Punjab Announces Free Education at Top University for Children of Laborers

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has announced free higher education to children of registered industrial and mines workers across the province.

According to the official statement, eligible students will be offered admission at COMSATS University in Islamabad and its seven sub-campuses, including Abbottabad, Wah Cantt, Attock, Lahore, Sahiwal, and Vehari.

The Punjab government will cover all tuition fees under this program.

The Punjab Workers Welfare Fund has started accepting applications on the chief minister’s directives. Children of disabled or deceased workers are also entitled to this benefit.

Application deadlines vary by campus: Islamabad (July 9), Lahore (July 17), Wah Cantt and Abbottabad (August 4), Vehari and Attock (August 11), and Sahiwal (August 15).

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  • Aoa, Its a great effort. kindly tell me what about the medical students , who want to become a Dr. Most of the middle class families cannot afford the medical colleges fee and some parents are single. Kindly do something for them. Jazak Allah


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