P ak ht unk h wa ▁( Pro vin cial ) ▁Government ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁under ▁the ▁um bre lla ▁of ▁S OP RE ST , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁batch ▁of ▁students ▁was ▁induct ed ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁in ▁October . ▁Since ▁an ▁Ord in ance ▁has ▁a ▁limited ▁life , ▁it ▁was ▁rat ified ▁through ▁an ▁" Act " ▁by ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Assembly ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Institute ▁symbol izes ▁the ▁immense ▁al tr u ism ▁and ▁concern ▁for ▁collect ive ▁w elf are ▁that ▁exists ▁in ▁the ▁private ▁sector . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁priv ately ▁fund ed ▁inst itute ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁dedicated ▁to ▁bringing ▁our ▁engineering ▁education ▁at ▁par ▁with ▁the ▁advanced ▁countries . ▁The ▁tu ition ▁fee ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁con son ance ▁with ▁the ▁high ▁cost ▁of ▁education . ▁However , ▁what ▁the ▁students ▁are ▁charged ▁hardly ▁covers ▁the ▁annual ▁exp end iture . ▁Total ▁capital ▁out lay ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁to - date ▁on ▁historical ▁cost ▁basis ▁works ▁out ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁R s . ▁ 2 . 5 ▁billion ▁for ▁which ▁funds ▁were ▁mobil ized ▁from ▁diverse ▁sources ▁including ▁a ▁major ▁don ation ▁of ▁R s . ▁ 7 5 0 ▁million ▁from ▁In fa q ▁Foundation ▁and ▁land ▁meas uring ▁ 2 1 6 ▁acres ▁don ated ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁K hy ber ▁Pak ht unk h wa . ▁ ▁Major ▁found ing ▁don ors ▁include ▁N ou