USTA donates Rs1.2m to Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dam Fund

USTA Vice Chancellor Iftikhar Ahmad hands over cheque to Chief Minister Mahmood Khan

University of Science and Technology Abbottabad (USTA) has donated Rs1.2 million for Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dam Fund.

USTA Vice Chancellor Iftikhar Ahmad handed over the cheque to Chief Minister Mahmood Khan here at CM Secretariat on Wednesday.

CM Mahmood thanked the USTA vice chancellor, students, faculty and staff for making the donation, which shows the social responsibility and patriotism of the donors. He said water conservation is very necessary for meeting the future challenge of water scarcity. “Water is symbol of life; we should ensure conservation of water to save lives.” He also appreciated Chief Justice Saqib Nisar and Prime Minister Imran Khan for launching a campaign for such good cause and said the whole nation will support this cause.

“Our aim is to save the present water resources and to explore new water resources and that will be our collective responsibility,” he said. 

Published in The Express Tribune, January 10^th, 2019.