Fazal Amin
PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif visited Peshawar today to inaugurate the first phase of FATA University, Launched the Prime Minister National Laptop Scheme for the talented students of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including merged areas.
The inauguration of the first university in the merged tribal districts, which will provide the latest education to capable students of these districts, took place.
Prime Minister Shehbaz also launched the Prime Minister National Laptop Scheme for students of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), including merged areas (Ex Fata), enabling them to continue their studies and engage in contemporary research.
The laptop distribution ceremony was held at the Governor House and was attended by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali, Caretaker Chief Minister Muhammad Azam Khan, Federal Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Zyad Akram Durrani, Special Assistant for Youth Affairs Shaza Fatima, PM Adviser Engr Amir Muqam, federal and provincial ministers, Chairman of HEC, and a large number of students.
During the event, the Prime Minister distributed laptops among the position-holder students from different universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The Prime Minister announced that 100,000 laptops would be distributed among students in the country this year. To date, a total of one million laptops have been distributed among students under the PM scheme in the country.
Furthermore, the Prime Minister announced plans to increase the laptop distribution from the existing 100,000 to 400,000 annually in accordance with the province’s population ratio if voted to power.”