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Daanish Schools

2010 establishments in PakistanBoarding schools in PakistanEducational institutions established in 2010School systems in PakistanSchools in Punjab, Pakistan

Daanish Schools are free education schools for underprivileged children in the Punjab. Described as the brainchild of Shehbaz Sharif when he was the Chief Minister of Punjab, the schools admit 110 students annually in which 10 fee-paying students can also take admission out of total 110 students and the remaining 100 are admitted on merit and are offered free of cost education. The project of these schools was started in 2010. Students study in 14 daanish schools (7 for boys and 7 for girls). The school administration runs on the basis of an act uniquely established for these schools called The Daanish School Act passed by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.

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Daanish Schools
Bahria Road, Islamabad E-8

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Bahria Road
44000 Islamabad, E-8
Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
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