Alvi urges youth to avail loan schemes

President Arif Alvi called upon the youth of the country to avail visionary initiatives of the federal government like "Kamyab Jawan Programme" and play their key role in bringing progress and prosperity in the country by establishing their own business.

Addressing the leaders and workers of Pakistan Tehreek Insaf Mirpurkhas Region on Thursday, the president said that federal government has initiated various programmes for youth development and now it is their responsibility to avail these facilities.

Besides earmarking Rs100 billion for Kamyab Jawan Programme, the government is striving for creating job opportunities in housing, construction, textile and other sectors, he said and added that without participation of the masses, no government can achieved the tasks of development alone.

The government had also introduced loan scheme for women but unfortunately less than two per cent women had shown interest, the president expressed his regrets and called upon the women to take advantage of the scheme and improve their living standard.

The president advised the leaders and workers of PTI to come forward and guide the people about useful programmes of the federal government so that they could start their own business and share their pool for the development of the country.

The people would soon witness a new era of development as a result of the efforts of the federal government, he added. The president assured that all out efforts will be made to resolve the issues of the people of Mirpurkhas and also supported the demand of establishing the bench of Sindh High Court in Mirpurkhas.

Speaking on the occasion, the Sindh Governor Imran Ismail said that Pakistan Tehreek Insaf stood with the people of the province and made efforts to address their issues. The PTI has deep roots among the masses and after 2023, the party will form the government in the province, he added.

The governor said that the federal government is providing soft loans to youth of the country so that they could start their own business and improve their living standard. The government would guide them in this regard, he said and emphasised the need of establishing the desk of "Kamyab Jawan Programme" in Mirpurkhas so that the people of the areas could be facilitated from this programme.

The Opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Shaikh while speaking on the occasion lamented the role of the rulers of Sindh government and said that they involved in destabilising the federation by misusing the 18th Amendment only to safeguard their goals.

He said that Sindh province had played vital role for creation of Pakistan and the people of the province had welcome millions of the people but at present they have been deprived of their due rights because of the policies of the PPP provincial government. He was critical over the policies of the provincial PPP government adding that all such policies of the federal government which could provide relief to the people of Sindh are being opposed by the provincial government.

Among others, PTI leader of Mirpurkhas Region Akbar Palli and PTI Mirpurkhas district President Aftab Qureshi also addressed and highlighted the problems being faced by the people of the area.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 12^th, 2021.