KATHMANDU: Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal Abrar H Hashmi has assured of Pakistan’s continued support for providing educational scholarships to Nepali students.

He said that the educational scholarships by Pakistan to Nepali students reflected the closeness of people-to-people relations between the two countries.

Ambassador Hashmi said that Nepali students made life-long friendships while in Pakistan and carried with them positive memories all their lives.

At a program organized to honor Nepali students graduating from various educational institutions of Pakistan under the Pakistan Technical Assistance Programme (PTAP) in MBBS, BDS, D. Pharmacy, BS Engineering, etc, Prof. Dr. Bhola Thapa, Vice-Chancellor of Kathmandu University lauded the depth and warmth of Nepal-Pakistan friendly relations and appreciated the support of Pakistan for Nepal’s development, especially in the field of technical education.