{
  "id": 15679253,
  "title": "NUST Master Convocation 2026: 66 PhDs awarded; 26 President’s Gold Medals and 28 Chancellor’s Silver Medals conferred",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/nust-master-convocation-2026-66-phds-awarded-26-presidents-gold",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T00:10:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445007/nust-master-convocation-2026-66-phds-awarded-26-presidents-gold-medals-and-28-chancellors-silver-medals-conferred"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal addressed graduates of the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) at the Master Convocation 2026, urging them to contribute to Pakistan's economic transformation. He emphasized that universities should serve as growth engines of the national economy through technology, innovation and research. The ceremony held at the university's main campus in Islamabad saw the conferral of 66 PhD degrees, 26 President’s Gold Medals, and 28 Chancellor’s Silver Medals to undergraduate students.\n\nRector NUST Dr Muhammad Zahid Latif welcomed the graduates, their families, and faculty members, acknowledging the challenges that lie ahead for the graduating class. He highlighted NUST's evolution into a leading institution that prepares students not just for academic excellence but also for service to society. Dr Latif stressed that while knowledge is essential, graduates must now lead with honesty, integrity, and dedication in an era of rapid change and artificial intelligence. He emphasized that education at NUST is fundamentally about transformation, with ethics and morality at its core.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal urged graduates of the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) to take up the cause of Pakistan’s economic transformation, saying universities must act as growth engines of the national economy through technology, innovation and research. The minister was the chief guest at the NUST Master…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}