PESHAWAR
Khyber Medical University (KMU) Peshawar, vice-chancellor Dr Zia ul Haq called on Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan on Tuesday.
During the meeting, he thanked the Chief Minister and the provincial government for including four development schemes worth Rs 7481.707 million for KMU in the annual development program 2022-23.
On the occasion, the vice-chancellor Dr Zia ul Haq briefed the Chief Minister in detail about the performance and progress of KMU and various academic and research activities under the University.
He informed the Chief Minister that the excellent services rendered by the KMU Public Health Reference Lab during the Coronavirus pandemic through timely measures resulted in less loss of life and property in KP than in other provinces.
CV-KMU said that more than 1.8 million tests have been conducted in PHRL so far, while KMU has opened new campuses in most of the districts of the province in the last two years with 200 institutes and 50,000 students thus becoming the largest university of the province.
Mr Zia apprised the Chief Minister that the university has presented a surplus budget for the last several years due to excellent financial discipline and control of additional expenses.
VC Dr Zia ul Haq briefed the Chief Minister about his recent visit to Kabul and said that the Afghan government has expressed special interest in opening a campus in Kabul in collaboration with KMU.
He welcomed the decision of the Chief Minister to set up medical colleges in Charsadda, Buner, Timergara, Mansehra, and Karak and reiterated all possible cooperation and guidance with the Health Department in this regard.
Finally, he formally invited the Chief Minister to inaugurate four new laboratories, Academic and Administration Block, Hayatabad, Peshawar, and the newly established Institute of Health Sciences at Mardan, Kohat, and Para Chinar campuses. The Chief Minister thanked him and directed his staff to make necessary arrangements for the inaugurations of the said projects after the Eid ul Azha holidays
