PM Shehbaz directs effective implementation of youth programme projects

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has instructed officials that every available resource is being used to give young Pakistanis access to up-to-date education, skills training, jobs and business start-up support, according to a press release. The instruction came during a meeting in Islamabad with Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, chairman of the Prime Minister's Youth Programme. Sharif also pressed for quicker progress on priority schemes and sharper focus on results, so that current initiatives respond to the real requirements of the country's young people.

The meeting also covered widening the reach of existing educational, digital, skills and welfare programmes, with an emphasis on transparent delivery. In his remarks, Sharif called young Pakistanis the country's greatest resource and said they underpin the nation's future prospects.

Separately, a five-person international group that included a Pakistani member won first place in an innovation contest at the Kazan Global Youth Summit 2026. ICESCO ran the contest, which drew more than 100 young people who presented their ideas to a jury. The theme was INNOVERSE 50+: For a Resilient Future.