GUJRAT: US Consul General in Lahore William K. Makaneole spent a busy day in Gujrat along with a delegation of the consulate on Wednesday.

The local administration and police provided them protocol and security.

The consul general first visited Hafiz Hayat Campus of the University of Gujrat and met the alumni benefiting from the US-funded University Partnership Project under student-faculty exchange programme.

Mr Makaneole along with UoG Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Shabbar Atiq inaugurated the newsroom at the recently-built TV studio set up at the Centre for Media and Communication Studies.

After the inauguration, the US diplomat told the media that Pakistan was one of major recipients of US funds in the education sector, adding he was happy to see the fruits of the ongoing partnership of both the countries.

He also visited the UoG School of Art, Design & Architecture and showed keen interest in the innovative designs and products of the students. They watched a theatrical performance by the Odium Art Society as part of the ongoing Hayat Rang 23.

Later on, the delegation visited a shoe factory as well as an electric fan manufacturing unit along the old GT Road.

The consul general went to the district complex where he held a meeting with senior officers of the administration. He was briefed by Gujrat DC Safdar Virk. He also went to the Gujrat Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Published in Dawn, June 8th, 2023