BY OUR BUREAU CHIEF
Okara: The Public Relations Department of the University of Okara organized an interactive session on Career Counselling for the students of the Departments of Communication Studies, Phycology, International Relations and Political Science. The professional journalists and media anchors including Assad Ullah Khan, Tariq Hafeez Bazmi, Salman Khan, Hussain Jutt, Umar Nazir Khan and Rana Bilal Tabbasum interacted with the students and answered their questions regarding the challenges and opportunities in the media industry.
The UO’s Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zakria Zakar also addressed to the students and stressed the need of regular interaction and liaison between the university and industry.
Assad Ullah Khan urged the students to resort to citizen journalism and tap the potential of the digital media for their career growth. Tariq Hafeez asked for building care skills in the relevant fields so that the students could suit well to the industry needs after passing out.
The In-charge Communication Studies Dr. Zahid Bilal, In-charge Psychology Zoya Yaqub, In-charge International Relations Fakhra Shahid, In-charge Political Science Usman Shamim, Lecturer Sociology Dr. Shehzad Farid and Resident Officer Dr. Shahzad Ahmed were also present in the seminar.