Prime Minister urges scholarships for deserving students Islamabad: November 01, 2012 5-11-2012 Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has stressed on the need to providescholarships to students belonging to under-developed areas and deservingstudents so that these less privileged students can also have the opportunityto study in top universities of the country. This was stated by the Prime Minister while chairing the 23rd BoardMeeting of National Information and Communication Technology Research andDevelopment Fund (ICT R&D) at the PM’s House this morning. The Prime Minister expressed the hope that the Board would increase thenumber of scholarships for students in FATA, Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistanso that they are provided an opportunity to attend top universities in thecountry. The Prime Minister also announced the roll-out of National ICT ResearchAwards Programme as well that seeks to acknowledge the efforts andcontributions of Pakistani organizations, researchers, academicia...