Kazakhstan Supports Pakistan's Educational Projects with a USD 1 Million Grant

Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin took part in a solemn ceremony marking the handover of a USD 1 million grant provided by the Government of Kazakhstan to the Pakistan Education Endowment Fund (PAK-EEF).

The ceremony was also attended by Pakistan's Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training Wajiha Qamar, as well as representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Education, and other government agencies of Pakistan.

Chief Executive Officer of PAK-EEF, Hajra Suhail, expressed sincere appreciation to the leadership of Kazakhstan for the generous assistance and announced the Fund's intention to implement a number of educational initiatives in cooperation with higher education institutions of Kazakhstan. These initiatives will include academic programmes and professional development opportunities for Pakistani students, as well as enhanced cooperation between the universities of Kazakhstan and Pakistan.

Y.Kistafin reaffirmed Kazakhstan's commitment to further expanding bilateral cooperation with Pakistan in the fields of education, academic exchanges, human resource development, and the advancement of human capital. He emphasized that investment in education represents an investment in the shared peaceful, sustainable, and prosperous future of the peoples of Kazakhstan and Pakistan.

For her part, State Minister Wajiha Qamar also expressed gratitude to the people of Kazakhstan and announced the intention to dispatch a delegation to Astana in the near future to hold detailed consultations and prepare a roadmap for the implementation of the agreed initiatives.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, the parties agreed to facilitate direct engagement between funds and leading universities of Kazakhstan in order to identify concrete areas of cooperation and implement mutually beneficial educational projects.

 Following the State Visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, to Islamabad in February 2026, the President instructed the Government of Kazakhstan to allocate US$1 million to the Pakistan Education Endowment Fund (PAK-EEF) under the Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.