Allocation of $1bn under CPEC: NA speaker emphasises provision of education infrastructure

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser said a comprehensive plan would be devised to spend $1 billion allocated for the education sector under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), especially on provision of educational infrastructure and facilities.

The speaker expressed these views during a meeting with Special Assistant to the KP Chief Minister for Higher Education and Information Kamran Bangash on Monday.

The speaker directed the special assistant to call him for linking the educational institutes of the province with the relevant institutions of the CPEC.

He said new programmes for the youth should be initiated as per the demand of market.

He said the CPEC would create immense employment opportunities in the province. ]

He further added that agreements should be signed between the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Chinese universities for the promotion of technical education.

Special Assistant to the KP Chief Minister for Higher Education Kamran Bangash while appreciating the speaker's spirit for promoting education in KP and equipping educational institutions with modern facilities said the priority of the provincial government is for the promotion of education in the province.

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