Internship programme: Unemployed grads to get Rs25,000 monthly stipend: Ahsan.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Planning and Development Professor Ahsan Iqbal Thursday said the government is launching the 'Talented Youth Internship Programme' for 30,000 unemployed graduate youths of the country.

Presiding over a meeting of private sector representatives to provide internship to youth, the minister said the duration of internship will be 6 months and a monthly stipend of Rs25,000 will be given to the youth.

He said future of the country depends on purposeful education and skill acquisition of youth as two-thirds of Pakistan's population is below 30 years.

Ahsan Iqbal maintained that the main task of the ministry of planning is to plan the future of the youth, adding that the development of Pakistan depends on the active role of the youth and the private sector.

Under this programme, he said some 30,000 youth would...