RAWALPINDI, Feb 21 (APP):Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed here on Monday said that Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar would formally perform ground-breaking of the Government Degree College for Women Dhoke Dalal on March 4 and its construction work would be completed swiftly.
During his visit to the College site, he said that only educated nations make progress and an educated mother is the guarantor of the best training of the next generation.
He informed that three women universities were established in Rawalpindi besides setting up 60 educational institutions.
Talking to APP, the Interior Minister said that a four kanal and three marlas land of the Evacuee Trust Property Board was taken in Dhoke Dalal to establish a women degree college while the Punjab government had already released Rs 100 million for the construction of the college. He further informed that a demand of Rs 88 million has also been sent so that the project could be completed within shortest possible time frame.
Sheikh Rashid Ahmed directed the authorities concerned to make no compromise on quality of construction work.
The minister said that all the public sector educational institutions were being upgraded particularly in the areas of poor and lower middle class. “We are trying to establish an Information Technology University in the city.” he added.
Sheikh Rashid said, ”Rawalpindi was ranked 37th in terms of women’s education when I entered politics, but, today it is at first position. Rawalpindi is at the top position in female education across the country. We tried to provide education facilities at the doorsteps of the female students,” he added.
When the actual educational institutions plan was conceived for promotion of education in Rawalpindi city then I selected Dhokes like Dhoke Hassu, Dhoke Khabba, Dhoke Ratta, Dhoke Naju, Dhoke Elahi Bukish for establishment of schools and colleges as the citizens of labour class live in these Dhokes and cannot afford private educational expenses, he added and said, all the government educational institutions particularly of poor areas would be upgraded and provided all possible facilities to promote female education in the city.
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said that big changes were taking place in the field of education and the girls were taking lead and getting most of the top positions. “No one can defeat the girls of Rawalpindi city as they are educated, he said and informed that a daughter of a rickshaw driver had secured a top position in CSS from Rawalpindi city.
