535 UVAS students given laptops

LAHORE : As many as 535 talented students of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore were given laptops under the Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Scheme 2023 here on Saturday.

UVAS Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmed presided over the laptop distribution ceremony and he along with Project Director Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Scheme/Focal Person Higher Education Commission M Majid Mustafa Khan distributed the laptops among the students, who were selected on merit from different disciplines/departments of the UVAS.

Dean Faculty of Life Sciences Business Management Prof Dr M Azam, Senior Tutor Prof Dr Ali Raza Awan, Director Information Technology Center M Rizwan Saleem and a large number of students and faculty members were present in the ceremony held in collaboration with Higher Education Commission at UVAS City Campus.

Prof Dr Nasim Ahmed congratulated the students getting laptops and said that despite financial constraints in the country the Government of Pakistan was equipping the youths with laptops under the Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Scheme 2023. He urged the students to use laptops as a tool to excel in education and utilize this gadget also for earning through government initiatives like E-Rozgar and Freelancing and play a vital role to boost the national economy.