The government of the United States (US) announced 500 new scholarships for university students from the flood-affected districts in Pakistan to assist them in completing their degrees.
According to the details, the new scholarships for flood-affected students were announced by US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome at an event celebrating the achievements of female scholars in honour of International Women’s Day at the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in Islamabad. This was confirmed by State Department spokesperson Ned Price today.
The event was also attended by the Federal Minister of Planning Ahsan Iqbal, HEC Chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmed, National Disaster Management Authority Chairman Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik, HEC Executive Director Dr Shaista Sohail, USAID Mission Director Reed Aeschliman, university vice-chancellors, students, and alumni.
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State Department spokesperson Ned Price shared in his press briefing that the United States, through USAID, has supported scholarships for meritorious yet financially disadvantaged students to pursue higher education at top Pakistani universities. He detailed that in partnership with the HEC, the US government has awarded over 6,000 scholarships through a merit and needs-based scholarship programme.
US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome said during his announcement of the scholarships, “International Women’s Day not only serves as a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements made by our mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and daughters. It is also a call to action to accelerate gender parity and to dismantle gender stereotypes.”
It is to be mention here that Pakistan suffered from the historic monsoon rains and flooding last year that claimed over 1,700 lives, displaced over eight million people and dented the country’s economy.
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