Engineering Development Board (EDB) Chairman Wasim Haqqie has said that under the dynamic leadership of President Musharraf, the country was heading towards economic prosperity and progress.
Addressing the opening ceremony of "Open House Job Fair 2006" here on Wednesday, he pointed out that six years before, the economy of the country was in bad shape and by the President's vision and leadership, the GDP growth rate had been increasing now by every passing day. He said they lived in a global village and there were numerous challenges before them.
"We have to tackle these challenges with the help of latest technology, scientific advancement and efficiency," Haqqie said adding that Pakistan had got into growth mode then and to sustain that they needed good governing, institutional growth, strengthening private sector and financial transparency.
He described the education a must for economic progress and said they needed quality education to achieve a respectable place in the comity of nations.
It may be recalled that Open House Job Fair 2006 was held under the auspices of the College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (CEME) with the purpose to provide direct link between industry and academia. Students of the college demonstrated various projects in the fair. Industrialists and company managers visited the fair and interviewed several students for appointing them in their respective companies.