Sticking to principles: Merit is the key to progress, says Shahbaz
Schemes launched to support economically disadvantaged students, CM says
Water and Power Development Authority Chairman Muzammil Hussain called on the chief minister and discussed progress on hydel energy projects. PHOTO: INP
LAHORE:
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Sunday the government was promoting merit in every sector.
“That is why students from disadvantaged background are securing top positions,” the chief minister told a youth delegation.
Sharif said such talented students would make Pakistan’s future bright. He said the government was providing all available resources to brighten the prospects for these children. “This has helped the country move forward,” the chief minister said.
He said adherence to merit was the motivation behind overhaul of examination system across the province, the Punjab Educational Endowment Fund, the Self-Employment Scheme, the Chief Minister’s Chinese Language Scholarship Programme and the Shahbaz Sharif Merit Scholarship Programme. “Economically disadvantaged children are benefitting from these programmes,” he said.
The chief minister said merit, a transparent examination system and hard work of the students had enabled them to grab top position. “If merit, honesty and the spirit of hard work are upheld, no one can stop Pakistan from progressing,” Sharif said.
He said the Punjab Educational Endowment Fund aimed at providing higher education opportunities to those who could not afford it otherwise. The volume of the fund had reached Rs17 billion, he said. Scholarships have been given to 150,000 bright students under the scheme. Financial assistance will be provided to 50,000 more students, the chief minister said.
“It is due to our policy of adherence to merit that a girl living in a tent has secured a top position in the recent examinations.”
Sharif said he believed that all difficulties could be overcome through hard work. “One can gain respect in the society through hard work. This is the key to changing the nation’s fortune,” he said. He said agitation would only prevent the country from progressing. People never favoured such politics, he said.
Energy crisis
Water and Power Development Authority Chairman Muzammil Hussain called on the chief minister and discussed progress on hydel energy projects.
Sharif told Hussain that the government was doing its best to rid the country of energy crisis. He said that besides traditional resources, alternative resources were being developed to generate power. He said thousands of megawatts would be added to the national grid by the end of 2017. “The government is committed to ending the energy crisis and providing economical electricity to people.”
Diphtheria
Sharif has ordered investigation into the death of five children from diphtheria over the last few days in villages near Kasur. He ordered that steps be taken to deal with the situation. Children should be vaccinated against the disease at the earliest, he said. He asked the Health Department to spare no effort in this regard. The chief minister sought a detailed report on the spread of the disease. He also condoled with the bereaved families.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 19th, 2016.
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Sunday the government was promoting merit in every sector.
“That is why students from disadvantaged background are securing top positions,” the chief minister told a youth delegation.
Sharif said such talented students would make Pakistan’s future bright. He said the government was providing all available resources to brighten the prospects for these children. “This has helped the country move forward,” the chief minister said.
He said adherence to merit was the motivation behind overhaul of examination system across the province, the Punjab Educational Endowment Fund, the Self-Employment Scheme, the Chief Minister’s Chinese Language Scholarship Programme and the Shahbaz Sharif Merit Scholarship Programme. “Economically disadvantaged children are benefitting from these programmes,” he said.
The chief minister said merit, a transparent examination system and hard work of the students had enabled them to grab top position. “If merit, honesty and the spirit of hard work are upheld, no one can stop Pakistan from progressing,” Sharif said.
He said the Punjab Educational Endowment Fund aimed at providing higher education opportunities to those who could not afford it otherwise. The volume of the fund had reached Rs17 billion, he said. Scholarships have been given to 150,000 bright students under the scheme. Financial assistance will be provided to 50,000 more students, the chief minister said.
“It is due to our policy of adherence to merit that a girl living in a tent has secured a top position in the recent examinations.”
Sharif said he believed that all difficulties could be overcome through hard work. “One can gain respect in the society through hard work. This is the key to changing the nation’s fortune,” he said. He said agitation would only prevent the country from progressing. People never favoured such politics, he said.
Energy crisis
Water and Power Development Authority Chairman Muzammil Hussain called on the chief minister and discussed progress on hydel energy projects.
Sharif told Hussain that the government was doing its best to rid the country of energy crisis. He said that besides traditional resources, alternative resources were being developed to generate power. He said thousands of megawatts would be added to the national grid by the end of 2017. “The government is committed to ending the energy crisis and providing economical electricity to people.”
Diphtheria
Sharif has ordered investigation into the death of five children from diphtheria over the last few days in villages near Kasur. He ordered that steps be taken to deal with the situation. Children should be vaccinated against the disease at the earliest, he said. He asked the Health Department to spare no effort in this regard. The chief minister sought a detailed report on the spread of the disease. He also condoled with the bereaved families.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 19th, 2016.