GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan government has approved schemes under its entrepreneurship programme for students.

Announcing the schemes, GB chief secretary Mohiyuddin Ahmed Wani said Rs25 million had been approved to provide soft loans to the budding students, entrepreneurs and freelancers to buy laptops and start their small businesses. He said the IT sector was the future of Pakistan and the GB government’s dream was to provide freelancing workforce to the world from GB.

Meanwhile, the Jutial Sports Complex was formally inaugurated in Gilgit on Tuesday.

Mr Wani, Inspector General of Police Mohammad Saeed Wazir and students from various educational institutions attended the inaugural ceremony of the sports complex.

Published in Dawn, September 7th, 2022

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