After successful negotiations, the Universities Student Action Committee postponed the sit-in outside Governor House and across Punjab
The talks between Governor Chaudhry Sarwar, Provincial Minister for Higher Education Punjab Raja Yasir Humayun, and Students Action Committee succeeded.
After successful negotiations, the Universities Students Action Committee postponed the sit-in outside the Governor House and across Punjab. The governor has set up an eight-member committee headed by Higher Education Punjab secretary to solve the problems of university students.
The president of the private universities association will also be a member of the committee. Governor Chaudhry Sarwar has said that students are the future of our Pakistan and the government stands by them.
Steps will be taken to resolve all the issues as soon as possible. According to details, Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar and Provincial Minister for Higher Education Punjab Raja Yasir Humayun held talks with other members of the Universities Students Action Committee including Hamza Mustafa and Sibt-e-Hassan at Governor House on Monday.
The student leaders apprised them of the problems faced by the university students due to the corona crisis while Higher Education Commission Punjab Secretary and Principal Secretary to Punjab Dr Rashid Mansoor and others were also present on the occasion.
UET Vice Chancellor Mansoor Sarwar, Punjab Higher Education Commission chairperson, Agriculture University Faisalabad VC, Punjab University VC, University of Health Sciences VC, Fatima Jinnah Medical University VC and president of universities association Including 8 members will be members of the committee.
Talking on the occasion, the governor said that the education sector has also suffered a lot due to the corona crisis where other sectors have been affected.
I have set up a committee headed which will start its work from today (Tuesday). The committee will prepare a full report on the issues facing universities and students.
After which we will ensure steps to solve the problems faced by the students. On July 2, the federal government has also convened an important meeting on the issue of closure of educational institutions. All the issues will be discussed in this too.
The exemplary role played by the medical universities of Punjab during the corona crisis is commendable. I assure the students that all resources will be used to solve whatever problems they have.
