2,264 IUB evening students receive laptops and internship letters

Bahawalpur, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif distributed 2,264 laptops among evening students at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) on Wednesday. He also gave Punjab Youth Internship letters to 5,135 post graduate students at the university.

The chief minister also announced three-to-six-month apprenticeships at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat and government departments for five IUB students recommended by its administration. This, he said, would help them better understand the working of the ministries.

The chief minister hoped that the youth would play their role for the establishment of the country.

Shahbaz said they will always have his support. Likewise, he said, he was confident that they (youth) would support him in his campaign against corruption.

Internship program aims at providing professional experience to our fresh graduates which is usually demanded in job market. This will help the youth in getting suitable jobs easily and will be able to deliver their best. Laptops distribution, in Phase 2, has been started from the evening merit scholars.

He said the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz had always fulfilled its promises to the people. He announced that the government would create more government internship opportunities for unemployed youth with post graduate degrees.

He further said the government was committed to distributing 250,000 laptops worth Rs8 billion among students selected on merit. He said even if only 25,000 students achieved the purpose of this scheme, he would consider it successful.

The chief minister said that he believed in providing educational and employment opportunities without any discrimination. He said the Punjab Endowment Funds and Danish Schools had especially been established for children from the less privileged backgrounds.
He said, provincial ministers and I travel on our personal expense so that the amount can be added to the scholarships fund.

The chief minister also announced plans for Sir Sadiq Abbasi Post Graduate Medical College in Bahawalpur. The college will work under the Islamia University Bahawalpur as a teaching hospital for the under construction 410-bed District Headquarters hospital. The chief minister said that the PML-N will continue its struggle to root out corruption from the society.

The event concluded with singing of a patriotic song.