Governor Laid Foundation Stone Of Agriculture University DI Khan

Acting Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa laid the foundation stone of DI Khan Agricultural University stretching over 1,000 kanals.

Governor Laid Foundation Stone Of Agriculture University DI Khan

Acting Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa laid the foundation stone of DI Khan Agricultural University stretching over 1,000 kanals.

Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani said said that Dera Ismail Khan had great agricultural potential and such initiatives like establishing an agriculture university would lead to agriculture development. Foundation stone is laid to celebrate the stretching of University over 1,000 kanals.

He was of the view that research in the field of modern agriculture was the need of the hour and the DI Khan University of Agriculture would play key role on this front by promoting quality research in the sector.

He said that most of the population of Dera Ismail Khan was associated with the agriculture sector and inauguration of the agriculture university was a gift for them.

Acting Governor said most people of Dera were associated with agriculture and the university was a gift for them.

He also inaugurated a plantation campaign by planting saplings on the premises of the university.

The Acting Governor also distributed prizes to the students who showed outstanding performance in the annual sports gala organized by the University of Agriculture.

It is to mention here that the Peshawar High Court’s Dera Division Bench had directed to stop the asset distribution between Gomal University and the University of Agriculture, Dera.

The assets included 4,000 students, buildings, etc.

The University of Agriculture, Dera Ismail Khan is a newly established University, charted by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly on March 2018 and recognized by Higher Education Commission Pakistan on May 05, 2021.

It was originally a faculty of Agriculture in Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan.The University of Agriculture DI Khan started its academic activities for the Fall-2021. The University of Agriculture is located at the Sadiq Awan Memorial Complex, Near Baahoo Flour Mill, Bhakkar Road, Dera Ismail Khan. 

Currently, UAD is offering different undergraduate and diploma programs. Keeping in view the purpose of its research orientation, University has started work to develop various research organizations i.e. Date Palm Research Institute Dhakki DIKhan, Temperate Research Institute Wana, Sugarcane Research Institute DIKhan.

Originally published at Urdu Point