CM Maryam Nawaz Distributes Laptops, Scholarships in Jhelum

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif distributed laptops and Honhaar scholarships among students at a ceremony at Government Comprehensive School, Jhelum, on Tuesday.

Laptops

A total of 537 high-performance laptops with 13th-generation Intel Core i7 processors were allocated for Jhelum students:

• Public-sector university: 115 students

• Nursing college: 42 female students

• Government colleges: 380 students (329 girls and 51 boys)

Honhaar Scholarships

109 Honhaar scholarships, worth approximately Rs2.5 million in total, were awarded. The scholarships cover social sciences, behavioural sciences, IT, computer science, AI, cybersecurity, engineering, emerging technologies and allied health sciences.

Education Minister’s Briefing

Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat briefed the chief minister on the programme. He said 10,500 admissions were recorded in public colleges and 7,500 in private colleges, and credited the chief minister’s education policies for the enrolment figures.

Students’ Gestures

Students presented pencil sketches and portraits to the chief minister, and a student gifted her a hand-knitted sweater. A police contingent gave her a guard of honour on arrival.