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President urges youth participation in technical programmes

Pakistan candidate for the upcoming presidential election of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N (PMLN), Mamnoon Hussain arrives to submits his nomination paper at the High Court in Islamabad on July 24, 2013. Pakistan's Supreme Court on July 24 revised the date for the presidential election, asking the election commission to hold it on July 30 instead of August 6. The court made the order as many of the lawmakers who will elect a replacement for President Asif Ali Zardari will be paying pilgrimages or offering special prayers on August 6 for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which ends a few days later. AFP PHOTO /AAMIR QURESHI

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Monday called for framing a mechanism to ensure participation of youth of all the areas in technical training programmes conducted by the government.

He said this while addressing a prize distribution ceremony organised for the winners of National Skill Competitions 2017 by National Vocational and Technical Training Commission.

The president said that the youth of Balochistan should get more opportunities relating to technical training so that they could take full advantage of the opportunities to be created under the multi-billion dollar China Pakistan Economic Corridor project.

He said the Prime Minister’s Youth Skill Development Programme was initiated with the purpose to provide opportunities to the youth by equipping them with the relevant skillset. He pointed out that a skilled work force was the backbone of any economy, saying that the same was true for Pakistan as well.

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