PAKISTAN : *PM HOUSE TO TURN INTO UNIVERSITY*

PRIME MINISTER Imran Khan on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review progress on conversion of Prime Minister House into a University.

The meeting decided that the Higher Education Commission [HEC] chairman would head a committee tasked with the operational affairs and design of the university.

It also approved constitution of separate committees for evaluation of the draft charter for the university and selection of its vice chancellor.

The meeting approved establishment of Institute of Advance Studies in the first phase which would formally kick off educational activities in the designated place.

It was also decided to hold a conference titled Emerging Challenges For Pakistan & The Region in the new educational institute during the month of December. [APP]