LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly has passed a resolution to ban the use of mobile phones in all public and private schools across the province.
The resolution was presented by PML-N lawmaker Raheela Khadim Hussain during the assembly session. It stated that children are the future of the nation, and their mental and social development is the government’s primary responsibility.
According to the resolution, excessive use of mobile phones and social media is harming children’s minds and moral values. It stressed that the government must take this social issue seriously and devise a proper plan to address it.
As a first step, the resolution proposed a complete ban on mobile phone use by students in schools. It also called for future legislation to regulate children’s access to social media accounts.
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