-Dr. Amer Sheikh warmly welcomed the Chief Guest and briefed the audience about the future plans of the Foundation
by Riaz Ahmad Malik
ISLAMABAD, December 15: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Muhammad Ayub Afridi has said that as per the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the sitting Government accords utmost importance to Pakistani diaspora and all possible steps are being taken to provide maximum facilities to expatriates and their dependents.
Addressing inauguration ceremony of F-11 campus of OPF Girls College, Islamabad, the Advisor said that overseas Pakistanis are the roaming ambassadors of the country and precious assets of the state.
The Advisor said that OPF is striving hard to provide maximum facilities to Pakistani expatriates and their dependents in all walks of life besides resolution of their issues and problems. Afridi said that Education is the most important criteria for individual as well as collective development of a society and a state. “It is really commendable that OPF is doing magnificent job in providing quality education to children of overseas Pakistanis and general public throughout Pakistan”, he said. The Advisor said that OPF has established 26 educational institutions across Pakistan catering to the needs of children of overseas Pakistanis. These institutions are providing quality education from Pre-Nursery to Graduation level to the Children of Overseas Pakistanis and general public. Children of overseas Pakistanis are given admission throughout the academic year and they are also granted 50% discount in tuition fee, up to four children. – PR
