WASHINGTON — Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan-US Knowledge Corridor and China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are key projects that would take Pakistan to new heights in coming years as regards national development.
He said while addressing Pakistani students at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia USA. He said that the federal government was fully committed to promote higher education in Pakistan through its improved accessibility to people in far-flung areas of Pakistan. In this regard, university campuses would be set up at all districts of the country.
“Government is working hard to lay strong foundation of knowledge economy. For this purpose, the budget of Higher Education Commission (HEC) has been jacked up to Rs 78 billion from Rs 48 billion in two years, he said adding further by saying Pakistan an “emerging success story”.
