ISLAMABAD: The federal government has declared 2023 as the “Year of the Youth” so as to celebrate the 10 years achievements of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP) through its vibrant schemes for their empowerment.
Similarly, the current week is being celebrated as “Week of Youth”, featuring a number of programmes including marathons, sports competitions and cheque distribution among successful applicants of the Prime Minister Youth and Agriculture Scheme.
Per the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, various programmes are being organized to celebrate the decade-long achievements of PMYP during the “Week of Youth”.
“Week of Youth” celebrations
The week-long celebrations started on February 21 with a competition for young start-ups under “Future Builder’s Contest”, arranged in collaboration with the United Arab Emirates embassy here while on February 22, volleyball and football trials under the Prime Minister’s Talent Hunt programme and cheques’ distribution among the successful applicants under the Prime Minister’s Youth Loan and Agriculture Loan was also part of the activities.
The closing ceremony of the event will be held tomorrow (February 27). In 2008, Shehbaz Sharif as chief minister Punjab started this programme in Punjab province while on the national level, the Programme was started by PM Nawaz Sharif in 2013 and Maryam Nawaz was appointed its first chairperson. — APP
