LAHORE: Punjab Zakat & Usher Council has given approval of release of millions of rupees as scholarship for thousands of students of different religious seminaries and educational institutions of various districts of the province.
Chairman Punjab Zakat & Usher Council Ch. Bilal Ijaz chaired the meeting of the council held here on Sunday.
The meeting was also attended by Minister Zakat & Usher Shaukat Ali Lalika, Secretary Zakat Alamgir Ahmed Khan, Deputy Secretary (Admin) Safiullah Gondal,
Administrator Zakat Muhammad Aslam Ramey and council members Hafiz Fazal Raheem Ashrafi, Muhammad Abdullah Warraich, Ahmed Shah Khaga MPA, Mohtarma Tanvir Kausar, Mohtarma Ayesha IqbaL.
MPA, Mohtarma Sarwat Shaheen representative of secretary finance and section officer Muhammad Anwar representative of secretary social welfare.
The council gave the approval to release Rs.2,97,70,000 in the head of Scholarship Zakat Fund for 6682 students of 62 religious seminaries of Mianwali, Gujranwala, Khanewal, Kasur, Rajanpur, Lahore and Sialkot districts.
Moreover, approval was also given for release Rs.1,31,28,000 in the head of general scholarship among 2022 students of 43 educational institutions of Khanewal, Rajanpur, Gujranwala, Lahore and Vehari districts.
Matter regarding the release of zakat fund to vocational training institute also came under discussion during the meeting.(INP)
