Staff Reporter
Vice Chancellor Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Prof. Dr. Zia Ul-Qayyum initiated AIOU’s participation in Prime Minister’s campaign of ‘Clean Green Pakistan’ by planting a sapling at the main campus of the university.
Addressing the participants on this occasion he emphasized on the need of pollution free Pakistan and urged the employees as well as students of the university to plant more and more saplings to save environment.
He expressed his hope that university’s 1.4 million students as well employees at the main campus and at 53 regional campuses of the university will contribute significantly towards this drive of clean and green Pakistan.
He informed that the Department of Agricultural Sciences at AIOU has planned to plant 1500 pine, “Sheesham” and moringa saplings and 3000 fruit saplings under the banner of this drive. These 4500 trees will be planted during the months of August- September 2020.
While reiterating his resolve towards welfare of the university’s employees, Professor Ziaul Qayyum said, that “the university has initiated the process of regularization of services of daily wage employees.
