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JALALABAD (PAN): The Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan inaugurated a newly-constructed building for the faculty of computer science in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday.
Muhammad Sadiq said the building had two big halls, 16 administrative rooms, 24 classrooms, as many staff rooms and four conference halls. Pakistan was trying to promote education in Afghanistan, he added.
The building was constructed a cost of about $6.5 million in four years, the diplomat added. He expressed Pakistan's keen interest in Afghanistan's reconstruction and stability.
Speaking on the occasion, Nangarhar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai acknowledged Pakistan had considerably helped Afghanistan in different sectors in recent years.
Sherzai thanked Islamabad for its support, asking the ambassador to fund construction of a cricket training academy in Nangarhar.
Pakistani has also constructed similar buildings in various other provinces, a spokesman for the Ministry of Higher Education, Abdul Azam Noorbakhsh told Pajhwok Afghan News.
Noorbakhsh said the neighbouring country gave Afghan students hundreds of scholarships last year. Another 700 students would be granted scholarships during the current year, he revealed, urging Pakistan to increase learning opportunities for Afghans in its universities.
http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2010/12/20...ns-new-faculty