INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:

Authors: Jordan Rs 300 million allocated for Gwadar Institute in budgetISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee for

Planning and Development on Wednesday was informed that Rs 300 million had been allocated in the budget for establishing Gwadar

Institute.The officials of Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform told the committee that the Gwadar Institute would be a research

institute and would provide all the research and information regarding the Pakistan China Economic Corridor (CPEC).The chairman of the

committee Agha Shahzaib Durrani expressed his dismay over the absence of secretary planning and ordered that he should ensure his presence

in the next meeting.The committee members said CPEC was impossible without Balochistan and no development work could be carried out by

ignoring the province.They said more projects should be started for the people of Gwadar and Balochistan and they should be provided

provided quality education and jobs.The officials of the ministry informed the committee members that Higher Education Commission (HEC) had

prepared 299 projects for the students of Gwadar and they would be given scholarships while 6 percent quota had been set aside for them.