Our govt will complete its tenure on August 14: PM Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD:  Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the PDM- led government   would end its term on August 14. He also stated that the Election Commission of Pakistan will declare the date of the nation’s next general election. The Pakistan Education Endowment Fund and changes to the National Curriculum were being introduced at a ceremony in Islamabad on Wednesday when the prime minister spoke. He stated that the $3 billion Stand-By Agreement for Pakistan, which was finalised on June 29, is being reviewed at the IMF Executive Board meeting taking place today (Wednesday). He urged everyone to pray that the IMF Executive Board would approve the agreement today. He believed that the challenging period would soon end and Pakistan’s economic standing would improe

Prime Minister Shehbaz said that the previous PML-N government started promoting education in 2008. He was of the view that progress could be possible only through imparting modern education.

He said that in 2008, the Education Endowment Fund was launched in Punjab. He said he wanted to increase the amount of the endowment fund from Rs2 billion. But he lamented that “we have got numerous financial problems’.

About 12,000 capable and deserving students would benefit from the endowment fund this year. A 50% quota has been fixed for women.

Merit scholarships worth Rs10 billion will be given from this fund in the next four years.

The prime minister also started the inclusion of the Constitution of Pakistan and computer coding in the national curriculum today. This will not only make the new generation of Pakistan aware of their basic rights enshrined in the constitution, but also by acquiring modern skills like coding, they will be able to get better employment opportunities at the international level.