JICA delegation briefs Sindh CS about school project, other plans.

KARACHI -- The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has offered to extend assistance to the provincial government in various sectors including establishment of 50 girls schools in Sindh.

In a meeting with Sindh Chief Secretary (CS) Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah at his office on Tuesday, a four-member JICA delegation discussed different avenues of the cooperation.

Director General, South Asian Development, JICA, Shohei Hara who led the delegation informed the CS Sindh that his country's organization would soon start work on establishing 50 girls' schools in different districts across Sindh.

The JICA would also assist the provincial government in upgradating Liaquat University of Medical Sciences (LUMS) Jamshoro.

The Chief Secretary sought JICA assistance for improvement of Technical Education Institutions and told the delegation that there were 250 such institutions

in the province, which need to be improved for producing market-oriented skilled manpower.

The local industries are in dire need of skilled manpower and the government wants to meet their demand by producing skilled workers of that level.

Shohei Hara said that JICA President is scheduled to visit...