Pakistan Universities Pakistan Higher Education Commission directs vice-chancellors to promote drinks like lassi and sattu instead of tea. Do you want to know the reasons
Islamabad: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is attempting to start an unique way to deal with the current financial crisis grappling Pakistan by asking the vice-chancellors (VCs) of the public universities to promote consumption of local drinks such as lassi and sattu as this will “increase employment and generate income for the public”.
HEC acting chairperson Dr Shaista Sohail, in a circular, drew the VCs' attention to the financial crisis confronting Pakistan and asked them to take a “leadership role and think of innovative ways to provide relief to the lower-income groups and the economy as a whole”, reports The News International.
According to reports, the department also wants VCs to promote consumption of local drinks as it will reduce expenditure on import of tea.
“I am sure that the honourable vice-chancellors will be able to innovatively explore many other avenues to create employment, reduce imports and ease the economic situation,” Shaista Sohail was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
Pakistan, which witnessed a political turmoil in recent months and led to Shehbaz Sharif to take oath as the new PM of the country, has been struggling with a widening current account deficit, depleting foreign exchange reserves, and a delay in the revival of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) loan agreement.
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