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Create 10m jobs in 5 years

The promise is part of the PTI's plan to boost economic growth.
Published October 29, 2018

The PTI says in its manifesto that it "will create 10 million jobs over 5 years in key sectors: SME, housing, ICT, health, education, green economy and tourism".

Source: PTI Manifesto 2018

Updates

April 1, 2022: PTI government created 5.5 million jobs in 3 years: Labour Force Survey (read details)

March 31, 2022: PTI govt on target to create 10 million jobs in five years: Asad Umar (read details)

March 23, 2022: PM lauds ‘lowest unemployment rate’ in South Asia (read details)

March 17, 2022: Green Youth Movement will create 65,000 jobs: minister (read details)

Feb 10, 2022: Approval of 70,000 housing projects to create 1.2 million jobs: PM (read details)

Jan 2, 2022: Yasmin Rashid announces 25,000 jobs in health sector (read details)

Nov 6, 2021: 100,000 youths provided jobs in two years, aide tells PM (read details)

Nov 1, 2021: IT Park to provide 15,000 job opportunities (read details)

Oct 19, 2021: Billion Tree Tsunami created 85,000 daily wage jobs: WRI report (read details)

Oct 15, 2021: Housing scheme created 250,000 jobs: PM (read details)

Oct 5, 2021: Over 10m jobs already provided, says Fawad Chaudhry (read details)

Sept 16, 2021: Joblessness jumped in 2018-19: labour survey (read details)

July 05, 2021: New projects on the cards to generate 200,000 green jobs (read details)

May 17, 2021: SEZs to create 1.47m jobs (read details)

March 27, 2021: Minister admits government's failure to create jobs (read details)

March 09, 2021: Rs68 billion strategy developed to create jobs in tribal districts (read details)

Nov 28, 2020: Govt will have created 10m jobs by end of its tenure in 2023: PM (read details)

Oct 02, 2020: Ravi River Front Project to create large number of jobs: PM Imran Khan (read details)

Sept 30, 2020: Punjab economic zones to create 2m jobs: official (read details)

Sept 28, 2020: ML-1 project to create 150,000 jobs, says railways minister (read details)

Sept 01, 2020: Orange Line Metro Train to create 2,000 jobs in Lahore (read details)

July 30, 2020: Rs18.8 billion will be spent on creating jobs for 98,000 workers in KP under three-year Rs29bn public sector investment plan (read details)

July 15, 2020: Construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam will create 16,500 jobs, says Asim Bajwa (read details)

July 13, 2020: 13 Punjab SEZs to create million jobs: CM (read details)

July 4, 2020: 100,000 people to be provided job opportunities under ML-1 project: Sheikh Rashid (read details)

July 3, 2020: 5,000 youth to be hired and trained to conserve nature and promote eco-tourism: Malik Amin (read details)

June 13, 2020: Govet expecting new jobs in private sector in coming months after giving relief in taxes, says Hammad Azhar (read details)

June 11, 2020: Over 85,000 jobs created under CPEC’s early harvest projects: PES (read details)

April 28, 2020: 'Green Nigehabaan' initiative to be launched to provide job opportunities to 65,000 youth/daily-wage earners (read details)

April 3, 2020: Rs9.5bn youth employment scheme launched in Punjab (read details)

March 04, 2020: 2020 will be year of jobs, vows PM (read details)

Oct 15, 2019: Don’t look towards govt for jobs, Fawad Chaudhry tells nation in a U-turn (read details)

Mar 07, 2019: Punjab govt to create one million jobs: minister (read details)

Jan 17, 2019: Plan to provide 10 million jobs to be revised: Khusro (read details)

Jan 16, 2019: 12th Five-Year Plan to create 10m jobs, says minister (read details)

Jan 12, 2019: 10 million new jobs will soon be created for the youth, says information minister (read details)

Dec 09, 2018: Over 30,000 South Waziristan youth to get jobs: governor (read details)

Nov 29, 2018: PTI government will create 10 million jobs in its tenure: Asad Umar (read details)

Nov 11, 2018: Govt attracting foreign investment to create jobs, says Asad (read details)

Oct 13, 2018: Naya Pakistan Housing Programme: Six million people to have job opportunity (read details)

Aug 28, 2018: Federal cabinet discusses creating 10m job opportunities (read details)

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ishtiaq
Nov 27, 2018 01:53pm
Government must make this realistic. The model being talked about is unclear.
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Hasnain
Nov 27, 2018 02:56pm
Yeah, 10m is way to big a number.
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Abdul Basit
Dec 12, 2018 01:55pm
Hi , This is Abdul Basit i want say that this point (Create 10m jobs in 5 years) ist long period of time. Situation i so bad now peoples need jobs and other work. if Imran Khan 2019 provide 2 lakh jobs for people is good . Because crime incraese if person dont have work so should focus fisrt this step and this number should 2 or 3 .
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Augment the existing BISP programme Augment BISP Complete
Turn PM House into a research university Austerity Drive In progress
Answer parliamentarians' queries in PM's Question Hour PMs Question Hour Not started
Revamp the livestock sector, expand meat production Expand Meat Production In progress
Revive manufacturing and facilitate rapid growth of SME sector Revive SME Sector In progress
Introduce “adopt a madressah scheme” Madrassah Reforms Not started
Build a special task force to recover looted national wealth Tackling corruption Complete
Increase protected areas to 10% Cultural Heritage In progress
Special assistance programmes for differently-abled persons Persons With Disability In progress
Disability Resource Centres for differently-abled persons in every district Persons With Disability In progress
Two per cent job quota for differently-abled persons Persons With Disability In progress
Registration of madrassahs and revamping of their curriculum Madrassah Reforms In progress
Establish at least 10 technical universities Technical Education In progress
Launch a nationwide literacy programme Education Reforms In progress
Create an education fund for young entrepreneurs Academic Innovation In progress
Build state-of-the-art hospitals in major urban centres Healthcare Reforms In progress
Launch 10 Billion Tree Tsunami programme to restore forests Environmental Interventions Partially complete
Expedite the construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam and feasibility studies for others Dam Building In progress
Build small dams to fulfill local demand Dam Building In progress
Develop 20 new tourist destinations Promoting Tourism In progress
Open all government guest houses for public Promoting Tourism In progress
Rural electrification through renewable and off-grid solutions Power Generation In progress
Allocate housing units to Persons with Disabilities Persons With Disability In progress
Implement policy framework to build five million houses Affordable Housing Partially complete
Blueprint to resolve Kashmir issue within the parameters of UNSC resolutions Kashmir Policy Partially complete
Create 10m jobs in 5 years Employment Generation Partially complete
Ensure voting rights for overseas Pakistanis Facilitating Overseas Pakistanis Partially complete
Champion the development of financial instruments to attract overseas Pakistanis' investment Facilitating Overseas Pakistanis Complete
Giving parliament the authority to ratify international treaties Strengthening Parliament Not started
Expose links between active and passive terrorists Counter Terrorism In progress
Provide stipends to secondary school-going girls Girls Education Partially complete
Establish a national Maternal Health Programme; double the size of the LHW programme Maternal Health In progress
Establish gender-based violence courts Violence Against Women Partially complete
Establish quotas for women in local government and boards of public bodies Gender Parity In progress
Prioritise establishment and upgradation of girls’ schools Girls Education In progress
Enact structural reform to establish National Commission on Minorities Minority Rights Partially complete
Upscale the Sehat Insaf Card Programme Healthcare Reforms Partially complete
Launch a special drive to improve access to sanitation and clean drinking water Access to Potable Water In progress
Develop national consensus on the creation of South Punjab province South Punjab Province In progress
Enhance the capacity of Karachi’s mass transit system Mass Transit In progress
Crackdown against Karachi's water mafia Elimination of Water Mafia Not started
Champion the development of desalination plant in Karachi for clean drinking water Access to Potable Water Not started
Replicate the KP Police Act of 2017, appoint professional IGPs Police Reforms In progress
PBC and PTV will be made autonomous Media Reforms Not started
Pemra to be made autonomous Media Reforms In progress
Establish juvenile detention centres, prisons for women Criminal Justice Reforms Not started
Work with the judiciary for rapid dispensation of backlog of cases Judicial Reforms In progress
Establish women police stations and desks at all levels Women Empowerment In progress
Publish names of non-compliant debtors, strongly pursue large tax evaders Accountability In progress
Make public outreach to police easier Crime Control Partially complete
Establish a whistle-blowers programme Accountability In progress