Governor Punjab and Chancellor Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman has said that promotion of higher education is the top priority of the government and all resources are being utilized to provide facilities for higher education.
He expressed these views in a meeting with Vice Chancellor the Islamia University of Bahawalpur Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob at Camp Office Bahawalpur. The Governor Punjab said that the Inter-University Consortium of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur is a very welcome initiative for research activities on climate change and this consortium will be taken forward under the auspices and support of the Governor’s Secretariat.
He directed the Vice Chancellor of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur to convene a Vice Chancellor’s Conference and complete the working paper by including the three topics of Climate Change and Environment, Ultimate of Education and Financial Management in the agenda. The Governor Punjab emphasized that full attention should be paid to the education as well as character building of the students so that they could use their leadership abilities for the betterment and development of the society in practical life.
Vice Chancellor the Islamia University of Bahawalpur Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob while giving a briefing said that the Islamia University of Bahawalpur’s cotton seed research, soybean and maize intercropping techniques are being successfully implemented.—PR
