ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday said that he was delighted to launch the National Poverty Graduation Initiative on Friday to provide interest free loans and skill training to the poorest households.

In a tweet, the prime minister said that the National Poverty Graduation Initiative was one of the several initiatives the government would launch this year under its flagship anti-poverty program Ehsaas.

I was delighted to launch the National Poverty Graduation Initiative, one of the several initiatives we will launch under @Ehsaas_Pk this year. The key aim is to lift millions out of poverty by targeting funds, resources and skills training at the most marginalized communities.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) 7 July 2019

He said the key aim of the Initiative was to lift millions out of poverty by targeting funds, resources and skills training at the most marginalized communities.