President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday singed the National Defence University (NDU) Bill, 2011 into a law, which provides for the establishment of the NDU in Islamabad. The NDU Bill, 2011 was passed by the National Assembly on February 21 while the Senate passed the bill on May 4. The new enactment provides for the establishment of the NDU in Islamabad with the objective to impart higher education in the fields of national defence, management, statecraft and security to meet contemporary and future challenges and to promote national interests.
