November 14, 2002	Thursday	Ramazan 8, 1423

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ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday promulgated an ordinance to constitute and restructure universities set up by the Federal Government.

The ordinance has been promulgated in order to provide autonomy while improving governance and management so as to enhance the quality of higher education.

The provisions of this ordinance shall come into force with respect to the universities listed in the schedule to the ordinance on such dates as may be specified by the government through notifications in the official Gazette as the dates of repeal of the Act or Ordinance or other legislative instrument constituting each of the universities specified in the Schedule.—APP