LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, in his message on International Students Day, has said that the purpose of celebrating the day is to highlight the importance of students and education in the society.
He said that it was the students who determine the future of a nation.
He said that education was essential for opening the minds of students who are a precious asset of a country.
He said the Punjab government was giving top priority to provision of quality education to students and solid measures had been taken for providing academic facilities to students.
He said that a programme was being implemented for providing quality education to students for securing their future.
Shehbaz Sharif said that funds of billions of rupees had been allocated for the promotion of education in the province.
He said that talented and brilliant students were being encouraged while Punjab Educational Endowment Fund had been set up to fulfill educational needs of students belonging to low-income segments of the society.
He said that scholarship of crores of rupees had been given from this fund to poor but talented students of Punjab as well as other provinces. He said that students winning top positions in examinations were given cash prizes and laptops besides they were also sent on study tour to foreign countries.
He said that the first international standard Knowledge Park of South Asia was being set up in the provincial metropolis and it would be a milestone in the provision of quality educational facilities to students.
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