ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Reform, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal said Wednesday that 10,000 PhD scholars would be produced on emergency basis during next 10 years.
While chairing a high-level meeting to formulate an action plan for Pak-US Knowledge Corridor here, he said, a roadmap would be devised for Higher Education Commission (HEC) for next 10 years.
In this regard, a national level conference would be organized to formulate the roadmap, he added.
He said, strong laboratories and calls rooms of any country guarantee a strong nation.
Chairman, HEC, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed and vice chancellors of the universities attended the meeting.
