Embassy of Pakistan
Cairo
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PRESS RELEASE
First batch of 27 Palestinian medical students from Gaza departs for Pakistan
Officials of Embassy of Pakistan in Cairo and representatives of Al-Khidmat Foundation facilitated the departure of the first batch of 27 Palestinian students from Cairo International Airport to Lahore today.
This batch of students is part of 192 Palestinian medical students from war torn Gaza who will continue their medical and dental studies in various medical institutes in Pakistan.
Under the directives of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sherif, these students will be facilitated to continue their studies in Pakistani medical universities on fully funded programmes. The initiative is being undertaken in collaboration with Global Relief Trust, Doctors of Rahman, and Al-Khidmat Foundation.
Cairo
October 13, 2024