LAHORE: (Monday, April 20, 2020): Punjab University College of Information Technology has launched free online computer courses for general public. The initiative to offer free online courses to the people has been taken on the instructions of Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad to keep people busy at home in positive activities. In a press statement, PUCIT Incharge Dr Arif Butt said that in the first phase, four computer courses related to system, networking and programming had been launched online and lecturers were available on official website of the college. He said that the college was also launching other popular courses like web development, MS Office, designing software etc to equip people with technical skills and such courses would also be a source of earning for them. PU Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad has earlier announced to engage people of the country in healthy activities at home during the lockdown. He said that free online courses and co-curricular competitions were being launched for mental and physical fitness of the people.