Pakistan Offers Fully-Funded Scholarships to Turkish Students
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
In a bid to deepen educational and cultural cooperation, Pakistan has extended fully-funded scholarships to Turkish students, marking a significant step towards stronger academic ties between the two brotherly nations.
The offer was made during a meeting between Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan, and the Ambassador of Türkiye, Irfan Neziroglu, held in Islamabad on Thursday.
The scholarships aim to provide Turkish students with access to top Pakistani universities, promoting academic exchanges and people-to-people connectivity. The initiative is part of broader efforts to foster youth collaboration and shared learning opportunities across borders.
Ambassador Neziroglu welcomed the offer, stating that the potential for youth collaboration between Pakistan and Türkiye is immense. He highlighted the strong fraternal bond between the two nations, saying, “This is not a diplomatic relation. We are brothers.”
The ambassador also expressed appreciation for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Türkiye during the 2023 earthquake crisis, calling it a symbol of Pakistan’s unwavering solidarity.
During the meeting, both sides discussed the possibility of Turkish participation in the National Youth Council of Pakistan, aiming to enhance mutual learning and youth empowerment initiatives. They also explored collaboration in media and sports, agreeing that joint projects in these areas would further reinforce cultural ties and shared values.
Chairman Rana Mashhood reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to expanding its partnership with Türkiye, particularly in youth-focused initiatives. He noted that such efforts would open new doors for educational advancement and deepen the long-standing brotherhood between the two countries.
Reference Link:- https://propakistani.pk/2025/04/11/pakistan-offers-fully-funded-scholarships-to-turkish-students/
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.…
