A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) and the Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) to formalise the partnership between two organisations in the context of Outreach Programme for Balochistan and areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The ceremony was jointly chaired by Managing Director PPL Wamiq Bukhari and Pro-Rector Academics NUST Dr Asif Raza. The four-week outreach programme, scheduled to be held from June 20, 2018, to July 20, will include bright high school students from all districts of Balochistan and areas formerly part of FATA with an aim to prepare them for the university education. The Rs 16.8 million partnership will make an impact on 320 students – 160 from each region – by offering them a greater chance to compete with the students from more developed areas of Pakistan and qualify for admission at different universities of Pakistan including NUST. Published in Daily Times, June 14th 2018.