The Punjab government has decided to remove male professors and teachers from women’s universities across the province to prevent harassment and safeguard female students.
Governor Sardar Saleem Haider announced the decision while speaking to the media, stating that strict punishments would be enforced against individuals involved in harassment at educational institutions.
In addition to removing male staff, the governor revealed that the system for preparing and checking examination papers would be overhauled to protect female students from blackmail and harassment.
“All university administrations have been directed to implement the new system,” Haider said, adding that performance evaluation forms will be distributed to vice-chancellors and professors. Future rewards and punishments will be based on these assessments.
Last month, while launching the Honhaar Scholarship Programme for Gujranwala division by distributing cheques among the 10 top students at Government College Women University (GCWU) Sialkot, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif announced that all students with more than 65% marks will be provided laptops.”
A guard of honour was presented to the students by contingent of Punjab Police.
The chief minister announced that the Punjab government would take responsibility for the cancer treatment of a female student’s mother.
Under the scheme, 1,947 students of Gujranwala division will get scholarships worth Rs89.8 million, including 1,276 students of government universities receiving Rs58.5 million, 481 students of colleges Rs13.2 million, 112 students of private institutions and 78 of medical colleges.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said on the occasion that she had directed the authorities concerned to increase the number of Honhaar scholarships to 50,000 in next year’s budget.
She said 30,000 scholarships were being given to children but there should be more. She said public money should be spent on their welfare.
She added, “Very soon, second and third year students will also get meritorious scholarships.”
