City Reporter
Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Thursday said that a “Lal Haveli” scholarship programme would be launched to provide financial assistance to deserving and talented female students to study abroad.
Addressing the participants of a function after inaugurating Dr AQ Khan Hall at Government Associate College for women Dhoke Mangtal he said, “We are contemplating to raise a fund to launch a scholarship programme.
Financial assistance would be provided to talented and deserving female students to study abroad. All educational expenses would be borne by “Lal Haveli”, he added.
The minister said that a beautiful college would also be established in Dhoke Dalal at cost of Rs350 million.
A case regarding land proposed for the college to be heard on Nov 22 in the court, he said and urged the female students to pray for the success so that a beautiful college could be established in Dhoke Dalal that would be my last project for female education, he added.
The minister said that difficulties were faced to establish Government Associate College for Women Dhoke Mangtal as some elements were creating hurdles in the way of establishment of Dhoke Mangtal college, but now a large number of girls of Dhoke Mangtal and Dhoke Hassu were getting education in this college at their door steps.
Despite financial constraints, third Women University had also been inaugurated in Rawalpindi besides establishing three new colleges in the city during last two years to promote girls’ education in the city, Sh Rasheed added.
The minister said, “I am thankful to Almighty Allah as I succeeded to complete the mission of education in my life.”
Rawalpindi city is now at top position for female educational institutions. Waqar un Nisa Women College had also been upgraded and made a university, he added.
Rawalpindi was at top position in female education across the country for last 10 years, he said adding that today, admission merit was so high here as it had reached at 92 percent marks.
“We tried to provide education facilities at the door steps of the female students. After completing the educational institutions’ task, we would move towards health sector,” he said.
He said that the target of 60 educational institutions had been completed as seven colleges were completed and third women university was also inaugurated. A plan was conceived for next 20 years, he added.
