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KPK Govt Announces Scholarships for Class-VII Students

The govt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) on Monday announced 200 scholarships for five years to deserving students studying in class VII at public sector schools or who have passed sixth grade. Government scholarships consist of financial assistance and free-of-cost education up to the elementary level.

The selected students would be given admission in class VII in educational institutes across the province including Abbottabad Public school Abbottabad, Akram Khan Durrani College Bannu, Fazal Haq College Mardan (male and female), Islamia Collegiate School Peshawar, Peshawar Public School for Boys, Peshawar Public School Peshawar for Girls, University Public School Peshawar, University Model School for Girls Peshawar, University WENSAM College (Previously called as Government Comprehensive High School) Dera Ismail Khan, Agriculture University Public School and College for Girls Peshawar.

Entry test for suitable students will be held on January 26, 2020 in Peshawar and distribution of seats be settled over population ratio of the districts. The interested candidates can download an online application form from the website of Educational Testing and Evaluation Agency (ETEA) and can submit till January 13.

ETEA is an educational entity of KPK govt to catalyze reforms in the examination and testing systems, impart training on these endeavors and extend the use of its electronic facilities to other institutions to bring in objectivity, transparency and efficiency.

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3,000 Afghan Students to Get Scholarships for Higher Studies in Pakistan

Continuing its tradition of lending a helping hand to Afghan brethren, higher education authorities in Pakistan have announced the award of educational scholarships for 3,000 Afghan students. The scholarships will allow Afghan students to receive fully-funded higher education in top universities across Pakistan.

A ceremony to mark the award was held on Thursday in Lahore with Punjab Governor Muhammad Rafiq Rajwana in the chair. Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan Chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmed and Afghan Ambassador Omer Zakhilwal were also present.

The first batch of 3,000 students enrolled under the programme have already completed their degrees and returned to Afghanistan.

The scholarship awards have been made available under Allama Muhammad Iqbal Scholarship Programme. The programme was launched in 2009 and awards the scholarship over a five-year period. The first batch of 3,000 students enrolled under the programme have already completed their degrees and returned to Afghanistan. The scholarship has now been extended to include MPhil and PhD programmes as well. The awardees will be able to pursue higher education in various fields, including medicine, engineering, agriculture, management and computer science.

Addressing the ceremony HEC Chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahnmed said the commission believed in person-to-person and institution-to-institution relations. He said it was this belief due to which HEC had invited Afghan academicians to come live and work in Pakistan. “HEC will provide support in quality assurance and human resource development of the Afghan education system.” He said it was time to channel energies on constructive things instead of wasting time on destruction

Describing the selection of candidates, Dr Mukhtar said HEC had worked diligently with Afghan Ministry of Education to conduct tests in Afghanistan. “The merit list for MPhil and PhD programmes is also being processed,” he added.

Punjab Governor Rajwana said Pakistan always took pride in hosting Afghan students. “These students will become Pakistan’s ambassadors in Afghanistan once they return to their motherland,” he added.

Afghan Ambassador Omer Zakhilwal congratulated HEC for the scholarships, saying the two countries were “celebrating an important dimension of student exchange. It is the desire and wish of our people to keep good relations with Pakistanis”.