Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday describing the youth as the "future of the nation" directed the relevant authorities to speed up ongoing projects and intensify the efforts to provide maximum opportunities to young Pakistanis.

The prime minister, in a meeting with Chairman of Prime Minister Youth Programme Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan here, said that providing employment, education, technical training, and other opportunities to the youth were among the government's priorities.

He said that the government was striving to introduce Pakistan’s youth as the best workforce in the global market. During the meeting, Chairman Rana Mashhood briefed the prime minister on the progress of various projects being implemented under the Prime Minister Youth Programme.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)