GWADAR: The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency, an aid organisation of Turkey, has distributed stationery and other school supplies for one year among poor students of four government-run schools in Gwadar district.

The supplies were distributed under a project for which the Turkish agency collaborated with the National Commission for Human Development. Agency’s repres­e­ntative Ibrahim Katirci told reporters that it was working for creating opportunities for students so that they could receive better education. He said the project would help improve relations between Pakistan and Turkey.

Published in Dawn, August 30th, 2019

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