LAHORE: Introducing sweeping changes to the nursing admission policy, the Punjab government has not only abolished the Rs31,600 monthly stipend for the students, but also the free hostel facility, putting the entire burden of their education on their families, already facing financial challenges, in most of the case.
The new policy is being taken as a major blow to the efforts of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to provide the aspiring young women, particularly those having underprivileged background, access to free nursing education.
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