LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi on Sunday announced free education up to graduation in state-run educational institutes.
After hoisting the national flag at a ceremony held at Lahore Fort to celebrate Independence Day, Mr Elahi said he had made education free up to matriculation in his previous tenure as chief minister.
Addressing the ceremony, he paid rich tribute to the martyrs of armed forces and police who had laid down their lives in defence of their country.
While praising Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Mr Elahi remarked that the COAS’ services to eradicate terrorism from the country deserved praise.