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Pakistan, Japan sign agreements for support in energy,education sectors

ISLAMABAD, (APP): Pakistan and Japan here on
Tuesday signed bilateral agreements for two projects to
support energy and education sectors in Pakistan.
Charge d’ Affaires ad interim of the Embassy of Japan,
Junya Matsuura and Tariq Bajwa, Secretary, Economic Affairs
Division (EAD) signed the agreements at a ceremony held at the
Economic Affairs Division today.
The Government of Japan has accordingly agreed to
provide grants approximately worth 1,967 million Yen (approx.
US $ 17.5 million to the Government of Pakistan to strengthen
training facilities on power grid operations and to build
around 25 girls’ schools in Northern Rural Sindh.
The agreements add another chapter to Pak-Japan
economic cooperation.
Senior officials of the Economic Affairs Division
and the Embassy of Japan attended the signing ceremony.