Pakistan, May 21 -- The Pakistan Football Federation and United Nations Youth Office on Wednesday launched the Football4MentalHealth programme in Islamabad, bringing together players, officials and stakeholders to highlight football's growing role in promoting mental wellbeing and social development in Pakistan.

The event marked Pakistan's inclusion as one of the pilot countries in the global UNFootball4MentalHealth initiative. Speaking at the gathering, UN Resident Coordinator in Pakistan Mohammad Yahya described the collaboration as "not just a partnership, but a message that young people matter." He emphasized that Pakistan has a significant youth population which, like other countries, faces increasing pressures such as stress, uncer...