First ‘boat school’ opened
Step taken to enhance literacy rate; free books being imparted to fishermen's kids
Students show time on their wrist watches at YMCA School examination centre where question paper had not arrived even after 10am although exam was to start at 9am. PHOTO: JALAL QURESHI/EXPRESS
MUZAFFARGARH:
Literacy Education Department Punjab has established first-ever of its kind ‘boat school’ at Head Taunsa barrage Indus River for the education of fishermen’s kids.
The step was taken to enhance the literacy rate where free books and education was being imparted to the kids of fishermen.
A teacher was also deputed at the boat school while two hours class for the kids of fishermen having 16 to 24 years old was being given daily.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 31st, 2021.