The students from different government and private colleges on Friday demanded the establishment of regional office of Punjab University in Attock. They said Punjab University Lahore was established before partition and since then it has been controlling entire Punjab from Lahore. They said it was possible to control whole Punjab when there was less population and people were less interested in higher education.
Now people are aware of higher education and thousands of students appear for graduation and post-graduation from across the Punjab. In case of any query, they have to travel hundred of kilometres to reach Punjab University Lahore to get their problems resolved. This practice causes lot of inconvenience, wastage of time and money.
They said former Governor Punjab Khalid Maqbool during his visit to Attock had announced the establishment of Punjab University regional office in Attock but that announcement could not be materialised due to unknown reasons. They said as other universities are establishing its regional offices in different districts of Punjab similarly Governor Punjab should take notice of this important issue and give approval for establishment of Regional Office of Punjab University in Attock.
The students have also requested State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmad to take up this issue with the concerned authorities. The students appreciated State Minister Sheikh Aftab Ahmad who took interest and got approval for Agricul- ture University in Attock.