The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), a 100-year-old academic institution of the region, has always strived for the promotion and development of local literature and arts. Vice Chancellor the IUB Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob expressed these views at the launching ceremony of Prof. Imran Bashir’s book “Sitaron Pay Jo Daltay Hain Kamand”, held here Thursday.
The Vice-Chancellor said that the IUB was a largest higher education institution of the Indian sub-continent with which many talented personalities were associated. This institution has been patronizing local poets and writers since the days of Nawab in Bahawalpur.—PR