GC Women Universities in Faisalabad and Sialkot Change Names
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The Punjab government has decided to rename two public women's universities in Faisalabad and Sialkot as part of a province-wide renaming initiative affecting several educational institutions. Government College Women University Faisalabad will now be officially recognized as Government College for Women, Faisalabad, while Government College Women University Sialkot will take on the new name Government College for Women, Sialkot.
The announcement of these name changes was made on October 23, 2026, through a notification from the Higher Education Department Punjab. This directive applied to both public and private sector universities across the province, following the introduction of amendments via the Public Sector Universities (Amendment) Act, 2026. The Punjab government published these amendments in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary) on May 6, 2026.
The Higher Education Department instructed universities to comply with the new legislation, though the changes are solely for the institutions' official names. Government College Women University Faisalabad and Government College Women University Sialkot will continue to operate with their current roles and responsibilities in higher education.
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