Professor Peter Virdee Meets Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Professor Peter Virdee Founder Of The Virdee Foundation was delighted to co-host a
dinner in support of Namal College, Pakistan, at the eponymous Nobu London in Old
Park Lane on Saturday night.
Mr. Peter Virdee and fellow hosts, Mohammed Amersi, Amit Bhatia and Syed Bukhari
were joined by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, former Captain of the Pakistan
Cricket Team, Imran Khan Also the Chairman and founder of Namal College, for an
evening of wonderful food and delightful company.
The select list of just 50 guests raised £150,000 in less than 3 hours, a fantastic
achievement that will help the college continue offering financial assistance to
undergraduates from rural and less privileged backgrounds.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan established Namal College in 2008 when he was awarded the Chancellorship of the
University of Bradford, with the aim to make quality higher education available and affordable for the marginalised rural
youth in the region.
Namal College is an associate college of the University of Bradford and now has 300 students studying for a University
of Bradford degree for a fraction of what it would cost to study at the University in the United Kingdom. Ninety percent
of Namal College students are provided with full or partial scholarships.