Punjab Colleges
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1985 |
| Chairman | Mian Amer Mahmood |
| Director | Sohail Afzal |
| Location | , Pakistan 31°24′03.04″N 73°06′15.04″E / 31.4008444°N 73.1041778°E |
| Campus | 430+ College campuses, 3 Charted Universities in 3 cities, 15 Resource Academia Schools, 700 plus Allied Schools and nearly 300 EFA Schools. |
| Affiliations | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore, All Punjab and AJK BISE, Pakistan Council, Higher Education Commission |
| Website | pgc |
The Punjab Group of Colleges (PGC) is a group of colleges active in Punjab, Pakistan. It has its roots in commerce set up by Mian Amer Mahmood the chairman of PGC network. The Network laid its foundation in Lahore in 1983. Over a period of last 38 years, PGC has become the largest Educational Network in Pakistan. PGC has head office in 123-C, Block E1, Hali Road, Gulberg III, Lahore, Pakistan.[1][2]
PGC Family consists of Educational Institutions Limited, National Communications Services (SMC-Pvt.) Limited and. Tower Technologies (Pvt.) Limited. National Educational Network (Pvt.) Limited, takes care of, Secondary and Higher Secondary Education across the country in the form of Schools and Colleges. Muhammad Amer also launched a new television network Dunya News.
PGC as a progressive enterprise, includes 3 chartered universities, Capital University of Science & Technology in Islamabad, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University in Karachi, and University of Central Punjab in Lahore. 330 college campuses, 15 Resource Academia Schools, 700 plus Allied Schools and nearly 300 EFA Schools. PGC's National Communications Services (SMC-Pvt.) Limited owns and operates one of the Television Networks in Pakistan known as Dawn TV Network and Roznama Dunya a daily newspaper in the print media side. In 2020, Punjab Group of Colleges took another initiative by launching a 'complaint viable website' for students, their parents, teachers and all its staff members that promises to maintain he plaintiff.[3]
2024 Alleged rape incident
On October 11, 2024, fake news that a first-year student of the college was allegedly raped in the basement of campus 10 in Lahore, by a security guard during school hours.[4] News of the incident broke out through social media while the victim and her family were said to chose to remain silent. On October 14, 2024, students belonging to the college protested against the incident and the institution's silence. Police and security forces were called to suppress the protests, resulting in injuries and arrests among the demonstrators. The police arrested the alleged rapist.[5][6] Student claimed that the instituition has removed all evidence regarding incident including CCTV footage of basement and records regarding student. There was also several attempts of threats made by principal of the institute against students who had been posting on social media against it.[7] Two separate investigations found no evidence of any rape.[8][9]
Alumni
The Punjab Group of Colleges have many notable alumni, including:
See also
- University of Central Punjab
- Punjab College of Business Administration
- Punjab Institute of Computer Science
- Punjab College of Commerce
- Punjab College of Science
- Punjab Law College
- Mohammad Ali Jinnah University
- Resource Academia
- Allied Schools
References
- ^ Punjab Group of Colleges signs pact with Systems Limited on The News International (newspaper) website Published 23 October 2015, retrieved 11 January 2020
- ^ 153 top positions failed by Punjab Colleges this year in Intermediate and Secondary Board exams Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 September 2018, retrieved 11 January 2020
- ^ Punjab Group of Colleges launches 'PGC Complaints portal ' Pakistan Today (newspaper), Published 1 January 2020, retrieved 11 January 2020
- ^ "First-Year Student Raped By Security Guard Inside Punjab College Gulberg Campus, Claim Students". The Friday Times. 14 October 2024.
- ^ Gabol, Imran (14 October 2024). "27 injured as students clash with security, police in Lahore protest over alleged rape". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Desk, Web (13 October 2024). "Lahore: Security guard arrested for raping college student". ARY NEWS.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Report, Staff (14 October 2024). "10 injured by police while protesting over Lahore college student's rape". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Dawn.com (1 November 2024). "'No credible evidence' of alleged Lahore college rape, says HRCP". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ our.correspondent (15 October 2024). "Punjab govt report clears sexual assault claims in Lahore college case". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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