Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has inaugurated a laptop scheme under the Youth Program Phase-III, through which 100,000 laptops will be distributed among top-tier university students. He highlighted the program’s importance with the words, “The laptop scheme has truly been a game-changer, leading to sterling success stories.”The image of students engrossed in their laptops is undoubtedly enticing. By 2025, Pakistan needs an additional 200,000 schools and 2.5 million teachers to accommodate approximately 25 million out-of-school children (OOSC). It is perceived that the government is utilizing the Laptop Scheme to capitalize on the youth vote bank and diminish the impact of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on the youth. The extensive advertisements featuring a smiling Shahbaz Sharif on laptop scheme brochures and posters convey a different story, far removed from the ground realities.
