3,000 Pakistanis to receive training, study opportunities in China

ISLAMABAD  –   China will provide 3,000 training and study opportunities to Pakistani nationals from 2025 to 2029 under a new bilateral cooperation plan. The commitment is part of the China-Pakistan Action Plan (2025–2029), agreed during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Beijing last week. The initiative falls under the section on science, technology and human resources, which identifies human capital development as a key area of collaboration. According to the plan brief available with Wealth Pakistan on Monday, Pakistan and China will strengthen joint research programmes in both applied and basic sciences. New laboratories will be established under Belt and Road Initiative, focusing on disaster prevention and mitigation, early warning systems, small hydropower development, climate change, air pollution control.