SUKKUR: The Govt Degree College in Ghotki became a campus of the Shah Abdul Latif University (Salu) when its building was formally handed over to the university administration at an impressive ceremony held at the college on Monday.

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MNA and former chief minister Ali Mohammed Khan Mahar was the chief guest and Salu Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Parveen Shah was the guest of honour at the ceremony, which was attended by the university’s registrar, pro-VCs, deans, and faculty members, besides Ghotki Deputy Commissioner Aijaz Ali Shah and senior district and police officials.

Speaking at the ceremony, MNA Mahar acknowledged the efforts put in by the Salu VC and her team in promoting the cause of education and leading the university to a high ranking institution. He also appreciated the High Education Commission and provincial government for their cooperation in helping Salu acquire the college building. He expressed his confidence that a campus of the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology would also be established in Ghotki soon.

Mr Mahar observed that development and progress of Sindh and prosperity of its people were directly linked with the standards maintained by the educational institutions of the province.

Prof Parveen Shah told the audience that MNA Mahar had played an active and commendable role in the process of acquiring the college building. She said the first batch of the new campus would be enrolled soon.

Speaking about the speedy growth of Salu, she said the institution was established as a college in Khairpur in 1976 and attained the status of a university within the next 10 years. “Today, Salu has its campuses in Shikarpur, Shahdadkot and Ghotki,” she said.

Published in Dawn December 20th, 2016