PM Shehbaz waives off educational expenses of FATA Balochistan students
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif handing over a shield to Quetta's heroic driver Muhammad Faisal Baloch: Photo taken from the Twitter account of PM Office

Dawood Ahmed:

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif waived off the educational expenses of students from Balochistan and FATA on Thursday. Official sources said the Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif waived off educational expenses for the students of former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Balochistan.
The PM took initiative to encourage the students of Balochistan and FATA to acquire higher education. The purpose of this initiative was to promote national unity and national integrity.

According to the announcement on Thursday, the students of Balochistan and former FATA will get free education at the Islamic University Bahawalpur. The notification stated that the 50 percent fee of a student will be paid by the federal government and the remaining 50 percent fee will be paid by the Islamic University Bahawalpur.
The PM issued instructions to the university to reinstate the expelled students.

Chief Minister Balochistan, Mir Quddus Bizenjo welcomed the announcement made by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. He said this was a positive and good initiative taken by the Premier to encourage students of Balochistan and FATA.

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