Pakistani youth astonishing world through their skills

Education and economic prosperity linked together

Pakistani youth astonishing world through their skills

Islamabad: April 24

Secretary Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom Dr. Zafar Iqbal Qadir of Wednesday said quality education and economic prosperity are linked together.

Education system plays most important role in rise and fall of nations as it is related to the overall economic performance, he said.

Secretary IT said this which talking to Vice Chairman of PakTurk Schools Turgut Puyan. Waleed Bashir, a class ninth student from Balochistan who bagged gold medal in a competition in Kazakhstan and others were also present on the occasion.

Dr. Zafar Iqbal Qadir said that those who are promoting quality education in Pakistan are our best friends as it is linked to sustainable development of economy and the society.

He said that innovation of Bashir could trigger green revolution in the country therefore he will be provided all necessary encouragement by the government.

Pakistani youth are highly blessed as they have surprised the world repeatedly, especially in the field of IT, the government official remarked.

Mr. Qadir said that we could not afford to ignore education in this era of globalisation and competition where all countries are bringing trade barriers down.

Economically successful countries will hold competitive and comparative advantages over other economies and he hope that Pakistan will be among one of the leading economic powers in the global marketplace, he said.

The Secretary said that Turkey are tied in religious and cultural bonds while PakTurk has strengthening bilateral relations by promoting affordable quality education in Pakistan.