KARACHI: Naya Nazimabad Foundation has awarded some 200 scholarships to students of Jinnah University for Women aimed to promote access to higher education.
President Naya Nazimabad Gymkhana Syed Muhammad Talha, representing renowned industrialist Arif Habib, presented a cheque of Rs10 million to the Vice Chancellor of Jinnah University for Women, Prof. Dr. Naeem Farooqui, as scholarships for the educational expenses of 200 talented and deserving female students.
Finance Director Sunny Ahmed, Deans and Registrars of all faculties of Jinnah University were also present on the occasion. Last month, Chairman Naya Nazimabad Foundation Arif Habib, after visiting the departments of Jinnah University for Women and meeting Chancellor Wajihuddin Ahmed, had promised to provide two hundred scholarships to female students.
On the occasion, Talha said that patronage of capable and deserving female students is very important for the promotion of knowledge and if a woman is educated, a family will be educated.
“It is very important for women to be highly educated in the development of the country and the nation,” he said and added that Naya Nazimabad Foundation will continue to support women’s education in the future as well.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Naeem Farooqui thanked Chairman Naya Nazimabad Foundation Arif Habib for donating Rs10 million for the scholarship and said that the selection of the students for the scholarship has been done purely on their merit and ability.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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