Pakistan, June 16 -- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has launched a landmark initiative offering free higher education to the children of industrial and mine workers at COMSATS University.

Under the program, the Punjab government will bear all educational expenses, marking a historic step towards uplifting the working class through education.

The CM talking about the initiative said, "Children of workers will be admitted to seven campuses of COMSATS University, and the Punjab government will pay their fees." She added that workers are the crown of the nation, and her government is determined to provide them with every essential facility, especially in the fields of education and healthcare. "The doors of higher education are n...