Pakistan, Jan. 29 -- Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has inaugurated the province's first-ever and flagship youth empowerment initiative, the "Parwaz Card", aimed at providing financial support and employment opportunities to skilled youth.

Addressing graduates of technical training institutes, the chief minister said that 250,000 young people have completed technical training, while over 114,000 have secured employment, including 97,000 within Pakistan and 33,000 abroad. She also launched three complementary initiatives - Creative Hands, Rah-e-Rozgar, and the Skill Development Portal - to strengthen the province's skills ecosystem.

Under the Parwaz Card programme, the chief minister announced interest-free financial assistanc...