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PM Shehbaz and President Zardari praise youth as essential to Pakistan’s promising future.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have termed the youth of the country as a national asset and the builders of Pakistan’s bright future and said that it is imperative to tap their potential for a successful, peaceful and strong Pakistan.
In his statement on the World Youth Day, President Asif Ali Zardari has given respect to the Pakistani youth, stating that their enthusiasm, creativity and dedication are significant assets for the country. “Pakistan has a large youth population, about 67 percent of the population was below the age of 30, making the youth the largest human capital of the country,” he said.
Empowering young people was, in fact, an investment in Pakistan’s future, the president remarked. “The youth have common aspirations for access to quality education, decent employment and opportunities for innovation,” he continued. “Promoting the potential and leadership of young women is vital for the social and economic development of the country.”
President Zardari said the Prime Minister’s Youth Program was opening new avenues for the young people in the areas of education, skills, jobs and entrepreneurship. He asked the youth to imbibe the virtues of honesty, compassion and tolerance and actively participate in the nation’s growth.
“The full participation of the youth is the only way forward to build a strong, inclusive and prosperous Pakistan,” the president said.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in his statement on World Youth Day said that this year the day is being marked under the theme “Different Circumstances, Shared Aspirations”.
The topic, he said, emphasised the reality that young people all across the world live in various circumstances but have common hopes, wishes and aspirations for a brighter future.
He said Pakistan’s young population has made the country proud on national and international levels in different sectors of life. The administration was prioritising the utilisation of all possible resources for mental, physical, intellectual and academic development of young people, he said.
The government was committed to empowering young by providing them opportunities for contemporary and quality education, technical and professional skills, employment, business and entrepreneurship, digital innovation and social inclusion, the prime minister said.
The Prime Minister said that the Prime Minister’s Youth Skill Development Program was working to prepare a talented and skilled workforce while the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission had been further activated on priority basis to provide professional training as per international standards.
He called on young people to continue to strive hard with honesty, responsibility and a spirit of service to the country, noting that the development of youth was the guarantee of sustainable national progress and a bright future.
The trophy for the upcoming ODI tri-series between Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England has been unveiled with the captains of the three sides sitting for photographs with the silverware.
Pakistan skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi, England captain Harry Brook and Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis were present at the trophy unveiling ceremony ahead of the much-awaited tournament.
The tri-series begins on October 18 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, with hosts Pakistan facing Sri Lanka in the opening game. The match is set to commence at 1:00 pm Pakistan Standard Time (PST).
Rawalpindi will host the first three matches of the competition before the action shifts to Lahore.
The final will be played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on October 31.
The teams will face each other twice in a double round-robin format throughout the league stage, creating a competitive series amongst the three nations.
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Hundreds of Indian students gathered at Parliament Square in the British capital on Saturday to protest against India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and seek the dismissal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a disputed alteration of electoral lists.
The event, organized by the Indian Overseas Congress Youth branch, with backing from UK-based Indian students’ groups and other diaspora organizations, included appeals to end “vote theft” and defend India’s democratic institutions.
The rally was addressed by Dhruv Rathee, an activist who was the keynote speaker during the “Stop Vote Chori” (Stop Vote Theft) protest.
He demanded the replacement of the chief election commissioner through a mechanism negotiated by the administration and the opposition leader.
“It is important that the message against ‘vote chori’ is spread in our country,” Rathee stated in Hindi. “These protests will continue until the Chief Election Commissioner is removed and a person accepted by the government and Leader of the Opposition is appointed.”
Hundreds of Indian students gathered at the Parliament Square in the British capital on Saturday to protest against India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and demand the sacking of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a disputed alteration of electoral lists.
The event, organized by the Indian Overseas Congress Youth branch, with backing from UK-based Indian students’ groups and other diaspora organizations, included appeals to end “vote theft” and defend India’s democratic institutions.
The rally was addressed by Dhruv Rathee, an activist who was the keynote speaker during the “Stop Vote Chori” (Stop Vote Theft) protest.
He demanded the replacement of the chief election commissioner through a mechanism negotiated by the administration and the opposition leader.
“It is important that the message against ‘vote chori’ is spread in our country,” Rathee stated in Hindi. “These protests will end when the Chief Election Commissioner is replaced by a person acceptable to both the government and the Leader of the Opposition.
Late on Saturday, Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty stated there were “fatalities and injuries” following an incident at a military base in western Canada.
“I am saddened to say that there have been fatalities and injuries as a consequence of an incident on the base,” McGuinty added, named as Wainwright in Alberta.
Prime Minister Mark Carney had previously posted to X on Saturday that “a serious incident creating a major fire” had occurred at the base.
Neither gave specifics about how many injuries there were or what happened at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, some 200 kilometers southeast of Edmonton.
“We’ll have more to say in the hours and days to come,” added McGuinty.
CFB Wainwright is among the busiest army bases in Canada.
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