20,000 Pakistani Graduates From China Serving In Diverse Fields In Pakistan
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published November 08, 2022 | 11:40 AM
BEIJING, Nov 8 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th Nov, 2022 ) :Around 20,000 Pakistani graduates from Chinese universities are now engaged in diverse fields in Pakistan, said Education Attache, Pakistan Embassy Beijing, Afifa Shajia Awais.
About 20,000 Pakistani graduates from China are now engaged in diverse fields in Pakistan, including engineering, social sciences, agriculture, and healthcare, she told Xinhua.
She said that China had become the top education destination for Pakistani students.
The latest data released by the Ministry of Education of China showed that around 21,000 Pakistani students are studying in Chinese universities.
According to official sources, over 6,000 Pakistan students who were stranded in the motherland following the Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control measures were also returning to China to resume offline classes in their respective universities.
In August this year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a telephonic conversation with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang discussed the issue of Pakistani students who were desirous of returning to China to resume studies. The Chinese premier had assured that China accorded high priority to this matter.
As a result, the two sides agreed to a phased return of the Pakistani students subject to the Covid-19 situation in China.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) had also offered discounts for students traveling to China to facilitate them to resume their education in China.
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