Federal Minister for Youth Affairs, Shahid Hussain Bhutto has underscored the need for properly channelising the talent of Pakistani youth so as to get solution of problems confronted to the country and nation. "Pakistan is among those few countries of the world whose vast population is comprised of youth and this provide ample opportunities for getting progress and prosperity," he said while addressing the convocation ceremony of Telenor Pakistan's Ambassador's Programme in Lahore on Thursday.
"Under the National Youth Policy, the government is continuing to work towards initiatives that engage and inspire the youth to come forward and make use of their true potential," he said. Shahid maintained that only those countries in the world achieve the goal of progress and prosperity where services of youth were properly used. Nevertheless, youth provide solution of all the problems.
He said the Ministry of Youth Affairs has taken various initiatives such as youth exchange programmes with different countries, internship programme and Youth programme to fill the gap between rural and urban youth. He said the government is starting youth programme to fill the gap between rural and urban youth. Under the programme, rural area's youth would be provided computer training, language courses and other healthy activities so that they could compete with youth of urban areas, he said. He added that Ministry of Youth Affairs has signed MoU with UK for youth exchange programme so that Pakistani youth could see the advancement made by the UK.
Shahid said that in the present gloablised competitive environment, the government alone cannot resolve all the problems. Therefore, he called for promoting public-private partnership concept to achieve the desired results. He said the government is considering launching a programme for funding to youth for starting business in specialised fields.
He congratulated Telenor Pakistan on winning the Best Place to Work Award 2010. While talking about youth and its significance in the society, he said, "Aligned with our vision, Telenor Pakistan's Ambassadors Programme is one example, where young professionals can make use of opportunities and contribute to sustainable development in the country. We hope that such initiatives will continue to take place."
The Vice-President Human Capital Division Telenor Pakistan, Nayab Baig said, "Through our Ambassadors' Programme, we aim to provide hands on learning opportunities to young professionals that help to hone their skills and give them a real time experience of the corporate world. We consider our interns valuable resources and advocates of our vision and values." The VP Corporate Affair and Strategy Telenor Pakistan, Aamir Ibrahim said that the award recognises Telenor Pakistan's open work environment, egalitarian policies, transformational learning opportunities and equal and non discriminatory benefits.