71 students benefit from HEC’s law graduate scholarships programme for Balochisan

ISLAMABAD, MAR 7 /DNA/ – Committed to achieving professional excellence, 71 students from various parts of Balochistan have so far won scholarships under the Law Graduate Scholarships Programme for Balochistan for Study Abroad.        

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan is executing the scholarship programme, initiated on the direction of the Prime Minister of Pakistan to strengthen the judicial system in Balochistan. The initiative was started in 2018-19 for award of 100 scholarships in view of the shortage of senior lawyers, following the tragic August 2016 terrorist blast in which more than 60 lawyers were martyred.

The programme offers fully-funded study opportunities to law students from Balochistan at top national and international institutions in different level of studies including LLB, LLM and PhD. So far, 56 students have completed their degrees while 15 others are currently studying in local and foreign universities. 

As many as 465 students applied for the award of scholarship against HEC’s latest call for applications. The scholarship aptitude test was held in February-mid. Currently scrutiny is under process.

The initiative, one of the HEC’s efforts for uplift of higher education in Balochistan, continues to foster professional excellence and educational advancement in the province.