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The Aga Khan University’s commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2030 is commendable and other institutions should follow suit, said Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmad Shaikh while talking to AKU President Sulaiman Shahabuddin at the minister’s office.

Mr Sulaiman informed the minister that new solar installations on AKU campuses will cut the University’s carbon footprint by more than 365,000 kg per year, the equivalent to 1.5 million kilometres travelled in a medium-sized car.

“AKU’s first solar power project in Pakistan is a key step forward to realising our environment and climate ambitions. Using renewable, clean energy brings not only cost savings but benefits people and the planet alike,” he said.

Briefing the minister about healthcare facilities, Mr Sulaiman stressed that Aga Khan University Hospital’s high-quality services are certified by prestigious global accreditation bodies and open to the public, to all. “Those unable to afford the services are encouraged to seek assistance from the patient welfare and zakat programmes, which have spent Rs 3.6 billion on providing care to nearly 1 million poor and needy patients in the last year alone.”

“Being a not-for-profit institution, all revenues generated by the University or the Hospital are invested back in education and research, and in helping patients and improving healthcare,” he added.

Mr Sulaiman is the third president since AKU’s founding as the first private university in Pakistan in 1983.