Spokesman Report<\/p>\n
Islamabad, 4 June 2026<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Government of Pakistan, through the Prime Minister\u2019s Youth Programme (PMYP), in partnership with UNICEF and Generation Unlimited (GenU), launched\u00a0Pur Azm Pakistan<\/strong>, a national platform designed to expand access to skills, employment, entrepreneurship, and economic opportunities for young people.<\/p>\n \u201cPakistan\u2019s young people represent the country\u2019s greatest strength and opportunity,\u201d said Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, Chairman of the Prime Minister\u2019s Youth Programme. \u201cThrough Pur Azm, we are building a coordinated national system that connects education, skills and employment. This reflects our commitment to ensuring that every young person can access meaningful pathways to opportunity and contribute to national growth and prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n Pakistan is home to one of the world\u2019s largest youth populations, with nearly 67 per cent of its population under age 30. Yet an estimated 32 million young people are not in education, employment or training. Pur Azm seeks to address this challenge by bringing together government, the private sector, development partners and young people to expand pathways to skills development, employment and entrepreneurship, particularly for girls and young people from underserved communities.<\/p>\n \u201cPakistan has a historic opportunity to turn its youth population into a powerful demographic dividend by enabling pathways from learning to earning at scale,\u201d said Pernille Ironside, UNICEF Representative in Pakistan. \u201cPur Azm Pakistan is a transformative step towards building the systems and partnerships needed to expand skills and economic opportunity for all young people, especially those facing the greatest barriers.\u201d<\/p>\n The launch also marked the establishment of\u00a0Friends of GenU Pakistan<\/strong>, a platform that brings together businesses committed to investing in the future of Pakistan’s young people. Through partnerships that support skills development, entrepreneurship, innovation and work-based learning, the platform will help expand opportunities for young people to successfully transition from education to employment.<\/p>\n \u201cPur Azm Pakistan and Friends of GenU Pakistan demonstrate how government, business and young people can come together to build a scalable model for skills, entrepreneurship and employment, positioning the country as a global leader in unlocking youth potential for inclusive economic growth,\u201d said Kevin Frey, Chief Executive Officer of Generation Unlimited.<\/p>\n The launch featured a Learn-to-Earn Marketplace, showcasing youth-led enterprises, innovations and entrepreneurship solutions from across Pakistan, highlighting the talent, creativity and potential of young people.<\/p>\n A high-level dialogue on \u201cBridging Ambition and Opportunity\u201d brought together policymakers, private sector leaders and young people to explore pathways to digital employment, green economy opportunities, skills reform, and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n Pur Azm and Friends of GenU Pakistan will expand pathways to skills, employment and entrepreneurship for young people across the country. Together, they aim to help millions of young people successfully transition from learning to earning and contribute to Pakistan\u2019s future growth and prosperity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Spokesman Report Islamabad, 4 June 2026\u00a0\u2013 The Government of Pakistan, through the Prime Minister\u2019s Youth Programme (PMYP), in partnership with UNICEF and Generation Unlimited (GenU), launched\u00a0Pur Azm Pakistan, a national platform designed to expand access to skills, employment, entrepreneurship, and economic opportunities for young people. \u201cPakistan\u2019s young people represent the country\u2019s greatest strength and opportunity,\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[1015,1014,1016],"class_list":["post-63493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-national","tag-prime-ministers-youth-programme","tag-pur-azm-pakistan","tag-unicef"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63493"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63495,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63493\/revisions\/63495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}