Education
Green Town has a private university named Minhaj-ul-Qur'an University, and many schools. Literacy rate in Green Town is quite low because its considered to be one of the backward towns of Lahore. It also have 4 Govt. high schools 2 for the boys and 2 for the girls, one girls high school also performs as higher secondary school which deal up to inter level for girls in the evening time, there is also a number of good academies in the area which are committed to boost the level and quality of education for the students of this area. The students from green town got top positions in Lahore Board in different years and number of students now serving the nation as Engineers, Doctors, Pharmacist, Professional Teachers, Govt. Officials, some are in country's politics as well. Green Town has had a good education record. Its been populated about some 35–40 years ago and before that it was a military occupation, the people from the crowded area of Lahore were then shifted to this area, that was a compensation from the government of the time for the people were shifted from the crowded area of Lahore some 40 years ago.(vti)vocational training institute of computer and other professional skills is also in this town to provide professional skill to the young bloods.
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