Ms. Mariyam Idrees
Senior Lecturer
Ms. Mariyam Idrees Sandhu is a visual artist, graphic designer, and Senior Lecturer at the University of Central Punjab (UCP), with extensive experience in art, design, and visual communication. She holds a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Graphic Design from the University of the Punjab, a Postgraduate Diploma in Interior Design from the National College of Arts (NCA), and a one-year diploma in Graphic Design. With over six years of professional experience in digital brand management, marketing, and layout design, she has developed expertise in visual storytelling and digital communication. Her professional portfolio includes designing more than 300 mini websites for Alibaba. Her artistic practice encompasses watercolour painting, calligraphy, drawing, graphic design, and digital art. She has participated in numerous national and international exhibitions and competitions, including the world's largest painting event recognized by Guinness World Records in 2012. Her achievements include first position in the Toyota Painting Competition, a silver medal from the Art & Photography Society at King Edward Medical University, and third position in the Islamic Art Society competition in the USA in 2024 and 2026. She has also held two solo painting exhibitions, showcasing her distinctive artistic expression and creative vision. As an educator, Ms. Mariyam is committed to fostering creativity, critical thinking, and practical design skills among students. Through her academic and professional experience, she continues to inspire emerging artists and designers while contributing to visual communication and contemporary art.
Mr. Omer Saeed Qureshi
Senior Lecturer
Mr. Omer Saeed Qureshi is a Director, Cinematographer and Editor. His career has spanned around producing TV commercials and digital video content for esteemed brands such as TECNO, Realme, and Infnix along with various video songs. He has worked in the production team of Faseh Bari Khan’s latest short film, ‘Gulzar’. Omer completed his BA (Hons) in Theatre, Film and Television from BNU, 2017 followed by M.Phil. in Media & Communication Studies from UCP in 2021. Currently, he is enrolled as Ph.D. Media and Communication Studies student at University of Central Punjab (UCP).
Mr. Muhammad Kamran Butt
Principal Lecturer
Mr. Kamran Butt is the focal person of BS Film, TV & Digital Media at Faculty of Media and Mass communication. His is doing his PhD in Media & Communication Studies. He has more than 14 years of experience in electronic media. He has worked as Producer & Executive Producer for Geo News and AAP News respectively. He has served as visiting faculty of National College of Arts, University of the Punjab and BNU. Mr. Kamran holds two MPhil degrees in Sociology and Communication Studies. He has completed his Chevening fellowship under title, “Good governance in a changing world, media, politics and society” from University of Westminster London. He has done training course designed for journalists under title, “Communicating Labour Rights”, from International training centre, Turin, Italy. He has won number of national and international awards for his documentaries including, ILO media award of best labour and gender story of the year. He has also won “White Ribbon (best documentary) media award”.
Ms. Ashbeelah Shafaqat Ali
Senior Lecturer
& (MS/MPhil / Program Coordinator of Advertising & PR)
I am Ashbeelah Shafaqat Ali, a Lecturer at the Faculty of Media and Mass Communication, UCP. My research focuses on various areas, with particular emphasis on media psychology, gender and media, and media effects.
