Record scholarships issued for cops’ children

LAHORE:Inspector General of Punjab Police Dr Usman Anwar issued record educational scholarships exceeding Rs520 million this year to 7,549 children for payment of fees in various degree programmes.

A Punjab Police spokesperson shared that 262 students pursuing PhD and MPhil degrees were awarded over Rs21 million, and 277 students in MBBS and BDS programmes received scholarships exceeding Rs96.3 million. Scholarships exceeding Rs41.8 million were granted to 489 students in IT degree programmes while 115 students pursuing engineering degrees were awarded scholarships of over Rs14.1 million. Additionally, approximately Rs220 million were given as scholarships to 3,006 students in various BS Honors programmes. Funds exceeding Rs65 million were provided for educational expenses to 2,590 students at the intermediate level.