Punjab Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman says the present government is taking concrete steps to promote higher education in the country and bring it at par with the international standards.

He was talking to British High Commissioner to Pakistan Christian Turner at the Governor's House in Lahore.

Hailing support of the United Kingdom in the field of education, the Governor said thousands of students are pursuing higher education in the UK.

He said that during the previous PML-N government, technical education was promoted in the backward areas of the South Punjab with the help of British agency DFID.

He lauded the major role of the United Kingdom in accelerating economic growth in Pakistan.

British High Commissioner called for the need of enhancing investment in Pakistan and bolstering bilateral trade.