Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Prof Ahsan Iqbal inaugurated the newly-constructed Academic Block, Students Service Centre, Students Hostel, Health and Day Care Centre and Bachelor Faculty Hostel at the University of Education (UoE), Township Campus the other day.
The project has been completed at a cost of Rs1114 million under HEC Project ‘Strengthening of University of Education, Main/Township Campus, Lahore.’
The federal minister also visited the smart classroom equipped with modern facilities and the central library. On this occasion, a grand opening ceremony was organised, which was presided over by the UoE Vice-Chancellor, Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha.
Speaking at the ceremony, Ahsan Iqbal said that knowledge is undoubtedly the treasure, the acquisition of which results in social, moral and economic development.
Ahsan Iqbal said that the future of the country is connected with the universities, because our youth are educated and trained there.
He said that this expansion in the infrastructure of the University of Education, Lahore would further pave the way for the promotion of higher education.
He further said in 2018, he laid the foundation of these projects and he was feeling very happy to see their completion.
‘The government is committed to provide the facilities to our universities like developed countries. In the projects that I inaugurated today, the facilities available are in no way inferior to the quality of any university in any country,’ he added.
Moreover, a protest rally was organized against the blasphemy committed in Sweden regarding the Quran. According to the announcement by Government of Pakistan, the day of the Quran’s respect was observed on Friday, after Jumma prayers, a peaceful rally was held from the University’s main mosque to the Vice Chancellor’s office.
The rally was led by Vice Chancellor Professor Doctor Talat Naseer Pasha (S. l . & H. I.), in which a large number of university faculty members, students, and staff participated and strongly condemned the blasphemy committed in Sweden in harsh words.
