LAHORE: Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman presided over a meeting at Governor House Lahore regarding the issue of payment of fees of Baloch students studying in the universities of the Punjab.
Federal Minister for Education, Rana Tanveer Hussain, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Agha Hasan Baloch (via video link), Federal Secretary Education, Aamir Ashraf Khawaja, Senator Yaqoob Nasir, Senator Humayun Kurd, Senator Lashkari Raisani, Vice-Chancellor Islamia University Bahawalpur Dr Athar Mehboob were present.
Speaking on the occasion, the governor said that in 2013, during the tenure of Muslim League-Nawaz, Baloch students studying in various universities of Punjab were given fully-funded scholarships under the educational package.
He added that the number of Baloch students enrolled in PhD and MPhil programmes had almost doubled at that time. However, recently the Baloch students were protesting due to the stoppage of payment of 50% of fees by the Punjab government, he said.
The PM took notice of this and directed the concerned authorities to resolve the issue immediately.
The governor said that students are our asset and they should be in educational institutions instead of protesting on the streets.
The meeting decided that the problems of fees and accommodation in hostels of Baloch students studying in universities of Punjab will be solved immediately. In this regard, the Federal Ministry of Education will provide funds for the payment of students’ fees, and allotments will be made to the students in the hostels without any discrimination according to the merit and policy.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2022
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