SUKKUR: Ten STBE top positions have gone to Thari students, who made history in the annual technical board examination in Sindh. The Thari students of Thar Associate Engineers Program (TAEP), supported by Engro Powergen Thar Limited, have clutched all the 10 top positions and graduated from Technical Training School, Daharki.
The youth from one of the most deprived districts of Pakistan, Tharparkar, improved their record consecutively in the third and final year by marking an unparalleled achievement in the Sindh Board of Technical Education (SBTE). The results were declared recently.
Last year, TAEP fellows grabbed nine out of the top 10 positions, while in the first year they secured seven out of top 10 positions, including the top seven positions. The TAEP is fully sponsored by Engro Powergen Thar Limited (EPTL), where a batch of 30 students was studying at a three-year technical diploma-holding program at Technical Training Centre (TTC), Daharki. According to the SBTE results, the first position was secured by Suhel Kumar from Naukot with 83.66pc marks, second by Laleet Kumar of Mithi with 82.56pc marks, third by Teerath Shivani of Mithi with 82.06pc marks, fourth by Uttam Harji Mal from Diplo with 81.24pc marks, fifth by Naresh Nathu Ram from Islamkot with 80.90pc marks, sixth by Shankar Lal Paru Mal of Mithi with 80.85pc marks, seventh by Dhanesh Kumar Bharo Mal of Mithi and Tarachand Debo of Chachro with 80.42pc marks, eighth by Partab Singh Kessar with 80.34pc marks, ninth by Ayaz Amir with 80.17pc marks and 10th by Roshan Kumar Guloo by securing 79.04pc marks. In continuous efforts for a prosperous Thar and to create a skilled workforce, the Thar Foundation is facilitating a three-year Diploma of Associate Engineering (DAE) program for eligible Thari candidates on 100pc scholarship by EPTL. The objective of this program was to prepare candidates for technical employment opportunities at Thar Coal and future projects.
Congratulating the entire batch of TAEP, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Engro Energy Limited (EEL) Ahsan Zafar Syed said that hardworking Thari students continually improved over the period of three academic years and made history by securing all the 10 positions. He said Thari fellows’ relentless hard work has once again proved that if resources are invested in meritorious and deserving students, they shall produce incredible results. The EPTL CEO, Syed Manzoor Zaidi, said it is a milestone achieved by Thari students proving that the land of Thar has great potential for hard-working youth. “We will continue to support talented youth of Tharparkar who want to realize better socio-economic opportunities by exploring avenues of higher learning,” said Zaidi. The Thar Foundation CEO, Syed Abul Fazal Rizvi, said the results and the pride they have brought to their families and people of Tharparkar was without any doubt a gratifying achievement. The students were provided guidance throughout and an opportunity to fulfill their dreams. “Meritorious selection was the hallmark of the TAEP program, through which selected students came from families with poor segment of socioeconomic status,” he added.
