British Council announces to double number of scholarships for Pakistani students.

ISLAMABAD -- International Development Minister for the Scottish Government Neil Gray has announced to double the amount of scholarships for the Scotland Pakistan Scholarship Scheme for Young Women and Girls administered through the British Council.

The APS500,000 additional funding will double the number of school and university scholarships available to women and girls in the worst flood-affected areas, ensuring they can continue their education with minimal disruption, said a news release of the embassy issued here on Thursday.

Launched in late 2013, the Scotland Pakistan Scholarship Scheme for Young Women and Girls' aims to make education at the higher education and secondary level more accessible to underprivileged girls across Pakistan by providing them with scholarships.

The scheme funds graduate studies for Pakistani women in any HEC-recognized university across Pakistan. This scholarship is also offered to young girls at the secondary level (grades 8-12) providing underprivileged school-going girls at secondary level with scholarships, ensuring that their education is not hindered due to financial constraints - an issue that is faced by the majority of girls in Pakistan.

At the higher education level, the scheme provides scholarships in the fields of education, sustainable energy, agriculture and food security, health sciences and STEM education (only applicable at Master's).

The International Development Minister Neil Gray said: 'We know that during a crisis, such as we have seen in Pakistan, the impacts can too often affect women and girls. We hope by...