Malaysian High Commissioner Ikram bin Mohammad Ibrahim speaks at a dinner at the Malaysia House in Islamabad.
Malaysian High Commissioner Ikram bin Mohammad Ibrahim speaks at a dinner at the Malaysia House in Islamabad.

High Commissioner of Malaysia Ikram bin Mohammad Ibrahim his wife Noor Azida binti Azmi hosted a dinner with the alumni of the Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) at Malaysia House.

The MTCP has been ongoing since 1981 and is part of the Malaysian government’s commitment to technical cooperation among developing countries. The programme strengthens the quality of human resources through training and provides a platform for peer learning.

To date, 751 Pakistani governmental and non-governmental officials have benefited from the human capital development and capacity-building programmes under the MTCP.

Published in Dawn, October 26th, 2020

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