US offers maximum number of scholarship, fellowship programmes: US Ambassador

US Ambassador Donald Blome has said his country had the largest scholarship and fellowship programmes for students and professionals, with special focus on school education.

Addressing a press conference after attending the fifth Annual Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Alumni Conference on Friday, Ambassador Blome said besides providing a large number of scholarships, the US was also contributing to school education.

He said the US had constructed over 106 schools in Pakistan, and vowed to continue extending support to education and other sectors.

He also appreciated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for declaring education emergency in the country with special focus on out-of-school children.

To a query about T-20 World Cup to be held in US and Caribbean next month, the ambassador said people of his country were excited to see the best teams playing. He wished both the US and Pakistani teams best of luck as both would play each other on June 6.

Speaking on the occasion, Education Secretary Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani said the government had been making efforts to bring about improvement in the country’s education sector.

Earlier, during the conference, Mr Blome appreciated USEFP and Pakistan-US Alumni Network (PUAN) teams for arranging the event.