Bahawalpur, October 07, 2021 (PPI-OT):Provincial Minister for Prisons and Spokesperson to the Punjab Government Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan has said that the government has taken historic steps for the promotion of higher education in the last three years. He said that the Islamia University of Bahawalpur is the best example of this where in a short span of three years the number of students increased from 15,000 to 45,000 and the number of teachers increased from 550 to 1,800. The number of faculties increased from 7 to 14 and the number of departments increased from 48 to 129.
He said that the government was focusing all its resources and attention on the development of universities and enhancing the quality of education and quality research. For the first time, Pakistani universities have been significantly included in the national and world rankings. Islamia University Bahawalpur has been ranked among the 12th best universities in the country and 1000 in the world. The provincial minister expressed these views during a meeting with Vice Chancellor Engineer Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob on the occasion of his visit to the Islamia University of Bahawalpur.
Director General Public Relations Saman Rai, Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur Irfan Ali Kathia, Syndicate Member Sumaira Malik, Pro Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Naveed Akhtar, Registrar Prof. Dr. Moazzam Jamil, Treasurer, Prof. Dr. Abu Bakar, Director Information Nasir Hameed and other officers were present on the occasion. The provincial minister said that two new campuses of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur have been approved which were established at Ahmadpur East and Liaquatpur. It is in line with the vision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan that higher education should be brought to the doorstep of the local youth and their access should be facilitated.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob on the occasion informed about the ongoing teaching, research and development activities in the University. He said that new campuses, new teaching blocks and new hostels were being constructed at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur due to historic mega projects worth Rs. 4 billion by the government. He said that with the help of special transport service in the university, students of nearby towns would be provided transport facility which has reduced their hostel and other expenses.
He said that Islamia University Bahawalpur is the best example where 14,000 students are being provided scholarships of Rs. 70 crore and for the first time more than 6000 students have been given under PM Ehsaas program. Similarly, thanks to scholarships from the Punjab government and higher education, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur and a large number of young people from the area have received scholarships. He said that the Islamia University of Bahawalpur has achieved a special place in intercropping technology with the help of China.
Thanks to this project, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur will promote mixed cultivation of soybean and maize due to intercropping technology. Exports will be reduced and billions of rupees in foreign exchange savings will be saved. Thus, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur has a special place in reviving the agricultural economy and in the discovery of new cotton seeds and thanks to the research done in the last three years, Islamia University of Bahawalpur has reached a unique place in transforming the agricultural economy.
He said that the new varieties of cotton of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur are easily coping with the problems like high temperature, low water, curl leaf virus and white fly and seeds of the same variety are being cultivated in 45 to 50 percent of the country. About the ongoing admission drive in the university, he said that at present more than 125,000 students have applied for 234 programs in the Islamia University of Bahawalpur and the Islamia University of Bahawalpur is not only from South Punjab but also from all over Pakistan due to its excellent academic standards.
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