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Language Scholar Program: Punjab allocates Rs700 m to teach Chinese, Turkish to students

LAHORE: Punjab government has allocated Rs700 million for Chief Minister Language Scholar Program for Chinese and Turkish Languages during the budget 2017-18.

According to Punjab Finance Minister Dr. Ayesha Ghaus, the government has decided to spend the funds on teaching these languages and allocating seats of interpreters in the Home Department.

During the budget speech, Dr. Ayesha said four seats for Chinese interpreters and two seats for Turkish interpreters of 17 scales have been allocated in the developmental budget.

“These interpreters will work in the Home Department wing for Chinese security and communicate with the foreigners. Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has pressed on the importance of learning these languages keeping growing job opportunities in mind,” she said.

Earlier this year, the home department created a new wing in anticipation of its need due to the expected arrival of thousands of Chinese for CPEC projects.

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M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.