ISLAMABAD - Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Hussain Chaudhry has said that the future belonged to those countries whose youth would focus on entrepreneurship rather than seeking jobs.

Addressing a cheques and certificates-distribution ceremony of the Prime Minister’s Skill for all Hunermand Program, under Kamyab Jawan Programme initiative, at the Bahria University, here on Wednesday,  Fawad Chaudhry said that the concept of an entrepreneur is fast emerging in the world and the countries creating more entrepreneurships for youths will be more successful in future. He stressed the need for adopting such skills that could be useful in facing the life challenges and the changes taking place around the world, saying “our thoughts must be progressive and should match the changes emerging around the globe.”

Fawad said the skills always made people superior to others, adding “if we want to change Pakistan and our life, we have to adopt skills and nobody can deny the importance of the skills in this modern era.” He was of the view that the country’s institutions would have to rise and meet the needs and standards of the developing world. The minister said that today’s world had been shaped by the young generation, adding the whole modern technology including Facebook, Google, PayPal, Twitter was developed by the youngsters.

“The people who developed these technologies were not 60 years or 70 years old but they are the young people who changed the world landscape entirely. All these people are youngsters,” he added. He advised the youth to increase their knowledge and gain awareness from the world.

He said that the most important thing of the Successful Youth Programme was that it was creating employment opportunities, from which farmers, people associated with livestock and other sectors could benefit. Fawad congratulated the participants of the successful youth programme on completing the course. He said Special Assistant to Prime Minister Usman Dar on Youth Affairs and Vice-Chancellor Bahria University deserved congratulations for the success of this programme. “It is a game-changer programme, the success of this programme is the success of Pakistan and our youth,” he added. He also underlined that we should strengthen the state institutions to come parallel to the world. He said that skilled workers success is success of Pakistan and promotion of skilled worker will ensure success of the country.