ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal announced on Wednesday that the federal government has decided to once again launch laptop scheme for the university students with a budget of Rs10 billion.

This he announced while addressing a ceremony in Islamabad. The federal minister said that under this scheme one hundred thousand laptops would be provided to the students on merit to digitally empower them. Mr Iqbal noted that National Bank of Pakistan (NBA) had also been asked to develop laptop leasing products so that every university student could have access to an affordable laptop.

The planning minister further said that given the size of young population, Pakistan could turn Information Technology into one of its competitive advantages. Earlier in December 2022, SAPM on Youth Affairs Shaza Fatima Khawaja announced that the federal government has decided to restore Prime Minister Laptop Scheme and other various schemes under Prime Minister’s Youth Program (PMYP).