NAROWAL: The University of Narowal has bought four buses worth Rs60 million to provide affordable and high-quality travel facilities to the students.

The buses will offer pick and drop services to more than 1,000 students daily. Registrar Prof Dr Haseeb Sarwar informed Dawn that 6,000 male and female students are enrolled in various departments of the university. Among them are 4,000 female students, who hail from districts including Narowal, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, Sialkot, and Lahore.

Previously, the university operated six buses catering to 565 students daily residing in Zafarwal, Shakargarh, and border villages for their educational needs.

The expanded fleet will now serve female students from Pasrur Road, Muridke Road, and New Lahore Road.

He said male students, both local and from distant areas, commute to the university on motorcycles. However, female students will now enjoy enhanced benefits from the university’s transportation services.

Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Younus stated that all the tires of the existing six university buses have been replaced at a cost of Rs5 million.

He acknowledged receiving complaints about tire punctures affecting the buses and emphasized that with improved travel facilities, students would save time and make progress in their educational pursuits.

kite-sellers held: Sialkot police have arrested 108 kite sellers ans seized 32.401 kites and 1,770 rolls of chemical strings from shopkeepers.

DPO Mohammad Hasan Iqbal told Dawn that an FIR had also been registered against the shopkeepers in different police stations of the district. The DPO said that the crackdown would continue in four tehsils of Sambaryal, Daska, Pasrur and Sialkot.

Sialkot police also conducted a walk to inform students on the hazards of the sport.

Mohammad Waseem, media coordinator of Rescue 1122, Sialkot, said three people had sustained injuries on face and neck due to chemical-coated string.

Published in Dawn, March 2nd, 2024