LAHORE:The cadets from Cadet College Killa Saifullah, Balochistan Tuesday visited Governor’s House on the invitation of Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman.
The visiting cadets were overjoyed to find Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman amongst them. The governor intermingled with the students and answered their question.
The governor Punjab briefed the college students on the historicity of the 400-year-old building within which walls was preserved the political, cultural and architectural history of the province.
The official residence of Governor Punjab from 1853 onwards, the Governor’s House was originally a tomb of Muhammad Qasim Kham, maternal cousin of Mughal emperor Akbar, while many additions were made to the building during the Sikh and British Raj. Currently, it houses the 60th Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman. He said the present government, under the leadership of the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was trying to improve standard of educational institutions. He further said that the student quota from other provinces including Balochistan had been reserved in the universities of the Punjab and would be further increased.
Balighur Rehman asked the students to make research a part of life, adding that the purpose of education was to inculcate tolerance and high moral values. He advised the students to make truth their motto because eternal success lies in truth.
The visiting cadets hailed opening of the Governor’s House for the study tours. The cadets presented a commemorative shield of Cadet Collge, Qila Saifullah to governor Punjab.