car4u website launched

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Directorate General Public Relations,
Government of the Punjab, Lahore.

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LAHORE, April 28:

                   Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that suitable site has been selected on Lahore Ring Road for setting up of the most modern Information Technology University of Pakistan. This university is being established with the collaboration of Turkey’s Middle East Technical University. The first campus of this university will be set up in Arfa Software Technology Park for the facilitation of students. This university will set new educational standards in Pakistan with regard to providing education of international level in computer and other science subjects.

                   This was stated by him while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the website of a computer company CAR4U regarding traffic management. Chairman Punjab Information Technology Board Dr. Umar Saif and a large number of girl and boy students were present on the occasion. The Chief Minister said that Punjab government is setting up Daanish Technical University for providing international standard computer education to Pakistani youth. Punjab cabinet has already given approval in principle to the establishment of this university while the formal approval will be sought in the next cabinet meeting, he added. He said that availability of computer technology experts will help Pakistan for improving the infrastructure of governance. Similarly, these experts by designing modern software with the help of software houses will be helpful in earning foreign exchange for the country. While lauding the website designed by Sakib Berjess Tahir for providing guidance in traffic management, he said that Pakistani youth is talented and will put the country on the road to progress and prosperity by ridding it of problems. He said that precious lives are lost in the accidents and there is a dire need of such safety programmes for avoiding accidents. He directed Sakib Berjess Tahir to plan such safety projects in consultation with education, transport and other concerned departments which will help educate the people regarding safe driving and saving the human lives in accidents on the roads.

                   Sakib Berjess Tahir, while speaking on the occasion, said that lives and properties are lost in accidents every year in Pakistan which can be avoided by adopting safety measures. He said that information has been provided in the website prepared by CAR4U Company regarding averting traffic accidents, getting driving license, road safety and other matters. He said that impressed with the vision of Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, this website has been developed for the guidance of the people and they will benefit from this education system programme free of cost.

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