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The need for a women's University was felt
for several years by the people of
Balochistan. it materialized with the coming
of Mr. Owais Ahmed Ghani as Governor
Balochistan. The fate of the land and building of the old Sardar Bahadur Khan
Tuberculoses Sanatorium, the property of
Pakistan Railways was being decided, as the
hospital was non functional. As luck would
have it , the Prime Minister of Pakistan too
was from Balochistan, Mr. Zafar-ullah Khan
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decision was taken that the Sanatorium spread over 39
acres of land, with scores of room, wards and bungalows
will become the women's University of Balochistan. Since
the land and building were a gift from Pakistan Railways
for the women's University, it was decided to retain
the name Sardar Bahadur Khan to continue to honor Sardar
Bahadur Khan who was the agent to Governor General of
Pakistan as well as Minister for Pakistan Railways. The SBK women's University was incorporated with the
University Ordinance approved on March 10,2004 , the
vice Chancellor's appointment orders issued on March
11,2004. Work began earnestly from one room on campus with
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phone line that rarely worked. Support was
provided by the University of Balochistan and
the Chancellor/Governor's Secretariat. Transport
too was rented. In as record time of 59 days ,
classes were created out of the long Sanatorium
wards,partitioned,painted and repaired
;furniture for the class rooms , faculty rooms
and staff rooms. Faculty was recruited for
subjects offered, and students administered
entrance tests, and classes initiated. Library
too was established, with books, furniture and
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recruited. There was no water as the old tube
wells had dried up
due to falling ground water levels, and hundreds of pine
trees dried and were dying. Electric power was erratic ;
it would go away in the morning and back in the evening
.A small diesel generator was purchased and connected to
one computer that was used for University paper work. We
had our teething problems had to recon with neighborhood
that resisted the construction of boundary wall . The University had to give away 5 feet of land
on two sides to provide a narrow road for the
neighborhood "Kachi Abadi" residents. All that history how
I
look back at the great challenge provided to me by he
honorable Chancellor/Governor. A very strong foundation has been
laid for a class educational institution of higher learning
in Balochistan. The pioneering class that numbered 137
young women is confident and bubbling with positive energy. |
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These and hundreds more who will pass
through this institution will be the future
mothers and raise children who will make Balochistan and
Pakistan proud. That will bring about a positive
revolution country. In Conclusion ,I would mention a few |
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names of people who made my task easy: Professor Jamila
Qazi, the Registrar; Sara Hameed ,PSO to VC ,Mohammad
Akbar deputy Director Technical , Naveed ullah Khan
Deputy Director Finance and Javed Ashraf Deputy
Registrar . I would like to thank all and everyone
involved with the women's University , each had a role
to play, and if we continue this way, our dream will
come true - the SBK women's University will be there to
stay as quality institution of higher learning in
Balochistan |
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