Govt sets up Education Fund for students of coastal areas
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Federal Minister for Pakistan Maritime Affairs Junaid Anwar Chaudhry on Sunday announced setting up the Maritime Education Endowment Fund under which scholarships would be given to the deserving students living in the country’s coastal areas, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
The minister expressed the hope that the scholarships would enable the students of these areas to access standard education. “The Fund will later be extended across the country,” he said, adding that a committee would be constituted in order to ensure that scholarships were offered without any discrimination.
Reporter: Hashir Warraich