300 Afghan students graduate from Pakistan scholarship program

Three hundred Afghan scholarship students studying at the Institute of Management Sciences (IMSciences) in Peshawar, Pakistan, graduated this week.

Addressing the graduation ceremony, Dr Usman Ghani, the director of IMSciences congratulated the students and encouraged them “to embrace their future roles with a sense of belonging”.

Muhammad Raza Chohan, the advisor to Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission, also addressed the ceremony and outlined the Phase-II section of the scholarship project, which was approved in 2018 and runs through to 2027.

He highlighted the socio-economic impact of the project, on the total of 3,000 Afghan students, their families and communities.

Congratulating the 300 graduates, he emphasized the importance of inclusive participation, particularly the role of Afghan women in promoting literacy, human resource development, and economic progress.

Pakistan’s special envoy for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq also addressed the ceremony and said the graduates’ achievements was a new beginning in their lives.

He praised Pakistan’s generosity in continuing the scholarship initiative despite economic challenges, strengthening goodwill and people-to-people ties.

Emphasizing that peace in Afghanistan is vital for peace in Pakistan, he highlighted the continued importance of capacity building of Afghan universities’ faculty and officials, commending inclusive components of the project.