US Congress Passes Malala Scholarship Act For Education Of Pak Women

To assist Pakistani women wanting to pursue to higher education, the US Congress has passed the 'Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act’. The act entrusts the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to increase the number and scope of existing scholarships for the purpose. It also mandates USAID to provide 50% of the scholarships to Pakistani women from 2020-2022. It has also directed to channel the investment from Pakistani diaspora into the enlargement of the program.