AIOU offers free education

By Our Correspondent

January 06, 2025

Allama Iqbal Open University building can be seen in this picture. — Allama Iqbal Open University website

Islamabad: Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Nasir Mahmood on Sunday said that Allama Iqbal Open University offered free matriculation education to residents of Balochistan, former FATA and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).

“By making education accessible to children in remote and neglected regions, we can uplift these far-flung areas,” he noted. Admissions for the Spring 2025 semester are open for programmes ranging from matric to PhD.

Children residing in these areas can avail themselves of free education by contacting the university's regional campuses in their respective regions. Professor Dr. Nasir Mahmood emphasised that the university had redirected its educational mission toward underprivileged areas. "The university will further strengthen its educational network to provide facilities to children residing in the most neglected remote areas, ensuring they have access to educational opportunities comparable to those available in urban regions," he said.

33 lawbreakers arrested

Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi police in an action against suspected drug peddlers, bootleggers, illegal weapon holders and other lawbreakers here arrested 33 accused besides recovering charras, liquor, mobile phones, weapons and other items from their possession.

A police spokesperson said that Airport, Morgah, Saidqabad, Bani and Waris Khan police arrested seven accused namely Kamran, Aurangzaib, Hamza, Najeeb, Kamran, Muhammad Mustafa and Dilbar Ali on recovery of 48 liters liquor.

Westridge police arrested Imran for having 25 liters liquor while Civil Lines and Bani police rounded up Tanveer, Imran, Saddam, Muhammad Ashfaq, Ashfaq Ahmed on recovery of total 25 liters liquor. Similarly, Gujar Khan, Saddar Wah and Ratta Amral police rounded up four accused namely Kamran, Faisal, Ahmed, Shahzaib, and recovered two rifles, two 30 bore pistols and other items.

The spokesman informed that Rawalpindi District Police on the directives of City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi Syed Khalid Hamdani here on Sunday enhanced security at churches.