Rs. 2 Billion Bailout Package Approved for Pakistan’s Top University
The federal government has approved a bailout package worth Rs. 2 billion for Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) in Islamabad.
According to reports, the Finance Ministry has already allowed the release of 25 percent of the amount — Rs. 500 million — as the first installment.
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) directed that these funds be disbursed immediately, while also instructing the Education Ministry to conduct a detailed review of the university’s revenue and expenditure.
Additionally, QAU has been asked to resubmit its sustainability plan, with the Education Ministry emphasizing the need for a comprehensive strategy to ensure the university’s long-term financial stability.
It is worth noting that the Rs. 2 billion bailout package for Quaid-i-Azam University was originally announced in the federal budget for the fiscal year 2025–26.
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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.…
