Overseas Pakistanis urges Pakistani universities to establish their campuses abroad

By Team CG
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Februry 23, 2022
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On Tuesday, the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) announced that it was considering a proposal to open campuses of Pakistani institutions abroad to give education to the children of Pakistani workers employed abroad.

Ayub Afridi, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis, said at a Senate Standing Committee meeting that during his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, the Pakistani community in Medina demanded the establishment of Pakistani university campuses.

"It has to be seen whether this is feasible, as well as how the Ministry of Education and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) can assist the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis in this regard," he stated.

As reported to the committee, the demands made in the public petition filed by the All Pakistan Overseas Organization included not only the establishment of Pakistani universities abroad, but also an increase in Pakistani schools in Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries.