LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz met with a 79-member delegation of the Pakistan AirWar Course led by Air Vice Marshal Rashid Habib here on Wednesday.

Addressing the PAF team, she said the importance of the air force can be gauged from the recent wars in Ukraine, Iran, Israel and other places.

“Pakistan Air Force has made a respectable place in the hearts of Pakistanis by facing challenges and responding to every call of duty.

Forces can achieve a higher position with training and discipline,” she said.

She told the delegation that inflation in Punjab had come down from 38 to 4 percent, foreign exchange and stock exchange were going up and Chinese investors were ready to invest in Pakistan.

”This month Pakistan’s largest scholarship programme was launched in which 30,000 students were given scholarships.

Political instability has caused a lot of damage to Pakistan.

Merit is our distinguishing feature.

I can say on oath that no scholarship has been given against merit, no appointment has been made on nepotism,” she claimed.

Published in Dawn, January 23rd, 2025