Chitral (Chitral Express): Important progress has been made in making it easier for young people, particularly those in Chitral, to obtain loans under the Prime Minister’s Youth Loan Scheme and in addressing the problems they face. Niaz A. Niazi thanked Prime Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League-N Vice President and former Punjab Chief Minister Mian Hamza Shehbaz Sharif.
According to Niaz A. Niazi, Advocate, during a recent meeting with Mian Hamza Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad, he raised the difficulties faced by young people, particularly those in Chitral, in benefiting from the Prime Minister’s Youth Loan Scheme, as well as the need to simplify the process for obtaining loans. He had requested that the young people’s problems be conveyed to the prime minister and that a role be played in resolving them.
He said Prime Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif convened a meeting on the matter the very next day, resulting in important changes to the Youth Loan Scheme. Under these changes, the maximum loan limit has been raised from Rs 7.5 million to Rs 25 million, while the minimum age for applying has been lowered from 21 to 18.
Similarly, young people have been given the option of obtaining loans of up to Rs 1.5 million against a personal guarantee, while the quota for loans allocated to women has been increased from 11 percent to 30 percent.
Niaz A. Niazi, Advocate, said these measures would provide young people, particularly those in Chitral, with opportunities to start businesses and become economically self-reliant. He expressed hope that the government would also take steps to address other problems faced by young people and further simplify the process for obtaining loans.
Source: https://chitralexpress.com/updates/2026/11/11/106936/
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