KP Govt to increase number of universities in KP: Minister for Health & Finance
\n PESHAWAR
\nThe Provincial Minister for Health and Finance Taimur Saleem Jhagra has said the number of public sector universities has gone up during Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
\nHe said that the provincial government was introducing education policies keeping in view the market demand,adding that PTI government in the province could successfully tackle the challenge of unemployment by creating more opportunities for vocational education.
\n\u201cThe services rendered by Khyber Medical University (KMU) through medical education and research as well as through the Public Health Reference Lab and Corona Vaccination Center during the Corona Outbreak are a testament to the vision, priorities and performance of the provincial government,\u201d he added.
\nHe expressed these views while addressing a function at KMU to distribute scholarship cheques among students and to inaugurate a new branch of Khyber Bank at KMU.
\nOn the occasion, Minister Higher Education Kamran Bangash, former Federal Minister for Communications Murad Saeed, Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Zia ul Haq, Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Lal Muhammad, Registrar Dr Muhammad Saleem Gandapur, Director ORIC Dr. Zohaib Khan, Deans of various faculties, Directors, Faculty, administrative officers and a large number of students were also present.
\nTaimur Jhagra said that despite the difficult situation, the provincial government has taken revolutionary steps in the fields of health and education, a prime example of which is the provision of free medical care up to Rs one million to every citizen of the province.
\nHealth Minister said that we are proud of the services rendered by KMU in the field of medical education and hoped that this journey of success would be continued with the same enthusiasm.
\nHe said that since health is related to human lives, we have to keep this sacred profession free from politics.
\nEarlier addressing the function, Prof Dr Zia ul Haq said that in a short span of time, the number of educational institutions affiliated with KMU in various fields has reached 200 and the number of students has crossed the figure of 50,000 which is a sign of full confidence in KMU.
\nHe said that it was gratifying that KMU was bearing the financial burden of 80% of its expenses and this honor was unmatched by any other public sector university in the province.
\nAfter setting up eight campuses in different districts of the province including Islamabad, KMU would soon open sub-campus in the merged tribal district of North Waziristan, he added.
\nHe said that nine different types of scholarships are being provided to the students in KMU from which thousands of students are benefiting which constitutes about one third of the total students of the University. He thanked the Minister for Health and Finance and the management of Khyber Bank for opening a branch of the Bank in the university and reiterated all possible cooperation with Khyber Bank in the future as well.
\nProvincial Higher Education Minister Kamran Bangash and former Federal Minister for Communications Murad Saeed also addressed the function and answered questions from students. In the end, scholarship cheques were distributed among 37 students under HEC Need based and Pak USAID Scholarships programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KP Govt to increase number of universities in KP: Minister for Health & Finance PESHAWAR The Provincial Minister for Health and Finance Taimur Saleem Jhagra has said the number of public sector universities has gone up during Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). He said that the provincial government was introducing education policies […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260084,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[3805,1612,5248],"class_list":{"0":"post-260067","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-peshawar","8":"tag-capable","9":"tag-taimur-saleem-jhagra","10":"tag-unemployment"},"yoast_head":"\n