Pakistan, Feb. 16 -- Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reform and Statistics Division Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar on Friday emphasized the need to maintain a database of Pakistani students and graduates from China in various fields to have a ready pool of skilled human resource.

He stated that the pool could be utilized in various areas under CPEC framework as the scope of mega project widens. The Minister was talking to a delegation of Chinese Studies Centre of Excellence, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) here at Islamabad on Friday. Project Director CPEC Hassan Daud and senior officials of the ministry were also present in the meeting.

The Minister noted that the incumbent Government in consultation with the ...