PU VC asks students to help fight virus

LAHORE:Punjab University (PU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad has written an email to all present students and alumni of the university to be a volunteer to create awareness among the public and help implement government instructions to curtail the spread of COVID-19.

In his email, the VC said since the creation of Pakistan, students of dear homeland had always played important roles in dealing with different crises and accomplished enviable feats of bravery.

“Today, the whole world, including Pakistan faces a grave concern; and again, the students have a great national and religious responsibility on their shoulders. They need to once again rise up against the situation and pen another story of courage by playing their part in it,” he said in the email. He urged the students that being educated citizens of Pakistan, it was incumbent upon them to play their role in checking the spread of COVID-19. He advised that the students needed to create awareness among their relatives and neighbours. “Apart from this, the information that you get from the government through print and electronic media should also be communicated to the people around you and help them comply with those guidelines. Remember, only those nations successfully come out of such crises which face these problems with courage, commitment and passion. I have a firm belief in you and am sure you would participate in the betterment and development of our country passionately,” the VC said.

Rs1m donated to GCU: Hassan Malik, a Ravian businessman, has donated Rs01 million to the Government College University’s Endowment Fund Trust (GCU-EFT) for the scholarship of financially-challenged students.

Hassan Malik called upon GCU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi, and handed over the donation cheque to him, while Dean Faculty of Social Sciences Prof Dr Khalid Manzoor Butt was also present. The donor expressed his wish to the Vice-Chancellor to initiate a golden scholarship from his donation in the name of his late uncle and former federal minister Malik Naeem.