PESHAWAR
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs, Usman Dar Saturday met with Special Assistant to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif and discussed matters relating to development and emancipation of youth.
Usman Dar and KP CM aide agreed to jointly work for development of youth and give them platforms for socio-economic growth. Proposals and programs to address issued of merged district youth were also discussed in the meeting.
Speaking on the occasion, PM’s aide said that Rs. 33 billion have been spent under Kamyab Jawan Program for development of youth. He said that about 50,000 employment opportunities have been created under the program that aims development and progress of youth.
He said that loans amounting to Rs. 2.5 billion have been disbursed among youth of KP for self-employment and 4000 jobs have been created. He said that 1000 employments have been given to youth of Peshawar under the program and 500 were given loans in provincial metropolis.
Barrister Saif said that provincial government has initiated various projects for uplift of youth and giving them financial stability. He said that government is also establishing Digital High Tech Zones and Information Technology Parks for preparing youth to explore and compete in growing markets of information technology and added that Kamyab Jawan Program is a milestone achievement of PTI government that aims progress to youth by creating chances of growth for them.
