PM Shehbaz invites Pakistani youth in US to help improve the country

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met a delegation of Pakistani youth living in the United States. It included people from health, information technology, Artificial Intelligence and social entrepreneurship, as well as heads of various youth NGOs and professionals.

The Prime Minister welcomed the delegation. He invited the young people to give proposals for improvement in various fields and to play their full part for Pakistan.

He said talented young Pakistanis living abroad were a source of pride for the whole nation, including himself. He said he firmly believed that only the youth could change the fate of Pakistan.

He said steps were being taken to empower young people across Pakistan and to teach them IT, Artificial Intelligence and modern skills.

He added that the work he began as Khadim-e-Punjab, providing laptops and scholarships to talented youth and equal educational opportunities to economically weaker students through Danish Schools, was continuing now that he served as Khadim-e-Pakistan.

The Prime Minister said that besides providing international-standard education to economically weaker children through Danish Schools, a world-class Danish University was now being established.

He said the government welcomed their proposals for the development of Pakistan’s youth.

On the occasion, the young people paid tribute to the Prime Minister’s steps for the development of youth, especially in IT, information technology and ease of doing business.

The Prime Minister also met delegations of business figures and professionals based in the United States. They belonged to information technology, Artificial Intelligence, automobiles, energy, construction and other fields.

The Prime Minister welcomed the delegations and invited them to invest in Pakistan.

He said business figures and professionals were Pakistan’s ambassadors, who brought honour to the country through their positive role across the world. He said the government was providing a favourable environment for increasing investment and business activity in the country.

The business delegations praised the reforms in agriculture, industry and exports, especially in the FBR, under the Prime Minister’s leadership.

The meetings were attended by Prime Minister’s Youth Programme Chairman Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, Special Assistant Bilal bin Saqib, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Asim Iftikhar, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Rizwan Ahmed Sheikh, the Prime Minister’s spokesman for foreign media Musharraf Zaidi, Overseas Foundation Chairman Syed Qamar Raza, Overseas Foundation Managing Director Afzal Bhatti and other senior officials concerned.