LAHORE: (Thursday, March 03, 2022): A working group of drama serial Zaheer uddin Babar, being produced in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan and the Government of Uzbekistan, visited Punjab University and called on Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad Akhtar. The Uzbek delegation included film directors and historians, while Chairman of the Department of History and Pakistan Studies Prof Dr Mehboob Hussain, Dr Rukhsana Iftikhar, renowned writer Asghar Nadeem Syed and film director Sarmad Khost were also present on the occasion.

Talking to the delegation, the VC said that the Babar Center in the Department of History and Pakistan Studies has been set up in accordance with the vision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan. He said that PU would continue to play its role in enhancing relations between the two countries. Later, the delegation also visited PU Department of History and Pakistan Studies and library. In his address, Prof Dr Mehboob Hussain said that PU Department of History is one of the oldest departments of the varsity which is fully supporting the completion of this project. The delegation also visited the PU Library and observed documents and manuscripts related to Mughal history.