Ahsan Iqbal inaugurates High Performance Research Center in sports at NED University
Ahsan Iqbal inaugurates High Performance Research Center in sports at NED University
January 16: Karachi: The Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal inaugurated High Performance Research Center at NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi, which is aimed at improving sports capabilities with the help of modern technology.
Addressing the ceremony, he stressed on close ordination among government, industry and academia for steering the nation on the path of development in era of technological revolution that is transforming every segment of life and every sector was evolving accordingly.
The ‘E-Pakistan’ is one of the objectives of PM’s Uraan Pakistan program for exploring new avenues of sustainable economic growth and stability and government is committed to achieve the set goals, he said while adding that engineering and technology universities of Pakistan could play their role in transforming the Pakistan into a techno-economy.
He said that peace, political stability, continuity of the policy for at least a decade, and cohesive reforms are four requisites for achievement of the goals. “We have always sown seeds of growth and taken measures to realize the dreams of taking the homeland to new heights and we will keep doing it again and again despite of disruptions,” he vowed.
The federal minister added that the project of High Performance Research Centre (HPRC) at NED University was started during previous PTI government but PDM and later PML-N regimes retained and completed the project.
He said that government has successfully averted the economic default, reduced inflation and deficit, while upward trend is being observed in exports and remittances. He added that spirit of the CPEC has been revived and various development initiatives were under implementation.
“It is the fourth rising of Pakistan and we should not miss this opportunity and join hands for development and stability of Pakistan,” he underscored.
The government has a vision to establish modern centers of excellence in emerging technologies, nurture a culture and develop a echo system for swift adoption of advancement in line with the international standards to develop the sector, he said and informed that, under Science, Technology, Engineering Development (STED) Initiatives, 5 engineering universities of Pakistan will be developed as a global standard higher education institutions.
Highlighting the facilities in the sports arena, he said the centre is embracing advanced technology to monitor, assess and improvise the potential of the sportsperson at micro level. The minister also expressed pleasure at the establishment of a state of the art laboratory at NED University and hoped that it will help improve the sports capabilities.
While unveiling the plaque to inaugurate HPRC at NED University Karachi, the minister was accompanied by Pro Vice Chancellor NED Professor Dr Muhammad Tufail, Registrar and other officials of the university, The minister also inspected bio-mechanical devices and facilities at the newly inaugurated centre.
