COLOMBO: The High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka said in a statement that Pakistan has awarded fully funded higher education scholarships to nine Sri Lankan students in fields of pharmacy and engineering in top Pakistani institutions under the Pakistan Technical Assistance Programme (PTAP) for Sri Lanka.
The High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka, Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat met the selected students at the High Commission of Pakistan and congratulated them on their selection for higher education in Pakistan.
The high commissioner emphasized the importance of collaboration between the two friendly countries for uplifting the people.
He said that these scholarships are offered with the objective of supporting Sri Lankan students to continue their higher studies, create new professional relationship and bilateral communication between the institutions of the two countries.
In addition, the Government of Pakistan has also been awarding Annual Jinnah Scholarships to bright Sri Lankan students of O/L and A/L since 2006.
