{"id":3500,"date":"2024-05-10T19:11:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educations.pk\/blog\/?p=3500"},"modified":"2024-05-10T19:11:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:11:33","slug":"punjab-will-resume-its-laptop-programme-after-seven-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educations.pk\/blog\/2024\/05\/10\/punjab-will-resume-its-laptop-programme-after-seven-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab Will Resume Its Laptop Programme after Seven Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The province of Punjab has declared the resuscitation of its <a href=\"https:\/\/hed.punjab.gov.pk\/laptop-distribution\">laptop programme for university students<\/a>. This choice was made at a meeting on higher education sector changes that was chaired by <a href=\"https:\/\/educations.pk\/blog\/2024\/03\/15\/punjabs-schools-to-offer-punjabi-as-a-subject-says-cm-punjab-maryam-nawaz\/\">Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Punjab&#8217;s chief minister, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, has directed officials to bring back the laptop programme for schoolchildren. Consequently, after a seven-year break, students from all of the province&#8217;s educational institutions will once again benefit from government-provided computers.<\/p>\n<p>CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif was updated on the difficulties facing higher education during the meeting. She gave the order to open new colleges and institutions in the province&#8217;s less developed areas.<\/p>\n<p>During the discussion, CM Punjab stressed the significance of creating institutions and colleges that reach international standards throughout the province.<\/p>\n<p>CM Maryam was briefed by officials on the advancement of higher education, laptop distribution, and student transportation options.<\/p>\n<p>It was reported to the Chief Minister that there are presently over 650,000 students registered in Punjabi universities, of which 44% are boys and 56% are girls, in both the public and private sectors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The province of Punjab has declared the resuscitation of its laptop programme for university students. This choice was made at a meeting on higher education sector changes that was chaired by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. 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