PEEF to support higher education of underprivileged students: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that the government has established the Pakistan Education Endowment Fund (PEEF) to support children from low-income families to obtain higher education.
The prime minister, in a meeting with Israr Khan Kakar, the newly elected president of the Oxford Union of the UK’s Oxford University, said that a 20 percent quota has been allocated for the youth of Balochistan under the PEEF.
Prime Minister Shehbaz warmly welcomed Kakar at the PM House, appreciated him for bringing fame to Pakistan, and viewed that talented youth like him could guarantee a bright future for Pakistan, the official news agency reported.
He lauded Kakar for contesting and winning the Oxford Union election as a manifestation of his steadfastness and firm resolve. He expressed the hope that Pakistani youth like Israr Kakar would continue to bring laurels to Pakistan.
“Winning scholarship throughout the academic career and then his election as president of a great body like Oxford Union by a youngster coming from a backward area of Balochistan is a matter of pride,” the prime minister remarked.
Inviting him to address the Oxford Union, Kakar appreciated Prime Minister Shehbaz for his government’s measures for youth empowerment and providing them equal opportunities.
“All of the youth like me are resolved to offer all-out services for Pakistan’s progress and prosperity,” Kakar remarked.