US will provide more assistance in education sector: Patterson

The United States on Friday assured to provide more financial assistance and cooperation in education sector, especially in higher education of Pakistan. US Ambassador Anne W. Patterson, inaugurating 7th annual conference of Fulbright and Humphrey Alumni at Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad, said American teachers will come to Pakistan to teach students in the universities and to promote people to people interaction. The Ambassador congratulated the alumni on the 60th anniversary of the Fulbright Program in Pakistan, which is the largest in the world. The ambassador said since the start of the Fulbright programme, more than 4,000 persons from Pakistan and US have participated in it. She said besides providing higher education to the students under Fulbright Programme, it also provide a chance to promote people to people contacts. This programme also helpful in understanding each other, she said. Referring to the cooperation in last five years, the ambassador said USAID and HEC (Higher Education Commission) made joint efforts for the success of the programme. It is also helping in capacity building in the education sector, she added. She said in last five years, 947 students were sent to America for higher studies that include 42 percent of women.