LAHORE: The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) has taken an important step towards providing residential facilities to minority students by handing over a residential apartment to them in Rawalpindi.
On the special directions of Chairman ETPB Qamar-uz-Zaman, Secretary Board Nasir Mushtaq handed over the keys of the apartment to minority students. Administrator Rawalpindi Yasir Asghar Monga was also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Secretary Board Nasir Mushtaq said that the Evacuee Trust Property Board was taking practical measures to promote the welfare of minority communities, support educational development and provide essential facilities. He said that the purpose of providing residential accommodation to minority students was to ease the difficulties they face during their studies and ensure a better educational environment so that they could concentrate fully on their education.
He further stated that the apartment, located on Seventh Road, Rawalpindi, would accommodate 12 minority students, who would be provided with free accommodation along with all necessary facilities.
He said that, in accordance with the directions of Chairman ETPB Qamar-uz-Zaman, the welfare of minority communities, particularly students, remained a priority. The Board was not only taking measures for the maintenance, renovation and preservation of religious worship places and historical heritage belonging to minority communities but was also fulfilling its responsibilities in the fields of education, accommodation and other basic necessities.
He reaffirmed that the ETPB would continue its efforts to facilitate minority communities and provide better opportunities for their social welfare, educational progress and development.
