Punjab CM Inaugurates Schools of Eminence in Arifwala; Honour Killing and Kite Factory Raid Also Reported
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif travelled to Arifwala to inaugurate ten Nawaz Sharif Schools of Eminence in Sahiwal division, where she announced 100,000 laptops for students and Rs40 billion for school construction and renovation across the province. Separately, Dawn reported that a woman in Arifwala was poisoned to death by her parents in an alleged honour crime, and Arifwala city police unearthed an illegal factory manufacturing kites and chemical strings during a targeted crackdown.
🎓 CM Announces 100,000 Laptops, Rs40 Billion and STEAM Labs at Arifwala School Launch
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif addressed the inauguration ceremony of ten Nawaz Sharif Schools of Eminence in Sahiwal division, with the event held at Arifwala. Speaking at the ceremony, she announced that 100,000 laptops would be distributed among students across the province and that 50,000 additional Honhaar Scholarships would be awarded to support students in higher education. She also announced the allocation of Rs40 billion for the construction and renovation of bathrooms, classrooms, and furniture in government schools throughout Punjab. In addition, she said laboratories covering computer science, information technology, artificial intelligence, and STEAM disciplines — science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics — would be established in government schools province-wide. Maryam Nawaz said the new schools of eminence were equipped with qualified principals and teachers, AI laboratories, and air-conditioned classrooms, and contrasted this with expensive private institutions, noting that many such schools did not possess infrastructure as impressive as the government schools being inaugurated. She said it had always pained her to see talented students study in poor conditions, and stressed that no child should be denied access to quality education. The announcement, reported by The Express Tribune, represented a formal provincial commitment to closing the gap between public and private schooling in Punjab, with the Arifwala inauguration serving as the occasion for the pledge. [2]
Woman Poisoned to Death by Parents in Arifwala Honour Crime
Dawn, one of Pakistan's main English-language publications, reported that a woman in Punjab's Arifwala was poisoned to death by her parents for reasons attributed to honour. The Dawn article, filed by the publication's Our Correspondent, carried the headline: "Woman poisoned to death by parents for 'honour' in Punjab's Arifwala." The headline identifies four core facts: the victim was a woman; the method of killing was poisoning; the alleged perpetrators were her parents; and the stated motive was honour. The incident took place in Arifwala, a city in Punjab province of Pakistan. Dawn published the article on its news platform, where its correspondent reported the case under the publication's Pakistan coverage. The report describes a fatal act in which parents are alleged to have administered poison to their daughter. The case, as described by Dawn, constitutes an honour crime — a category of violence in which family members take lethal action against a relative on the basis of perceived social or moral transgression. Dawn's coverage of the incident brings it to the attention of a national readership. Arifwala, as the site of the crime, is identified in the Dawn report as the location in Punjab province where this case took place. [6]
Police Uncover Illegal Kite-Making Factory in Arifwala Crackdown
Arifwala city police seized an illegal factory manufacturing kites and chemical strings during a crackdown against kite makers in the city, according to a report by Independent News Pakistan. INP, which notes on its website that it has been reporting since 1996, carried the story under its Pakistan national news coverage. The report, accessed on July 30, 2026, describes the police operation as a crackdown specifically directed at kite-making activity in Arifwala. Officers from the Arifwala city police conducted the enforcement action and unearthed the factory in the course of the operation. The factory was found to be producing both kites and chemical strings. INP described the find as a kite-making factory unearthed in an Arifwala crackdown. The operation in the city targeted those engaged in the manufacture of kite-flying materials. The seizure, as reported by INP, covered products from the facility including both kites and the chemical strings produced there. The Arifwala city police are identified as the law enforcement body that carried out the crackdown. INP published the story as breaking news under its Pakistan coverage, documenting the enforcement action and the factory seized during the operation in Arifwala. [10]
Sources: [2] The Express Tribune · [6] Dawn · [10] Independent News Pakistan