Pakistan, Sept. 18 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed the hope that the Daanish University being constructed in the federal capital would emerge as regional center of excellence in technology owing to its premier academic, research, and technical infrastructure, as the facility is set to go operational by September next year.

The prime minister, chairing a high-level review meeting regarding the establishment of Daanish University, reaffirmed that providing quality, modern, and merit-based education to deserving and talented youth was the government's priority.

He said that the institution would deliver global-standard education to talented youth and that the admissions would strictly follow a nationwide merit policy...