NA Speaker addresses int'l virtual conference on Pak-UK Education Gateway
Last updated on: 15 December,2020 08:10 pm
NA Speaker addresses int'l virtual conference on Pak-UK Education Gateway
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser said the government is fully committed to the cause and aims to generate an educated workforce build empathy and tolerance and rapidly improve Pakistan s positioning in the global market.
He expressed these views while addressing the International Virtual Conference on Pakistan-United Kingdom Education Gateway in Islamabad today.
He said that 150 million young people are Pakistan s greatest asset and utilizing this potential appropriately would help achieve socio-economic development of the country.
The Speaker National Assembly said that a substantial allocation of 160 million rupees has been made as an investment in our youth s development through the Knowledge Economy.
He also commended the tremendous work done by the British High Commission and the British Council Pakistan in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in building opportunities for the advancement of higher education, research and development.