ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Usman Dar has been appointed as new chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme.<br /><br />Prime Minister Imran Khan gave the go-ahead to Usman Dar’s appointment to the post. A notification has also been issued in this regard.<br /><br />The prime minister said Usman Dar is a better choice for the representation of the youth. Revolutionary steps would be taken for well-being of the young people under the programme, he added.<br /><br />In his remarks, the PTI leader, who had lost election to PML-N stalwart Khawaja Asif on a National Assembly seat in Sialkot on July 25, resolved that he would live up to the confidence shown by the premier in him.<br /><br />He said he has been tasked to empower the youth and afford them opportunities for their progress.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the PTI government has announced to hold an inquiry into the previous PML-N government’s laptop scheme.<br /><br />Mr Dar claimed that laptops were purchased at exorbitant prices, causing a loss to the national exchequer.<br /><br />It is pertinent to mention here that PTI’s Usman Dar has filed a plea with the election tribunal challenging the election result of NA-73 (Sialkot) won by Khawaja Asif of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
