Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has announced free education till graduation in all government-run educational institutes in Punjab Province.
On the occasion of 75th Independence Day celebrations at Lahore Fort Chief Minister Punjab has announced the free education in all government run institutions upto graduation level.
Moreover, CM Punjab also announced cash prizes for those who participated in the official ceremony. He announced Rs. 300,000 for special children who sang national songs, Rs. 200,000 for scouts, and Rs. 100,000 for the police band.
CM Punjab also asked the public to remember the oppressed citizens of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) in their prayers on the Diamond Jubilee of Pakistan’s independence.
Lastly, CM Punjab also visited Allama Iqbal’s mausoleum and laid a floral wreath. The Consul Generals of different countries including the US, China, Turkey, and Iran as well as Provincial Ministers also attended the flag hoisting ceremony.