NA panel reviews foreign training data

The National Assembly Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Division (EAD) on Wednesday reviewed regional selection data for foreign training programmes.

The meeting was chaired by Dr Mirza Ikhtiar Baig at the Parliament House.

Of the total applications received, the selected candidates included 19 from Sindh (out of 139 applications), 58 from K-P (out of 178), 64 from Balochistan (out of 300), 33 from Azad Jammu & Kashmir (out of 86), and 52 from Punjab (out of 198).

After examining the regional disparities, the committee asked EAD to provide a detailed rationale for the comparatively low selection rate from Sindh.