The Warid Telecom on Tuesday joined hands with the Government College University Lahore Endowment Fund Trust (GCU EFT) to support education and donated the trust Rs 1,000,000. Warid Telecom Sales and Distribution's Head Amer Aman Khan handed over the cheque to GCU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman at a graceful ceremony at the GCU Syndicate Committee Room.
GCU EFT Executive Committee Secretary Dr Khalid Manzoor Butt, Director Facilities Yousuf Bashir and Warid officials also attended the ceremony. Speaking on the occasion, Professor Dr Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman said the recent economic crunch had greatly affected the institutions of higher learning in Pakistan and there was a dire needed that noted companies like Warid should come forward and support quality education in Pakistan.
He said the world over universities had come forward by establishing their endowment funds with the help of their old students and corporate sector. "Harvard University has an endowment fund worth billions of dollars," he added. However, he said GCU was the only public sector university in Pakistan which had an active endowment fund giving scholarships to deserving students.
Aman Khan said Warid was not just a telecom company but a "life ka network" and the youth was the most important part of that network. He said that costs of education were rising every year and collective efforts were required to help the bright students of the society who could not afford their academic expenses.