KARACHI: Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair on Tuesday said that youth equipped with technical skills were an asset for the country.
He was talking to a delegation of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Standing Committee on Technical and Vocational Education.
The delegation led by the chief of the committee, Aman Pir, called on the Sindh governor at the Governor House here.
Muhammad Zubair said that the government in collaboration with industrialists and academic institutions is imparting technical skills to youngsters so as to provide them with employment opportunities and meet the requirements of markets.
He stated that dissemination of quality education as well as provision of practical training is also of immense benefit.
The governor said, “We all want to see Pakistan a developed, strong and prosperous country.”
He stated that China is also playing a prominent role towards the progress of Pakistan and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an example of this cooperation.
With this, the human resource development has also become very significant and efforts have also been made in this regard with the setting up of technical boards, he added.
He also asked the FPCCI to come up with the provision of scholarships.
