ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday introduced establishing Daanish College of Utilized and Rising Sciences in Islamabad by utilising £190 million quantity that was transferred from the UK’s Nationwide Crime Company (NCA) to the Supreme Court docket of Pakistan’s account.
Incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi had been convicted in £190m case in January this yr. Accountability Court docket handed down a 14-year sentence to the PTI founder and a seven-year sentence to his spouse, whereas additionally slapping heavy fines on them.
PM Shehbaz, whereas chairing the Steering Committee assembly for the institution of Daanish College, expressed his gratitude to the chief justice of Pakistan for guaranteeing the graceful switch of the £190 million to the federal authorities account.
The UK’s Nationwide Crime Company (NCA) had returned £190 million to Pakistan, which has been transferred from the Supreme Court docket to the federal authorities’s account. As per the imaginative and prescient of PM Shehbaz, this quantity shall be utilised for constructing the state-of-the-art college.
Chairing the assembly, the prime minister highlighted that the college can be an establishment the place deserving and proficient college students will obtain high-quality research-based training.
He directed the early completion of authorized formalities for buying land in Islamabad for the college.
The prime minister additionally instructed the swift finalisation of the college’s constitution and different authorized issues. Moreover, the premier emphasised that the college needs to be developed as an international-standard technical and utilized sciences college.
He additional directed that the college’s structure ought to mirror simplicity, with buildings constructed utilizing crimson bricks and avoiding pointless expenditures to minimise prices.
He additionally instructed to recruit extremely certified college and lecturers for the college, which might be outfitted with state-of-the-art expertise and superior analysis services.
The college’s curriculum needs to be ready as per the worldwide requirements. He additional directed to type a committee for the appointment of the vice-chancellor and a committee for nominating the board of trustees.
Through the assembly, a briefing was given on Daanish College and Daanish Colleges and it was highlighted that the prime minister can be the patron of Daanish College, which shall be registered as a Part 42 firm, with all mandatory formalities to be accomplished inside just a few days.
The college’s land has been chosen in Sector H-16. Daanish College will function below the Daanish Belief to make sure monetary independence and minimal authorities intervention.