WASHINGTON: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir has appreciated the US businessman of Pakistan origin Tanweer Ahmed for donating $9 million to Islamabad’s National University of Science & Technology (NUST) for building an IT Tower.
According to the ISPR, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir who is currently in the US on a high-level visit to meet top officials of the US, also met a large number of Pakistani diaspora communities on the sideline of this important visit.
“The COAS met Mr Tanweer Ahmed who graciously donated $9 million for NUST in the field of IT development in Pakistan. COAS appreciated him and said Pakistan is proud of heroes like him,” the ISPR added.
In a note of appreciation, the Army Chief praised Tanweer Ahmed for his donations to help Pakistan during natural calamities and to promote IT education in Pakistan.
The COAS wrote to him: “Your support to NUST in establishing Science and Technology Park, expansion of campuses and partnership for assisting financially challenged students are praiseworthy initiatives, meeting due recognition. Indeed, through this venture not only will NUST gain further strength but will also enable many students to bear their expenditures.”
The COAS added: “Your efforts in the domains of humanitarian assistance and interest in academia of Pakistan is a true reflection and favour for the people of Pakistan.”
Last week, the Indus University on the recommendation of Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori had conferred the honorary doctorate degree on Tanweer Ahmed in acknowledgment of his services for the IT and health sectors in Pakistan. Tanweer Ahmed has built a state of the art hospital in Sialkot providing free medical care.
Later, in an interview he said he was inspired by Army Chief General Asim Munir’s passion and vision for Pakistan’s IT sector.
Tanweer Ahmed said: “I was excited and thrilled when I came to know about the vision of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir who is passionate about the IT Sector. I believe that with the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) in which the Army has assumed an active role, that’s a brilliant approach to unlock the true IT potential of Pakistan.”
