‘Subpar’ amenities at QAU irk minister

Madad Ali Sindhi orders immediate revamp of lodging facilities

ISLAMABAD:

Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Madad Ali Sindhi Thursday expressed displeasure over the ‘deplorable’ condition of Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) hostels and ordered an immediate revamp of the facilities.

Madad Ali Sindhi paid a surprise visit to the QAU Islamabad campus. He visited the hostels and said that the existing condition of the hostels is deplorable. He highlighted the poor maintenance of basic amenities.

QUA students met the minister and highlighted their concerns about insufficient academic facilities and the poor speed of the internet.

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He said students cannot study unless they are provided with basic facilities at hostels. He said it was unimaginable for students to focus on their studies if they had to deal with such problems. Madad assured the students that he would order an immediate inspection of other facilities at the hostels.

“We work towards student exchange programmes with friendly countries but after looking at the condition of the hostels, it is pertinent that we first fix our institutions before inviting foreign students to study here.”

He said it is a sad state of affairs and that this will limit opportunities for our students to go abroad in student exchange programmes.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 29^th, 2023.