Sharif pledges to build schools, sports complex in Khuzdar
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(FILES) In this picture taken January 30, 2008, Shahbaz Sharif, brother of former Pakistani prime minister and opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, addresses a press conference in Karachi. A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has acquitted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's brother of murder, clearing the way for him to contest a by-election, court officials said March 1, 2008.The murder charges were brought against Shahbaz Sharif after the military toppled the government of Nawaz Sharif in a military coup in October 1999. Then-general Pervez Musharraf, who took over as president after the coup, sent the industrialist family into exile a year later. Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan late last year to take part in national elections on February 18. AFP PHOTO/Rizwan TABASSUM/FILES (Photo credit should read RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP/Getty Images)
Punjab CM distributes laptops among BUET students
Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday pledged to build schools and a sports complex in Khuzdar.
The chief minister made this announcement amidst wide applause of students during his address at the Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology.
Sharif said that education was the basic right of every citizen and the incumbent government was not only willing to enhance this sector in Punjab, but also in Balochistan.
He also vowed to assist Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch in combating issues related to students and staffers.
The chief minister, on the occasion, distributed laptops to 40 students and two teachers.
