PESHAWAR
The caretaker Minister for Industries and Technical Education Muhammad Adnan Jalil has directed the authorities concerned to immediately start the construction of the building of University of Technology Nowshera.
He gave the order while presiding over a meeting related to University of Technology Nowshera at Civil Secretariat Peshawar here on Thursday.
The provincial caretaker minister regretted that despite the passage of eight years of its establishment, the university has been housed in a rented building.
The minister was informed that more than 610 kanals of land has been allocated for the university in Nowshera but construction work on the building is yet to be started.
Adnan Jalil directed the immediate acquisition of the land awarded for the university and also directed the immediate start of its construction work.
However, during the meeting he appreciated the academic performance of University of Technology Nowshera in various fields of science and technology.
“It is clear that the comparison of a quality university should be at the international level and not at the national level because we are neither lacking in resources nor brains,”Adnan Jalil added.
The Vice-Chancellor of the university Prof Dr Zafar Khan, Special Secretary Industries Abdul Qadir Safi, Economic Advisor of Industries department Munir Gul and other relevant officers.
On this occasion, the university’s performance and problems were reviewed in detail and some important decisions were taken.
Adnan Jalil gave the university administration three new goals in addition to the general academic, teaching activities and hoped that no effort would be spared in achieving these goals according to the deadline.
These goals included establishing an electronic vehicles technology lab, revamping TEVTA syllabus with modern requirements and imparting industrial training to university students.
