Heritage of Balochistan to be saved thanks to IUCPSS
- December 20, 2015, 6:43 pm
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HQ City Report
QUETTA: The Inter University Consortium for Promotion of Social Sciences Pakistan (IUCPSS) is all set to extend wholehearted assistance to the Balochistan government for rehabilitation of the historical heritage of the province.
This is what pledge was made by a group of leading archaeologists during its meeting with the Chief Minister Balochistan Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch in Islamabad last week.
The Chairman of the Inter University Consortium and Vice Chancellor University of Haripur Dr. Nasser Ali Khan led the delegation.
It was informed that the archeologists led by Vice Chancellor Abdul Wali Khan University, Professor Dr. Ihsan Ali would visit various regions of Balochistan during January 2016 under the auspices of IUCPSS and over the invitation of provincial government.
Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch appreciated the keen interest and contribution of inter university consortium for promotion of higher education and preservation of rich cultural heritage of Balochistan.
He said that Balochistan has more than ten thousand year’s history and heritage which remained neglected and unexplored due to certain factors. He assured support of concerned departments to the delegation in this regard.
He remarked that Inter-Provincial Coordination and experience sharing, award of Ph.D scholarships, admission offers to the youth from Balochistan and faculty development by the Inter-University Consortium and its partner organizations including National Testing Service would be greatly helpful in promoting higher education in Balochistan.
On this occasion, the renowned archaeologists Prof. Dr. Ihsan Ali stated that he and his team would work closely with directorate of archeology and museums government of Pakistan, culture department of government of Balochistan and universities for undertaking collaborative efforts for conservation of centuries old archeological inheritance of largest province of the country. Chairman Inter University Consortium Dr. Nasser Ali Khan assured that as per follow up of Gwadar Declaration signed by 26 vice chancellors during April 2015 at Gwadar, the consortium member universities and its partner organizations would continue to contribute for advancement of higher education in remote and far flung areas of country especially in Balochistan.
