President Mamnoon Hussain on Thursday appreciated the role of National Defence University (NDU) in offering invaluable security and strategic studies programmes to both the civilian and army officers.

The president while talking to newly appointed National Defence University (NDU) President Lt-Gen Rizwan Akhtar at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, expressed confidence that the premier seat of learning will continue to carve out a niche for itself in academic field.

President Mamnoon Hussain felicitated Lt-Gen Rizwan on his appointment and hoped that the quality and standard of different programmes offered by NDU would further improve and cater to the requirements in line with changing defence and security environment in the region.

The president hoped that he would discharge his new responsibilities with dedication and commitment. The NDU president briefed President Mamnoon about matters relating to the university.