GCU receives Rs1 million donation for scholarship

Lahore: An outstanding old Ravian and lawyer, Taffazul Hussain Rizvi, on Monday announced a donation of rupees 1 million to the Endowment Fund Trust of Government College University (GCU-EFT) for starting a scholarship in the name of his parents.

As per the press release, “Mr & Ms Talib Hussain Rizvi Golden Scholarship” will be given to a deserving student every year on merit basis and will cover his/her university fee and also hostel expenditures.

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Taffazul Hussain Rizvi handed over the donation’s cheque to the vice chancellor of varsity Prof Dr Hassan Amir Shah at a ceremony at the GC VC’s office.

GCU-EFT Executive Committee Prof Dr Khalid Manzoor Butt was also present there.

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While speaking on the occasion, Prof Butt said this was 4th golden scholarship from the Rizvi family. He said GCU was the only government sector university in Pakistan which had an active endowment fund providing scholarships to the deserving aspirants.

He said costs of education were rising every year and mutual efforts were required to help the bright aspirants of the society who could not afford their academic expenditures.