Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr. Tariq Banuri has emphasized the need for inclusion of higher education in priority areas of CPEC.

He was talking to Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing in Islamabad on Monday.

The Chairman expressed the confidence that future would see increased cooperation between the two countries in scientific research and higher education.

The Chinese Ambassador said that currently over 20,000 Pakistani students are in China and nearly 2000 Chinese students study in Pakistan.