New plan prepar­ed to set up engine­ering and techno­logy instit­uteISLAMABAD: The federal government has rolled back its plan to set up a university at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad and is considering building an engineering and emerging technology Institute there. No funds were allocated in the budget 2019-20 for the construction of a university at the PM House. CDA shoots down PTI’s PM House university plansThe HEC chairman was directed to halt work on the old project and prepare a new one. Now the HEC has recommended setting up an engineering university instead of the Islamabad National University. Commenting on the development, Dr Rehman said it had been decided to build the “National Engineering and Emerging Technology Institute” at the PM House.

Source: The Express Tribune June 22, 2019 03:44 UTC