Original sentence: HEC projects have received criticism, although the government of Pakistan has allocated a significant amount of funds to the HEC and has increased its budget since its 2002 name-change
Edited sentence: HEC projects have received its due criticism.Hundreds of selected candidates are put on hold for many months, in some cases up to 8 months before they are told if they’ll be able to start their higher studies in foreign countries.There are reports in the media about gross mismanagement and occasional poor planning of HEC’s overseas scholarship programs