First-ever cadet college opens its doors in Muzaffarabad

Over 300 students are set to be enrolled in the college every year

MUZAFFARABAD: Academic activities in the first-ever cadet college in Muzaffarabad district and second in Azad Jammu and Kashmir began here on Saturday.

A ceremony was held in the newly-constructed building of the college, located at Chattar Kalass, where AJK Minister for Education Barrister Iftikhar Geelani was the chief guest. AJK Minister for Auqaf Raja Abdul Qayyum Khan, college principal Brigadier (retd) Azim Khan and other dignitaries attended the ceremony.

The principal of the college told the gathering that as many 60 students from different areas of the country have been enrolled in the college on the basis of entry test. More than 300 students would be enrolled in the college every year, he added.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Education Barrister Iftikhar Geelani said that establishment of the first-ever cadet college in the district was a great leap forward towards quality education and an important achievement in the education sector.



The government would provide all required resources to the college to keep the educational standards at par with other similar institutions in the country, he assured.

The minister said Prime Minister Farooq Haider Khan was determined to bring revolutionary changes in the education sector to secure a bright future for the next generation.

Terming the students of Cadet College Chattar as 'beautiful bunch of flowers', the ministers said providing opportunities to students from different parts of the country to study under one roof would create sense of national unity and cohesion among them.

He said project of King Abdullah University, located in the same area, was close to completion that would be another great achievement in higher education sector.

Auqaf Minister Raja Abdul Qayyum Khan, in his speech, highly appreciated former federal education minister Dr Zubaida Jalal, former AJK prime minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan and former army chief Ashfaq Pervaiz Kiani for their roles in establishment of the college.