ISLAMABAD: The government-owned Punjab House in Murree has been handed over to Higher Education Department for the establishment of Kohsar University.
According to a notification issued by Board of Revenue Punjab, the 96-Kanal property has been transferred for the establishment of a university for specific purpose. “The land will be utilized with a period of 03 years failing which land would revert back to the Provincial Government,” read the notification.
PTI MNA Sadaqat Ali Abbasi said that the decision has been taken in light of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision to use public buildings for common good. He said students will be offered tourism studies and other practical education at the campus, which be run by Tourism Department of the university.
He added that classrooms will be set up in one block of the property located near Murree’s famous Pindi Point, while accommodation will be offered to tourists in the remaining blocks to generate additional revenue for the university. Abbasi said that efforts are being made to launch regular classes at the campus by February 2021.
وزیراعظم کے ویژن کے مطابق تاریخی سرکاری عمارتوں کوحکمران وافسران کی تعیشات کی بجائے اجتماعی مفاد میں استعمال کرنے میں پنجاب ہاؤس مری اس کی ایک بڑی مثال ہے۔
پنجاب ہاؤس میں جامعہ کے سیاحت ڈیپارٹمنٹ کے زیرنگرانی طلبہ طالبات کو سیاحت کی نصابی تعلیم کے ساتھ عملی تعلیم بھی دی جائیگی۔ https://t.co/Fx4IHvFafX
— Sadaqat Ali Abbasi (@Sadaqat_Ali) December 11, 2020
