Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has called upon the young Information Technology experts to come forward and play their role in the economic development of the country. Speaking at an event titled Building Skills for Youth held in connection with International Education Day, the minister said in today’s time, no country can develop without bringing innovation and investment in various sectors of the economy, reports WealthPK.

He also stressed the need to equip the youth of the country with modern skills to not only enable them to earn good resources for them but also help them play a key role in the socioeconomic development of the country. He highlighted that during its previous tenure, the PML-N government was bringing reforms in the curriculum of educational institutions but the PTI government reversed all these steps.

The new curriculum, he said was being rearranged based on creativity and innovation. When the PML-N government’s tenure was completed in 2018, we were in the last stages of finalising the curriculum reforms, but the successive government did not give importance to the reforms, he deplored.

Ahsan Iqbal said the PTI government also put the PML-N’s successful Vision 2025 into the dustbin, adding that no country can move forward without continuity of policies and political stability. He said a government should continue for at least 10 years to implement long-term policies successfully.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-WealthPk