Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave his seat to a Balochistan student in an emotional moment during the youth laptop ceremony in Islamabad, drawing a standing ovation.
In a heart-warming moment during the PM Youth Laptop Scheme ceremony on Friday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif offered his seat to a student from Balochistan after she expressed her desire to meet him — a gesture that drew a standing ovation and left many in the audience visibly moved.
The student, Darjan Bibi, had travelled from a remote district of Balochistan to receive her laptop on merit. When her name was called, she walked to the stage with a simple request — she wanted a moment to meet the prime minister.
As she approached, PM Shehbaz stood up, greeted her warmly and stepped aside, inviting her to sit in his chair. For a few seconds, silence filled the hall — followed by loud applause as students and guests rose from their seats to acknowledge the gesture.
For Darjan, whose journey to education is far tougher than most her age, the moment was more than ceremonial. It symbolised recognition — of her struggle, her merit, her province, and every student from a place where opportunities often arrive slower than dreams.
“I only wished to meet the prime minister,” she said softly, overwhelmed by the attention. “I did not expect this.”
Students across Pakistan attended the ceremony, many from regions where access to technology remains a challenge. They vowed to serve the country and urged the government to continue the laptop initiative to support higher education.
But the day belonged to Darjan — a young woman who stepped onto a stage as a student, and for a brief moment, sat where authority sits… not as a gesture of power, but as a reminder that talent, wherever it is born, deserves space at the front.
As applause echoed, one image lingered: a student from Balochistan sitting in the prime minister’s seat, smiling through humble disbelief — a silent message to young Pakistanis that dreams are not distant, and sometimes all it takes is a seat, offered with respect, to make a nation believe again.
