Staff Reporter
A certificate awarding and cheque distribution ceremony under the Kamyab Jawan Program held at the National University of Modern Languages on Friday.
Federal Minister for Communications Murad Saeed was the chief guest of the ceremony and Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar was guest of honour, while Major General Muhammad Jaffar HI (M) (Retd), Rector NUML, Chairman NAVTTC Javed Hassan, CEO NITB Shabahat Ali Shah, Director General NUML Brig Muhammad Badr Malik attended.
Speaking on the occasion Murad Saeed said that government is providing opportunities to make our youth skillful.
He said that first time in the history of Pakistan current government is committed to produce highly skilled youth by providing them opportunities to their doorsteps.
Government is providing easy loans and arranging training programs for youth to make them self-sufficient rather then relying on government to provide jobs. They should start their businesses and produce jobs for others too, he said.
Minister was of the view that by innovation and ideas a man can do wonders, he quoted the examples of few successful businessmen and said that success cannot be achieved overnight.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar said the federal government’s Kamyab Jawan’ Program was ensuring financial inclusion of the poor and marginalized segments of society.
He praised the role of NUML in image building of the country at international level and said that more scholarships will be awarded to the students of NUML.
Earlier, Rector NUML Major General Muhammad Jaffar HI (M) (Retd) in his welcoming address said that Prime Minister vision of Kamyab Jawan Program; a program with multiple offerings which focus on betterment, education and development of skills in the youth of Pakistan is unique in its outlook.
One of the programs offered under the umbrella of Kamyab Jawan Program is “Skill for All: Hunermand Pakistan” in which several categories have been defined.