AIOU providing exceptional educational services countrywide: Governor KP

ISLAMABAD: ( WNAM REPORT): The convocation of Allama Iqbal Open University (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chapter) took place at Peshawar. Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faisal Karim Kundi was the chief guest of the ceremony. Vice Chancellor AIOU, Prof. Dr. Nasir Mahmood presided over the ceremony. Governor KP, Faisal Karim Kundi said in his speech that the educational services of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) are exceptional across the country. He said that providing free education to prisoners, children of martyrs and transgenders is a great service of AIOU for the nation. While congratulating the gold medallists and students, Faisal Karim Kundi said that today is the beginning of your journey of practical life, make education a tool of change and be a source of pride for the nation.
He said that we need to focus on improving the quality of education more than increasing the number of universities. The governor further said that he will approve the appointment of vice chancellors of 26 universities of the province as soon as he receives the summary. Vice Chancellor, AIOU, Prof. Dr. Nasir Mahmood said that Allama Iqbal Open University has been providing educational services for half a century and celebrating its golden jubilee. Dr. Nasir added that more than 50 lac students have been graduated from AIOU and there is hardly a household in Pakistan that doesn’t have a student from Open University.
Vice Chancellor while congratulating the students who got gold medals and degrees said that this university is yours and you are our pride. Registrar, Raja Umer Younis said that this university is the precious gift of former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Today there is no school, college or university in the country in which graduate of AIOU is not serving. The Governor and the Vice-Chancellor distributed degrees among 246 male and female students, in which 42 students were awarded with gold medals.
(Directorate of Public Relations, AIOU)