ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced a Rs1 million reward for a student who topped the Secondary School Examination (SSC) of Gujranwala Board and announced a monthly stipend of Rs30,000.

The prime minister made the announcement after the topper Jamshed Ali met the prime minister along with his mother, teacher Waheed Ashraf and Gujranwala Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Chairman Naveed Haider Sherazi.

Minister for Federal Education and Training Rana Tanveer Hussain also attended the meeting.

PM Sharif appreciated the student for his excellent performance and announced Rs1 million reward for him. He also instructed the government to bear all the educational expenditure of Jamshed Ali till his master’s degree.

“Bright students like you are a pride of the nation. The credit for your success goes to the hard work of your parents as well as teachers. You are also a role model for other students of the country,” the prime minister said.

Published in Dawn, August 8th, 2023