Overview
- Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz formally introduced the Parwaz Card alongside Rah-e-Rozgar and a Skill Development Portal to link training with jobs at home and abroad.
- The government plans to issue 50,000 Parwaz Cards, with interest-free assistance capped at Rs300,000 for eligible skilled youth.
- Officials cited cumulative outcomes of provincial skills efforts, saying roughly 200,000–250,000 people have been trained and over 114,000 have secured employment, including placements overseas.
- The package is pitched as a safeguard against exploitation by overseas agents and as a way to improve market access, with complementary efforts such as Creative Hands and job-market outreach in Gulf countries.
- Separate reporting from one outlet describes a larger loan range up to Rs1,000,000, a three-year plan to send 45,000 youth abroad, and a Rs6.9 billion approval, details that differ from official statements and have not been confirmed.