ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Malaysian High commissioner to Pakistan Dr Hasrul sani bin Mujtabar said on Saturday that his country was keen to expand cooperation with Pakistan focusing on science and technology.
In his address at a two-day seminar organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNSECO) in collaboration with Pakistan Engineering Council in Islamabad to prepare future Engineers for Sustainable Development, the envoy said that the cooperation between Pakistan and Malaysia should be strengthened further through cooperation in diverse fields.
The Malaysian high commissioner said that while being in Pakistan he has a dream that the Pakistan-Malaysia cooperation should go beyond palm oil and rice.
The speakers at the event underscored the need to harmonize the curricula of engineering institutions with the local industry and the needs in Pakistan to better serve people.
They said that Engineers could play a vital role in energy shortage, climate change and food insecurity.
The event was also attended by ambassadors of Tajikistan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan besides vice chancellors of various Engineering Universities of Pakistan.