Altaf Hamid Rao:
MIRPUR (AJK), (Parliament Times) : More than 270 students gathered in Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi this week to prepare to travel to the United States to embark on bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD programs at U.S. universities, it was officially said.
According to the Institute of International Education’s 2024 Open Doors report, nearly 11,000 Pakistanis were enrolled at U.S. institutions last year, an all-time high for Pakistan and an 8.1 percent increase over the previous year, our this Jammu Kashmir Special Correspondent reports on Friday quoting authorotative sources.
“Pakistan is home to thousands of alumni of U.S. colleges and universities,” said U.S. Embassy Islamabad Minister Counselor for Public Diplomacy Lisa Swenarski.
“We are extremely proud to support students through EducationUSA’s advising services, which make it possible for smart and motivated Pakistani students to have life-changing educational experiences in the United States, enrich our campuses and culture, and return home to become the future leaders of their country.