Islamabad, December 19, 2022 (PPI-OT):Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf chaired meeting regarding the establishment of Punjab University on Monday in Islamabad. Secretary Planning and Development Commission, Chief Planning and Development Commission and other senior officers participated in the meeting. In the meeting, the matters related to release of funds for the establishment of sub-campus of Punjab University Gujar Khan was discussed.
While talking about imperativeness of establishment of Punjab University Campus in Gujar Khan, Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf said that education, especially higher education, is the backbone of development of every society.
He said that the promotion of higher education is one of the chief priorities of the current government. He said, “To achieve this goal, enough funds has been allocated in the recent budget.” While mentioning about the establishment of a sub-campus of the Punjab University in Gujar Khan, he said that the establishment of a sub-campus of the Punjab University Gujar Khan is a long-standing demand of the people of the region.
He stressed on the need to take immediate steps for release of funds for immediate establishment of this campus. He said that not only the students of Gujar Khan will benefit from the establishment of this campus, but students from Kharian, Jhelum, Mirpur, Chakwal, Tehsil Murri and Azad Kashmir would also take benefit from this opportunity. He directed the Secretary Planning Division to release funds for the establishment of this campus immediately.
The Secretary Planning Division briefed the participants of meeting on the progress regarding the establishment of Punjab University Gujar Khan Campus. He assured that the release of funds for the establishment of Gujar Khan Punjab University Campus would be ensured on priority. On this occasion, the Secretary planning and Development Division asked the Chief Planning and Development Division to complete all the codal activities in connection with the release of funds.
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