KARACHI, Nov 17: The minister of state for education, Ghulam Farid Kathia, said on Monday that Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET) Karachi, a federal degree-awarding institution, would soon be converted into a federal engineering university.

He said this during a briefing given by DCET Principal Prof (Dr) Mohammad Nasim and officials of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Federal Urdu Dictionary Board and Sindh Madressah-tul-Islam at the college’s conference room.

The minister said he would take steps to give varsity status to DCET as it was one of the important educational institutions of the country.

The officials of different educational institutions informed the minister about the performance of their institutions and problems faced by them.

The minister expressed satisfaction over their performance and directed them to do more work to improve the standard of education.

The minister also visited laboratory, computer section and other departments of the college.

Prof (Dr) Mohammad Nasim said that he had been making efforts to make the college one of the reputable engineering institutions of the country.

He said that the state minister for education had assured him of making the institution a federal university and fully supporting it.

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