Islamabad, 29 July 2022 (TDI): The government of Saudi Arabia announced the provision of modern educational equipment to a Pakistani university.
The funds worth Rs. 3 billion are being provided to the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (UAJK). The main purpose of the funds is to further equip the recently completed state-of-the-art King Abdullah campus of the institution.
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Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf Bin Saeed Ahmed Al-Malkiy, signed an agreement in this regard at a ceremony held at Kashmir House.
Other important dignitaries included Senator Shibli Faraz, Azad and Jammu Kashmir’s Minister of Health Nisar Ansar Abdali and Finance Abdul Majid Khan, and Vice Chancellor of UAJK, Muhammad Kaleem Abbasi.
Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) would provide the necessary funds for the King Abdullah campus at UAJK. Under the agreement, modern educational instructional kits for the science and IT labs will be provided to the university for the King Abdullah campus.
Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan
Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Nawaf Bin Saeed Ahmed Al-Malkiy said that this important project in education would directly help achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.
The Ambassador said that through the SFD, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has funded multiple projects in Pakistan. He further said that SFD has provided more than 333 million dollars to implement 23 projects in various parts of Pakistan.
“Through these grants, quality projects are being completed in the sectors of education, health, and infrastructure development besides cooperating with several international organizations, such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Food Program, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and the United Nations Office for Project Services”, he disclosed.
Highlighting the brotherly relations between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Ambassador said that developmental projects being implemented would further strengthen these relations between the two countries.
Other High-Ranking Officials
Speaking at the ceremony, Senator Shibli Faraz thanked the Saudi government for its consistent cooperation in the fields of education and health in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir.
“The government and people of Saudi Arabia have always extended invaluable cooperation to Pakistan for which we are indebted to them”, he said.
AJK Minister for Health, Nisar Ansar Abdali, and Finance Minister, Abdul Majid Khan expressed their profound gratitude to the government of Saudi Arabia for their unforgettable contribution to the relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction of the quake-hit areas of AJK.
in his welcome address, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, thanked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, especially the Saudi Fund for Development, for providing generous funding to construct the King Abdullah Campus, one of the most beautiful educational facilities in the country.
The Vice-Chancellor added that the state-of-the-art King Abdullah Campus would not only provide the best educational facility to the thousands of male and female students of AJK but will also significantly help the promotion of quality education and research activities.
The Vice-Chancellor also highlighted the facilities being provided in the King Abdullah Campus of the university.
Dr. Abbasi further said that the generous support extended by the SFD would benefit more than 7,000 students from 14 academic departments and institutes to carry out their educational and research ventures.
