Emirati Project inaugurates Technical College in Pakistan

Islamabad, April 21, 2013 (WAM) - : In keeping with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to provide assistance to the people of Pakistan and to support technical and vocational educational there, the UAE Project to Assist Pakistan (UPAP) has announced completion of the project to build Technical College at Bajaur in Pakistan at a total cost of US$ 3.4 million. The project was delivered to the local government in Bajaur following completion. The official inauguration of the college was attended by Chief of Pakistan Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, UAE Ambassador to Pakistan Isa Abdullah Al Basha Al Nuaimi, Abdullah Khalifa Al Ghafli, Director of the UPAP and senior Pakistani officials. The college is built of a 34,000 square feet area. It will provide diploma level technical education for up to 450 students in various disciplines of engineering including electrical, mechanical, civil and mining. – Emirates News Agency, WAM