Balochistan

Students outreach programme gains momentum

Lt Gen Bajwa says programme will provide opportunities to youth of underserved areas

Our Correspondent June 23, 2018

The chief guest termed the NUST outreach a landmark initiative that will go a long way in providing equal opportunities to the youth of underserved areas of the country. PHOTO: EXPRESS

QUETTA: As part of its efforts to bring the students from underprivileged areas of Pakistan into the mainstream, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), in collaboration with the Pakistan Army’s Southern Command, Quetta and Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), inaugurated the Balochistan Student Outreach Programme 2018 on Friday.

This is the second batch of students enrolled from various districts of Balochistan under the NUST Outreach Programme, who first graduated in 2017.

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Commander Southern Command Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa graced the occasion as the chief guest.

Prominent among others present were PPL Managing Director Wamiq Bukhari, NUST Pro-Rector Academics Dr Asif Raza and senior civil and military officers.

The chief guest termed the NUST outreach a landmark initiative that will go a long way in providing equal opportunities to the youth of underserved areas of the country.

The four-week coaching programme, which kicked off on June 21, 2018 and will go on till July 20, 2018, will enable the selected students to compete with the students from more developed areas of Pakistan, and qualify for admission at NUST, the premier higher education institution of Pakistan.