{"id":52678,"date":"2024-10-15T13:23:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T08:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=52678"},"modified":"2024-10-15T13:23:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T08:23:49","slug":"cm-maryam-launches-read-punjab-programme-to-establish-micro-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/education\/cm-maryam-launches-read-punjab-programme-to-establish-micro-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Maryam launches &#8216;Read Punjab Programme&#8217; to establish micro-libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: In a groundbreaking move, the Punjab govt has launched the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/punjab-govt-launches-10-new-driving-schools-for-women\/\">Read Punjab Programme<\/a>,&#8221; to establish micro-libraries and &#8220;City Walls&#8221; showcasing small towns&#8217; culture, starting with Wazirabad, a city renowned for its literary and commercial significance.<\/p>\n<p>The program initiated by <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/indian-journalist-barkha-dutt-meets-nawaz-sharif-cm-maryam-nawaz-in-lahore\/\">Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif<\/a> has installed micro-library book racks in public parks, bus stations, and railway stations across Wazirabad, offering over 1,000 books at 15 locations.<\/p>\n<p>This number is set to increase by 1,000 books over the next two to three months.<\/p>\n<p>The primary goal is to promote healthy reading habits among individuals in parks and while waiting at transportation hubs. To ensure the books&#8217; safety, rainproof covers have been placed over the racks.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative not only encourages reading but also highlights the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/punjab-announces-agriculture-tube-wells-solarisation-project-details-inside\/\">cultural heritage<\/a> of small towns. Special walls, such as the &#8220;Walls of Wazirabad,&#8221; &#8220;Alipur Chatha,&#8221; and &#8220;Gakhar,&#8221; have been erected in Wazirabad tehsil to depict the history and culture of the newly designated district, serving as prominent cultural landmarks.<\/p>\n<p>This project aligns with Punjab&#8217;s vision to make cities more livable and sustainable, as outlined in Pakistan&#8217;s Vision 2030 and Framework for Economic Growth.<\/p>\n<p>By promoting reading culture and preserving cultural heritage, Punjab is taking significant steps towards achieving its development goals. The initiative also demonstrates the government&#8217;s commitment to decentralizing urban services and empowering local governments to manage urban development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: In a groundbreaking move, the Punjab govt has launched the &#8220;Read Punjab Programme,&#8221; to establish micro-libraries and &#8220;City Walls&#8221; showcasing small towns&#8217; culture, starting with Wazirabad, a city renowned for its literary and commercial significance. The program initiated by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has installed micro-library book racks in public parks, bus stations, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":52681,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[23021,12936,23020,23019],"class_list":["post-52678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-city-walls","tag-cm-maryam-nawaz","tag-micro-libraries","tag-read-punjab-programme"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52678"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52682,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52678\/revisions\/52682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}