Pakistani Varsities pledged Over Rs500m For Quake-hit Türkiye

News Desk

Islamabad: A 34-member Pakistani delegation from 18 universities pledged overRs.500 million for the earthquake-affected areas of Türkiye. The money will be spent on relief, rehabilitation and scholarships for students from the affected areas.

Under the auspices of the Association of Private Sector Universities Pakistan (APSUP), the high-level delegation participated in the Eurasian Higher Education Summit (EURI) in Istanbul.

During the summit, the first ever Pakistan Pavilion was set up and APSUP Chairman Prof Abdul Rehman along with Superior University Rector Prof Sumaira Rehman. They handed over a check for 400,000 Turkish Lira tothe Board of Anatolian Education and Cultural Foundation Türkiye Vice Chairman Elif Aydin.

Eurasian Universities Union President Prof Mustafa Aydin expressed his gratitude to APSUP and the Pakistani nation for their continued support to the Turkish people, especially during hard times.

Several universities in Pakistan extended their support to the earthquake affectees. The University of Lahore donated one million dollars in the form of 150 tonnes of edibles, fireproof and weatherproof tents, blankets, and medicines.

The University of Faisalabad donated 110 hundred dollars for community services, and a 20-member team from the University of Faisalabad participated in rehabilitation activities in the affected areas.

The University of Sialkot and the International Institute of Science, Arts, and Technology Gujarnwala jointly announced scholarships worth 10 million Pakistani rupees for Turkish students affected by the earthquake. Under the University of Management and Technology Lahore Scholarship Program for Türkiye, scholarships worth one million dollars will be awarded, with special preference given to students from the affected areas.

Additionally, the COMSTECH Coordinator General Prof Iqbal Choudhary, who was also part of the Pakistani delegation, offered fully funded scholarships and research fellowships to Turkish nationals severely affected by the earthquake in collaboration with APSUP and member universities of the COMSTECH Consortium of Excellence.

During the visit to Turkiye, the Pakistani delegation expressed solidarity with the affectees.