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HIGHLIGHTS
2020

Government College
University Lahore

GCU Endowment Fund swells to Rs 450 million,

announces 1,000 scholarships

he Endowment Fund has swelled Committee Secretary Prof. Dr. Khalid appreciated executive committee.
to about Rs. 450 million which Manzoor Butt attended the meeting. Prof. Asghar Zaidi said that the Fund
Tmakes it the biggest Endowment Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi would provide scholarships to minimum
Fund in public sector universities requested the trustees to also raise of 1,000 deserving students of GCU
across Pakistan. funds for students whose families' from the upcoming financial year, out of
The fund would give away scholarships economic resources are affected from which 10 percent scholarship would go
to 1,000 needy students of the C OV I D - 1 9 o u t b r e a k , a n d f o r to the students of the evening
University from the next financial year. establishing a state-of-the-art business programs.
It was revealed at the annual meeting of school at the GCU Lahore. The Board of Trustees approved the
the Board of Trustees which was T h e m e e t i n g a l s o a p p r o v e d annual audit report of the Trust and
chaired by Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. scholarships for students of evening granted a three-year extension to its
Asghar Zaidi at the University's programs. It was also informed that Old Executive Committee which included
Syndicate Committee Room. Eminent Ravians and philanthropists had Mr. Iqbal Z Ahmed, eminent lawyer Dr.
Industrialist Mr. Iqbal Z. Ahmed, donated almost Rs 45 million to Parvez Hassan, Mian Muhammad
businessman and former federal Endowment Fund this year for the Ashraf, Mr. Javed Oberoi, Mian Misbah
minister Mian Misbah Ur Rehman, scholarships of deserving students. ur Rehman, former federal secretary
formal punjab minister and eminent The Vice-Chancellor expressed Kazi Afaq Hossain, noted radiologist Dr.
advocate Mr. Zia Haider Rizvi, Faculty gratitude to the Old Ravians and Safdar Ali Malik and Prof. Dr. Khalid
Dean Prof. Dr. Riaz Ahmad, Treasurer Mr. philanthropists for their generous Manzoor Butt.
Abid Shahzad, and EFT Executive support to the Endowment Fund and Page 34

Christmas celebrations
held at GCU

he Government College University Lahore
faculty, staff members and students
Tcelebrated the Christmas with the university's
minority community.
Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi and Guest of Honor Dr. Bishap
Azad Marshall cut the Christmas cake with the
university's Christian staff and faculty members.
Speaking on the occasion, VC Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi
said we should not only accept the minorities but
also celebrate them. He added that that GCU had
always stood out for promoting tolerance and
religious harmony. He hoped that the second wave of
COVID-19 would be over soon and they would hold a
bigger event with the families on Easter.
Dr. Bishap Azad Marshall said that all religions teach
peace. He said the Christmas was a time of delight,
sharing the joys and sufferings of others,
acceptance, forgiveness, reconciliation, celebrations
and promoting love and peace.
Dr Peter John from the university's Chemistry
Department also spoke on the occasion.
Earlier, GCU minority staff members expressed
gratitude to the Vice Chancellor and other guests for
celebrating Christmas with them. They said that
Christmas gave the message of peace and love to all
humanity.