KARACHI: Ten students of Hamdard University (HU) have been selected as brand ambassadors of the Provincial Ombudsman of Sindh at a workshop held at the university`s main campus.

The selected students have been tasked with disseminating information about the role and functions of the ombudsman among the students and public at large.

Addressing the workshop, Sindh`s Ombudsman Sohail Ahmed Rajput said that as an independent body established through an act in 1991, the ombudsman`s office promoted good governance and protected human rights by providing quick and free administrative justice to all.`It brings to light cases of bureaucratic maladministration that would otherwise go unnoticed,` he said, emphasizing the role of students in making any society resilient by spreading awareness about rights and the avenues that were open to public for redress of grievances and injustices.

He exhorted the students to be come the voice of the ombudsman`s office and to act as a bridge between the institution and the wider community.

In his speech, HU Vice Chancellor Dr Shabib-ul-Hasan said the varsity`s visionary founder-chancellor too believed in working with children and students for the betterment of the country.

Another similarity between the university and the ombudsman`s office, he said, was that both were set up in 1991.