Pakistan, Nov. 9 -- A high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif was held to review the provision of loans to young people under the Prime Minister's Youth Business Loan Scheme and Prime Minister's Youth Agriculture Loan Scheme, as well as progress on their implementation. The meeting took historic and important decisions to empower young people, promote business activities and increase their participation in the agriculture sector.

During the meeting, Shehbaz Sharif announced an economic package for young people, raising the personal loan limit under the Youth Business and Agriculture Loan Schemes from Rs7.5 million to Rs25 million. The loans will be provided in easy installments to financially support young pe...