Buzdar launches Insaf Afternoon Schools programme

LAHORE: The Punjab government has launched ‘Insaf Afternoon Schools’ programme to provide education to the out-of-school children, while reviving Urdu as medium of instructions, with English as subject, up to primary level education in the province.

“The national language could be effective means of communication and, therefore, primary level education will be imparted in Urdu while English will be taught as a subject under The New Deal,” Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said while unveiling the new education policy of the Schools Education Department entitled “The New Deal 2018-23” at a ceremony held at 90-Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam here on Thursday.