Punjab govt to set up model school, college in Gwadar

RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: The Punjab government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pakistan Navy for setting up Naval Model School and College at Gwadar. Secretary Schools Dr Allah Bakhsh Malik and Rear Admiral Muhammad Fayyaz Jillani signed the agreement at the ceremony held at Model Town on Thursday.

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mehmood Abbasi were also present on the occasion. Shahbaz Sharif said that the Punjab government had planned to establish school and college in Gwardar and the MoU has been signed to materialize this programme.

The Punjab government has already provided Rs 50 million and another cheque was handed over to Pak Navy officials so that the project could be completed soon.

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mehmood Abbasi said that this gathering is meant for a good cause; the project is going to be launched in Gwardar and it would be completed in collaboration with the Punjab government.

Moreover, Shahbaz Sharif reviewed the pace of work at the revamping project of Model THQ Hospital, Kamoke.

Talking on the occasion, Shahbaz said that marked improvement has been introduced in healthcare sector and added that transforming the hospitals as healing points was his mission.

To a question, Shahbaz Sharif said that elections should be held in time as there is no room for any delay in it. If an opportunity is accorded to them, they will continue hard work and make Pakistan surpass India during the next five years with regard to economic development, concluded the Chief Minister.