The National College of Arts decided on dividing their summer festival on a series of weekends. Therefore, the welcome festival for the new-be’s was divided as for the performances.  All the societies performed amazingly which was inspiring enough for the first years to join and be a part of. Even during the traumatic weather and the horrible load shedding hours, the audience and the performers were at their peak. The western and eastern music society of the National College of Arts did a fusion which turned out to be a huge blast. The formal dress code and the worship themed lighting; starting with a classical instrumental made everyone hold onto their breaths. Keeping the security issues and the weather in mind; the National College of Arts still confirmed their level of determination and their fondness for the performing arts! (by Faiza Farooq)

Let's have a flash back at the inaugural Unilympics -  a mega-multi sports event held on the 17th and 18th of March, 2010, at FAST-NUCES, Karachi campus. Ten major universities comprising nearly 250 participants from all over Karachi took part, comprising five exciting games to battle for – namely Futsal, Volleyball, Basketball, Table Tennis and Throw ball.
The first day was dedicated to matches that belonged to the group stages, while the finals were held on day two. The All Star trophy was to be handed over to the institution that wins in the most sports categories.

After exciting wars fought at the Unilympics battlefield, IoBM managed to steal the show and took away Gold in Table Tennis; SMC were the Throw ball champs; NUST knocked out all the rest in Volley ball and Basketball and the hosts FAST conquered the field in Futsal. As a consequence of being the only university to win in two sports categories, NUST was awarded the ALL STAR trophy.

As the torch of Unilympics 2010 comes to an end, the torch of Unilympics 2011 gets lit! (by Ali Muzaffar)

As every year, Talent Show 2010 had also created quite a buzz around SCM prior to the event. The show took a captivating kick off with a dazzling Red Carpet, where all attendees flaunted their chic attire.

The Show began with some hilarious dubbed videos of political figures, some juicy Shifa News including comical jibes at the college canteen, librarian, and the infamous Shifa Lobby guards! All of it got the audience in a fun packed frenzy before they even knew it.

The highly anticipated Awards soon followed, with the Best Legitimate Couple category rightfully won by Hiba Khan and Omar Shoaib of the Class of 2012.

The theatrical talents of students at Shifa were avidly displayed in a play on “Shoania” which gripped the audience's attention, but was subject to mixed opinions later.

The groovy band performance, with Asad Mehmood and Omar Rauf as guitarists and Moeed Hassan on vocals created quite a stir. Especially Dani California got the audience totally upbeat.

Through out the show the audience was fully charged, enjoying every bit of the show.  All the crammed energy certainly called for a sumptuous dinner later, which too, was as splendid as the rest of the evening. (by Amimah Fatima)

Delegates Today- Diplomats Tomorrow! With that resounding motto, the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi, introduced its first annual MUN (Model United Nations). The event, titled as MUNIK 2010, standing for Model United Nations IBA Karachi and took place at the Marriott Hotel from the 20th to 23rd of March.
With around 250 students participating at MUNIK 2010, the IBA Public Speaking society gave students a platform to come together and address issues of international importance through the simulation of the United Nations. There were 6 committees, namely DISEC (Disarmament and International Security Committee), SPECPOL (Special, Political and Decolonization), IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), WTO (World Trade Organization), ECOSOC (Economic and Social Committee), and SOCHUM (Social Cultural and Humanitarian), all actual committees of the UN and its associated agencies, simulated at the event.

The diligent and hard working Organizing Committee and MUNIK Secretariat provided students the chance to put their oratory, diplomacy, creative writing and networking skills to the test simultaneously. From the feedback that MUNIK received, it was evident that delegates, both old and new to the MUN format of public speaking, found the level of debate high, the social events memorable, and the chairs hardworking.
“MUNIK has become synonymous with MUN due to the efforts of its young organizing team. Their diligence and steadfastness throughout the event speaks volumes for their passion for diplomacy,” said Mahad Hamza, President of MUNIK.

Dean and Director IBA, Dr. Ishrat Husain and CEO Abbott Laboratories Mr. Asif Jooma graced the awards ceremony and gave out medals to 'Distinguished Diplomats'. They stressed the need for inculcating effective negotiation and public speaking skills amongst students, and applauded the efforts of Team MUNIK for furthering this cause.

Mustafa Afreedi, one of the participants who received the Distinguished Diplomat award said, “I would like to say IBA job well done, and thank you for giving me, and others such an experience and memories of a lifetime.”
“We promised to give IBA its first MUN, and the city it's finest, today we stand proud for bringing MUNIK to life.” Salman Haroon, the Secretary-General of MUNIK said.
The students at IBA seemed optimistic at the future prospects of MUNIK, with one first year student stating that MUNIK 2011 would be bigger and better.

(By Zahra Millwala and Zehra Abdulla)