KARACHI, May 4: Women councillors from various towns, including Liaquatabad, Gulberg and North Nazimabad, on Saturday visited the Fahimunissa Memorial Aligarh Institute of Technology and offered their cooperation in strengthening the institute.

The member of advisory committee, Rabia Aziz, asked the students, teachers and parents to strive for acquiring modern knowledge to ensure progress and better job opportunities.

Rabia Aziz congratulated the visiting councillors on their election to the city district government and said they would have to face new challenges in the practical field.

Referring to computer education, they pointed the benefits and advantages of the internet. They observed that the younger generation was not taking proper advantage of the facility.

Earlier, principal of the institute, Salma Habib, said a number of short term courses were being offered at the institute.—APP

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...