Pakistan: Inter Boards Coordination Commission introduces online payment platform
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
The Inter Boards Coordination Commission (IBCC)has launched IBCC ePay, a secure digital platform enabling applicants worldwide to pay fees using online Visa and MasterCard.
The initiative has been introduced to facilitate overseas Pakistanis, international students, and foreign applicants seeking equivalence services from IBCC. Through IBCC ePay, applicants can now make online payments seamlessly without the need for physical banking arrangements, significantly improving accessibility and service delivery.
The launch of IBCC ePay is part of IBCC’s broader digital transformation agenda aimed at enhancing transparency, efficiency, and user convenience in public service delivery.
Speaking on the occasion, IBCC Executive Director Dr. Ghulam Ali Mallah said that the facility has been launched under the special directives and continuous support of the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training to facilitate overseas students and applicants worldwide.
Dr. Mallah acknowledged the valuable guidance and encouragement of the Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training and the Federal Secretary for Education, whose support made this initiative possible.
He further highlighted that the system had been developed entirely in-house by the IBCC team, reflecting the organisation’s growing technological capabilities and commitment to innovation.
Reference Link:- https://www.dawn.com/news/2009800
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
