Maryam Nawaz Announces New School and Green Bus Service in Jhelum

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif says the Nawaz Sharif School of Eminence in Jhelum will open on December 15. She also announced Green Bus service for Dina, Sohawa and Pind Dadan Khan in January. She spoke in Jhelum on Tuesday while handing out 537 laptops and 109 Honhaar scholarships.

Laptops and Scholarships

The event took place at a government high school in Jhelum on November 10, 2026. Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat briefed the chief minister on the program.

The laptops have 13th-generation Intel Core i7 processors. They went to students of a public university, a nursing college, and government colleges.

• 115 students of a public university
• 42 female students of a nursing college
• 380 students of government colleges (329 girls and 51 boys)

The 109 Honhaar scholarships are worth about Rs2.5 million in total, according to ARY News.

Green Buses

Green Buses will start in Dina, Sohawa and Pind Dadan Khan in January. The chief minister said students can travel free on Green Buses across Punjab.

The service already runs in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Khushab, Layyah, Bhakkar, Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalpur and Multan, according to The Express Tribune.

300 Schools of Eminence

The government is setting up 300 Nawaz Sharif Schools of Eminence across Punjab. She said the schools have air-conditioned classrooms, labs and qualified teachers.

She also said more than 100,000 scooters are being given to students, with training for each recipient. Aaj News reports the scooters will be handed out in December.