Khyber Medical University (KMU) Peshawar has decided to offer admission in all BS programs to Afghan students and charge the same fees as Pakistani students. The purpose of this decision is to provide assistance in the availability of trained medical personnel to deal with the health problems of war-torn Afghanistan.
This decision was taken in a high-level meeting held at KMU in which vice-chancellor KMU Professor Dr. Zia ulHaq, Director of ORIC Dr. Zohaib Khan, Director IPMR Dr. Irfanullah, Director Finance WaseemRiaz, Afghan Consulate Deputy Consul General Mufti NoorullahHotak, Maulana Muhammad TahirNafis, ShahidullahZaheer and other relevant officials participated.
The meeting was told that the Afghan people have been living in a state of war for the last four decades, as a result of which a large population is crippled and disabled apart from lack of health facilities.
Due to the war, Afghanistan’s infrastructure has been destroyed and people are facing enormous problems in the availability of health facilities.
The vice-chancellor of KMU assured the delegation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan that KMU would welcome the admission of Afghan students in all its BS programs including Physiotherapy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and in this context Afghan students will be provided with all facilities. He said that since the last academic year, KMU has decided to charge Afghan students the same fee as Pakistani students in all programs including medical and dental.—INP
