Performance of Awkum appreciated

MARDAN: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has appreciated the performance of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (Awkum).

In a tweet, the chief minister congratulated the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof Dr Zahoorul Haq, faculty members and management for achieving a second consecutive position in the national and international rankings.

He said that the best administrative skills of AWKUM management has shown how higher education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is on the path of continuous development.

Chief Minister’s Special Assistant on Higher Education and Information Kamran Khan Bangash also appreciated the performance of Awkum and said that the university was brought out of the financial crisis by the vice-chancellor.

WUM’s Senate meets: Meanwhile, the 3rd Senate Meeting of Women University Mardan was held at Governor House in Peshawar, a press release said.

The meeting was chaired by Dawood Khan, secretary Higher Education Department, on behalf of Governor Shah Farman. The overall performance of Women’s University Mardan was appreciated in the meeting.

Briefing the participants, Prof Dr Ghazala Yasmeen presented the performance of the university in a comprehensive manner and stated that the university’s surplus budget showed the performance and the devotion of the university management.