LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday attended a laptop and Honhar Scholarship distribution ceremony at Comsats University in Attock, where students from Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were also among the beneficiaries.
Students from KP appreciated the Punjab government for extending the scholarship programme beyond provincial boundaries, saying the financial assistance had enabled them to pay semester fees amounting to nearly Rs 200,000.
The chief minister distributed laptops and scholarship cheques among students. She was also presented with portraits and sketches by students during the ceremony.
As many as 6,161 laptops were distributed among students across the Rawalpindi division at the Attock event. These included 628 laptops for students of public universities, 257 for private universities, 461 for medical colleges, 375 for nursing colleges, 17 for special education institutions and 423 for colleges under the Higher Education Department.
Under the Honhar Scholarship Programme, 2,590 scholarships worth Rs196.97 million were awarded to students in the Rawalpindi division. Of these, 2,085 scholarships worth Rs170.21 million were allocated to students of public universities, while 314 scholarships worth Rs19.8 million went to students of medical universities and colleges. Another 191 scholarships worth Rs6.96 million were awarded to students of HED colleges.
The programme covers students enrolled in public and private universities, federally chartered universities, BS colleges, special education institutions and medical and dental colleges.
The chief minister has increased the number of laptops allocated for deserving students from 40,000 to 112,000. So far, 48,292 laptops have been distributed among students across various districts of Punjab.
Under the first three phases of the Honhar Scholarship Programme, scholarships have been awarded to 108,000 students.
The ceremony was attended by elected representatives, party ticket-holders and other political leaders, whom the chief minister met during the event.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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