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Governance, Transparency and Service to Members & Students www.icap.org.pk student section CASA North Inter Firm Tape Ball up Trophies were given by the chief guest. Sajjad H. Gill Cricket Tournament Islamabad thanked the guests for their presence and for making the tournament a memorable one. GBC Education Expo 2015 The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) team Gujranwala participated in the GBC Education Expo 2015 conducted at GBC building, Gujranwala on March 21, 2015. The commissioner of Gujranwala was Abdul Jamal Khan and CASA-N chairman Sajjad H. Gill inaugurating the tournament. Chartered Accountants Students Association (North) organised CASA N – Ishfaq Ahmed Inter Firm Tape Ball Cricket Tournament 2015 at Marghzar cricket ground Islamabad on March 21 and 22, 2015. Chairman CASA-N and Northern Regional Committee (NRC) member Sajjad Gill welcomed the participants and the guests and briefed A student group obtaining information about CA at GBC Education Expo. them about various initiatives being taken by CASA-N for CA Students. He also highlighted the purpose of the event the chief guest. The Expo received a warm response from was to provide opportunity for extracurricular activities to the market and a good number of visitors showed up the CA students. from the related market segment. The ICAP team guided around 100 interested students and parents during this day long Expo. The ICAP stall was managed by assistant The event was sponsored by the Professionals Academy manager ICAP Gujranwala Ahmad Hussain Rathore of Commerce (PAC). The principal of the PAC Peshawar, along with two CA trainees, Malik Muhammad Dawood Khawaja Awais Bilal, FCA appreciated CASA-N for organising and Khadija Mubarik. the tournament for the CA students. He enlightened the participants about the dedication of Ishfaq Ahmed Counselling Sessions (late) for accountancy education in Lahore and In March 2015 seven sessions were conducted at three thanked CASA-N for naming leading institutes in Karachi and Lahore through which the tournament after him 480 potential students were informed about the leading as a recognition of his professional accounting qualification of the country. outstanding contribution. ICAP Marketing and Communication Department (MARCOM) briefed the students about the Institute, the Eight teams from eligibility criteria for CA, its study routes, exemptions, The captain of the winning team, Islamabad/Rawalpindi fee structure, scholarships and financial assistance, BDO Ebrahim & Co, receives the audit firms participated in registered accounting education tutors (RAETs), trophy from Abdullah Yusuf. the event. The tournament training opportunities and how can they excel in their was inaugurated by Abdul Jamal Khan, FCA and the chief professional journey. The counselling was conducted guest was Abdullah Yusuf, FCA for the final match. Both by deputy manager MARCOM Usman Rafique at KIPs the guests appreciated CASA-N for holding the event for College Lahore and by officer MARCOM Farah Waheed at CA Students in Islamabad/Rawalpindi. The tournament Beaconhouse School System-BCCD Campus Karachi and was won by BDO Ebrahim & Co. Winning and Runners The Generations School Karachi. April 2015 15