Our Correspondent Multan
Punjab Government reconstituted South Punjab’s biggest and a century-old educational institution, Govt Emerson College as Emerson University. The Higher Education Department (HED) issued notification in this effect on Feb 15. “The Competent Authority has been pleased to reconstitute Govt Emerson College Multan, as Emerson University under section 3 (1) of the Emerson University, Multan ordinance, 2021 (VI of 2021),” says the notification.
Established on April13, 1920, the college was named after former Punjab Governor and founder of college, Sir Herbert William Emerson who worked as Deputy Commissioner Multan too. It was named after its founder in 1932. Popularly known as Govt Bosan Road College, that acclaimed politicians, doctors, armed forces officers, govt officials engineers, judges, lawyers including late Nawabzada Nusrullah Khan, Ex CJP, Tasadaq Hussain Jillani, Renowned scientist, Dr Samar Mubarak Mund, former Punjab Governor, Makhdoom Sajjad Qureshi.
