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Annual alumni get together to honor Nepali citizens

Kathmandu: The Embassy of Pakistan in Kathmandu organized a get together program on Saturday to honor Nepali citizens who graduated from various educational institutions of Pakistan. These graduates included recipients of scholarships under Pakistan Technical Assistance Programme (PTAP) in MBBS, BDS, D Pharmacy, BS Engineering as well as those who graduated in other fields including Mass Communication and Agriculture.

Bidya Bhattarai, Minister of Education, Science and Technology graced the occasion as the chief guest. Leading academicians and social figures who have contributed in strengthening P2P relations between Pakistan and Nepal also attended.

Minister Bhattarai recalled the depth and warmth of Nepal-Pakistan friendly relations and appreciated the support of Pakistan for Nepal’s development, especially in the field of technical education. She also thanked the government of Pakistan for equipping Nepali students with quality education at its renowned educational institutions. She noted that the students qualified from Pakistan were contributing towards the progress of Nepal with their rich educational experience. Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal Abrar H Hashmi said that the educational scholarships by Pakistan to Nepali students reflected the closeness of people-to-people relations between Pakistan and Nepal. He said that Nepali students made life-long friendships while in Pakistan and carried with them positive memories all their lives. He also assured of Pakistan’s continued support for educational scholarships to Nepali students in the days to come.

Ambassador Hashmi made special mention of the endeavor to further enhance the extent of scholarship awards both in number as well as spectrum.  Five additional seats have been offered this year. The ambassador assured that the efforts for facilitating the students going to Pakistan for higher studies would continue in a sustained manner.