The UK High Commission has launched Students Support Programme (SSP) for Pakistani students so that they could attain quality education with maximum ease. Alex Pond, Director UK Visa, announced this while addressing the LCCI members, here on Thursday.
LCCI President Mian Shafqat Ali, Senior Vice-President Abdul Basit, Vice-President Aftab Ahmad Vohra and former senior vice-president Sohail Lashari were also present on the occasion.
Alex Pond asked the Pakistani students to avail the opportunity available in the Britain which has the best educational system in the world. The British High Commission has already softened its policy of granting visas to the students. She said that the United Kingdom is home to the Pakistanis more than the people of any other nationality are thus they would find easy to adjust there. "The High Commission is now offering round the clock services that would help the students in getting visa in the quickest possible time," she added.
Speaking on the occasion, the LCCI president said that the Pakistani immigrants in United Kingdom have played their role in the economic development of the country. "However, the post July 7 London bombings scenario had raised some concerns with respect to the Pakistani immigrants and the business community that visit frequently to the UK. We appreciate the UK's policy to address these concerns in the most benefiting manner. Pak-UK bilateral relations have grown over the years," he added.
According to him, the exchange of business delegations plays an important role to introduce and explore new markets of exportable products in the world. Exhibitions are also now recognised as a powerful marketing tool and are no longer positioned outside the marketing mix but are rather an integral part of any company's business decision making.