Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz distributes laptops and scholarships in Jhelum
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif distributed laptops and Honhaar scholarship cheques to students at a ceremony in Jhelum on Tuesday.
Ceremony details and laptop specifications
Provincial Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat briefed the chief minister during the event held at Government Comprehensive School. She was told that the district had assigned 537 high-performance laptops featuring 13th-generation Intel Core i7 processors to its students. Additionally, 109 Honhaar scholarships worth approximately Rs2.5 million were distributed among deserving candidates in various disciplines. The minister noted that 115 students from a public-sector university and 42 female nursing college students received the devices.
Government college enrolment figures
The distribution included 380 laptops for government colleges, comprising 329 girls and 51 boys according to the minister. He attributed high admission numbers to provincial education policies, citing 10,500 admissions in public colleges and 7,500 in private institutions. During the visit, students presented pencil sketches and portraits while Qudsia gifted a hand-knitted sweater to the chief minister.
Student speeches and security presence
A police contingent presented a guard of honour upon Maryam Nawaz Sharif's arrival at the venue. Students Muhammad Ismail and Khadija Daal from Government College Tahlianwala shared their views during the proceedings. The scholarships cover fields like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, engineering and allied health sciences for the selected recipients.
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- Associated Press of Pakistan
- Business Recorder
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