On Thursday, while meeting Ayan Kashif, a student from Daanish School Mianwali who placed first in the BISE Lahore matriculation test, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pledged to extend the Daanish Schools network to Balochistan, AJK, Gilgit Baltistan, and Islamabad.
The student was invited to the prime minister’s residence by the prime minister, who wanted to personally welcome him and offer congratulations for his accomplishment in spite of coming from a low-income orphanage.
The prime minister congratulated the student, his mother, and the principal of the school who were all with him. He added that Pakistan’s progress could be ensured by such gifted youth because the government was concentrating on their skill and vocational training to increase employ ability and the nation’s industrial and agricultural output.
In addition to establishing the facilities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, the Ex-FATA areas, and Islamabad, he announced that the government will construct four Daanish schools in Balochistan. He said that the funding and the land for the Islamabad campus had been decided upon.
Ayan Kashif thanked the prime minister for creating Daanish Schools, which allowed him to achieve academic success. His mother praised the expertise and assistance of the school’s teaching staff, while the prime minister expressed his appreciation for the dormitory’s amenities, uniform, free meals, and stationery.
“We are proud of Daanish since it is a school for underprivileged kids, some of them are single or double orphans. The prime minister stated, “Daanish schools prove to be their only support for the double orphans,” before presenting the pupil with a laptop and a check for Rs. one million.
The prime minister explained to the audience, which included senior government officers and federal ministers, how he came up with the concept for Daanish Schools: “It always bothers me that Aitcheson College’s enormous iron fences on one side prevent poor students from entering because the school is only open to members of the upper class, landlords, and senior officers.” The impoverished are unable to consider enrolling their kids there.
The student stood up to give the prime minister his medal, saying, “I think this position goes to you, sir,” and then he returned it with affection as the audience applauded.
According to Prime Minister Shehbaz, the government is funding youth skill and vocational training to increase their employability and productivity across a range of industries, including SMEs, freelancing, information technology, agriculture, and export-based industries.
In response to Ayan’s proposal to raise the Daanish Authority to a university, the prime minister promised to share it with Maryam Nawaz, the chief minister of Punjab, whom he also praised for her successful implementation of the vision.
