Several projects to improve quality of education, says Ahsan.

LAHORE -- Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal called on Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman here at Governor House on Saturday. During the meeting, various issues including promotion of higher education were discussed. Speaking on the occasion, Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman said that the development of knowledge-based economy was very important for the development of the country.

He said that as Chancellor, his top priority was to strengthen the links between academia and industry in universities and in this regard, consortia had been formed on 07 important sectors. Governor Punjab added that it was heartening to see that the projects started in the higher education sector during the period of 2013-2018 have been completed, adding that these projects have brought significant improvement in the higher education sector. On this...