CM unveils education, uplift initiatives in South Punjab

Staff Reporter

DERA GHAZI KHAN:Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif unveiled a series of significant development and education initiatives during a ceremony in Layyah on Thursday, where she distributed laptops and Honhar scholarship cheques.In her address, the CM announced the establishment of a medical college in Layyah and allocated Rs3 billion for the development of universities in Dera Ghazi Khan and Layyah.She also declared the creation of the Nawaz Sharif Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Education in both cities.Highlighting her commitment to educational reform, the CM announced a massive Rs110 billion plan to provide basic facilities—classrooms, toilets, and clean water—to all schools in Punjab within a year. “No school in Punjab will be deprived of essential facilities,” she said.