RAWALPINDI: The National Logistics Cell (NLC) established an Applied Technologies Institute (ATIN) in Gilgit in collaboration with the Gilgit-Baltistan government and the Force Command Northern Areas (FCNA) in order to give the youth of GB the latest technical education so they can play their due role in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

According to a press release, classe the building has been completed and NLC is in the process of hiring trained and experienced faculty members in the fields of civil, mechanical and electrical technology. Modern equipment has been procured for the institute and classes will commence shortly. NLC is running ATINs in Mandra, Dina, Amangarh and Khairpur. The institutes are affiliated with the National Training Bureau and the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission. More than 5,000 students have been trained in these institutes.

Published in Dawn, March 20th, 2018

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