ISLAMABAD: The UK government has further increased the number of scholars being sent on the Chevening Scholarship, it was announced at a series of events held in Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore. The Chevening Scholarship is fully funded by the UK government and allows scholars to pursue master’s degrees in the UK in a course of study of their choice. The three events were attended by departing scholars from across all of Pakistan; members of the alumni and officials from the British High Commission. Speaking at one of the pre-departure events in Islamabad, British Deputy High Commissioner, Patrick Moody said: “I am pleased to announce that the number of Chevening scholars being sent from Pakistan to the UK has again increased. The number has risen from 73 candidates in 2015 to 81 scholars this year. “This is also the first time that we are sending a scholar from Balochistan on the Chevening/British Library Fellowship and a scholar from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for The Chevening-Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) Fellowship.”