ISLAMABAD, June 26: Majority of technical training projects to be executed by National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) in 2012-13 for imparting technical training to jobless youth would be initiated in Balochistan.  

The NAVTTC decided on Tuesday to impart technical training to 5,000 jobless youth across the county in different trades.

The 10th board meeting of NAVTTC approved 23 projects worth Rs292 million for imparting technical and vocational training in different trades to more than 5,000 jobless youth throughout the country under the Prime Minister’s Special Initiative for Hunarmand Pakistan Programme.

Chairman NAVTTC board Muhammad Mumtaz Akhtar Kahloon, while presiding over the meeting, said that the courses under the ‘President’s Funni Maharat Programme’ and the ‘Prime Minister’s Hunarmand Pakistan Programme’ had so far trained more than 135,000 youths.

Opinion

Editorial

Afghan puzzle
Updated 28 May, 2024

Afghan puzzle

Unless these elements are neutralised, it will not be possible to have the upper hand over terrorist groups.
Attacking minorities
28 May, 2024

Attacking minorities

Mobs turn into executioners due to the authorities’ helplessness before these elements.
Persistent scourge
28 May, 2024

Persistent scourge

THE challenge of polio in Pakistan has reached a new nadir, drawing grave concerns from the Technical Advisory Group...
Mercury rising
Updated 27 May, 2024

Mercury rising

Each of the country's leaders is equally responsible for the deep pit Pakistan seems to have fallen into.
Antibiotic overuse
27 May, 2024

Antibiotic overuse

ANTIMICROBIAL resistance is an escalating crisis claiming some 700,000 lives annually in Pakistan. It is the third...
World Cup team
27 May, 2024

World Cup team

PAKISTAN waited until the very end to name their T20 World Cup squad. Even then, there was last-minute drama. Four...