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Maryam Nawaz calls on qualified youth to avail international career possibilities, says they are Pakistan’s future
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has remarked that the talented young is the bright future of Pakistan which can contribute as a precious asset of the nation and can better assist their family.
She complimented the learners who have finished their training under the “Parwaaz Card” scheme for their efforts. She commended their commitment and their parents for their support, saying that it’s a great task taking on the burden of a family at a young age.
“They are also supposed to give back to society. With their skills and hard work, they should contribute positively to the society,” she said during the event. She emphasized the importance of the abroad career options which not only provide greater pay but also offer valuable experience and modern professional skills.
Maryam Nawaz said working overseas helps youth grasp current institutions, work ethics and practices in industrialized countries. She encouraged students to look at sophisticated cultures and learn from the causes that led to their development.
She added much of the workforce in Pakistan is unskilled, limiting earnings and professional advancement. The government of Punjab is imparting technical skills in several sectors and plans to train over 500,000 youth.
Not everyone can go for a university degree but vocational and technical education can still offer better work chances, the chief minister remarked. “Training programmes are being aligned with individual abilities and market demand to help the youth secure jobs locally and abroad,” she said.
“Skilled workers earn more and are more respected abroad,” she said. She also thanked Adnan Chatha and his colleagues for their role in the success of the course, saying skill development was a high priority for the government.
Maryam Nawaz remarked that over 50 percent of Pakistani workers travelling abroad are untrained, making it difficult for them to obtain better earnings and career advancement. She emphasized the need for updated skills to compete in the global work market.
She said the provincial government is providing training in sectors local and worldwide markets want such as construction, hospitality, transport, logistics, engineering, energy and healthcare.
She noted that innovative technical courses to keep children in tune with global trends have also been incorporated in training programmes in burgeoning industries such nursing, culinary arts, hydrocarbons and renewable energy.
Maryam Nawaz said agreements with corporations in countries including Saudi Arabia and Malaysia are being formed for creating foreign employment possibilities so that the skilled youth can start safe and dignified professions. She added that skill development is also a crucial to economic stability.
She added that financial constraints like as visa fees, medical exams, flight tickets and other expenditures are being looked into by way of easier loan grants so that young people can take up work possibilities overseas.
The chief minister stated 105 youths have been placed in jobs in various areas. New opportunities are also being offered for women notably in construction. Better salaries, she said, will also allow young people to support their families and to enhance their standard of living.
– The federal government has digitized around 75 percent of service records of federal civil servants belonging to four occupational groups as part of a broader reform aimed at modernizing human resource management and reducing reliance on paper-based records.
Official documents presented to the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat, and available with Wealth Pakistan, show that the Establishment Division has made significant progress through the implementation of the Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) – a centralised digital platform for managing service records of officers belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), Police Service of Pakistan (PSP), Office Management Group (OMG), and Secretariat Group (SG).
According to the briefing, approximately 75 percent of service record data has already been entered into HRMIS, while the remaining records are being prioritized for digitization.
The Establishment Division is also carrying out a comprehensive verification and correction exercise to ensure the authenticity, completeness and accuracy of the data.
The digital platform contains officers’ personal profiles, postings, promotions, seniority, qualifications, training history, leave records, Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs) and other service-related information.
Officers have been provided access to review their records and submit correction requests, which are verified before system incorporation.
The Establishment Division informed the committee that there are no delays in the digitisation process due to manual record handling and that the current focus is on completing the remaining data entry and validation before the system becomes the government’s authoritative source for personnel management.
Once fully operational, HRMIS will serve as the single digital repository for service records, supporting promotions, transfers, training and other human resource functions.
The initiative is expected to improve efficiency, transparency, data integrity and evidence-based decision-making across the federal government.
ustin Greaves made an unbeaten 64 to steer West Indies to 239-5 at stumps on a rain-shortened opening day of the second and final Test against Pakistan in Trinidad on Sunday.
After a match-winning display with the ball in the first Test last week, Greaves displayed what has now become his trademark ease and composure at the crease in a battling knock at Queen’s Park Oval.
His only error of judgement came just after reaching the half-century mark when opposing captain Babar Azam put down a straightforward chance at leg-slip off spinner Sajid Khan.
Greaves at that time was almost hobbling after a left leg injury sustained while completing a sharp run that necessitated lengthy treatment on the field.
His sixth-wicket partnership with Roston Chase (36 not out) was worth 66 runs at the close of play and Greaves will be hoping for a return to his usual athletic mobility when he resumes the innings with his captain on the second morning.
He had come to the crease in mid-afternoon at 91 for three as Kavem Hodge became Khan’s first wicket. When Amir Jangoo fell to a leg-side catch to give debutant pacer Ubaid Shah his first Test wicket with the first ball of a new spell, Pakistan sensed the chance to break the back of the West Indies resistance.
However Greaves and Shai Hope provided a measure of stability in a 53-run stand until seamer Mohammad Ali, the most impressive of the bowlers on the day, bowled Hope off the inside-edge for 29 to leave the innings in the balance at 173 for five.
The Punjab government has declared a local holiday in Lahore on August 4 and has issued an official notification for the closure of some government offices.
The announcement said that the district offices of Lahore and other government departments working in the jurisdiction of Deputy Commissioner will be closed on the declared day.
However, the vacation would not be applicable on Punjab Civil Secretariat and other provincial government offices, which will be functional as usual.
The decision only applies to the district level offices in Lahore and provincial institutions would continue to function normally.
Through HRMIS, the federal government digitizes 75% of civil servants’ service records.
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