Karachi : Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori has said that air conditioned marquee is in final stages of construction and it would house information technology students of entrance test and classes till the time construction of convention centre at Governor House.
This he said while addressing a press conference at the marquee at gate number 4. IT experts Sir Zia Khan and Daniyal Nagori, JDC Head Zafar Abbas and IT Consultant of Governor House Muzzammil Ather were also present on the occasion.
Governor Sindh said that media has been invited to witness the progress of construction of marquee and to inform the doubters that initiative of IT training of 50,000 youth was not a false claim but it is a promise which soon would become a reality. The overwhelming response from youth for registration on website www.governorsindh.com is very encouraging where as many as 250,000 youth have registered themselves for entrance test, he added.
Governor Sindh said that 400 computers would be installed in this marquee where Sir Zia Khan and his team would start classes after selection of youth based on entrance test. “I am also very thankful to Sir Zia and Daniyal Nagori for extending their services free of cost for this vital initiative”, he added.
He said that we want to show that our promise would be fulfilled at all costs. There courses are not from any charity amount but from philanthropists who are participating in this programme.
He said for the first time in the history of Pakistan such a big marquee is being erected for education purpose as before nor such arrangements were made for a political gathering or any entertainment event. People were used to come there, raise slogan and go home without any gain, he observed.
Governor Sindh said that at the time when IT training programme was announced, some quarters raised objections claiming that it is un-implementable. But as the doors of Governor House were opened for iftar during Ramadan the IT training would soon become a reality, he added and said that Governor House would become act as an educational institution for youth.
He also lauded that support of Saylani’s Moulana Bashir Farooqui and JDC’s Zafar Abbas and said that their input would make this endeavour a resounding success.
