
Panleists included Mr. Raghib Hussain, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Cavium Networks, described his
journey from Pakistan to Silicon Valley. He worked briefly for Cisco and other companies until eventually starting
Cavium Networks with his friends, where he currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Arif Mansuri told
his story of starting out as an engineer after graduating from NED, but later succeeding in the diversified fields of
manufacturing and journalism.
Mr. Shahnawaz Ahmed moderated the second session of the day that was titled Transportation: A Prerequisite for
Economic Prosperity and Social Bonding.
The third session of the day entitled How Alumni can Enhance Quality of Education was moderated by Mr.
Moqueem Ansari. The last technical discussion of the day, Pakistan and Technology, was moderated by Mr.
Nadeem Mughal. The final session consisted of brainstorming ways to improve technology in Pakistan.
All technical sessions were productive exchanges of knowledge between the panel and the audience. The days
keynote speaker, Dr. Jami J. Shah, presented his views about the need to improve the current education system at
NEDUET and ways to turn those changes into a reality.
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evening was packed with an entertaining and informative program. The keynote was delivered by Mr. Ashraf
Habibullah, the CEO and founder of Computers and Structures, Inc. Mr. Habibullah gave a few lessons to the
audience about structural engineering and then took the crowd on a stroll through memory lane of the old NED
Engineering College. Ashrafs speech accentuated the evening as he received a standing ovation. Saima Khan, Ryan
Khan and Sakhi Kamal entertained the audience with beautiful music and humor. The audience was on their feet
dancing along with Saima Khan and Ryan Khan. Then came the legend everybody was waiting for, Alamgir. He
delighted the audience with a rendition of his everlasting popular songs. The King of Pop, who has been in the
hearts of the music fans for the last four decades, sang with passion. And a moment came when emotions started to
overflow. The audience stood up to give Alamgir a standing ovation. Alamgir responded with even more emotion,
choked voice and teary eyes.
Since everything eventually comes to an end no matter how good, so did the evening of fun and entertainment at
nearly 1 AM. The convention of 2009 attendees will cherish its memories for the rest of their lives!

NED 2010 Chicago; 6th Alumni International Convention
Rosemont, IL; July 30 to August 1, 2010
NED Engineers Association (NEDEA) of Greater Chicago hosted the NED 2010 Chicago: Alumni International
Convention with the theme Bringing NEDians Together. The objective was not just to bring NEDians together for
the weekend, but to create a broad, strong and long lasting alliance. Indeed the crown jewel of a very successful
convention was the declaration on July 31st of establishment of NED International Alumni Network of North
America: NEDIAN-NA.
This was also the first time the convention was held as a three day event. The Friday evening start of festivities did
provided an organized yet informal meeting time and place for NEDians. Indeed, the numerous sights of
handshakes and hugs, of yells and screams, of roars and laughter.. was an experience that you could feel, not
describe. It is not easy to explain you could only be aware of it if you witnessed the zeal and fervor of NEDians
meeting each other; the intensity varying with the distance they had traveled or the time that had lapsed between
the last time when they were together. But, when you listened to them talk to each other, you would not know that
they had been separated by all these miles and years as if their relationship was frozen in time and space.
Notwithstanding the loss of hair and gain of pounds, you were reliving NED once again ban kabab, chai, and all.
And that was just the beginningthere was the morning professional sessions, Success in Professional Life
(moderator: Rasheed Ahmed) and Pioneering Technology and Leadership (moderator Badar Hussain), which earned
the attendees (about 125 of them) PDUs (and a tax write-off!). Then came the customary Pakistani lunch, followed
by the breakout unofficial class reunions.
The day culminated in a sit-in dinner which saw witnessed a piece of NED Alumni History in the announcement of
the establishment of NED International Alumni Network of North America NEDIAN-NA. The evening also featured
a thought-provoking speech by Aftab Rizvi and the ever-amusing antics of Ashraf Habibullah. Then there was the
music program. In addition to up and coming Naila Moghal the audience was reminded of Mehdi Hassan, the
legendary maestro, when their sons sang his songs. The icing on the cake was Alamgir singing and dancing and
motivating a conga-line of middle-aged NEDians snaking around the Westin Ballroom. The madness continued
till wee hours of the morning 4:00 a.m. a new NED Alumni Convention Record!
The next morning was the farewell breakfast, followed by impromptu gathering of whoever was left which saw
exchange of shaaeri and lateefay! Finally they all left, vowing to continue the fun-fare the following year in NJ.
This was a landmark Convention. The eight Alumni Associations in North America had finally come together and
established a North American Alliance an umbrella Association. What had begun five years ago in Houston as a
gathering of hundred or so NEDians, had now become the platform for launching a broad alliance of Alumni across
North America. There was justifiably hope and optimism among the Alumni that, collectively they could endeavor
to make a difference and Build a Better NED and a Better Pakistan.
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Seventh International Alumni Convention
Parsippany, NJ; October 7 to 9, 2011

The backdrop of 7th NED INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI CONVENTION was glamorous Tri-state area, known for its
excesses, excitement and high expectations. With an upscale Hilton Hotel in Parsippany, New Jersey defining
elegance and grandeur serving as the center of its festivities, the stage was set for a rousing and memorable event.
Friday evening meet and greet was enhanced by an open-mike for NEDians, as they trickled in from the airports
and the turnpike, greeted by the warmth of the hosts feelings and the aroma of Pakistani cuisine. The gathering
continued late into the night and people dispersed only realizing the full day of activity was in front of them.
Saturday morning was all business, with almost 200 in attendance. The conference began with introduction by
Rashid Baig and followed by keynote speech by Salman Siddiqui on Energy Crises in Pakistan.
The keynote speech was followed by two panel discussions;
1. Challenges and Rewards of Entrepreneurship, moderated by Tanweer Mallick,
Panelists: Husam Ahmed, CEO of Haks Engineers & Land Surveyors, Inc.
Safwan Shah, Founder of Infonox, and Chowk.com
Khalid Mallick, CEO of Techno Consultants
Salman Siddiqui, CEO of LeoSunergy Corp )

2. NEDians as a force for change in Social and Political Arenas moderated by Amir Ulislam,
Panelist: Anwer Hasan, Sr. V. P. Louis Berger Group
Akbar Ansari, Sr. Exec. P&G)
Khalid Mansoor, CEO Universal Construction Resources
Abul-Islam, CEO AI Engineering
Both panel discussions were informative and kept the audience involved.
Between the two sessions Dr. Syed Firasat Ali, made a presentation Rules for success in professional and real life.
The conference was followed by lavish lunch enjoyed by more than 300 people.
The main event was scheduled on Saturday evening. With all tickets sold in advance, 650 alumni and their families
attended the event. The proceedings included a powerful speech by chief guest, Abdullah Hussain Haroon -
Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations touching the sensitive nature of US Pakistan relation.
Presidential level sponsors Amir Ulislam, Husam Ahmed, Khalid Mallick and Safwan Shah, spoke few words about
the importance of alumni organizations and gatherings of this kind. NEDian Ashraf Habibullah, CEO of Computer
Systems Inc. entertained everyone with his distinctive style reminding them of the fun filled days of NED. Followed
by sumptuous sit down dinner and presentations to acknowledge the sponsors and volunteers provided the break
between speeches and entertainment portion of the evening program. After few songs from talented young artists,
Zia Mohiyuddin graced the stage. For full one hour he mesmerized the crowd with his readings, creating a pin drop
silence, entertaining people familiar with his excellence and astonishing the first timers. Muhammad Ali Shehyki and
Alamgir came next and with their popular songs from the past took the crowd well into the night when it all ended
around 3:00 am.
On Sunday, alumni and their family met for one last time at breakfast before heading home. To the delight of all,
traditional Pakistani halwa puri was on the menu. More than 200 people were on-hand and they talked about the
thrill and excitement of prior evening. Those who value and cherish their past, their loyalty to their class, friends
and Alma Mater will always be drawn to attend these annual NED alumni conventions and reunions. It is always a
joyous and emotional experience. It was a time for renewal and strengthening of our attachments and reliving of
our glorious past and feeling good that we belong to a proud community of accomplished NEDIANS.
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The Next Generation

The Mystical Land of Pandas







Once there was a land filled with nice, loving
pandas. All of the pandas played with each other
and never fought, but one eerie day, that all
changed
The day started off normal when all of the pandas
woke up. Then they scavenged the land for any
bamboo canes, or fresh water. After that, all the
pandas went off to do ordinary things. But
suddenly a panda cried out, "Human!" All of the
pandas were in a rush. They ran into their favorite
hiding spots, but one baby panda was left alone.
The human ran up to the baby panda, and picked it
up. "Can you talk, baby panda?" she asked.
"Mommy!" it cried, yelling for his mom. The big
momma panda showed up and told the human to
leave. "How did you come here, human?" asked
the big momma panda. "Well theres a big bridge,
leading from our world, to your Mystical land of
pandas," replied the little human. "Oh no! Will you
tell anybody, little girl?" asked the panda. "No, I
wouldn't want them to destroy your land," replied
the sweet little girl. "Good. Now hurry back home,
young girl." And the little girl ran all the way across
the long bride home.
At home her mother asked where she had been.
"At a mystical land of pandas," she said. Oh no she





thought. I told her about the pandas! "Please
dont tell daddy," said the little girl. "I will need to
speak to your father about this." said her mom,
sternly.
When her daddy cam home, the mother told him
where her daughter had been. "So that's what the
bridge leads to? I need to call all of my fellow zoo
workers! We need those pandas for our zoo," he
cheered, happily. The little girl ran up to her room,
crying. S he didnt want all of this to happen. Then
she thought of a plan.
When the clock hit midnight, and everyone was
asleep the little girl sneaked out of her house. She
ran all the way to Mystical Land of Pandas. She
woke up all of the pandas telling each and
everyone that the humans were going to raid
tomorrow and that they should all hide. Then she
ran back home and slipped into her room.
The next day her dad and his friends went to the
Mystical Land. There they didnt find any pandas.
They all went home, upset. The little girl was very
happy and ran to the Mystical Land telling all the
pandas they were safe and could live peacefully
from now on. The pandas thanked her and said
she could visit any time. They all lived Happily Ever
After!
Amina Siddiqui (12 years)
Grade 7 (Washington Irvine Middle School,
Springfield,VA)
Daughter of Waqar Siddiqui (Civil, 1990)
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Hope
Whatever you've lost, you will gain
Gain comes with a cost, including pain
Take these words to your heart
And get ready for the end to start

Leader
Doesn't matter what you know,
doesnt matter if you can write.
You need not be a hero,
just a leader with good insight.

To Life
Over the fire, the group, all their worries
forgotten
The deaths of those dear had pained
them hard
And yet today it was as if they had never
been lost
Oh yes, this victory had, had a cost
All had went well the years before war
And now half the army was dead
Some still on a death bed
Today they laughed, danced and raised their drinks high,
To life, they cheered, and to life it was
And as they celebrated, they felt not alone.
Those dead were with them, here today.
Over the dim light of the fireplace those dead and missing were there, laughing, sharing jokes and making toasts.
"To life", they cheered and to life it was.
Eisha Ahmed (11years)
Grade 6
Patuxent Valley Middle School,
Laurel, MD
Daughter of Ashfaq Ahmed (Civil,
1994) and NusratAshfaq (Civil, 1998)
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NED Alumni Association of
Washington, DC (NEDA-DC) thank
for his generous sponsorship
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The Next Generation
The Seasons The Phoenix











Winter summer spring and fall
The things we love most of all
Can you see the white snow shouting out to all?
And the rich creamy hot chocolate warming everyone
The smell of ocean water
With sea shells everywhere
Smell of sweet flowers
And bright colors
Falling leave
And a pretty breeze.









.
Rida Mahmood (11 years)
Grade 6
Crofton Middle School, Crofton, MD
Daughter of Arif Mahmood (Civil, 1987)
Shabbir Zaki (9 Years)
Grade 4
Hammond Elementary School, Laurel, MD
Son of Muzaffar Ali Zaki (Civil, 1992)
I saw an eagle,
giant was he,
he flew by,
to his nest,
which was made of ash.
then I saw,
a flame emerging,
then he turned,
into a phoenix.
A golden blazing phoenix.
I tamed him,
brought him home,
then I named him
shadow
and kept him as a pet.


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Youth

What is youth to you?
What is youth to me?
To many, we are foolish
How can they be so boorish?
We are unwise
We are inexperienced
We are fools!
We are
NO! I say
Youth is different
It is the age of learning
Not the age of yearning
The age of mystery
The age of history
We are not fools
We are next in line
The next to discover
The next to teach
We are youth
We are wise
We are new
We are change
We are here and we want to
make a difference


Syeda Marium Ahmed
(14 years)
Grade 10
Al Noor Academy, Piscataway, NJ
Daughter of Syed Zafar Ahmed (Civil, 1994)
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NED Alumni Association of Washington, DC
(NEDA-DC) thank
for their generous sponsorship
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has managed and built several outstanding high profile buildings, transportation
projects, transit systems and FEMA disaster service projects of over a billion dollars in
Illinois. In 2010, he introduced an energy saving program of solar panel construction &
installation with cost-effectiveness, predictability & reliability in the United Sates market.
He has received several Professional Recognition and Excellence Awards. Afzaal is
also active in professional as well as socio-political organizations. Afzaal is also active
in professional as well as socio-political organizations. He has been involved: Afzaal Joint Treasurer/ Board
member NED International Alumni Network, North America NEDIAN-NA, Afzaal Representing NEDEA Greater
Chicago to NEDIAN-NA. NEDEA Greater Chicago is founder member organization for NEDIAN-NA 2012
Election Afzaal elected Delegate State Republican Party Convention representing to DUPAGE County
Republican Party.

Current President Illinois Minority Council. * Vice Chairman and Treasurer of Steering Committee of NED 2010
Chicago: Alumni International Convention * President IEC - Illinois Engineering Council (Umbrella organization
of 22 professional engineering societies). Founding Member Illinois Engineers Hall of Fame. * Founding
Member and Member Steering Committee, United Power for Action & Justice * Member, Civil Right Committee
in Department of Homeland security.* Stat of Illinois Coordinator, Outreach Committee State Republican Party. *
Ethnic Affairs Coordinator, DUPAGE County Republican Party. Founding Member & Past Chairman and First
Chairman of NEDEA Advisory Council. * Past Advisor National Public TV channel WWTTW 11. * Member State
and national Black chamber of commerce. * Founder of NED Engineers Association - NEDEA of Greater
Chicago.

Afzaal is married and lives in Carol Stream, Illinois with his wife Naheed, two daughters, Adeeba and Saba and
son Hayan.

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