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10-storeyed new SSUET block inaugurated


By Abdul Qadir Qureshi
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

The newly constructed 10-storeyed academic Block “E” at the Sr Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET), Karachi, was inaugurated on the occasion of Nizami Day observed on April 9.

The block has been named in memory of the university’s Founder Chancellor Engr Z.A. Nizami, who passed away three years ago. 

The block was inaugurated with the cutting of ribbon jointly by senior Aligarian, Mazhar Aslam Zuberi, 

The SSUET Chancellor Jawaid Anwar, Farrukh Nizami, son of late Z.A. Nizami, Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Jawaid H. Rizvi. Mohammed Arshad Khan, General Secretary AMUOBA, Rizwan Siddiqi and others. Later they unveiled the plaque installed at the entrance of the block.

The SSUET Chancellor Jawaid Anwar said that eight floors of the block will be used for academic purposes and faculty offices while upper two floors will have a modern auditorium. 

He pointed out that the foundation stone of the new Block E was laid by former Chancellor Adil Usman in November 2013. 

He sought cooperation of philanthropists to generously donate for the construction of a modern auditorium in this Block as was contributed by senior Aligarhian Engr Bashir A. Malik who got a modern auditorium constructed in Block F. 

The Chancellor said that various steps have been taken and more were underway for the development and up gradation of the university to earn it a highest place in the HEC’s ranking.

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