Usman Dar says 2020 a year for youth's empowerment.

ISLAMABAD -- Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar Sunday said '2020' would be a year of youth empowerment as the government was all set to launch four more initiatives under its Kamyab Jawan Programme to create extensive jobs opportunities.

'This year, the government will fulfill its pro-youth promises and transform the youth bulge into a force that can bring progressive change in the country,' the special assistant said during an exclusive talk with.

'We are planning to launch one new programme after every 8 to 10 weeks duration ... the next programme is 'Kamyab Jawan Start-up Pakistan',' he said while highlighting the government's youth-centric policies.

Usman Dar said 'Kamyab Jawan Start-up Pakistan' would provide a platform for the emerging and talented youth, ready to enter in the country's job market, where they could get entrepreneurship skills along with financial assistance for transforming their start-up ideas into reality.

He said the Green Youth Movement (GYM) was another initiative under which the young students of the public and private sector universities would be encouraged to develop the eco-friendly initiatives.

The GYM was aimed at preserving the environment and engaging the youth in positive activities, he added.

He said one-year job exposure, directly from industries, would be given to thousands of students, graduated annually from different universities, under National Internship Programme which was almost in its launching process.

The SAPM said his department along with the health ministry, had worked out a programme to impart paid professional training to nursing staff to equip them with improved skills so that they could serve the suffering humanity in a more efficient...