IIUI to open 500-bed hospital

ISLAMABAD -
The Nation, http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Islamabad/12-Oct-2008/IIUI-to-open-500bed-hospital

A six members Moroccan Delegation under the Pak-Morocco joint ministerial Programme visited the International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) here on Saturday.

The delegation was headed by Abdul Wahed Bendoud, Director of traditional Education, Naeer Bousba, Head of the Division of Cooperation and Communication, Abdellah Irid, Head of the Division of Management of Mosques Directorates, Ciaay Abdel Kaber, Head of the Division of Agriculture Affairs in the Religious Endowments Directorate, Moyiddhn Dadr, Incharge of Studies in the General Secretariat and Atif Ahmed of the Civil Secretariat of Morocco.

Speaking on the occasion, the President IIUI Dr Anwar Hussain Siddiqui, and Dr Khalifa Hassan, Vice President IIUI informed the delegation about the 28-year academic march of IIUI.

They said that the University was established to cope with modern day challenges by providing both traditional as well as contemporary education in all fields.

They informed that the university was planning to open its own medical college soon with 500-bed hospital.The Moroccan delegation expressed its happiness over IIUI’s progress and termed it as proud for Moroccan people as well as the whole Muslim world.

They offered IIUI academic cooperation from Moroccan universities and institutions. The delegation also took a round of the Central library of IIUI, Islamic Research Institute library, Women campus and Faculty of Management sciences. Dr. Muhammad Zia ul Haq of the Faculty of Shariah and Law of IIUI presented a documentary on the occasion.