LAHORE: (Thursday, December 20, 2012): A large number of Baloch students called on PU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran at his office here on Thursday. PU Registrar Prof Dr Khan Raas Masood and senior faculty members were also present on the occasion.

The students raised slogans in favour of Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif and PU VC Dr Mujahid Kamran for their support in getting education in Punjab. Talking to media, Dr Kamran said that if the Balochistan government was doing nothing for their students, then we should come forward and play our role to facilitate them. He said that around 100 Baloch students had been admitted on reserved seats with free education and free boarding facilities and PU was also awarding Rs 3,000 scholarship to each Baloch student to meet mess charges.

He said that Baloch students would learn from their interaction with us that how much we loved them and we would know each other. He said that in the next three years, the number of Baloch students would increase to at least 400 who would play important role in Baloch leadership in the future. Talking to media, a Baloch student said that schools and other educational institutions were being been destroyed in Balochsitan. He said that they were thankful to Dr Mujahid Kamran who had taken historical and unprecedented step in order to provide them education with all facilities.