ISLAMABAD: The government in Balochistan announced on Wednesday it would bear the expenses of Palestinian students studying at a top medical university in the southwestern Pakistani province.
The announcement comes about ten days after the government in Pakistan's southern Sindh province instructed all its public educational institutions to exempt Palestinian students from tuition fees and hostel charges, and provide stipends and scholarships in light of the war in Gaza.
“Balochistan government has taken responsibility for educational expenses and sponsorship of 11 students from Palestine and Gaza studying in Bolan Medical College,” the provincial chief minister’s office said in a statement, referring to a medical school in the provincial capital, Quetta.
“All the students [from Palestine] were suffering from financial difficulties and problems due to lack of contact with their families,” the statement added. “The provincial government will bear their full support and education expenses.”
Over 300 Palestinian students are currently enrolled in Pakistani universities nationwide, including 50 in Sindh's public educational institutions, according to the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Pakistan.
Over the years, more than 50,000 Palestinian nationals have graduated from educational institutions in Pakistan.
