By Aamir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s southern Sindh province has requested Türkiye to expand its education system in the rural areas, including the establishment of the first Sufi university in the province.
In a meeting with the Turkish Consul General in Karachi Cemal Sangu on Monday, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said his government wants the establishment of Turkish schools in the rural areas.
He, according to an official statement, directed the provincial education minister to hold a meeting with the Turkish consul general in this regard.
Shah said that newly-elected President Asif Zardari is interested in establishing a Sufi university at Bhit Shah town, the resting place of famous Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, located some 211 kilometers (131 miles) from Karachi.
He noted that Türkiye has a “strong” Sufi culture and that the Turkish scholars could help establish Sufi universities in the province.
Sangu, for his part, said that currently, Turkish schools are operating in Karachi, Hyderabad, and Mirpurkhas cities of Sindh province.
He said the Turkish Consulate would arrange a delegation of Sufi scholars to visit Sindh and discuss modalities to mature the university project.