Inaugurates academic blocks at International Islamic University
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has called upon the Muslim youth and universities to follow the great legacy of Muslims history. He said in Islamic teachings and especially in the Holy book there is a great emphasis on education and exploration of the universe.
These views were expressed by him on Thursday while speaking after inaugurating the academic blocks in the male and female campuses of the (IIUI).
These blocks are part of PC-I “Expansion and Up-gradation of International Islamic University, Islamabad” worth Rs. 2.5 Billion. The PC-I addresses the need to strengthen and upgrade the University’s academic infrastructure and establishment/ up-gradation of Labs to meet the ever-growing student strength in almost all programs offered at under-graduate, graduate and postgraduate levels.
The new block at male campus will accommodate around 2000 students per shift of the civil engineering and Faculty of Social Sciences, while second block in the female campus will accommodate around 3000 students per shift of the Faculty of Management Sciences and Social Sciences. Under this PSDP project, in addition to these inaugurated blocks, there are four more under construction buildings including Shared Academic block, Library building, Shariah hostel, medical centre. There is also provision of lab equipment, furniture and transport. The Campus Management System and IT infrastructure provision is also part of the PC-I.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, Ahsan Iqbal advised the youth to keep self-esteem high adding that the rhetoric of portraying Pakistani nation as corrupt must be discouraged as it has damaged the self-esteem of people of Pakistan. He said Pakistanis are not a corrupt nation, our leaders must portray positive image of the country.
He said the government, since previous tenure of 2013, under vision 2025 has established a network of universities across the country. He said under the vision, modern needs were addressed by establishing centres for AI, genetics, digital revolutionary reforms and projects of technology.
The federal minister for planning said that hatred, extremism and intolerance are major obstacles in the way of peace, national unity and sustainable economic development in country.
He said that after escaping a terrorist attack I decided to save the youth from hatred and terrorism.
