# Maryam Nawaz orders girls' hostel at University of Sahiwal, Work for Punjab interns to get Rs60,000 to Rs65,000

Source: Searchable (https://searchable.pk/news/education/maryam-nawaz-orders-girls-hostel-at-university-of-sahiwal-work-for-punjab)
Type: News article
Author: Searchable Editorial
Published: 16 Oct 2026
Updated: 16 Oct 2026
Retrieved: 16 Oct 2026

> At a laptop and Honhaar Scholarship ceremony in Sahiwal, the Punjab chief minister also said nurses and seminary students will be brought into government student schemes.

Punjab Chief Minister **Maryam Nawaz Sharif** on Friday directed officials to build a **girls' hostel at the University of Sahiwal**, ARY News reported. She gave the order at a ceremony in Sahiwal where students received laptops and **Honhaar Scholarship** cheques.

No capacity, cost or deadline for the hostel was announced.

## What else was announced

- **Work for Punjab internships:** fresh graduates will get monthly stipends of **Rs60,000 to Rs65,000**, the chief minister said.
- **Nurses** will be included in government student schemes, and so will students of religious seminaries.
- The **laptop scheme** has a quota for students from other provinces studying in Punjab.
- Washrooms, drinking water and AI tools are being added to schools, colleges and universities across the province.
- The **Parwaaz Card** helps skilled workers going abroad, including with air tickets.
- Vice-chancellors were appointed on merit after she interviewed candidates herself in batches of ten, she said.

She also said urban development would reach beyond Lahore, naming Sahiwal, Okara and Pakpattan.

## Honhaar Scholarship and the laptop scheme

Both are Punjab government programmes for students. Check your university's notice board and the official programme portals rather than links shared on WhatsApp: fake application forms circulate every round.

## For students in Sahiwal

If you are working out your grades for a scholarship application, our [CGPA calculator](/tools/education/cgpa-calculator) converts semester results into the cumulative figure most forms ask for.

We will update this story when the university or the Higher Education Department announces the hostel's size and timeline.

## Frequently asked questions

**Is a girls' hostel being built at the University of Sahiwal?**

Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz ordered one on 16 October 2026. Capacity, cost and timeline have not been announced.

**How much is the Work for Punjab internship stipend?**

Rs60,000 to Rs65,000 a month for fresh graduates, according to the chief minister.

## Sources

- CM Punjab orders girls' hostel at University of Sahiwal (ARY News): https://arynews.tv/cm-punjab-orders-girls-hostel-at-university-of-sahiwal

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