PM launches Chromebook programme for 500,000 students over two years

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced and launched a programme to provide Chromebooks and internet devices to 500,000 talented boys and girls from government schools and religious seminaries across the country. He said the devices would be delivered to students over the next two years.

At a ceremony at the Convention Centre in Islamabad, students received Chromebooks on the basis of merit, hard work and ability. They were also given school bags and 'MiFi' internet devices so that they can use e-libraries and educational resources available worldwide from home.

Addressing the event, the prime minister said the government would provide all necessary resources to equip young people with modern education and technology. He said it is the government's responsibility to give children the best educational opportunities and help them become responsible and capable citizens. He added that access to modern technology would open new doors of knowledge for young people.

He recalled that during the previous PML-N government, under Nawaz Sharif, 600,000 young people across the country, including Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir, received laptops on merit. He said those laptops were distributed over ten years, while the present programme aims to give Chromebooks to 500,000 students in only two years. According to him, the laptops helped students continue their studies during the Covid pandemic, and many later became doctors, engineers and other professionals.

The prime minister thanked Rashid Minhas, founder of the Tokyo Care Foundation, and his team for donating the Chromebooks. He said overseas Pakistanis work hard to bring honour to the country and that their support reflects confidence in the abilities of Pakistan's youth.

Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, chairman of the Prime Minister's Youth Programme, said that on the prime minister's instructions, internet access is also being provided. He said one MiFi connection can serve five more children, so the programme's benefits are expected to reach 2.5 million children in total.

Express News also reported that, according to the prime minister, 27 Danish Schools are under construction across the country, offering free education and facilities to deserving children. Daily Pakistan cited a February 2026 report by the federal education ministry saying more than 25 million children in the country are out of school.