As China continues to bolster its support for education in the northern regions of Pakistan, fifteen students from the Karakoram International University (KIU) Hunza campus have been granted financial assistance through the ‘China-Pakistan Friendship–Ambassadorial Merit-cum-Need Scholarship’ program.
The students were presented with scholarship checks during a ceremony held at the KIU Hunza campus, Gwadar Pro reported on Tuesday.
The event featured Dr. Safdar Ali Shah, Director General of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Cell at the Higher Education Commission (HEC), as the chief guest.
He distributed the checks among the students. ‘‘Spend the money on your education to fulfill the purpose of the scholarship,’’ advised Safdar Ali Shah to the deserving students who qualified for the scholarship.
He also expressed gratitude to the Embassy of China for their generous contribution towards education in the northern region.Under the scholarship program of the Chinese Ambassadorial Program, every year 140 scholarships are disbursed to the needy and talented students of KIU main campus and its sub-campuses.
