Jhelum students: Punjab CM distributes laptops, scholarships

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif attended a laptop and Honhaar Scholarship distribution ceremony at Government Comprehensive School in Jhelum on Tuesday, where laptops and scholarship cheques were distributed among deserving students.

During the visit, students presented pencil sketches and portraits to the Chief Minister, while Qudsia, a student of Sanat Zaar, gifted her a hand-knitted sweater. A police contingent presented a guard of honour on her arrival.

Students Muhammad Ismail and Khadija Daal of Government College Tahlianwala also shared their views at the ceremony.

Provincial Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat briefed the Chief Minister on the distribution programme, stating that 537 high-performance laptops equipped with 13th-generation Intel Core i7 processors and 109 scholarships had been allocated for students in Jhelum.

He said 115 students of a public-sector university and 42 female students of a nursing college had received laptops. In addition, 380 students of government colleges, including 329 girls and 51 boys, were provided with laptops.

The Education Minister said 109 students in Jhelum had received Honhaar scholarships worth approximately Rs2.5 million. The scholarships cover various disciplines, including social sciences, behavioural sciences, information technology, computer science, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, engineering, emerging technologies and allied health sciences.

He further stated that 10,500 admissions had been recorded in public colleges and 7,500 in private colleges, attributing the enrolment figures to the Chief Minister’s education policies.

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