Naway Sahar scheme: 46 govt college students receive laptops

I had been in dire need of a laptop, says a student.

MINGORA:

Forty six students of Government Jahanzeb College, Swat were given laptops under Naway Sahar Scheme on Friday in a ceremony held in Wadudia Hall.

Higher Education Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Director Noorullah Khan Wazir was the chief guest at the event. Students, faculty members, chairperson of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Swat among other educators also attended the ceremony.

“I congratulate all the students on receiving laptops because it is in recognition of their hard work,” said the principal of Postgraduate Jahanzeb College, Zahir Shah.

Zahir also stressed on the need for faculty members to teach students to the best of their abilities.

Noorullah Khan Wazir in his speech said science and technology had transformed the world into a global village and minimised distances between people. “We have to shun the old and extinct methods of education and need to adopt modern trends. A computer is an indispensible tool in education,” he said.

Commenting on the Naway Sahar scheme, he said is was based purely on merit and hoped it would be extended to other colleges in the province.

Sara Azmat, a bachelor’s student who received a laptop, said a computer is crucial for research as everything is just a click away. “I am grateful to the government for awarding me a laptop. It will help improve my studies,” she said.

Muhammad Kamran, a computer science student, also received a laptop. “I had been in dire need of a laptop as I was unable to do my practicals in the lab because of load shedding. We will now be able to carry on our studies without disruption,” he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 18^th, 2013.