A former student of the historic Islamia College Peshawar has donated 121 kanal of land to his alma mater as a sign of his love and affection for his college.Professor Dr Nazeer Khan, a senior alumnus registered in the academic session 1943-44 at the Islamia College Peshawar, announced the donation at a meeting at the ICP campus. Acting Vice-Chancellor Dr Qibla Ayaz, Registrar Prof. Dr. Sareer Badshah, Dr. Muhammad Zafar Afridi, Medical Superintendent, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar and other senior teachers and officers attended the meeting. Vice Chancellor Dr Qibla Ayaz paid rich tributes to Prof. Nazeer for the donation. He said the Islamia College would establish one of its branches for higher education on this land in Galay, Swabi district. He announced to set up a committee comprising Deputy Registrar Establishment Daud Zahid and In-charge Legal Cell Faisal Shahzad to formulate proposals for the legal take-over of the land by the university. Dr Qibla Ayaz said a briefing on the issue would be arranged soon for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser and Member Provincial Assembly Shahram Khan Tarakai, who are public representatives from the area to seek their input and assistance in putting the 121 kanal of land to use for education.
Source: The News.
