INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
PM inaugurates capacity building project for FATA youthISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday
Army.Under the project, vocational training and psycho-social support will be given to 100 terror-affected youth in FATA, both male and
female under the age of 35, in order to provide them access to sustainable livelihood, and thereby gaining resilience against terrorist
propaganda and its recruitment.Unemployed and disabled youth will be given priority.About 20 percent of the training seats are reserved for
female candidates from FR Kohat and FR Peshawar, whereas 10 percent seats are reserved for disabled persons.Male candidates will be trained
in trades like mobile repair, auto CAD, computer operator, industrial electrician, quantity survey, and civil survey; whereas trades for
female candidates include tailoring, embroidery and knitting.Prime Minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi appreciated the efforts of Ms.Leila Khan,
and FATA Development Authority for this valuable intervention aimed at socio-economic uplift of FATA youth.He thanked United Nations Office
of Counter Terrorism for funding the project, and expressed hope that the recently passed FATA-KP Merger Bill would have a far-reaching
impact on mainstreaming of FATA in the national economic development.
