PM kicks off distribution of 500,000 Chromebooks, internet devices to students
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has initiated a program to distribute 500,000 Chromebooks and internet devices to students across the country. The initiative aims to bridge the digital divide and promote merit-based access to education.
Why it matters
This is a significant government-led effort to improve digital literacy and educational infrastructure in a developing nation.
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facebook --> twitter --> whatsup --> linkded --> email MORE (3) Messenger Whatsapp --> Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses a ceremony marking the distribution of Chromebooks to students across Pakistan under the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme. SCREENGRAB Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said access to technology and education should not be restricted by "wealth or poverty" as he launched the distribution of 500,000 Chromebooks and internet facilities to talented students from schools and religious seminaries across Pakistan over the next two years.
Addressing a ceremony under the Prime Minister's Youth Programme, the prime minister said, "Intelligence and hard work should not be held captive by wealth and poverty," stressing that merit and effort should determine which students received the devices.
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