IIUI to make Women Campus independent
By Hina Kiyani

ISLAMABAD—Acting President International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) Friday assured female members of the University Staff Welfare Association (USWA) to make the University’s Women Campus absolutely independent and to minimize male presence in the Women Campus to maximum possible extant.
He stated this while addressing a gathering of female staff of the University organized by USWA for thanking new administration of the University for a number of steps that have improved working conditions in the Campus.
Responding to issues raised by female members of the Association, Dr. Siddiqui said that lack of staffers at the Women Campus will be covered on priority bases, however, mutual cooperation and a true spirit of team work is the real key to successful administration.
He agreed to write off admission and monthly fee of the Day Care Centre at the Women Campus and to provide further appliances to the Centre to provide maximum comfort to the infants and toddler of female staff working at the Campus.
Three more buses are going to be purchased for female staff soon while action is underway on arrangement of information desk at Women Campus, appointment of female provost, alternative leaves for working on holidays, construction of gymnasium for girls and substituting overtime payment with honorarium.
Dr. Siddiqui asked female workers to work for promotion of higher education through serving the University with a renewed sense of motivation and make strengthening the noble cause of knowledge and education a hallmark of their career. He appreciated performance of female staff of the University and assured them to solve most of the problem within the resources of the University.
On this occasion, Haji Masood Ahmad, President USWA thanked Dr. Siddiqui and placed great expectations on the new leadership of the University. He assured the University management of his Association bursting support and determined efforts to play their role in the development of the University.
Mrs. Shamim Niazi, member Executive Council, USWA, while representing female members of the Association, appreciated Dr. Siddiqui for his dynamic leadership administration and said that workers of all levels at the University will not disappoint its leadership.