Government Viqar-un-Nisa Women University explained

Government Viqar-un-Nisa Women University
Established:	2022
Type:	Public
Chancellor:	Governor of the Punjab
City:	Rawalpindi
Province:	Punjab
Country:	Pakistan
Former Names:	Government Viqar-un-Nisa College for Women, Rawalpindi

Government Viqar-un-Nisa Women University, formerly known as Government Viqar-un-Nisa College for Women, Rawalpindi, is a public women's university in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.^[1]

History

It was founded in the early 1950s by Begum Viqar un Nisa Noon, wife of Feroz Khan Noon. Begum Viqar-un-Nisa Noon also founded the Viqar-un-Nisa Noon Girls' Higher Secondary School in Rawalpindi. This college was the first established part of the school, but it has since then been taken over by the government. Today, the college remains a government institution while the school is still private.^[2]

In 2012, the Science Block was named after Arfa Karim.^[3]

In July 2021, this college for women was upgraded to a university.^{[4] [5]}

Programs

The Urdu and English languages are used at the postgraduate level to teach chemistry, physics, zoology, applied psychologyand Islamic studies.

Faculty

Azra Quraishi lectured here on botany for several years.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Viqar-un-Nisa college gets university status. 2 April 2022.
2. News: Laptops distributed . 23 May 2018. Dawn (newspaper). 20 November 2021.
3. News: Science Block named after Arfa Karim. 27 January 2012. Dawn (newspaper). 20 November 2021.
4. https://tribune.com.pk/story/2312013/viqar-un-nisa-college-made-university Viqar-un-Nisa college made university
5. https://dailytimes.com.pk/830069/cm-inaugurates-waqar-un-nisa-women-university/ (Chief Minister) CM inaugurates Viqar-un-Nisa Women University
6. Zafar, Yusuf and Ghaffar, Abdul. "Obituary - DR. AZRA QURAISHI (1945-2002)". Pakistan Journal of Botany. 35. 1. 1–2 . 2003. 20 November 2021.