Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the second phase of Honhar Scholarship and Laptop Scheme at Chakwal University, where the students gave her a warm welcome with a standing ovation. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz herself sat among the students and had a friendly conversation with them.
During the ceremony, a special student of the university presented the tune of the national anthem on the piano, for which the Chief Minister awarded him a special prize. A colorful contingent of police also provided a guard of honor to the students at the ceremony.
Student Areeba Akhtar and student Ammar Khalid presented their emotional impressions on the laptop scheme and Honhar Scholarship, while a documentary on the evolution of the scheme was also shown on the occasion.
The Chief Minister distributed cheques and laptops among the students, for which the students thanked her and called her a “mother-like personality”. Maryam Nawaz also praised Deputy Commissioner Chakwal Sarah Hayat and called her a role model for girls.
The briefing was informed that:
In the first phase (Phase One), 40,000 students were given Core i7 13th generation laptops.
In the second phase (Phase Two), laptops will be distributed to another 33,311 students.
