Pledge renewed to work for promotion of women education

SBBWU’s 12th Foundation Day

PESHAWAR: The 12th Foundation Day of the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University (SBBWU) was marked on Thursday with the renewed pledge to make every effort for the promotion of women education and empowerment in the province.

Impressive arrangements had been made to mark the day.Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal and Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Prof Dr Mukhtar Ahmad were supposed to be the chief guest and guest of honour on the occasion, but they failed to attend the function.

In their absence, a member of the HEC Mohsin Sayyed served as the chief guest, while SBBWU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Razia Sultana was the guest of honour at the event held at the main campus of the university in Larama area near here.

The event was opened with planting of saplings on the campus after which the students presented skits and tableaus. Noted Pashto singers Mahjabeen Qazalbash and Bakhtiar Khattak sang national songs.

In his speech on the occasion, Mohsin Sayyed lauded the lone women university of the province for promoting higher education among women. He said that it was a matter of happiness that the university completed its 12 years in a successful manner.

He said having a women university in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was an urgent need. It provided a great opportunity to the women who were shy of going into co-education to get the higher education.

Dr Razia Sultana recounted the achievements the university has made during the last 12 years. She said that the university had grown in all directions. “It has not only increased its disciplines, but also got own spacious building during the course of time,” she added.

The vice-chancellor said better education and empowerment of women was the key to the success of any society. The guests also cut a cake to mark the day. They also distributed laptops among the deserving students under Prime Minister’s Laptop scheme. The faculty members were given away prizes and certificates for their excellent performance. The vice-chancellor announced a day-off for Friday.