Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the distribution of 100,000 free laptops among talented students throughout the country for merit, on Tuesday at an International Youth Day event in Islamabad.
The prime minister said that the distribution of these laptops will be in the four provinces, the Federal Capital Islamabad, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Kashmir, and will have a merit without any nepotism.
He said that these laptops will be separated from the scheme for laptops through interest -based loans.
Referring to Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, the prime minister said that Pakistan’s victory on May 10 against a numerically large and vain enemy has lit a new vigor throughout the nation.
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The prime minister urged young people to build on the spirit of this achievement and work hard to win laurels for the country.
Previously, addressing the ceremony, the president of the Prime Minister’s Youth Program, Rana Mashhood, said that the programs based on the Government’s merit for youth have allowed the talented and deserving children to succeed in their lives.
He mentioned different historical projects that continue to help thousands of students to complete their education, such as the Pakistan Education endowment, the Daanish authority of Pakistan and the scheme of the laptop of the Prime Minister.
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Speaking on the occasion, the Minister of State for Religious Affairs and the interreligious harmony of Kesoo Mal Khael Das said that the minority communities of Pakistan always have and will continue to play their role for the progress and development of the country.
