ISLAMABAD, June 17: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday approved the formation of a nine-member task force to establish Pakistan’s first Knowledge City in the federal capital.

The task force has been given the mandate to formulate recommendations for the city which will be a centre of excellence for education.

Former federal minister for education Ahsan Iqbal had sent the summary of the project to the prime minister for approval.

Federal minister for education will head the task force. Other members of the task force will be secretaries education, information technology, planning; chairman CDA, chairman Higher Education Commission, director general Federal Directorate of Education and president Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The task force will also review the current education systems in the world to come up with a suitable education policy.

The CDA has already decided to establish an education city in sector H-16 under its under-preparation new master plan for the federal capital. The education city will house universities, colleges, schools and other educational institutions.