Islamabad:July 12: To launch the scholarship fund for Namal College in Mianwali, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan held a pre-Ramzan function at his residence, which was well attended by many business persons; supporters; admirers and party workers, though a number of them sauntered in way beyond the given time.
Looking well despite the support he is wearing, he appeared to be in good spirits and jumped nimbly up on the stage when it was time for his address, causing many of the audience to involuntarily say, “Be careful!” Anchorperson for the evening was actor, social worker, producer and screenwriter, Adeel Hashmi, who got an opportunity to take a dig at Islamabad’s late arrivals. “I thought this only happened in Lahore and Karachi, but I see the capital dwellers are also in the same league!” he said. After saying a few words about the institution, he invited two male and two female students of Namal to speak about their experience at the college. All four said their dream for higher education had come true because they would not have been able to study further, and that too in such an upscale college, if it were not for the scholarships programme, for which they were truly thankful.
A few professors also spoke and said they had chosen to teach at Namal because of its vision for Pakistan and the fact that it was catering to the educational needs of the rural community of Mianwali.
In his address, Chairman, Board of Governors, Namal Education Foundation (sponsoring body of Namal Knowledge City) Imran Khan thanked the guests for turning up in large numbers to support the cause of education, which is the need of the hour. He spoke of the vision behind Namal College and ‘Knowledge City,’ which is to trigger innovation for the benefit of society, by establishing high quality education facilities of international standard with the help of local and international partners. “We are waiting for the government to hand over the land — which has been paid for — so we can start the second phase of construction, which will include on-campus faculty and student accommodation premises and research laboratories. ‘Knowledge City’ will have many schools, colleges and other educational facilities. “We need to educate the youth of this country and with your help, we can do this important work,” he said.
Looking well despite the support he is wearing, he appeared to be in good spirits and jumped nimbly up on the stage when it was time for his address, causing many of the audience to involuntarily say, “Be careful!” Anchorperson for the evening was actor, social worker, producer and screenwriter, Adeel Hashmi, who got an opportunity to take a dig at Islamabad’s late arrivals. “I thought this only happened in Lahore and Karachi, but I see the capital dwellers are also in the same league!” he said. After saying a few words about the institution, he invited two male and two female students of Namal to speak about their experience at the college. All four said their dream for higher education had come true because they would not have been able to study further, and that too in such an upscale college, if it were not for the scholarships programme, for which they were truly thankful.
A few professors also spoke and said they had chosen to teach at Namal because of its vision for Pakistan and the fact that it was catering to the educational needs of the rural community of Mianwali.
In his address, Chairman, Board of Governors, Namal Education Foundation (sponsoring body of Namal Knowledge City) Imran Khan thanked the guests for turning up in large numbers to support the cause of education, which is the need of the hour. He spoke of the vision behind Namal College and ‘Knowledge City,’ which is to trigger innovation for the benefit of society, by establishing high quality education facilities of international standard with the help of local and international partners. “We are waiting for the government to hand over the land — which has been paid for — so we can start the second phase of construction, which will include on-campus faculty and student accommodation premises and research laboratories. ‘Knowledge City’ will have many schools, colleges and other educational facilities. “We need to educate the youth of this country and with your help, we can do this important work,” he said.
Situated near Namal Lake in beautiful surroundings, Namal College, is currently serving the needs of more than 300 students studying for University of Bradford degrees and more than 90 per cent of these students are currently on financial support. The college is currently offering two four-year degree programs namely BSc. (Hons) Computer Sciences and BEng Electrical and Electronics. Although new to the field of technical higher education in Pakistan, the college aims to become at par with the best colleges and universities in the world.
Pakistanis are known to be generous when it is time to give to charity and they did not disappoint. About one hundred scholarships were pledged, about eighty of them fully paid and the smaller donations will make up the rest.The news.
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