Lahore Knowledge Park project to be completed soon:Rana Mashud

Lahore: Provincial Minister for Education Rana Mashud Ahmad Khan has said that Punjab government is utilizing all available resources for the promotion of education. He said that the knowledge park being set up in Lahore will open new vistas of development and economic prosperity. He said that campuses of prestigious local and foreign educational institutions will be set up in this knowledge park.

He said this while talking during the third meeting of board of directors of Lahore Knowledge Park Company. Chairman Punjab Higher Education Commission Dr. Nizam-ud-Din, Chairman PCTB Lt. Gen. (R) Muhammad Akram, Vice Chancellor Lahore University of Management Sciences Sohail Naqvi, Almas Haider, Chief Executive Officer PBIT Muhammad Ilyas Ghauri, Secretary Higher Education Iram Bukhari, CEO Lahore Knowledge Park Company Shahid Khan and other concerned officials attended the meeting.

The Education Minister said that Punjab government has taken lead over all provinces by allocating 27 percent budget for education. He said that quality and higher education is the key to development and economic prosperity and establishment of Knowledge Park will prove a milestone for achieving this purpose.

Rana Mashud said that knowledge parks play an important role in the development of any country. He said that due to the Knowledge Park at Lahore opportunities will be available to the students for getting education at renowned international universities. He said that provision of quality education is an effective weapon for coping with challenges being faced by the country and government is taking a number of steps for this purpose.

The Education Minister directed that steps should be taken for completing Lahore Knowledge Park project at the earliest. Board of Directors of Knowledge Park also gave approval to the heads of various committees. Vice Chancellor LUMS Sohail Naqvi will be head of HR Committee, Lt. Gen. (R) Muhammad Akram of Procurement Committee while Razzaq Dawood of Technical Committee.

Later, Rana Mashud while presiding over a meeting of overseas Pakistanis of district Lahore said that overseas Pakistanis are our ambassadors. He said that all possible steps are being taken for solving their problems. He said that due to the efforts of the government the problem of overseas Pakistanis are being resolved on priority basis and the role of overseas Pakistanis Commission is commendable in this regard. The Education Minister also appreciated the role of police for resolving problems of overseas Pakistanis.