{"id":2938,"date":"2025-04-06T15:02:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T15:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=2938"},"modified":"2025-04-06T15:02:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T15:02:20","slug":"punjab-to-launch-talent-hunt-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=2938","title":{"rendered":"Punjab to launch talent hunt programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Punjab has announced its first-ever Talent Hunt Programme aimed at identifying and promoting young athletes across the province, Express News reported.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has sought a comprehensive plan for the Punjab Talent Hunt Programme, which aims to provide opportunities for youth to showcase their abilities, including equal support for women athletes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will ensure young athletes in Punjab have full opportunities to display their talent,\u201d the chief minister said. \u201cWomen athletes will be given equal chances to move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, a youth internship programme has been approved in principle, with Maryam Nawaz directing relevant departments to present a detailed proposal.<\/p>\n<p>The chief minister also instructed the Sports Department to take steps towards financial autonomy and ensure there are no delays in salary disbursements for department employees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese initiatives will not only empower the youth but also strengthen institutional capacity in Punjab\u2019s sports sector,\u201d she added.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab has announced its first-ever Talent Hunt Programme aimed at identifying and promoting young athletes across the province, Express News reported. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has sought a comprehensive plan for the Punjab Talent Hunt Programme, which aims to provide opportunities for youth to showcase their abilities, including equal support for women athletes. \u201cWe will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2938\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}