Sufism and science and technology research centres will be set up in Punjab due to the special interest of the First Lady, Bushra Bibi, The News has reported.

Sheikh Abul Hassan Shazli Centre will be opened in Lahore in the first phase. Research on Islam, Sufism, religious thought, interfaith harmony, and modern sciences besides science and technology, would be carried out in Sheikh Abul Hassan Shazli Centre.

Sheikh Abul Hassan Shazli Centre would serve the disadvantaged segment of society.

The centre would also be linked with the shelter homes, child protection bureaus, prisons, particularly women and juvenile jails, schools, colleges, universities, public, private, and religious educational institutions. Sheikh Abul Hassan Shazli Centre will also be linked with international libraries.

Bachelor, M.Phil and PhD programs in Islamic philosophy and Sufism will also be launched in the Centre.

The Research Centre will be inaugurated in Lahore today.

This free membership research center will comprise of more than 3000 printed, 13 crore ebooks, 15 crore E thesis and will also be connected to the e-libraries of world-renowned modern research institutes including JSTOR and institutions such as Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard. 2/2

— Deputy Commissioner Lahore (@DCLahore) May 29, 2021

In March, Bushra Bibi made a rare public appearance and visited a Panah Gah (shelter home) in Lahore to inspect the facilities given to the people residing there.