Shahbaz rewards top scorers

LAHORE-Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has announced that 50 position-holders of various examinations will be sent on a study tour of educational institutions abroad this year adding two students each from other provinces will also be included in this programme.

The CM was speaking at a prize distribution ceremony held to honour position-holders of intermediate examination of Punjab at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat on Sunday.

The CM gave away cash prizes of Rs 400,000, Rs 300,000 and Rs 200,000 to students winning first, second and third positions in the intermediate examination respectively and a cash prize of Rs 200,000, Rs 150,000 and Rs 100,000 to the heads of educational institutions. He also announced similar cash prizes for position holders from Balochistan who are currently visiting Punjab. He also gave commendatory certificates to position holder students.

The CM specially praised the performance of a position holder student, Laiba Mukhtar, who is a Thalassemia patient saying she has proved that nothing was impossible provided one was determined and committed. He also announced that the government will bear all expenses on medical treatment of the student.

He said national resources were mercilessly looted under the supervision of former rulers and problems being currently faced by people such as unemployment, poverty and ignorance were the result of this loot and plunder.

He said those who got heavy loans waived with the connivance of a dictator and misappropriated billions of rupees from Bank of Punjab by appointing their favourite as its head despite opposition of the State Bank of Pakistan were responsible for the present sorry state of affairs in the country. He said it was indeed tragic that those who got loans of billions of rupees written off were still leading a luxurious life but he was confident that they would have to pay for their misdeeds.

The CM said on the one hand, the NRO had weakened the foundations of the country while on the other hand, terrorism, price hike and corruption was posing serious problems. He said democracy was not the name of NRO, writing off bank loans and usurping people’ rights but it was aimed at serving people and utilising national resources for the benefit of people.

He said democracy had been revived after a long struggle but there was still uncertainty in the country. He said it was unfortunate that despite being a talented nation and having natural resources we were still begging from others and were obeying their orders only for a meagre amount of money. “There is a need to live within our own means instead of looking towards others,” he said.

Shahbaz said prosperity of the country depended on prosperity of provinces adding misunderstandings between provinces would have to be removed and equitable distribution of resources would have to be ensured.

He said it was need of the hour that grievances of the people of Balochistan should be redressed and their rights should be upheld. He said on behalf of PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif he would like to assure Balochi brethren that their due rights would be protected and the PML-N would fight for their cause. The CM said the quota of students of Balochistan in institutions of professional education in Punjab had been increased adding Punjab government would provide free educational to Balochi students who have a certificate from Balochistan government that they cannot bear educational expenses. Senior Adviser Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa, Provincial Minister for Education Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman, Provincial Minister for Prisons Abdul Ghaffoor, Member National Assembly Saira Afzal Tarar besides members of national and provincial assemblies, heads of educational institutions, teachers, parents and columnists attended the ceremony.

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