Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif announced on Monday to provide one lakh e-bikes to the students of Punjab.
Lahore, Punjab
Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif announced on Monday to provide one lakh e-bikes to the students of Punjab.
She also announced to undertake steps for students regarding international scholarships along with increasing annual Honhar Scholarship Program from 30 thousand to 50 thousand annually.
At the Honhar Scholarship Program ceremony at Fast University, Islamabad she also took a pledge from the students not to do anything against the country, not to leave their country and to serve it.
She while addressing the Honhar Scholarship ceremony at Fast University, Islamabad, said, “Does such a leadership is justified of having their own children outside the country and other people’s children in jail? No mother can teach her children the lesson of burning, besieging, vandalizing and beating.
She said, “Big Chinese business houses are eager to invest in Pakistan. We have respect and recognition because of Pakistan. Think for five minutes every day what we can do for our country. I am a mother and I am thinking about fulfilling the responsibility of arranging employment of my children after their education.
“Loans amounting upto to Rs.3 crore will be given to the youth to earn a respectable living. The state will also fulfill its responsibility of providing employment to the youth after their education. I want to bring everything that is available in developed countries including China for my children in Pakistan. Punjab wants to teach and learn according to global trends. It was surprising to see small children studying robotics, artificial intelligence and cyber security in Chinese schools.”
She added, “Students are being given Honhar scholarships irrespective of their political affiliation. I can say with full conviction that 100 percent scholarships are being given only on merit in Punjab.”
She distributed cheques among students of five campuses of FAST University and others. Scholarship cheques were also given to students of UET Taxila, Agriculture University, Medical College Rawalpindi and other institutions. A guard of honor was given in honor of the students who received Honhar scholarships. A smartly contingent of Islamabad Police presented a general salute to the talented students. Provincial Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat welcomed CM Punjab. An informative documentary about the Honhar scholarship and a special theme song prepared by the Higher Education were also presented in the ceremony. (PR)
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